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Learning to Ascend (WIP)

By max power

This guide will take you through every part of the inner 9.

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29 Apr, 2016 @ 5:09am

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Guide Index

Overview

Getting Started

Getting to Deep-6

Makin a mil

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Getting Started

Here is a very simple step by step process to getting going (WIP):

Getting to Deep-6

The basics

Use the autopilot and dock with SS Archimedes.
Browse the Contracts Board that is flashing red.
Accept the contract from Susan Steele.
Undock and use the autopilot to jump to Ceres.
Use the autopilot to dock at SS Andromeda.
Undock and use the autopilot to jump back to Vulcan.
Use the autopilot to dock at SS Archimedes.
Open the local market and sell all of your grain.
Go back to SS Andromeda in Ceres and buy grain, then sell it at SS Archimedes in Vulcan. Keep doing this until starvation on Vulcan ends.
When you end starvation use the autopilot to take your passenger to Apollo (SS Plato).
Buy mining robots from Vulcan, and take to each to Ceres, Apollo and Ubertas. You will need to monitor the contract board in space stations to find the remaining 20 robots (selling for ~1k per robot).
Autopilot to Ceres and accept the contract titled "Susan Steele wants you to track down her daughter".

Mining quest

Use the autopilot to navigate to Veritas and view the range of the asteroid field there.
Mine Siderolite asteroids until you have 5 silicon. To mine get within 5k meters of an asteroid, and hold left mouse button. Once the beam is blue release the mouse button. If you wait too long the asteroid will melt and you get nothing.
Use the autopilot to navigate to Ubertas with your silicon and dock at SS Orion.

Scooping quest

Exit the space station, turn off gravity anchor and manually fly towards the green gas giant as fast as you can (aiming for the dark green band at the equator).
Once you have enough gas use the autopilot to dock at SS Orion.

Getting to Deep-6

Use the autopilot to navigate to Ceres.
Make 750,000 credits (see ‘Makin a mil’ section).
Use the autopilot to navigate to Ubertas and buy the location for deep-6.
Use the autopilot to navigate to Apollo.
Purchase and equip a hyperdrive.
Procure 8 tons of hydrogen either scooping for it or buy it off the market.
Use the autopilot to navigate to either Vulcan or Ceres.
Use the map to find Jam-1 and jump to the system.
Use the autopilot to navigate to ‘the wreck’.
Follow the trail of junk and salvage everything. This part can be a bit of a pain but expanding the HUD makes things easier (top left corner).
Once completely done, use the autopilot to navigate to the Deep Six Space Station. You won’t be able to dock, but you can use the market.

Makin a mil

Upgrade your ship to at least a sparrow. Use either the market or any space station.
Click on the hangar at the space station and board your new ship.
Use the autopilot to jump to Pomona, then to Miner's Paradise, and finally to Adolphus.
Start mining like crazy.
Eject anything but the uranium, tin and niobium.
Once you are full use the stock markets to find buyers (go to the map, Stock Market Search and search. For more results increase the range as desired)
Repeat

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EdenStarGazer 3 Aug, 2016 @ 4:12pm

Easy to follow guide. Thanks for taking the time to share.

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