So, I traded out my Cobra, and picked up an Asp. I've outfitted it to carry 116 tons and have been picking up 10-30 food/slave/tech fetch missions from Mikunn before I make a major run to fulfill them. Been mostly doing a loop with HIP 93685-Gandones-Virus. I made 8 trips today, hit Allied after trip two, have been just adding to the boom ever since.
Couple of thoughts/questions:
1. I dropped in on an USS in MIkunn, there were 4 ships there, all Duke boys. Two started scanning me for cargo, I figured I was ok since I had "friendly" status, but I started to boost away just in case... when one fired on me. I figured he started it, I'll finish... so i blasted him to space dust. Even though he attacked me, my rep with the Dukes showed a red arrow. I guess we can't shoot down anyone with the Dukes or suffer the consequences?
2. I was filling up to 6-7 slave fetch missions per trip, but the result to the Dukes was not always the same on delivery. It was a bit random how it would affect famine, influence, civil unrest, boom. Liquor/Beer/Wine are hit and miss as well... missions can affect lockdown, civil unrest, influence. Should we be avoiding these missions because the results are not predictable?
3. Now that I've spent a day getting in good with the Dukes, should I move on to the HR system and start doing missions from there only? Or are the missions in Mikunn having an effect on the influence of the Dukes in HR as well?
BTW, anybody making runs to Virus for slaves... prepare yourself to be intercepted. I got chased every trip, and in one trip they nailed me three times. They're really aggressive there. Good place to go if you want to have a bit of fun though...
CMDR Maxamillion-X72