Esteemed Commander,

The Galactic Guild of Elite Traders (G.E.T.) has studiously considered your application and is pleased to inform you of your admittance to our Order. We maintain Lodges in all systems of the Eight Charts, and you can be assured of a hearty welcome wherever your voyages now take you. 

May the GETTING exceed the Taking! - Refrain from combat and assume our gentle mantle, and reward will be equally forthcoming.

Yours most Truly,
Grand Master Exoloön of Inera.


Brother GETter,

The storied intergalactic Elite ranking is attainable for ship Captains of every disposition, peaceful or warlike. Eschew the space-lane on Station approach and watch your Grade soar as you dock with our Markets, trade skillfully, and doggedly ply the celestial Milk Run.

Note well that the ascending Grades of G.E.T. do not countenance the recondite practices of many of today's free traders. We are traditionalists. Contracts are frowned upon, as is opportunistic scooping and the sale of mined minerals and the dealing in precious stones and metals. Our Assessors will not credit you for such sales. We'll meet you on the Market floor or nowhere else. As one of our crasser pooker-playing Brothers once coined: if it ain't paid, the score's not made. We're about buying and selling.

As it forever has been, Market Observer and Market Inquirer, adjuncts to your calling, are almost de rigueur. Do not exit a space-dock without them!

Trade well! One day we'll meet for a toast in the Halls of Inera with the Exalted.

Your friend and mentor,
Dor Reval of Xexedi, Space Grocer.


PS. Much gratitude is due to spara, dybal, and another_commander for their encouragement, advice, and - above all - education of a Javascript neophyte.

Elite Trader is available from the Oolite Wiki at

http://wiki.alioth.net/img_auth.php/e/ee/Elite_Trader.oxz

and from the in-game Expansion Pack Manager.

Information:
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File:Elite_Trader.oxz
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Version 1.9 
* makes total profit apply to the System as a whole: allowing for in-system trading, along with buying and selling at multiple stations in the same system.
* Cumulative profit is given alongside compliments on the Market screen.

Version 1.10

Introduces two G.E.T. entries to the F4 Interfaces screen:

* G.E.T. Master Advisory. The System Guild Master offers salutation and advice to trader acolytes.
* G.E.T. Max Trade Resetter offers the opportunity to set your Maximum Trade, as displayed on the Manifest screen, to the profit gained in the current system. Useful if the system glitched, or if you switched ships and now prefer a clean start.
* E.T. checks for the presence of Market Observer and, if found absent, adds a 'Trade (goods): xxx.xx cr' line for each individual sale, after the manner of M.O.


Version 1.11

* G.E.T. strictures in respect to the _destruction_ of other ships have been tightened. Repeated ship-kills result in a permanent black mark, ruling out further speed, shield, and energy enhancements. It is perfectly acceptable, on the other hand, to damage an aggressor beyond repair and force him to disengage. No Guild penalty results from that form of self-defence.
* Augmented ship specs are reset to nominal after a given number of ship-kills.
* For straying Brothers, the Vow of Good Brotherhood makes its appearance on the F4 Interfaces screen: errant commanders are given the opportunity to reform. If accepted, all G.E.T. privileges are restored.


Version 1.12

* G.E.T. accepts a donation, a 'gift', comprising 1% of every member's profitable trade over 100 cr and 10% over 1000 cr. Donations determine the Brother's advancement in Grade and Title inside the Order, as well as being the prime source of G.E.T. wealth, power, and technical prowess.
* 23 Grades with associated Titles track the advancement of the Brother within the Guild. Grades stretch from 'Grocer' (Grade 0) to 'Elite Grand Master Eternal' (Grade 22). G.E.T. Grades have been liberally adapted from the 33 Degrees of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.
* A Brother's ethical standing is also noted on the Manifest screen: 'Good', 'Reformed', 'Errant', 'Bad', along with his donation to the current station, total donations, and Grade with Title.
* A full G.E.T. Ship Status Report has been added to the F4 Interfaces screen, showing the technical enhancements applied to the ship's systems since the Brother's induction. Both nominal and current specifications are noted for speed, thrust, shields, energy, and energy recharge rate. (Arrival Reports note only previous and revised specs while omitting thrust for reasons of space.)


Version 1.13

* Witchpoint fuelling for Good Brothers above probationary grade (facilitates fast trading between far-flung systems)
* Station contact (Assessor) named on Master Advisory screen
* Increased energy and shield recharge rate increments
* Improved consistency of donation display on Manifest


Version 1.14

* Master Advisory lists the System's planets with stations
*	Planets are numerically named on entering and leaving their gravity
	(eg. Larelace Prime, Lerelace II, Lerelace III, Lerelace IV, etc.)


Version 1.15

* Toggling weapons also toggles the anti-masslock system
* Guild stricture on gems and precious metals tightened 
* Advisory lists the system's stations (minus Rock Hermits)
* Advisory lists prices of system's key commodity, plus quantity


Version 1.16

* increased max_energy, max_energy_recharge, & max_shield_recharge
* rectified determination of the 2 economic subdivisions (0..3,4..7)
* sundry optimizations - var replacing repeated properties etc.


Version	1.17 

* witchpoint comms Trade Advisory (where to sell) for GB > Grade 1
* Guild Home greetings somewhat tailored to Brother's Grade & Title
* max_thrust limit increased --> 256
* further code optimizations - var for repeated properties etc.








