Mysterious trading ship and Pan Galactic Trade Corp

[Wrax]

Hi. I like mercantile part of 4x space games and I started smiling when I have found recently a hidden code of trade ship in ShipTypes.xml

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     <!-- <ShipType Name ="Trade Ship" Level ="3">
     <Construction Cost ="2000" Time="6" Icon ="Art\\Ships\\Production\\Teade-ship.png"/>
     <Upkeep Amount="150"/>
     <Requirements>
       <PlayerCapability Name="Trade Acumen" Level="0"/>
       <Tech Item ="Trade Ship"/>
     </Requirements>
     <Capability Name ="Base Ship" Level ="0"/>
    etc. etc.
   </ShipType> -->
 

Ship description: "These enormous warehouses in space form the headquarters to interstellar trading corporations. They can participate in trade as both importers and exporters, re-exporting goods they import to third parties. As might be expected, they have ample defenses for repelling the pirates their riches attract."

additionaly in Technology.xml you can find hidden:
" <!-- <Item Name="Trade Ship">
<Graphics />
<MilitaryItem Item="Trade Ship"/>
<Option Area="C" Level ="5" OldPoints="0">
<Prerequisite Item="Precise Location"/>
</Option>
<StaticRequirements>
<PlayerCapability Name="Trade Acumen" Level="0"/>
</StaticRequirements>
</Item> -->"

And the last but not least, there is a hidden "Pan Galactic Trade Corp" in Factions.xml (human traders faction)

I enabled ship and tech and when playing The Klurgu Trade Collective there is a trade tech in tech browser, but I have to do an extended testing with the ship.

And now I'm wondering: is it going to be enabled in coming patches (maybe not fully tested)?

What do you think guys?