Delivering FAST money with Courier Jobs

Are you new to Star Citizen? Or a Veteran bored of the same old Loops? How can you make big money fast? Delivery Missions, thats how! Don't let the early mission rewards fool you! Theres ample money to be made making deliveries! In this guide I'll show you what you need to do to be making 180k an hour after only a couple of hours! Afford those expensive ships sooner after a wipe!
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[@JJS563]

The best 45k missions should be done at Crusader, the Ling Family. You will almost always deliver to aid shelters which always allows multitool use and the worst station you would most likely deliver to is Port Ollisor, which has no lifts or elevators. Sometimes you might have to deliver to CRU 1 station but that is one in 10 Trust me, ive done this 100's of times

[@bruggybladewyrm5762]

So it's best to settle in Crusader and start thr delivery missions from the start, as i've never done'em before

[@JJS563]

@@bruggybladewyrm5762 Yes, in my 300+ hours of SC, I believe this is the best bet

[@bruggybladewyrm5762]

@@JJS563 Gotcha plan to try it out, bunker looting and sell hand picked hadanites and dolvines from the lootboxes ain't doing it for me since i always end up not even being able to sell half of each

[@JJS563]

@@bruggybladewyrm5762 The only bunkers I do are the box missions because boxes spawn in reliably, otherwise I dont bother with loot either, always something going wrong

[@GamerGavin04]

@@bruggybladewyrm5762 have you tried going to the bunkers with a 1SCU sized box?? It allows you to store every single item in the bunkers. Watched a guy make over 300K in ONE bunker loot. If you dont know how to get the box, just look up, “How to make a 1scu box” and you should find a vid.

[@Fizzlefuse]

After making over 20 mil on mining quantainium and buying a whole bunch of expensive ships, I got myself a simple Avenger and started doing some box missions. It's actually quite fun and relaxing right now. Make sure you check out the different buildings when you visit bases on planets or moons.. there is usually a crate somehwere wich can contain some loot.

[@yous2244]

Which is the best Constellation Ship?

[@wardog6488]

Something always go's wrong I spent far to many hours for nothing doing these deliver missions

[@MysteicVoltronus]

Exactly. How do I deal with, it never acknowledging I have a package. The package being stuck to my hand. The delivery location box refusing to open. Going up stairs makes me drop the box and now the game refused to acknowledge its existence. And my personal favorite, rooftop dropoff being marked on a building that has no landing zone or drop off and is half inside a no fly zone.

[@Robonator14]

@@MysteicVoltronus For the rooftop missions, i noticed that it sometimes takes up to 15min for the actual landing pad to spawn ontop of said building. So i usually park my ship infront of it, go make a coffee or something and when i get back it has spawned and i can land

[@28mmRPG]

exactly, buggy mess at times, frustrating...

[@bladypiter]

@@Robonator14 happend to me once, just fly bellow it and back, it fixed it for me

[@ch3cksund3ad]

There needs to be a better way to make deliveries, and it needs to be worth more for it's to be worth while At least for anyone that doesn't play videogames for a living

[@johnleonard1371]

This is a group message to all Star Citizen KZbin Members. Morphologies, Noobs Gaming, Subliminal, BeardofOz, Space Tomato and Mostly Shenanigans. Thank you for your great work. I'm 63, I was panicking about getting this game. Thanks to you all I did. So far, slowly, it's been great, Only crashed once. Keep up the great work guys

[@BeardofOz]

That's awesome John! Welcome to the Verse! o7

[@Tallenn]

If you keep an eye out for loot-able boxes in the areas you pick up and drop off, it's almost a given that you'll find multiple multi-tools and tractor beam attachments, so don't bother buying one. You'll probably also find a good bit of armor and medical supplies, though I haven't seen any weapons in armistice zones. Also, when you're doing the top end missions in the bunkers, make sure to take the Call to Arms mission to collect extra aUEC for the bad guys you kill. There's also some really good loot-able boxes in there, as well as plenty of weapons, armor, and ammo.

