X3:Reunion Manual - Steam

So, in practice, building factories based on an initial winning formula will prove not to be asprofitable as their quantity increases.Captains of Teladi industry all agree that the building and positioning of factories requirescareful examination of the supply and demand; for instance, finding factories that arecontinually running low on primary resources and secondary resources will provide you withopportunities to name your own selling price for these goods. Where these opportunities canlead to even higher profits, is when you find that the surrounding sectors are also short ofthese resources.Traders, who are either a profit liability or successful company directors, will know that theeconomy can not only rise and fall in response to supply and demand, but also due to theft,war or natural disasters. These events can make some trading lanes too dangerous to beprofitable for those who don’t take risks, but a well-protected and nearby supply can lead tohigh long-term profits for those with a wise head and a strong arm.“Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll doplenty well when he gets there“. Wernher von BraunBUILDING FACTORIESThe response to the threat of the Kha’ak has produced a whole range of innovativedevelopments and technologies employed in station building. These hi-tech advances haveresulted in larger and more powerful stations. The revolutionary new designs for integratedfactory complexes were designed to reduce the reliance on transporters and their loss due toattack.These have now been upgraded with the more powerful 10 Gigajoule shields that arecapable of protecting them and their docked ships. There have been rumours that the Teladihave been fitting these station shields to their destroyers. This strategic change in attitudeand building development has recently inspired ever larger and more extraordinary designs,transforming station building.40Deciding to go it alone and building the first of many factories or complexes is a moment ofgreat pride. You may or may not have the funds for your own TL station carrier, or you mightbe ready to create a group of factories that supply each other and provide an end product.Whatever you intend to do, big or small, setting these up and even going further with aninterconnected factory complex, your first start to empire building will be a lasting memory.