[hotas] I have a decent amount of credit but am thinking of doing a "Clear Save" to start my ranking over. If I do a "clear save" do I just lose my ships (I would start by selling them all) or do I lose all of my credits too and start over with just 1000?
Do I lose my credits if I do a "Clear Save"?
- Thread starter JetsonRING
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Think about the word "clear" in context with the word "save", ponder that meaning.
Try it and see what happens 
You can ask support to wipe your ranking without losing anything else.
verminstar
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Yes but if I recall, a word to support has worked fer others who wished to reset their standings but keep their assets when migrating from one platform to another. I know yer not switching platforms, thats not what yer referring to but just pointing out that its certainly possible. But that was some time ago, things may have changed but fer sure I know ye would need to deal with support directly.
They are not going to do that, unless you can convince them it was an accident. And then they will just reset you to what you had before.
store stuff is bound to your account, not your character
Imagine the grind starting all over.
If you want a fresh start why not purchase another ED and start another account, so you still have what you worked for, and can also start anew.
I loved ED more than any other game I'd ever played, until I discovered their nerf hammer and unfixed bugs, and what I saw from making my own bug reports.
Now I hate the game, and just want to finish up my last 68% in combat to become triple elite.
I hope they do something great for the game by that time.
If you want a fresh start why not purchase another ED and start another account, so you still have what you worked for, and can also start anew.
I loved ED more than any other game I'd ever played, until I discovered their nerf hammer and unfixed bugs, and what I saw from making my own bug reports.
Now I hate the game, and just want to finish up my last 68% in combat to become triple elite.
I hope they do something great for the game by that time.
So between us we got most of it but nobody got first discoveries as something that is not wiped. My comprehensive(?) list:
Reset save removes:
Ranks, stored ships, credits, current ship, faction rep and local rep. It clears statistics such as hours played, it clears exploration data to view systems and pretty much everything else like fighter pilots etc.
It also clears Holo-Me saves.
It does NOT remove:
Store purchases (although you won't own the ships to put paintjobs etc on).
Game settings (graphics etc).
Friends list. Even changing your Cmdr name you will still have your list, they just see you as a new name now.
First Discoveries. You can't see the systems anymore unless you re-visit them, however, your tag on planets/stars etc is eternal!
Anything out of game like voice control etc obv not affected
Knowledge and experience etc.
Let me know if I missed anything.
I second Aaron Ts point. I have my primary acc I will never reset and a secondary that I bought for £15 in a sale. I've reset the 2nd account over 30 times so far iirc because I use it for roleplay under different cmdr names. Never normally get past an Asp E in credit/ship value and hardly ever engineer.
Reset save removes:
Ranks, stored ships, credits, current ship, faction rep and local rep. It clears statistics such as hours played, it clears exploration data to view systems and pretty much everything else like fighter pilots etc.
It also clears Holo-Me saves.
It does NOT remove:
Store purchases (although you won't own the ships to put paintjobs etc on).
Game settings (graphics etc).
Friends list. Even changing your Cmdr name you will still have your list, they just see you as a new name now.
First Discoveries. You can't see the systems anymore unless you re-visit them, however, your tag on planets/stars etc is eternal!
Anything out of game like voice control etc obv not affected
Knowledge and experience etc.
Let me know if I missed anything.
I second Aaron Ts point. I have my primary acc I will never reset and a secondary that I bought for £15 in a sale. I've reset the 2nd account over 30 times so far iirc because I use it for roleplay under different cmdr names. Never normally get past an Asp E in credit/ship value and hardly ever engineer.
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I cleared my save about a year ago after I had grinded up to Anaconda the hard way i.e. no Robigo runs etc. I just wanted to have a clean start. Even though I have now passed Anaconda in my new save I sometimes regret destroying my initial commander. As stated in other replies you will lose everything.
So do not clear your save!
Just buy another copy of ED and start over there.
So do not clear your save!
Just buy another copy of ED and start over there.
Instead of "save clear" aka total wipe you can perform "unofficial soft reset". Pick a small ship, not necessarily Sidewinder, it may be Adder, Viper, Cobra - case is something small. Sell all the rest, stored modules included. This way you will reduce your assets, reset your progress without affecting your credit balance.
I like that idea.
Maybe even set a goal of one month so you do not go crazy, and take a small ship and go somewhere else, and do stuff you have not done since the early days, keep it simple, and have fun, and not worry about credits, rank etc...