Bounties for Illegal Cargo - make millions of aUEC per hour!

Illegal Salvage missions took a big old nerf this patch, but thankfully there's still a good way to get your hands on tonnes of illegal cargo!
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Thank you to the wonderful Anorii for the awesome backing music - Nebula One!
--Chapters------------------------------------------------------------
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Channel Credits
01:10 - Which Missions?
03:34 - Which Ship?
06:32 - Taking down the bounty
08:20 - Looting the Ship
09:59 - Atmospheric Bounties & Teamwork
11:25 - Selling Up
14:09 - Final Thoughts (Don’t get too used to this)

[@JamestheKilljoy]

This game loop has become our biggest event in our Org. It involves a lot of different gameplay that brings in a lot of people

[@LoudGuns]

Yeah it’s good to see some loops appearing that have real variety catering to different player types.

[@aerostake]

are you looking for new members?

[@JamestheKilljoy]

@@aerostake we will be doing this game loop tonight and into the weekend

[@Serverlands]

@@aerostake +1 Looking for an active org with my fleet

[@MrVadosescorpion]

@@JamestheKilljoywhat org?

[@PauloHenrique-gu9cf]

this loop is insane. 2 days ago i got a single ert with 3 c2 and an 890 jump. results: 380 weevil eggs and 110 maze. filled 80 percent of my c2 and made 53 million in profits

[@splooshnoonley5620]

That's pretty awesome

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Wow that's incredible.

[@sheri3229]

Where do you sell this at? Grim Hex?

[@GUnit2214]

Lol, at 53 millions you basically finished what we have of the game. Any ship available in game now is affordable to you and you'll still have money left 😂

[@jeremybachelder1197]

Most I made doing this was my third ert I made around 37 million with weevil eggs

[@tban4122]

This is the legal and illegal gameloop we've all been waiting for.. a reason to exist in so many different professions and a true org operational loop

[@CB-io8oi]

As usual Loudguns, great "how to" vid. I love this merging of play. Blow something up. Go loot it. Even swapping out weapons real-time as you come across better options. I'm really looking forward to ship respurce stuff as well. Sounds pretty geeky, but fixing up your ship, your home, has real appeal to me personally.. This includes upgrading components as you come across them.

[@MC-BigCara]

Thanks, have just found your content and finding it really helpful after being away from the game for a while

[@ScOOrK_]

338 SCU of Eggs in one C2 - second had some maze and drugs and some more eggs at reclaimer - over 28 mil from one mission.

[@DirteeBloo]

Best guide Ive seen on this yet. Nicely done!

[@HookEmJason]

I didn't even think to run ERT's on the C2 - but tried out the AD5B's and they make quick work of them. Thank you for the vid.

[@Voss44]

Cheers great video. Been having a blast doing bounties in the the 600 and jamming it full of maze!

[@RobinHartJones]

Nice clear video. Well done. I went out with my org and we did an ERT a week ago which netted us 25m from a single Cat that hit the surface right way up and in one piece and had weevil. Eggs and other drugs.

[@michaelshawe]

Great vid Loud, very informative!

[@vihta545]

I like to use the Herc A2...first it already comes with S5 guns for the pilot (just switch 2 of the cannons from the side turrets to the front) and secondly you can just drop a bomb at the junkyard before landing decreasing the chance of being ambushed. The cargo capicity is still plenty with over 200 SCU and even more if you use the space outside the cargo grid.

[@Kevlar-78]

Haven’t done any illegal cargo so this is all new to me ! Cheers mate !

[@user-co8vc5nd7l]

They really would be silly to nerf this instead of expanding it and boosting other high level stuff. It’s a good fun game loop

[@LoudGuns]

It’s great gameplay, just the payout is broken if we’re being honest. Personally I’d say take weavil eggs out of the equation and drop the rates on Maze then you’ve got a good addition to the game without breaking the economy as hard.

