Duesseldorf is Unioner guard system. Noone except Unioners and theyr allies should be allowed to use it. And btw, that system would be still reachable. But you would have to using Texas ---> Hudson hole.
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They're independant worlds, what do you expect? The only people you find there are pirates on occasion or traders passing through. It's much easier to pirate in a bottleneck in the next system so the traders don't just go around you.
If you think Hudson is a dead system, spare a thought for Humboldt.
There are benefits to Hudson, but they do suit an illegal more (even if most pass through)
I am less likely to be pirated in Hudson, so its my route of choice.
Being mainly a Junker its also a quicker route to Puerto Rico from Rhineland
If the player count is low, its a pretty good place to farm NPC (*cough* trains)
Also a great place (if the player count is low) for culling Xenos to tweak your rep.
Its on the smuggling route.
System with a wreck.
Link to Guard system.
Hudson is a pretty neat system in my opinion. Back in my smuggler days, I always used it as the connection of choice between Liberty and Rheinland. The militaries of both houses rarely patrol the routes which lead out of there. (I guess you know which I mean.)
The greedy Junkers can reach Puerto Rico easily and Rheinland unlawful smugglers can breach the border with various routes, especially when allied to the Unioners and the LWB. (Hudson - Duesseldorf - Saar - Stuttgart) You won't EVER be annoyed by police or militaries.
to be honest, I didnt even know they added a base there, I havent been through hudson since 4.84.
Now, I used to go through hudson all the time, since there was a jump hole behind the planet that led through the unioner guard system and into puerto rico, it was a nice route around texas and any potential police or navy that might want to interdict my cargo.