What if I Die? - The Consequences of Death

Tatter73 · Nov 22, 2014

Hi!

I have just purchased the Mercenary Edition and there is a question (and several further questions ensuing) for which I would really like to know the answer: what are the consequences of dying in the game? What do I lose and what do I keep? Money, ship(s) (including the Eagle in the Mercenary Edition), rankings, criminal record, wanted status, etc.? I have not played the beta, but I have played Frontier and First Encounters (oh, those good old times) a lot, so I make my assupmtions based on them. Neither have I played any MMOs so far, so ED will be the first for me...

Thank you for your answers in advance!

Cdr Tatter

PS.: Can I save my game and if so, how?

Brother Sabathius · Nov 22, 2014

Hi

The game is saved automatically when you exit and in stations. The save is held online in your account, so no risk of losing it to a HDD failure or something.

If you die in the game, it will return you to your last saved position. You can replace the ship you were flying at the time for a percentage fee (insurance premium) and all other money, ships, rankings and reputation is kept.

Sav112 · Nov 22, 2014

A bit like the old Elite you saved after every run.

Captain Moray Starboat · Nov 22, 2014

Make sure you save the game, and hit load if you die.

FaolGlas · Nov 22, 2014

Insurance covers the cost of replacing your ship and all upgrades, at 10% of the cost. If you don't have enough, you can have a loan for up to 200,00 credits. If that doesnt cover 10% of your ship, you can take off upgrades to get back a more basic version of the ship.

Cargo is always lost, and any missions you are on automatically failed.

There's no save and reload, as it's online. Crashes of the game or your computer will see you come back where you left off, maybe out of SC if you were in SC etc. Death doesn't reload the game, just gets you to the last station you left and then insurance from them on for getting your ship back.

If you dont want a loan for your ship, or dont want to spend the credits, you can take a default sidewinder for free.

Tatter73 · Nov 23, 2014

Okay, thanks a lot!

Tatter73 · Nov 24, 2014

Oh, and another question!

I get an Eagle along with the default Sidewinder in the Mercenary Edition. If I die flying the Eagle, is it also replced for free, or does it apply for the Sidewinder only?
And do I keep my 'Day One' decal?

Tarman · Nov 24, 2014

Tatter73 said:
Oh, and another question!

I get an Eagle along with the default Sidewinder in the Mercenary Edition. If I die flying the Eagle, is it also replced for free, or does it apply for the Sidewinder only?
And do I keep my 'Day One' decal?

The Freagle is a one-time dealio per CMDR start, asplode it and it's gone for the life of that CMDR. Though that also means if you don't want it, you can totally sell it for space monies.