[@jackielinde7568]

One of the things you can do is combine trading with courier missions. I usually pick up scrap at Area 18, select a mission that starts on Wala with a stop at either Mining 45, 48, or 56. Fly to Sampson's and Sons to ditch the scrap and then start the courier mission. When I hit one of those mining locations on Wala I mentioned, I then purchase a load of stuff to take back, first buying all the Laranite that I can afford that will fit in my ship, and then filling out the rest of the ship with something else. Finish the mission and then head back to Area 18 to dump off the cargo. Rinse and repeat. Reason I start with a scrap load is that I don't like flying out of Area 18 empty handed, if I can help it. If I fill a freelancer with 6600 units of scrap, that costs me 8911 credits, and Sampson and Sons pays over 12000 credits for a net profit over 4100 credits. That is more than enough to cover fuel and repairs for the entire set of flights, even if I'm a little rough and careless with the landings. I usually end up earing at least 20K each run.

[@romant1127]

Finally someone showing some love for Nomad. People can't really appreciate it's flatbed enough...

[@nitebones1]

this is what i love about star citizen, as yea this is proberly not the most effiecant way to get credits, but it is still a good way, so if you want to break up the mining runs or bounty missions you can

[@BeardofOz]

It's always fun to break up the routines! I discovered some new areas doing these so it was a bonus!

[@davidmouzayek3764]

Getting $180000 an hour is possible. I mean I can do one mission in 10-15 minutes (I’ve done it over 100 times) BUT, the part that makes it longer is waiting for the mission to pop up again. Not sure if there’s a way around it

[@jordanrivas7398]

This is actually one of the best and succinct SC guides I have seen. I’d heard about higher paying missions on the delivery tab but never seen them so bravo for showing these so simply.

[@BeardofOz]

I appreciate that Jordan! I'm glad you enjoyed the content!

[@PropKnucklesFPV]

5:50 there's is a setting in the first tab i think, where you can set things to be highlighted without using your interaction button. Makes finding things to pick up much quicker

[@bunnykiller]

lol... I do this kind of work IRL... deliver radioactive medicines, surgical transplants, hi end computer parts etc. When I deliver the computer parts I get confused with the "Fix-It Guy", once they understand Im just making the delivery I magically become " The Delivery Boy". Its amazing that the general public takes such a low life look at delivery "techs"... If you like driving at night and dont mind being on call 24/7, you can easily make 100K+ a year. One of the weirdest runs I made was 12-24-20, Xmas eve I had to pick up a package from FedEx in New Orleans La. and deliver it to Nashville Tn. before midnite. When I got there I made a comment that the package must have been special, she said it was a 27$ blanket ordered from WalMart... I cleared 612$ for that run and picked up another box in Nashville and dropped it in Huntsville on the way back, that cleared 485$... made almost 1100$ in 19 hrs. An avg job requires 40 hrs to make that much...

[@BeardofOz]

That's awesome! I had an internet failure for four days a month back and I was SO deprived of my deliveries fix that I started looking at vans and investigating freelance delivery jobs. I've just started doing the occasional doordash for pocket money and I've gotta say, its fun!

[@RobertMcNamara3DMc]

Those 45k delivery missions are great when there is no grief from the AI bad guys... I've had a streak of 7 or 8 where nothing happened at all and I got in and out without a single shot fired.. but lately it kicks off every time..it usually seems to start once the 2nd box is picked up for the first time.. Just once the fighting kicked off before I even got down the elevator.. it's a good mission though.. one thing to be careful of is take a good look at the security guys armour as you don't want to accidentally shoot one and pick up a crime stat. There is usually some good loot on these missions too .. including bad guy armour if it gets hairy.

[@BeardofOz]

I was actually surprised at how quickly the 45k delivery became a part of my 'starting the day' routine!

[@jackielinde7568]

Why is hairy bad guy armor good? I'd rather have the armor sans hair.

[@ElfInflicted]

I love these missions, they're generally pretty solid as a way to make money early on and something to do to relax a bit if I'm tired of more intense stuff. The Pisces is a wonderful ship for these missions, too. It's the smallest and so you can get it the closest to the door.

[@BeardofOz]

Agreed! I was using the pisces on stream last night to do deliveries!

[@SuperPope69]

There's a lot of problems with them since the update from what I've seen in global chat

[@ElfInflicted]

@@SuperPope69 Most of the problems I have are with the dang turrets shooting at me when they're not supposed to. x.x

[@SuperPope69]

@@ElfInflicted oh damn that sucks. I've just been seeing a lot of people saying it doesn't register when they put the package in the designated spot

[@Restilia_ch]

Pisces is best space taxi!

[@iamflartebartfarst]

Good video man! You've inspired me to try out delivery missions. I've even bought a 135c for the purpose!

[@piledrive]

not to mention, those outposts could have loot boxes in them and in 3.17 you can sell the guns/armour that you find in them.

