Broker
| Broker | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Building |
| Description | Buys and sells goods for its community. Sends shipments to other solar systems. |
| Placement Requirement | Can't build on aliens' claims. Can't build in aliens' jurisdiction. |
| Note | Offices determine import amount and shipment limits. |
| Structural Requirements | |
| Arena | Ok |
| Auditorium | Ok |
| Battery | Ok |
| Commodity Storage | Ok |
| Field Area | Ok |
| Generator | No |
| Guard Post | No |
| Home, Large | Ok |
| Home, Medium | Ok |
| Home, Small | Ok |
| Livestock | Ok |
| Lounge Space | Ok |
| Office Space | 2 Office Required |
| Parking, Ground Vehicles | Ok |
| Parking, Space Vehicles | Ok |
| Parking, Water Vehicles | Ok |
| Parking, Spacecraft | Ok |
| Radar | No |
| Shield Generator | No |
| Shop Space | Ok |
| Space Vehicle Launchers | No |
| Space Vehicle Recovery Systems | No |
| Store Space | Ok |
| Surgery Units | No |
| Transporters | No |
| Turrets | No |
| Weapon Bays | No |
The broker is used to formulate trades between spacecraft and buildings on the surface of a world.
Secondly a broker allows sending of shipments to other solar systems.
Trade
A broker will buy and sell commodities from its inventory and connected building's inventories to spacecraft. A spacecraft may trade cargo with any broker if the ship is physically present on a connected building's site. When connected to an airport terminal, spacecraft may trade cargo with the broker if they are near a friendly space station in the solar system. A space station acts as a trade hub for all friendly brokers connected to an airport terminal in the solar system.
See the Trade page for more information.
Shipments
A broker is able to send shipments to cities in other solar systems. A maximum number of shipments can be scheduled at and enroute from a broker at any one time, this is determined by the number of offices in the building design.
When at a broker, it is possible to setup and manage shipments using the City (F10) window's Broker tab.
