Earning Merits to Unlock Power Play Modules

[@smattonellus8354]

You weren't joking when you said loading up the cargo was going to be a grind, had to sit in the menu clicking for at least 5 minutes to load up the 750 tons, Fdev never played this game and it shows

[@Mazzoff]

DERP! I just stumbled upon this today and wish I had pledged months ago when I started. all the modules I could have unlocked.

[@BulletMagnetMan]

I hear you brother. Same here. Doh!

[@HNTR308]

Same -.-

[@DHWOW]

no kidding. I just started playing ED 5 months ago. Could have atlest get that sweet sweet pack hound missile.

[@ex2two]

This game seems to be built in such a manner

[@veilside33]

Same here. I started a couple of months ago. All the beginner guides I watched just said "don't worry about power play, that's for more advanced players". They could have at least told me to pledge to someone....

[@lucasZr113]

"Even buying the cargo is a grind in elite" ain't that the truth lol Anyway, good work man

[@Leinadmp4]

Hey Exigeous! Just a tip, KZbin allows you to implement timestamps into the progress bar of your video now. If you put a list of timestamps in the description, for example: 0:33 Best Ship 1:12 Earning Merits 2:10 Buy and Deliver Cargo 2:51 Unlocking Power Play Modules it will segment the progress bar, and line up with the nice graphic you have up the top.

[@HNTR308]

But you can see it in the video, it has his own charm. Like an original tutorial Video😅😂

[@s0nycz3kk]

@@HNTR308 For real I prefer it being timestamped in the video, you can't even click on the lower bar (controls) w/o it popping out the dumb segments.

[@Exigeous]

GET PLEDGED TODAY! As I said in the video, if you're watching this and your NOT pledged to a power DO SO NOW! You really are just wasting time if you're not, as there are 12 modules and it takes 4 weeks to get each. A year is going to go by very quickly and many of the modules are VERY useful. As there are next to zero negatives to being pledged GET PLEDGED TODAY!!!

[@CMDR-7652]

I have 200 hours in elite so far, haven't pledged yet, what is the best powerplay weapon?

[@x_Irongaming]

@@CMDR-7652 There is no best, but he Also made a vid about all modules explained

[@galacticide1782]

@@CMDR-7652 I haven't gotten all the powerplay weapons, but ignore the many posts you will see claiming that packhounds are garbage. Not only are they effective, but they are super fun. Engineer for high capacity and be ready for a lot of heat generation and then have fun destroying people's external modules with ease while enjoying a fireworks show.

[@CMDR-7652]

@@galacticide1782 well, you are a bit late. I am at 750 hours now and have the pack hounds and pacifiers, both are fun, but pacifier is just way too OP

[@galacticide1782]

@@CMDR-7652 Have you tried gimballed frag cannons OC and Corrosive/incendiary? If so how do they compare to the Pascifiers

[@danieljohnson5849]

0:56 Ship name "PLZ NO KILL, NO REBUY!" has 12 billion credits! LMAO

[@Exigeous]

Yep, that's to troll pirates and gankers into try to kill me, which in 30+ attempts has only happened once (you're not gonna win them all, and a wing of 4 with a "Grom Bomb" is about the only thing that can kill this baby)

[@soundfx68]

@@Exigeous Such a shame the build links are currently inaccessible. :/

[@mossthatrules77]

People who use grom bombs are pathetic, coping with a lack of skill by using fake friends and a cheaty weapon

[@kenpontious7633]

Cmdr Exigeous I find your tutorials amazing and truly helpful. They are succinct to the point and effective. I have watched many and followed them to the letter and been extremely satisfied. This one should just touch on the fact that you must 100k to keep buying the materials or you have to wait 30 mins between buys a fact I was very slow to pick up on until I watched the video again and saw you do it. Sadly im not the most observant as it turns out, lol. Also worth a mention is that you may not be able to sell all 750 at one station, this is not as important as the 100k speed up tax. Thank you again for all of your hard work and i love these videos they are so very helpful Frontier should strongly consider having you on the payroll as a tutorial guide.

[@FetchTheCow]

For as many times as I've re-watched this, I wish I could give it more thumbs up.

[@theawesomerb2807]

this is the best channel of Elite dangerous !

