

It will periodically close unprofitable factories and open new ones. GOD is the behind the scenes system that processes the game's meta data. It varies from game to game and "GOD" isn't kind to the Ore mines here. The Ore Belt is rather large, what you are looking for here is to "ID" the 2-4 mines that may be here. Keep flying to the south gate to discover the Ore Belt sector. Head through the south gate to Home of Light. Energy Cells are good for extra money on a return trip or keeping a factory up and running, but they are not good for a long term profit. Unfortunately, there aren't many quick trade opportunities here. There are a few more Solar Power Plants here as well as an Ore mine or two. Head through the north gate of Heron's Nebula to discover Power Circle. This is troublesome in some sectors with many floating objects, such as the floating ore deposits in the Ore Belt.ĭepending on your luck, the Ore supply should hold up for 3-5 trade runs before your returns start dimishing due to increasing cost. During your approach, hit "T", this will change your HUD to active targeting mode and you can get a lock on from further out. Typically, when you are approaching an unknown station you can see it from quite a distance before you actually got a lock on. Keep an eye on the other factories in the sector. Going to the far side of the sector and back for an extra could K of profit may not be worth your time. Always give preference to the Satellite factory and keep in mind you'll be going back and forth between Herron's Nebule and The Wall for a while. Go back to Argon Prime and find the best place to sell your energy cells.
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Pick up the three Solar Power Plants on your sector map, dock at the one selling the cheapest power and get a full load. Hit "R" to bring up your property, select your Discoverer and issue it a remote command to dock at the Equipment Dock in Argon Prime.įly through the East gate to The Wall. You will want to keep this factory working for you. Key factory to discover here is the Advanced Satelite Factory near the East gate. Right near the gate is a missile factory that is typically in need of ore. Target the factory and hit "U", this will bring up the remote trade window and you can see what the stock levels look like before landing.įly through the south gate to Argon Prime and fly around to discover the factories here. There are only 1 or 2 factories in Heron's Nebula that consume ore, periodically you can find a quick trade in sector but it will not be common. You can hold a bit over 300 units of ore and a in a best case scenario you can pull in around 35k per load. You can sell this for as high as 185cr/unit at a starved factory. Both of these mines should be near full to start. Avoid the Silicon mine like the plague (for now) and concentrate on the ore. There are 2 ore mines and 1 silicon mine in Heron's Nebula. I do not cover derelict ships or trading illegal goods because they don't fit in with helping the game thrive. GOD (yes, the actual name of the in-game Metadata processor) might kill some important factories in the first week of the game, or you may run into the Paranid destroying half the facotires in Home of Light - which has happened in 3-4 of my games over the years. You will benefit from exploring, trying new things and taking advantage of steals and deals when and if you find them. This should get anyone going with a profitable system.

If you have never played before, or have never successfully managed to get it going in the game - this is a brief synopsis of things you can do to get going. Key thing to understand that is that although this is largely a sandbox game and you could very well never trade a single item, the whole economy of the game revolves around trade. There's a lot of misinformation floating around about needing to cheat in the beginning and that just is not the case.
