I'm no stranger to space sims games, but needless to say the learning curve for each new game of this type is quite steep, and my learning process quite hectic. Let's just say I like to learn by actually doing stuff, and I'm super bad at internalizing long and exhaustive tutorials for games, but going completely blind is also a no-go. I already know how to navigate and the other relatively standard aspects of the game, but I'd like to know if there's any quick tips, list of things to do, and other stuff ...

I have my ships loaded with CLS 1-2 Fight 1-2 Nav Com Special Com Trade 1-2 Trade Sys Ext Best buy - Sell Duplex scanner Commercial Representation doesn't show when I go to trade all that shows up is Internal and external. Looking on line it shows it is there. What am I missing?...

X3 Terran Conflict Where can I down load them? And how to install the mod?

I have a small fleet of ships with ore collectors, CLS 1 and 2 and just about all else. There staged at the Hub. If i send 1 to the sector I set up for mining tel him to collect ore. How do I get it to jump to the Hub when full and return to the mining sector to do it again? This seems to be a little more complicated than BTF....

...but where is the EEMPC forge in Aldrin 2!!! Didn't spawn. This !@#$ game. If the only solution is piracy, what vessels equip the EEMPC which can be boarded? To my knowledge the only vessels fielding the EEMPC are M3s, M4s, M5s, and the Springblossom (way too !@#$ fast to attempt boarding. Maybe with a boarding pod? Can you use boarding pods on M6s???) Am I stuck in a pew-pew-reload for hours in order to do the clone exploit? Got 20 Spitfyres parked and waiting for EEMPCs. Been gathering space dust f...