I think collaboration is beautiful so I would like to suggest a bounty to showcase collaboration between multiple commanders (with photo or video evidence of course) whether that be wing or multicrew, wings or boots. I think it would be even funnier if there was also a reward for the most interesting or chaotic activity that was collaborated on, just because who doesn't enjoy shenanigans. And the only thing better than shenanigans is shenanigans with multiple people feeding into them for cartoon levels of tomfoolery.

I'll bring popcorn to cook on my silent running dash while I watch the madness.

Taken at the brain trees. Where is that you ask? I have no idea, but I've been there. Probably my best Elite Dangerous screencap ever.

Took this out in the horsehead nebula awhile back, on the way home from the crystal shards. Where is the nebula you ask? Everywhere. [Insert Woody and Buzz meme here].

Planetary Industries

Even as a terminal alpha clone, free omega comes up often enough for this to be a good recommendation for every player. Even in hisec, with single planet P2 production colonies, you can make at least a few million almost completely passively per planet per cycle. I do mine on 3 days. When the free (or vastly discounted) omega offers come up, I use the opportunity to export my PI, giving me a nice lump sum bonus to play with. Here is a typical colony setup I use.

Just gonna start by saying I'm a really busy guy, and my time for spaceships has declined progressively over the past year or so. That being said, this new spaceship I got doesn't need much from me, and scratches the itch nicely while providing ambiance and space bucks for the rare times I DO want to get shiny toys.

This underrated champion is the Type-10 Defender. Fit with lots of laser turrets and shields, and hauling some evidently very tempting fish, she attracts all the wrong RIGHT kinds of attention to make this busy Commander happy from the side screen. Back when I used to play more actively, I would barely have even considered buying this slow, brick-like behemoth but in the right situations, no other ship can do the job as well. If that's not underrated, I don't know what is.

Original origami of the Viper MK IV. Never underestimate a CMDR who is bored in class. I have made a LOT of these in the past few quarters and while they don't fly as well as the paper airplane they were adapted from, we all know there's no aerodynamics in space!

Flashback to the scarcity riots of 2021

This is a fit that carried me through the early part of the game including escalation hunting, missioning, and general ratting duty. It is very inexpensive at less than 20 million ISK and is usable with nearly no skills at all.

[Vexor, The Sixth Drone]

Medium I-a Enduring Armor Repairer
Damage Control I
Reactive Armor Hardener
Drone Damage Amplifier I
Magnetic Field Stabilizer I

10MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
Medium Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Eutectic Compact Cap Recharger
Eutectic Compact Cap Recharger

Anode Electron Particle Cannon I
Anode Electron Particle Cannon I
Anode Electron Particle Cannon I
Anode Electron Particle Cannon I

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hobgoblin I x5
Hammerhead I x5
Vespa I x5

Antimatter Charge M x8000

Description: The sixth drone is a "drone-boat" ship intended for use just as it's name implies: by flying directly into combat and adding blaster firepower to the drones it carries to ensure a quick demise of the enemy. The ship is cap stable with the armor repairer and hardeners running allowing it to withstand enemy damage and come out on top.

Fit Credit: Jaques Ufaltred

In Game Description: The Sixth Drone was designed by Jaques Ufaltred for Just About EVE Online and excels at brawling PVE combat thanks to a combination of drones and blasters as well as a capacitor stable active armor tank.

Low on money and skills but need some standings? (Or money, or just an outlet for your unending bloodlust...). Maybe you are looking for an upgrade from the tutorial ships and need your first "flagship", a solid first ship to carry you through the first weeks of the game. Look no further than the "Cutrate Champion", an incredibly cheap and low skill ship that has everything you could need (Expectations and dreams not covered by guarantees).

[Algos, Cutrate Champion]

Small I-a Enduring Armor Repairer
Damage Control I
Drone Damage Amplifier I

5MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
Small Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Eutectic Compact Cap Recharger

125mm Carbide Railgun I
125mm Carbide Railgun I
125mm Carbide Railgun I
125mm Carbide Railgun I
125mm Carbide Railgun I
Salvager I

Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hornet I x12

Lead Charge S x1000
Antimatter Charge S x5400
Iron Charge S x1000

FEATURING:
- A Microwarpdrive for when you need to be over there and are getting a bit impatient.
- Guns AND Drones so that you have enough damage output to take down even the bossman himself (You'll meet him...again)
- Onboard Armor repairs and a newfangled thing called a Damage Control that makes your ship a LOT tougher (Wish I had one of these when I was new)
- All for the low low price of less than 3 million ISK. You can afford to fly dangerously with this.

- Envisioned by Jaques Ufaltred.

Official Description
The Cutrate Champion is a low cost, low skill destroyer crafted by Jaques Ufaltred for Just About EVE Online. It excels at engaging either up close or at range thanks to a combination of drones and railguns, with both the speed and tank to easily handle most Level 2 content including the entirety of The Bloodstained Stars epic arc.