**Merged with existing topic about Mk3 trader from Snafu_X3**
With regards to Pilot transfer: It's a bit different now than in previous X3 games.
- Have both of your ships, the one with the Mk3 trader and the one without, docked to the same station.
- From the context menu of one ship select 'Advanced' -> 'Freight Exchange with' and afterwards select the other ship.
- In the Freight Exchange menu you can now transfer the Pilot from one ship to another. You can also transfer the Mk3 trading software.
This also works when being in space, and if at least of the two ships has a Transporter Device installed. Obviously both ships need to be in transporter range.
If you don't have the target ship for the new Pilot around, then there's also a way to transfer the Pilot via a different ship. For that to work all ships need a Cargo Life Support System installed:
- From the context menu of the Mk3 trader ship select 'Advanced'-> 'Remove Pilot'. The Pilot will be placed in the cargo hold under the "People" section.
- Using the Freight Exchange, as explained before, you can move them to another ship.
- Let that ship fly to the actual target ship, and transfer them using the Freight Exhange option again.
- Now go the freight menu of that target ship, click on the name in the People section, and select the "Add as pilot" option. You will need a Trading software Mk3 in that ship to actually restart the Mk3 trader then.
Once the Mk3 trader is a pilot again, you can remove the Cargo Life Support from that ship again.
Regarding the other questions:
Snafu_X3 wrote: ↑Sat, 8. May 21, 02:03
• Presumably he'll pay his own wages from the trading profits he makes, but if there's a shortfall due to my mismanagement of his trading area, he'll make that up from my personal account (if not homebased, when he'll use that station's account)?
Mk3 traders always use your personal account for getting money to trade, transferring earning and getting the wages. If they are homebased they use the station's account for that.
Snafu_X3 wrote: ↑Sat, 8. May 21, 02:03
• How will he follow direct orders, esp if (partially) full of wares? Eg if I change his trade location from Kingdom End to The Void, will he (intelligently) sell all necessary cargo locally to make space for the Ecells necessary to make that initial huge jump, or will he slowboat his way across all sectors in between, ignoring potential threats?
The latter.
Snafu_X3 wrote: ↑Sat, 8. May 21, 02:03
• WRT starting eqpt, is it still necessary to have Nav1, Trade1 installed on their ship before Trade3 can be used? Encyclopaedia is unclear on this..
Only Tradesoftware Mk3 is required to start the sector trader.
Snafu_X3 wrote: ↑Sat, 8. May 21, 02:03
• Will a ST promoted to UT still go off & buy/receive a JD automatically?
I think so, yes.