Bug or feature : build station mission reward less than the cost of the station

[gunman127]

At least half of the build station missions I see have this issue, where carrying out the mission gives a net loss !

Is this on purpose to make us pay more attention to the missions ?

Are we meant to build the station at the Spacelab to save money on procurement ?

Or just a bug...

[Cycrow]

the amount you get is based on your trade rank, so you need to increase that for better profit margins.

however, this wasn't changed in FL, it was the same in AP

[chip56]

Was it really that bad in AP that you could make a net minus? i dont rememeber it like that, i remember it as "always a reasonable to very profitable deal" assuming you drop the station in time at the correct spot.
But that might just be my nostalgia filter...

[gunman127]

I played AP over 10,000 hours... never noticed any negative income missions though!

[Midnightknight]

The mission wasn't changed in FL but i do feel the cost of everything is higher in FL than TC/AP. I don't know if it's really a cost increase or the fact you are always caped in reputation or prevented to really trade as you would, but all costs are really higher. I made many missions for the taladis currently (And i'm capped in rep cause apparently pirates loves me too much even if they shot on me at sight) and i still can't complete a construction mission without loosing money even if i'm trading since the very beginning of the game. (I kept the bofu station well supplied and working all from the start and i have 90H of game according steam ...)