Do as I say, not as I do! Teach us an Elite lesson you learned the hard way!

As you finish your first ground mission (if you have the Odyssey DLC), you land at Chamberlain's Rest. The very first thing you see as you disembark is a package selection offering various ships with different loadouts. The game subtly hints that each ship and setup is suited for different careers like mining, combat, and exploration. However, what’s not immediately clear is that all these "blue options" cost Arx (premium currency), ranging from 15 to 25 EUR.

Don’t waste your Arx on them! Choose the first free option- later on, you’ll be able to earn or unlock any, or even all, of these ships.

"Once I was rescued by a Fuel Rat, while I was stranding in Deep Space. Fortunately, communications where still on, so I was able to call for rescue..."

After waiting what it seemed to be days - I was a little for from the Bubble - There they were. I was never so happy to see another ship in my life. I turned of my weapon modules and shield as a sign of trust - there are some cruel people that already took advantage from these saviors creating false rescue calls -and after some fuel limpets away, I was ready again to burn some juice and jump from that system. I thanked them, they went away, simply like that.

So, if you fly out there commander, always remember: DO NOT JUST HAVE A FUEL SCOOP UNDER THE HOOD, ALWAYS CHECK THE STAR TYPE BEFORE DOING THE JUMP...

A lesson to remember well and kept me from getting to my escape pod and saying goodbye to my ship.

See you among the stars, commanders!

CMDR James Lauer, out in the clear!

Always, always, always, always, always, before taking any mission, pay attention to the distance in Ls that the station, planet, moon, settlement or whatever you are going to is located from the main star of the system.

Choosing a "simple" mission and arriving at the target system only to find out that the destination station is 11,000 Ls away is like dying in life... and that's when you realize "how well paid this mission was compared to the other similar ones on the mission board..."

It's a lesson that sticks in your heart when you invest 30 endless minutes in supercruise.

Surely today, in many cases, the Supercruise Overcharge, if you have it installed on the ship and have enough fuel, can alleviate certain situations like this... but I think it's still great advice to look at the target distance before accepting any mission... at least to be warned.

The Target Hologram of the station indicates where the entrance is!!!

How hard can it be?...

While taking a gander into Elite PvE Combat. (and whether I wanted it as a career path). A friend who is also a commander decided to attack a level 6 combat hazard, which was his current selected mission and asked me to assist. Now picture this, you have a semi-engineered Anaconda and a semi-stock Imperial Eagle, going after a level 6 Hazard. In a direct quote to Top Gear "How hard can it be?...".

Let's leave it at, that we bit off more than we could chew and were back at Mouchez Orbital within 12 minutes... (However, we did kill 2 out of the 6).