[@Exigeous]

Well thank you my friend, I appreciate that. Although the guy that narrates these is a total douchebag! :D

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

Glad to see you're still at it CMDR. Newbros gotta learn this somehow and it's better they learn from the wisdom of those of us who've come before than the hard way.

[@AkaBigWurm77]

4 weeks pledged today, your timing is perfect

[@Exigeous]

Well I was thinking the other day "you know, AkaBigWurm77 just hit 4 weeks, I better get this out ASAP for him!!!" :D

[@epeli0035]

I think I have 4 weeks rn😅

[@ricar2]

Great tutorial, cmdr. As usual. I just bought all my prismatics right now. In case anyone is curious, you'll be spending around 690.030.000 cr. To buy all the prismatics listed on 03:21

[@hmertgul]

is this the discounted price or normal price ?

[@Argorok87]

*rubs hands* More painite needed.

[@alphariusomegon281]

So this is first time playing powerplay..................this is the suckiest game play in elite so far........I just "love" how now they charge you, or we charge ourselves for the privilage of the most pointless grind i have come across so far, at least in elites many other soul crushing grinds, it requires some game play, some skill, but this!?! this is just hit button to pay for pain of watching hard earned credits go down.....they couldn't give option rob ourselves in one cruel stroke? We have to sit through death by a hundred paper cuts! Whatever dev made this is a twisted sadist and should be on some kind of watch list!.......Thank you Exigeous, another great vid, i know i'm late to the party, but without youtubers like you and frankly one of the coolest communities i have come across in general, i think i would have quit long ago.

[@Jarmen__Kell]

"very little negatives for being pledged" I beg to f*** differ.. Getting interdicted every few seconds and getting blasted to smitherines while trying to land in other power systems are pretty big f***king negatives.

[@BigDaddyWes]

VERY IMPORTANT! You must be pledged for 4 weeks BEFORE you earn the merits.

[@Trepanation21]

2024 - While some of the menus are different by now, all the core info still holds true. Buzzed my Cutter over and did the whole shebang in no time. Literally the menu-grinding just to load up was the VAST majority of the task. 2nd monitor bliss for that main monitor grind, baybeeee🙏 I'm excited to see how they revamp the Power Play situation this year.

[@The-Roaming-Roadie]

what is the "window" mentioned at 3:15 ? do you have a limited time to purchase stuff after it unlocks? im only interested in prismatics

[@raybrown7382]

Your guides are the best, well explained and right to the point

[@urded1145]

This kind of tutorial should be implemented directly in the game.

[@burgle66]

Thanks for all the straightforward tutorials! Really grateful for all the hard work you put into sharing this content.

[@Ssim2750]

Just not clear to me about the timing of a "window" you mentioned for purchasing all needed e.g. prismatics?

[@schwubs]

I'm excited to have a reason to use my type 9

[@nickk4953]

What do you mean that it’s your only chance to buy it. Like before you leave that power for another?

[@staffanlindell4309]

Thanks for letting us know about contacting the power play communities. As a new player I would probably have been quite counterproductive.

[@donvee3141]

I followed your guides, I really appreciate the conciseness and clarity. I have a question regarding this video, I am now at week 3 and 4 days pledged to Aisling. It's saying my rating is still at level 1. Do I have to do anything else? I already did the 750 tons once, at the beginning week 1. I did nothing every week after that. Do I have to do the 750 tons weekly? Can I do this on my last week instead? Thanks for the reply!

[@Chaoticmass]

I have the same question.

[@thespectator1243]

Your earned merits will drop by half after each week. So the best way is to do it in week 3. Do not forget that your 750 merits will drop to 375 merits in week 5, and thus you wont be able to access the power play module then. So you should grab your stuff in week 4 (or you have to continue getting merits to stay above 749 merits). o7 (I know I am late; but maybe someone else reading this question in the future needs an answer. ;)

[@robssmg]

So much THIS! Can't believe it hasn't been mentioned in a clip. Thanks Cmdr

[@Xero141]

How long is the window open for? Not made clear when this occurs? Time?

