Powerplay 2.0 - Search and Rescue guide?

[Mako Kai]

So I’ve narrowed it down to supporting Asling or Nakato. But I’m not really sure how to do search and rescue and make it profitable (not counting the last Titan escape pods because we don’t know what’s going to happen after then). Can someone please point me to a good guide?

[笛野めのん]

Explain the case of collecting rescue pods.
1. Check to see if the star system is designated. If not, head to the nav beacon in the star system under your power control.
2. When you arrive, look for a white marker on the radar. The white diamond is the nav beacon, so target it. Then, wait for a while as it will automatically start scanning.
When the scan is complete, remove the target and immediately start super cruise.
4. Open the nav panel and make sure that you have not excluded any signal sources with filters. You should then find power wreckage, so set the navigation.
5. Note that depending on the threat level, hostile power wreckage and search parties may appear.
The information display in the upper right corner will tell you which power's wreckage it is.
If you are not confident of your ability, you may choose not to head for the hostile power.
6. Go to retrieve the wreckage. Pay attention to the radar just to be sure, and watch out for hostile aircraft.
Once recovered, go directly to the nearest station and deliver the pod. (I think the delivery address is Power Contact.)

Other recovered wreckage and black boxes are also good points.
Good luck.

[Mako Kai]

That’s great! Is that for earning merits or credits?

[笛野めのん]

Yes, yes. It is a very good way to earn contribution points with as little fighting as possible:)

[Inscydeus]

If you're purely looking for the cash reward, Aisling has the biggest bonus for search and rescue at 200%, Kaine has a still decent bonus of 120%. Either way, you'll need to unlock the full bonus by gaining powerplay levels and it'll probably still not be a great moneymaker, but it's better to do what you find fun without worrying about cr/h anyway.