What is most profitable trade route and what and where is be

Sun May 18, 2003 11:36 pm by BloodMoon

What is the most profitable trade route in the game? I know of one that gives me around about 300,000 in a single run with 250 diamonds from Planet New Berlin to Planet New Tokyo also you can make about 75000 on return trip with optical chips. But is there a better one out there?

Also if anyone knows where the best shield i.e. highest renew rate and overall strength that is present in the orginal freelancer NO HACKS!! please please let me know. Thanks

P.S. God, Freelancer is just ripe for an extension/sequel i.e. more on nomads, the elusive 5th colony ship the espania, or the creators of the hypergates could appear!! I just hope that they include the following:

- Ability to hire wingmates for a mission or trade run.
- Ability to buy and control capital ships.
- Ability to establish you own base that you can hire people to defend, biuld weapon platforms, get a percentage of all trade on your base etc.
- Faction missions that are like the guild quests for Morrowind i.e. a story in their own right.
- Ability to actually be evil and have no one find out. If you are in a nebula where sensors can't pick you up you should have ill reputation efects if you take out a freighter. AHHH..If only....

Mon May 19, 2003 12:37 am by [SD]Falcon

The best run for me has been this. Take diamonds from Votgland (Hessians Dresden base) to Tokyo. At tokyo buy Engine components and take them to Malta. Go to Tau-37 and mine in the Niobium field that has 100% drop rate. Take that niobium to Leipzig station in Dresden. In a drom, one run usually nets me over 800k or so... I cant remember the exact amount.
The best sheild is the Class 10 Adv. Brigadine, which can be obtained at Malta or Crete.

Mon May 19, 2003 4:23 am by Peachhead

I like taking 250 (a humpback) of artifacts from Leon on Omega-41 to Planet New Berlin, then picking up a load of light arms at The Ring (right outside planet New Berlin) back to Leon.

250 artifacts from Leon to New Berlin=206,000 profit/250 light arms from The Ring to Leon=245, 000 profit (451K profit per round trip)

Or if you don't mind extending it to Crete on Omicron Gamma it's:

250 Artifacts from Crete to New Berlin=212,500 profit/250 light arms from The Ring to Crete=262,500 profit. (475K profit per round trip)

But you have to go offroad with Artifacts in Rhineland so it's kind of a drag. But just come in from below Planet New Berlin and they never scan you. And you have to be friendly with the Corsairs for either route. It really helps to be friendly with the Red Hessians too.

(I go from Crete-> Omega 41->Omega 11->Dresden Jump Hole->New Berlin Jumphole->Planet New Berlin. Then I can use tradelanes in New Berlin/The Ring , Stuttgart and Omega 11 on the way back with light arms. With the added bonus that you can get a Titan on Leon or Crete after you're done.)

Edited by - Peachhead on 19-05-2003 19:38:00

Mon May 19, 2003 8:57 am by pac

if you have something that can haul a good bit of cargo, I recommend taking cardamine from Yanagi Depot (Sigma-13) to Planet Manhattan (New York).
You need to be friendly with the Junkers, or at least neutral. You purchase at Yanagi for $300 a pop, say 100 units. That's $30,000 to purchase. You sell in Manhattan for $1500 a pop, 100 units, that'd be a $150,000 sale. $120,000 profit... Can't lose

I use a kusari gunboat that can haul 2100 units of cargo, so making money quick is very easy

Mon May 19, 2003 5:40 pm by DarthFrodo24

Fav trade run would be taking diamonds from berlin to new tokyo and then taking niobium from new tokyo to the ring in berlin system or (if i'm bored to lepzig station in Dresden). The run gave me 215,000 credits in my anubis (SP) in 15 min.

Best no hack shield is on planet crete (may have one like it on malta)

Mon May 19, 2003 5:56 pm by DragonBreath

planet malta, omicron alpha <-> rochester base, new york system

cardamine <-> light arms

malta, cardamine price 300
light arms price 1400

rochester, cardamine price somewhere in the 1400
light arms price betwee 100 and 200 if i'm right

i used this traderoute a lot of times, but i like doing missions better

and don't say, u can better sell the cardamine in manhattan...

some other will say other routes for cardamine, but they don't give that high money in 1 time, and thus r mostly short 1s.

i never did this route with freighters, and i didn't flew in freighters also

Mon May 19, 2003 6:08 pm by Gowserpaul

Try searching the forums cause theres dozens of threads on this subject

Mon May 19, 2003 8:52 pm by Fam

In the early stages of the game i find this an easy way to make a buck or few.

carry luxury foods from new london to planet manhattan. U make 1000+ per unit of cargo.

on ur way back u can haul optronics from fort bush to new london, u only earn 600+ per unit or so but if u go both ways you'll make some good profit.

the best thing is that u have to be drunk beyond recognision to get even close to dying on this route.
gl n hf.