[@NonyaBznz]

"To do this you’ll open galactic powers, select your power then select the control tab. You’ll then selected the closest control system to fortify regardless of it’s stats. Here we see that CF 464 is very close, at 16 light years. Now note the commodity that you’ll purchase from the power play contact, here we’ll purchase Patreus Garrison Supplies. Now select view on map and plot a route to a large station in that system. Now you’ll need to acquire the commodity you noted previously by opening starport services, contacts, power contact. Locate the commodity and purchase 750 ton, doing this in groups of 10 until you’ve reached 750. Yes, you can only purchase 10 at a time meaning you’ll have to repeat this over and over and over and over, yes, even buying this cargo is a grind in Elite. Once you’ve acquired all 750 tons head to the system you chose earlier, open starport services, contacts then power contact and deliver your goods." Doesn't anyone find this part confusing? Isn't it the same system? If not, why not mention where you buy and where you deliver? I mean since it's a tutorial, right?

[@SimplyTHC]

Thank you for simple answers!

[@idaloki]

Thank you for your videos! I would have refunded and quit ED a long time ago if it wasn't for your fast to the point easy videos. Thanks again!!

[@Exigeous]

I'm very glad to hear that :D

[@rshinde6338]

I don't see anywhere that the suggested buy for shields is 800M credits.

[@innocentiuslacrim2290]

Thanks, nice guide on how to get this done fast.

[@MajorisMons]

Started this game in 2017, and just now pledged... FML

[@steverobles9898]

Same boat 😂

[@CMDRAninja]

Friending you in game. Your tutorials are Fantastic

[@BulletMagnetMan]

Dammit!! I wish I'd known about this a year ago when I started playing the game properly during lockdown. Oh well, I'll do it now for sure. I'd have had the pack-hound missiles (whatever they are) and prismatic shields by now. As mentioned below, the links to the Type 9 fits don't work any more.

[@Raz337]

3:10 Says Earn 750 merits and be pledged for 4 weeks to earn module, but when week 1 and 2 reset you're back to rank 1 right? Do I only need to earn 750 merits on week 3?

[@Brocklee123]

So quick question lets say i went way over board and played it safe and got like 5000 merits. Im trying to get the pack hound missiles and just curious if you have to stay at rank 3. Meaning if im rank 4 but they unlock at 3 will i still get them unlocked after 4 weeks? Thanks for any answers!!

[@eg0nmaker]

Any clue how much your recommended buy is gonna cost?

[@MrFluffytheTurtle]

Bro, i sweaaar you have the fuckin' best voice for this

[@commandericeman8588]

I'm still a new player. So most of the money I make thus far has gone into purchasing my first ships and outfitting them. The amount of time and money it would take for me to purchase 6 to 8 modules would push me into another 4 weeks at least.

[@primalchaotix3715]

Would it be possible to pledge for 4 weeks and just wait then do the merits before the 4th Thursday to get the module or would you need 750 each week

[@mrpucklepops4447]

I need this question answered as well.

[@billS-c3n]

I just got a message in comms saying i should redeem vouchers or they will be lost. My power play says i have 768 merits but my rating is still rating 1. Will my rating go up on thurs or do I need to do something with these merits? BTW , nice channel. this is my goto for pretty much everything i need to know about ED.

[@jonathankan2890]

Thanks for the video found this very useful. And will be applying it to the game. And thanks.

[@looking_glass2022]

Pacifiers?... buy 20ish or so. Such a great weapon.

[@pepto4114]

Thanks a million man, your a life saver.

[@MrFlibblesAU]

Late to this video but only just looking at PP for the modules :) The "Exigeous' Engineered Type-9" link has engineered clean drives, why not dirty for a bit more power for the lumbering hulk? I thought the heat differences were kinda null between the two?

[@flakillo6504]

may i ask: can i still buy the modules after week 4? i saw that merit ranks doesnt update after thursday, i am already at week 4, but didnt had the 750 merits at 4rth week update,

[@90Ferd]

Only preparation I made for the 2020 big update is slowly going back to the bubble, but I dont expect too much after 'recent' info...

[@mrpucklepops4447]

I'm a little confused. You mentioned a Window ? can you only buy these items for a limited time ? And if so what happens after the window has passed.?

[@wtlilly]

After you are pledged for 4 weeks, earn your 750 merits, and the weekly tick happens Thursday morning, you have a window of 1 week (until the next weekly tick happens) to make your purchases. If the window has passed repeat the 750 merit step and wait for the weekly tick again. If you earn 750 merits during the window it will extend it another week. I think it carries over half your merits so you really only need to earn 375.

