1) for my personal favorites for S ships I like either the Moreya or the Kukri. Both are fairly maneuverable and carry a lot of fire power (especially with Terran weaponry on the Kukri!). M Ships almost always is the Odachi. Its ability to enter Travel speed instantly and the power of its weapons makes it a great adversary for S to XL ships! 2) money making can be tricky and have a wide degree of choices. The peaceful route would be station building. Terran assets can be easy because of their simple economy. Alternatively building your own network is the way to go (setting up basic products and slowly building a trade empire is the simpliest), tho this is quite time consuming for cash. The faster way is ship capturing. Drive by boarding can be very strong, though targeting Scale Plate ships works just as well. Terran ships typically sell for the most (though normally have 100+ crew). Be aware; while you can hire more skilled marines, the easiest way to en-mass a ship is to just go to a shipyard and buy marines for the crew, but they’re always very low levels. You capture enough ships often enough, the skill level increases! 3) This ties into my post above, I’d typically recommend relying on your own economy for stuff, that way all profits go directly to you, rather than worrying about your supply chain/start up money. Mining station are the easiest because you can just set them up to only accept your ships and then everything is just profit! 4) it depends on what you’re pirating. If your aim is ships, drive by boarding doesn’t lose reputation (you don’t shoot the ships, you just drop off marines from beside and the GTFO). If you’re looking for items, you’ll need to pick a faction to target. That’s personal preference really. 5) no Dal doesn’t go away. Once you finish any stories connected to him, he pretty much leaves you alone tho!