New gates

[Fallingwater]

I like the X2 sector mapping, but I think it would benefit from an additional route or three.
I was thinking of creating some gates between systems that should, in my opinion, be connected, but I was wondering: would this change the game economy in any significant way? Do NPC ships acknowledge the presence of the new gates and actually take the new trade routes, or just the ones hardcoded into the game?

[moggy2]

I believe they'll use the new gates if they need to.

[Fallingwater]

I was thinking there's a lot of sectors that would benefit from connecting routes.
Say:
Bala Gi's Joy - Blue profit
Akeela's beacon - Scale plate green
Greater profit - Thuruk's pride

For starters. What do you think?

[moggy2]

how about Cloubase SW to Blackhole Sun?

[-Joshua-]

It will affect the global ecenomy a bit, since freighters can now reach the cheaper factory that was first on the other end of the universe.

[Fallingwater]

how about Cloubase SW to Blackhole Sun?

Hmm. Wrapping around the universe. Interesting idea. Maybe I could connect Cloudbase Northwest to Bluish snout and Emperor mines to Black hole sun...

It will affect the global ecenomy a bit, since freighters can now reach the cheaper factory that was first on the other end of the universe.

Do you think this would be a problem?

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

It's only a problem if YOU think it's a problem. It's your game after all.

I'm more inclined to reinstall to play my Terradine mod some more.

The economics of the game will settle into something different than what you're used to, and you'll have to figure a few tricks out.

If you have CBSW connected to BHS, there is the potential that you're going to see the Goners calling the Local Gate Office to complain about the sudden surge in violence and Xenon N traffic... Though that shouldn't be too much of a problem as if I recall, the Xenon fighter traffic comes from the shipyard in X472 to refill the other Xenon sector, but they get destroyed OOS before they get there so it becomes a stream.