120 million credits in on-hand cash and I have no idea what to do with it.

[CMDR_Vyse]

I suppose I could buy a Python, this time with no fear of losing it all to lack of credits for rebuy, but every time I look, I think; wouldn't I be better off just grinding up to 240 million credits and getting an Anaconda to do the same sorts of jobs better?

Kind of an odd place I find myself.

 

[Hell Razor5543]

I have a very simple rule when I am buying a ship. I always wait until I have (at least) 200% of the purchase price in my Balance before I do buy it (and this assumes I am retaining my old ship). This should ensure I have enough for the ship, some outfitting, a couple of full cargo loads, and a couple of REBUYs.

 

[Flash_Baggins]

You could:
Buy a book
write a book
book a holiday, for your book

Or just make a stupid build that has no practical use but is fun to fly

 

[TheDayman]

I suppose I could buy a Python, this time with no fear of losing it all to lack of credits for rebuy, but every time I look, I think; wouldn't I be better off just grinding up to 240 million credits and getting an Anaconda to do the same sorts of jobs better?

Kind of an odd place I find myself.

An A-rated Python will cost more than 120 mil + insurance. I think mine was about 180 mil and 6.5 mil in insurance. An A-rated Anaconda will cost MUCH MUCH more than that, but you can get away with B/C modules for around 300 mil + a lot more insurance.

 

[CMDR_Vyse]

I have a very simple rule when I am buying a ship. I always wait until I have (at least) 200% of the purchase price in my Balance before I do buy it (and this assumes I am retaining my old ship). This should ensure I have enough for the ship, some outfitting, a couple of full cargo loads, and a couple of REBUYs.

Um, I'm not certain what you're trying to tell me here. If you're talking about rebuys, I learned that bitter little lesson a couple of weeks ago. This has nothing to do with how else I want to proceed.

An A-rated Python will cost more than 120 mil + insurance. I think mine was about 180 mil and 6.5 mil in insurance. An A-rated Anaconda will cost MUCH MUCH more than that, but you can get away with B/C modules for around 300 mil + a lot more insurance.

Not if I want to trade with it, which is primarily what I'll do. A trade Python is about 60 million credits at a 15% discount, aka Li Yong-Rui systems. A tradeconda costs about 161 million again if I get everything at Li Yong-Rui systems.

 

[Alex Brentnall]

Buy all the small ships and upgrade them. You can get the cheapest 15 upgraded even with mirrored armour for that.

Thats half the ships in teh game you can enjoy and fly and mess around with little consequence of death

 

[CMDR Taipo]

Anaconda can do most things better except land at outposts. So it depends on what you want to do. If you want a Python, then buy it, start outfitting it and you'll have a ship to tinker with as you go. But if you don't care to ever land at outposts and want a bigger boat... Err ship, then save up more, at least double what you have, for the 'conda.

 

[_Fissure]

Narcotics and Robigo slaves girls.....lots and lots of narcotics and Robigo slave girls....


On a more serious note, you can get a nicely fitted Multi-roll Python for that price. As others have said, an Anaconda will run you much, much more. Honestly, I wouldn't pick up an Anaconda until you have 300 million in the bank, and I'd buy everything at a 15% discount. That's what I did, and it produced a fairly decent battle/trade Econo-conda build.

 

[GJ51]

I suppose I could buy a Python, this time with no fear of losing it all to lack of credits for rebuy, but every time I look, I think; wouldn't I be better off just grinding up to 240 million credits and getting an Anaconda to do the same sorts of jobs better?

Kind of an odd place I find myself.

Insufficient data

What do you want to do?

What are you flying now, what's it worth, how's it equipped, how much would you have if you parked your current ship and stripped the modules?

A Python is a decent all arounder, but is best at trading to outposts and doing missions that require landing at outposts, That's its best use. If that's what you want to do, then a Python makes sense. If you're more combat oriented, then you want to look at the FDL.

An Anaconda with a 240Mil budget will limit it to mostly exploration or trading but only at stations with large landing pads.

Without knowing your goals or interests and without a full understanding of your total assets, it's not possible to give you an intelligent recommendation.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

A rate all the small ships you neglected when you started out.
That's what I'm wasting my money on!

Also discovered some new ships I now love flying, even if they actually serve no purpose. Lol

 

[Bariel]

If you are looking to trade and the python will allow you to trade more than your current ship, then I would say go for it. The faster revenue from the python will enable you to get to the Anaconda that much quicker - it does depend on what you are using as a trading ship now though.

 

[Ant_Solo]

http://coriolis.io/outfit/orca/24A6...6b.AwRj4ypI.CwBhGYEYxAmeGzNSxzCA?bn=Cold Orca

You are welcome.

 

[Lheim]

Buy and kit out a FDL. They're an absolute joy to fly. Then grind up the cash to get a c-grade Python at least.

 

[nosleepdemon]

Grind to the Annie, you only need around 150m to make a reasonable Trade/Explorea-conda

 

[happyfunball]

It comes down to what you're doing right now to grind for credits and what are you flying. Bulk A<->B trading can net you 5-6 million CR/hr easy in a trade Python. If you're earning similar or better right now, then stick with what you're doing. If you're doing worse, then upgrade to a trade Python. Of course, bulk trading in a Python doesn't come close to long range smuggling, but some people don't like long range smuggling.

 

[CMDR_Vyse]

Buy and kit out a FDL. They're an absolute joy to fly. Then grind up the cash to get a c-grade Python at least.

I did.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=238089

Ultimately I found I wasn't earning credits any faster than I was in my FAS, so I went back to the FAS. Yes, I liked the shield tanking, but when you have a hull as tough as the FAS, the shield tanking really isn't that consequential. Plus, the FAS flies circles around the FDL.

 

[Jaybong]

i know that feel, I am close to 400mil and never liked flying anything bigger than my FDL. I am hoping that the Engineers patch gives us tons to spend money on.

 

[ShimEnki]

Save it for future additional items

120 mill seems like a lot now..wait till more robust items arrive and youil probably wish that 1 billion was your CR on hand arrival point

 

[SCTrojanbulldog]

Save it for future additional items

120 mill seems like a lot now..wait till more robust items arrive and youil probably wish that 1 billion was your CR on hand arrival point

Ya, this!!!

Trust this guy. Imagine if FD releases your preferred version of the big ship, you want to minimize all the grinding that may have to be done to acquire that asset.

 

[Viking84]

Grind to the Annie, you only need around 150m to make a reasonable Trade/Explorea-conda

But the Conda is no fun if it can't defend itself properly... at least in my opinion Mine cost just over 500 million with 15% discount - which might be overkill but you would need to A-rate a lot of it to have any joy from it. Personally I would rather fly an A-rated ASP (and I hate the ASP) than a low spec Conda. If money is your objective smuggling is the only way to go I'm afraid until 2.1 hits

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i know that feel, I am close to 400mil and never liked flying anything bigger than my FDL. I am hoping that the Engineers patch gives us tons to spend money on.

Also this - I plan on racking up the credits prior to 2.1 in the (possibly optimistic) view that there will be a serious overhaul of the whole game and more to both spend credits on and do with the stuff we have already spent credits on