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There are a number of distinct '''roles''' that players can take on. Roles do not require prior experience or skills to take part in - by obtaining the necessary equipment anyone can perform any role. Trading, smuggling, exploring, mining, bounty hunting, and pirating are the six main roles. [[Frontier Developments]] have stated that they want all roles to be equally profitable.<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMbLjUjs1w&feature=youtu.be Dev Diary 3 — Player Roles]</ref> [[Roleplaying]] denotes acting with unscripted situations. | There are a number of distinct '''roles''' that players can take on. Roles do not require prior experience or skills to take part in - by obtaining the necessary equipment anyone can perform any role. Trading, smuggling, exploring, mining, bounty hunting, and pirating are the six main roles. [[Frontier Developments]] have stated that they want all roles to be equally profitable.<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMbLjUjs1w&feature=youtu.be Dev Diary 3 — Player Roles]</ref> [[Roleplaying]] denotes acting with unscripted situations. | ||
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[[File:Beyond Exploration improvements.png|thumb|200px|Explorer]] | [[File:Beyond Exploration improvements.png|thumb|200px|Explorer]] | ||
{{main|Explorer}} | {{main|Explorer}} | ||
Exploring is a (mostly) lonely and time consuming job. The profitability depends on how much undiscovered data the player has to sell and, when the system is all but unknown, the profit can be quite substantial. Starting from game's version 1.1, it will display tag with commander's name alongside astronomical object to indicate which person first discovered and sold this exploration data to authorities. However, you are still able to explore said star system and make credits regardless. | Exploring is a (mostly) lonely and time consuming job. The profitability depends on how much undiscovered data the player has to sell and, when the system is all but unknown, the profit can be quite substantial. Starting from game's version 1.1, it will display tag with commander's name alongside astronomical object to indicate which person first discovered and sold this exploration data to authorities. However, you are still able to explore said star system and make credits regardless. *When you discover/explore a region/planet, you must travel at least 20ly away from that location in order to sell that particular data. | ||
=== Miner === | === Miner === | ||
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[[File:Mercenary_Cobra.jpg|thumb|200px|Mercenary Cobra]] | [[File:Mercenary_Cobra.jpg|thumb|200px|Mercenary Cobra]] | ||
{{main|Mercenary}} | {{main|Mercenary}} | ||
Mercenary work is found at starport bulletin boards which send the player to fight at [[Conflict Zone]]s and warzones. In zones with active fighting a mercenary can find near constant work. | Mercenary work is found at starport bulletin boards which send the player to fight at [[Conflict Zone]]s and warzones. In zones with active fighting a mercenary can find near constant work. Mercenary work also entails [[Space Legs|On Foot]] combat and infiltration missions. | ||
=== Assassin === | === Assassin === | ||
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[[File:Station Attack interior.png|thumb|200px|An Anaconda inside a damaged station]] | [[File:Station Attack interior.png|thumb|200px|An Anaconda inside a damaged station]] | ||
{{main|Search and Rescue}} | {{main|Search and Rescue}} | ||
The Search and Rescue role concerns providing assistance in emergency situations. Certain Legal Salvage items, such as escape pods (occupied or damaged), "black box" flight recorders, and personal effects, can be turned in to a station's [[Search and Rescue Agent]] contact for a reward. [[Station#Damaged State|Damaged stations]] offer passenger missions to evacuate refugees to the nearest [[Rescue Vessel]], and Rescue Vessels offer missions to salvage items from inside damaged stations. | |||
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The Exobiologist role involves seeking out and cataloguing alien life forms. Exbiology work is performed [[Space Legs|On Foot]] using a [[Genetic Sampler]] to collect samples for sale to [[Vista Genomics]]. | |||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||