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The so-called "Free Trade Zones" exist in [[Powers_and_Organisations#Multi-Government_Worlds|Multi-Government]] systems. They are located within mined-out [[Rock_Hermit_(Oolite)|Rock Hermits]], dragged beyond the witchpoint beacon, where various morally dyslexic ship captains can trade outside the official, [[GalCop|GalCop]]-protected, network. There are some bargains to be found – as you might expect, given how most of the goods are acquired – but quantities are often low and there are often unscrupulous individuals in the area. It's really a buyer's market, unless you find it awkward to go near main stations. Fuel and basic equipment are available, at a premium. Their out-of-the-way location can make FTZs hard to find, but they are marked as "Z" on the [[Advanced_Space_Compass|Advanced Space Compass]].
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== Overview  ==
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The so-called "Free Trade Zones" exist in [[Powers_and_Organisations#Multi-Government_Worlds|Multi-Government]] systems (TL7+). They are located within mined-out [[Rock_Hermit_(Oolite)|Rock Hermits]], dragged beyond the witchpoint beacon, where various morally dyslexic ship captains can trade outside the official, [[GalCop|GalCop]]-protected, network. There are some bargains to be found – as you might expect, given how most of the goods are acquired – but quantities are often low and there are often unscrupulous individuals in the area. It's really a buyer's market, unless you find it awkward to go near main stations. Fuel and basic equipment are available, at a premium. Their out-of-the-way location can make FTZs hard to find, but they are marked as "Z" on the [[Advanced_Space_Compass|Advanced Space Compass]].
  
 
Free Trade Zones exist because of the highly complex legal nature of Multi-Government planets, their collective paranoia over perceived sovereignty infringements by GalCop, and their general inability to make collective decisions. Although FTZs are recognised as nation states by the planetary authorities, GalCop currently regard those who visit these stations as (minor) Offenders, and will garnish your legal status accordingly. As part of the deal with GalCop, the FTZs are obliged to provide information on all who enter and leave. Despite persistent GalCop requests, however, they still refuse to give details of those ships' cargo manifests, citing "commercial confidentiality".
 
Free Trade Zones exist because of the highly complex legal nature of Multi-Government planets, their collective paranoia over perceived sovereignty infringements by GalCop, and their general inability to make collective decisions. Although FTZs are recognised as nation states by the planetary authorities, GalCop currently regard those who visit these stations as (minor) Offenders, and will garnish your legal status accordingly. As part of the deal with GalCop, the FTZs are obliged to provide information on all who enter and leave. Despite persistent GalCop requests, however, they still refuse to give details of those ships' cargo manifests, citing "commercial confidentiality".
  
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New rules from GalCop have meant that FTZ's can, as an alternative to marking docking ships as offenders, pay GalCop a premium of 1000cr for each ship that visits the station. As the governing bodies of the FTZ's are in no position to subsidise this expenditure, they have instead given the captains the option. When a ship docks, they will be asked what their preferred option is: accept the bounty increase, or pay the 1000cr.
  
== Version History & Download ==
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Also, visitors to FTZ's will now need to request docking clearance, as a series of accidents in the docking tunnel have had a serious impact on prices.
  
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== Download ==
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Download FreeTradeZone.oxz v0.21 [[Media:FTZ.oxz|FTZ.oxz]] (downloaded {{#downloads:FTZ.oxz}} times).<br/>
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The previous version (0.15) can be downloaded at [http://www.box.net/shared/e43ftmvqmr ''FTZ v0.15.oxp.zip''](168.8KB) (version 0.15, updated 8 October 2010).
  
They can be downloaded at [http://www.box.net/shared/e43ftmvqmr ''FTZ v0.15.oxp.zip''](168.8KB) (version 0.15, updated 8 October 2010).
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== Version History ==
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0.21
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* Converted model to be a variation of the new Rock Hermit.
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* Added a customised docking tunnel texture for use by BGS.
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* Turned on docking requests.
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* Limited FTZ's to only appear in TL7 systems or higher.
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* Converted plist-style script to Javascript.
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* Updated the populator routine to use the new Oolite populator methods.
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* Added routines to check if the FTZ was destroyed in a system, and only recreate the station after 30 days have passed.
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* Updated the market script to use the new style.
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* Added an option for commanders who dock at the station to either take the bounty increase, or pay a fine.
  
Changes from v0.1:
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0.15:
* There is now an automatic 5-point fine to your legal record for visiting an FTZ (v0.1 just added 5 to your record if you were clean: now bad people get fined too). Thanks to Commander McLane on the Oolite BBS for the coding.
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* Changed "legalStatus_number" to "commanderLegalStatus_number" to conform with trunk changes. Docking with an FTZ once again *adds* 5 to your bounty, instead of *setting it* to 5 ...
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0.14:
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* Corrected error where FTZ escorts could get called up as ordinary escorts. Thanks to Eric Walch for the correction.
  
Changes from v0.11:
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0.13:
 
* Pirates around the FTZ now carry some cargo.
 
* Pirates around the FTZ now carry some cargo.
 
* GalCop may, from time to time, put on a show of force in the vicinity of an FTZ -- cries of "restrictive trade practices" notwithstanding.
 
* GalCop may, from time to time, put on a show of force in the vicinity of an FTZ -- cries of "restrictive trade practices" notwithstanding.
  
Changes from v0.13:
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0.11:
* Corrected error where FTZ escorts could get called up as ordinary escorts.
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* There is now an automatic 5-point fine to your legal record for visiting an FTZ (v0.1 just added 5 to your record if you were clean: now bad people get fined too). Thanks to Commander McLane on the Oolite BBS for the coding.
 
