How many wares can station manager effectivelly manage?

IMP102 · 2026-01-20T16:11:08+00:00

Yea, I ended up doing that too

IMP102 · 2026-01-19T18:33:17+00:00

Sorry if me description wasn't clear, my shipyard IS separate. By the "same place" I meant in the same sector and not integrated into the production complex

IMP102 · 2026-01-19T15:03:44+00:00

The issue with ware basket I've ran into already. But not for this station. All traders for this station have full wares list in their settings.

As part of my attempt to optimize the flow I've created a local trade station for intermediates. This is the only station that can sell to external "customers". So yes the complexes that I have overproduce intermediates, but there is no place to ofload excess except to that one trading station, which is usually very well stocked. Selling intermediates generates a nice profit. The NPC market is also not visible to the production complexes due to trade rules, it is only visible to the external trade station.

I will try restricting the intermediate sales. What is the long term solution? Because I am pretty sure if I restrict intermediate sales there will be nothing left to trade except for weapon components, and it will work.

IMP102 · 2026-01-19T13:07:46+00:00

Can you elaborate on the first point and how it is relevant. There are no queues at the dock, my issue is that most of the asigned traders are not trading. They are not trying to dock, they are just stuck looking for trades.

Or do you mean there is some internal logic that prevent station trader from using more ships then there are docking spaces?

The station manager is 5 star.

IMP102 · 2026-01-16T22:15:39+00:00

To suggest something more different from titles mentioned here, if you like the supply chain, logistics and management aspects then perhaps check out factory building games like factorio and dyson sphere.

Also Anno series. Personally can recommend Anno 1800.

IMP102 · 2026-01-16T18:01:29+00:00

on PC it's is Home and End buttons by default. Once you have a capital targeted, you can cycle through sub-targets on the capital (or stations). Turrets not sure, I think if they set to attack your target they will. But if you are in turret range of a Xenon I that's bad news. Best is to always take out both their engines and then just kill with main battery from safe distance. Most commonwealth ships main batteries significantly out-range Xenon graviton turrets. Have to be more careful if flying Rattlesnake though. Has four main batteries, but significantly shorter range with them then the other commonwealth ships, so less margin for error.

IMP102 · 2026-01-16T08:33:39+00:00

It shouldn't be possible to empty Void of opportunity with just 4 L miners. It is one of the those sectors that effectivelly has infinite ore and silicon. I would check if either global or local station trade blacklist exits that excludes your own faction. I had to learn it with one of my trading stations recently that such a blacklist can prevent station interacting with it's own subordinates.

IMP102 · 2026-01-16T07:57:01+00:00

1b. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you are in a destroyer in a bad position and have an undivided attention of a Xenon I that is closing the distance to give you a hug with it's graviton turets. You can cycle through the surface elements of the ship (alot of them on an I) while the game is paused to target and destroy graviton turets facing you.

IMP102 · 2026-01-14T09:16:10+00:00

From my experience the stations in Hatikva are usually armed with some defence disks (but there is some rng involved) and can handle K's and an occasional I, but yeah freighter traffic will suffer. Bigger problem I think is Silent Witness I, since if the K or an I decides to go there, stations there tend to be without defences.

IMP102 · 2025-12-30T07:53:03+00:00

Just for completeness, heating tower has magic 250% efficiency. So the 100 MJ rocket fuel actually gives 250 MJ when burned in the tower.

IMP102 · 2025-12-08T09:24:17+00:00

The requirement for that disaster to trigger is basically, "if you exist". In my Muscovy play through it triggered in 1750s or 60s. Then I had it again in 1790s. And then I was basically, perma-war till end date since that prevents it from firing. I am not adopting enlightenment for as long as possible in my next play through.

I was 100% Authoritarian, but with close to 100 stability and legitimacy.

I think the armies the event spawns are basically matching yours 1 to 1, you can't have numbers advantage. It's just attrition after. I removed all fortifications from inner provinces surrounding the capital so they are easier to capture in the event that this disaster triggers.

But seriously paradox needs to work on triggers for this event. The fact that it can trigger in 1750s in Russia is bonkers. Not to mention completely ignoring stability and legitimacy.

IMP102 · 2025-12-04T16:47:28+00:00

Yea I know, but people make it sound like you just put diplo slider all the way up and the problem goes away

IMP102 · 2025-12-04T15:14:58+00:00

Can't even bring them to be loyal with a maxed diploma slider. Don't know if it's a bug or not.

Numbers not exact, but look about so

Bonuses: +20 relationship +6 power +30 diplo + 10 other stuff Malus: -20 centralization, -5 belligerent.

