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This is Feline Grace's Trade Route guide modified for the web and edited by myself. If you want the original text file, click here. However, the web version is more complete than the original.

With a new ship, your first priority must be to gain modules and money (to buy them.) The easiest way to do this fast is to get rid of any non-essential modules (as that raises warp %) and become a smuggler. Doug's Note: Don't rid yourself of a demo mod until you have repaired it for the officer skill.

Trading in illegal goods has a higher profit ratio than normal ones. One trade can net you enough for several modules. After a few trades you'll have the cargo capability to buy more goods and tour the appropriate colonies, rather than keep going back to a factory.

Another way to gain modules is adventures. They also gain you favour and officer skill. Until your officer skill reaches about 8, you'll probably not find many adventures they can do, so if you find any suitable, try them. Use all the cheap means of increasing your officer skills (repair, maintainance, hacking, school) to acquire the ability to do more of the adventures you find.

Of your starting modules, you need a warp and a pod to be able to trade. New warps should be a high priority. You may want to keep the sensor to locate the easier to spot adventures and the cloak to help avoid making enemies when you sell that contraband. (When you do make enemies with an alien race, don't go back until you have the ability to make friends, or a disposable pod of chocolate.) Doug's Note: This applies to the homeworld of the alien race that is your enemy, not to the system where you sold the contraband. Also, you can always hide from alien enemies. Remember that you get 1 weaponry favor for every enemy race you have, so enemies are useful.

Homeworlds

There are 32 homeworlds. XXX is dangerous.

alcor Rat Homeworld XXX
algol Cat Homeworld
alioth Penguin Homeworld
alnitak Fish Homeworld
aurigae Weasel Homeworld XXX
betelgeuse Elf Homeworld
bootis Otter Homeworld
canis Tiger Homeworld
capella Turtle Homeworld
caph Spider Homeworld
castor Lobster Homeworld
centauri Bird Homeworld
crucis Dog Homeworld
draconis Beetle Homeworld
hamal Ant Homeworld
hydrae Pixie Homeworld
indi Vole Homeworld
kapetyn Monkey Homeworld
kochab Wasp Homeworld
markab Goblin Homeworld XXX
merak Pig Homeworld
mirfak Hamster Homeworld XXX
pherda Rabbit Homeworld
polaris Sloth Homeworld
regulus Kangaroo Homeworld
ross Squirrel Homeworld XXX
sadir Worm Homeworld XXX
schedar Troll Homeworld
sirius Snake Homeworld XXX
tauri Zebra Homeworld
thuban Groundhog Homeworld
zosca Lizard Homeworld

Stargates

There are 128 Stargates.