[@user-co8vc5nd7l]

@@LoudGuns i don’t see the issue with increased economic mobility we should be keeping rewards high across the board so there is more people flying all the ships. More people pushing high-rep and high difficulty content More confidence to customise a ship and get into pvp scenarios, this all helps get more eyes on more bugs and more issue council reports, it’s an alpha after all. Once the economy system is live, then sure add more money sinks or reduce rewards to balance it, but I don’t think right now as new players are coming in, without an actual economy is the right time to pumping the breaks on auec.

[@LoudGuns]

@@user-co8vc5nd7l I think one issue is people get way too used to easy. Then when things go to normal they can’t hack it. One thing for the future is that ships will cost a lot more (4-12x was the stated figure), so even when earning rates are somewhat normal (topping out at 1m an hour or so) you are playing an accelerated version of the game. A big issue with imbalances like this (as we saw with illegal salvage last patch) is that people gravitate overwhelmingly to the meta loop. That means far less testing of things outside of it. Also a lot of people (not all people I stress) lose motivation when money is too easy - they buy an 890 and a carrack then go off to play other games.

[@user-co8vc5nd7l]

@@LoudGuns if people get used to a Meta *within an alpha* that’s kind of on them. Speaking personally and on behalf of the new guys and girls in our org having the increased mobility takes the pressure of constantly grinding. Once people get to about 10 mil and have tried a few ships they tend to pick one or two ship specialisations they like. I’ve really noticed once a newbie does their time grinding erts they branch out into all parts of the game. I’ve noticed this because the org is more active in random game loops and PVP as new people ask for walk throughs or help. It’s been really great, I look forward to logging on now and feel more engaged. It feels nice to have a supportive and experimental community again.

[@SuperCuriosities]

​@@user-co8vc5nd7lI agree to disagree. It os broken and it should be lowered as well as ships will need to be way more expensive. Specially since we have no bases or other things to invest the euc yet.

[@jasonm2477]

i'm a big fan of the taurus with 2x s5 and 2xs4 laser canons lots of space and the tractor beam turret is in a good spot so you dont even ahve to get out of the ship

[@Storm-Cleaver]

I love using my C2. I put AD5Bs so that I can keep them powered down and out of sight when not in combat. That plus the Meridian paint makes the C2 just look that much sleeker. I love it!

[@vajiia]

I do VHRT/ERTs solo in a C2. Ive switched to an M2 because more than once that nose turret has come in handy due to me not re-arming when I should. The only problem Ive had is ships landing upside down. Ive lost almost 50mil from inaccessible ships. One was an 890 with 140scu weevil eggs. If I had one tip to add, it would be, if youre doing these with others have someone bring an SRV.

[@shawnc5188]

2x S5 laser cannons on my C2/M2 are enough for any ship, including an 890j after 5 min, I do try to find missions in asteroids, and I try to fly low. I found the Corsair to be too OP, causing too much hard kills. With c2 targets I slow my fire rate so they don’t blow.

[@loganlikesjelly]

Yeah I always bring at least one buddy to stand on my ramp and tractor in boxes from upside down or otherwise inaccessible cargo holds. There’s nothing worse to me than leaving eggs unlooted!

[@henryvaneyk3769]

I want to do this with my A2 , but for some reason only 2 of my repeaters are working. All the other appear to be powered down but I am unable to power them up. The Power button is greyed out on the ship console. Any ideas what could be wrong?

[@LAZZRIS]

Great video. My org has be doing this for the past week and we've made at least 500k each for a few hours of play time. Most weve made was 2 million each. Thats with a Taurus and Corsair as the cargo ships.

[@LoudGuns]

Nice! It really comes down to the hauls of those 2 commodities - Maze and GVE's (tbf I think they should just remove those from the loot tables or make them miniscule chances to balance it better). I just did a quick run and made 22m because I found a bunch of Maze that I then sold through the JT mission. It's a bit mad :D

[@jamess405]

This has been our org’s best thing going. Big group doing ert with multiple cargo ships and fighters and maybe some A1s to clear scrapyards

[@paxogre6276]

How viable is this with a Connie? Trying to grind my bounties to get up to vhrts but not sure if my andromeda will be able to take the cargo

[@MysteicVoltronus]

This is basically my game loop for the last few weeks. We have had hauls of a few 100k to 27 mil is 1 ship.

