[Help] Being a Pirate .

[Khalunka]

I have trying to find writen Guides , but many are either outdated or too incomplete.
I want to proper understand how to play it and, so I can better roleplay my character in these mechanics.

Some players said Its one of the most lucrative mechanics, but I just cant see that no matter what I do.

If you have a favorite (writen and mostly complete) guide about pirate mechanics, could you help me with the link?

Or, could you help me understand the potential of this mechanic and how to do it efficiently? thanks

[The Cog (O.T.H.G.)]

I just go into Gek and Vy'keen systems and attack everything I see. I really never have worried about the mechanics behind it. But, you can also just go to Pirate systems and take missions from there. Some are delivery of contraband, others are attacking freighters' or Trade vessels. I think really it is a no rules sorta thing; do what you want. But, I could be wrong.

[Krash Megiddo]

Here's my guide:
1)Warp to outlaw system
2)Attack NPC freighters
3)Take their stuff
4)Warp to controlled system
5)Sell their stuff
6)goto 1

[Dirak2012]

Go and play Sea of Thieves.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

Hang out in Seedy Settlement bars with smelly Gek. You can also say ARR a lot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2810218967

[FREEZED]

Originally posted by Mr. Bufferlow:

Hang out in Seedy Settlement bars with smelly Gek. You can also say ARR a lot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2810218967

i have seen even dance parties in settlement bars

[Consoomer]

1. Warp to an outlaw system

2. Fly up to any freighter fleet. Hover over its cargo holds. You want the 4 most expensive illegal items - First Spawn Relics, Banned Weapons, Counterfeit Circuits, Grah Grah. Ignore the other items - they are not worth it. Shoot the pods. Rinse/repeat until your inventory is full with stacks of those. Every time you pulse there's going to be 2 new freighter fleets for you to raid. There's an exploit where shooting pods with a rocket launcher doesn't trigger freighter turrets. Shooting the freighter itself has no consequences, shooting free-floating cargo pods decreases your standing with that system's dominant race. But true pirates don't care about that and wear their negative 200+ standing with pride )

3. Warp to a non-outlaw system. Sell the goods at a large markup. You should be getting 50-70+ mil per run. Selling is the cheesy, undercooked part. You can fly straight into a space station in 5 seconds, before the sentinel police has any chance to scan you. You can also warp in on your freighter and sell the stuff on the freighter terminal, thus avoiding any risk at all. If you want more adrenaline, make it a habit to sell on the planet surface (economy scanner for a trading post). That way you at least give sentinels an opportunity to do their job. There's a Cargo Scan Deflector tech that has a non-100% chance to block their scan.

Shooting pods is a somewhat grindy, but pretty meditative activity. You can alternate it with killing bountied pirates that will spawn nearby and roleplay it as taking out competition. Those guys are basically money bags flying around.

[taniwhat]

Also grab the salvaged frigate modules if your freighter isn't fully spec'd out and any frigate fuel.

[Guyver8]

Originally posted by Photographer:

There's a Cargo Scan Deflector tech that has a non-100% chance to block their scan.

FYI: if you bind the cargo deflector to a quick menu hotkey you can spam the hotkey till you get a successful block on any scan (...and yes it's cheesey Lol)

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

Go and play Sea of Thieves.

SOT is pvp game. He isnt talking about PVP.

[Khalunka]

Originally posted by Photographer:

1. Warp to an outlaw system

2. Fly up to any freighter fleet. Hover over its cargo holds. You want the 4 most expensive illegal items - First Spawn Relics, Banned Weapons, Counterfeit Circuits, Grah Grah. Ignore the other items - they are not worth it. Shoot the pods. Rinse/repeat until your inventory is full with stacks of those. Every time you pulse there's going to be 2 new freighter fleets for you to raid. There's an exploit where shooting pods with a rocket launcher doesn't trigger freighter turrets. Shooting the freighter itself has no consequences, shooting free-floating cargo pods decreases your standing with that system's dominant race. But true pirates don't care about that and wear their negative 200+ standing with pride )

3. Warp to a non-outlaw system. Sell the goods at a large markup. You should be getting 50-70+ mil per run. Selling is the cheesy, undercooked part. You can fly straight into a space station in 5 seconds, before the sentinel police has any chance to scan you. You can also warp in on your freighter and sell the stuff on the freighter terminal, thus avoiding any risk at all. If you want more adrenaline, make it a habit to sell on the planet surface (economy scanner for a trading post). That way you at least give sentinels an opportunity to do their job. There's a Cargo Scan Deflector tech that has a non-100% chance to block their scan.

Shooting pods is a somewhat grindy, but pretty meditative activity. You can alternate it with killing bountied pirates that will spawn nearby and roleplay it as taking out competition. Those guys are basically money bags flying around.

Thank you very much, Photographer.

Originally posted by taniwhat:

Also grab the salvaged frigate modules if your freighter isn't fully spec'd out and any frigate fuel.

Alright.

Originally posted by OTH.Incognito:

I just go into Gek and Vy'keen systems and attack everything I see. I really never have worried about the mechanics behind it. But, you can also just go to Pirate systems and take missions from there. Some are delivery of contraband, others are attacking freighters' or Trade vessels. I think really it is a no rules sorta thing; do what you want. But, I could be wrong.

I liked how you favor the Korvax.

[kullhagen]

find a pirate system with several planets that spawns freighters with many cargo pods build a small base and raid in that system for pirating to be efficient the types of freighters that spawn when jumping betyween planets are crucial the long ones with two layers of barrels are my favorite

ps freither type is system specific as far as i know

[ŁōãF]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

Go and play Sea of Thieves.

dead game

[Johnny in the Clouds]

You can raid freighters while doing pirate missions and so get double the return for your trouble. It reduces frequent flying back and forth to the pirate station. I think you can also hand in the completed pirate missions in any pirate system if you want to hop between new pirate systems.