I was wondering what was the fastests way of earning credits was. I used to do passenger missions which earned me 2 million credits per journey, however they were so nothing boring and tedious. Does anyone recommend s more fast paced method of earning money. And to be a bit more picky what would be the best ship and outfitting for it, keep in mind I only have 2 million credits. Thank you!
Best way of earning credits
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1) go out there in the cobra below
2) mine 32 void opals in an ice ring with void opal hot spot
3) sell at pirate attack/boom/investment system
4) get a bigger boat
5) rinse repeat
6) ???
7) profit !!! (become a billionaire)
2) mine 32 void opals in an ice ring with void opal hot spot
3) sell at pirate attack/boom/investment system
4) get a bigger boat
5) rinse repeat
6) ???
7) profit !!! (become a billionaire)
Core mining is super profitable, if you mine Void Opals.
I made (using an Anaconda) 350m credits in a couple of hours.
You just need a ship with atleast 1 class 2 hardpoint (for the seismic charge launcher), 1 class 1 hardpoint (for the abrasion blaster), and plenty of internals, for a small refinery (1-2 bins is fine), cargo space, collection limpets (or you can manually scoop, but it's slower), an ok shield, and a detailed surface scanner.
Then look up a YouTube guide on how to mine VOs.
I made (using an Anaconda) 350m credits in a couple of hours.
You just need a ship with atleast 1 class 2 hardpoint (for the seismic charge launcher), 1 class 1 hardpoint (for the abrasion blaster), and plenty of internals, for a small refinery (1-2 bins is fine), cargo space, collection limpets (or you can manually scoop, but it's slower), an ok shield, and a detailed surface scanner.
Then look up a YouTube guide on how to mine VOs.
Great help your amazing +REP
What is 8) ?9) Win the game and come to forums to complain about lack of content
Steam charts thread?
No no no, 8) is clearly
"Now that I've made far more money than I'll ever use, complain that it's far to easy to make money, and it should be nerfed!"
Then of course, somewhere down the list, like #15ish, is "I've run out of money, why has VO mining been nerfed?!"
"Now that I've made far more money than I'll ever use, complain that it's far to easy to make money, and it should be nerfed!"
Then of course, somewhere down the list, like #15ish, is "I've run out of money, why has VO mining been nerfed?!"
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If your ship isn’t yellow it displeases the opal god o7
Why need to earn, when you can rob'em?
Stacking pirate MM's. I have 2 systems that with one trip between them (allowing for a mission tick after arrivial) allows me to have upto 13 that can be worked on at the same time in the nearby haz rez
Downside is they're in Colonia but I'm sure you can replicate in the bubble
At allied EACH SHIP killed is worth ~500k per mission (upto max of 6.5 mil) plus kws scan on top
20 mins prep and I can clear easily 1/2 billion or so plus mats in an hour or so killing (say 2 hours total gameplay)
Downside is they're in Colonia but I'm sure you can replicate in the bubble
At allied EACH SHIP killed is worth ~500k per mission (upto max of 6.5 mil) plus kws scan on top
20 mins prep and I can clear easily 1/2 billion or so plus mats in an hour or so killing (say 2 hours total gameplay)
But...but Void Opals are black...!
You forgot about complaining about the grind.9) Win the game and come to forums to complain about lack of content
What bugs me is they get all this money, buy a huge big ship and still can't fly any better than they could with an adder.
I note your title says best way, rather than fastest.
So my reply is: the best way of earning credits is the one that you enjoy the most. Play the game, have fun, credits and ranks will come along in their own good time.
So my reply is: the best way of earning credits is the one that you enjoy the most. Play the game, have fun, credits and ranks will come along in their own good time.
Damn good reply. One of the good/bad (delete as applicable) things about Elite is that no matter what you do, you'll probably get a revenue stream from it. Unless you're going through ships at a hell of a rate...
Just do stuff. Don’t look at your credit balance more that once per session. You’ll have more than a government can waste before you realize it.
VO mining is the quickest, easiest.
I prefer running my stripped out Annie as a passenger barge. With a fully engineered FSD, and guardian booster, I can bounce all over the bubble. Add in fully allied status, and the profits get stupid. 4 or 5 missions, at 5-8 million each.. about 20-30 million an hour ? Thats enough for me. 3 billion in assets ( Cutter, Vette, Annie, Python, and Asp-X ), plus 500 million in cash.
I have issues finding stuff I want to spend the $$ on.
I prefer running my stripped out Annie as a passenger barge. With a fully engineered FSD, and guardian booster, I can bounce all over the bubble. Add in fully allied status, and the profits get stupid. 4 or 5 missions, at 5-8 million each.. about 20-30 million an hour ? Thats enough for me. 3 billion in assets ( Cutter, Vette, Annie, Python, and Asp-X ), plus 500 million in cash.
I have issues finding stuff I want to spend the $$ on.
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