this make it a bit to easy to farm money don't u think?
since u can just stand on the planetstation and farm oxgy and sell it at the same spot.
maybe make a fix that remove the ractor beam while being docked ?
using tractor beam to farm oxgygen while being docked on a planet station
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junkish
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krayzkrok
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using tractor beam to farm oxgygen while being docked on a planet station
It's a good early strategy to make a bit of money to upgrade, but given that even Vice is happy to tell everyone this is possible you'll soon realise that you're not going to make any real money there unless you sit there for weeks. If you have the patience go ahead, but there's much easier and more fun ways of making money once past the early stages.
Every so often you find what seems like a lucrative trade / mining route, but usually within a couple of days you realise you're not making enough money anymore and look for something better. Especially when you're looking at buying the larger ship frames (ouch).
Every so often you find what seems like a lucrative trade / mining route, but usually within a couple of days you realise you're not making enough money anymore and look for something better. Especially when you're looking at buying the larger ship frames (ouch).
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Blackthorne
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using tractor beam to farm oxgygen while being docked on a planet station
Honestly...
You can just undock and mine the ground for precious metals - the money gained from this makes the revenues from oxygen farming look like chump change.
In the more hostile systems, you're a sitting dock if you go planetside; the docking platform offers no protection from inbound missiles - so you don't get to sit around and farm much. And considering that a load of fuel sets me back by 200K credits by now, and a station license costs between a friendly 15 and 30 Million Credits, I really can't say I feel too rich. It's nice that I can get enough money for a refuel from oxygen mining, but getting rich requires a different approach.
You also won't find the nice (and very expensive) toys by just scooting around sapphire. There's good money to be made outside the core systems.
-Blackthorne
You can just undock and mine the ground for precious metals - the money gained from this makes the revenues from oxygen farming look like chump change.
In the more hostile systems, you're a sitting dock if you go planetside; the docking platform offers no protection from inbound missiles - so you don't get to sit around and farm much. And considering that a load of fuel sets me back by 200K credits by now, and a station license costs between a friendly 15 and 30 Million Credits, I really can't say I feel too rich. It's nice that I can get enough money for a refuel from oxygen mining, but getting rich requires a different approach.
You also won't find the nice (and very expensive) toys by just scooting around sapphire. There's good money to be made outside the core systems.
-Blackthorne
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
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Nphyx
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using tractor beam to farm oxgygen while being docked on a planet station
It's much easier and faster to load out 5 cargo bays and fly in circles around or outside the city harvesting precious metals.