How to support trading factions

[SMGSterlin]

I really like that idea, but you should make it something like each escort makes the trader 2 times stronger, instead of 1 escort making the escort 10 times stronger. Too much possibility for abuse.
I.E: A transport is getting escorted by a Starflea good at dodging, the pie-rat can't manage to kill the Starflea, which makes it impossible to kill the trader.

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