Combat's kind of an advanced subject, as you'll likely have to sink a fair number of credits into a good 'dogfighting' ship and the appropriate armaments for it.
Mining is not something I engaged in much personally, as it tends to require some large ships and a lot of manual effort. Then your job becomes one mostly of macro-managing the production chains to ensure that the money continues to flow.
For instance, buy Energy Cells from a Solar Plant, and sell them at a factory or other station that requires them.ĭoing this manually takes quite a bit of time and effort, but eventually you'll gain the funds and resources required to command additional ships - you can then send them to run these hauling operations for you, earning you cash while you pursue other things.Įventually you'll get enough money to build your own stations, and then you can make mega profits producing finished goods directly from raw materials. You want to buy items at places where they are inexpensive, and sell them at places where you can make a profit. The X3 series is very complex and it can take many hours to gain any significant understanding of the game's mechanics.Īt it's core, it's a space trading game.
