New Discovery Player here. Played freelancer years ago, just discovered this mod and decided to get back in it. I've been playing a bit already you might've seen me as Tobias_Winters trading around. I just realized that I'm already rank 32 and still don't know much at all so any help would be appreciated!
First of all... allow me to extend a Warm Welcome!
Now, given that you are new... i recommend that you take some time to read around the forum, especially in the rules section, or perhaps "study" the DiscoWiki to get some insight on the things that are going on here.
After that... you can set up your goals and begin the journey in space properly. Obviously... you will, sooner or later, understand the little things we call IDs and the factions that they are related to. It would be nice to join a faction in case you want to be part of something bigger and perhaps find people to help you easily.
You say you've been trading which means you already acquainted yourself with the means of making money... that's good. In the future that may help you on the server more than you know, both for credits, but as well as RP and tons of fun.
We're all eager to help new arrivals anyway, so feel free to ask ANY questions on this thread, or however you wish.
Welcome to Disco! I think I might have seen the name at some point, could be mistaken though.
As John said, there are plenty around who are willing to help you out if you can't find something on the Wiki or with the Search function.
I'd also recommend you join a faction with a trading division - this can be a great way to earn money while getting to know people and practising your RP. You can of course do what characters take your fancy on top of that, and you'll find it easier to do so with some extra funds.
I'll definitely check out the DiscoWiki to help gain more of an understanding towards things. I have actually been quite interested in joining a faction, I think trading would be best to start with so I have my source of income. My main question is what is the best way to determine which faction is right for me, like IDF vs DHC (I've looked in the forums a bit, but for a newbie like me its a bit difficult to determine the differences since its very much RP). Do you have any recommendations for a newbie? Or would you recommend reading up on the wiki to determine this for myself? Thanks for the help!
Taking a look at the Offical Factions section for more details on each of the main factions. BMM in particular are looking for new members just now, and you can likely join Bowex as well to move the stuff further afield (I believe that is kind of how they do it). DHC, IMG and DSE are also good from what I know, although the latter two don't have any problems with member numbers.
Of course, it is up to your own preferences, if you are interested in the faction backstory and get involved then it should be enjoyable
And for a shameless plug, I've started putting a bit more focus on the Movers (transport division) of the Colonial Republic. If you feel up to some combat as well, CR| is a great choice with plenty of enemies to find yourself against when you want to.
Hello, indeed DHC is a good mining faction to join. BMM and IMG are good choices as well, but the last one will be seriously nerfed in the next mod version, because of broken game mechanic.
In DHC you can earn decent money on mined in space ore, fly ships using superior Rheinland or Bounty Hunter technology, meet awesome people who like to help new players and have loads of fun. Of course we have free ships for new members, and acces to shared accounts. Feel free to apply, and see you in space!
Welcome to the server, ill remember your name and if i ever have some ore that needs to be transported ill give you a shout (you will get a reasonable cut of the profits). Hope you enjoy your time on the server