Trading in Elite: Dangerous - Space Trucking for Fun and Profit!

/ captain_archer
inara.cz/elite - Use this as EDDB is now gone.
Music Courtesy of www.purple-planet.com/
Special thanks to CMDR Ohlyver for help shooting this video!

[@oldmanz49]

god I remember ejecting 270 tons of imperial slaves into space cuz I hit the wrong button... good times

[@zarrstroglutt2346]

Thassalotta people

[@michaelhibberd9740]

According to my math... ~3900 persons lol

[@johnterpack3940]

Good thing interns are cheap.

[@zulwe]

You either had a lot of limpets to recover your goods, or flew into a red giant on a tsunami of melancholy.

[@raynac224]

Why I remember ejecting 780 tonnes of imperial slaves because I thought I had purchased Imperial salves. I panicked when I realized I was carrying illiciate goods instead of medical supplies. I was also shocked when it hit me that I wasnt just setting them free. it was a day of harsh lessons and lost credits

[@flow5tate346]

Multi-hop route is excellent for reaching the 50 trade spot requirement to receive engineer Lei Cheung's invitation.

[@johnterpack3940]

The biggest trick to making money with a small ship is flexibility. When I upgraded to a Cobra I sacrificed a bit of cargo space for a passenger cabin. A few 1-mil passenger jobs built the bank account quickly. Added an SRV bay for planetary missions. At that level you can still make more running missions than you can trading cargo. Now that I'm in an area where I can make 3.5 mil in 10-15 minutes on a quick loop in my Clipper I find it hard to motivate myself to do the missions I need to do.

[@SemD2005]

i make more in robigo in 5 mins

[@adeyt205]

i just started this game, almost gave up cos it looks complex but i kept going. My little hauler made me money fast and i now have a T 6. Trading is addictive. Not seen another player yet though. i’m in mobius cos i don’t want some little shit shooting me down. 😀

[@jjdrfc1185]

Try get the python because that ship is the best all rounder

[@CMTechnica]

@@jjdrfc1185 best is subjective

[@alenparker3056]

@@jjdrfc1185 Yea I bounty hunt with a python, it’s real capable, I shot down every ship except for the federal corvette and the type 10 defender. It’s a ship that don’t fuck around when you push it.

[@davidwilems8915]

I mostly play solo for the same reason. I'm working towards a python before i do regular servers with others

[@jordanrivas7398]

This is a really good guide. Thank you for putting this together. Been playing ED for just a few days and this really helps.

[@shaan702]

Horny goat weed really helps with ED

[@ToadalChaos]

You just earned a sub just for War Pigs in the outro. Made my freakin' day.

[@Captain_Archer]

Hell yeah 🤘

[@9DO6]

Really good video, it was what i was searching for :)

[@semibiotic]

Author: "I recently started new account" .... Author: "Firstly - cargo racks". Outfitting screen: Imperial Cutter

[@randomtrooper7069]

I'd rather do this than combat I don't know, mining and trading seems more fun to me.

[@xtowergaming9646]

Great videos man!

[@aDatsun240z]

Krait and python are good ships to use for trading because they have decent internal space for cargo racks

[@gotek313]

You learned me to do trading in fun way

[@Emanemoston]

Thanks for the video.

[@simongpunkt]

Awesome video, helped a new player like me who isn't really comfortable with mining or fighting yet out a lot!! Also do you mind sharing your HUD color theme? I really like it!

[@Captain_Archer]

Thanks very much! And to get my bud recolored like that I used EDprofiler which has a color editor included. Started with the ‘plum’ theme they had and tweaked the 2ndary color to green. Hope that helps!

[@simongpunkt]

@@Captain_Archer thank you a lot for your reply i haven't heared of this tool yet ima check it out!

[@GokantheHusky]

As tedious as this is, as someone who absolutely loves this game I just love doing it. It's a good time killer.

[@Suraditya]

I'm currently exploration elite but i want to try trading, thanks!

[@mikejones525]

Noice Boss Man

[@BradleySevenfold]

Pay attention to community goals too, I have bought a keelback and I am currently helping with the Alcor task I make 1.1 million credits per journey give or take, I have a Diamond back explorer to get around and bought the Keelback at Alcor Macdonald Settlement easy money

[@LordJunes]

how did you change the color of you menu?

[@Coast2CoastTuber]

I’d like to know more about NPC interdiction. I’m considering trading in a Cutter or Type 10. Is it common to avoid an NPC interdiction? If not what is the strategy? Should I fight the NPC? If so what combat ranking do they usually have? Do I drop a few mines and try to get back into super cruise?

[@digbick437]

Yes always try escape interdiction unless it is an assassination mission target and/or you have the weapons to take them on.

[@fuskerdyret]

hi. i have a little problem. i had to abandon a transport of some persons and now i cant get them of my ship. What can i do to get them of?

[@Captain_Archer]

Excuse the late response, I hope you were able to solve this. Two ways you can try if not - try uninstalling the passenger cabins from the ship. If that doesn't work you can eject cargo or self destruct 💥

[@NightOwlGames]

what drives should a trading ship have engineered? clean? dirty?