[@flonker5961]

Can you sell Weevil eggs at yards other than Brio's? I haven't had luck at other sites.

[@UnclePorkchop]

Yeah Boi! Great stuff!

[@circuitguy9750]

What they really need is criminal bounties. Don't nerf these missions. But if you steal $Millions worth of cargo from 9-Tails or any other gang, you should bet they're going to put a bounty on your head. Players with positive gang reputation (or a CS themselves as it plays now) should get your bounty mission and possibly the god-mode tracker. These missions get much more exciting if you know that NPC and eventually player bounty hunters will come after you.

[@splooshnoonley5620]

Sweet video thanks

[@madthorn3094]

Great video

[@diminios]

One tip I'd give - when selling at a scrapyard, sell the Weevil eggs first, Maze second, and anything else later. That way you get the most valuable stuff out of your hull first.

[@Sryd770]

I'm curious, are the cargo ships you find in space all real players, or are there some that are NPCs? I've heard from a dev in one of their interviews that the economy is mainly run by NPC's behind the scenes, but it wasn't physically being seen on the servers. Which is why the commodity prices are currently always fluctuating regardless if there's people on the server doing cargo runs or not. They mentioned that when server meshing would be implemented, that they would be moving about in real time.

[@Stormyy6310]

There's a big difference between reality and what the devs say, currently there' no economy, all prices are over the place and make no sense, and yeah there's no npc cargo ships roaming around, this is probably not in their priority list since it's probably going to put a big stress on the servers and is actually pretty hard to code

[@domedsky]

Could you use a rented Andromeda to do this effectively?

[@ArterialCanine]

Does Orinth on Hurston also buy illicit goods?

[@KodieCollingsGaming]

Would this be possible with a Drake Cutlass Black?

[@WarriorTech_FTW]

Does this also work with combat assist beacons I wonder, turning a night into a decent cargo running/salvage night, especially with hull munching around the corner

[@krokenlochen]

I didn’t notice cargo in Beacons last patch, but might be worth looking into this patch.

[@user-co8vc5nd7l]

I personally love crt combat assists and would love this level of reward for scooping the cargo Hell once factions are in I would love to see faction alignments ping on the map Good guys get a CRT service beacon Bad guys get a QT marker to try salvage what they can of the cargo and hulls before the vultures come in

[@ExtarDeLaRochebriant]

I did a lot of combat assist with friends, I have never seen any cargo from the destroyed ships

[@DismayingHades6]

this game loop has been a blast with friends

[@Dorm_]

I am new to bounties and have mostly done mining and salvage, might have done a few HRT/VHRTs back when i had the Eclipse, but that`s years ago. Can i grind up using my Aurora LN? I have saved up about 2 mil in game so i could get a Freelancer, or a MAX very soon.

[@LoudGuns]

I’d probably say look for a rental (I believe you have until tomorrow with IAE still on?) - grab something like an Ares Inferno and you’ll blast through them

[@Dorm_]

@@LoudGuns Fuck I always forget that you can rent ships lol, yeah ofc I will do that thank you Loudy. I also saw a vid of guys making millions just doing ERT`s as well, but i guess hrt and higher is a better bet. I bought 48 ccus this IAE and I think i need to get hospitalized Loud Guns...

[@MarcelPlays]

My friend and i made 12 million on my second vhrt this patch. 126 maze, 30 etam and 60 neon. Even 2 weevil eggs It was pretty good

[@nathanforrester5140]

Thanks for the video. I really enjoy this game play. Me and my friends have been doing bounty salvage for a few months now I guess. When I go solo I take my Taurus out. The new tractor beem turret is fun to use. Keep up the great videos.

[@cos4779]

Wow thx for the vid

[@a.t4682]

seem the zeus CL will be a very suitable ship for this in the future

[@samueloudin4270]

For the atmospheric bounty, what about bring an SRV to move the soft deth ship that are difficult to reach

[@LoudGuns]

Honestly we tried it and I’m totally willing to put it down to us not being very good 😂 but it was a pain to do and couldn’t move all ships.

