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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. | Exploring is a (mostly) lonely and time consuming job, involving finding and scanning planetary bodies. 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. Bodies that have already been discovered and mapped display a tag with the commander's name to indicate which person first discovered and sold the exploration data. These bodies can still be mapped, albeit for a lower reward. | ||
=== 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 | Mercenary work can be found at starport bulletin boards, and send the player to fight at [[Conflict Zone]]s and warzones. In zones with active fighting a mercenary can find near constant work. | ||
=== Assassin === | === Assassin === | ||
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A scavenger is a minor role to retrieve Cargo Canisters found in space, at salvageable wrecks or on a celestial body's surface using a Cargo Scoop. Whether retrieving an item is legal or not can be seen by the GUI text that appears when targeting it - either "Legal Salvage" or "Illegal [[Salvage]]". | A scavenger is a minor role to retrieve Cargo Canisters found in space, at salvageable wrecks or on a celestial body's surface using a Cargo Scoop. Whether retrieving an item is legal or not can be seen by the GUI text that appears when targeting it - either "Legal Salvage" or "Illegal [[Salvage]]". | ||
Cargo that a player both jettisons and abandons becomes legal salvage, | Cargo that a player both jettisons and abandons becomes legal salvage, whereas cargo that is only jettisoned is considered illegal salvage for everyone but them. Cargo that is marked as stolen can only be jettisoned. | ||
=== Infiltrator === | === Infiltrator === | ||
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Infiltrator jobs can be found at various mission boards and require the player to attack or covertly retrieve data packages from a target settlement. Infiltrators are often tasked with attacking a certain quantity of a specific settlement's defence drones known as skimmers, destroying settlement's power grid or obtaining a data package by scanning a settlement's data points via the data link scanner. | Infiltrator jobs can be found at various mission boards and require the player to attack or covertly retrieve data packages from a target settlement. Infiltrators are often tasked with attacking a certain quantity of a specific settlement's defence drones known as skimmers, destroying settlement's power grid or obtaining a data package by scanning a settlement's data points via the data link scanner. | ||
Though infiltrator missions offer a high reward, performing these actions is usually illegal and thus often result in a hefty fine or bounty. Since settlements appear on planets, | Though infiltrator missions offer a high reward, performing these actions is usually illegal and thus often result in a hefty fine or bounty. Since settlements appear on planets, the player will likely need an SRV. It should be noted that settlements vary in size and security level. | ||
=== Support === | === Support === | ||
[[File:Cobra-Repair-Limpet.png|thumb|200px|Cobra and a repair limpet]] | [[File:Cobra-Repair-Limpet.png|thumb|200px|Cobra and a repair limpet]] | ||
Support is an informal role in which one player aids another by refueling their ship or repairing its hull. This can be accomplished with | Support is an informal role in which one player aids another by refueling their ship or repairing its hull. This can be accomplished with [[Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller|Fuel Transfer Limpets]] for refuels, [[Repair Limpet Controller|Repair Limpets]] for hull repairs and [[Beam Laser|Beam Lasers]] engineered with [[Regeneration Sequence]] to restore shields. While this role does not guarantee any monetary reward, it can be an interesting and entertaining pursuit on its own. Many explorers often find themselves in need of fuel or repairs while wandering the far reaches of the galaxy, and combat ships can benefit from hull repairs both during and after a battle. Various player groups are dedicated to supporting other commanders, including the [[Fuel Rats]]. In [[AX Conflict Zone|AX Conflict zones]] you can support people with [[Limpet Controller/Decontamination|Decontamination limpets]] to remove caustic chemicals off a [[ship]]'s hull. | ||
=== Search and Rescue === | === Search and Rescue === | ||