1300 Stargate from Procyon to Achernar (Key 0)
1301 Stargate from Achernar to Procyon (Key 0)
1302 Stargate from Alioth to Adhara (Key 4)
1303 Stargate from Adhara to Alioth (Key 4)
1304 Stargate from Star #16 to Alcor (Key 2)
1305 Stargate from Alcor to Star #16 (Key 2)
1306 Stargate from Star #55 to Aldebaran (Key 4)
1307 Stargate from Aldebaran to Star #55 (Key 4)
1308 Stargate from Spica to Algol (Key 5)
1309 Stargate from Algol to Spica (Key 5)
1310 Stargate from Kruger to Alioth (Key 6)
1311 Stargate from Alioth to Kruger (Key 6)
1312 Stargate from Zosca to Alnitak (Key 1)
1313 Stargate from Alnitak to Zosca (Key 1)
1314 Stargate from Sirius to Alphard (Key 7)
1315 Stargate from Alphard to Sirius (Key 7)
1316 Stargate from Castor to Altair (Key 3)
1317 Stargate from Altair to Castor (Key 3)
1318 Stargate from Diphda to Antares (Key 3)
1319 Stargate from Antares to Diphda (Key 3)
1320 Stargate from Star #47 to Arcturus (Key 5)
1321 Stargate from Arcturus to Star #47 (Key 5)
1322 Stargate from Star #36 to Aurigae (Key 7)
1323 Stargate from Aurigae to Star #36 (Key 7)
1324 Stargate from Star #14 to Barnard (Key 2)
1325 Stargate from Barnard to Star #14 (Key 2)
1326 Stargate from Arcturus to Betelgeuse (Key 7)
1327 Stargate from Betelgeuse to Arcturus (Key 7)
1328 Stargate from Star #35 to Bootis (Key 5)
1329 Stargate from Bootis to Star #35 (Key 5)
1330 Stargate from Cygni to Canis (Key 7)
1331 Stargate from Canis to Cygni (Key 7)
1332 Stargate from Spica to Canopus (Key 1)
1333 Stargate from Canopus to Spica (Key 1)
1334 Stargate from Aldebaran to Capella (Key 2)
1335 Stargate from Capella to Aldebaran (Key 2)
1336 Stargate from Star #36 to Caph (Key 6)
1337 Stargate from Caph to Star #36 (Key 6)
1338 Stargate from Star #50 to Castor (Key 1)
1339 Stargate from Castor to Star #50 (Key 1)
1340 Stargate from Vega to Centauri (Key 0)
1341 Stargate from Centauri to Vega (Key 0)
1342 Stargate from Star #24 to Cephei (Key 5)
1343 Stargate from Cephei to Star #24 (Key 5)
1344 Stargate from Adhara to Ceti (Key 7)
1345 Stargate from Ceti to Adhara (Key 7)
1346 Stargate from Bootis to Crucis (Key 1)
1347 Stargate from Crucis to Bootis (Key 1)
1348 Stargate from Star #62 to Cygni (Key 6)
1349 Stargate from Cygni to Star #62 (Key 6)
1350 Stargate from Star #12 to Deneb (Key 5)
1351 Stargate from Deneb to Star #12 (Key 5)
1352 Stargate from Lyrae to Diphda (Key 4)
1353 Stargate from Diphda to Lyrae (Key 4)
1354 Stargate from Star #12 to Draconis (Key 7)
1355 Stargate from Draconis to Star #12 (Key 7)
1356 Stargate from Star #4 to Eridani (Key 0)
1357 Stargate from Eridani to Star #4 (Key 0)
1358 Stargate from Alphard to Fomalhaut (Key 2)
1359 Stargate from Fomalhaut to Alphard (Key 2)
1360 Stargate from Sadir to Hamal (Key 3)
1361 Stargate from Hamal to Sadir (Key 3)
1362 Stargate from Star #22 to Hydrae (Key 1)
