>>5446704>>5446688hmm, well okay, that i hadn't considered, the whole thing about how alot of that which might be bought is just stuff like civilian clothing tools and other such.
but one thing to consider, is that which otherwise isn't normally a trade item for space trade.
see, normally tools, even if of a lesser quality, are normally produced locally on a planetary scale, since the amount of power, or general cost to transport these things long distances makes it very hard to justify buying it from somewhere else.
flak armor? weaponry? stuff like bulk food? understandable trade, since those might be hard to get locally for stuff like large hive worlds or agri worlds, where making such things would otherwise destroy their local market, the fumes of industry possibly destroying crops and such.
but in the same sense as toilet paper nearly always being made in the country where you buy it, some things are just not scalable to a bulk level.
so, yesn't? i hadn't considered everything yeah. but some of the more mundane stuff would also be kind of irresponsible for a planetary governor to not make on planet if in case of invasion or trade problems the populace then sudden has their entire livelihoods ruined and economy stalled, the whole idea of "make what you can and buy what you can't" is alot more true when it comes to the fact that your cargo might just get lost in the warp for 20 years as well.
