Isn't there a way to get to a trade ship from the trade screen?

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Several of my trade routes became unsafe so I went to the trade screen. I could see that a few routes were "open". Clicking on them highlights the route but it doesn't take you to the freighter. I know you can find freighters with no destination by tediously looking through the entire ship list on the ships button. Isn't there an easy way to find an idle freighter?

Also, I designed a freighter with a faster engine. Seems like it should do a lot more trading than the slow freighters and hence make a lot more money but apparantly a much more expensive freighter with a much faster speed does not result in an increase in earnings. Or have I got that wrong?

 

 

 

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Isn't there an easy way to find an idle freighter?

In the Planet/Ship List, at the end of the row with all the headings (mine, foreign, unowned, all), is a magnifying glass. You can use it to search the ship for you, instead of doing it manually. However, you have to type in the name precisely, or the search won't find it. So it's probably best to give each freighter a distinctive name.

Or have I got that wrong?

Once the trade route is established, your freighter will move only one tile per turn, period. So more engines won't help you in that regard. However, a faster freighter will allow you to establish the trade route quicker, so I consider this a nice trade-off. It really depends on how far away the target planet is, and on your engine-technology. If a faster freighter will only save you two or three turns, then it isn't worth it, in my opinion.