Hi,
pretty new here playing Elite since C64 but not too nerdy keeping to have fun on all the unknown still
I am also trying to get more info on ranking up to get the cool Fed Ships but I am a bit clueless and could not really find practical answers.
I understand it so far that you have a
1. a Fed rank
2. a reputation rank
To improve 1. you have to do special missions having in mission title something like "for Federation" (no matter of delivery, hunting, exploring, etc.)
The other normal missions for Fed people on the blackboard just improve your 2. reputation rank.
Nevertheless I am not in the reputation rank of "German: herzlich" - guess friendly or heartful sth. So most of the Fed special ranking missions offered are not doable for me because of my actual "low" reputation rank.
Is my understanding about the mechanism correct?
If so I have to grind lot missions to get the reputation rank to be able to finally start the special ranking missions
Thanks all for your help!