Guide for Professions

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There was some missing info in the help section on some of the professions. So I made a complete guide including everything about each profession


Star Trader
15% discount for buying ships at star dock
15% discount for ship upgrades
Starting stats: 3 Explorer, 4 Pilot, 3 Negotiate, 3 Tactics, 3 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 2 Intimidate, 9 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 9 Quickness, 9 Strength


Merchant
Special Trade Permit discount – only $25
Special Economic records ability
Starting stats: 1 Explorer, 6 Pilot, 6 Negotiate, 1 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 1 Intimidate, 15 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 9 Quickness, 9 Strength



Smuggler
Caches 200% better protected from treasure hunters
Trade records ability
Starting Stats: 1 Explorer, 1 Pilot, 6 Negotiate, 6 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 1 Intimidate, 12 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 12 Quickness, 9 Strength


Pirate
Double rep bonus during trade wars
No moral loss when fighting independents
10% discount buying weapons
Reduced risk of treasure hunters v3.4.3
Starting Stats: 1 Explorer, 6 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 6 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 1 Intimidate, 9 Charisma, 12 Wisdom, 12 Quickness, 9 Strength


Bounty Hunter
Special Surveillance ability for contracts
Discount buying death warrant – only $250
Increased risk of treasure hunters v3.4.3
Starting Stats: 1 Explorer, 1 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 6 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 6 Warrior, 1 Intimidate, 9 Charisma, 12 Wisdom, 9 Quickness, 13 Strength


Military Officer
Special Surveillance ability for contracts
20% discount buying Military Promotions
Increased risk of treasure hunters v3.4.3
Starting stats: 1 Explorer, 1 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 1 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 6 Warrior, 6 Intimidate, 12 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 9 Quickness, 12 Strength


Explorer
Wound Protection ability for Explore (not harvest)
Caches 150% better protected from treasure hunters
Starting Stats: 6 Explorer, 6 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 1 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 1 Intimidate, 9 Charisma, 14 Wisdom, 10 Quickness, 9 Strength


Captain
50% discount buying pardons
Moral loss protection in faction space
Starting stats: 1 Explorer, 2 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 2 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 1 Intimidate, 14 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 14 Quickness, 9 Strength


Spy
Starts with 4 Weapons and 4 Electronics
Bonus for surveillance operation
Records bonus during surveillance
50% discount buying electronics
Reduced risk of treasure hunters v3.4.3
Starting stats: 1 Explorer, 4 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 6 Tactics, 6 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 2 Intimidate, 9 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 9 Quickness, 9 Strength


Zealot
Starts with 4 Weapons
Starts with Rank and Trade Permit for own faction
Bonus for blockade operation
80% Discount buying rank for own faction
Discount buying Death Warrant for faction – only $5
Discount buying luxury rations (exact discount unknown)
76% Increased price for Military Promotions at other factions
+1 Moral Bonus for “destroy” after defeating ships v4.3.23
Zealot Power with 4+ moral only v4.3.27 (Zealot power = bonus for blockades and bonus for destroying enemies)
Increased risk of treasure hunters v3.4.3
Starting stats: 1 Explorer, 4 Pilot, 1 Negotiate, 7 Tactics, 1 Stealth, 1 Warrior, 9 Intimidate, 9 Charisma, 9 Wisdom, 9 Quickness, 9 Strength


Additional Bonuses

Negotiation Special Abilities for Star Trader, Captain, Merchant v4.0.0
+ StarPort Reputation (Star Trader)
+ Palace Reputation (Captain)
+ Exchange (Merchants)
I Do not know what this means


These are only the profession bonuses that I FOUND. Who knows how many more there are!