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CMDR Mechan
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Studying economies in the Pleiades
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# Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:15 Terms And Definitions
00:08:55 Why Colonize?
00:15:30 What Do You Need To Get Started?
00:17:09 How To Claim A System?
00:28:47 How To Architect A System?
00:41:22 Enabling Services At Ports
00:42:27 How Colony-Type Ports Gain Their Economies
00:46:20 Strong And Weak Links
00:54:59 System Statistics
00:59:26 Selecting A Primary Port
01:02:58 Selecting A System To Architect
01:05:32 Haulers And Carriers
01:09:25 Case Study 1: Megarefinery
01:14:24 Case Study 2: CMM Composites
01:16:17 Bugs and Known Issues
01:18:27 Providing Feedback
01:19:55 Special Thanks
01:20:42 Conclusion")