[@BeardofOz]

I find some pretty decent stuff in them during deliveries/cargo so I am EXTRA keen for 3.17

[@piledrive]

@@BeardofOz same

[@turtlesmo9603]

Great video. I love the efforts and easy to understand aspect of your style👏🏾

[@BeardofOz]

I appreciate the comment! Im glad you enjoyed the video!

[@GeorgeNoX]

actually you can even do these in base Aurora, i have personally been doing them in my LN, cabin can fit 3 boxes quite nicely so these are a pretty easy to do missions for brand new players who can't afford a better ship yet and later on you get more and more money for them as you go through the reputation. I actually love doing 45k delivery missions for instance, you go into a bunker where you need to find 3 correct boxes, get out with them without being shot by spawning NPC's and then deliver them, its pretty fun. And all that with a lowly LN

[@shokhmars702]

my aurora bugs out when i try to put 3 boxes in the cabin, sometimes it glitches me out of the ship

[@GeorgeNoX]

@@shokhmars702 Yea you have to place them around the central area, so one next to the bed, one next to the left entrance and one next to the right. They can't stack and you can't walk over them or it will kick you or the box out of the ship. Its a bit cramped but it can be done

[@TiredEyeBags]

I just started playing and wanted to do box delivery because I don't know how trading works yet and I suck at ship fights haha. So this was super helpful. I tried to do the first three box delivery one and I died from a glitch as I was dropping off the last package. I was able to fly back to the marked location, found my stuff and got the package again but it wouldn't let me turn it in so I could never get credit for the mission haha. I tried for about an hour to get it to work but ended up just giving up for the day

[@RobertMcNamara3DMc]

I still like to throw in a few box missions.. great way to explore and get a little loot.

[@k.6686]

The fastest constant money farm is going from everus harbor to hdmd-calenthrope (idk the exact name) and then getting all the hadanite and dolivine loot in the boxes in that cave and then going back to everus and you can make around 150 000 aUEC per run (the run can be made in around 20 mins I would say) Edit: This is 3.17 stuff Edit 2 : You can also go to HDMO-Dobbs at Aberdeen after that and then you might have to hop servers because I discovered loot takes a little while to spawn

[@k.6686]

Oh and to clarify, this run is competely safe, no enemies at all

[@cinderbite]

I have a titan. Will this work for this loot run?

[@k.6686]

@@cinderbite You actually just need a backpack and any ship. If you want to bring a box with a tractor beam, that's up to you, you could make more this way but It takes longer

[@arkarius5748]

How do you find the caves at these named stations?

[@k.6686]

@@arkarius5748 There are only 3 in the game, they are called HDMO or HDMD I don't remember. Idk if this is still up to date though, mostly with the wipe coming

[@colonelwirehead2045]

Any boxes in the last mission you collected can be sold of for credits at "no questions asked terminals"

[@Johnjohnthejohn]

Cru L5 right. What's the pay for them?

[@andresisthename]

Who would have thought you could make this much money doing delivery mishes. You are becoming a SC god sir. Respect!

[@BeardofOz]

Thats very kind of you to say! I'm always trying to find new things to do in game, so sometimes I'll stumble across something or someone in the community will tell me about something I didn't know and Ill go explore it!

[@SurvivalBobGaming]

I’ve watched three of your vids now. Very solid content. Clean edits and to the point. Great job man. If you want more subs, which you deserve, don’t forget the call to action. It can be a little cringe asking for people to like and sub but if you can do it naturally it works. Anyway, keep it up man. I’ve enjoyed the content.

[@BeardofOz]

I appreciate it @SurvivalBob I'm glad you're enjoying the content!

[@slurpeytea188]

love this well made vid dude just got your self a new sub

[@ronin2963]

Well aren't you a hidden gem! Thanks my under appreciated fellow citizen

[@snackpacking]

Box deliveries in general are going to be better when they allow tractor beam use in armistice zones. The "Left click to drop and place" is also disabled in armistice which is annoying too. Another thing I noticed about these missions, is I did one with a buddy once and instead of security being in the bunker, it was Ninetails so I actually had to clear the place out first. But when I do it solo, it's always security that ignores you. Strange!

[@S0L0D0G]

They don’t always ignore you .. I was casually strolling by a security guard taking my 3rd box to the elevator when he turned on me and shot me in the face .. and then casually resumed his patrol as I faded to black. Next thing I know I wake up in the correction facility mines with a level 3 crime stat!

