some assorted questions on the topic
1) I am allied with some folks 7-8 systems away. I've been trying to set up a trade route with them for over a decade...no luck. There is a full highway of jump gates connecting our empires, but no traffic. Are they too far away?
2) to mitigate this problem, I set up a colony halfway between them and me, and have attempted to move installations via civilian shipping...they don't move stuff there. Is THIS colony too far away? Or is all my civilian shipping tied up doing something else?
3) I am at war with another space empire. I'm trying to simulate a cold-war type situation with a truly alien empire (pretending I can't communicate with them). So, when their ships cross a predetermined line, I open fire on them. This basically means I occasionally harass their shipping and jumpgate construction. I know they have dedicated battle fleets, but they seem as unwilling to attack me as I do to attack them. Are some NPRs just naturally hesitant to do that? Are there, then, naturally belligerant NPRs? I have diplomatic teams working furiously to bring my own opinion of these guys up before the war goes hot, but I'm not sure the other side does. How will I know if they consider me neutral as opposed to hostile? Do I just wait until they stop shooting my ships?
4) In earlier versions of aurora, you could enter into specific treaties with an NPR. I've seen numerous threads on the forum to the effect that "Information about these agreements can be found ______", but they always go to dead pages. Is there any way to interact with an NPR besides the options on the standard NPR screen?