I'm pretty new to the game so I have been playing in Solo play to get money and a to get a few ships going then I will start playing in Open play. From what I've heard there are some 'individuals' that camp out in the starting areas and grief new players with 'lesser' ships than theirs.
Hey dastardly i joined ed facebook group and 2 guys have joined me in an open play to show me the ropes and help me make some money. And how to outfit best my sidewinder. Before yesterday I had 2,000 cr today I have 568,340 cr after splashing out on my first ship, an eagle.
Basically all the money was earned in a wing of two of us. Sharing bounties at low and high extraction sites. Basically search for wanted solo ships carrying bounties. What till the feds start firing at them and then join in, you don't even have stay in the battle. If it's heated and you take damage because ship is stock or not upgraded so well flee into super cruise.
I earned bounties of 6,000, then 8,000, the ,30,000+ then taking down vipers or anacondas by stepping in at the right time when the feds take them down and their hull damage and shield s are down to like 10% join in get some hits. They are worth anywhere from 130,000 cr to 188,000 or more I've seen over 200,000 bounty last night on an anaconda. Not just huge ships though with massive bounties. My combat rank has gone from 2% harmless to 26% mostly harmless in one day. And now 588,340 cr.
What I learned is you start off with poor class E modules so upgraded only the important parts which are power plant, power distributor, sensors for better scanning, shield generator and if you can afford it, buy a shield booster too. Also fuel scoop is the first thing I could ever afford at the start of the game.
One thing to look out for is when you upgrade and buy parts you no longer are loaning. If you die or your ship is destroyed always make sure you have enough money in your bank balance to afford an old loadout to re buy your ship if you get blown up. This is essential because buying parts will put up the cost of buying back your old ship with each new parts bought, fitted and upgraded.
The re buy will get more expensive the more you buy and upgrade your ship. Also as an awesome gadget I bought a docking computer yesterday awesome no more manual docking. For combat I'm just using gimballed lasers. No secondary weapon or multi cannons are equipped on my sidewinder just lasers.
Basic necessities first are shields, sensors, gimballed lasers, fuel scoop, then later on lesser but still fairly important necessities are power plant, power distributor. For your two empty hard point utility mounts I added shield booster. If you want add me on xbl it join our elite dangerous Xbox group or the PC elite dangerous facebook group, you can. Because I'm super new to the game but those guys are super helpful.
