Easy moneyNote: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Start a game, dock at a space station, and buy some cheap commodities (for example, iron). Undock, save the game, and quit. Locate the file in the game's folder with the 'BuyValue' line. Edit the 'BuyValue' line to a desired price, then save the file. Start the game, and load the previous saved game file.
May 27, 2017 update just happened, some of the cheats don't want to work now. Instant acceleration and sublight won't turn on, all the values are seen as 0 which is false, my money is default 100K, none of the skill/perk points don't decrease cheat won't work. Infinite items and no item cooldown don't work.
Dock at a space station, and sell the commodities that were bought earlier. The sales price will be at your edited price, allowing you to make a large amount of money in one transaction. Free Destroyer Class ship and creditsWhile playing the game, press F11 to get a Cassiopeia Destroyer.
Dock at a space station, then trade it for a cheap gunship or corvette. Click 'Trade' as many time as possible while doing so. You should find a number of Nyocore III power cores in your inventory. Sell all of them, then repeat the process as many times as desired.