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Start/Finish SectorsShip StationShip String to make a shopping pathStart Align|Speed|SSJDGTE
Starting at any sector and 400 align. Ending at any sector. Buying ship from any station.
Looking for Cruis.., Targe.., Addit.., Addit.., Addit.., Shiel.., Angle.., Scann.., Subsp.., Armor.., Mass .., 120mm.., Cyclo.., Heavy..
TotalsPathAlignStationThings to buy
0.000.0040015346Vulcan Military Station[300]1) Cruiser
2) Additional Primary Weapon
3) Additional Secondary Weapon
4) Scanners
5) Mass Driver
6) Heavy Torpedo
2.8442.84440012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]7) Targeting Computer Upgrade
8) Additional Drone Hangars
9) 120mm Sabot Cannon
10) Cyclone Flak Cannon
2.9460.1240012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]11) Shield Battery Upgrade
12) Subspace Jump Drive
4.1661.32040012041God's Forge Military Shipyard[400]13) Angled Armor Plating
14) Armor-Piercing Warheads
 
Path evaluation time: 0.266167879105
Starting at any sector and 200 align. Ending at any sector. Buying ship from any station.
Looking for Cruis.., Targe.., Addit.., Addit.., Addit.., Shiel.., Angle.., Scann.., Subsp.., Armor.., Mass .., 120mm.., Cyclo.., Heavy..
TotalsPathAlignStationThings to buy
1.51501.515025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]1) Cruiser
2) Targeting Computer Upgrade
1.61520.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]3) Subspace Jump Drive
2.91721.32025012041God's Forge Military Shipyard[400]4) Additional Primary Weapon
5) Additional Secondary Weapon
6) Angled Armor Plating
7) Armor-Piercing Warheads
8) Heavy Torpedo
4.11921.32025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]9) Additional Drone Hangars
10) 120mm Sabot Cannon
11) Cyclone Flak Cannon
4.31940.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]12) Shield Battery Upgrade
7.12402.94625015346Vulcan Military Station[300]13) Scanners
14) Mass Driver
 
Path evaluation time: 0.413293123245
Starting at any sector and 0 align. Ending at any sector. Buying ship from any station.
Looking for Cruis.., Targe.., Addit.., Addit.., Addit.., Shiel.., Angle.., Scann.., Subsp.., Armor.., Mass .., 120mm.., Cyclo.., Heavy..
TotalsPathAlignStationThings to buy
7.57507.575025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]1) Cruiser
2) Targeting Computer Upgrade
7.67520.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]3) Subspace Jump Drive
8.97721.32025012041God's Forge Military Shipyard[400]4) Additional Primary Weapon
5) Additional Secondary Weapon
6) Angled Armor Plating
7) Armor-Piercing Warheads
8) Heavy Torpedo
10.17921.32025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]9) Additional Drone Hangars
10) 120mm Sabot Cannon
11) Cyclone Flak Cannon
10.37940.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]12) Shield Battery Upgrade
13.18402.94625015346Vulcan Military Station[300]13) Scanners
14) Mass Driver
 
Path evaluation time: 0.647709846497
Starting at any sector and -200 align. Ending at any sector. Buying ship from any station.
Looking for Cruis.., Targe.., Addit.., Addit.., Addit.., Shiel.., Angle.., Scann.., Subsp.., Armor.., Mass .., 120mm.., Cyclo.., Heavy..
TotalsPathAlignStationThings to buy
13.5135013.5135025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]1) Cruiser
2) Targeting Computer Upgrade
13.613520.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]3) Subspace Jump Drive
14.913721.32025012041God's Forge Military Shipyard[400]4) Additional Primary Weapon
5) Additional Secondary Weapon
6) Angled Armor Plating
7) Armor-Piercing Warheads
8) Heavy Torpedo
16.113921.32025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]9) Additional Drone Hangars
10) 120mm Sabot Cannon
11) Cyclone Flak Cannon
16.313940.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]12) Shield Battery Upgrade
19.114402.94625015346Vulcan Military Station[300]13) Scanners
14) Mass Driver
 
Path evaluation time: 2.98771095276
Starting at any sector and -400 align. Ending at any sector. Buying ship from any station.
Looking for Cruis.., Targe.., Addit.., Addit.., Addit.., Shiel.., Angle.., Scann.., Subsp.., Armor.., Mass .., 120mm.., Cyclo.., Heavy..
TotalsPathAlignStationThings to buy
19.5195019.5195025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]1) Cruiser
2) Targeting Computer Upgrade
19.619520.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]3) Subspace Jump Drive
20.919721.32025012041God's Forge Military Shipyard[400]4) Additional Primary Weapon
5) Additional Secondary Weapon
6) Angled Armor Plating
7) Armor-Piercing Warheads
8) Heavy Torpedo
22.119921.32025012219Heaven's Wrath Military Station[400]9) Additional Drone Hangars
10) 120mm Sabot Cannon
11) Cyclone Flak Cannon
22.319940.1225012218Angel's Mercy Military Station[400]12) Shield Battery Upgrade
25.120402.94625015346Vulcan Military Station[300]13) Scanners
14) Mass Driver
 
Path evaluation time: 2.7941839695

Time to initialize values: 0.0425407886505 || Total running time: 7.16454792023
Thanks to Agamari, Drunkenduo, Nightmyre, Squee for data and feedback while making this script.
Also thanks to Lemmy and Master Chief for suggestions of graph algorithms for this problem.
And to all those who gave comments and ideas while the script was being written.