Trade Route Balance and coloring up traders

[Cawdor]

if you keep the time/money ratio in mind there are also some good routes leading to texas or keler.
but basicly you are right. they all end up at about the same spot.
an other problem with smuggling is that you dont really have acceptable contiuation routes which are supposed be "off-streat". all you can do is to take some cheap cr** to your next target, once you delivered the cardi/sm. and thats what IMO really hurts about smuggling =(

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I also think that the adv train, as an example, should be nerfed to be even less manuverable because of its cargo hold

oh come on man! it already feels like flying a bloody sponge :(. wouldnt it be better to ... you know ... just weaken the shields of the big ones? so escorts would generaly become an obligation?

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