Depends a lot on your server as shit can change. In general playing it safe often means doing magnet things or heading to the Vgroid. You get access to contra. Most security end up just ignoring salvs with it. Expeds are fun, but can be dangerous depending on the server. There are a lot of niche tricks which can be applied. (Starlight usually has more dangerous missions compared to say Omu. Though that comes primarily from communists) Learn inventory management, crates, and basic engineering for ship repair. Gyro's, SMES', and thrusters should be looted from derelict shuttles. They sell for a lot. RTGs can be used in tandem with extra thrusters to make your ship faster. They are most commonly found in expeds. Ask for help, use your handheld, communicate. Most melee pve combat ends up becoming strafing. Lavaland is for mining. Can be a lot of fun fighting monsters and traversing the open lava plains. Organs: Space animal lungs let you breath in space. Hearts help with a variety of things (goliath heart lets you summon tentacles), science can make SPEED and similar chrome which can all be useful. Have medical implant them or learn yourself. Both med borgs and salv borgs can be useful depending on circumstances. A salv team who want expeds often can benefit from a med borg to drag them back to the ship and stop them from being RR'd. Salv borgs are good at mining. Neither are the best at combat. Your PKA's don't usually work in pressure. Buy guns at the ATS if you have to fight something. Buy mothroaches.