[@77chance]

Great video! Just upgraded to a C8X and was dying to know if the delivery missions were worth it. Looks like it!

[@ratskigoblinski4963]

No QT missions, great for earning aUEC and doing the housework :)

[@BeardofOz]

a) agreed! b) love your name 🤣

[@gavinmitchell3709]

If you do like combat though, get a super high damage ship (preferably a vanguard with 4 S2 distortions and a Redeemer Gatling) and run group ERTs. The thing about group ERTs is they pay for 3 ERT missions give you 2 VHRTs and an ERT. That means you get paid nearly 100k a mission, and they take 20 minutes at most. At the very least 250k an hour. Mad cash, and you do need skill to do them now that the AI is a bit more difficult in 3.17.

[@law-11]

You can sell those extra boxes from your ship via the local trade console. They however must be placed in a area where a SCU crate would be placed within the ship.

[@ApexRace]

Nice Video, thanks!

[@RavenSword559]

With 1.17 I have run into an issue where the turrets still try to shoot me down. I found if I do a low flyby, they have their fun with the pot shots but register me as a friendly by the time I swing back around.

[@stumpyg4814]

You can still use your multi-tool in non weapon areas. Hit number 4 on your keyboard to bring up the mult-tool. If you have the medical gun pop up first, hit 4 again which switches between the two.

[@mikeb4934]

I just throw my three packages behind my driver seat of my Aurora and that does the job for me lol

[@darthmocap]

You can use the multi tool as a scanner to, just fire it and sweep it around until it hits the package.

[@sssicario8793]

the problem is ... the second covalex local delivery route always bugged

[@alexisjavier84]

I love doing these for some reason lol

[@GuestofHades]

good guide for only 15 views. keep up the work

[@kokujin5446]

Been trying to do the 890jump. Almost completed it several times solo without guns (had no guns, too lazy to go comms). But the mission kept glitching and the last NPC can't be found. So much bullshit but at least I got some cool armour and stuff from it.

[@Smilldon]

wtf you deserve so much more subs

[@Maglouk]

Done two delivery missions now, both unable to complete. last one made me go to 3 different places & the last one was on a desk, no matter what I tried it would not register it as complete. Feels so rewarding to not get rewarded

[@BRBMrSoul]

For really new players especially. Like rent a pisces to start, then grind out 50 or so cargos and boom, can afford own pisces, or keep renting and saving up for a free lancer etc. It’s a grind, but if like being a space delivery boy, boom, all set.

[@BeardofOz]

The Pisces is such an amazing little ship!

[@m4_patriot374]

increduble quality from a small utuber!

[@yega3k]

I stopped getting delivery missions for a while now. Not sure why. The only ones that pop up for me are the Gundo station missions (personal effects) around Crusader.. I've also tried other areas (ArcCorp, MicroTech, Hurston)

[@BeardofOz]

yeah things have been getting... janky.. for me too lately :(

[@InternetSlumlord]

Would love doing space deliveries if it wasn't for the fact that every other mission ends in a bug and can't be completed.

[@benmoi3390]

pisces is pretty much the best for box missions, cargo will hold pretty enough box and your in/out of the ship is faster and got even bigger fuel tank than any of the other ship you've suggested. being fuel efficient and all.

[@BeardofOz]

I love the pisces and even had the pisces during the time of recording but I honestly don't remember why I didn't mention it 🤣

[@Leptospirosi]

Do not forget too loot the bodies and the crates: you can find a lot of expensive items that can be easily sold at any station, often doubling your final income

[@3DPeter]

i never buy armour, weapons or whatever because i just shoot and loot.

[@mattiber2558]

Thank you, fellow Nomad owner and box delivery guy, I will start following this stream's advice. Do you also have info on multi box deliveries?

[@BeardofOz]

How good is the Nomad?! What kind of info regarding multibox deliveries? Do you mean the 8k jobs or something else?

[@mattiber2558]

@BeardofOz The multi box deliveries inferred, we're when you have 3 for delivery 1, 3 for delivery 2, but when you get to the 3rd box in delivery 1, you can also place the 2nd box from delivery 2 because it is also going to be delivered to that same location eventually. I hope it's understood now, and have you tried anything like that when making deliveries yourself?

