Shipyard Mission Question

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Are "Helios Ore Search, Arnor Spice Scavengers, and Xyology Expedition" the only available shipyard missions that grant you a trade resource (granting Helios Ore, Arnor Spice, and Aurorus Arboretum, respectively)?  I looked through all the tech trees briefly, but couldn't find any other technologies that unlock additional trade resource search missions.  Seems pretty arbitrary to limit missions to these three specific trade resources, no?  Makes me think I'm missing something.  I ask because in my current game I have unveiled about three quarters of the map (medium sized map), but haven't discovered any planets with Xanthium Deposits yet.  And I need Xanthium to build a Stellar Forge Improvement.  None of the other civilizations have Xanthium Deposits to trade.  I can pay 1,000 credits for a Xanthium Deposit from the galactic market, but the government I am currently using doesn't have access to the market.  Does anyone know if there are additional trade resource search missions I am missing from the tech tree?  Thanks!

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yes, it is a bit arbitrary.

There is also Gem Trader from the Xeno Entertainment tech as well as Hyper Silicates Trader from the Interstellar Survey tech, I believe.

That said, I made a mod that created 3 new techs that enable a total of 12 new missions to flesh this out.

I would provide you the link, but I realized in writing this that I updated the mod for myself to reflect changes to the game but have not updated it online. I will update the mod later tonight and post a link to its forum post here.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I highly recommend ScrivenerOfLight's mod, I use it all the time.

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Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Thanks for the replies. Looks like a fantastic mod. I will definitely try it for my next game.