Claytronics not being made?

[Mechataku]

so i am almost 48 hours into a save and suddenly am not able to make any more factories because of a galaxy-wide claytronics shortage. every factory that i check trades for isn't asking for quantum tubes. is there a way to fix this? also haven't reached the budget to be able to buy my own claytronics module, which i wouldn't be able to build regardless do to the previously mentioned lack of claytronics across the galaxy

[facciola007]

You may need to fulfill the needs of the stations or begin building your own claytronics

[Gibbo]

Teladi and more importantly the Holy Order are the factions that produce this. The Teladi not so much. If you are not friends with the Holy Order then you should be lol. The Holy order make and are reliable for some of the highest tech so well worth being friends with them.

Claytronics is really expensive all round. Buying it. Making it. Very expensive.

[Mechataku]

i will add that there are quantum tube factories in the same sector as all the claytronics (mostly been keeping to the ARG sectors for this run). it's just the trade offers screen for the claytronics factories don't even allow me to try and sell them any quantum tubes. can i force them to take items they don't have trade offers for?

[Gibbo]

No they will not buy wares they do not need.

I think you should let the game play out a bit and forget about Claytronics for a while. There's literally hundreds of other things you could be doing. :)

[Despiser]

Originally posted by Mechataku:

i will add that there are quantum tube factories in the same sector as all the claytronics (mostly been keeping to the ARG sectors for this run). it's just the trade offers screen for the claytronics factories don't even allow me to try and sell them any quantum tubes. can i force them to take items they don't have trade offers for?

Force them to buy your quantum tubes? Doesn't sound like a good way to make friends. What kind of venture capitalist are you? Would you like Splits forcing you to eat Chelt meat?

[Zane87]

I feel like some repliers missing something here...
OP I assume the issue is that they lack quantum tubes and thus they can't even begin production, but the station doesn't allow you supplying it with them, correct?

Unless there is a bug or a mod conflict, this usually happens if there are already plenty of ships supplying the ware on the way, the amount of goods available to trade is taking into account all ships already on route to buy/sell at that station (same with your traders really).

So if they are still aren't supplied it might be because those ships are getting destroyed on their way supplying the station (and new ones jumping in but getting destroyed as well) or they are just really really slow and far away.

Post maybe the screens of the trade offer screen and the logical overview to get more information about the issue

[Commander Hitman2b]

you problably need to produce quantum tubes and claytronics ( i will do the same eventually because easy money for claytronics)

[Gibbo]

Must admit I have not come across a shortage of any kind ie not being able to aquire a certain ware.

Any faction may have the ware at their trade station. Some may have lots. The X universe shouldn't run out of claytronics? Surely? Try looking again.

[ArcticISAF]

I have no idea of the experience level of the OP here, but I think there may be some common pitfalls. One is not knowing where the stations are in the first place, if they're still lingering in the fog of war. And that can happen even if you've been diligently mapping and exploring everywhere. It's definitely common I think for people to not be having full coverage everywhere.

Second is not having a satellite near it or having been to it for info. Like for example I know this place sells antimatter cells (no satellite near it), or another with medical supplies. But because I have no satellite near it, it shows up as '--Cr' for me.

Third is the stations you do know have run out of product (or sometimes seems like they have product but it's reserved by other traders I guess). They have their supplies in order, and they just need time to go through their production cycle.

Unless the Xenon is truly everywhere and destroying all trade, there's some being made somewhere.

[Mechataku]

Originally posted by Zane87:

I feel like some repliers missing something here...
OP I assume the issue is that they lack quantum tubes and thus they can't even begin production, but the station doesn't allow you supplying it with them, correct?

Unless there is a bug or a mod conflict, this usually happens if there are already plenty of ships supplying the ware on the way, the amount of goods available to trade is taking into account all ships already on route to buy/sell at that station (same with your traders really).

So if they are still aren't supplied it might be because those ships are getting destroyed on their way supplying the station (and new ones jumping in but getting destroyed as well) or they are just really really slow and far away.

Post maybe the screens of the trade offer screen and the logical overview to get more information about the issue

this is what it feels like. i am building in Hatikvah's choice 1, and was idling for a few hours letting trades happen and money to build, looked down, and my latest factory has been stuck on the first part without any claytronics. i have about 36 hours into this save, and the claytronics stations are right next door, in silent witness 1. there's two of them in the sector with zero claytronics to buy. even went further out to some of the TEL sectors, and the only place i can find with any claytronics is the TEL scrap processing factory.

to add to this, i'm running this save with all the expansions turned off, i only have had faction enhancer - econ mods turned on. could it just be a case of the AI is claiming all the claytronics before my factories even have a chance to claim them? i haven't been able to assign a trade ship to that factory yet since nothing has been built so i haven't been able to assign a manager

EDIT: right after posting this, i looked over, and my factory is showing claytronics being delivered finally. i'm guessing the AI was in fact claiming all the claytronics before i had a chance to