[@BeardofOz]

@@mattiber2558 To clarify, taking multiple delivery missions and selecting the ones that share similar dropoff/pickup points in order to reduce travel time over the course of say, completing 5 in order to unlock the 45k mission? If yes, Ive successfully done 2 deliveries simultaneously because they shared a dropoff point for 1 box each. I attempted this a second time with friends but sadly It bugged. Since then Ive only done them seperately, mostly because once I'd done the 5 to rank up I didnt take the 8k missions again. I hope thats helpful!

[@mattiber2558]

@@BeardofOz Yes , good reasons!

[@pacificaos7393]

Bring more than 3 boxes for the 45k missions, there's a bug that don't count some boxes, so you have to fly back to the bunker and take more boxes

[@douglascampell828]

The stock arua can put up to six boxs, just a bit harder to get into the pilot sit lol.

[@BeardofOz]

Gotta love space tetris

[@RisingAlpaca]

My favorite Delivery mission I have ever done was to simply carry a box from Teasa Spaceport to one of the Lorville gates.

[@BeardofOz]

That DOES sound like fun! What ship were you using?

[@RisingAlpaca]

​@@BeardofOz one of the rarer ground vehicles in the game: the train

[@BeardofOz]

You know, I stared at your reply in confusion for a moment then realised I am so tired atm that I thought Teasa was on MT 😅

[@tophatvideosinc.5858]

Can't you make about the same amount of money plus extras in a "destroy narcotics* mission but without the whole running packages part? And not to mention not having to level up the skill tree with tedious underpaying missions. if you're going to do combat anyway, starter merc missions begin at like 12k.

[@davidpage6588]

amazon should learn from this!

[@BeardofOz]

I dunno... I've thrown packages pretty far with the multitool.. not sure I'd appreciate amazon yeeting my 3am impulse purchases...

[@iscreamfitness]

This game looks crazy

[@jimpennington3824]

Accept three out of four times the quest bugs out and you can't deliver or finish the contract.

[@extectic]

... you still have to run the exact same distance from the ship to the package location, and from the location back to the ship, even with a tractor. So I don't see how it would speed things up in any way, overall. But, probably fun to play with?

[@BeardofOz]

Depending on the logistics of the pickup/drop off locations of the mission the tractor beam would essentially allow you to 'throw' the packages further. So while you'd still have to travel the same distance from ship to point X, you'd only need to Run Once, while throwing thrice, as opposed to running back and forth 3 times.

[@ronin2963]

Just an FYI, use small ships with a Ramp. I like the Pisces

[@BeardofOz]

When I first started playing Ramped ships had a tendency to explode as you traversed the ramp so i avoided them for a while, bought a Taurus. Luckily the exploding seems rarer now... hope I didnt jinx it...

[@seotenin]

I love box missions I use my Pisces Best ship for box missions Land right by the building’s ramp/entrance

[@BeardofOz]

Even to this day, with all the ships I've flown, I have such a place in my heart for the Pisces. It's the toyota carolla of Star Citizen

[@citizenzero5437]

If you want to be a dropship pilot this is the job for you. It's a great way to practice getting the Valkyries fat ass onto the deck.

[@Panaxxxx]

Every delivery mission I've tried has bugged. Haven't been able to complete a single one. Probably wait for 17.2 to try again.

[@jamesg6323]

They should add a box mission for 100k, going down a bunker in hurston collecting 3-5 boxes then drop them off somewhere far like microtec into another bunker protected by bad guys.

[@BeardofOz]

Yeah I'd definitely like to see another tier for Courier!

[@Siberian.]

It looks so easy. But the sad truth is that half of these missions bug out at some point along the way. I've had missing pick-up markers, pick-up markers beneath buildings, drop-off machines not accepting the box, glitches through the floor, contracts failing inexplicably, attacks from enemy ships and so forth. To me, delivery missions currently are the most frustrating waste of time in the game.

[@seang3101]

Weird, but I cannot get box missons to show up for me when I start... Almost bugged I feel like.

[@BeardofOz]

Yeah I've been hearing that a lot lately... 😩

[@donaldburnett5792]

So I have been having issues with these missions I thought you weren't supposed to be shot at by the turrets but I 100% do everytime

[@Sipeditos]

Each time i do the last mission i always get shot at, is it a bug?

[@fjb666]

What armor were those Ninetails? wearing?

[@anthonycristiano]

Hovering above arc corp waiting on delivery mission to pop.

[@sochinese]

Anyone glitch out where the task is marked complete but you never place the package in the vendor?

