Newcomer / Intro Frustrated

[HarlequiNQB]

I tried a few missions picking up the barrels ... tedious ... often they are too close and when I exit hyper drive they are gone.
I tried a few missions hunting the bad guy lurking in one of three places (tedious) ... I go to all three places ... get fuel over and over (tedious) ... bad guy never there.
And then there's the mission to get slaves ... where are the slaves ? that one didn't have a chance to get tedious.
Can't sell any nav data because I guess I'd have to fly 10 tank-fulls of fuel in some direction before I'm far enough away to sell the data ... tedious.
I don't have enough gaming time available to study and create a database of commodity values in various systems (tedious) so trading is out.
Mining ... ew ... there really ought to be purchasable mining drones ... parking in front of a rock at length holding a button down seems tedious.
I'll have to admit ... Eve (the space spreadsheet) held my attention much longer.
I can't seem to enjoy this game ... I really don't need any more tedium in my life.
Is there any non-tedious way to earn money with the beginner space ship?

Close to every star in a system with a station is a Nav Point. It will be listed in your navigation computer list (first tab, left and display). Go to that point and scan some ships. Within 5 minutes you should find one that's wanted (it will read WANTED in the status area to the lower left of the forward view). Shoot it. Don't die. Good luck. (you might die if you pick on the wrong ship, but you said you didn't want tedium, and you can always run away).

 

[andyraptor]

you could always try looking at that Eve spreadsheet... seems to be the only thing you don't find tedious in your life

try donating the game to your little brother ... he'll probably show you "how" after about an hour or 2 of play

 

[DangerMuncher]

Close to every star in a system with a station is a Nav Point. It will be listed in your navigation computer list (first tab, left and display). Go to that point and scan some ships. Within 5 minutes you should find one that's wanted (it will read WANTED in the status area to the lower left of the forward view). Shoot it. Don't die. Good luck. (you might die if you pick on the wrong ship, but you said you didn't want tedium, and you can always run away).

Thanks! That helped! Definitely not tedious!