I prefer the current cost, honestly Farnsworth, for the cost you've suggested I'd like a console that lets us just summon a ship every month or two, perhaps with the trade-off of increasing raider frequency. Basically a trade beacon that acts as a interstellar light-house/beacon going 'there is trade to be found here!'

I agree with Prof, this is dirt cheap... if anything, could we get mod options to let us set the cost and resource amount?

Make it like 200 Plasteel, 350 Silver, 150 Steel and 4 Advanced Components, that's sufficiently expensive for the specific ships and 300 steel, 10 components, 500 silver for the random version (because come on once you get this calling random ships for 30 steel, 5 components and 50 silver is dirt cheap).

@rselbo
Cost changes are done via the recipeDefs and should be fairly simple to accomplish :).

1,3?

Technically I'm not the author, I just updated the mod to the new versions :) I might have a look at it

Also @Krausladen has a good point, please do some recipe changes author, you can just keep making these and print infinite money rn.

Why is this rated only 4 stars and not 5?

lol, relax the random factor is good

I looked into making it possible to choose the ship type. Unfortunately it would require almost a full rewrite and I'm too lazy

I just thought of a good lore for the mod:

An intergalactic corporation of space merchants has created a headquarters somewhere in space and merchant ships from other companies of free lancers go to that headquarters hoping for an opportunity to get a customer instead of randomly wandering through space, in this headquarters they have several hyper space portals where they are opened the instant someone request a commercial ship. You need to craft the device to call the ships as they are nothing more than miniature teleporters, which collect the silver as a fee for the service.

would it be possible to let the player choose what type of ship gets called? It would be nice to get a bulk goods trader when I need one.

I also lowered the work amount from 9000 to 5000 to offset the fact that you can now longer print money.

Anyway, changing those cost values will help it fall more inline with its market value - and adding gold seems like a good way to balance the object cost-wise.

If you don't update the recipe cost, you should lower the market rate to fall in line with ingredients value otherwise you're able to print money.

Okay, I recommend changing a few things for this, my current set up is as follows:
Market value 1500

Recipe and rough raw material cost:
10 components: $280 ish
30 gold: $220 ish
600 silver: $600
40 plasteel: $360

I raised crafting to 15
I raised intelligence to 8

I'm also looking into adding a research project in the spacer range.

Also, if there is a god, I'll eventually figure out how to make one in the fabricator that lets you choose the trade ship based on whatever tradeships you have.

You should be able to use RIMMSqol to change the costs to your liking. That's what I plan to do.

Nice functionality, would have been useful if reusable or cheaper.

Is there a way you can make this call a specific type of trade ship?

Delgadimus: I added it to the description now. It is on the machining table.

What workbench is it at?

SY1102: I added the github repo in the description now.

I want to add traditional Chinese translation.Do you use github?

Only one use is allowed?

They should show up in stores and potentially as random loot in quests. Due to the limited number of items in the loot quests the chance of seeing the orbital transponder is relatively low.

Do these appear randomly in the world?

No it is consumed when used.

is reusable?