THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

of these projects by rewarding teamwork. Faction mission brokerage schemes
have three main components: (1) A broker, who stays at the faction mission
station buying and selling commodities; (2) Suppliers, who find or produce the
commodities required for missions and supply them to the broker; and (3)
Runners, who continually take faction missions. The later role is probably the
easiest way to start, and below is a short set of instructions for 'runners':
1. Fly to any station other than the faction mission station.
2. Check the 'Faction Mission' on the mission screen. Remember what
commodity the mission is asking for, but do not take it.
3. Ask the broker over the public mission channel if they have the commodity
from step 2 available.
4. If the commodity is available, accept the mission and proceed to step 5. If it is
not return to step 1 by flying to another station.
5. Having taken the mission, launch and fly empty to the faction mission station.
6. Dock and ask the broker over the local channel for the commodity you need.
Note that the broker may only be prepared to sell you 50 units, since this is all
that is needed to maximise progress on the project.
7. The broker initiates trade. You (normally) pay for the commodities at this
stage.
8. Once trade is complete go straight to the market screen and sell everything
at once to complete the mission.
9. If the commodity is in shortage and/or is likely to be used quickly by the
station, it is polite to inform the broker that you have sold, so that they may
attempt to re-purchase the commodity.
10. Return to step 1. You can take another mission such as a transport on the
'dead' return run.
If done as part of an organised system, faction missions can provide
exceptionally good experience for lower ranking pilots.
7.Demand and Supply
So far, trading has been in response to a price difference or a server generated
mission. These primarily reflect demand and supply. So where do these
demands come from, and how are they met?
Pilots demand equipment. Stations demand staple life sources (food and drink),
luxuries, repair materials for ships and pilots, and materials to build
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