[@mrpucklepops4447]

@@wtlilly Thanks for the info buddy 👍

[@centerpide]

Quick question - does this mean I have to maintain 750 merits per weak (I.e. I need to do this cargo delivery every week?) for 4 weeks?

[@kendragon2012]

No. Once you have gotten the 750 merits you will see that section in the rating screen light up white to denote that you have given enough merits. All you're waiting on then is for the four weeks to be up.

[@Calrornds]

@@kendragon2012 I tried this, no luck, should i go to a particular station?

[@Mr_Glenn]

You can only purchase the modules during which window? You told us about the tick but nothing about a window. This is all quite vague.

[@dreamingorca]

Thanks for the video, I followed this exactly and pledged to Li Yong-Rui last Monday, contacted the Power Play group via the link you added, purchased a Type-9, collected and delivered 750T of their recommended cargo to the recommended system and this Thursday when the tick clicked over-saw that I only have 375 Merits! What's gone wrong? Do I need to repeat, spend another 7.5mil and haul another 750T of cargo?

[@DaveTingerz]

The system halves the amount you have "banked" each week, so 750 drops to 375 at tick #1..... if you do nothing else, then that'll go down again on tick #2. You'll need to run 750 to begin with, then 375 each week if you want to maintain a constant balance of 750.

[@High_Goblin_King]

I think your website is down right now, trying to look at the contacts.

[@em3460]

Hey I have a question.I was pledged 3 weeks 6 days before I watched this but I still got my merits completed before 4 weeks. Now its 4 weeks 1 day and its still showing im at rank 1. Did I screw myself somehow?

[@davidiko00]

you need to wait for the server tick on thursdays

[@TheMasterdisaster14]

Pls explain what u mean with "only availible for a certain time window"!!

[@Constantine906]

Thanks! Great tutorial. ✌

[@edwardsinram7099]

I'm a little late to the party and was wondering, what if I'm not on when that Thursday rolls around, do I only have that time to buy the mods, or is it any time as long as I'm still pledged? Thanx

[@gauchofromhell]

Any time

[@Zeugenschutz]

I followed all this and when i get to system it tells me I have nothing to deliver despite a full cargo, has this changed?

[@skii_mask_]

so the cost listed at the start is 7.5m. but if the cargo costs 100k, wouldn't 750 units be 75m?

[@ensarergun6645]

Thank you so much for info. 🙏

[@blindfire101]

why do i have to pay fast track for more materials?

[@tgm9991]

Cos FDev

[@RodneySanders]

I pledged to Asling Duval to get the shield. Kept saying "I will do the 750 next week"... 152 weeks later, I finally got around to doing it LOL. Figured I'd just stay pledged at this point LOL.

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, you wouldn't be the first to do that, nor the last :D

[@TheDapperDog402]

72 weeks to Aisling Duval for me

[@TheDapperDog402]

I pledged to her just before Christmas 2018, then joined DWE 2 in January '19 and decided I do the power play after DWE 2 and then didn't until now.

[@Viceroy314]

Do not waste your time doing this as soon as you join the power; your merits reset after one week. If you want to be at rank 3 when 4 weeks pass, do this on week 3. Huge oversight not explicitly stating this in the video or adding a pinned comment.

[@Jax_Destro]

If I am understanding this correctly, then each cargo equates to 1 merit. Is there any reason to not have your rank higher while you are waiting for the 4 weeks? Do you still get the money bonuses, or is that after the 4 weeks too?

[@NyankopcnOhene]

I have to buy and store them when unlocked , they aren't permanently unlocked when i unpledge and the 4th week passes ?

[@valravnsshadow9422]

That's correct. Buy what you need because if you don't maintain your rank 3 with the faction you will lose access to purchase the special module when the next weekly reset happens.

[@yemembunumaray9112]

What is the difference between prepare and fortify?

