hi,
I wrote this hint already somewhere else, but here again.
Start with buying first Startracker and then a Defender and better Guns. WIth Starfly and this Laser MkI nothing is going on but thats what you have starting money for.
If you are able to go to Texas, go there and do as many missions to have at least 1,000,000 $.
Then search the gate to Custodian north of Manhatten. In Custodian you can buy Eagle, Sabre, Titan.
With them you are pretty well off and those cost you around 500,000. Use the rest for whatever you like to buy there.
If you are able to farm >10 mio credits, I am recommending do the same and buy on top in New York System and System to the left upgrades MK IV for Shield and Power OR buy the Werewolf on Planet Pittsburgh and also those two upgrades ( but then you need much more money). I finished the 1.9 campaign with this ship easily but alweays had problems with energy. I should have bought the Power Generator MK IV. This would have made the campaign much more relaxing. Shield Upgrade MK VII you can get in California.
@NucNuc the Oasis jump I also thought it is easy since there is a very nice ship. Unfortunately When you go there normally always Corsairs are waiting for you at the portal and blow you up. There is no way getting away from them when they wait for you, and to fight them you don't have the ship. I never had the "luck" that I jumped there and no one was waiting for me.
PS: I finished 1.9 campaign with the ships provided (Defender, Anubis, last was Titan I guess), second time fully with Werewolf, for sure much easier. So it is not needed to push you from the beginning to the max.
@Blaze1506 you will have to change your ship anyway after leaving Liberty space. Also you will get automatically more money through missions from story line or missions. Just see what comes your way. But for sure it helps to check the wiki for Ships and stay on alert when you go to this area. E.g. after some missions you will come to Kusari space where the Cayman can be bought.