A guide, on how to go from debt to above 50k, and fend off debt if necessary.

General Overview

Saw that there was no general guide for getting out of the early game. Hence, this.

If you’re just looking for the best way to make money, it’s probably either gathering fusion reactors, or transporting AI servers while going at ~3km/s.

Else, the guide is ordered by cash amount, as that can drastically affect what methods you can actually use to make money.

Once you get about ~50k, you can experience all current content.

Character Creation

Shipbreaker

The only available career at the moment. Getting more than ~5000 before launching might mean you can get a scrappers licence right out of the gate, skipping right to above 6k on this guide. Else, the only real guide affecting parts are the smuggle it out for the Hydra Intake (which provides you a black market contact) and getting crates which allow you to store more stuff on your dinky starting pod.

The coffin allows you to avoid the mortgage, but you need to find a replacement ship ASAP.