[@Fransens]

Jo, I've been delivering over 850-900 tons of cargo last week or the week before even like you showed in your video. In my Powerplay Rating tab it showed up once as *Earned This Week* and on next login it was all at zero. Did a few more, did a different system, nothing changed. One, maybe even two weeks passed now since and I am still rank 1 with ZERO merits showing up. Dafuq is this shit? Did having OD-alpha mess things up? Anybody else have that issue? This grind is abhorrent and gut-wrenchingly vile as it is already. If it's just not counting your progress I might have to look up how much the pricing is to ship a few kilos of feces to Frontier HQ.

[@Barry3819]

heres something i noticed while looking at the power play rank tab. there is a box at the top left that says "Ratings are rewarded at the end of the cycle. to maintain it you must earn enough merits to unlock it next week" does that mean that i need to get double the merits for one week?

[@theguylevi]

Yeah, is there anywhere I can reference what the faction wants me to do without wading through discord? They even want me to provide screenshots just to join...Why tf do people have to convolute this game even further??

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

Im curious what build on that mamba with all MCs is

[@theajshortman]

I'm confused with what cargoes to buy, is it media or the other one ?

[@swordlauncher9217]

i need help w powerplay cargo but how do i deliver it? in contacts tab or what?

[@ibanix2]

The build links (s.orbis.zone) appear to be broken

[@Exigeous]

See the update on my Community page about it - they are broken *everywhere*, we are hoping the developer that supports it fixes it soon.

[@senyaak-5637]

Still the best tutorials for ed. Really bad there no new guides now((((((((((((((((((((((((((

[@herewardofbourn8197]

Not sure what you mean purchase modules how can ?

[@marshadorn]

by "that window" you mean? a week?

[@benlonsdale8875]

So to clarify and please correct me if I'm wrong (very new to power play) Once you have done the 750 delivery, wait till the Thursday refresh to get the merits THEN after 4 week of being pledged you can buy the module. If had been pledged for 2 week then did the delivery I would need to wait only 2 more weeks to buy the model's. After the modules are purchased ( so after a 4 week and 1 day time period) leave the power and go to the next one. Is this all correct? Thanks for the help!

[@shinyobsessed1271]

I think you lose a percentage of your existing merits each week, so you probably want to collect your merits just prior to your 4 week period ends or you'll have to go get more. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@treloarw]

3:13 uhhhh... What "window" The only time period specified is the 4 weeks I need to be pledged to gain access to the modules (along with the merits). But then you move on the talk about some only being able to purchase the modules during "this window" You didn't even specify a window? Did you? A little confused right now.

[@theghastlygamer5326]

I thought if you were pledged to a power you couldn't land at opposing power systems and they would attack on site? If that is true thats the only reason i need to not be aligned with a power unless I'm doing this for the goodies

[@Ploskkky]

You will be able to dock anywhere you want, but you might be intercepted by ships aligned with other powers.

[@Exigeous]

As said you can absolutely dock anywhere you want - now a player could attack you if they were pledged to the power of the station you docked at and you wouldn't be able to fire back but NPCs will leave you alone. This is pretty much the only negative to being pledged (and what I meant when saying there was next to no down side to being pledged). So assuming you aren't pledged GET PLEDGED :D

[@theghastlygamer5326]

@@Exigeous i was misinformed then thank you

[@solaban8222]

0ne important point! If you pledge and deliver in the same tick you will have to do this every week, our some other powerplay tasks until your fourth week as rank maintenance. Yes. this is week 4 for me and I didn't know this so now I get to wait five weeks and had to do the full 750 tons again. Fing fronteer....

[@commandericeman8588]

Bro, I'm so glad you posted this because I'm in my first week and was about to make the same mistake. Now I will use the time to grind away for the 7.5 million that will go straight down the drain. And I need to grind for a type 9 transport ship I guess? I have an Asp Explorer but I've done any serious transport missions in her.

[@andrewmiller4753]

Can you do are run of 640T + a second run of 110T to hit the 750 Merit Mark?

[@Trepanation21]

Of course. Cumulative amount before the deadline is all that matters. He's stacking it in one go for personal efficiency.

[@dkong3687]

[GERMAN]Kann man die PP Module auch dann noch Kaufen wenn man nicht mehr der Macht angehört?

[@JoniGSG]

So wie ich das verstanden habe geht das nicht, deshalb hat er die Liste als Empfehlung eingefügt wie viele Module man kaufen sollte um genug für alle Fälle zu haben. Kostet für die volle Liste dann leider 700-800M wie einige hier schreiben, aber muss ja jeder selber wissen wie viele er braucht. O7

[@trentargante8384]

I must be missing something. If you can only take 10 tons at a time, then why do you need type 9 or other large cargo ship?

