How do you remember where everything is?

[sovereign]

Your navmap contains a lot of information. You can check any bases you've been to and see what ships they sell, and sometimes it provides a good indication of what they buy and sell. I believe the wiki also tells you where to acquire a fair number of ships, as well as where commodities come from and go to. However, some information may be out of date- the Kadesh Freighter used to be sold on the Battleship outside Planet Stuttgart if memory serves, but I believe it has since been replaced with another ship or moved.

However, a lot of people simply resort to third-party programs to find routes and ships. While this isn't necessary, it certainly makes things faster and more efficient.

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