Author: halo
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[ external image ] [ external image ] [ external image ]The "Autotrader Sector Lock" command locks sectors so your autotraders (UT, Local Trader, Sector Trader) will not select stations in these sectors as buy or sell targets. The script uses the autotrader's built-in locking mechanism and is therefore compatible with all derivatives of the autotrader (gnasirator's UT improvements, satellite limited UT, local trader, etc..).
"Autotrader Sector Lock" will lock a sector perpetually, scanning occasionally for new stations, you must unlock the sector if you want your autotraders to use the sector again.
What it does:
This script package allows you to blacklist sectors for your autotraders. The UT, sector trader, and local traders will not attempt to buy from or sell to stations in a blacklisted sector. This is something people have been asking for since X3 came out and there's always one sector in my games that's a UT deathtrap, so here's an implementation.
New Trade Commands:
Autotrader Sector Lock - locks a given sector, running this on a locked sector will unlock the sector.
Report Locked Sectors - sends an incoming message with a list of locked sectors.
Known Issues:
Stations that are already locked by UT's will not be handled by this script until the UT unlocks them, they will then be picked up within ~3 minutes of unlocking. This should catch the station before anyone else chooses to lock it. In rare cases you may see a station repeatedly locked by your autotraders, this will delay SectorLock's locking of this station.
Unlocking takes 2-5 minutes to completely unlock a sector. This is caused by the Universe Trader's locking system not by this script.
Works Best With:
gnasirator's mk3 improvement - 100% better function from the mk3.
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<t id="416">COMMAND_TYPE_TRADE_16</t> Autotrader Sector Lock by halo
<t id="417">COMMAND_TYPE_TRADE_17</t> Report Locked Sectors by halo