Gunrunning

[darkov]

Hi, I'm new to VS but I've been looking long and hard for a game in the likes of Elite or Freelancer and am pretty keen to give this a go!

Everything seems fairly straightforward at the moment, but I'm looking to get into contraband. I.E. Slaves, guns, anything for a high price. Could any veterans
recommend a useful ship for this? The Hyena may be what I'm after, but if you've got any other suggestions I'd be really happy to hear them. I'm looking for something fast with a bit of cargo space that won't disintegrate under pressure. Those Luxury Yachts from the Luxury Travel Conglomerate look pretty badass as well

Also, any recommended areas of space for pursuing this kind of work?

[loki1950]

Welcome darkov the hyena doesn't have much cargo space it's primarily a light fighter the starting ship the llama isn't to bad for grey market work just pimp it up better armour,guns,shield,sensors and reactor watch your total mass though as you quickly loose agility with added mass then get auto-tracking for all your weapon mounts so every shot counts when the bad boys come to take your cargo.BTW the luxury yachts aren't for sale but it's an easy hack to get any ship you really want

Because of the dynamic universe your game universe is unique so where to go for productive(fun) trading is not where i would as the universe that was generated is different.If you have any questions or issues just post.

Enjoy the Choice

[darkov]

Sounds good. Just a quick question, what's the deal with ship components showing up in red and maroon? I'm not sure what the maroon colour means, afaik I have enough credits/free slots to purchase an item but still can't?

[loki1950]

Red means that a particular upgrade is just won't fit or is forbidden for that ship or you already have one so try selling the lower quality version first not sure about maroon

Enjoy the Choice

[To Megatherion]

Maroon means you have enough money for that upgrade but not enough space.
I think the Schroedinger is quite acceptable for contraband. Contraband tends to be smaller scale stuff, so the 15 (or 20?) m³ it offers should suffice + it can cloak (but has very weak weapons).
Personally I'm using a Dostoevsky for all kinds of smaller trading. It is fast, quite durable and with two heavy ion beams (or ktek) and one torpedo something to be reconned with.