As per title 
Sounds like most commanders have a favoured home where they keep most/all of their ships and modules, and I'm interested to know where and why people have settled.
For myself, I'm based in Sak Manka, an imperial system near the 'bottom' of the bubble. High tech economy means it has a broad array of modules and ships, and the coriolis station, Impey Vision (love the name) sits just 10-11ls from the star, so very fast to get to once in-system. There are some materials on local planets, but it's not the best system for farming by far. Does have an encoded material trader.
Originally came here about 7-8 weeks ago. Long story short, I was feeling guilty after doing a 'wet work' mission that had me murdering civilians - and didn't even complete properly, causing me to abandon the mission with a bounty on my head. As penance, I dedicated myself to shifting refugees out of the Apishna system, which was dealing with the aftermath of a Thargoid attack. Turned out those taxi runs were amazing money/hour even in my little Cobra, and it's a decently fast way to grind ranks with the local superpower - and I really wanted that sexy Clipper*.
So I spent several days playing taxi driver and ultimately needed somewhere nearby that I could swap ships/modules. Sak Manka filled that particular need. And Impey Vision's flight control is staffed by a gentleman with a charming Imperial accent and he makes me feel valued and respected. That there is a man who knows to order the nearest slave to prepare a pot of Fujin tea whenever my ship approaches the dock. That is proper service, and you just can't find that everywhere.
Anyway, in more recent times, Sak Manka has gone to war with Apishna (which is still repairing), with the result that both systems are full of high grade signal sources and great for grabbing imperial shields and similar materials. I don't even care who wins, since I'm allied to the relevant factions in both systems. I have no intention of picking a side or getting involved in the conflict; may the best faction win because I'm with the winners either way. Marvellous.
*I have since concluded that the Clipper isn't really good for much besides getting away from other things. Which is a useful ability, if you're a trader or miner, and not very handy for anything else. Due to the location near the outer edge of the bubble, I would be willing to re-home to another high tech system, if I found one with the same facilities plus an accessible haz res. Bonus points for being along a superpower border, extra bonus if it is near all three territories.
Sounds like most commanders have a favoured home where they keep most/all of their ships and modules, and I'm interested to know where and why people have settled.For myself, I'm based in Sak Manka, an imperial system near the 'bottom' of the bubble. High tech economy means it has a broad array of modules and ships, and the coriolis station, Impey Vision (love the name) sits just 10-11ls from the star, so very fast to get to once in-system. There are some materials on local planets, but it's not the best system for farming by far. Does have an encoded material trader.
Originally came here about 7-8 weeks ago. Long story short, I was feeling guilty after doing a 'wet work' mission that had me murdering civilians - and didn't even complete properly, causing me to abandon the mission with a bounty on my head. As penance, I dedicated myself to shifting refugees out of the Apishna system, which was dealing with the aftermath of a Thargoid attack. Turned out those taxi runs were amazing money/hour even in my little Cobra, and it's a decently fast way to grind ranks with the local superpower - and I really wanted that sexy Clipper*.
So I spent several days playing taxi driver and ultimately needed somewhere nearby that I could swap ships/modules. Sak Manka filled that particular need. And Impey Vision's flight control is staffed by a gentleman with a charming Imperial accent and he makes me feel valued and respected. That there is a man who knows to order the nearest slave to prepare a pot of Fujin tea whenever my ship approaches the dock. That is proper service, and you just can't find that everywhere.
Anyway, in more recent times, Sak Manka has gone to war with Apishna (which is still repairing), with the result that both systems are full of high grade signal sources and great for grabbing imperial shields and similar materials. I don't even care who wins, since I'm allied to the relevant factions in both systems. I have no intention of picking a side or getting involved in the conflict; may the best faction win because I'm with the winners either way. Marvellous.
*I have since concluded that the Clipper isn't really good for much besides getting away from other things. Which is a useful ability, if you're a trader or miner, and not very handy for anything else. Due to the location near the outer edge of the bubble, I would be willing to re-home to another high tech system, if I found one with the same facilities plus an accessible haz res. Bonus points for being along a superpower border, extra bonus if it is near all three territories.