 
Changes from v0.14:
 
* Changed "legalStatus_number" to "commanderLegalStatus_number" to conform with trunk changes. Docking with an FTZ once again *adds* 5 to your bounty, instead of *setting it* to 5 ...
 
 
 
 
 
== '''Credits''' ==
 
  
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== Credits ==
 
Free Trade Zones are created by [[User:Disembodied|Disembodied]]
 
Free Trade Zones are created by [[User:Disembodied|Disembodied]]
  
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Corrected error where FTZ escorts could get called up as ordinary escorts. Thanks to [[User:Eric_Walch|Eric_Walch]] for the correction
 
Corrected error where FTZ escorts could get called up as ordinary escorts. Thanks to [[User:Eric_Walch|Eric_Walch]] for the correction
  
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Thanks to [[User:Disembodied|Disembodied]] for coming up with the original idea and OXP. Disembodied has very kindly allowed [[User:phkb|phkb]] to update and maintain it.
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== Discussion ==
 
You can find the discussion thread about the Free Trade Zone on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3805 Oolite BB]
 
You can find the discussion thread about the Free Trade Zone on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3805 Oolite BB]
 
  
 
== Copyright ==
 
== Copyright ==
 
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
 
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
  
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{{Infobox OXPb| title = FreeTradeZone.oxz
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|version = 0.21
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|release = 2016-05-19
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|license = CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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|features = Trading
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|category = Dockables OXPs
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|author = [[User:Disembodied|Disembodied]]
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|feedback = [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3805 Oolite BB]
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}}
  
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== Gameplay and Balance indicator ==
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[[File:Tag-colour-green.png]]
  
 
{{station-OXP}}
 
{{station-OXP}}
 
{{activity-OXP}}
 
{{activity-OXP}}

Revision as of 23:36, 18 May 2016

Free Trade Zone
Docking at ftz.png
Size (metres, W×H×L) 750 x 750 x 750
Manoeuvrability Roll: 0.0
Pitch: 0.0
Rotating No
Energy recharge rate 5
Armaments None
Defenders 6
OXP or standard OXP
Beacon Z

Overview

The so-called "Free Trade Zones" exist in Multi-Government systems (TL7+). They are located within mined-out Rock Hermits, dragged beyond the witchpoint beacon, where various morally dyslexic ship captains can trade outside the official, GalCop-protected, network. There are some bargains to be found – as you might expect, given how most of the goods are acquired – but quantities are often low and there are often unscrupulous individuals in the area. It's really a buyer's market, unless you find it awkward to go near main stations. Fuel and basic equipment are available, at a premium. Their out-of-the-way location can make FTZs hard to find, but they are marked as "Z" on the Advanced Space Compass.

Free Trade Zones exist because of the highly complex legal nature of Multi-Government planets, their collective paranoia over perceived sovereignty infringements by GalCop, and their general inability to make collective decisions. Although FTZs are recognised as nation states by the planetary authorities, GalCop currently regard those who visit these stations as (minor) Offenders, and will garnish your legal status accordingly. As part of the deal with GalCop, the FTZs are obliged to provide information on all who enter and leave. Despite persistent GalCop requests, however, they still refuse to give details of those ships' cargo manifests, citing "commercial confidentiality".

New rules from GalCop have meant that FTZ's can, as an alternative to marking docking ships as offenders, pay GalCop a premium of 1000cr for each ship that visits the station. As the governing bodies of the FTZ's are in no position to subsidise this expenditure, they have instead given the captains the option. When a ship docks, they will be asked what their preferred option is: accept the bounty increase, or pay the 1000cr.

Also, visitors to FTZ's will now need to request docking clearance, as a series of accidents in the docking tunnel have had a serious impact on prices.

Download

Download FreeTradeZone.oxz v0.21 FTZ.oxz (downloaded 2722 times).
The previous version (0.15) can be downloaded at FTZ v0.15.oxp.zip(168.8KB) (version 0.15, updated 8 October 2010).

Version History

0.21

  • Converted model to be a variation of the new Rock Hermit.
  • Added a customised docking tunnel texture for use by BGS.
  • Turned on docking requests.
  • Limited FTZ's to only appear in TL7 systems or higher.
  • Converted plist-style script to Javascript.
  • Updated the populator routine to use the new Oolite populator methods.
  • Added routines to check if the FTZ was destroyed in a system, and only recreate the station after 30 days have passed.
  • Updated the market script to use the new style.
  • Added an option for commanders who dock at the station to either take the bounty increase, or pay a fine.

0.15:

  • Changed "legalStatus_number" to "commanderLegalStatus_number" to conform with trunk changes. Docking with an FTZ once again *adds* 5 to your bounty, instead of *setting it* to 5 ...

0.14:

  • Corrected error where FTZ escorts could get called up as ordinary escorts. Thanks to Eric Walch for the correction.

0.13:

  • Pirates around the FTZ now carry some cargo.
  • GalCop may, from time to time, put on a show of force in the vicinity of an FTZ -- cries of "restrictive trade practices" notwithstanding.

0.11:

  • There is now an automatic 5-point fine to your legal record for visiting an FTZ (v0.1 just added 5 to your record if you were clean: now bad people get fined too). Thanks to Commander McLane on the Oolite BBS for the coding.

Credits

Free Trade Zones are created by Disembodied

Thanks to Commander_McLane on the Oolite BBS.

Corrected error where FTZ escorts could get called up as ordinary escorts. Thanks to Eric_Walch for the correction

Thanks to Disembodied for coming up with the original idea and OXP. Disembodied has very kindly allowed phkb to update and maintain it.

Discussion

You can find the discussion thread about the Free Trade Zone on the Oolite BB

Copyright

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.


Version Released License Features Category Author(s) Feedback
0.21 2016-05-19 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Trading Dockables OXPs Disembodied Oolite BB

Gameplay and Balance indicator

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