Tue May 20, 2003 7:07 pm by Kirghiz

I like this route early in the game.
Manhattan-Planet Cambridge with Luxury Consumer Goods 160-815
Planet Cambridge back to Manhattan with Luxury Food 160-1215 the food is perishable so you have to hurry bu the most you'll lose is 15. Run it twice in a rhino or clydesdale and you can get a Humpback and be ready for diamond runs to new tokyo.

Wed May 21, 2003 6:54 pm by TQ Jones

hey guys, my first post

Pac, you said you used a kusari gunboat with a 2100 unit cargo hold. I didn't know you could fly those, where can I get it ?

Fri May 23, 2003 6:04 pm by Jetman

Luxury Consumer Goods: Manhattan 180,- --->Ainu Station, Hokkaido 1440,-
Profit: 1260,- p.u.
(Ainu is a GC Station, check your rep!)

Cardamine: Ainu Station 479,- --> Manhattan 1500,-
Profit: 1021,- p.u.

cargo space: 275 (Dromedary)

You need (275*180,-) 49.500,- and 45 minutes/round.
Your Profit: (1260 +1021) * 275 = 627.275,-!!!!

A faster way:
Luxury Consumer Goods: Roppongi Station, New Tokyo 810,- --> Ainu 1440,-
Profit: 630,-
Cardamine: Ainu 479,- --> Roppongi 810,-
Profit: 331,-
You need (275*479,-) 131.725,- and 15 minutes.
Your Profit: 961,- * 275 = 264.275,-

Fri May 23, 2003 9:19 pm by Werewolfs

People, you are ALL WRONG! Sure, all the LONG trade lanes make for a BIG profit at once, here is the route that I always use:

You buy a Dromedar form Mactan Base - Magellsn (275 Cargo - 65k)

Plante Los Angeles - Freeport Buy: 974 Sell: 1350 Total Profit: 103'400
Freeport4 - Planet Los Angeles Buy: 18 Sell: 24 Total Profit: 1'650

Only setback: You need 400k to begin with! (Ship, weapons, cargo)

Under the line you made 105'050 in less than 7 minutes! (made it in 6.5 Mins, including buying and selling))

This may not sound like much, but if you have 1 Hour on any other trade run, you NEVER achieve a total of 1'000'000 in 1 Hour. And as a goody: almost no trade lane disruptions! Almost no fights!

This is boring, I agree, but you will not make any more money on any other trade run in the same time!

Fri May 23, 2003 9:22 pm by Werewolfs

Hmm.. forgot something... Here the correct post:

People, you are ALL WRONG! Sure, all the LONG trade lanes make for a BIG profit at once, here is the route that I always use:

You buy a Dromedar form Mactan Base - Magellan (275 Cargo - 65k)

Engine Components:
Plante Los Angeles - Freeport Buy: 974 Sell: 1350 Total Profit: 103'400

Water:
Freeport4 - Planet Los Angeles Buy: 18 Sell: 24 Total Profit: 1'650

Only setback: You need 400k to begin with! (Ship, weapons, cargo)

Under the line you made 105'050 in less than 7 minutes! (made it in 6.5 Mins, including buying and selling))

This may not sound like much, but if you have 1 Hour on any other trade run, you NEVER achieve a total of 1'000'000 in 1 Hour. And as a goody: almost no trade lane disruptions! Almost no fights!

This is boring, I agree, but you will not make any more money on any other trade run in the same time!

Fri May 23, 2003 10:28 pm by BloodMoon

Thanks everyone who replied.

I now have a titan with level 10 shield and weapons........... things just die!!

Fri May 23, 2003 11:08 pm by freelancer god

Buy the humpback. Take the jump hole to Sigma-13 from New Berlin go to yanagi base fill on artifacts. Take the jump hole back and sell them on planet new berlin. fill on consumer goods and go back to yanagi base and sell consum. goods.

note: this is not the most profitable trade route but you make money the fastest.

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