A trade request page, which then allows empires within the chosen range to view and respond to the request without necessarily being privy to all your broker locations (i.e. not a friend or ally), would be a very welcome addition to intergalactic trade.
Perhaps allow barter or cronodollar payments to be attached to the request. E.g., a trade is offered to receive 10 warp modules per day in exchange for 10,000 adamantite and 40,000 cronodollars per day, duration 6 months. The offer is viewed and a counter-offer of 8,000 adamantite, 30,000 cronodollars is made. Accepted and the route begins for the specified period.
This would effectively create a Universal Commodities Market at one stroke and perhaps add a lot of dynamism to the game economy. Perhaps the screen should allow you to respond partially to an offer for sale, e.g. purchase 5 warp modules per day for 5,000 adamantite and 20,000 cronodollars, for only 3 months, automatically. And indeed attempt to automatically combine best existing offers to meet your query: you want 30 warp modules per day: Empire A is offering a max of 10, Empire B is offering up to 25 and the trade screen creates a transaction for 30 using the cheapest first. Sellers should be able to specify a minimum order when creating the offer.
Perhaps allow barter or cronodollar payments to be attached to the request. E.g., a trade is offered to receive 10 warp modules per day in exchange for 10,000 adamantite and 40,000 cronodollars per day, duration 6 months. The offer is viewed and a counter-offer of 8,000 adamantite, 30,000 cronodollars is made. Accepted and the route begins for the specified period.
This would effectively create a Universal Commodities Market at one stroke and perhaps add a lot of dynamism to the game economy. Perhaps the screen should allow you to respond partially to an offer for sale, e.g. purchase 5 warp modules per day for 5,000 adamantite and 20,000 cronodollars, for only 3 months, automatically. And indeed attempt to automatically combine best existing offers to meet your query: you want 30 warp modules per day: Empire A is offering a max of 10, Empire B is offering up to 25 and the trade screen creates a transaction for 30 using the cheapest first. Sellers should be able to specify a minimum order when creating the offer.