As for the slow dock time there are spots on stations that are instant dock, trick is identifying them. Border stations for example have an instant dock near the control tower. Takes practice to figure out where they work for each station (control towers tend to be consistent though, same with mooring fixtures). Distance is important as well.
NPCs kill me off real fast and I have the shields which are needed in a particular area. And who the enemies are. They still kill me off fast, it due to the ridiculous prices of the "normal game" ships. They are not equivelant in price to your level. "Monetary" Level of you. It is ridiculous. :rtfm:
There should have been a balance with game ships and "monetary" level. Level 18 is 150K and no ship should be over 150K at level 18. The only thing which is well balanced is the level 38 ships monetary wise. because that is basicly the end game stuff. But, ships and equipment are at higher prices then what they should be "monetary" level. :rtfm:
Another thing which I saw due to te AI being worked on you blow off all the tails and thruster of an NPC ship it still flies around like it lost nothing. :rtfm:
When I play solo version I hardly use any other mods, besides instant docking and speed mod because I love crusining in asteroids and watching myself blow up cruising through an asteroid belt at 3600 speed. But, reaching level 38 and having end game ships is still hard on solo version. In multiplayer it will be close to impossible.
You lose missles and your cargo which seriously downplays the fun in this game. Especially if you get dock killed which makes you lose 10K credits of missles. :rtfm:
