Post by contributor on May 13, 2014 14:02:32 GMT -5
This one is inspired by ST 4X and might only be possible in ST2 but it goes like this.
Pay is based on the number of refugees you can transport with there being a minimum number. Goes like this; "Transport 20 to 200 refugees to Terrox Jungles" Once you accept you can use a slider to decide how many you're going to take, but they will take up one cargo unit each with their cardboard boxes and cans of spam that survived the long jump. So each unit you take adds a fixed amount to the value of the contract. Ideally if you can take lots of them you can make a lot of cash on these.
Upsides: Almost nobody bothers you when you're hauling refugees. The Senate High Commission for Refugees keeps the faction types away from you and, as much as pirates loves a ship full of potentially pretty faces, it's just not worth the risk of taking one down for a little extra action.
Downsides: It attracts Aliens and often sends you to obscure uncolonized planets. So high sails and stealth are probably your friend with these.
Context: Solar wars make the contracts more common and also more lucrative.
Pay is based on the number of refugees you can transport with there being a minimum number. Goes like this; "Transport 20 to 200 refugees to Terrox Jungles" Once you accept you can use a slider to decide how many you're going to take, but they will take up one cargo unit each with their cardboard boxes and cans of spam that survived the long jump. So each unit you take adds a fixed amount to the value of the contract. Ideally if you can take lots of them you can make a lot of cash on these.
Upsides: Almost nobody bothers you when you're hauling refugees. The Senate High Commission for Refugees keeps the faction types away from you and, as much as pirates loves a ship full of potentially pretty faces, it's just not worth the risk of taking one down for a little extra action.
Downsides: It attracts Aliens and often sends you to obscure uncolonized planets. So high sails and stealth are probably your friend with these.
Context: Solar wars make the contracts more common and also more lucrative.
