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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 1:11pm
Trade for build storage
Pretty sure I've assigned transport ships to this in the past so that they gather construction materials while a builder is at the station.

Only now its not working, big surprise. The transport ship in question is literally just flying around in circles at one location doing nothing.
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[PBS] epsilonion Apr 15, 2020 @ 1:34pm 
I noticed that as well...
like when you assign traders to a station they trade like there not attached to a station and do not deliver station produced goods.
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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 1:55pm 
The station now has an exclamation mark next to it - "The station is missing resources for this build."

Its the playerbase, it has no storage yet. I assumed that's what the transports were supposed to be taking care of...so, are they going to take care of it, or am I doing something wrong?

Because the first, and now the second transport I assigned to the role are both spinning in circles doing nothing still.
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Bozz 💀 Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:08pm 
yeah my traders are also doing nothing they just wait forever searching for trades while they are stations selling the ressources 1 jump away.
So I have to make the trades manually.
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srmacpherson Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:22pm 
Same. Every time. I've never had it work. Even with money in the budget. I've had station traders trading goods that my station doesn't produce, nor require.
I've always had to manually trade for my build goods.
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Tilen Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:39pm 
It works for me. But it takes a long, long time to find a trade if you haven't got satellites around.
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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:40pm 
Originally posted by Tilen:
It works for me. But it takes a long, long time to find a trade if you haven't got satellites around.
I have satellites all over the nearby sectors. Much more than last time I set up a basic structure for the player base. All near the stations too.

Trade ships still have brain damage. At least in the last game they were doing something besides donuts.
Last edited by Sabaithal; Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:41pm
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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:42pm 
I would just get the required components myself, but I have no idea where to go once I have them. The station has no storage yet (which is what I am currently trying to build).
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Tilen Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:42pm 
Weird. How skilled is the pilot? Anyway, I use SETA to see the results. Staring at it would have me believe that it doesn't work also.

Maybe you must fine-tune the ware prices.
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Tilen Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:42pm 
Originally posted by Sabaithal:
I would just get the required components myself, but I have no idea where to go once I have them. The station has no storage yet (which is what I am currently trying to build).

You right click on the station icon and "Trade with Build Storage".
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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:44pm 
Originally posted by Tilen:
Originally posted by Sabaithal:
I would just get the required components myself, but I have no idea where to go once I have them. The station has no storage yet (which is what I am currently trying to build).

You right click on the station icon and "Trade with Build Storage".
Might have to resort to that. Its missing 'hull parts', so apparently nothing within 2 jumps has hull parts available. Out of all the ridiculous amounts of stations set up over just this one sector.
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Tilen Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:52pm 
Yeah... That's artificial scarcity that promotes the living economy. You'll be fine, this is just another part of a humble beginning.

With patience you'll build factories that produce these wares in infinite quantities and you'll stop worrying about it.
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HoloByteus Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:54pm 
Check the trade offers at the station, I noticed on one occasion I had offers that were being met by factions, on a save reload though (critical pilot loss) on the next build, THERE WERE NO TRADE OFFERS! [BUG] Even without a manager to manage build trade, you can also set an Auto-Trader to the sector to fill the storage for you but again... not if the station build is not generating trade offers. Only solution I found was to fill it manually....grr.

Another station bug concerns pilots promoted, the manager didn't automatically increase his trade range... doh. Reassign resolved. You just can't get good help in this verse!


Last edited by HoloByteus; Apr 15, 2020 @ 2:59pm
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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 5:22pm 
Ok, this is pissing me off now. I just came back after being AFK. Still no progress.

MEANWHILE and brand new station has been set up less than 50km away!!!!

WTF is the point of this automation if it doesn't even work?!
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Ben Argo Apr 15, 2020 @ 5:27pm 
I didn't have any issues with build storage trade, but my network of satellites is extensive. I also jump started my first station by having a trade ship dump a bunch of materials there manually.

Are the pilots of the trade ships ranked up to two stars?
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Sabaithal Apr 15, 2020 @ 5:30pm 
Originally posted by Ben Argo:
I didn't have any issues with build storage trade, but my network of satellites is extensive. I also jump started my first station by having a trade ship dump a bunch of materials there manually.

Are the pilots of the trade ships ranked up to two stars?
1 star. I just took whatever the preset gave me. I didn't know it would mean their operations would be crippled due to total incompetence.
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