So I've been playing this game really as a relaxing, go-to game for just doing whatever. I basically act as a wanderer, though I have made a conscious decision to at least get influence enough to visit the system capitals of the Empire and the Federation. I've done so. I'm in a Cobra with a half-decent jump range (about 15ly unladen at the moment), one million credits in the bank with another two million sunk into the ship, and I've come to a bit of a decision.
I want to get myself an Asp, and get her equipped.
Yes, it's all about the journey and not the destination, I'm aware. But I've puttered around in my Cobra for quite some time, and it may be time for an upgrade; I'm beginning to run into the Cobra's limitations that the Asp doesn't have.
The first question I have is, how exactly should I go about getting the credits to purchase an Asp? I recently discovered a couple of systems selling rare commodities (and both systems pay top dollar for each other's rare commodity) but I'm getting the feeling I'm doing it wrong in that department. A round trip nets me in the order of 200k credits for the first cycle, but then the amount of tonnage available for rares doesn't seem stable. It makes me wonder if there isn't a better way of doing it. I really don't have much of a nose for the markets.
The second is, how much money should I stockpile before I buy it? I stockpiled a good 500k in cash and assets before I claimed the Cobra.
I want to do some exploring in deep systems. The Cobra can do this, I am aware. But the Asp does it better. At the same time, I want better combat capability than the Cobra currently has.
I want to get myself an Asp, and get her equipped.
Yes, it's all about the journey and not the destination, I'm aware. But I've puttered around in my Cobra for quite some time, and it may be time for an upgrade; I'm beginning to run into the Cobra's limitations that the Asp doesn't have.
The first question I have is, how exactly should I go about getting the credits to purchase an Asp? I recently discovered a couple of systems selling rare commodities (and both systems pay top dollar for each other's rare commodity) but I'm getting the feeling I'm doing it wrong in that department. A round trip nets me in the order of 200k credits for the first cycle, but then the amount of tonnage available for rares doesn't seem stable. It makes me wonder if there isn't a better way of doing it. I really don't have much of a nose for the markets.
The second is, how much money should I stockpile before I buy it? I stockpiled a good 500k in cash and assets before I claimed the Cobra.
I want to do some exploring in deep systems. The Cobra can do this, I am aware. But the Asp does it better. At the same time, I want better combat capability than the Cobra currently has.
