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Star Trader (SPI) Q&A
Star Trader (SPI) Q&A
Q : Where exactly do players put their ships arriving at a spaceport in a given system ?
A : Anywhere inside the circular white boundary for each planet is in the planet's space port *except*
for those specific areas/boxes labelled Ship Yard, On Planet and Safe Berth.
Q : Where are warehouse and factories placed on the Warehouses & Factories track ?
A: Warehouses are placed in the upper part and factories in the lower part.
Q : On the Reputation Level Summary chart, should it be be -2D or -3D when firing on ship avoiding
interception ?
A: -3D
A : It is simply the sum of the missile values from pods. The base combat strength of a ship is only used
for standard combat.
- Passive player ships “in system” can attempt to intercept active player ships hyperjumping
from other worlds.
- Active player ships can automatically intercept passive player ships “in system” either by
moving there (either from Spaceport/planet or through hyperjump from outside) or by
starting their turn in system (should be a rare occurrence).
Q : Some systems don’t have a price marker for some commodities. Does that mean that you cannot
buy/sell the missing commodities in that system ?
A :Yes
Q : Are players buying info from other player over a News Chit allowed to “take” the chit during the
opportunity phase ?
A: No. Only players having paid the 5 HTs cost to examine the chit may use the chit.