I think it’s finally time for a proper review, of mainly what I’ve done so far. It’s been two days since I bought and installed the game. I feel like I’ve learned quite a lot. But I also feel there are things I need to learn.<\/p>\n
The game takes place 1,286 years in the future(of this year). The game was launched in the year 3300. Small fighter ships are all the rage, all capable of having jump drive. It’s called the ‘Frame Shift Drive’.. or as I call it, the ‘Friendship Drive’ as that’s what it sounds like. Europeans are funny-sounding (no offense to any Europeans reading this).
\nAnyway, it’s used to jump to other star systems in the Milky Way (range depending on mass, power distribution, and the drive itself). And we just barely started. There’s trillions of unexplored star systems out there, and more are being discovered every year.<\/p>\n
The currency of the game, is the intergalactic Credit Chip. There’s no Gold\/Silver\/Copper like most RPGs, or even paper money. We use Credit Chips now. And from what I see so far, there seems to be three ways of getting Credits in this game; Killing, Trading, and Exploring. I’m going with the Trading route, as I still need to work on my combat skills (and scanning planets and turning over the data, gives very little profit).
\nTrading, so far has been quite profitable. And comparing that to assassination missions (a sub-form of the Kill missions) where the info of where the target is, is very…VERY vague, jumping into new worlds and docking at new stations is more profitable.<\/p>\n
Of course, it isn’t without risks. Occasionally, I get Interdicted when in Super Cruise to get to a station. And with the awkward control system (that almost screams “I need a joystick”), trying to reposition myself to face the Escape Vector to get the hell away, is quite challenging.
\nWhy do I run? Because I have no way of knowing the guy behind me will wreck me in 10 seconds. I’ve gotten wrecked twice by AI pilots (both using Eagle ships). And death sucks in any video game. Though this game has an Insurance system. They will give you a free stock Sidewinder. But here’s the trick. If you have any non-Loaned upgrades to your ship and you die, you must be able to cover for those costs (or they will be lost to you).
\nThe cost to cover is called ‘Rebuy Cost’, and it is known by looking on the far right panel of your ship, and it will show the cost in credits. This is how much you need to be able to cover for failures. It’s best to have more than enough money to cover it. If you don’t have it, you have to take out a loan that you pay back from completing missions (takes 10% from all income until it’s paid off). There’s also a credit limit, and I’ve been told the limit is based on your rank. And if you over-use your limit, you will be declared bankrupt and are forced to start from the beginning.
\nFrom what I hear, the rebuy cost is one of the main reasons that people are being turned off by (and ragequit over). If they would just make sure to cover their ass, this won’t be a problem.<\/p>\n
So I’ve been trying to make lots of money, to make sure I have plenty to pay the Buyback charge if hell breaks lose for me(and to pay off my loan). But there’s a thing about it. See, I bought a few upgrades, and my Buyback cost did not change. Am I to assume that those upgrades won’t cost me anything if I die? Or is the server lagging (forever)? I’m trying to ask this in the Elite Dangerous Steam forum, but no response (and I’ve been waiting hours). Really, really hope to get a response soon. With that now out of the way, I’m itching to buy a new ship. An Adder. It looks funny-looking, but I heard it’s a better multi-purpose than the Sidewinder (plus it has a few extra internal components, that I can slap an SRV in it..at the cost of not being able to scan planets). I was also told to go to this<\/a> website, and play with the numbers to determine how much it will cost me to get all of that. And I did this one<\/a>. it’s around 340,000 credits (covering the cost and rebuy). That’s a lot, but it’s to be expected. Ships aren’t cheap, you know? Anyway, recently I picked up a few freight missions. I’m managing to tell what mission is what by looking at the icon. However, one of those missions had four dots under the two arrows going opposite from eachother. Anyway, the one with four dots said to get four shipments of Wine. I found out later via one of the developers, that I picked up a ‘multi-stage mission’ (hence the four dots. Each dot is a stage). So, no money. :\/ Told my only option is to get rid of the quest and the wine (jettison it), and avoid those kinds of missions. They say currently there’s no check if your cargo hold can handle all the stages. I hope they fix that mess. At least I can avoid it altogether by avoiding those types of missions. There’s also another type of mission I’m avoiding. Planetary Surface missions. Since I don’t have the SRV(Survival Rover Vehicle, I guess that’s what it’s called), I don’t know what missions do or don’t require it. There was a freight mission that ended of landing on a moon(that was so wild, though minus the re-entry affects). Anyway, yeah. Going to have to work my butt off to get all of that money (and hope I don’t die in the process). Wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I think it’s finally time for a proper review, of mainly what I’ve done so far. It’s been two days since I bought and installed the game. I feel like I’ve learned quite a lot. But I also feel there … Continue reading
\nI finally did, hours later. They’re telling me the number did<\/em> go up, however the increase was so small that I didn’t see it. Every upgrade, the insurance cost is 5% of the total cost of the ship. This is why it barely went up. So, that 13,000 CR thing is indeed how much it’ll be if I die, and I want everything returned.<\/p>\n
\nI could just sell all the upgraded parts of the Sidewinder to get it, but I want to have some extra money, just incase. So, I’ll wait ’till I get at least 400-500,000 Credits before I do this, just to be on the safe side.<\/p>\n
\nSo I’ve been using this<\/a> very<\/strong> useful website to help me track down the nearest system that has the commodity. I go there with a few jumps, get the wine, and go to the designated system and get to the station.
\nI go to turn it in, expecting to be paid the handsome reward of 171,092 Credits… instead I see “as the next part of our arrangement”, and telling me to get 6 Non-Lethal Weapons. What. the. FUCK?! WHERE’S MY MONEY?!?!?!<\/p>\n
\nThough I have also been told that it should be fixed in an upcoming update. That’s good news.<\/p>\n
\nSo, I finally made it to the surface and landed at a colony, where I was able to complete a mission. There, I saw a ‘Planetary Search and Rescue’. Decided to do it, because it was a high-paying job. Flew all around the planet surface, trying to find the damn thing.
\nI read to look for blue circles on the radar, and found a few. Then I read about “using your SRV to find the signal”… ugh. So there’s no check to see if you have the SRV equipped or not. This is also to be fixed in the 2.1 patch.. possibly.<\/p>\n