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[Dragonmaster352]

If you have more then one colony in a single sector, do you need to assign a different trade fleet to each of them or can you use a single trade fleet to supply all your colonies in that sector? (provided the trade fleet has enough capacity)

Currently the rules state only that a trade fleet must be assigned to a colony, not if that trade fleet can also support other colonies in the same sector.

[Brend]

I have no idea what you mean with "colony". We have three kinds of colonies, and they have different rules:

• Space Habitat: Has no need for a trade fleet. This colony has special rules with regard to how upkeep gets there, and how the raw materials get back. Goods are always delivered in your home system.
• Outpost: Has need for a trade fleet. The outpost has a special rule allowing you to use a trade fleet to transport goods both to and from the outpost, given that the trade fleet flies between the outpost and your home system.
• Settlement: Works like a normal system with regards to a trade fleet.

So, to answer your question:

If you have more then one colony in a single sector, do you need to assign a different trade fleet to each of them or can you use a single trade fleet to supply all your colonies in that sector?

Yes, you must assign a different trade fleet to each of them.

Unless specifically stated, normal trade rules apply. Since normally trade fleets can only fly to a single destination, this remains true when delivering goods to a colony. The positive side is that the normal trade rules also mean that you can use the Holonet to deliver some stuff, or to have -based goods transported from your colonies to your home system ^_^

Does this answer your question?

[Dragonmaster352]

I use the word "colony" as the group name for space habitats, outpost and settlement.

You have answered my question, but I am slightly confused now.

What does this line in the space habitat rules mean.
"Additionally, you need to supply your Space Habitat. For every sector travelled through en-route from your home system to your space habitat, you must invest 50 . Bonuses for hyperspace lanes do not apply."

Is this an extra production cost? Because I always thought it was a way to determine the minimum trade capacity a supply fleet needed. Especially with the later line: "All of this happens as if there was a trade going on between your home system and the Space Habitat."

[Brend]

Ah, now I understand why I did not understand your use of the word colony in that context: the Space Habitat works completely different from normal trading, and as such I did not understand how it would be a colony. You are right though, all three things are colonies ^_^

What's going on is that the Space Habitat page is very confusing. I have rewritten parts of the page to make it more clear. Hope this helps!

Now, to clear up the confusion: the 50 per sector travelled from your home system to your space habitat is indeed a construction cost. Instead of having an assigned trade fleet, the Space Habitat is built with a "built in" trade fleet. For example, if you are building a Space Habitat in the sector next to the sector of your home system, you would have a 100 construction cost in addition to the normale costs because the route goes through two sectors.

(By the way, this is also the reason hyperspace lanes do not apply -- the are not used for a normale trade fleet, but for a kind of space-themed Airbridge, making the space habitat effectively a part of your home system's economy.)

Let me know if you have further questions!

[Dragonmaster352]

Ah yes.

This is much more clear, I'll have to adjust that in my turn report too.

[Brend]

This is much more clear, I'll have to adjust that in my turn report too.

Yes please; I was just checking them ^_^