That makes sense, thanks.
So my mistake is probably picking up the goods at the Stronghold rather than a Fortification nearer an Acquisition.
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So my mistake is probably picking up the goods at the Stronghold rather than a Fortification nearer an Acquisition.
As promised, here is the table of all Galactic Powers' "Allocated Resources"; the Powerplay commodities one collects at Strongholds and Fortified systems for delivery elsewhere to either Acquire, Reinforce, or Undermine systems. I've also created a guide around this content which can be accessed here.
EDIT: Corrected alphabetic order for Edmund Mahon's position in the list.
Galactic Power | Acquire | Reinforce | Undermine |
| Aisling Duval | Aisling Media Material | Aisling Sealed Contract | Aisling Programme Material |
| Archon Delaine | Kumo Contraband Packages | Unmarked Military Supplies | Marked Slaves |
| Arissa Lavigny-Duval | Lavigny Corruption Reports | Lavigny Garrison Supplies | Lavigny Strategic Reports |
| Denton Patreus | Marked Military Arms | Patreus Field Supplies | Patreus Garrison Supplies |
| Edmund Mahon | Alliance Trade Agreements | Alliance Legislative Contract | Alliance Legislative Records |
| Felicia Winters | Liberal Federal Aid | Liberal Federal Packages | Liberal Propaganda |
| Jerome Archer | Archer's Restricted Intel | Archer's Field Supplies | Archer's Garrison Supplies |
| Li Yong-Rui | Sirius Franchise Package | Sirius Industrial Equipment | Sirius Corporate Contracts |
| Nakato Kaine | Kaine Lobbying Material | Kaine Aid Supplies | Kaine Misinformation |
| Pranav Antal | Utopian Publicity | Utopian Supplies | Utopian Dissident |
| Yuri Grom | Grom Underground Support | Grom Military Supplies | Grom Counter Intelligence |
| Zemina Torval | Torval Trade Agreements | Torval Deeds | Torval Political Servants |
EDIT: Corrected alphabetic order for Edmund Mahon's position in the list.
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I had this idea for an experiment in another thread, but I thought I'd post the results here. I've been flying my Python Mk I, Elegence of Purpose, that has a capacity for 240 tons of cargo in its "multi-role" configuration.
Out of idle curiosity, I've been examining the difference between the "one ton" method, and the "bulk sale" method when it comes to selling high margin commodities. From a strictly "bore yourself to tears while minimizing any danger whatsever," the "one ton" method is clearly the way to go. I've found a commodity that lets me sell unlimited amounts at my destination for 36 merits a pop, which works out to be 8640 merits over the course of about thirty-five minutes. Plus another 180 merits if I bulk sell something on the way to pick up that commodity.
On the other hand, I can complete three and a half round trips during the same time frame, which give me a little over 700 merits per trip if I diversify my cargo, or about 2500 merits during the same amount of time. Not counting the the occasional ship scans, the opportunities to drop into PowerWreckage USSs I'm carrying some limpets for, or allowing a pirate to catch up so I can kill them for the bounty (plus merits). This is, quite frankly, a lot more than the alternative.
From a more tactical point of view, given that one of the eight commodities I traded along this route seems to way more profitable than it should be (based on a quick look at Inara), in most systems I'd be making about 2800 (+ 180) merits using the "one ton" method, which isn't that much more than an estimated 2400. Taking advantage of any opportunities along the way could easily exceed that quantity.
Plus it's a lot more fun, as well.
The weird thing is, margin had a much larger to play, when it comes to merit generation, than I expected. It seems that margin, profit, and sale price all have an important role to play. But when it comes to bulk transport, Power commodities still has everything else beat. If only there wasn't a time restriction on them...
I'm going to do some more testing, to see how things pan out.
Out of idle curiosity, I've been examining the difference between the "one ton" method, and the "bulk sale" method when it comes to selling high margin commodities. From a strictly "bore yourself to tears while minimizing any danger whatsever," the "one ton" method is clearly the way to go. I've found a commodity that lets me sell unlimited amounts at my destination for 36 merits a pop, which works out to be 8640 merits over the course of about thirty-five minutes. Plus another 180 merits if I bulk sell something on the way to pick up that commodity.
On the other hand, I can complete three and a half round trips during the same time frame, which give me a little over 700 merits per trip if I diversify my cargo, or about 2500 merits during the same amount of time. Not counting the the occasional ship scans, the opportunities to drop into PowerWreckage USSs I'm carrying some limpets for, or allowing a pirate to catch up so I can kill them for the bounty (plus merits). This is, quite frankly, a lot more than the alternative.
From a more tactical point of view, given that one of the eight commodities I traded along this route seems to way more profitable than it should be (based on a quick look at Inara), in most systems I'd be making about 2800 (+ 180) merits using the "one ton" method, which isn't that much more than an estimated 2400. Taking advantage of any opportunities along the way could easily exceed that quantity.
Plus it's a lot more fun, as well.