[@quintonjones-dj2eo]

Enjoy it while it last as he said. It's quite lucrative, I've made enough in just a few days to buy an 890j in game. Solo in a Connie-A.

[@michaelandjordanotakus4629]

All good information the only thing I have to dispute is that while salvaging is a pain in the ass for a while it is actually worth it. Yes haul scraping is painful but it is profitable. Once you can save enough for a Reclaimer salvaging any salvage mission is a breeze and you’ll make a shit tone of money doing it. With a reclaimer doing the largest ship contracts that you can get once your rep is High, 3 to 5 ships can easily net you between 5 Million to 8 million per one run. That means if you spent a whole day doing it you would have more than 50 million by the end of the day

[@Ltnuggetv3]

bro every time i try to sell at cru l4 and brio's they always say high demand -__-

[@Opethfan79]

I did a ERT last week that had a C2 that had 8 32scu boxes of eggs on it. I could not fit it all on my Taurus so I had to call a friend with a C2 and we made 30M off one ERT. It was crazy.

[@poet8236]

Since when can the Corsair fit 32 SCU containers? To my knowledge you can only sell from the grid, and in the Corsair 32 SCUs don't snap.

[@LoudGuns]

I believe they expanded it in the first 3.21 patch 👍

[@poet8236]

@@LoudGunsThanks a lot mate, have to check this out right away. :)

[@Psykadellic77]

How do you "soft kill" a ship? And how can u tell the difference ?

[@Jmandude5]

Soft death is when a ship has taken too much damage and gets disabled. Usually this is indicated by a small explosion and your target lock disengaging. Hard death is when a ship has taken enough damage for the core to breach, and is indicated by a large explosion and the ship breaking into pieces.

[@mitchellrcohen]

Did this get nerfed?

[@legendlenos1175]

man i did this , and i got 92 scu of maze but i sold 42 and the rest when i was in the station disappeared because a server problem :( , i will not fully trust these stations anymore :(

[@sgt.doakes]

Now it's work again?

[@richmiko4185]

I'm not seeing this getting nerfed. Getting to the ERT's now with the miniscule rep gains is going to be a challenge. these missions are far more difficult also than a 30k illegal salvage mission.

[@LoudGuns]

I would say this is 💯 getting a nerf - I’d love to see the type of gameplay continue but I got from MRT’s to ERT’s in about 5hrs which isn’t really much. Realistically anything that lets you solo earn 10’s of millions is overkill.

[@cringeseeker4031]

@@LoudGuns This. I just hope they won't nerf it to oblivion, or even worse, remove the cargo from bounties altogether.

[@uss_04]

I managed to get 30 mil as a free flight as a new player over time and not knowing what I was doing. I see this getting a nerf too

[@richmiko4185]

@@LoudGuns how long did it take you to go from the VLRT to ERT? i'm grinding hurston rep for bunker missions and it is taking forever.

[@LoudGuns]

@@richmiko4185 that was the longest - probably like 3hrs of booming and zooming in the inferno.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Best single haul so far has been 17 million. The money is crazy.

[@Sams911]

yeah, my SMO18 to NB run isn't cutting it anymore... Gold spawn rate is shit.

[@LoudGuns]

I have my fingers crossed for some econ changes to make trading different commodities on different routes more viable….but those fingers have been crossed for a while now 😂

[@Gofr5]

That's my go-to run as well. lol

[@LoudGuns]

@@Gofr5 and herein lies the problem 😂 Tbh when I do trading I’m mostly just in it for the fun as opposed to the cash. So I’ll always try to find the route less travelled - more time space trucking / less time refreshing a trade kiosk!

[@realityquotient7699]

Excellent video. Only on one point will I disagree, risky salvage missions ARE still profitable despite being heavily nerfed. You're not going to make many millions in a run or two anymore but you absolutely can make a tidy profit with little to no real risk. The trick is to ONLY go for the C2 (not A2/M2) derelicts, nothing else will be carrying enough cargo to offset the nerf.

