Running & hiding have always been part of the Smuggler RP, but here you don't get to duck into a bunker. Most players have their own "store" on a secondary character, to use for the other functions you mentioned. The game engine is not set up for the pilot to change ships the way you might change your shoes, but you can have up to 5 characters, so you can change whenever you like, as long as you don't do it to avoid RP. I have always made it a practice to visit every base in every system, with e…