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Owning or having an access to a private server is the key to some of the best money making methods in the entire game. Millions of credits can be made in a single day if done properly.
Owning or having an access to a private server is the key to some of the best money making methods in the entire game. Millions of credits can be made in a single day if done properly.
=== Boss Hunting ===
=== Boss Hunting ===
Sit in a private server until a boss spawns, then kill and loot it.
Sit in a private server until a boss spawns, then kill and loot it.
==== Advantages ====
==== Advantages ====
* You can be afk for most of the time.
* You can be afk for most of the time.
* Very easy to do if you have the sufficient firepower.
* Very easy to do if you have the sufficient firepower.
* Nobody to fight against for the loot.
* Nobody to fight against for the loot.
* Completely risk free if you're alone, since you can shutdown the server or leave to despawn your ship immediately when you're about to die.
* Completely risk free if you're alone, since you can shutdown the server or leave to despawn your ship immediately when you're about to die.
==== Disadvantages ====
==== Disadvantages ====
* One of the least efficient ways of using a private server to farm credits.
* One of the least efficient ways of using a private server to farm credits.
* Not doable if you don't have the sufficient firepower.
* Not doable if you don't have the sufficient firepower.
* Can be dangerous if you're fighting against a Kodiak or Decimator and you're not alone.
* Can be dangerous if you're fighting against a Kodiak or Decimator and you're not alone.
* Takes quite a bit of time investment, as bosses don't spawn frequently.
* Takes quite a bit of time investment, as bosses don't spawn frequently.
=== Shutdown Mining ===
=== Shutdown Mining ===
Enter a private server, make a team, mine a full ore hold, then shutdown the server. You'll get around 50% more credits than the normal amount from automatic refund, and nobody knows why. But hey, its free money!
Enter a private server, make a team, mine a full ore hold, then shutdown the server. You'll get around 50% more credits than the normal amount from automatic refund, and nobody knows why. But hey, its free money!
==== Advantages ====
==== Advantages ====
* Basically a direct upgrade from Mining.
* Basically a direct upgrade from Mining.
* Risk free.
* Risk free.
* Easy to do, and makes quite a lot of money for its ease to do. Around 150k credits per hour in a Galaxy.
* Easy to do, and makes quite a lot of money for its ease to do. Around 150k credits per hour in a Galaxy.
==== DIsadvantages ====
==== DIsadvantages ====
* Quite efficient, but not the most efficient.
* Quite efficient, but not the most efficient.
* You're locked out of Boss Hunting or Boom Mining if you're using this method.
* You're locked out of Boss Hunting or Boom Mining if you're using this method.
=== Boom Mining ===
=== Boom Mining ===
Keep mining in a team. Every 2 or more hours, make a new team. Put an alt into your old team, then siege your old team's base. Kill the base and loot it for free money.
Keep mining in a team. Every 2 or more hours, make a new team. Put an alt into your old team, then siege your old team's base. Kill the base and loot it for free money.
==== Advantages ====
==== Advantages ====
* Very efficient, can make up to 250k - 300k credits per hour. You can make a million credit per day if done right.
* Very efficient, can make up to 250k - 300k credits per hour. You can make a million credit per day if done right.
* Probably the best consistent and long-lasting grinding method available. This usually is the best grinding method available if there's no event active.
* Probably the best consistent and long-lasting grinding method available. This usually is the best grinding method available if there's no event active.
* Can be combined with Boss Hunting for even more credits.
* Can be combined with Boss Hunting for even more credits.
* If you choose to upgrade your old base to level 4 or 5, you can get Stealth Platings as well.
* If you choose to upgrade your old base to level 4 or 5, you can get Stealth Platings as well.
*Can be done with others, or alone. (Though the profit will diminish with others)
* True and tested, this method had been used since the dawn of Galaxy.
* True and tested, this method had been used since the dawn of Galaxy.
==== Disadvantages ====
==== Disadvantages ====
* Requires considerable time investment.
* Requires considerable time investment.
* You need a large miner, a large freighter and great firepower in order to perform this method.
* You need a large miner, a large freighter and great firepower in order to perform this method.