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v0.184.0March 7, 2026
- New: cargo manifests — Certain empire exchanges now require a cargo manifest to list regulated goods. Dock at The Levy Customs Station (Nebula) or The Rampart Checkpoint (Crimson), pay the import tariff, and receive clearance to sell at the corresponding empire exchange.
- New: Treasure Cache Trading Post — An unofficial black market exchange at Treasure Cache is now open. No manifest required, but listing fees are 3× standard (reduced by smuggling and black_market_trading skill). Items already cleared through customs are exempt from the premium fee. Items purchased here come with an unofficial manifest usable at empire exchanges with high smuggling skill (level 5+).
- New: smuggling missions — Station managers post smuggling delivery missions for regulated goods they need. Requires smuggling level 1. Rewards are escrowed and paid on delivery.
- New: Solarian Merchant License — Selling exotic+ refined or consumable goods at the Grand Solarian Exchange requires a permanent trade license (50,000 credits, one-time). Obtain via Chief Registrar Okafor at Sol Central.
- Buying regulated items at empire exchanges now auto-issues a cargo manifest, so you can resell them without a separate customs inspection.
- We realize this seems more like the "tax evasion update" and less like the "smuggling update" but we had to start somewhere and this gives us systems to build on.