Oolite Bulletins

• When facing more than one pirate, try to take out the small fry (Mambas, Sidewinders, etc.) first. They can do as much damage to you as a Python, but they die a lot faster.
• Fit a rear beam laser as soon as you can afford it, and learn how to shoot whilst running away. It lets you keep your distance from pursuing bad guys, and flipping between front and rear lasers means you can keep firing one gun while the other cools down.
• On which note: fire in short bursts, and make each shot count.
• Especially in close-quarters combat, vary your speed. You can turn a lot tighter if you slow right down.

1. The best profit margins are between systems that are at the opposite ends of the economy spectrum. This would be "Poor Agricultural" and "Rich Industrial" respectively. While Riedquat fits the bill as a "Poor Agricultural", Leesti is only "Poor Industral", therefore you don't get the full possible profit margin. Also, Riedquat is an Anarchy, and therefore fairly dangerous to fly through. There are much safer systems to trade between.
   
   So the first tip is: fly around in Galaxy 1 until you meet a pair of safe systems (Multigovernment or above) with maximum economic spread.
2. The most profitable commodity to trade from industrial to agricultural is indeed Computers, so you should continue to trade them. The most profitable commodity to trade in the other direction is Furs, with Liquors coming in second. Textiles are only third best, and Food should be avoided once you have enough capital to fill your hold with something else, because it's just too cheap. Even a 100% profit only translates into some measly credits per ton.
3. Once you have built some capital, you should look into alternative ways of making money: the passenger, parcel, and cargo contract business (available via the F4-screen on main stations) may not look very profitable at first glance, but will pay more handsomely once you have built up a reputation as a contractor. This requires you to make a couple of successful deliveries in time.

JazHaz wrote:

... they don't take up cargo space unless you have over a ton of them.

jacksy wrote:

Think i have found a good route between Isonor and Qutiri

Cody wrote:

jacksy wrote:

Think i have found a good route between Isonor and Qutiri

Yep, that'll work for a while. Here, have a route-planning tool - very useful.

jacksy wrote:

... btw what ship should i aim to purchase first?

Cody wrote:

jacksy wrote:

... btw what ship should i aim to purchase first?

Others may have suggestions, but apart from test-flying many other ships, Commander Cody has only ever flown a Cobra Mk III - it's the dog's cojones!

Commander McLane wrote:

the passenger, parcel, and cargo contract business (available via the F4-screen on main stations) may not look very profitable at first glance, but will pay more handsomely once you have built up a reputation as a contractor. This requires you to make a couple of successful deliveries in time.

Diziet Sma wrote:

Seconds Cody's recommendation of the Cobra MkIII.. It's the best all-rounder in the game.

Commander McLane wrote:

the passenger, parcel, and cargo contract business (available via the F4-screen on main stations) may not look very profitable at first glance, but will pay more handsomely once you have built up a reputation as a contractor. This requires you to make a couple of successful deliveries in time.

Ahem.. make that several successful deliveries in time.. just two won't do it.

jacksy wrote:

I juts completed a passenger contract for 4K It took a hell of a lot of jumps though

Diziet Sma wrote:

jacksy wrote:

I juts completed a passenger contract for 4K It took a hell of a lot of jumps though

Persistence with them will pay off.. the Display Reputation OXP can be handy to see how you're progressing.