1363 Stargate from Hydrae to Star #22 (Key 1)
1364 Stargate from Polaris to Indi (Key 6)
1365 Stargate from Indi to Polaris (Key 6)
1366 Stargate from Draconis to Kapetyn (Key 2)
1367 Stargate from Kapetyn to Draconis (Key 2)
1368 Stargate from Hamal to Kochab (Key 4)
1369 Stargate from Kochab to Hamal (Key 4)
1370 Stargate from Star #55 to Kruger (Key 4)
1371 Stargate from Kruger to Star #55 (Key 4)
1372 Stargate from Star #5 to Lalande (Key 1)
1373 Stargate from Lalande to Star #5 (Key 1)
1374 Stargate from Caph to Lupi (Key 7)
1375 Stargate from Lupi to Caph (Key 7)
1376 Stargate from Thuban to Lyrae (Key 5)
1377 Stargate from Lyrae to Thuban (Key 5)
1378 Stargate from Ceti to Markab (Key 1)
1379 Stargate from Markab to Ceti (Key 1)
1380 Stargate from Altair to Merak (Key 0)
1381 Stargate from Merak to Altair (Key 0)
1382 Stargate from Thuban to Mira (Key 2)
1383 Stargate from Mira to Thuban (Key 2)
1384 Stargate from Canopus to Mirfak (Key 2)
1385 Stargate from Mirfak to Canopus (Key 2)
1386 Stargate from Aurigae to Mizar (Key 0)
1387 Stargate from Mizar to Aurigae (Key 0)
1388 Stargate from Star #25 to Ophiuchi (Key 5)
1389 Stargate from Ophiuchi to Star #25 (Key 5)
1390 Stargate from Thuban to Pherda (Key 6)
1391 Stargate from Pherda to Thuban (Key 6)
1392 Stargate from Mizar to Polaris (Key 5)
1393 Stargate from Polaris to Mizar (Key 5)
1394 Stargate from Aurigae to Pollux (Key 4)
1395 Stargate from Pollux to Aurigae (Key 4)
1396 Stargate from Star #63 to Procyon (Key 7)
1397 Stargate from Procyon to Star #63 (Key 7)
1398 Stargate from Deneb to Rastaban (Key 0)
1399 Stargate from Rastaban to Deneb (Key 0)
1400 Stargate from Pollux to Regulus (Key 5)
1401 Stargate from Regulus to Pollux (Key 5)
1402 Stargate from Star #27 to Rigel (Key 0)
1403 Stargate from Rigel to Star #27 (Key 0)
1404 Stargate from Mizar to Ross (Key 7)
1405 Stargate from Ross to Mizar (Key 7)
1406 Stargate from Wezen to Sadir (Key 0)
1407 Stargate from Sadir to Wezen (Key 0)
1408 Stargate from Star #40 to Schedar (Key 6)
1409 Stargate from Schedar to Star #40 (Key 6)
1410 Stargate from Markab to Scorpii (Key 0)
1411 Stargate from Scorpii to Markab (Key 0)
1412 Stargate from Hydrae to Sirius (Key 7)
1413 Stargate from Sirius to Hydrae (Key 7)
1414 Stargate from Polaris to Spica (Key 7)
1415 Stargate from Spica to Polaris (Key 7)
1416 Stargate from Star #31 to Tauri (Key 5)
1417 Stargate from Tauri to Star #31 (Key 5)
1418 Stargate from Antares to Thuban (Key 2)
1419 Stargate from Thuban to Antares (Key 2)
1420 Stargate from Star #54 to Vega (Key 2)
1421 Stargate from Vega to Star #54 (Key 2)
1423 Stargate from Star #48 to Wezen (Key 5)
1423 Stargate from Wezen to Star #48 (Key 5)
1424 Stargate from Star #1 to Wolf (Key 7)
1425 Stargate from Wolf to Star #1 (Key 7)
1426 Stargate from Merak to Zosca (Key 7)
1427 Stargate from Zosca to Merak (Key 7)

