Elite: Game talk

Dark Session
25 Jan 2021, 4:42pm
MorfikIs there list of where i can get certain fighters? i remember long time ago Inara had options to see which station have which fighter, but now its gone. Im looking for station that selling Guarian Fighters, i unlocked them and got on other ship, but i want to bring it to other hangar but cant find any station that sells them


Stations with a Guardian Tech broker sell Guardian modules, weapons and fighters.
Kazuo Atreides
25 Jan 2021, 4:54pm
What's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?
Gundog 1
25 Jan 2021, 5:12pm
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?


I'm guessing it's the same way I do for Federation. So you have to get your reputation up with reps who have the faction logo next to their profile.
Episparh
25 Jan 2021, 5:20pm
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?


For Imperial navy Rank - Courier mission stacking between Ngalinn and Mainani

For merits there are two options cargo hauling materials for the specific power or combat kills of enemies of the power.
G.Souza
25 Jan 2021, 5:24pm
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?


For merits buy a Type-9, fill with cargo racks, and go hauling. If you just want the powerplay modules you can do it in one trip.
Gundog 1
25 Jan 2021, 6:12pm
Sooo uhh.... I went to my first conflict zone. LOW INTENSITY... And got ganged up on by a bunch of Deadly and Master level ships. Why are they even there in a low intensity and not reserved for the high intensity?
Tengri Umai
25 Jan 2021, 6:23pm
Wilson JSooo uhh.... I went to my first conflict zone. LOW INTENSITY... And got ganged up on by a bunch of Deadly and Master level ships. Why are they even there in a low intensity and not reserved for the high intensity?



Low intensity means that there will be less ships, no spec ops or capital ships, but not that ships there will be low rank.
Gundog 1
25 Jan 2021, 6:41pm
Tengri Umai
Wilson JSooo uhh.... I went to my first conflict zone. LOW INTENSITY... And got ganged up on by a bunch of Deadly and Master level ships. Why are they even there in a low intensity and not reserved for the high intensity?




Low intensity means that there will be less ships, no spec ops or capital ships, but not that ships there will be low rank.


Ah Ok. Died twice, went back and battle won. My mistake was jumping in like Hulk wanting to smash.
Synthya Wylder
25 Jan 2021, 6:53pm
Wilson J
Tengri Umai
Wilson JSooo uhh.... I went to my first conflict zone. LOW INTENSITY... And got ganged up on by a bunch of Deadly and Master level ships. Why are they even there in a low intensity and not reserved for the high intensity?



Low intensity means that there will be less ships, no spec ops or capital ships, but not that ships there will be low rank.



Ah Ok. Died twice, went back and battle won. My mistake was jumping in like Hulk wanting to smash.


Afaik, the higher your Combat rank, the increased chance you'll encounter higher-ranked opponents.

Don't take my word on it though, it's been many months since I've visited a CZ, & I'm not the combat type.
Rat Catcher
25 Jan 2021, 6:58pm
Episparh
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?



For Imperial navy Rank - Courier mission stacking between Ngalinn and Mainani

For merits there are two options cargo hauling materials for the specific power or combat kills of enemies of the power.



The combat kills earn merits in a much more 'fun' way than hauling stuff, in my opinion, and saves millions if you are just trying to get to rank up for PP modules.

Courier advice is probably the best for speed, all good stuff
Episparh
25 Jan 2021, 8:13pm
Yeah, I prefer combat for merits as well. More fun and cheaper.
Rabe
25 Jan 2021, 8:52pm
How do do a search for stations controlled by minor faction and sort by distance from me?
I see how to get a list of stations but don't see any way to sort by distance from me.
SquirrelLord161
25 Jan 2021, 10:19pm
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?



For Merits, two ways: Buy and Transport the special cargo, or go to an Anarchy system on the list of your power's expansion list and get your murder on of rival power-play faction pilots: NPC and/or Players.....

For Imperial ranks there are two systems you can run data quickly and efficiently while stacking a lot of data missions:  The Mainani System and the Ngalinn System.  This is great for new players, or returning players with little money or assets.  Bring a small or medium size ship, and music or audio-books to keep you entertained.... Make sure you choose the reputation rewards.

Last edit: 25 Jan 2021, 10:33pm
Spud_
25 Jan 2021, 11:06pm
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?


Join a squad that supports the Empire.
Igneel Prime
26 Jan 2021, 9:31am
SquirrelLord161
Kazuo AtreidesWhat's the best way to earn merits? and how can I push faster on the imperial ranks?




For Merits, two ways: Buy and Transport the special cargo, or go to an Anarchy system on the list of your power's expansion list and get your murder on of rival power-play faction pilots: NPC and/or Players.....

For Imperial ranks there are two systems you can run data quickly and efficiently while stacking a lot of data missions:  The Mainani System and the Ngalinn System.  This is great for new players, or returning players with little money or assets.  Bring a small or medium size ship, and music or audio-books to keep you entertained.... Make sure you choose the reputation rewards.


Just adding some details to this.

Merits: Kazuo, that Python you have will work just fine for the cargo job. Assuming you're only doing this for the power play modules, this is a fast and efficient method of gaining the 750 Merits (Can't speak for power play for any other reason cuz I'm not masochistic). Ideally done in a Type-9 cuz it has the cargo space to do it all in one go but seeing your limited budget the Python works too. Get the maximum cargo space you can on it. Then you need to go to the power play capital of the person you pledged to. You can do this by selecting that power on the power play menu and clicking the view on galaxy map button (or whatever it is actually called). The system the map opens on (it should have the logo of that power above it) is the one you need to go to. Dock at a station there, then go to contacts in station services and open the power play contact. There will be 3 commodities in there you can pick up (probably 10 every half hour but you can speed that up by spending credits, 7.5 million credits for the whole thing). Choose one of these commodities and bring them to a system that needs them. The details of what needs to be delivered where require some messing around with the list of controlled systems, but the easiest way is to pick up the commodity for fortification and bring them to one of the systems in that list that need fortifying. Here you can either make yourself useful and actually help that power by delivering them where they're needed or you just deliver them to the closest one. You will get one Merit per t either way.

Now for the Imperial Navy rank: What you need to do here in the systems mentioned by Squirrel is you pick up data delivery missions in one system going to the other one. You do this flying back and forth between these 2 systems and always choose the reputation reward. No combat, no cargo needed, no nothing. All you need is a ship (ideally a small one) as the data is stored in your ship's computer. Not very engaging gameplay but it gets the job done. Depending on the time you spend doing this each day you can get it done in 1-2 weeks without issue. Maybe less but more is unlikely.

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