The long range smuggling missions seem to be Elite trade level only, pay a little less, and are ‘rare’ to have pop up now. It’s supposedly game-wide. I haven’t checked myself, and I probably won’t.
conVurt
5102
Well that sounds disappointing.
On a more cheerful note, anyone interested in flying an imperial clipper might want to swing by Hiyya Orbital in Arjung. Rank requirements on imperial ships have been temporarily lifted, and the sale price there is currently 15.2M CR. In general there should be at least a 20% discount on all imperial ships for some, as yet unspecified time, which obviously also applies to the courier and imperial eagle.
If the “Elite trading level only” thing is now the case, I’m rather pissed, since I then made the trip to Fehu for nothing.
BTW, even the word “pissed” is considered swearing in the official Frontier forums and is edited out. :rolleyes: I thought it meant “drunk” over in Britain anyway.
Well the good news is that systems closer to the ‘core’ are paying a bit higher. And aren’t smuggling. I guess that’s good news.
Well I never got far from the core on my trip to Sothis so I’m glad I didn’t waste too much time.
How did you know this?
conVurt
5106
It was nice flying with you tonight, Kelan. Maybe next time I’ll have figured out how to get my friggin’ mic to work!
Well did 1m in like half hour of shooting ships in a belt, which i guess is more fun than flying for 2 hours trading :p
Bateau
5108
I fired this up last night for the first time in ~8 months. As soon as my fingers gripped the stick the binds I had set up started coming back to me, almost like riding a bike. Pretty amazing actually. I went to the nearest HAZRES, blew up a few ships, earned a million spacebucks way faster than it was possible months ago. What’s the best way to go about climbing the federation ranks right now? I noticed I’m still a recruit, I vaguely remember doing random missions back when the game released but I have no idea if those contributed to my rank or not.
Kelan
5109
Yeah, thanks for volunteering to help set that up. I like the wing interface. That was my first time trying that.
I see I still need some practice getting used to being in a wing and assisting people in a group and I am not the best pilot, but I seem to do okay most of the time. That Elite imperial ship sure tore me up, though. I probably could have made it out, but underestimated its ability to pursue me that well and should not have doubled back to catch a closer look at what was dogging me :).
I will try to be out there more this week. If I am on alone, I will probably join Open Play to get a bit of help in there.
SRV Buggy Handling Livestream. Looks amazing.
Also, guys, there might be a minor faction in the game now with my name on it. I’ll keep you posted once I verify.
Here’s the archived video:
Looks like super fun. I may have to try to be a bit social and find some blokes to wing up with, 'cause the idea of having races or playing “Jump the Anaconda” is just too appealing.
JMR
5113
Jump the anaconda doesn’t sound sfw.
Cool! “Veloxi Holdings” or something like that, or with your actual name? Speaking of which, were you aware that there’s a Brian system in Imperial space?
Imperial Federalist Labour Party of Veloxi’s Vixens - Located at Tombaugh Station, Orcus
And good, Imperial space is where I hang out these days.
Well, there’s a Rubin port, terminal, orbital, and hub. :)
New 1.4.01 update this morning. Apparently there’s a ‘speculative’ fix for the mining disconnects which I guess means it’s probably still an issue.
All platforms
CQC Matchmaking Improvements
Improvements to interdictions
New Mission Templates
Fix for multiple fines for the same illicit cargo in the same system
Fix for Federal Assault Ship and Gunship Ranks
Speculative fix for mining hopper with unallocated ore
Xbox One Specific
Fix for GFX settings
Kepler Eye fix for multiple discoveries
Upload App now supported
Updated User Guide
Non supported language resources removed (fixes issue with NXOE Preview)
Improvements to our package builder to reduce update size
Kelan
5117
Hah! Congrats, Brian. That is some name for a faction. I was thinking of something like Space Game Junkies or something, heh. Heck, if the age can support space travel, there must be some folks hanging out in stations playing games all day, right?
It appears the CG in Tabaldak hit the 2nd tier for the Imperial faction last night sometime. I am hanging in there in the top 15% so far and that is a projected 8 mil payout, so that is incredibly nice for me. I am at a 6.03 mil contribution so far, I believe. When I started this a week ago, I had maybe 1.2 mil in the bank and a 2 mil + Viper/fitting. In one week time I am up to just over 7 mil in cash with a potential 8 mil payday next week. I may end up with a better Vulture than I anticipated!
I have put in a fair amount of time this week, but the ability to make money as a combat pilot is much better than early in the year.
conVurt
5118
Kelan, I just want to throw it out there in case you haven’t considered this stepping stone to your vulture. There is currently a sale going on for imperial ships, the imperial rank requirement is waved, and in the right system, you can get 33% off. More specifically, go to BALDR for a courier (1.7M) or ARJUNG for a clipper (15.1M). From experience, the courier is a lot of fun to fly, you can kit it out for a lot of roles, and with a little bit of energy management, you can build a shield tank out of it that is excellent for CZ and RES zones and the like. Your 7M in hand can get you a sweet, sweet ride.
Kelan
5119
Good stuff. Thanks for the idea, conVurt.
I was just throwing a Diamondback Scout build up on coriolis and it may be another nice alternative to try for a while. A really well fit one may run 9mil +, but I can gain more shields on one than a Viper (with 2 shield boosters), almost double my armor, comparable speed/burst, identical DPS although maybe can run fixed beams longer with a bigger power plant? It also gives me a nice 13 -> 21 ly jump range and 33 -> 120 ly or so max range without refuel, which would be real nice. It also is supposedly more agile.
I may have to check out at least purchasing a courier for now just to have it in the bay for future and check out that fitting you linked.
Kelan
5120
Well, I went ahead and purchased this and switched out one shield booster for Point Defense and added a 3A shield cell bank and took it out for a spin. I am impressed so far and am pretty sure I was killing things faster than in the Viper and in far less danger too. I had to take a jump to the Almas system next door to find a 2D Fixed Beam laser, but I am loving it so far.
