Cargo Lanes
| System | Distance |
|---|---|
| Alrakis | 519 |
| Alula | 647 |
| Bunda | 484 |
| Gold Run | 227 |
| Market Prime | 326 |
| Name | Type | Class | Distance From Sun (AU) | Position | Hidden | Reveal Difficulty | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☀ | Waymark | Sun | F5V | 0.0 | (0.0, 0.0) | — | — | An unremarkable white star the freighter pilots use as a navigation reference. Nobody comes to Cargo Lanes for the scenery — they come because every major trade route in Federation space passes through. |
| ● | Cargo Lanes I | Planet | scorched | 1.0 | (1.0, 0.0) | — | — | Waypoint marker. Automated beacons guide freighter traffic through the system's busy shipping lanes. The planet itself is a featureless rock. |
| ● | Cargo Lanes II | Planet | arid | 2.0 | (2.0, 0.0) | — | — | Freight staging world. Containerized cargo is sorted, consolidated, and routed here before the next jump. The orbital infrastructure is more valuable than the planet. |
| ⬡ | Cargo Lanes Freight Depot | Station | — | 2.5 | (2.5, 0.2) | — | — | The Federation's logistics backbone. Every major trade route converges here — shipments from Gold Run, exports from Factory Belt, and bulk transfers bound for Market Prime all pass through the Freight Depot's sorting systems. The station is ugly, efficient, and processes more tonnage per cycle than Haven's Grand Exchange. |
| ● | Cargo Lanes III | Planet | terran | 3.0 | (3.0, 0.3) | — | — | Fuel depot. Massive hydrogen storage facilities supply the freighter fleets that pass through daily. Refueling here saves a jump compared to diverting to Haven. |
| ☁ | Cargo Lanes Gas Cloud | Gas Cloud | molecular_cloud | 3.9 | (3.9, -0.6) | — | — | A diffuse nebula pocket that ships navigate around on standard approach vectors. Federation gas harvesters operate on the fringes, feeding the system's fuel depots. |
Resources
1 locationsCargo Lanes Gas Cloud gas_cloud
| Resource | Richness | Remaining |
|---|---|---|
| Argon Gas | 45,202 | |
| Hydrogen Gas | 128 | |
| Nebula Gas | 10,000 | |
| Neon Gas | 50,000 |
Bases & Stations
1Cargo Lanes Freight Depot
NebulaMultiple systems running on emergency reserves. Lights flicker in the corridors.
The Federation's logistics backbone. Every major trade route converges here — shipments from Gold Run, exports from Factory Belt, and bulk transfers bound for Market Prime all pass through the Freight Depot's sorting systems. The station is ugly, efficient, and processes more tonnage per cycle than Haven's Grand Exchange.
Station Log
You dock at Cargo Lanes Freight Depot. The Federation's logistics backbone. Every major trade route converges here — shipments from Gold Run, exports from Factory Belt, and bulk transfers bound for Market Prime all pass through the Freight Depot's sorting systems. The station is ugly, efficient, and processes more tonnage per cycle than Haven's Grand Exchange. The station has the following facilities: - Reactor Complex: Expanded fusion reactor with secondary containment and load balancing. Primary and secondary containment fields hold steady. Load balancers distribute power evenly across all station sectors. - Environmental Processor: Enhanced atmospheric recycling with water purification and thermal regulation. That's the idea, anyway. Temperature swings between sections, water purification runs at reduced capacity, and rationing advisories are posted. - Refueling Station: Multi-bay fuel dispensing facility with automated flow management. Multiple bays operate simultaneously, automated flow controllers balancing supply across docking ports. - Maintenance Deck: Dedicated repair deck with pressurized work bays and diagnostic scanners. Pressurized bays hiss with atmosphere. Diagnostic scanners sweep arriving ships, queuing repairs efficiently. - Trade Exchange: Organized trading floor with automated order matching and price boards. But something's off — price boards display stale data with intermittent gaps, order matching running in degraded mode with noticeable delays. ...and 19 more facilities.
| Facility | Category | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental processor | infrastructure | 0 |
| Federation enforcement bureau | infrastructure | 0 |
| Federation fleet depot | infrastructure | 0 |
| Fuel bunker | infrastructure | 0 |
| Life support expansion x2 | infrastructure | 0 |
| Power buffer | infrastructure | 0 |
| Reactor complex | infrastructure | 0 |
| Carbon arc furnace | production | 0 |
| Circuit fabricator | production | 0 |
| Copper wire mill | production | 0 |
| Fluorine acid bath | production | 0 |
| Fuel cell workshop | production | 0 |
| H2 fuel combustor | production | 0 |
| Hydrogen compression cylinder | production | 0 |
| Iron refinery | production | 0 |
| Modular assembly line | production | 0 |
| Nickel smelter | production | 0 |
| Nimh cell line | production | 0 |
| Plasma cell bottler | production | 0 |
| Repair kit factory | production | 0 |
| Cargo hold | service | 0 |
| Contract office | service | 0 |
| Drydock | service | 0 |
| Fabrication lab | service | 0 |
| Maintenance deck | service | 0 |
| Refueling station | service | 0 |
| Trade exchange | service | 0 |
Last Updated Tick: 1201517