[@xenmckinzee8348]

I use clean with thermal spread for the heat management on my type 9 but if you want to go a bit faster when you get interdicted (and you might), then take dirty drags.

[@alexanderfederowicz]

Archer... Hey Archer..... !!! Who's that Pretty Vulcan we all saw slip into your quarters last shift ??? Fess Up Capt...

[@JStankXPlays2000]

Are we there yet?

[@Sheppardsg1]

eddbd is not always acurate i had an example perez ring is buying advaced fabrications for 310/t while i deliver them i got a loss

[@link_team3855]

no notes on the data courier missions? ( other than... idk i guess go where you are allready going.) also call me crazy but ive been doing couriers so much more than anything else, its almost at equal profit with everything else now lul.

[@link_team3855]

mostly just cuz i suck at combat lul. Probably just dont have the right gun to actually deal the dmg i need

[@DasAnthra]

How you got this colors? In your Hud?

[@Captain_Archer]

I used a program called Ed Profiler that has an editor to alter the color values in the cfg file. Specifically I started with the ‘plum’ theme and tweaked it from there. Good luck!

[@DasAnthra]

@@Captain_Archer thanks after i asked you i have read IT in an öfter commantery😁

[@DasAnthra]

But i have another question is there a list or chart who tells me what i get? With different Mining Methods? Or can get voidopals with Lasermining?

[@allroundthefields1096]

I miss the old space trucking days. I hitch a ride now on some guys fleet carrier and load her up, then unload her at the next station. I mean the credits are great, but I miss the freedom of the old days.

[@1heUndertaker]

... you do know that you *still* have that freedom ... right? ! *8D " ... it's about the journey ... *if* you choose to ... " ;-)

[@vehicleboi5598]

4:54 i think you could have jumped out of the interdiction

[@ark_zoid8904]

when i am playing with my friend he cant use the guns do you know how to fix that

[@Captain_Archer]

What kind of guns and are they turrets? Pretty sure that’s required

[@ark_zoid8904]

@@Captain_Archer no they use lazer

[@Captain_Archer]

@@ark_zoid8904 is it a laser turret?

[@ark_zoid8904]

@@Captain_Archer think so

[@Captain_Archer]

@@ark_zoid8904 double check because turrets are required for multi crew gunners. If I had to guess, you might have a fixed or gimbaled gun instead. Good luck!

[@zane1592]

What’s the ship in the thumbnail

[@Captain_Archer]

That's a Python 👍

[@kjvail]

Can’t read the purple text at all

[@holycrusader1842]

I followed the route on eddb but I sold at a loss and I don’t know what happened

[@Captain_Archer]

Sometimes the info can be outdated unfortunately, if the route you’re following hasn’t been updated for a few days it could be bad

[@holycrusader1842]

@@Captain_Archer How can I check if it’s updated?

[@Captain_Archer]

@@holycrusader1842 the last category in EDDB should have when the last time it was updated. More recent is better. It could be anywhere from a few minutes to a several days. The only way to get the most up to date info for sure is to fly and check though 😅

[@holycrusader1842]

@@Captain_Archer what do you mean last category?

[@Captain_Archer]

@@holycrusader1842 when you list the commodities on EDDB and they show locations, the last column is the last time that item/location was updated

[@ThePhoenixKingz]

what ship are you in?

[@Captain_Archer]

Mostly in the Type 9 for that video

[@ThePhoenixKingz]

@@Captain_Archer at 1:02 is that the imperial cutter?

[@Captain_Archer]

@@ThePhoenixKingz Yup! You got it

[@ThePhoenixKingz]

@@Captain_Archer I'm 45% past level 7...what is my eta if I play steady to get that ship? Ballparking.

[@Captain_Archer]

@@ThePhoenixKingz depends on what you’re doing for rep. If you’re following my rep grind guide… ballpark…7/8 hours? I spread mine out over several weeks

[@sirenia755]

the website is gone.

[@Captain_Archer]

Thank you for the heads up. Updated with inara.cz/elite fwiw.

[@tsw11385]

What are the 5 D’s ? Lol 🙌🏻

[@Captain_Archer]

Dodge, duck, dive, dip, and dodge! 😆

[@tsw11385]

😂noted o7 Top vid

[@TheRealMiniIsHere]

@@Captain_Archer "If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball" *throws ship*

[@jonathansoko1085]

I installed the game, opened the map then proceeded to have a heart attack and extreme add attacks, then logged off

[@teresmajor7956]

Immersion

[@leechowning2712]

It is a 1-to-1 scale of the entire freaking galaxy.

[@nomoremrniceguy007]

No seriously I don't know how to do it...

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

5 d's?

[@mistersandy]

Interdiction is why I rage quit this game. I hated the combat because I couldn't get a shot off on target, so tried just playing the trading game. I then would get pulled out of warp on almost every run I made. Completely ruined the experience for me and I could never get away.

[@simula152]

You can just hit j and jump away you're kind of a noob

[@semibiotic]

1:55 *Awful* color scheme. You are mistaken, if you think, that somebody could see game UI in your video.