currently ranked 107th in PVE.  game name: Asmo

  looking for an alliance to help out.  playing solo kinda sucks

  How do i get the first batch of minerals to build my first mine?

Hey,  Sorry for the new thread but ive been sifting thru the forums and cant really find what im looking for.  Ive been playing for a week and im still unsure as to really what strategy i should be using.  Im on the PVE server and im looking for advise as to how i should be setting myself up for self contained income and what style of ship i should be designing for missions.  Right now ive been using a mixed group of ships but i find its not really profitable since i spend most of the money i produce on resupplying my fleets after every mission.  Should i be concentrating on larger more expensive ships ( i consider 50mill expensive) or cheaper 500k or less ships?  Ive been making use of the online ship designers ive found but i find it hard to keep up with the costs.