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Cavallino said:
Is it me or is mining pig boring? Took me ages to make one bloody cobalt!
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I'm with you on that one. Gamma release was a bit more fun as there seemed to be a higher chance of getting worthwhile metals. Not so much now.
Maybe it would be more fun with auto collection of the chunks.

I'm just enjoying flying around asteroids trying to collect bounties.
However I'm just entering the 'I'll start making notes on prices etc' phase so I may well start up trading again soon.
 
I'd been investing in BBS missions today, little runs and rep gains.. Started to pay off now as I'm starting to see 100-400k collect goods missions, taking 104t of cargo there and bringing mission good pack I've made just over 500k in 20mins.
 
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...just earned enough for my adder :)
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Ditto, just this evening.

So far I've had Sidewinder, Freagle (sold without flying), Hauler, Viper and now Adder.

Hauling twenty tonnes with no weapons or shields, but milspec hull and various other niceties. Think it's my favourite so far.
 
Cavallino said:
I think the only way to make a real coin in this game is via trading really...

Hector - care to share? :)
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You got access to the Founders world (Jameson in the system Shinrarta Dezhra)? That's a good HQ; most goods asked for can be found in Bunda or LHS 2477 and the trick is to only accept missions in which you know where the goods can be found.

As well as that, basic trading between these systems are very profitable.
Shinrarta <> Bunda (Faraday)
Shinrarta <> LHS 2477 (Mach Vision (Outpost))

So by supplementing basic trade along with the BBS missions, profits can be boosted while building rep.

I'll let you work out the profitable goods as day to day one good will profit more than another. So long term it'll help you more by knowing these 3 stations well, rather than me telling you want is a good trade for tonight..

And last tip: Jameson's Ships/Equip are discounted.
 
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rares run for me with 56t various items nets me about 1mil a time just jump around diso leetsi lave few times max out cargo then run to 39 T something i forget what the name is at min its boring process but i need to catch up on some series so its ok
 
bartledvd said:
rares run for me with 56t various items nets me about 1mil a time just jump around diso leetsi lave few times max out cargo then run to 39 T something i forget what the name is at min its boring process but i need to catch up on some series so its ok
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Yeah, I've been doing something similar this evening. Just completed the first half of my loop and made over 530k (I'm schleping about in a Cobra, so only currently have room for 36t cargo), I've got enough for a Type 6 now, but typically the last couple of stations I've stopped in don't sell them.

I need to look at the FSD options too, as it currently takes me far too many jumps to get from one half of my rare loop to another.
 
Im round the Chemaku area. I only have a hauler with 22T. Doing a nice little in system run make about 6k one way and 25k return. At 200k now. lol

Im only getting an hour here and there to play.

Any way to make the Thrustmaster HOTAS X stiffer I have tightened the screw at the bottom. But still think its too loose.
 
Bursar said:
Yeah, I've been doing something similar this evening. Just completed the first half of my loop and made over 530k (I'm schleping about in a Cobra, so only currently have room for 36t cargo), I've got enough for a Type 6 now, but typically the last couple of stations I've stopped in don't sell them.

I need to look at the FSD options too, as it currently takes me far too many jumps to get from one half of my rare loop to another.
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im running a cobra everything removed for max cargo just lazy keeping autoDock comp with all upgrades i can jump over 20LY empty and around 17 with full load only fear is interdiction weps so far got away everytime or killed them
 
niroe said:
So I got stranded in space last night after some AI attacked, destroyed my thrusters and then disappeared. Ship at 56% health and I can't move, only option was to self destruct. Quite annoying :(
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That sort of thing is something else that could be part of the multiplayer aspect - you should be able to put out a distress call and offer a fee for aid. Ship to ship transfer of stuff to do a patch job to get you to a station. A tow. Or a pirate listening to distress calls to find an easy target, of course. Or maybe something in-game not requiring another player. It would be plausible ingame to have an NPC business that would do it for a fee. Galactic RAC sort of thing. It would fit the ethos of the game - if it can be done for profit, someone will be doing it.
 
Hector said:
You got access to the Founders world (Jameson in the system Shinrarta Dezhra)? That's a good HQ; most goods asked for can be found in Bunda or LHS 2477 and the trick is to only accept missions in which you know where the goods can be found.

As well as that, basic trading between these systems are very profitable.
Shinrarta <> Bunda (Faraday)
Shinrarta <> LHS 2477 (Mach Vision (Outpost))

So by supplementing basic trade along with the BBS missions, profits can be boosted while building rep.

I'll let you work out the profitable goods as day to day one good will profit more than another. So long term it'll help you more by knowing these 3 stations well, rather than me telling you want is a good trade for tonight..

And last tip: Jameson's Ships/Equip are discounted.
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Talk about being in the right place at the wrong time - have literally just arrived in Shinrarta and picked up two BBS missions worth a total of 80,000 :D - only bummer is they've just taken the servers down for an hour's maintenance :( ... hrrmmphhh
 
Not played too much, too many games on the go, and I've just started taking combat a bit more seriously. I've switched to gimballed weapons, my god I can hit what I want a fair bit more often, and just got my 2 best bounties at a nav beacon, around 20k each (usually getting well under 10k). I keep forgetting to use my K warrant scanner.
 
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