First apologies if this is in the wrong place please move it. also if this has been asked before.
Ok I have a new character, and just got the smuggler id and pirate freighter, as the id suggests im thinking unlawfull weapons maybe rogue/outcast, ok if im smuggleing cardi.
But what if i want to smuggle artifacts, would it be considered ooc going in to gamma with LR/OC weaps?
Or do people pick one or the other, eg outcast alligned weaps and smuggle cardi or corsair alligned weaps and smuggle artifacts, and how do people go on with other commoditys slaves,software etc
Also as a smuggler whats your zoi restricted to if any? and what should my rep card be? eg can i have smuggler id, rep most friendly with corsairs, and corsair weaps.
in my experience, corsair factions in gamma will be suspicious to the point of outright hostile if you have equipment from one of their enemies and vice versa.
as for commodities, hehe, well ill leave you to find that out for yourself.
ZOI: Generally restricted to your space aside from your journeys. You're not going to do a lot of running into Liberty as a Corsair, or Rheinland as an Outcast, or Kusari if you're a Junker, and so on.
Weapons: Look into standardized transport turrets. Class 4 Transport Turrets pack more firepower than anything else you can mount. They're about on par with Level 9 weapons in terms of punch, and have high velocity and range. Using them well can pick those fighters/bombers apart that somehow forget you can shoot back. But don't be afraid to mix in other turrets for flavor and utility. Hell, I occasionally rack L1 chainguns and go shoot up a scrapyard. I'm a Junker, after all.
Also, don't forget you're not limited to hauling contraband. If an ally's base needs a certain supply, haul that supply even if it's something so mundane as food or pharmaceuticals.
Thanks that helps, cant get transport turrets yet, only have a freighter, another question, if i decide to OC alligned, can i dock on all there allies bases, LH,LR,BD,GC,RH,Mollys,Bundshu?
Bundschuh aren't necessarily Outcast aligned. So probably not, unless you were best-friends with the Red Hessians.
On the subject of Red Hessians, they (along with Blood Dragons and Mollies) dislike and even detest the use and sale of Cardamine. If you are a known cardamine smuggler/have cardamine in your hold, you shouldn't really dock with their bases.
Conclusion: Red Hessians and Blood Dragons dislike cardamine, and I believe the Mollies dislike it also (consult UOG about that issue).
It used to be you had to use fighter turrets to even have a chance against pirates and the like but now you really cant beat level 4 Transport Turrets they may be slow firing but they are very accurate and deadly especially against fighters.
In fact last time I tryed to pirate in a fighter I died before I knew what hit me although I didnt have any shield breakers and really struggled to make a dent.
As far as smuggling rep goes I'd go untagged just drop missions for anyone your green with and eventually you can get there though it's easier to start with a new character sometimes.