AI Economy

[plugger]

Hi,

I like the trading aspect to.

However, when I run the numbers, it's hard to make it pay 'cause of the cost of supplies used to warp and to travel within sectors.

You can buff your ship and give it a trading slant and you can take advantage of shortages but it'd be nice to be able to more of a trading 'vibe' on offer.

Perhaps you could be offered a contract with a MegaCorp ('Evil-is-Us') at a bankers station occasionally. Taking the contract gives you a % discount for a particular commodity 'cause that's what Evil Corp deals in.

You can retain your contract for as long as you keep trucking a certain amount of goods back to Evil Corp HQ in sector 'x'. You'd be able to get cheap supplies in return making the trading runs more viable.

Maybe occasionally they'll offer you a 'special', under the table, contract. Flying around with the Evil Corp logo on the side of your ship might cause a few problems with certain embassies.

Should have taken the contract with 'Interstellar Donuts' instead...

Cheers,
Plugger