Elzix's Economy

[Elzix]

Hi guys so far im happy with the way my economy is turing out.

So far this is the Status:

1 SPP located at Kingdom End, (2 jumps)

Home Ships

2 x Argon mercuries. 1=XL cargo bay, 1=S cargo bay

1=XL Buy Best Crystals

1=S Sell Best Energy Cells (I'm not sure why i did this but i have, let me know if i should do something else with it)

I have currently 750,000 credits in my SPP and i want to make more profit and quicker.

I'm thinking of buying another SPP, what i need to know is where and what TS should i get because my TS S cargo bay won't be able to hold the Crsytals required. (This is one idea if you have a better one or easier method that will bring me profit please share it with me )

[Graaf]

All the Mercuries have XL cargospace, but that just means they can also carry the much smalle S-size Energy Cells.

There is an SPP-guide somewhere, so search for that one.

Buy or Capture a Pirate M4 to assign as a buyer ship for the Crystals and buy 2 Boron Dolphins for selling the Energy Cells.
As for good Sectors: Paranid Prime, Red Light, Lucky Planets.

[pjknibbs]

2 x Argon mercuries. 1=XL cargo bay, 1=S cargo bay

As already stated, all Argon Mercuries have XL cargo capacity. Upgrading a cargo bay just increases the amount you can store in it, not the cargo class it can carry! Oh, and buying S, M or L class ships just defines what equipment is installed, not what the cargo class is.

[Zarathustra]

If you're thinking of buying another SPP, then everything you could need to know, including best sectors and best ships to use, is in TD's Guide to the World of Solar Power Plants

Read and enjoy

[JungleJim]

Although the best stations (for making money) are the SPPs, you'll find that eventually you'll need/want to branch out to other stations. Probably the first of these with be crystals or secondary foods.

Both of these earn good money and run desperately short in the X2 universe.

[MrPotatoHead]

As already stated, all Argon Mercuries have XL cargo capacity. Upgrading a cargo bay just increases the amount you can store in it, not the cargo class it can carry! Oh, and buying S, M or L class ships just defines what equipment is installed, not what the cargo class is.

But there's an idea! Why not let us invest in being able to upgrade the cargo class. It seems realistic to me. Weapons and shieds would still suffer from the limitations of the power generator. There could even be a penalty (capacity wise) for doing it.

[Tartarus]

If you're thinking of buying another SPP, then everything you could need to know, including best sectors and best ships to use, is in TD's Guide to the World of Solar Power Plants

Read and enjoy

Dang, people always beat me to it!

I actually have SPP locations in Red Light, Rolk's Drift, Paranid Prime, Emperors Wisdom, Greater Profit, and Rhonkar's Fire. If I open up the profile thing with the "p" key, and leave it on SETA x 10, I make about 50,000 - 60,000 credits every second or two. I also have 2 UT's andone ST. Actually, the ST could upgrade to a UT (It's at level 10), but the command is grey. The ship configuration you should use for your transport is as follows:

1 Split Caiman set to BPH freigter
1 Split Caiman set to Sell Ware for Best Price (e-cells)
2 Split Scorpions set to Buy Ware for Best Price (xtals)

This combination works beautifully together, and will maximize your profits. With the money you make, you could easily replace any ships that are destroyed by Khaak, as i have done on many occasions.

[Elzix]

ok i have just bought my self a Nova i have maxed it out fully except for shields

currently it has 3 x 5 MW shields.

does anyone know where i could buy some 25MW shields from and also if i could dock there without having to kill pirates for say split so i could dock at their station.

[Scarecrow]

25 MW shields in Split space/factories only.

......whack a couple of Madalays in Split space and you will be good for docking.

[Elzix]

ok thanks i better get to work then

[Elzix]

Ok guys ive just bought myself my first Osprey excited and ready for some pirate hunting once i buy all my equipment for it, but aside from pirate hunting i want to be able to cap so Kraak ships here is what my Osprey is currently:

Osprey:
Bottom Turret: 1 GHEPT
Main Turret: 2 GHEPT
Rear Turret: 2 BPSG
Top Turret: 1 GHEPT

3 x 125MW (well of course )

is there particlar weapons i should also purchase so i don't go overkill on the Kraak ships?

[Elzix]

i have a problem with the paranid, i am currently Paranid Friend of Priest and 63% and i stil can't dock at any of the stations does anyone know what rank you need to be able to dock.

So far ive wiped out 2 Pirate Stations and all the ships that came from the stations to get to the rank i am.

[radionotme]

What ship are you trying to dock in? M6's and cap ships cannot dock at most stations.
Is the station red in the sector map display?
Are the split set to friend or foe in your main command console?

[Elzix]

lol of cousre damn i feel stupid

im so use to my M3 Nova

i recently bought my first M6 Osprey and been hunting pirates making friends with all the races.

so thanks for helping me there lol

[Nithral]

Square peg in round hole.

I'd forgotten I'd done this as well. Tried to manouvere an Osprey into position in the last mission.

[Elzix]

ok now i face another issue,

i capped about 2 KM5's one got destroyed docked the other on my osprey when i went to dock it at the shipyard it rammed my osprey and got destroy lol, anyone i just attacked a khaak ship that trasnforms into 5 KM5 and 1 KM3 after destroying all the KM5's i noticed the KM3 after but at one point it stopped took me a lil bit to realise i just capped my first KM3 this time i saved it lol.

What im wondering is if i could buy the Specs for the Khaak ships can i still own the KM3 and fly it etc. Also where can i buy them from????

Ive read some posts about needing ace 3rd of aces to cap khaak with the specs but i know all that just wondering if i can still own and fly etc.

[chovy]

What im wondering is if i could buy the Specs for the Khaak ships can i still own the KM3 and fly it etc. Also where can i buy them from????

Ive read some posts about needing ace 3rd of aces to cap khaak with the specs but i know all that just wondering if i can still own and fly etc.

As far as I know, yes. Buying the specs only stop you from capping until you're AoA3

[Elzix]

What im wondering is if i could buy the Specs for the Khaak ships can i still own the KM3 and fly it etc. Also where can i buy them from????

Ive read some posts about needing ace 3rd of aces to cap khaak with the specs but i know all that just wondering if i can still own and fly etc.

As far as I know, yes. Buying the specs only stop you from capping until you're AoA3

Do you know where i can buy it from?

[chovy]

Nope sorry.

[JungleJim]

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Do you know where i can buy it from?

Not sure which you're asking about...

You can't buy Khaak ships period.

The specs require you to have completed the story line. Then you'll be offered the chance to buy them when you check the BBS. You'll need to have a high race rank with one of the races in order to be offered to purchase the specs.