Date   : Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:24:52 +0000
From   : Jon Ripley <jon@...>
Subject: Re: Elite docking

Mark Usher wrote:
>> You only have to manually dock your ship at a space station 
>> once, after that, if the tech level of the planet is high 
>> enough you can buy an docking computer which does all the 
>> hard work for you.
> 
> And how "on earth" do you expect to buy a docking station with only 100
> credits to start. I am sure you cannot get to the price of a docking
> computer after the first docking by trading? Or do you fly around, building
> up your credits by shooting pirates with a pulse laser! Lol... Only to get
> zapped just before being ready to land... 

The best way I have found to rack up a lot of credits by blasting 
pirates is to go to an anarchy system and fly out into deep space, every 
five or so jumps a horde of pirates appear ready to be blasted.  They 
tend to drop a lot of contraband which can be collected and sold.

JOn
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