A great trade for newbies in Bretonia

Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:42 am by il_partigiano

If you are like me, lvl 8-9 and with only mission 3 completed which brought you to Bretonia, you will appreciate how hard it is to start here and figure out how to make some quick cash.
I bought a freighter figuring i will spend quite a while achieving next cut off point for mission 4 and i will probably have lots of time to explore and trade to achieve that mark of 56000 worth.
After many poor earnings and long unprofitable trips i discovered that you can pick up Niobium at 320/unit and get twice as much for it on Stokes station. It is a short trip, low risk and perhaps only some Gaians to bother you in Tau 31 system.
Beside that, i found some planetform depots among the ice debris in Tau 31 but i haven't had the time to blow it up and see what i can pick up.

Hope some of you that struggle with money and are at a low level, can put this info to good use.

BTW i had 14 thou worth of Niobium in my Clydesdale cargohold, and sold it for a cool 28 thou on Stokes (just so you know the details of how much i actually earned

)...I'm so proud of my self he he he

Fri Mar 14, 2003 5:20 am by sophmelc

cool thanks for that. i need some cash! I'll let you know if I come up with any more.

Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:28 pm by Naliworld

Thanks a lot man! It helped a ton when I was trying to earn some money to buy a Dromedary.

Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:10 pm by il_partigiano

Hey no prob.
I was actually surprised at the ease of this trade route.
A problem might be the small cargohold.
I would definitely suggest to all when you finish mission 3 and get to Bretonia and when they tell you to get a new ship, get the clydesdale because its pretty tough and still can hold a powerful arsenal of weapons aaaaand has 125 units of cargo space.
Also watch out for Mollies. They didn't appear on sensors in two trades, but after a third one they blasted me into a million pieces just in front of Stokes mining station. Mollies have pretty powerful ships...the Hawk i believe...its got about 3600 hull rating compared to the 2200 that the clydesdale has so its not tough for them to blast you into a million pieces.

anyways, I'm glad i could help.

buona fortuna!

Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:25 pm by Mayhem

Maybe I don't understand. Your initial post indicated you are in Bretonia. If that is the case, might I suggest the following, relatively easy and lucrative trade route...

Cambridge Planet (Diamonds) -------> Leeds Planet
Leeds Planet (Optronics) ---------> Cambridge Planet

I made close to 200k doing this run a few times with my Clydesdale during SP and then continued with the missions. Made buying new ships and equipment too easy, but it was fun. I love outrunning those baddies....

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Edited by - Mayhem on 14-03-2003 21:26:53

Edited by - Mayhem on 14-03-2003 21:27:47

Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:54 pm by Maddcovv

Engine parts from New LA to Freeport 4 (2 trade lanes and 1 jump) gets insane money with a rhino it was lke 48,000 with a humpback 97,000 one way.

Have fun!

moo

Sat Mar 15, 2003 6:59 pm by il_partigiano

even better...thanks guys!

although i doubt i will be welcome on New LA until later in the story-line missions

I will stick to Bretonia for now.

keep the good trade ideas comming!

buona fortuna!

Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:22 pm by Lysergigi

molly's use wolfhounds and bloodhounds. With my defender (!) I have no problem to take out 4 of the wofhounds (the better ones). So a clydesdale or even a dromedary with a strong shield shouldn't have all too much problems to flee.

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