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[Brend]

Due to dragonmatser352's good questions, I have determined that the wiki lists no clear rules on how you are allowed to trade with Trade Fleets.

I propose the following:

• A Trade Fleet ships goods from the source to the destination. (i.e., they are one-way)
• A Trade Fleet can only fly trade routes with one of your assets as source.

Next to that, the Outost has a special ability (this is as if it were a system upgrade on the outpost, and does not combine with other techs unless explicitly noted):

• A trade fleet on a trade route between your Home System and one of your Outposts is allowed to take goods from the destination to the source.

[Dragonmaster352]

At the risk of going off topic: Wasn't the whole point of Bi-Directional Flow Logistics and in fact the Shipping Corporation to have a two-way trade with a single trade fleet?

[Mercury]

At the risk of going off topic: Wasn't the whole point of Bi-Directional Flow Logistics and in fact the Shipping Corporation to have a two-way trade with a single trade fleet?

No.

[Brend]

I do agree that that tech is a bit of a misnomer. The idea is that normally for the shipping corp to work, you must both assign a fleet. This tech allows you to make a one-sided fleet, shipping goods only one way.

Maybe we should rename it to: 'Unidirectional Flow Logistics'.

And now on topic please.

[Dragonmaster352]

Wondering if there are any serious objections to a technology that allows a fleet to be used two directional? For use with a shipping corporation to balance it somewhat?

[Brend]

There are serious objections to that: that would allow you to run trade fleets for another world -- and that is something we do not want.

What do you mean with 'to balance it somewhat'? What kind of balance?

[Brend]

Since no objections have been raised, or replies have been given, I'll give this one more week before I close it and clarify the rules on trade fleets (and add the special ability to the Outposts).

[Brend]

I have updated the Trade page and the Outpost page.

I've also removed the superfluous (and in my opinion confusing) part of the outpost trade explanation, and replaced it with a link to the normal trade rules.