BB smuggling missions seem to have disappeared again

Hordriss

Hordriss
No, I'm not talking the likes of Robigo.

I mean the basic, short range stuff where you transport stuff up to 50LY and get a modest amount for your troubles.

Last night, I thought I'd have a little play in my Cobra after it's been docked for ages (and I'd forgotten how much fun it is to fly). But, despite being in space where I'm allied with most factions, I found no smuggling missions I could accept (and only a couple on the unobtainable list). There weren't even that many legal cargo missions.

Is this gonna be fixed soon? This used to be my favourite way of making money, however modest the gains were. Currently, there's nothing.

I'm really not interested in doing the likes of Robigo and getting insane amounts of money. I just want the short range stuff where I try to beat the scans to avoid getting fined.
 

CMDR Nef

CMDR Nef
They're still there for me. In Cubeo right now, and seeing 1-3 million credit slave smuggling missions for around 50 slaves only transported 60ly away.

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Also like 5-6 normal trading missions in the range of 200,000cr.
 

Hordriss

Hordriss
Omnifarious Nef said:
They're still there for me. In Cubeo right now, and seeing 1-3 million credit slave smuggling missions for around 50 slaves only transported 60ly away.

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Also like 5-6 normal trading missions in the range of 200,000cr.
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Hmmm, might have to go to Cubeo then. Sadly it means I'd also have to dock the Cobra as well, as it can only carry 36T. Oh, well. Better go get my Asp again.

Thanks for the tip. :)
 

CMDR Nef

CMDR Nef
Hordriss said:
Hmmm, might have to go to Cubeo then. Sadly it means I'd also have to dock the Cobra as well, as it can only carry 36T. Oh, well. Better go get my Asp again.

Thanks for the tip. :)
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When I was flying through Fed space to clear some of my Sidewinder bookmarks for the upcoming update after returning to Cubeo from Diaguandri, I noticed Tun had quite a few too, along with a good few charity missions. Got 17% on Ensign in one go.
 

DustyArne

DustyArne
I saw a litterally a dozen of those 500k till 1 mill missions yesterday in a outpost near Kremainn.. I dont recall the system, but it was small.. only 75k population.

They are still there for me.
 

UnhappyDev

UnhappyDev
DustyArne said:
I saw a litterally a dozen of those 500k till 1 mill missions yesterday in a outpost near Kremainn.. I dont recall the system, but it was small.. only 75k population.

They are still there for me.
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And me. You have to shop around to find the good missions
 

3Wood

3Wood
Its a case of familiarity breeding contempt. Basically the game logic requires you to move around a bit. I am convinced that the game is programmed to limit the BB value every 24 hours. So rotate between 3 or 4 favourite stations.
 

DustyArne

DustyArne
3Wood said:
Its a case of familiarity breeding contempt. Basically the game logic requires you to move around a bit. I am convinced that the game is programmed to limit the BB value every 24 hours. So rotate between 3 or 4 favourite stations.
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Im not sure about this.

I am sure that it's connected to the state of the minor faction is in at that moment.

With 1.6 we can filter systems on Economic state, this way, its really easy to find missions you want to do. (very hyped about this btw)
 

3Wood

3Wood
DustyArne said:
Im not sure about this.

I am sure that it's connected to the state of the minor faction is in at that moment.

With 1.6 we can filter systems on Economic state, this way, its really easy to find missions you want to do. (very hyped about this btw)
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Trust me it does. You cant keep going back to the same station and expect juicy bb contracts to be available. Come back the next day and they are there again. Its consistent behaviour.
 

CMDR Nef

CMDR Nef
3Wood said:
Trust me it does. You cant keep going back to the same station and expect juicy bb contracts to be available. Come back the next day and they are there again. Its consistent behaviour.
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The missions at Cubeo have been consistent for me for the last week and a half grinding all day every day for Imperial rank.
 

DustyArne

DustyArne
3Wood said:
Trust me it does. You cant keep going back to the same station and expect juicy bb contracts to be available. Come back the next day and they are there again. Its consistent behaviour.
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Yes, you are right..

I think I've read somewhere that the BB refreshes every 4 hours...
 

sibullski

sibullski
Hordriss said:
No, I'm not talking the likes of Robigo.

I mean the basic, short range stuff where you transport stuff up to 50LY and get a modest amount for your troubles.

Last night, I thought I'd have a little play in my Cobra after it's been docked for ages (and I'd forgotten how much fun it is to fly). But, despite being in space where I'm allied with most factions, I found no smuggling missions I could accept (and only a couple on the unobtainable list). There weren't even that many legal cargo missions.

Is this gonna be fixed soon? This used to be my favourite way of making money, however modest the gains were. Currently, there's nothing.

I'm really not interested in doing the likes of Robigo and getting insane amounts of money. I just want the short range stuff where I try to beat the scans to avoid getting fined.
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I smuggle in the bubble all the time I just go to government deselect everything that isn't anarchy and then go out to the backwater anarchy systems at the edge of the bubble. They typically have low populations and only outposts but I have reasonably good luck finding smuggling missions there that go anywhere from 300k to 2 million credits. I just fly around from anarchy outpost to anarchy outpost until I find a couple smuggling missions or even more. Hope that helps.

also another helpful tip is to become allied with alliance because they are the only superpower who have anarchy factions aligned with them.
 
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Hordriss

Hordriss
sibullski said:
I smuggle in the bubble all the time I just go to government deselect everything that isn't anarchy and then go out to the backwater anarchy systems at the edge of the bubble. They typically have low populations and only outposts but I have reasonably good luck finding smuggling missions there that go anywhere from 300k to 2 million credits. I just fly around from anarchy outpost to anarchy outpost until I find a couple smuggling missions or even more. Hope that helps.
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Cool thanks. Next time I'm on I will do that. I just wanna get smuggling again. :)
 

3Wood

3Wood
DustyArne said:
Yes, you are right..

I think I've read somewhere that the BB refreshes every 4 hours...
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I dont play long enough to be sure but 4 hours is credible, thanks.

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Hordriss said:
Sorry, I don't understand? Perhaps I'm being thick, but how do you sell legal goods on the black market?
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Imperial slaves for example. Legal in Empire space but illegal in Federation.
 
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