[@JS-wt8vf]

Once the AI works properly and they become much harder, I think the payout isn't to bad.

[@bigapestudios9847]

heres to hoping they fix this like they fixed salvaging cargo, only hop they dont take as long. This sort of thing is killing all other loops in game again. and when you can solo a ERT in a c2 with size 5 cannons fittted ERT's are broken right now people take advantage while you can but remember this isnt intended and balance is important.

[@MrFahqup]

I need to learn the grind. I've been doing PMC missions and it's a lot of risk for a measly 15-45k.

[@Jmandude5]

Bunkers can go up to 90k, but yeah bounties (VHRT an ERT's specifically) and doing salvage in a reclaimer are the ways to make a lot of money really fast.

[@isaacjosue9464]

Thank you! PS. Raise your sens plz 💀

[@Asgar1205]

Got a 165 SCU eggs from a c2 the otherday. Instant riches!

[@sigvar6795]

Been told SC trade tools is no longer accurate. Maybe not being maintained. Cannot verify this info.

[@jrsydvl7218]

Yeah, take out the bounties and go a plunderin' I thought. Then I got a Carrack loaded to the gills with slam and widow in the cargo pods.

[@LoudGuns]

T’is a sad day when you see a good haul on a carrack 😢

[@failureOnSnow]

BattleCat time?

[@OrigIswed]

Twice I tried to do starliner runs with cargo, twice the game bugged out and deleted my inventory with everything I had on landing at port. Sometimes fuck this game.

[@Piraneous]

I’ve been doing this for the last few days. I have looted an easy 40M worth in only a few hours of play. Unfortunately, the game has been working against me and I have not managed to cash in a single aUEC for it due to untimely bugs, crashes or Kamikaze NPCs…

[@koopakinkreet]

Well I made plenty of cash played around with all the ships I can And settled back into my regular owned ships 😅

[@achong007]

What's the point of illegal wares when you can't make anything off of it. I am like seriously. Can we even use the illegal wares. Example, an illegal military grade modules.

[@MooneShadow]

In before the nerf bat

[@KablyRyan]

So they fixed a money-making method within a patch, but I still fall out of my ship during qt for the last 4 years...

[@MultiFishslayer]

The big question is...Will they wipe for 3.22? If so I need to buy (real money) C2 and Inferno. I own them in game only. What do Ya'll think on wipe?

[@Thissapunyo]

They only wipe if they have to now, I hope they will hold off until 3.0

[@cembanditx1]

@@Thissapunyowe kinda need a wipe after this, everyone’s super rich

[@Thissapunyo]

@@cembanditx1 I'm poor 😞

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

@@cembanditx1 Half the player base isn't plus that's a poor reason to wipe just because some people have money.

[@lovethesabres06]

This has been nerfed right?

[@Reidarflaaten]

c1 then you dont need to get a pyrotool with tractor

[@Swatmat]

the rifle tractor is significantly more powerful than the multitool

[@LoudGuns]

Yeah, at first I was wondering if it was just my brain playing tricks but 💯

[@YoDaPro]

Your first take is already wrong. You can get 24 Size 4 Repeaters from the Hammerhead, wich is more than doable in 30mins. Wich gives you around 80k or 50k profit. Found Cargo is just a goodie.

[@LoudGuns]

80K vs millions? Honestly the parts aren’t worth the time unless you’re rp’ing (not that there’s anything wrong with doing that ofc - but this is more a min maxer’s guide).

[@YoDaPro]

@@LoudGuns I get that. But its just wrong that you will end up in the minus. Will do a couple of Hammerhead Runs in the feature maybe some A2 M2 as well. Maybe Im lucky :).

