Starting out tips?

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Seems that nobody answered your question with certainty where to buy the Armored Transport. It can be bought at California Minor.

Why don't you browse the discovery wiki? The link is in my sig. It gives you an opportunity to do some windows shopping and planning ahead, meaning ship stats etc.

Most people use the silver mining. To make it more safe for you is to ask someone loitering above Manhattan to come and cover your back against the NPCs. Chances are that at least one of them is interested since you are willing to work your way to riches instead of "can I have 1 million?". I've helped guys out this way it's fun to give dire warnings in RP about the how dangerous these fields are for civilians...

One good and pretty safe route is to take prisoners from that battleship in Colorado (I can't remember the name) to Sugarland, Texas. But the ultimately the safest and most profitable routes for beginners (say with a transport) is going between Leeds and New York.

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