[@BeardofOz]

Not recently, I'll pick up some deliveries today and see if I have the same issue. 3.17 and .1 have brought us some interesting issues as well as the server strain with the influx of players.

[@mrnice5066]

have you done a video on the illegal cargo route?

[@BeardofOz]

The Redwind Courier discreet runs? I did indeed!

[@heyrea]

You gotta give us "the best of shoresy" lines with your aussiness.

[@BeardofOz]

I had to google that to see what it was 🤣

[@lunarzoid3264]

you forgot the cheapest ship of em all, the C8X can store up to 4scu of cargo and has alot of intiorior space for boxes.

[@PlayCrazyGames]

Top i live to this missions

[@kingslaphappy1533]

Altough i get that you want a catchy title for your excellent vid, i would stay clear of making exaggerated claims…. 180k per hour is frankly unrealistic considering the issues in this game, add to that new pilots are overall slower at….everything. No one loves a used car salesman right?

[@JoschiChr]

The nomad is such a great ship

[@BeardofOz]

It is such a powerful "starter" ship! Has a bit of everything for most loops. I found myself wishing for a wipe when I first upgraded to it.

[@andrewjenery1783]

I don't get it. How does this make you money?

[@o0lunchboxxx0o91]

Delivery missions almost always glitch out not worth the time

[@koiyujo1543]

I know the more ypu do jobs like these the more contracts ypur gonna get that gives higher pay but are still easy if I remember about the ranking etc tho it's been a while sense I played I'm just getting back into it for like forst time in three or so years while I've still loved it for like 4 years

[@Zelinator1]

How to play Death Stranding simulator in Star Citizen. A quick guide.

[@BeardofOz]

😂😂😂

[@bakerodge5445]

Do rare loot boxes spawn on the 45K missions as well as the boxes you are searching for?

[@BeardofOz]

I honestly haven't run a 45k since 3.17 so Im unsure! If you happen to find any let us know!

[@bakerodge5445]

@@BeardofOz I will. Thankyou.

[@aardvarkmindshank]

Schweet!

[@thewatcher9778]

i have an andromada would but i guess missions like this are ship spcific?

[@BeardofOz]

Andromeda is easily more than enough for courier missions!

[@thewatcher9778]

@@BeardofOz thank you

[@manbok2035]

The Avenger Warlock is even better, Same ship as Titan, but even faster. If you wanna go crazy, might as well use a 350r.

[@DavidHanniganJr]

Analytics!

[@amadeokomnenus1414]

Are the container receptacles buggy much anymore?

[@BeardofOz]

Only bugged for me once in a few days of deliveries. Had a few times where the packages themselves would be un-pickup-able, aside from that, a lot more stable that 3.16 (for myself at least)

[@TechPorkChop]

Do you think the new Drake Mule will help?

[@BeardofOz]

@TechPorkChop 'Help' is rather subjective for this. Will it make the courier life more 'immersive' and interactive? Absolutely! Is it the most 'efficient' and mechanically 'META' way of moving packages? No. Unless they change the way the multitool operates or expands the distance travelled for packages, or locks down locations with multiple turrets or some other method its still faster and easier to do it by hand. If you're looking for a way to 'expand' the gameplay loop of box delivery (or lets be frank, WANT to buy the mule) it's definitely an option. I bought a mule and I love it, but in 3.17.1 it isnt as mechanically 'essential' for the missions. I hope this answer helps!

[@NekarXenos]

I never got the dangerous content mission unless maybe I didn't really notice lol. But m 45k missions are starting to glitch now so I tried going back to mining but that's not so successful either - no more quant in the belt it seems lol

[@BeardofOz]

Hopefully we get a .1 soon with a bit of bugfixing involved!

[@FrontlineChief]

@@BeardofOz So its not just me thats had horrible bugs doing deliveries? I thought I had crippling luck

[@BeardofOz]

I honestly haven't had too many in the past however, Ive also only been running Cargo in 3.17, so theres probably a whole lotta pain waiting for me one I stow the Hull A and get out to everything else 🤣

[@midriffzero]

Box missions used to be great when it was one box pickup and drop off, You could take five or six difforent missions that either had the same pick up location or drop off location for 4 to 6k per box. But CIG saw thats what we where doing and decide to pre bundle 3 boxes together and ruined them with a shitty payout and no way to get paid for delivering only a single box

[@BeardofOz]

Oh really? That must have been before I'd started playing. Kinda silly seeing as that's how the real mail/courier system works...

