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<blockquote data-quote="Wilphe" data-source="post: 2596105" data-attributes="member: 8221">I'm happy to spend my time looking over starships and willing to go into fetishistic detail. just so long as everyone else is.Whether GT:Far Trader is compatible with earlier versions of Traveller appears to be a bone of contention on the T20 forum, with a lot:&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;It's a big ship universe that supposes large volumes of planned trade which take no account of communication lages&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;It's always been that way&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;No it hasn't&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Yes it has&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; So I don't know how compatible it will be with Maerdwyn's visionAnyway, the GT:FT model involves working out each worlds potential for trade (WTN) - which is based on population, tech level and starport classification. Bilateral trade between any given two words is the sum of their WTN , adjusted by distance, and their relative classification.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This means I am in the middle of working out 400 trade relationships; however a pattern is emerging:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Outworlds is a sparse area without a great deal of trade.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A lot of the worlds count as either Na or Ni.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Which means the few worlds that are either Agriculural or Industrial look like being key.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; There is so far only a few routes that qualify as being a Feeder Route under GT (About 8 x 1000 ton frieghters + a dozen or so free traders), and only a few that would count as minor (Half a dozen lines, half a dozen tramps, all well &lt;1000 tons)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The feeders are:&nbsp; &nbsp; Maakar - Qaran.&nbsp; &nbsp; Er - Qaran and Sham&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The minor are:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Qaran with Er, Phonwit, Karell, 945-755 and 807-946&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Gergigi with Ishga&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Navarino with Ishga and Phonwit&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ishga with Er, Phonwit, Karell, 945-755 and 807-946&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Er with Phonwit, Karell &amp; 807-946&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Iceball with Qaran and Sham&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Revelation with Qaran&nbsp; &nbsp; That's as far as I have got.&nbsp; &nbsp; The two worlds with the highest potential (WTN) are Qaran and Phonwit&nbsp; &nbsp; However Qaran is an industrial world in a sector which has few, wherehas Phonwit is both Non Agricultural and poor.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Maakar is fairly important, but a bit isolated and both Na and Ni&nbsp; &nbsp; The agricultural worlds, in declining order are:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Karell and Er (Amber Zone), then Revelation&nbsp; &nbsp; The only two industrial words are Qaran and 807-946 - at opposite ends of the sector.&nbsp;&nbsp; If we were going to target a single planet, the best bet would seem to be Lizir - which has no starport &amp; hence even less external trade than you might expect from a world with low population and low tech</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wilphe, post: 2596105, member: 8221"] I'm happy to spend my time looking over starships and willing to go into fetishistic detail. just so long as everyone else is. Whether GT:Far Trader is compatible with earlier versions of Traveller appears to be a bone of contention on the T20 forum, with a lot: "It's a big ship universe that supposes large volumes of planned trade which take no account of communication lages" "It's always been that way" "No it hasn't" "Yes it has" So I don't know how compatible it will be with Maerdwyn's vision Anyway, the GT:FT model involves working out each worlds potential for trade (WTN) - which is based on population, tech level and starport classification. Bilateral trade between any given two words is the sum of their WTN , adjusted by distance, and their relative classification. This means I am in the middle of working out 400 trade relationships; however a pattern is emerging: The Outworlds is a sparse area without a great deal of trade. A lot of the worlds count as either Na or Ni. Which means the few worlds that are either Agriculural or Industrial look like being key. There is so far only a few routes that qualify as being a Feeder Route under GT (About 8 x 1000 ton frieghters + a dozen or so free traders), and only a few that would count as minor (Half a dozen lines, half a dozen tramps, all well <1000 tons) The feeders are: Maakar - Qaran. Er - Qaran and Sham The minor are: Qaran with Er, Phonwit, Karell, 945-755 and 807-946 Gergigi with Ishga Navarino with Ishga and Phonwit Ishga with Er, Phonwit, Karell, 945-755 and 807-946 Er with Phonwit, Karell & 807-946 Iceball with Qaran and Sham Revelation with Qaran That's as far as I have got. The two worlds with the highest potential (WTN) are Qaran and Phonwit However Qaran is an industrial world in a sector which has few, wherehas Phonwit is both Non Agricultural and poor. Maakar is fairly important, but a bit isolated and both Na and Ni The agricultural worlds, in declining order are: Karell and Er (Amber Zone), then Revelation The only two industrial words are Qaran and 807-946 - at opposite ends of the sector. If we were going to target a single planet, the best bet would seem to be Lizir - which has no starport & hence even less external trade than you might expect from a world with low population and low tech [/QUOTE]

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