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'''Careers''' | '''Careers''' can be performed by anyone with the necessary equipment. As a [[commander]] licensed by the [[Pilots Federation]], you are a freelancer who can pursue any activity without prior experience or skill. [[Ships|Ship]]-based careers are e.g. trading, smuggling, exploring, mining, bounty hunting, and pirating. [[On Foot|On foot]] careers such as [[exobiologist]], infiltrator and [[mercenary]]. [[Explorer|Explorers]] can roam the [[galaxy]] without restrictions except [[Star system|star systems]] that require a [[Permits|permit]]. Change the [[Core Systems]] by supporting a [[:Category:Factions|faction]] in [[Powerplay]], or [[Roleplaying|roleplay]] with unscripted situations. [[Frontier Developments|Frontier]] stated that they want all career roles to be equally profitable.<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMbLjUjs1w&feature=youtu.be YouTube: Dev Diary 3 — Player Roles]</ref> | ||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
{{main|Combat|Thargoid Combat}} | |||
=== Assassin === | === Assassin === | ||
[[File:Assassin-Asp.png|thumb|200px|Assassin Asp]] | [[File:Assassin-Asp.png|thumb|200px|Assassin Asp]] | ||
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A Xeno Hunter is specialized in combat vs [[Thargoid]]s. All Thargoids have nearly maximum damage resistance, and require AX weapons or [[Guardian]] weapons. [[Thargoid Scout|Thargoid Scouts]] are the weakest with only 77% human weapons resistance. Meanwhile, [[Thargoid Titan|Thargoid Titans]] are capital ship that are best dealt with in [[teams]]. Thargoid can deal caustic damages, so the [[Decontamination Limpet Controller]] or [[Caustic Sink Launcher]] is advised. Overheating your ship can clear caustic damage, though it requires to overheat your ship to a super high temperature between 180%-220%. | A Xeno Hunter is specialized in combat vs [[Thargoid]]s. All Thargoids have nearly maximum damage resistance, and require AX weapons or [[Guardian]] weapons. [[Thargoid Scout|Thargoid Scouts]] are the weakest with only 77% human weapons resistance. Meanwhile, [[Thargoid Titan|Thargoid Titans]] are capital ship that are best dealt with in [[teams]]. Thargoid can deal caustic damages, so the [[Decontamination Limpet Controller]] or [[Caustic Sink Launcher]] is advised. Overheating your ship can clear caustic damage, though it requires to overheat your ship to a super high temperature between 180%-220%. | ||
=== | == Covert == | ||
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=== Infiltrator === | |||
[[File:DataPointSettlement.png|thumb|200px|Data Point at a settlement]] | |||
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, the player will likely need an SRV. It should be noted that settlements vary in size and security level. | |||
== Transportation == | == Transportation == | ||
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== Trading == | == Trading == | ||
=== Smuggler === | |||
[[File:Orbis-Station-Planet-Type-6.png|thumb|200px|Smuggler Type-6]] | |||
{{main|Smuggler}} | |||
Smugglers are similar to traders except that they sell goods where it is illegal, on the [[Black Market|black market]]. Smugglers have to use stealth, cunning and special equipment to outwit the Police and sometimes military authorities, especially around [[station]]s, to sell their goods at a profit while escaping fines and a criminal record. Smugglers can also be a special class of couriers, where the player is asked to transport forbidden items. | |||
=== Trader === | === Trader === | ||
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{{main|Trader}} | {{main|Trader}} | ||
Trading is the act of buying [[commodities]] at a low price and selling them for a higher price. In Elite: Dangerous the [[Galaxy Map]] can help traders determine profitable trade routes by providing purchasable market data as well as displaying NPC trade routes and economy types. As profitable as it can be to haul cargo around the galaxy, pirates are a hazard and can differ depending on the system. | Trading is the act of buying [[commodities]] at a low price and selling them for a higher price. In Elite: Dangerous the [[Galaxy Map]] can help traders determine profitable trade routes by providing purchasable market data as well as displaying NPC trade routes and economy types. As profitable as it can be to haul cargo around the galaxy, pirates are a hazard and can differ depending on the system. | ||
== Exploration == | == Exploration == | ||
===Exobiologist=== | ===Exobiologist=== | ||
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The Exobiologist career involves seeking out and cataloguing alien life forms. Exbiology work is performed [[On Foot]] using a [[Genetic Sampler]] to collect samples for sale to [[Vista Genomics]]. Commanders are not only paid for their work, but if they discover a previously unknown species, Vista Genomics will also credit them with the discovery. | The Exobiologist career involves seeking out and cataloguing alien life forms. Exbiology work is performed [[On Foot]] using a [[Genetic Sampler]] to collect samples for sale to [[Vista Genomics]]. Commanders are not only paid for their work, but if they discover a previously unknown species, Vista Genomics will also credit them with the discovery. | ||
== | === Explorer === | ||
[[File:Beyond Exploration improvements.png|thumb|200px|Explorer]] | |||
{{main|Explorer}} | |||
[[File: | 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. | ||
== Mining == | == Mining == | ||
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=== Powerplay === | === Powerplay === | ||
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== Utility == | |||
=== Support === | |||
[[File:Cobra-Repair-Limpet.png|thumb|200px|Cobra MkII and a repair limpet]] | |||
Support is an informal career 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 career 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. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||