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New feature: Enhancing the Space Trucker role

Starport Merchants Demo · published 28 Apr 2026, 20:51 UTC

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Hey everyone,

This week's update might be interesting for those that enjoy the Space Trucking role.

Previously, space truckers mostly focused on finding out where a certain commodity was in demand by checking if there are any Trade Alerts happening. This is great for big profits, but the gameplay became a bit stale after a while.

So now, to make it more interesting, a new gameplay mechanic is introduced called 'Special Buyers'.

Whenever you're carrying a commodity that is cheap, Special Buyers might appear. These are usually 2 parties that are interested in buying up your cargo for a premium. It's up to you to choose the one that suits you best.

Often the premium is just extra cash, but sometimes there might be a bonus added.

See if you can discover them all!

This was the most interesting one to mention, apart from this one there are also quite a lot of visual changes added throughout the game and some general fixes here and there.

As usual, if you're looking for more details on all the changes, feel free to ask! Drop a comment here or visit the Discord: https://discord.gg/XKQrbwdwuC

Happy trucking!

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