What are you doing (ingame) now?

[Caliente]

Hi,

I am currently scouting with my Viper for a good base to start my Empire Career. Any thoughts? A High Tech system not too far away would be good, of course. Any ideas? Is there something like "core" systems of the Empire?

[Kiltrathi]

I just started doing more-or-less the same in Codorain (close to the high tech station of Leesti). Not sure I'd get a permit to an Empire system as I'm far removed from the 'main' Empire worlds. The Empire capital is in Achenar, so perhaps the system around could be regarded as core systems.

[Jockgit64]

Hi,

I am currently scouting with my Viper for a good base to start my Empire Career. Any thoughts? A High Tech system not too far away would be good, of course. Any ideas? Is there something like "core" systems of the Empire?

The Imperial Core systems are around Achenar, took me a while to get to them from my original starting point (Cosi I think it was).

Welcome to the Empire!

[anikaiful]

Scanning stuff... somewhere in midst of Tascheter Sector LS-T A3-5 or somesuch.... (at least was, now priming FSD toward LP 355-something-or-the-other).

[Archer_McGinty]

Logged in to play and then realizing its downtime for maintenance (Noob_01 award winner to me!) Thankfully its like 15 mins downtime

Thinking of finally upgrading to a type 7 or maybe something bigger, Been sitting on my Cobra/type 6 and Asp for some time now. Time to get into a big boy and see how I like it.

[Amun-Ra]

Hi,

I am currently scouting with my Viper for a good base to start my Empire Career. Any thoughts? A High Tech system not too far away would be good, of course. Any ideas? Is there something like "core" systems of the Empire?

I built rep with them over the past week (on and off doing other things). Currently a Lord with the Empire.

It doesn't matter where you are - as long as you're building rep with a local system's faction that's Empire aligned (though being in an area with multiple Empire systems will make things easier, as I'll explain later).

If you're building rep through bounty hunting, look for a system that has a resource extraction site with a Empire-controlled station near to it (preferably an outpost with repairs and munitions). Outpost so that if you accidentally hit Empire-aligned system security, you can supercruise to the outpost to pay the fine without risk of being scanned and attacked by the station.

Most of my rep building was not close to the Empire core worlds (Achenar, Facece, and Summerland) and I moved around a bit (doing rep building at 4 or 5 different locations). I mostly focused on donation-type bulletin board quests. If you do those, you'll want a location with a variety economy-types around your "base." Also be on the lookout for a place that sells personal weapons (you may get asked to retrieve some).

Being in Empire space can be helpful since you'll be able to check the bulletin board in multiple places - so if you're asked to donate food, you can visit an Empire-aligned agricultural station and check its board as well.

If you're building rep for a Clipper, it's actually bugged and is available from before Baron rank - it became available to me at Squire and others mentioned it becoming available to them at Master.

Permits might be bugged. I don't have an Achenar permit, even though it was supposed to have been given at Master rank. Some people think it might happen if the Imperial Summons quest is given upon reaching Master but the player doesn't take it right away. I didn't notice the quest, but it's possible I missed it. Just in case, as soon as you hit Master, check the bulletin board again to see if you get an Imperial Summons mission to visit Achenar. I know others have reported that problem, so might need to wait for it to be patched.


As for what I'm doing in the game, I'm going to shift gears from rep building and do some trading for a bit.

[OrionSnake]

Currently exploring around Eravate with my Adder and moving toward Leesti. If not exploring then trading with Type 6. I am working toward Asp for now.

[Caliclo]

Gave up on waiting for any support reply, back grinding rares in a Hauler. Should be back in a T6 tomorrow at the latest, then back to grinding to get back my Cobra for some more bounty hunting!!

[RynxXK5]

Currently bounty hunter at a nav beacon in Wise 1506-7027. Anyone near there or could point me towards a station with better armaments for my Cobra?

[Jockgit64]

Just been promoted to Baron, and have arrived at Summerland, though I have heard that there is nothing to do round here.

Would be nice to find a conflict zone somewhere near , until then I will just have to contend with Bounty Hunting.