Mining updates & miscellanous changes

[Tigger]

If you're going solo, I'd recommend moving to trading as soon as you have enough to buy a 600+ freighter until you have enough to get the Hegemon. I don't think Helium mining works as well with a non-mining ship, and trading quickly outpaces Helium. Once you have enough for the Hege, trade in for it and go mine your heart out.

I did the trading, and did good at it until I left for summer break. Since then, in order to get my FL fix I'm on a netbook with a 3G connection...i.e...lags horribly. With the lag, a lot of the times, before I can get the /sendcash completed to a pirate I get blown up. On average, before leaving for vacation they wait no more than 10-15 secs. With lag, it could be 20-30 before they see it. Thus, at least six times I've paid out the millions in tax, and still got blown up and lost the cargo.

My fault for playing with lag? Sure, you bet. I take full responsibility for that. I still want to play though, so with PvP (bounty & escort) and trading out, mining is my best option. Helium doesn't pay much in comparison, but I can eek out about 3 million in an hour or so and rarely get hassled. The lag may cause a delay in conversation over comms, but the RP is nice.

Now, it's true I could send cash from my trader to my miner, but I don't want to. Two of my characters are somewhat related, but the miner isn't, so getting a loan from a rich uncle doesn't fit the character. :)

No worries though, in a couple of weeks I'll be back for the summer semester and will have my regular connection back.

Thanks to all for the helpful info!!

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