How do you, if at all, automate Quettanaut trade? Also, build station missions for them?

[Nulric]

First question; how do you go about automating any sort of trade arrangements with the Quettanauts? I'm assuming at this point you just can't really, which is a bummer.

Second question; How do you help the Quettanauts build stations? Are they supposed to spit out barter missions for the required construction materials?

To clarify what I mean on the second question, the method I typically use for slipping a faction a giant shipyard, is to take any satisfactory build-station missions from them, make the first modules in the construction the required modules for the mission, then continue to design a large industrial shipyard complex blueprint. That way, you are responsible for managing the original construction request, the station is handed over, and the AI continues on to build the rest of the blueprint.

You can profit of course by selling them materials to build it, but for me it's nice to have the AI assist in supplying the needed construction materials, since that's a lot of stuff for a smaller endeavor like my own.

I've done this same thing with the Quettanauts, but it's looking like, if I want them to finish building the monstrosity, I'll have to handle supplying it myself but....I can't, because barter is required. So, to repeat, does anyone know, are they supposed to be generating barter missions for the needed materials? I haven't seem them do that so far, but I haven't watched it for very long, since the initial station was handed over.

[palm911]

this faction needs fixing.

you get regular generic mission from them.
their barter system is not working or properly implemented
they will pay you with money (they shouldnt) for the generic missions you get from them
the only thing different is that they are barred from trading with anyone. (they do trade with themselves, probably with money)

right now they are totally useless.