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Originally posted by Pung@Aug 25 2005, 06:27 AM
What about buying 'used ship' as another option of getting 'cheap' ship? Did anyone ever try this? I found it really cheap to get large freighter for $13 mil (built on 1985)
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I use that quite often early in the game. Another advantage is that you get your ship immediately, you don't have to wait so many months until it's completed.
However, keep in mind that many of those used ships are in a bad condition, so it will cost you money and time to repair them. I never let any of my ships get below 90%, therefore I've never lost a ship to storms, only to collisions.
Plus, take a good look at the ship's characteristics: some are quite limited in terms of cargo capacity, others have a very short range or are really slow.
But early in the game it's a really good way to buy more ships.
As for the people who have trouble installing and running Ocean Trader: I'm sorry but I don't know how to run it for the first time either; I just tried until I got it working. After that, running _trader.exe simply opens the game without further notices popping up, so I can't see what you're talking about...