Unlocking Spy Tip

[Cory Trese]

For unlocking Spy, I think the biggest risk is rejecting too many contracts.

I always suggest avoid purchasing Rank during this Award because that will increase the likelihood of harder contracts. Flying without Rank is riskier, but not as risky as taking the additional % of assassination Contracts.

Take contracts from 2 Factions, only at the spice hall. Don't worry about reputation, just buy Pardons and run contracts. Save your rejects for the end when you need to turn down a big Surveillance Contract.

[poryg]

My tip is, do it with a fighter class.
The best seems to be a Pirate, because he can do even assassimnation jobs without too much of a problem, because he starts with pilot and tactics skill - in lower difficulties pilot at 10 and tactics at 12 early in the game are usually enough to not let any ships escape.
I simply launch few torpedoes to destroy about half of the sails or engines, go into close range and destroy engines. The advantage of this is I get a nice amount of money and usually not too much damage. Furthermore it's suitable for both assassinations and captures.
With higher tactics skill (15) even blockades aren't that much of a problem, I once had a blockade needing only 4 turns to succeed and earning me 300 bucks 3 times out of 4.