**Possible SPOILER**

NFW · Post by **NFW** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:13 am

Ok I'm not sure if this is a glitch / bug etc in the game or if it is meant to be that way since from the end of mission details the circumstances fit with the story.

I'm not sure if this has been covered or not but wanted to post something about it just in case there is a small chance it hasn't been posted, or that in fact I'm guilty of exploiting a game glitch...

*SPOILER, don't read if you haven't started the first few missions of the IMG mission chain*

So I did the mission where at the end of it they tell you about a secret stash at XYZ coords. and that the purpose of them is to keep mercs supplied with 'goodies'

So I went to the coords (after miss understanding the instructions and searching in the wrong area for hours)
Found the crate, was unimpressed.... then realized there are 3 crates.... I grabbed 1 item and went back to Saphire station... was shocked at how much it was worth.

Then I remembered that in the end of mission blurb, he says the crates are always kept stocked to supply mercs... so I went back... grabbed another 1 item... sold it for another $116,000
I figured I was probably messing up my reputation with the faction that is in charge of those crates.... but didn't really care.

went back and grabbed another 5 items.... sold them and repeated... they never run out... As a new player it was much more profitable to mine those crates then to mine plat.

I've been back a few times and not once have I seen a patrol guarding the crates and nobody new seems to be attacking me... so figure reputation is still ok...

So at over $600,000 per trip I'm thinking that maybe it's a bit too unbalanced to actually be something that was meant to be in the game the way it is ? It makes actually scouting out trade routes or good mining spots just really not worth the effort.

BUG? Or is that the way it's supposed to be and I'm just really messing up my reputation with the faction that is filling those crates up? Would explain why the guild and rebels just hate me in saphire?

Post by **Marvin** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:25 am

1. That's why so many players suggest you do the Quest.

2. IMG continually resupplies those crates. They monitor the quantity but not who uses them. It's the IMG honor system.

3. Nonetheless, once you start building stations, you'll see that you really aren't that rich.

NFW · Post by **NFW** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:34 am

LOL yeah ... now it's not even worth the hassle of flying back to saphire....

but at the start... wow... I think it was taking me 15 to 20 min to fill 5 bays with plat. going through the whole process of filtering out all the other stuff... dimonds, etc. Fly back... see what upgrade you can do to your ship... then repeat the whole process....

For new players that is a huge amount of money to get you up and running so to speak. Glad to hear it's legit... I had this awful thought in my head that my post would be read and someone would say "CHEATER.... now we take away your ship and make you start all over again"....

BraveHart · Post by **BraveHart** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:38 am

"Keep your eyes open and you will find containers with a larger payroll of items"...

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:43 am

Yes, there are bigger and more profitable trade routes that you can make 32 to 70 million credits in one trip. So 600,000 is just peanuts compared to what is out there....

:P:P:P:P:P

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:10 am

Yup, much better trade routes there is. I make 150-200 mil a run!;)

Money is really not a big issue in this sim, once you learned the basics.
It's, what Marvin states, what you do with your money that counts. Destruction, building ....

Catch you out there mate.

[Edited on 2011-2-28 by SeeJay]

F4SHAD0 · Post by **F4SHAD0** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:00 am

CHEATER.... now we take away your ship and make you start all over again lol

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:27 am

From post: 103410, Topic: tid=7328, author=F4SHAD0 wrote:CHEATER.... now we take away your ship and make you start all over again lol

Nope, no cheating. Only finding the best items to trade with at the
best route you can find.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:26 am

LOL......

:P:P:P:P:P:P

juhizz · Post by **juhizz** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:03 pm

i have probles to find that stash.how i need to put coordinates on navi?do i need any equipment to see them in radar?iv been trying to find it allday...

and is there anyway to read old guest messages?

dannynu11 · Post by **dannynu11** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:05 pm

From post: 102995, Topic: tid=7328, author=NFW wrote: So I went to the coords (after miss understanding the instructions and searching in the wrong area for hours)

What was you doing wrong as I think I'm doing the same due to not being able to find it myself?

Post by **Marvin** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:19 pm

One of the options of the Deploy Constructor is you can deploy a sensor array near the center of a sector. With one of those babies, any cargo pod within range of the sensor will show up as a purple dot. Then just cursor over the dot and set a waypoint (in both the Top View and Rear View nav maps) ... and jump.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:19 pm

Hi Juhizz, welcome to the game and forum...Hope to see you out there some time!....