

There’s flags set in the torrent tracker that might be getting in the way here in combination with the port issue.
There might be a seed, but he can’t forward ports.
The data getting updated from “last seen” is the tracker telling your client a check in happened from a seeder I believe.
Some trackers also won’t play nice and tell the seeder about you properly if your client has a history of leeching perhaps. Enforcement of ratio etc.
You could try another client perhaps, but if multiple behave the same then you are not going to get anywhere. Perhaps try getting a temporary vps to torrent into and then pull from there. Seed boxes can solve many issues, just be mindful of cost over time.
Expand into gigantic cruisers. Make repair a mission? Have to start cutting into derelict, including alien, remove damage, bodge, transplant…
Get em going enough to find the next rig… Rogue like? Refit discovered, take over, find the next, fix up for trade, cut down for scrap etc.
I’m all about options in this arena. Ship breaker is ripe with good options here.