Sneaking onto a planet at TL 10

[Jonathan Willis]

Originally Posted by ArcLocke

This discussion just puts me in mind of the "Trash" episode of Firefly. In the opening scene, Mal meets an old army buddy on a less-populated planet where they exchange goods they're working together to smuggle. It would take some work, but if the smugglers are taking part in these "relay runs," it's just a matter of working with a legitimate on-planet front to sell their goods on legal markets.

This really seems the best option for any smuggler in a spacefaring (TL9+ or equivalent) society - assume they will detect you, but set things so they won't care.

Trying to be invisible to advanced sensors is more trouble than it's worse. Much easier just to be detected, but not worried about.