[@trentargante8384]

The part that I was missing is that you're not taking 10 tons at a time, you're buying 10 tons at a time. So while you're sitting there in the station, you're making 75 purchases at 10 tons per purchase, then you leave the station provided you have a big enough ship to hold all 750 tons.

[@ShieldWolfy]

That moment when youve been pledged to aisling duval for almost 18 weeks

[@valravnsshadow9422]

I've been pledged to her for like 32 and forgot about her.

[@valravnsshadow9422]

Before that I was pledged to ALD for like 89 weeks at one point.

[@ShieldWolfy]

I wish i could join a decent squadron on xbox that actually caref about her powerplay. But i cant find any. And the only one i actually found was a discord server that was basically like a military roleplay thing where you had to send screenshots to pass a security check. Like bish you actually think i want that. I just want homies to chill with and tell me where and when i should transport the data stuffs to for proper powerplay and bgs stuff without feeling like if i consort with people from a different power then im gonna be arrested.

[@Denifai]

172 weeks gang,opened the game after 2+ years of not playing)

[@beatus72]

I don''t get how you could get 750 Merits by cargo delivery in an hour. You can buy 10 cargo units and then have a cooldown of 30 minutes. So after an hour you have a measely 20 cargo onboard. In my calculation this means 75 times loading 10 tons cargo, adding up to 37,5 hours of cooldown time. And this is, if you do nothing else but logging in every 30 minutes, add the cargo and log out again for more than one and a half days and nights without sleeping. Does not sound like a good method to me. What do I get wrong here? Please help!

[@shinyobsessed1271]

You have the option to pay 100,000CR after each time you load 10 cargo in order to bypass the cooldown period.

[@Njin8492]

how do you buy the cargo multiple times?

[@Zeno_One]

I had to make a few runs because I had only 200cargo,on the way back I could trade some stuff to get the money back

[@brianthelion97]

Hi, I'm a new subscriber and reasonably new player to Elite Dangerous clocking in about 60 hours of game time. I was wondering what were your methods of making credits in-game? Considering you have the most amount I've seen of any ED KZbinr. Would love to hear back from you and keep up the good work, loving the quality of your videos so far!

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

The best money making in this game is mining. Give “Hawkes Gaming” channel a look. Specifically the “How to have the best start in Elite Dangerous” videos for 2019 and 2020. I was a kickstarter backer and couldn’t make any money lol. He walks you through making money in a very noob friendly way.

[@norvillesdingus3917]

How did you know I just started looking into this? Thanks CMDR o7

[@Margonite]

The only detail I missed is how merits "decrease" or how they are lost. Cost me a few million credits not knowing that!

[@applemaster3279]

I don't get it... It just doesn't allow me to buy the supplies!!

[@silverknight6556]

So you do your 750t, and just wait 4 weeks? You don't have to do 750 each week?

[@endoblader]

No, you pledge...... wait 3 weeks, then the night before (Wednesday) The server rollover you do your powerplay grind (750 merits) then when you go back on Thursday evening you should have access to your shiny new weapon/module. I didn't realise but you only have access to that weapon/ module for a week because you have to keep your merits up if you want more, so stock up on the first week of access and get as many as you need, then you can defect and pledge to another..... wait the month out and rinse/ repeat.

[@silverknight6556]

endoblader grand thanks o7

[@Exigeous]

Yep, just as endoblader says - if you got them in week one by the time you hit week 4 you'd only have 94 left (as they cut in half each week).

[@uranamac]

@@Exigeous just waisted 7.5 mill then ... :)

[@psychwardfpv4353]

Im completely new to Power play. Why a Type 9 if you can only buy 10 at a time?

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

Yeah that was my question as well. Does it mean you have to buy 10 and deliver 10 then by 10 more and deliver those and keep going like that? Or can you just buy 10 then by 10 buy 10 buy 10 buy 10 buy 10 and deliver all of them at once? I'm about to find out I'm going to do a test.

