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A common tip veteran players often give to newbies, one that I was told myself, is to just have fun and play the game for the thrills, for exploration, to interact out in space in your beloved ship that you worked towards getting. Whether that interaction is mining, exploration, combat, or trading... you will find your niche in this game and community when it finds you.
1- Don't get discouraged. This game has a steep learning curve. There's a lot to learn and it can seem overwhelming and really complicated at first. You will make mistakes and screw up horribly a few times at first, that is something you need to accept. Once you get the hang of things though, you'd be surprised how easy and second-nature it becomes to fly your ship and that can feel really rewarding.
2- Don't rush things. There is no real end-game to Elite, so there's no real gain from rushing to get the biggest ship as fast as you can. You will have to grind in really repetitive ways to get there and you will wear yourself out and get bored.
I played for years before I even bought my first large ship. I just did what I found fun and by the time I was ready to do engineering and start flying bigger ships, I already had the money to do it and a huge stockpile of most of the engineering materials I needed to do it. So I didn't feel like I was grinding anything, I was just playing the game at my own pace.
The other thing is that bigger ships are more difficult to handle effectively in combat (and even just in general, to a lesser extent) and getting the flight time on smaller ships, then medium ships before you move on to the biggest will give you the skills and muscle memory to be able to use them more effectively.
3- NEVER FLY WITHOUT REBUY. Each ship has a rebuy insurance cost. If you die, you can get your ship back as is, so long as you have the money to cover the cost. Otherwise, you will LOSE your ship. Hence, unless we're talking about your starter Sidewinder with no modifications, never fly a ship unless you can afford to cover the insurance.
4- Fuel Scoops are invaluable, and in fact if you want to do any kind of long-range exploration/travel outside of the bubble, then they are necessary. It's also important to note that not all stars are scoopable for fuel. Two ways to remember is either KGB-FOAM, or if you prefer, the mnemonic device "Oh, Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me!" (OBAFGKM) which lists them in order of size.
5- Most importantly. Have fun. There's a lot to do in Elite, so you will likely be able to find something you find fun. Hopefully more than one activity you enjoy, and then you can just do whatever tickles your fancy when you log in.
Feel free to join us if you're looking for friends and tutorials on what to do
https://discord.gg/4aUYgudbEr
There are lots of YT videos out there to teach you how to do the relevant type of missions you are looking to do. For me I personally stick with the transportation missions, they are the easiest to do with minimal possible problems to arise. I'm finally getting a little better at salvaging missions too. Every now and then I'll do a theft or kill mission if it's a low enough threat level, but even then it's not a guarantee that it will be a successful mission.
Keep in mind that if you do attempt to do any of the illegal type missions and you get caught or killed, you can incur a fine and/or bounty on your ship. Typically the mission is failed at that point and you can also lose reputation with that particular faction too so pick and choose your missions wisely.
Another thing. I could not figure out why sometimes I could not find particular planets or locations (like crash sites). There are certain modules that can be installed on your ship like the Detailed Surface Scanner that can be used after using Full Spectrum System Scanner and Discovery Scanner to help you locate things easier.
There is a LOT to learn and even basic things like just learning how to come into orbit at the right speed and angle before landing on a settlement, knowing which side of the planet it's on ,etc. Most of it is trial and error while looking up things on YT will really help.
The auto docking feature is invaluable and I still always use it even now. Learning how to navigate the menus for all the different modes and features takes some getting used to but eventually you will get the hang of it.
Edit: This post was also assuming you have Odyssey for Elite Dangerous, which if you don't then some of or maybe most of my info could be irrelevant to you.
Do missions for all your local factions, get to allied with them, enjoy the increased mission rewards. Don't get engaged in combat in your "home" system, as it will spoil your reputation with one of the local factions.
Never fly without a rebuy. Cover your costs for multiple rebuys.
Even players with thousands of hours are still learning.
It's important to note that you absolutely should learn how dock manually, even if you continue to use your docking computer most of the time. At least get reasonably confident that you are able to do it because you will eventually find yourself in situations where you can't use your docking computer. Also it's not advised to leave your seat until you're landed and powered down. While it might work fine the majority of the time, the docking computer sometimes does some really dumb things. I've had it smash me into other ships and causing 50K+ worth of damage to my own ship and I've heard of people getting stuck in the mail-slot and being destroyed. So you kinda have to babysit, just in case you need to intervene.
Ironically I never used them until I started flying large ships (outfitted for cargo hauling) and would either stack multiple fetch/delivery missions or run multiple types of cargo. So I would use it mostly so that I could initiate the launch and have my ship start flying out while I look at the galaxy map and plotted my next route before taking over the controls. Just sped things up a bit where the 2 tons of cargo I'm losing to the docking computer are meaningless when you're hauling 400+ tons.
Oh wow, thanks for the heads up, yeah I sometimes land on planets that don't have a docking bay for missions like finding a wreckage or crash site, so I have done it, just not the complex ones out in space, those look super complex to navigate properly without smashing into something when the station is also rotating around at the same time.
I normally land and take off manually, it's good practice.
You can easily make a few hundred thousand just plinking wanted targets that are already under fire by system authorities in one of the low-high RES sites, and even earn a few million with some of the larger and more experienced bounties, once you've started fighting in Hazardous RES.
It sounds like a very frustrating loop, especially if you die a lot, and I'm worried that I could lose all my ships and be permanently stranded somewhere. I thinking about being a pirate, because I've already done the whole repetitve delivery thing on No Man's Sky, and want something different. But the thought of permanently losing my ship or spending hours to not lose my ship (only to lose all those hours on one death, because I suck at aiming) is daunting.