confused about trade

[Supamand]

I'm confused too. I have a long way to go before I hit 4 billion CO. I wish there was some way of knowing what you are going to get out of a trade when you set up a route. Something along the lines of "x CO/hour" would be helpful.

I think it would be awesome if that information would show up.
Because tutorial states that the longer the trip the better reward is. But it also states that for longer trips you need better ships...
One thing that tutorial did not say is if the other players planet resource balance has anything to do with the amount of resources you get, which is kinda shady because for instance RO can only be obtained from player planets that have it.

So from all of this I can assume the following equation:
CO=(distance*%factor)*(planet ore*%factor + planet RO*%factor)=value, if value > cargo capacity, then set value=cargo capacity.

Which brings us back to the point of not knowing what u get from a trade. If you set trade rout too close, you are not getting enough return. If you set the trade rout like 3 galaxies away, you will loose valuable resources and time.

If the design intent is to keep trade info secret, then we better hit the test server ;D

[AntiHaze]

So from all of this I can assume the following equation:
CO=(distance*%factor)*(planet ore*%factor + planet RO*%factor)=value, if value > cargo capacity, then set value=cargo capacity.

I'm all for formulae. We would have a better jumping-off point if we could at least observe the contents of the freighter while en route. If cargo capacity is only relevant when picking up ore while harvesting, then we can remove the "if value>cargo, then value=cargo" condition.

[Cazargar]

We would have a better jumping-off point if we could at least observe the contents of the freighter while en route.

Under the ships menu > AI ships if you select a ship that has cargo it should be displayed first thing in the info box. Not sure if that's what you're looking for.

Question though: If someone shows up and wants to start a trade will it send you a conformation for said trade? Or can they just start trading and I not even realize it?

[AntiHaze]

Under the ships menu > AI ships if you select a ship that has cargo it should be displayed first thing in the info box. Not sure if that's what you're looking for.

Question though: If someone shows up and wants to start a trade will it send you a conformation for said trade? Or can they just start trading and I not even realize it?

Doesn't tell me how much ore the ship is carrying, which is a vital piece of information for assessing the efficiency of the route.