Newcomer / Intro How do I find where to buy a Cobra MkIII?

Wombat1940

Wombat1940
cmdr milesred said:
I would not visit carriers, there is no reason at all to expect to buy ships from them.
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Except they are listed as having shipyards in their Galaxy Map details ........ which I found as "unavailable" only by visiting them. Not unsurprising then for a new CMDR to visit. 😉
cmdr milesred said:
first the carrier is private and has to be set by the owner to allow any person to dock
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Oh! I haven't been turned away yet ..... 😊
cmdr milesred said:
read my post about where LARGE Stations, NOT outposts sell ships, they sell to everyone, carriers do NOT.
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cmdr milesred said:
did you maybe mistype and are actually looking for the cobra mkIV ?
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No. As the Thread Title says quote: " ....... Cobra MkIII "
 

Wombat1940

Wombat1940
cmdr milesred said:
you are correct and I have indicated supply and demand in my other, other post..heh

all stations can run out of any/everything. hence sometimes eddb is not wrong, but in accurate, more importantly, not wrong but a correct guide with RNG and cmdrs and time making it appear wrong.

tick is when they replenish, so roughly 2pm and/or 2 am daily
goods aka commodities replenish every 15, 30, 60 minutes, ships and modules only once per 24 hours

I am surprised that you know this, most people do not.
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Sorry, but which of my posts are you replying to, with your response shown above ? Thanks.
 

Codger

Codger
One problem with trying to find Stations that might sell a particular ship is that until you visit a system you cannot access the System Map for that system, hence you cannot click on a Station therein to see if it has a shipyard.

Even if you know what type of economy you're looking for, and you filter the Galaxy Map to show just that economy (such as Industrial, Extraction, etc.), you still can't see the System Map to check the Stations.

That's why most folks just use EDDB.

It would be nice if the game had a better way of searching, but it does not. It's kinda more like the real world before Internet. You have to go places to see what's there.

Such is life in ED.
 

cmdr milesred

cmdr milesred
even though you did specify Horizons, I just want to add that if you use EDO to look for anything besides 'Suit' related things, you will have very very poor luck
EDO has nothing but suit related stuff and even that is a nightmare, even for people like me that have no problems finding stuff.
 

cmdr milesred

cmdr milesred
Wombat1940 said:
Sorry, but which of my posts are you replying to, with your response shown above ? Thanks.
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Today at 9:15 AM

cmdr milesred said:
........ it is a very good idea to check what ships are available at every station you visit so that you can remember or make notes for your next purchase, .......
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Good point. (y) However, don't the Shipyards, "runout" of particular ships. What I'm saying: is there a possibility Shipyard stocks will change? ;)
cmdr milesred said:
the odds of not finding a cobra at a station are very slim, ......
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Agree. (y) Hence I'm going back to Ray Stn in the Diaguandri System just to again check. ;)


they can also change the types of ships being sold if the station is taken over by a different faction.
this is important, and really too bad that many pmf's that have taken over some stations were not aware that taking over another pmf's station ends up destroying the economy and the shipyard and outfitting and many other services.
 
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cmdr milesred

cmdr milesred
Wombat1940 said:
Well, that'll save me going back and checking. 😜 Thanks. (y)

Yes. For which I'm very greatful.
I'm still here, being polite in responding to pilot's postings. I'll stop right now, hoping it's not taken as offensive.
Bye ....... ;)
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not at all, nothing offensive.___ and polite. - many of us enjoy helping.

as the rest of that missed line says, is there a reason you wanted to NOT use external sources?
 

cmdr milesred

cmdr milesred
fwiw, I have created my own database for everything, but I still use eddb a lot because it gets its data from daily players so it is always more up to date than my database.
 

Maolagin

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cmdr milesred said:
However, don't the Shipyards, "runout" of particular ships. What I'm saying: is there a possibility Shipyard stocks will change?
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Sort of. The supply of ships is not limited, so it's not like a finite number can be sold. However, the available ship selection can and does change (again, in mostly unpredictable ways) with changing states for the faction that controls the station. E.g. you might get more ships in Boom, or only cheaper ones in Famine, that kind of thing.
 

Wombat1940

Wombat1940
cmdr milesred said:
not at all, nothing offensive.___ and polite. - many of us enjoy helping.

as the rest of that missed line says, is there a reason you wanted to NOT use external sources?
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Yes, and I'm so grateful. (y)
That's why my original question was so carefully word: So the responses could be brief and to the point. ;)
The reason I'm currently not using EDDB, Inara, etc (and I have used them in the past very successfully): I want to become a competent pilot without using any of the hundreds of external sources that are available. They just all become mind-boggling...... 😖 :cry:
There's this for this, and this for that; and I can't keep up with learning the basic, fundamental flight skills of ED! :sneaky:
So I dropped them all ................. UNTIL NOW!
Wombat? ........ welcome back to EDDB! ;)
It's the first, and there will be others, but slowly, slowly.
Now. Back to the basics. Get in the 'pit Wombat! Practice engaging 75% supercruise adjustment, 2sec supercruise drop out at the "target", practice, practice, practice .... 😜
 

Para Handy

Para Handy
Wombat1940 said:
Thank you for telling me where. (y)
However, the question was also meant to infer that if it was possible, how do I physically do it ? Thank you.
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Galaxy map - use the tick boxes to only show industrial (or also extraction and refinery) - then in the system map for one (if you have been there or go there and then open system map) - each station will show its economy and if it has a shipyard. Planetary ports can have shipyards too, remember.
 

Wombat1940

Wombat1940
Para Handy said:
Galaxy map - use the tick boxes to only show industrial (or also extraction and refinery) - then in the system map for one (if you have been there or go there and then open system map) - each station will show its economy and if it has a shipyard. Planetary ports can have shipyards too, remember.
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Perfect! Let me get in my 'pit and do it. Think I follow, but don't say any more! Let me go and try it first! (y)
 

Wombat1940

Wombat1940
Jet Blaqq said:
System: Brestla
Station: I Sola Prospect (planetary)

................................................... Has all ships and modules.
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Wombat said:
I've found the System, Station, and Shipyard details (include a MkIII) at EDDB. Thanks. Now to get there.

It's fairly close to me ! 160 : -104 : -20
I'm at 67 : 68 : -23
In fact, that's very close in this world of ED.

Setting off in my Hauler now ....... ;)
 

Wombat1940

Wombat1940
Wombat1940 said:
Wombat said:
I've found the System, Station, and Shipyard details (include a MkIII) at EDDB. Thanks. Now to get there.

It's fairly close to me ! 160 : -104 : -20
I'm at 67 : 68 : -23
In fact, that's very close in this world of ED.

Setting off in my Hauler now ....... ;)
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Thank you boys.
I've bought my Cobra Mk III from the team at I Salo Prospect in the System of Brestla.
Special thanks to CMDR Northpin for providing details regarding where to buy; CMDR Para Handy for teaching me about tick boxes in a Galaxy Map; CMDR Zieman for telling about places not to visit and finally my old mate CMDR Codger for keeping me focused on achieving my goal. (y)
I know I paid top dollar, but the price was less than four hundred and fifty thousand credits so I'm not complaining.
Now to get some flight hours in and get myself fully acquainted with EDDB. ;)
 

sinisalo

sinisalo
The Cobra is a fine ship. Congrats Commander.

It was my first ship after the freewinder, and I felt like I was really moving up in the galaxy. I like fast ships. The Cobra is a fast ship.
 
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