[@psychwardfpv4353]

@@COWBOYBARNMAN you can only buy 10 then it goes back one screen then click it and buy 10 more until you fill the ship. MybType 9 has 704t of cargo so I did two trips for a total 1,408 merits. After the weekly reset you lose half of those merits plus the 100 for the first rank so I had 608 carried over for this week. Not sure on the second week how that is going to work. I need 750 merits. Will it take the the 750 out first and i loose half of what is left or do you loose half first and then you have to have enough left to cover the merit cost for that rank. Guess I will make a couple more runs just to make sure. I'm going for Pack Hounds so I book marked Lembrava (Li-Yong's HQ) to Hoff where I drop off. Then park Type 9 back at Lembrava until I need to make another run before the weekly reset.

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

@@psychwardfpv4353 Roger that cmdr, o7

[@psychwardfpv4353]

@@COWBOYBARNMAN I updated my comment adding what I'm doing so far for pack hounds.

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

@@psychwardfpv4353 oh my gosh now I have another question. I've loaded up my ship what's 728 cargo but do I drop it all off at 1 System at one station or do I have to split it up 50 at one station and maybe 50 at another station? Do I have to spread it out between a bunch of different stations a little here and a little there or can I drop it all at one station? I guess that's what I'm trying to say or ask.

[@NATESOR]

FYI, you need to be pledged 4 weeks, THEN do this. I did it in my first week and that doesn't work.

[@brucewelsh1969]

OK. I think I understand now. I followed the video and today was my fourth week pledged but no prismatics are available and I'm still rank 1 after 750 merits transferred in the first week. I guess now that you have to drop off 750 merits each week? Can someone verify please as the video did not make this clear.

[@Niko-Bellic-Soulsguys]

Yes each week.

[@brucewelsh1969]

@@Niko-Bellic-Soulsguys Cheers 👍

[@Niko-Bellic-Soulsguys]

@@brucewelsh1969 did you farm your merrits in soloplay or open? I want to farm an power again but try to avoid open xD

[@brucewelsh1969]

@@Niko-Bellic-Soulsguys I farmed mine in group play. Not open.

[@Niko-Bellic-Soulsguys]

Thx

[@UFOSasquatch]

ok so fly to the faction's home system, by 75 things of 10 goods each, then fly to fortifying system and sell all 750 things which then turn to merits? i wasn't sure if thats what i saw or not

[@joelt8915]

So I’ve tried doing these missions and I am loaded up with the only two materials it will allow me to carry. Can’t deliver them to any of the systems. This game is so frustrating with missions and a mapping system that tells you were to go.

[@Niko-Bellic-Soulsguys]

Can you still do this in soloplay?

[@mossthatrules77]

Yep, good to do it in solo to avoid the brainlets in open play.

[@omega7311]

How do I get out of power play back to freeplay

[@Exigeous]

You can just leave the Power when you're done - but I'd suggest joining another one that you haven't gotten a module from as there are 12 of them so it'll take a year to get them all.

[@jdl2327]

EDTutorials by Exigeous well....you don’t need ALL of them...*cough* mining lance *cough*

[@XxDakoXx20]

Your Orbis link arent working.

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, there is something broken with the URL shortener that Coriolis uses is down. I and another user have opened an issue with the developer in Github so we'll just have to wait until he fixes it. If it takes a while I'll update all the links to TinyURL that would just take a while.

[@nafnist]

Do you have any suggestions regarding doing this in open?

[@Exigeous]

Uh, as in? It works exactly the same way in open, no difference at all, other than that's how the game should be played IMHO as this is one of the major multiplayer components to the game. The only difference would be the risk of being attacked by other Power Play players, for that I included a link to my Type-9 build. In roughly 30 attempts to kill it only once has it died (to a wing of 4 with a "Grom Bomb", the FSD disrupter missile - you aren't going to win them all). That ship is damn near unkillable when flown properly.

[@nafnist]

Thanks. I'm going with a shielded FSD after seeing kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJDce6N-d8uLhac

[@Exigeous]

While that's not a bad idea it's also usually not necessary, depending on the rest of your build. If your shields are strong enough and they don't drop they'll never be able to go for your FSD anyway. The biggest part is how you react - and that is to submit (never fight it) and immediately plot for and jump to a remote system so you don't get mass locked. Check out my Beginners Guide to Surviving Open for a lot more details.