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[Drakonian]

Hi guys and gals (I'm sure women play space games .

I'm after a bit of advice. Been playing the game on and off for a bit, but health issues stopped me playing or some time. Was an alpha user but didnt get to enjoy much of the testing!!

I've now started playing again and have accumulated a wallet of 67,903 credits and have a basic fitted sidewinder which i tend to use for trading and the occasional npc ship kill.

I woul be grateful if someone with far more experience of the game that me could let me know what i should do regarding upgrading to a new ship.
I want to continue to trade, but would like to get into exploration as well as the occasional kill.

Like any game, Im sure there isn't an answer to the - 'whats the best ship ever' question, but advice would be gratefully received.

Many thanks

Drak

 

[Katejina]

I'm not a professional, but I upgraded to a new ship on day 1 by participating in some Resource Extraction Zone bounty hunting. Helping kill an Anaconda (and staying the hell away from it when it fires at you) can net you anywhere between 50-200k. Smaller ships like Clippers and Fed Dropships can be worth upward of 120k. Eagles are easy kills and can be worth a bit sometimes. Vultures and Vipers can be a bit tougher so I generally kill them with the help of NPCs, but eagles, sidewinders and cobras are all generally really easy unless they are Master pilots. I spend maybe 45 minutes making over 500k currently, maybe around 2 hours for the same amount when I had my Sidey.

 

[SMcA]

Hi guys and gals (I'm sure women play space games .

I'm after a bit of advice. Been playing the game on and off for a bit, but health issues stopped me playing or some time. Was an alpha user but didnt get to enjoy much of the testing!!



Many thanks

Drak

If you are an alpha backer you should be entitled to start with a cobra and an eagle.

 

[Reaver 2.0]

I woul be grateful if someone with far more experience of the game that me could let me know what i should do regarding upgrading to a new ship.

Drak

If you want to keep trading but still have a good combat ship you can get by with an Adder but a Cobra is the better option for a single ship. As Katejina said...RES bounty hunting is the quickest way to earn credits by far early in the game. It can take some hunting to find a good system to farm in tho. Here's a hint: Look for industrial and extraction star systems that have ringed planets with metal and rock (avoid icy rings).

I went a different rout tho and instead of a single, general purpose ship, bought a Viper and a Type 6. You can get into a VERY capable Viper loadout for under 3mil. The Type 6 will get you 100t of cargo space (and still have a shield) for pretty cheap.

Most people just go with a Cobra. I started with a Viper cause it was cheaper to buy and kit and I knew that it was going to see practically no trading.

 

[MarkyG]

The cobra is a jack of all trades. It can trade, has a reasonable cargo hold and can fight. I'm trading around the Toofla system but if I get bored I find a RES and bounty hunt.