I was in Ore Belt travelling slowly away from the sector core while I did some remote organising and trading
(I find the menus make it quite awkward to do such things in a station)
There were asteroids all about and I scanned a couple
Then I noticed they did not show on the sector map
They were there right beside me, a km or two, but no sign of them on the map
So what's going on there?
Also...I am doing some remote manual trading; controlling 3 standard Mercurys; mostly energy and ore; but dont seem to making much money
at least not enough to feel any progress is being made
Is the game lean on money making?
The UI and menus are not great
are they better in TC and AP?
Thanks
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Regarding trading.
You won't make much profit from trading energy. It occupies a lot of cargo space for the cost. Ore can be quite profitable if you manage to buy it at a mine that is full.
From my experience, the most profitable wares are: Silicon, Sunrise Flowers, Soya Beans, Soya Husk, and illegal wares - Space Weed, Space Fuel. They have the largest difference between min and max price. Silicon is probably the best non-illegal ware for trade, since it's quite compact for the price, and you can often triple the amount invested in it. Make notes of the locations of Silicon Mines that are often full, and of major consumer sectors.
As soon as you can afford it, drop a sector trader in Empire's Edge - it will level quite fast there and will make good profit. At some point you should be able to stop manual trading completely and switch the freighters to sector/universe trading, while you're doing something more valuable on your ship.
Regarding UI, there were changes made in TC/AP, but I wouldn't say they've drastically different. The menus can feel somewhat clunky at first, but you'll get used to it.
You won't make much profit from trading energy. It occupies a lot of cargo space for the cost. Ore can be quite profitable if you manage to buy it at a mine that is full.
From my experience, the most profitable wares are: Silicon, Sunrise Flowers, Soya Beans, Soya Husk, and illegal wares - Space Weed, Space Fuel. They have the largest difference between min and max price. Silicon is probably the best non-illegal ware for trade, since it's quite compact for the price, and you can often triple the amount invested in it. Make notes of the locations of Silicon Mines that are often full, and of major consumer sectors.
As soon as you can afford it, drop a sector trader in Empire's Edge - it will level quite fast there and will make good profit. At some point you should be able to stop manual trading completely and switch the freighters to sector/universe trading, while you're doing something more valuable on your ship.
Regarding UI, there were changes made in TC/AP, but I wouldn't say they've drastically different. The menus can feel somewhat clunky at first, but you'll get used to it.