Starnet Terminals

There are 32 Starnet Terminals.

0 Markab
1 Star #28
2 Rastaban
3 Canopus
4 Spica
5 Star #25
6 Bootis
7 Star #20
8 Sirius
9 Alcor
10 Vega
11 Ceti
12 Ross
13 Alnitak
14 Capella
15 Star #27
16 Star #8
17 Star #22
18 Star #36
19 Star #34
20 Star #1
21 Star #60
22 Betelgeuse
23 Mira
24 Hamal
25 Star #50
26 Star #15
27 Aldebaran
28 Tauri
29 Regulus
30 Draconis
31 Star #53

Rogue Bands

When a rogue band is hired, it is replaced by another rogue band at the same location. These are the rogue bands that I know of at present. Please contact Captain Doug if you spot more.

Number Description Star system
52 Badland, danger 34% Tauri
53 Badland, danger 0% Ophiuchi
54 Badland, danger 48% Ross
55 Badland, danger 18% Centauri
56 Badland, danger 57% Adhara
57 Badland, danger 23% Aldebaran
58 Badland, danger 47% Sirius
59 Badland, danger 65% Caph
60 Badland, danger 38% Deneb
61 Badland, danger 33% Alnitak
62 Badland, danger 6% Spica
63 Badland, danger 50% Algol
64 Badland, danger 73% Kochab
65 Badland, danger 20% Arcturus
66 Badland, danger 87% Achernar
67 Badland, danger 55% Adhara
68 Badland, danger 83% Scorpii
69 Badland, danger 20% Tauri
70 Badland, danger 65% Canis
71 Badland, danger 25% Kapetyn
72 Badland, danger 76% Wezen
73 Badland, danger 5% Polaris
74 Badland, danger 12% Sirius
75 Badland, danger 19% Regulus
76 Badland, danger 47% Rigel
77 Badland, danger 3% Tauri
78 Badland, danger 14% Eridani
79 Badland, danger 7% Lyrae
80 Badland, danger 19% Sadir
81 Badland, danger 60% Thuban
82 Badland, danger 30% Rigel
83 Badland, danger 91% Tauri
628 Gas Giant, danger 5% S#36
629 Gas Giant, danger 58% Diphda
630 Gas Giant, danger 5% S#37
631 Gas Giant, danger 21% Hamal
632 Gas Giant, danger 98% Castor
633 Gas Giant, danger 46% Alcor
634 Gas Giant, danger 8% S#62
635 Gas Giant, danger 83% S#51
637 Gas Giant, danger 3% Capella
638 Gas Giant, danger 60% Canis
639 Gas Giant, danger 94% Wolf
640 Gas Giant, danger 26% S#19
641 Gas Giant, danger 88% Kapetyn
643 Gas Giant, danger 59% Schedar
644 Gas Giant, danger 90% Betelgeuse
645 Gas Giant, danger 78% Antares
646 Gas Giant, danger 34% Achernar
647 Gas Giant, danger 60% S#55
648 Gas Giant, danger 88% Ophiuchi
649 Gas Giant, danger 78% Barnard
650 Gas Giant, danger 22% Wolf
651 Gas Giant, danger 94% S#37
652 Gas Giant, danger 97% Kapetyn
653 Gas Giant, danger 74% Merak
654 Gas Giant, danger 3% Arcturus
655 Gas Giant, danger 39% S#53
656 Gas Giant, danger 53% S#3
657 Gas Giant, danger 21% S#36
658 Gas Giant, danger 76% S#7
659 Gas Giant, danger 65% S#52
660 Gas Giant, danger 36% S#26
661 Gas Giant, danger 68% Aldebaran
662 Gas Giant, danger 33% Mira
663 Gas Giant, danger 75% Procyon
664 Gas Giant, danger 83% Fomalhaut
665 Gas Giant, danger 26% Regulus
666 Gas Giant, danger 52% S#43
667 Gas Giant, danger 90% Eridani
668 Gas Giant, danger 44% Diphda
669 Gas Giant, danger 63% Cephei
670 Gas Giant, danger 10% S#48
671 Gas Giant, danger 69% S#31
672 Gas Giant, danger 73% Cephei
673 Gas Giant, danger 48% S#26
675 Gas Giant, danger 64% S#15
677 Gas Giant, danger 22% Markab
679 Gas Giant, danger 17% S#38
680 Gas Giant, danger 87% S#9
681 Gas Giant, danger 17% Antares
682 Gas Giant, danger 99% S#45
683 Gas Giant, danger 94% Indi
684 Gas Giant, danger 53% S#36
685 Gas Giant, danger 6% S#6
686 Gas Giant, danger 84% S#24
687 Gas Giant, danger 51% S#9
688 Gas Giant, danger 96% Arcturus
689 Gas Giant, danger 87% Markab
690 Gas Giant, danger 91% S#11
691 Gas Giant, danger 43% Vega
692 Gas Giant, danger 80% Polaris
693 Gas Giant, danger 14% Procyon
694 Gas Giant, danger 5% Alioth
695 Gas Giant, danger 70% Ceti
696 Gas Giant, danger 14% S#15
697 Gas Giant, danger 61% S#5
698 Gas Giant, danger 25% Lyrae
699 Gas Giant, danger 60% S#18
700 Gas Giant, danger 2% S#31
701 Gas Giant, danger 20% S#4
702 Gas Giant, danger 91% S#19
703 Gas Giant, danger 86% S#27
704 Gas Giant, danger 38% Kapetyn
705 Gas Giant, danger 40% Betelgeuse
706 Gas Giant, danger 39% S#8
707 Gas Giant, danger 24% Arcturus
708 Gas Giant, danger 34% S#51
709 Gas Giant, danger 7% S#53
710 Gas Giant, danger 4% S#28
711 Gas Giant, danger 52% Cephei
712 Gas Giant, danger 85% Barnard
713 Gas Giant, danger 53% Rigel
714 Gas Giant, danger 51% S#55
715 Gas Giant, danger 77% S#48
716 Gas Giant, danger 78% Lalande
717 Gas Giant, danger 9% Sadir
718 Gas Giant, danger 52% S#49
719 Gas Giant, danger 9% Eridani
720 Gas Giant, danger 28% Caph
721 Gas Giant, danger 95% S#39
722 Gas Giant, danger 95% S#42
723 Gas Giant, danger 65% S#38
? Gas Giant, danger 85% S#57

32 Hiring halls 724-755

743 Alcor
728 Alioth
754 Alphard
731 Arcturus
755 Antares
734 Betelgeuse
745 Canis
729 Castor
752 Diphda
735 Eridani
727 Fomalhaut
733 Hydrae
739 Kapetyn
750 Kochab
747 Kruger
736 Lupi
748 Lyrae
725 Merak
738 Markab
742 Mirfak
724 Mizar
730 Olympus
744 Olympus
746 Ophiuchi
732 Rastaban
737 Regulus
726 Sadir
740 Schedar
751 Scorpii
741 Tauri
749 Vega
753 Wolf

