Only items located within range of an orbital trade beacon can be traded. To trade, order a colonist to interact with the comms console. After finishing the required research, a comms console and an orbital trade beacon can be built, which allow.
Sometimes, foreign caravan members may fight each other and accidentally drop items from their gear inventory. Purchased items will be dropped in the location where the trader was standing and will need to be hauled. Stored items will be eligible to sell and appear in the trade window. Players can either form their own caravan or wait for others to visit their own colony. The trade interface shows what commodities are available to trade, the colony's stock, the trader's stock, and the prices to buy and sell.
Colonies can trade with other factions by using caravans and orbital trade ships via a comms console.
