Newcomer / Intro If I store a ship - do I have to go back for it to swap?

[Crazy Jedi]

This might sound daft but-----

If i buy a new ship say a Cobra at space station X and store my old Adder............ Do I have to go back to space station X to swap back from my Cobra in to my old Adder??

 

[velociraptor_Sb]

yes you do Obi wan , ships can t teleport , u find em where u left em .

May the force be with you

 

[Crazy Jedi]

yes you do Obi wan , ships can t teleport , u find em where u left em .

May the force be with you

Oh boo!

Ah well as I am trying to be a deep space explorer I guess certain sacrifices have to be made...... The old Adder and I had a good run. It's just hard to say goodbye some times............ Ahh this is why my wife thinks I'm a hoarder

 

[Evyl Minkey]

Find a "home" system. Leave all your ships there and just go back when you want to change.

 

[Crazy Jedi]

Find a "home" system. Leave all your ships there and just go back when you want to change.

Any good ideas for a central hub.....I'm still early doors2

 

[Exeider]

Any good ideas for a central hub.....I'm still early doors2

I live out in Epsilon Eridani 4, and live there, otherwise known as Babylon 5.....at least to me.

 

[Cybermykl]

Mine is G 180-18. I'm a friendly there and have a good relation with the locals - all "green". Plus, it's a good place to accessorize my ship as the base has all the cool toys. And there is Anarchy just a hop, skip and jump away. To get my fill of fighting there is plenty of comflict zones in nearby Ovid. Stop by and say "hello".

 

[Lemonhoko]

Come on over to Nuts...just for the name sake...good way to gain empire rank too...surrounded by empire systems.

Nuts...love the name!

 

[willowfan]

I live out in Epsilon Eridani 4, and live there, otherwise known as Babylon 5.....at least to me.

Now, why didn't I think of that!

 

[Newt Loranas]

Just because it's not obvious to some people - A sidewinder makes an excellent "shuttle" when moving your collection of ships to the same system. Just buy one, upgrade it with a bigger FSD (if needed) fly to your ship, downgrade it and sell it. It's just cost you 3200 cr to "hire" the sidewinder for 1 journey ( + fuel )

 

[Crazy Jedi]

Now, why didn't I think of that!

You missed a trick with that one

 

[andyraptor]

Just because it's not obvious to some people - A sidewinder makes an excellent "shuttle" when moving your collection of ships to the same system. Just buy one, upgrade it with a bigger FSD (if needed) fly to your ship, downgrade it and sell it. It's just cost you 3200 cr to "hire" the sidewinder for 1 journey ( + fuel )

Use a hauler - upgrade FSD (resell before getting rid) Cheap E grade fuel scoop

Much better jump range than a sidey - less hassle

just a thought

 

[Dommarraa]

Any good ideas for a central hub.....I'm still early doors2

Ideal Hub will contain:
High Pop - High Tech station within 1000ls . For storage, ships and upgrades
RES - For BH
Platform - Pay off FF fines from above - Will be close to the RES and have a Black Market
Be near a border so Bountys can be claimed easily

 

[Exeider]

Now, why didn't I think of that!

as soon as I found out the system was in the game, I made a beeline for it, then once in the system went to Eridani 4 to see if a station was there, and there is, and it's the right station type to be Babylon 5-ish, with all the forky bits, and it's colored blue.

 

[Crazy Jedi]

as soon as I found out the system was in the game, I made a beeline for it, then once in the system went to Eridani 4 to see if a station was there, and there is, and it's the right station type to be Babylon 5-ish, with all the forky bits, and it's colored blue.

I think I may have to head out there too!

 

[willowfan]

My avatar is now my Asp in orbit around Epsilon Eridani 4

 

[Crazy Jedi]

My avatar is now my Asp in orbit around Epsilon Eridani 4

That looks cooool!!!

 

[Pyrion]

+1 for using the hauler as a shuttle. Fit best FSD and if you want buy some D modules to increase range further. Don't forget to sell those components before you sell the ship to avoid the 10% deduction. This way you only lose 10% of hauler base price, which is practically nothing.

 

[who?]

Just because it's not obvious to some people - A sidewinder makes an excellent "shuttle" when moving your collection of ships to the same system. Just buy one, upgrade it with a bigger FSD (if needed) fly to your ship, downgrade it and sell it. It's just cost you 3200 cr to "hire" the sidewinder for 1 journey ( + fuel )

Gah! Why didn't I think of this.

I was wondering how do you leave all your ships in the one place - unless you manage to buy them all from the same shipyard. It didn't occur to me to buy a "throwaway" Sidewinder as a shuttle. My ships are spread so far around the sectors I'm not sure a stock Sidewinder could even reach them.

Maybe they should add the ability to hire pilots to move ships around. I can imagine it'd be cool for some pilots to get to fly an Anaconda / Python / Fer de Lance etc. that they can't afford. It might open up some awkward space insurance/liability/legality issues though!

 

[willowfan]

A hauler is also good as a throwaway taxi, if a sidewinder won't cut it.