Barely scraping by on <5k credits after repeatedly dying and losing what few moderately not crap ships and little money I was able to scrape together...
Do some missions that pay so poor they hardly pay for my supplies to get there...
Finally find a decent payout mission that I can afford to purchase the necessary items...
Get ganked by pirates on the way there...
Die...
Respawn in potato...
Attempt to run and finish mission...
Followed across system by pirates, while patrols derp around not being helpful...
Pirates catch up as I get to jump point...
Enter battle...
Realize potato can't even fight these weak (D) pirates...
Get overloaded by missile spam because no PD...
Get one-shotted by a pair of missiles...
Die...
Respawn in Lasher
Trash some scrub pirates...
Try to run to complete mission...cash is now >2k
Somehow boost through entire map without running into anyone or hitting any storms...
See friendly Tri-Tach fleet...
Go to press transponder so they don't get mad at me...
Fat finger the keys...
End up pressing go dark, lose all speed and get engaged by Tri-Tach fleet...
Spaz and fat finger the keys again, somehow getting into an engagement...
Run away, never fire, never even see them...
Retreat...
Oh well the rep loss wasn't too bad, at least they don't hate me...
Foolishly activate transponder...
They discover who I am...
"YOUR RECENT ACTS OF AGGRESSION..." -70 rep...
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
Tri-Tach and Hegemony hate me...
Everyone else borderline hates me...
Mission runs out of time...
Deep in enemy territory...
Low on supplies and fuel...
Book it for nearest neutral system...
Run out of fuel and supplies on the way...
Take heavy CR hits...
Make it to safety...
1267 credits...
Can't afford supplies to even fix my ship into fighting condition...
Can't afford to do any missions...
Can't afford fuel to go anywhere else...
...
I think I'll be deleting this save now...
This is as much of a rant as it is a commentary on how brutal the early game is, as well as how certain mechanics are extremely frustrating or even nonsensical and unfair.
P.S. release 0.7.1a already