Cheap Type-6

jammasterjef

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I just got Elite:Dangerous a few days ago, and I've decided to become a trader, in which I have an Adder that I've been using for my cargo, but would like to upgrade to a Type-6. Does anyone know where you can presently get the cheapest price for one?
 

GraXXoR

GraXXoR
Yi Log Rui space has 15% off all ships... for all players regardless of affiliation.
Diaguandri is the go to since it has one of the most extensive shipyards and an excellent selection of A grade parts in all sizes.
 
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XW_Ziggy

XW_Ziggy
If you've just started and you're taking trade missions from a mission board, it's worth noting that the most lucrative rewards are usually from mining outposts (smaller station type) in a system that's primarily extraction economy.

Transporting rare materials nets you bigger payouts, and that payout scales as your reputation with the factions giving those missions improve. It's often worth taking the reputation rewards instead of the monetary rewards for a couple of hours so that you can move your reputation bars with those factions to "allied" as fast as possible. It'll pay off quickly as you can be earning over 1 million credits just for a single delivery once allied.

Data delivery missions are ideal for raising reputation because you can stack 20 of them at once and if you're lucky you will probably find that several of them go to the same place, killing multiple birds with a single stone.

Once you're earning good money, your next goal as a trader is to aim for either a Python (best outpost-capable cargo ship for stations without a large landing pad) and the T-9 for bulk trading. As always, don't be tempted to buy the ship the instant you can afford it. Make sure you have enough money to upgrade the internals a bit and don't leave the docking bay unless you have enough money for a rebuy (5% of your total ship value).

o7, newbie.
 
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monogenetic

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Check out Diaguandri or Lembava. Both systems offer a discount and have good outfitting. Then either trade rares or trade basic meds to outbreak systems
 

LP Garnell

LP Garnell
henry1491 said:
The T6 is imho one of the most underrated ships in the game. It's great at almost everything except combat, and once A-rated actually quite a decent ship to fly.

In summary, I sold my Asp and kept my T6 - now converted for passenger missions.
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I used the heck out of mine early in the game. Trading and mining. Don't know where it stands with 3.0, but it used to be #4 on jump range (dbx,annie,aspx).
 

Arthur Shappey

Arthur Shappey
XW_Ziggy said:
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Transporting rare materials nets you bigger payouts, and that payout scales as your reputation with the factions giving those missions improve. It's often worth taking the reputation rewards instead of the monetary rewards for a couple of hours so that you can move your reputation bars with those factions to "allied" as fast as possible. It'll pay off quickly as you can be earning over 1 million credits just for a single delivery once allied.
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Although your advice is sound, I think you've forgotten to factor in the trading rank. All mission rewards are scaled comparatively to your (relevant) rank. So an Elite trader who is allied will get much, much, much bigger mission payouts compared to a Penniless trader.
 

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XW_Ziggy

XW_Ziggy
Arthur Shappey said:
Although your advice is sound, I think you've forgotten to factor in the trading rank. All mission rewards are scaled comparatively to your (relevant) rank. So an Elite trader who is allied will get much, much, much bigger mission payouts compared to a Penniless trader.
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That is a valid point! I've been elite for so long I'd completely forgotten about it!
Regardless of rank though, precious metals delivery missions from an extraction economy are still usually among the most lucrativel; You just won't be getting 1m cr for a single delivery at penniless ;)
 
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Andovar

Andovar
I know you're looking for cheap so assuming your funds are low.
The eddb.io advice is sound, but please, for the love of gaming, don't fly without the rebuy! :)
 

BarFly

BarFly
Hello,

XW_Ziggy said:
That is a valid point! I've been elite for so long I'd completely forgotten about it!
Regardless of rank though, precious metals delivery missions from an extraction economy are still usually among the most lucrativel; You just won't be getting 1m cr for a single delivery at penniless ;)
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Hightech/Refinery system, allied with all the factions and Entrepreneur the best payout i get for a 180t, 1 jump delivery is ~2.2 millions.
The problem at the place i'm right now, there are no missions back and just very few 'Industry needs..'* missions.

Edit:
This is <imho> the starter kit for a T6
https://eddp.co/u/uKk1J4sv
The A - Distributor is great to boost twice

* I'm open to an advise where it is better. [wink]
 
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MickyG1982

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henry1491 said:
The T6 is imho one of the most underrated ships in the game. It's great at almost everything except combat, and once A-rated actually quite a decent ship to fly.

In summary, I sold my Asp and kept my T6 - now converted for passenger missions.
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It's even fun in combat - if you don't bite off more than you can chew. I always assess my incoming interdictors to see if they are relatively low ranked in small ships - If they are I let them catch me & claim the bounty...

Of course I learned my lesson when I dropped for one, forgetting that I also had three more on my tail too, yeah didn't survive that one, lesson learned (cheaply).
 

DNA-Decay

DNA-Decay
So much love for the T-6.
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Even when I bought a Clipper, I kept my T-6 hull.
Just really felt like a working home or something.
 

XW_Ziggy

XW_Ziggy
BarFly said:
Hello,


Hightech/Refinery system, allied with all the factions and Entrepreneur the best payout i get for a 180t, 1 jump delivery is ~2.2 millions.
The problem at the place i'm right now, there are no missions back and just very few 'Industry needs..'* missions.

Edit:
This is <imho> the starter kit for a T6
https://eddp.co/u/uKk1J4sv
The A - Distributor is great to boost twice

* I'm open to an advise where it is better. [wink]
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In all fairness, 2.2m cr in a ship that costs only half that isn't a bad deal for early game players. The lack of decent return missions isn't uncommon but just fill your hold with whatever commodity has the highest demand/price at the mission-giving station - you can probably make 300K cr for the return journey.

The only thing a T-6 really needs right out of the shipyard is a better FSD and some mine launchers. If you get interdicted and lose the interdiction minigame, you can't just flee because you'll be immediately interdicted again. Just drop mines as you flee and most of the smaller pirates will kill themselves chasing you.
 

Ralph Vargr

Ralph Vargr
Spacecat said:
I really tried to like the T6 but just couldn't. It overheats like mad. Keelback is better.
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The T6 has a jump range the Keelback will never match. It's faster than the Keelback. Yes, it overheats. This means power/heat management skills. But, for a trader, it is a very good ship.
 
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