Prisons

1172 Star #13
1173Star #41
1174 Pherda
1175 Star #55
1176 Aurigae
1177 Alnitak
1178 Star #14
1179Star #10
1180 Fomalhaut
1181 Bootis
1182 Markab
1183 Rigel
1184 Star #13
1185Star # 22
1186 Star #49
1187 Aldebaran

# Trade Good $ Factory Colonies
0 Scrap 25 Adhara Alioth Canopus Markab Regulus Sadir Sadir Wolf Olympus
1 Chocolate 50 Merak Aurigae Betelgeuse Centauri Cygni Kruger Markab Pollux Sirius
2 Hankies 50 Crucis Adhara Aurigae Capella Deneb Markab Merak Pherda Regulus
3 Fudge 50 Hydrae Alcor Alnitak Cygni Mizar Lupi Sadir Wolf Olympus
4 Marzipan 75 Canis Algol Arcturus Antares Caph Lyrae Mira RigelOlympus
5 Mittens 75 Altair AldebaranAurigae Capella Castor Indi Merak Pherda Regulus
6 Hats 75 Kruger Aldebaran Altair Bootis Hydrae Kochab Scorpii Tauri Wezen
7 Jumpers 75 Vega Alioth Centauri Indi Kruger Mizar Ophiuchi Polaris Sirius
8 Beards 100 Hamal Achernar Antares Antares Aurigae Deneb Kochab LupiOlympus
9 Elvis memorabilia 100 Centauri Adhara Alcor Altair Betelgeuse Castor Kochab Mizar Vega
10 Ninja beer 100 Aurigae Aldebaran Aurigae Ceti Hamal Kochab Lupi Lyrae Scorpii
11 Puddings 100 Draconis Aldebaran Antares Caph Capella Cephei Hamal RossOlympus
12 Tea 100 Rastaban Altair Canopus Canopus Deneb Fomalhaut Hamal Rigel Thuban
13 Snowmen 100 Achernar Alioth Bootis Procyon Sadir Schedar Schedar Scorpii Zosca
14 Winegums 100 Cygni Antares Canis Canis Lupi Rastaban Sadir TauriOlympus
15 Lists 125 Procyon Aldebaran Antares Cephei Ophiuchi Rastaban Schedar SiriusOlympus
16 Surprises 125 Cephei Adhara Capella Centauri Cephei Ceti Fomalhaut TauriOlympus
17 Videos 125 Eridani Alioth Altair Aurigae Caph Indi Lyrae Lyrae Ophiuchi
18 Web pages 150 Barnard Alcor Algol Cephei Indi Kapetyn Procyon ZoscaOlympus
19 Xylophones 150 Spica Adhara Alcor Betelgeuse Centauri Diphda Pollux RegulusOlympus
20 Boardgames 200 Indi Achernar Aldebaran Aldebaran Alioth Antares Arcturus Scorpii Wezen
21 Emperor's New Clothes 200 Polaris Caph Castor Castor Diphda Hydrae Kapetyn Rastaban Rastaban
22 Eye robots 200 Mirfak Algol Alnitak Alphard Diphda Pollux Tauri Thuban Wolf
23 Quad trees 250 Ceti Antares Antares Castor Indi Lyrae Markab SadirOlympus
24 Dilithium 250 Lalande Deneb Hydrae Pherda Rastaban Regulus Zosca ZoscaOlympus
25 Old songs 250 Regulus Canopus Cephei Diphda Eridani Hydrae Lyrae VegaOlympus
26 New tricks 250 Zosca Alphard Indi Indi Mirfak Polaris Ross Wezen Zosca
27 Steely knives 400! Thuban Achernar Canopus Castor Cephei Cygni Hydrae Sirius Spica
28 Sharp sticks 400! Arcturus Alnitak Alphard Cygni Diphda Hydrae Lupi Lyrae Zosca
29 Ray-guns 400! Algol Alnitak Canis Pherda Pherda Rastaban Regulus Scorpii Vega
30 Euphoria 500! Kapetyn Cephei Hamal Kruger Merak Mirfak Sadir Tauri Wolf
31 Windows 500! Tauri Deneb Eridani Diphda Diphda Fomalhaut Pollux SpicaOlympus