Broker
| Broker | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Building |
| Description | Buys and sells goods for its community. Sends shipments to other solar systems. |
| Placement Requirement | Can't build on aliens' claims. Can't build in aliens' jurisdiction. |
| Note | Offices determine import amount and shipment limits. |
| Structural Requirements | |
| Arena | Ok |
| Auditorium | Ok |
| Battery | Ok |
| Commodity Storage | Ok |
| Field Area | Ok |
| Generator | No |
| Guard Post | No |
| Home, Large | Ok |
| Home, Medium | Ok |
| Home, Small | Ok |
| Livestock | Ok |
| Lounge Space | Ok |
| Office Space | 2 Office Required |
| Parking, Ground Vehicles | Ok |
| Parking, Space Vehicles | Ok |
| Parking, Water Vehicles | Ok |
| Parking, Spacecraft | Ok |
| Radar | No |
| Shield Generator | No |
| Shop Space | Ok |
| Space Vehicle Launchers | No |
| Space Vehicle Recovery Systems | No |
| Store Space | Ok |
| Surgery Units | No |
| Transporters | No |
| Turrets | No |
| Weapon Bays | No |
The broker allows sending of shipments to other solar systems.
It also allows trading with spacecraft, however, an Airport Terminal provides the same functionality, so this use of the broker is redundant.
Shipments
A broker is able to send shipments to cities in other solar systems. A maximum number of shipments can be scheduled at and enroute from a broker at any one time, which is determined by the number of offices in the building blueprint used.
When at a broker, it is possible to setup and manage shipments using the City (F10) window's Broker tab.
Trade
Just like an Airport Terminal, a broker will also trade with spacecraft. A spacecraft may trade cargo with the broker if the ship is physically present on a connected building's site, or is near a space station in the solar system. A space station acts as a trade hub for all friendly brokers connected to an airport terminal in the solar system.
Because an airport itself provides all cargo trading functionality, a broker is redundant for this purpose.
See the Trade page for more information.
Trivia
Previously, both airports and brokers were necessary for automated commodity trading and resource imports between cities in the same solar system. The size of the broker determined how many commodities were imported every 13 minutes.
Additionally, brokers used to be the only way to trade with cities. This made them a mandatory part of every city.