[@midriffzero]

@@BeardofOz Yeah, Also the box missions weren't tied to a planetary system meaning you could pickup a box on Yela and your drop-off could be on New Babbage, it was a great way to see the system and interact with most things in game. They where a really good for the new player just learning since they where easy and you made good money and 30k didn't kill your profit potential that much. We also had the illegal single box missions that was where the money was at 8k per box and there was only five or six pickup and drop-off locations around the verse for it so you could easily chain multiple of those missions together while also trading in Illegal cargo traveling in what the Astro Pub called the smugglers triangle. The smugglers where easily making as much in Freelancers and Cuttie Blacks per hour as the dedicated larnite haulers where doing in caterpillars back then.

[@BeardofOz]

@@midriffzero That sounds awesome! I hope they bring more mission styles like that in.

[@midriffzero]

@@BeardofOz I'm hoping we see the old box missions make a come back when they redesign the delivery missions with the cargo refactor and Haul C

[@Ragzzy-R]

This is a novelty mission and becomes quickly pain in the ass after doing 10 missions. This is a fun mission you can do if you are bored or want to zen out but surely not something you would want to grind for your next C2 Hercules or even your next Prospector. Don't burn yourself out. Current 3.17 META is bunker missions which gives you good amount of money but is a bit bugged and needs patience. next to that is illegal monitor missions 20k for 5 min and you dont need to land or even enter an atmosphere. It is also bugged but not as much as bunker. Next META is ROC and prospector mining. Stick to these. 3.17 has buffed the AI for bounty a bit so if you are a noob like me, you'd get rekt by them. BOX MISSIONS ARE THE LEAST PAYING MISSIONS IN THE GAME PER HOUR. DON'T DO THIS.

[@ahrinine-tail2507]

I mean, AI bounty missions are still extremely easy if you do it in an Eclipse or Retaliator like I do. Drop in, torp, drop out. You may say that the payload gets into the potential profits, but over longer periods of time, having to repair, rearm, and lose time possibly getting blown up, the torps start looking much better

[@SdKfz-gq8bh]

id love to do them, but i dont think my C2 has enough space

[@BeardofOz]

Just keep them right behind the Pilots seat 🤣

[@rainbow6784]

Actually i took 3 boxes into my Aurora, it was buggy ofc but i finished the mission

[@BeardofOz]

Ive never flown the Aurora! My first ship was the Titan Avenger. I swear by the Nomad though, such a nice all rounder.

[@thewcloner]

@@BeardofOz aurora is super small. technically no cargo u gota put the dam nthings behind ur seat

[@John_Krone]

On my three tries, I went to a security location to do the 45k mission. Got shot. I have bad luck lol

[@BeardofOz]

Postal Workers gotta be packin heat these days!

[@mightyn00dle64]

Courier jobs would be really fun but 90% of the landing pads don’t work for me.

[@Booty_Eater69]

Accept all the ones you can and then deliver them all. You will rack money fast

[@ch3cksund3ad]

I see people in videos talking to people, but I've yet to find a single NPC with Amy dialogue options Outside the automated trigger set NPCs that talk about stuff at Invictus

[@BeardofOz]

Yeah, I like to try on NPCs at desks/counters but so far its been either nothing or some options that are either beverage related or seem placeholdera for a future updated to courier/admin offices. One day!

[@ch3cksund3ad]

@@BeardofOz right? I have very high hopes for this game from what I've seen/played so far

[@BeardofOz]

Same here! Hopefully they can get better at steadier updates with less bugs as the years progress!

[@AlexandreDuarteDM]

I use my poor RSI Aurora to make deliveries, because I'm saving for a bigger ship, stonks XD

[@BeardofOz]

What ship have you got in your sights?

[@impactstockyy5591]

Did you start this of in the arc crop area

[@BeardofOz]

Yeah, I had just done a character reset and chosen ArcCorp and thought, 'what the heck I'll try courier again".

[@impactstockyy5591]

@@BeardofOz lovely thank you will give it a shot tonight doing bounty’s over and over again gets a tad to much

[@robdfar]

you can make 3x doing bunkers and bounties. and more with mining

[@gregoriodia]

180k.. that's a bad toll with Prospector. I usually make 275k/30min (sometimes even shorter) with prospector.

[@47SCIPIO]

the only reason this isn't reliable is because 50% of the tike star citizen will not let grab and pick up crates or deposit them