How To Increase Trade Routes

I seem to have maxed out my trade routes?

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It indicates that there is an intergallactic limit set. Is there any way to increase it. I think this pertians, every year or so you get a council meeting where everyone gets to vote on something. I assume one of the races is putting the question forth - how is it possible to be the race that asks - how many agree the trade routes should be increased etc.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The message about an "intergalactic limit" is misleading. You increase the number of legal trade routes by researching Trade, Advanced Trade and Master Trade. If you choose a neutral alignment, you can also build a Galactic Achievement that adds more routes.

There may also be a UP resolution to add more, but I've never gotten it in a game. But just by doing the research, you can get to as many as 12 routes with a neutral alignment.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There is a UP resolution that permanently adds trade routes to every civilization. In addition to what was said above, you can also start out with civ traits to add up to 3 trade routes.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Neutral Alignment also get the technology: neutral shipping that adds 3 trade routes