The ex-pilot may still be nearby if you care to pick them up for further use (CLSS & suitable cargo space required!), otherwise they'll their way (slowly) to the nearest friendly (to them) station

If a pilot has ‘ Bailed’ they have ejected, usually due to sale (they sold you their ship) or combat (see Morale & General Mechanics), & their vacant ship is dead in space, waiting to be capped if necessary.

I’ll try to be specific & consistent when using the oft-interchangeable terms ‘ cap’ (capture), ‘ bailed’ & ‘ board’. A jumpdrive is always an advantage when playing any mission, whether it be fitted to or another of your assets, so make getting one or more a priority.ĭuring this guide I’ll be giving occasional keyboard shortcuts these are invariably based on a UK ‘Enhanced AT’ desktop keyboard layout of 103/105 keys as that’s all I have access to (& can be bothered with) if your keyboard is different, or you’ve changed the default key bindings in the game don’t blame me! Missions with a time limit will have that limit 'changed' according to how fast is when you accept the mission. Missions that require a fight element will have more and/or heavier ships to defeat as you progress in Fight rank. All such missions start with a low reward that grows as you progress in race reputation (of the employer’s race) Generic missions are divided into categories: Fight, Trade, Think, Build. Preamble for generic (ie non-plot) missions: Comments in square brackets are bits that need checking, so be aware (& gentle! ) My first guide! Please let me know of any errors & suggestions, as this is pretty much all from memory I'll update as & when necessary.

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