Why I’m asking this: I’m new to this game. Been at the station a few times and have seen a few A ships pop in that I kind of like. I’ve never bought any and am still in the OG because I always feel like a better one will pop up (better as in nicer or more powerful), or that spending money on these NPC ships is useless because the best ships are crashed on planets.

So I want to hear your thoughts on purchasing NPC ships at the station/anomaly.

When I started this game 3 weeks ago, I gravitated towards the “free” option in the settings menu for purchases. This helped me get stuff early, like exotic ships, full upgrades to my ships/exosuit/MT/freighter. But it got stale fairly quickly.

I got bored so I started a normal save and then I locked it so I won’t be tempted to change the settings. But then I learned how to dupe. That was worse. It’s like the first “free” option but with additional steps. I got bored faster, since I know what I need and where to get them.

So I started a 3rd save. But this time, I went perma death locked mode. And I’m having a hell of a time. Maybe it’s the pressure of losing everything with one small step. Or maybe because I had to work to get everything. (I now have 2B units, 200k nannites). I have 2 ships, and a multi tool maxed out. My exosuit still needs around 20 cargo slots but the tech is all done. Freighter needs more work but it’s an S with just a couple of tech upgrades left (still can’t go to blue stars).

I feel this run will be my main, unless I f*ck it up and get my character killed somehow. I think at this point, only my own stupidity can kill it. lol

What I’m trying to say is, resist doing it the easy way (easy option/cheats/hacks/exploits). Unless you want it easy, then go ahead, I’m not stopping you. I’m just sharing my experience as a new (old) player. (pre-ordered nms but only played a couple of hours).

Cheers Travellers!