Right now I don't even consider myself to have a home base. I just left Obsidian after almost two years parked at the station and it was barely an hour's flight time to Meliae which was where I had my other ships and most of my spare gear, modules, and racks parked. I'd totally forgotten that I'd equipped it with a 6A fuel scoop. I call it my pet black hole. Sucks up fuel so fast it's done before you even realize it deployed. WIth 128T fuel capacity I wasn't too worried if I got a string of non-scoopables along the route.
I'd like to set up shop at a station that has EVERYTHING, every ship, every service, every possible upgrade for sale, and also be in the middle of the bubble. And of course where the money is good or at least not below average.
One thing I like about this game is that no matter what you choose to do, it's going to annoy you with something before long. Haul any cargo, some coprophagic NPC pirate wants your biowaste. Carry passengers and some fool wants to go sightseeing mid trip. I wish the game allowed you to pick passengers and throw them in escape pods and push the button on them. Or better yet, contact a slave trader and just sell the annoying passenger(s) to the slaver. Wealthy tourists are the worst passengers. I'd like to be able to space them in their underpants and use them for target practice. And forget about mining in peace. It won't be long before some socialist wants you to share your wealth with him. And do nothing to earnit, of course.
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