The weird thing is, margin had a much larger to play, when it comes to merit generation, than I expected. It seems that margin, profit, and sale price all have an important role to play. But when it comes to bulk transport, Power commodities still has everything else beat. If only there wasn't a time restriction on them...
I'm going to do some more testing, to see how things pan out.
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Today I'm having trouble scanning megaships. I've found the "Fisher's Rest" which seems to meet the criteria, but my data link scanner won't scan it. It always says "out of range" even when I approach to within 350m (the nearest I can get; the POI seems to be that deep at the centre of the megaship.
Can megaships only be scanned if you have a mission to do so, or is any other scanner needed?
I've deployed hardpoints and tried both combat and analysis mode.
Can megaships only be scanned if you have a mission to do so, or is any other scanner needed?
I've deployed hardpoints and tried both combat and analysis mode.
It's got docking. Dockable megaships are different to non-dockable.
FD apparently fixed the inability to reload the Concord cannon in the last patch. As usual, it wasn't in the patch notes 
source: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...ncord-cannons-right-now.629427/#post-10491367
source: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...ncord-cannons-right-now.629427/#post-10491367
Fly around a bit. Those Ship Log Uplinks aren't on the interior of the Megaship. Rather, the Megaship is "hollow"; it has a center axle with spokes radiating outward that hold the rest in place. If you approach it head-on or from the engine end, you'll be able to fly "inside" the superstructure and get close enough to the Ship Log Uplink to scan it. Can be a tight squeeze, so maneuver carefully.
Switched from Mahon to LYR (losing 47k merits in the process …) as I realised I was 290k away from Pack Hounds and “starting again” with LYR was only 247k … trying not to see it as “going backwards” …
Are Rares still disabled? The weekly “todo list” required them but I didn’t get any merits for the rates themselves - even the “extra” ones I brought beyond the list target.
Played for about 4 hours today and I’m up to around 20k following completion of the weekly list and maybe just over an hour in a HazRES. I think I got maybe 4000 in the HazRES from scans/kills but I’ve no idea if that’s a good rate with all the latest changes.
Are Rares still disabled? The weekly “todo list” required them but I didn’t get any merits for the rates themselves - even the “extra” ones I brought beyond the list target.
Played for about 4 hours today and I’m up to around 20k following completion of the weekly list and maybe just over an hour in a HazRES. I think I got maybe 4000 in the HazRES from scans/kills but I’ve no idea if that’s a good rate with all the latest changes.
Yes. That's correct unfortunately.
I, too, have switched to another Power. Completed the daily quests got 16000 rewards and I was given ... Rank 1. Excuse me? Shouldn't I get rank 5?Switched from Mahon to LYR (losing 47k merits in the process …) as I realised I was 290k away from Pack Hounds and “starting again” with LYR was only 247k … trying not to see it as “going backwards” …
Are Rares still disabled? The weekly “todo list” required them but I didn’t get any merits for the rates themselves - even the “extra” ones I brought beyond the list target.
Played for about 4 hours today and I’m up to around 20k following completion of the weekly list and maybe just over an hour in a HazRES. I think I got maybe 4000 in the HazRES from scans/kills but I’ve no idea if that’s a good rate with all the latest changes.
LYR has given me two tasks for scanning megaships this week and I still can't find any. So far they're never where Inara says they will be.Switched from Mahon to LYR (losing 47k merits in the process …) as I realised I was 290k away from Pack Hounds and “starting again” with LYR was only 247k … trying not to see it as “going backwards” …
Are Rares still disabled? The weekly “todo list” required them but I didn’t get any merits for the rates themselves - even the “extra” ones I brought beyond the list target.
Played for about 4 hours today and I’m up to around 20k following completion of the weekly list and maybe just over an hour in a HazRES. I think I got maybe 4000 in the HazRES from scans/kills but I’ve no idea if that’s a good rate with all the latest changes.
Happened to me too - but registered all the correct levels as soon as I got another merit.
Weird …
Sorry to interject, but basically Inara is not an official site. There should be means within the game to find these mega ships.
There are.
1) Visit systems, look at navigation panel. They show up immediately without needing FSS or Nav Beacon, so you can check a lot of systems quickly.
2) Use mission boards - missions to scan them are often present in nearby systems, which will tell you where they are.
3) Keep the messages from the ones you find, so you can tell where they're going to be next week.
Good point 3, I've never really paid attention to that.
I think it's also worth remembering that Inara is getting its information in the same ways, from players who pool their data. It doesn't have any other ways to dip into the game.
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This is a fantastic guide and I'm referring to it constantly, but I have one question for which I can't seem to find an answer:
What can I do with Power Industrial/Research Data to earn merits, if I downloaded it in a Reinforcing system?
Is the only choice just to hang onto it in case the system falls back to Acquiring?
What can I do with Power Industrial/Research Data to earn merits, if I downloaded it in a Reinforcing system?
Is the only choice just to hang onto it in case the system falls back to Acquiring?
I'm not sure if this is variable but I need to get closer than 200m to scan.
Yes, there's nowhere to hand it in that I know of. Some other discussion here. If you find a use, let me know!