new player help

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i just started playing and im trying to increase my trade....i have an agreement with different races but from what i googled i need a frieghter to make that possible...and i need the "trade" option researched....i googled both and spent awhile looking at the tech trees and can not find trade anywhere....or something thats lets me build frieghters

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Look in the tech tree and find a yellow technology series known as Trade. You should be able to research it after you research Diplomatic Relations if you are playing with most tech trees.

Alternatively, you could take the Super Trader ability and get all three Trade technologies right off the bat.

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

When I have tech tree questions, I almost always fire up the free Galactopedia app that a couple of players developed years ago.

 It is .NET dependent, but most PCs have .NET installed these days. It's a simple GUI that reads and lets you search the XML files behind the tech trees. You can even switch between the trees for DL, DA, and TA.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

  The Trade tech is not available in some of the campaign missions.

Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting Zarnick, reply 3
  The Trade tech is not available in some of the campaign missions.
End of Zarnick's quote

ahhh ok i was starting to wonder if that was the case

im playing one of the campaigns

also thanks for the tip on the super trader perk

i love this game so far as it reminds me of moo2