It made extra little sense that HOP was trying to trade with HAT... when HOP is at war with the Argon federation. You'd think they'd hate the sub-factions too considering their casus belli.

This is great. I'll absolutely be including it in my modded playthrough when 7.00 goes GA.

It honestly explains why they have so few trade ships, And why the exterior of super highway was always littered with dead ZYA & HOP Vessels. My brain never registered that it was a problem for some reason lol.

Thank you for your comment.
The issue of the loss of trading ships in ZYA and HOP putting a heavy burden on the economy, and the fact that HAT is the cause of it, has been a frequent topic of discussion in the X-series fan community in my country, and it has had a significant impact on me.
Once I learned about it, it bothered me every time I played X4, so I decided to create this mod.
I was a little hesitant about uploading it, but I'm glad I did since you said so.

One of those mods you don't even think about till you see it and it becomes essential, Never noticed before how many ships are lost trying to trade with HAT.

can u make a patch.. where they are in the boneyard sector.. or eleventh hour? would make more sense to me? so with the patch they wont try to take over any sectors?

This is a very good mod, It's complete nonesense that they suicide ship after ship to try and make 500k profit lol