Some time ago on the original NS I saw a thread that featured Imports/Exports for nations. This was specifically for MT nations but I thought it would also be a good idea to do the same for the FT community. I liked the idea of nations getting more involved with each other rather than just the usual wars. This is especially useful for nations who own and otherwise operate some sort of trade hub or gate system to facilitate trade or for those that just want more RP opertunities. Trade conflicts, hostile takeovers, mergers and trade unions, monopolies, commercial espionage and so on come to mind for RP opertunities. There's some good RP possibilities here and I would like to stress that in choosing what to trade, one must remember to think in terms of what trade items, products, resources etc... that both your people and leadership would desire and wish to have excess to, not you (OOC'ly) specifically. In other words, all trade is IC - its about what your people want, not what you want.
Also, I would like to take into account the concept of "demand". This can be represented by simple ratings, such as; Low, Moderate, High, Very High, Extreme and so on. Also important is who's trading and demanding the resource in question. This demand, of course, will reflect how important a specific resource is to your people. Anyhow, if you're interested, post a list of things your nation would normally import and export. Furthermore, try not to cludder this thread with to many irrelevant posts
