Loop
II.1
Cargo
The gentlest start. Buy low, haul, sell high. Dodge pirates. Learn the rhythm of every other loop along the way.
- 01.Pick a route
- 02.Pick a ship
- 03.Gear up · checklist
- 04.Stock up at a TDD
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ChapterIIGame Loops · 8-beat timelines
Eight beats, every loop.
Pick a loop. Walk a guided 8-beat timeline — pick · prep · gear · ship · navigate · land · do · recover. Each beat carries 30 to 60 seconds of audio, body copy, and a few sideways tips for when things break.
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Loop
II.2
Mining
Scan, fracture, extract. Ship-mining (Prospector, MOLE) or handheld with the multitool — same rhythm, different scale.
- 01.Pick rock or ROC
- 02.Scan rocks worth your time
- 03.Fracture to safe values
- 04.Extract carefully
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Loop
II.3
Bounty hunting
Accept contract, hunt target, collect. Clean reward loop. Pick the right tier for your ship and skill.
- 01.Tier 0–4 explained
- 02.Choosing a fighter
- 03.Loadout · armor + ammo
- 04.Quantum to mission marker
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Loop
II.4
Salvage
Vulture or Reclaimer. Strip wrecks for RMC and CM. The most patient of the loops, and the most lucrative when it works.
- 01.Find a wreck
- 02.Approach + match
- 03.Strip · top to bottom
- 04.Manage canisters
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More loops on deck: medical rescue, refueling, FPS bunkers, hand mining, racing. Listed roughly in the order new pilots stumble into them.