The Angel Guide

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Mission Statement: The mission of The Angels is to actively serve new players of Freelancer Discovery by providing education, advice, and material support in order to improve the roleplay, enjoyment, and growth of the Freelancer community.

Weekly Goals

• Assist five new players.
• Help one player join a faction.
• Accompany one player on a trade run.

Current Angels

• Sassafras - faction leader
• Dusty Lens
• Seth Karlo
• Tazuras
• HeavyMetalQueen
• -XO-
• Swift
• n00bl3t
• Ktayn
• Eyvind
• Lohingren
• Shadow
• Xareck
• Gourgia
• Dejavu
• Kiori

Ship naming

[The_Angels]your name

Activities for Angels

• Assist with ship, ID, and equipment selection
• Practice roleplay with new players
• Help with lawful and unlawful missions
• Teach mining for helium, scrap iron, and silver
• Recommend easy trade routes
• Explain server rules
• Help with faction selection
• Provide location of stations, planets, and jumpholes
• Troubleshoot player problems

Good tools to use

• FLcompanion
• FLStat

Beginner trade routes

Manhattan -> Planet Kyushu: neon
Planet Kyushu -> Fuchu Prison (Shikoku): light arms
Deshima Station (Shikoku) -> Manhattan: h-fuel

Battleship Rio Grande -> Fuchu Prison: prisoners
Fuchu Prison -> Tsushima Depot (Kyushu): hydrocarbons
Tsushima Depot -> Planet Denver: polymers

Planet Erie -> Shasta Outpost (Baffin): robotic components
Shasta Outpost -> Planet Erie: pineal amulets

Intermediate trade routes

Planet Pittsburgh -> LD-14 (Leeds): boron
Planet Leeds -> Southampton Shipyard (New London) ship hull panels
Kensington Shipping Platform (New London) -> Battleship Hood (Dublin): mining machinery
Battleship Hood -> Fort Bush: gold
Fort Bush -> Planet Pittsburgh: consumer goods

Planet Manhattan -> Planet New London: luxury consumer goods
Planet New London -> Battleship Hood: mining machinery
Battleship Hood -> Fort Bush: gold
Fort Bush -> Planet Manhattan: h-fuel

Advanced trade routes

Planet Manhattan -> Cambridge Research Station: neon (could return using gold run)
Cardiff Mining Facility -> Dortmund Station (New Berlin): beryllium
Bonn Station -> Planet Stuttgart: h-fuel
Planet Stuttgart -> Planet New London: luxury food
Planet New London -> Battleship Hood: mining machinery
Battleship Hood -> Fort Bush: gold
Fort Bush -> Planet Manhattan: h-fuel

Bautzen Station (Dresden) -> Shinjuku Station (New Tokyo): diamonds
Shinjuku Station -> The Ring (New Berlin) quantum multiplexors
The Ring -> Bautzen Station: mining machinery

Dortmund Station (New Berlin -> Shinjuku Station (New Tokyo): ship hull panels
Shinjuku Station -> The Ring (New Berlin) quantum multiplexors

Planet Manhattan -> Cambridge Research Station: neon
Cardiff Mining Facility (Cambridge) -> Dortmund Station (New Berlin): beryllium
Dortmund Station (New Berlin) -> Yokohama Shipyard (New Tokyo): ship hull panels
Yokohama Shipyard -> Baltimore Shipyard (New York): engine components

Mining

Helium: Blue nebula behind Planet Erie, sell on Planet Erie: 400, Philadelphia Station: 550
Silver: Silverton Field in Colorado, sell on Harrisburg Station (Pennsylvania): 1269
Scrap Metal: Pittsburgh Scrap Field in New York, sell on Planet Pittsburgh: 599
Iridium: Blue nebula in Omicron Delta, C4-5. Close to Dabadoru Station.

Good Starter ships

Freighters

Rhino Freighter, Planet Erie, 225 cargo, 51K; class 4 shield, Ames Research
Mule Freighter, Niverton Base, 226 cargo, 46K; (pirate freighter)
Garanchou Freighter, Fujisawa Mining Facility (Okinawa), 340 cargo, 211K
Humpback Freighter, Planet New Berlin, 275 cargo, 488K
Clydesdale Freighter, Planet Leeds, 560 cargo, 1.6M
Kadesh Freighter, Planet Los Angeles, 541 cargo, 1.7M
Camara Freighter, Planet Pittsburgh, Plant Hamburg, 631 cargo, 1.8M
Dromedary Freighter, Bethlehem Station (Pennsylvania), 651 cargo, 2.1M
Mining Ship, California Minor, Planet Cambridge, 2751 cargo, 22M

Fighters

Startracker (civilian LF); Planet Erie; 34,520
Bloodhound (pirate LF); Niverton Base; 24,400
Defender (Navy HF); Battleships Gettysburg, Missouri, Yukon; 28,260
Dagger (BW LF); Buffalo Base; 38,520
Wolfhound (pirate HF); Niverton Base; 161,210
Starblazer (civilian LF); Philadelphia Station; 165,020
Hawk (civilian LF); Bethlehem Station; 174,200
Saishi (civilian HF); Newark Station; 584,880
Executioner (Liberty HF); Battleships Mississippi and Rio Grande; 975,880
Kingfisher (civilian HF); Planet Manhattan; 1,148,550
Griffin (civilian LF) Freeport 2 (Bering); 1,336,590
Guardian (liberty VHF) Battleship Missouri; 1,868,380
Eagle (civilian VHF) Ames Research and Freeport 2, 1,913,380

Liberty ID Locations

Liberty Police Incorporated (LPI): Planet Manhattan, Texas; Fort Bush; Harrisburg Station
Liberty Navy (LN): BS Mississippi, Norfolk Shipyard
Interspace Commerce (IC): Newark Station
Deep Space Engineering (DSE): Baltimore Shipyard, Planet Pittsburgh
Ageira Technologies: Detroit Munitions, Pueblo Station
Universal Shipping: Trenton Outpost
Planetform: California Minor
Liberty Rogue: Niverton Station (Pennsylvania), Buffalo Base (New York)
Junker: Allentown Station (Pennsylvania)
Xeno: Ouray Base (Colorado)
Lane Hacker: Cochrane Depot (Ontario)
Zoner: Ames Research Station (Kepler)
Freelancer: Planet Manhattan, Ames Research Station
Researcher: Ames Research Station
Miner: Ames Research Station
Mercenary: Planet Manhattan, Ames Research Station
Vigilante: Ames Research Station
Independent Trader: Ames Research Station
Pirate: Allentown Station
Smuggler: Allentown Station

Freelancer Allowed Ships & Guns

Bretonian civilian & police
Kusari civilian & police
Liberty civilian & police
Rheinland civilian & police
Bounty Hunters
Gas Miners Guild (GMG)
Independent Miners Guild (IMG)
Junkers
Zoners
Gallic factions (must remain in Gallia)