Is there a particular reason you preferred it that way ? I think I ' ll try experimenting both ways but I also want to hear what you think ! <| sep |> I feel you there . I started with a hornet , but exploration interested me so I bought a 315 p . Then a cutlass for hauling . Then I melted the cutlass and 315 p to get a goddamn aquila . Long story short , I ' m now $ 1800 in granted about $ 200 of that has gone to presents for other people and had an insane amount of smaller fighters . I literally just consolidated most of my ships . My interests are very diverse though so temper what I have now with your personal preferences 2 x Archimedes , because the Merlin is actually quite good for a snub fighter and the Archimedes is a flat upgrade with four S 1 weapons , bigger engines , bigger maneuvering thrusters , bigger powerplant , better cooling , and the drive that lets you warp about within a system but not systemtosystem . Good for racing , combat , short range personal transport and keeping my Carrack alive . 2 x x 85 . LTI tokens , but could also be neat to have . Dragonfly black because space bike . Racing , ground transport . M 50 for racing . LTI . Super hornet Looking to upgrade to the F 7 A if possible . This is my base game package , so no LTI shenanigans , but will look nice in the polaris and be good for dogfighting . Carrack for explorationhauling . LTI . Comes with unknown snub fighter and rover . Crucible for repairsrunning a fight club for bored fighter pilots . LTI Polaris . LTI . I ' m looking to eventually pick up either a Prospector for mining or a Cutlass for salvage to supply my polaris and crucible with materials , so one of the LTI tokens have an eventual home . The OrionReclaimer are interesting but overkill for my purposes . consolidated