[@eziiii3536]

this is so getting nerfed next. i can feel it xD

[@rodahtnov]

Has been already nerfed and big, and even if its nerfed to a 10% of the current value will still be worth; bear in mind that for bounties you have to do reputation which is not a joke (specially for reaching the juicy tiers of vhrt/ert) and imo i feel good making people collab for these things (and per se that selling is "risky")

[@LoudGuns]

Oh 💯 😂

[@radio3499]

well not really, cargo is extremely bad, 1 out of 5 ERT bounties might have good drugs, and half that time its on a Carrack and the rest is food/scrap/2 neon/spirits with the odd RMC now. While it is profitable it is a pain in the ass and NOT millions an hour more like in 2-3 hours. I do them solo in a C2 or Hornet for kicks,

[@TakoyaKyono]

We did this the other day and made 5 million off of a single Hercules.....

[@user-lu5vl2ix9h]

Why you not say nothing about advokacy on Yela? If advokacy doing scan your ship you go in klesher and lost all cargo!

[@Leejustin_268]

I'm not Wesley Adam's. I'm celt. Someone the crap lover again. Nobody's Wesley Adam's. Nobody's anything.

[@uwfl2639]

nerf incoming... you cant sell now the "loot"... overflow the markt :P

[@cembanditx1]

Needs a big nerf hammer. Same loot is in VHRTs. Fly em solo with a C2 and 2 fixed S5s. Do asteroids only reject the rest. Scan for cargo. Sell at anywhere but Brios. 20 million an hour…I’ve been playing the game for only 2 weeks and have 100 million and lots of ships. Gona get into mining, not for the money, but for a different play.

[@lilpandacub]

🐼

[@LoudGuns]

🐼 🥇

[@Para0234]

As of today, it is no longer worth it to do that anymore.

[@LoudGuns]

It was a good run, going to pop a video out asap with new expectations around these loops.

[@KaizikuM]

This is how it should be. There's actual risk with doing ERTs, and you're forced to bring something that can fight, and can lead up. Our org takes a single A2, or we'll do a few Connie Taurus, and the profits are huge.

[@Wavez8]

Oh look another solo player using multi-crew ships enjoy it while it lasts

[@LoudGuns]

You’ve clearly never seen any of my content before - may I point you here: Can you crew it? Star Citizen IAE 2953 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXXYnYx8gLlsY80

[@Dorm_]

I will solo the Arrastra :) even if it takes me the whole day!

[@Wavez8]

@@LoudGuns I actually have, I commented on that linked video 13 days ago. I'm more so referencing the engineering info that come out in the last 24 hours that will essentially make it impossible to solo a multicrew ship. So as fun as this gameplay loop is it will be nearly impossible for the casual player

[@LoudGuns]

@@Wavez8 in that case my apologies, I always think with SC videos / guides / gameplay there’s the now and the then. Right now use the tools at your disposal to enjoy your gameplay, but don’t forget that it will change and try not to be one of the people with a pitchfork on spectrum when it does.

[@OneTwoMark]

I wish there was a way to track players doing this. When salvage cargo was OP, i'd scan asteroid belts for players to kill. When theres an obviously unbalanced way of making money Its a bit annoying, so I make it a gameplay loop of providing risk to it for others by search and destroying. But its hard finding many manually searching.

[@MrVagapont]

i think it will be nerfed too cause abslolutely imbalanced.

[@Biggerfoot]

Bro this is what I didn’t sign up for what the fuck is the point of hunting the same mission over and over again your just better off duping and not wasting time wtf xD this isn’t fun this is a job, I’m saying all this because in this recent sale they had I bought a vulture for 175$ and owned it for 4 days through thanksgiving break and the ship couldn’t even scrap hulls because apparently it’s broken in the game but there still selling the ship so I just got all my money refunded thank god

[@MADhaseX]

This is a useless video. You have to rank up Bounty.. and if you do so, you are familiar enough with the game mechanics to make money with these ERTs. This is like: "Do missions til you have enough money for a reclaimer... then you make millions of aUEC per hour"...or like in other games "Level up to Level 120, and you get dozens of gold per quest..."

[@LoudGuns]

If you’re that new to the game then this isn’t for you. My advice to new players is to try everything you can, learn the game and just enjoy yourself!

[@dennisanderson3286]

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