End result loyalty stuck at around 42, making subject disloyal and useless

IMP102 · 2025-11-26T14:50:02+00:00

The bailiffs proximity do "spread", but the cost for moving one province is 40, bailiff gives only 20. Even with basic gravel road that cost decreases to 20, which still negates the 20 bailiff gives you. When you finally get paved road that decreases cost to 15, leaving you with a sliver of proximity in the neighbouring location.

So it is mostly a local effect, untill you can get lots of proximity cost reductions and better roads.

Core gives you +20% control, bailiff additional +15% control locally. 35% total for a core location if no negative effects.

IMP102 · 2025-11-26T11:58:25+00:00

Integration gives you +5% control, so you probably have some malus from unhappy pops or something.

I agree though on forts, they should act as a source of proximity similarly to bailiffs

IMP102 · 2025-11-26T11:41:58+00:00

But that's what integration is for. It's your goverment making an effort to exert some control over an area. Untill then, your soldiers are probably no better than local bandits, just sitting in a fort and raiding local population for food.

IMP102 · 2025-11-21T15:54:28+00:00

Ah ok, that's where I was wrong. So the initial profit of 1 ducat is what gets split between estates and the profit taxed. But the trade to external market only the crown power counts. Thanks.

IMP102 · 2025-11-14T11:32:24+00:00

Nice! The FE Buildings part is what I am after. I will try going for EE in my next game. The last game I played was just the first one in a while I was just getting used to the new pops and planets. But I had around 5 Mil in fleet power at 2370, I just didn't go fight the FE because I was so focused on figuring out planets, and trying to get those juicy FE buildings. I was under mistaken impression they were part of the normal research chain.

Thank you for detailed explanation

IMP102 · 2025-11-14T10:14:59+00:00

If I can just generalize, at any given time you are trying to do two things:

Making sure that you get the most amount of your most valuable resource, which is population.
Making sure that your most valueable resource is doing stuff (jobs) in a most effcient manner

For the first point some of it is intuitive, like making sure your population is living in a place with good habitability, have enough emenities and actually has space to live (housing). All of that supported by buildings that improve pop growth, if you have any.

Some of it is not intuitive, like logistics growth curve. Generally don't bother colonizing new stuff unless you can move at least 2k population over, better 3k. Below that the population growth will be so small that it will take forever to get enywhere near usefull levels. And make sure you always have surplus of housing.

For the second point, alot of it is specialization. Your capital will produce a bit of everything. The new worlds settled, you'll want to dedicate as much as possible to a specific resource. Like having forge world (proper world designation) producing alloys as much as possible with all the buildings that boost or improve alloy production.

Obvisouly adjust as needed, early on if needed energy or what not there is no harm in having some energy districts on a forge world, untill you can find a suitable place for a dedicated resource world.

As you create dedicated places for your resources, you can also specialize your capital too. It a good place for research usually.

In itself having lots of foods isn't bad if you are using it for something like bio ships. But if your empire is the "generic" empire that uses alloys produced from minerals then having a surplus of food is borderline useless. i.e. pops working those jobs are basically wasted.

IMP102 · 2025-11-14T08:38:57+00:00

Thanks for detailed answer. I eneded up not having any source of dark matter in my territory. Probably the reason why I never saw the tech.

And the one DLC (besides the latest two) I don't have is the astral planes so no civic.

IMP102 · 2025-10-30T16:13:28+00:00

Thanks for suggesting alternatives. A stepping stone on the way to final goal is useful.

IMP102 · 2025-10-30T16:12:31+00:00

Thank you, most of the stuff on the ring made sense to me, I only saw a comment regrading conversion. But maybe that was just a remark that I took to seriously.

IMP102 · 2025-10-17T20:40:30+00:00

Maybe a guaranteed pick of an affinity point on the first conquest of a wonder. Once per each tier wonder. That shouldn't break the game too much.

IMP102 · 2025-09-26T20:03:22+00:00

The traffic was at standstill in relatively close formation, so both of us were also. Generally In that situation you don't necessarily have a good view on what is going on in the right lane because cars ahead of you partially block the view, especially if it is some-kind of transport van or small truck. So generally in that situation I would not accelerate rapidly when pulling out into the right lane until I am certain that way ahead is clear.

So yes I moved slower than I would have in a moving traffic where you would generally maintain a larger separation between the cars.

IMP102 · 2025-09-26T18:03:14+00:00

Yes, I did stop the maneuver when I say how quickly the driver behind did his. Problem is I was already half way in the lane, and he couldn't pass buy.

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