Having fun with my Solo game. I got jumped by two Pirates with one New Haven in system. Realizing I was unarmed and screwed, I paid off the Pirates. They wrecked the New Haven vessel, and I managed to grab looting rights before the Pirates. So I'm busy looting and salvaging the New Haven vessel.
I actually liked the New Haven guys, but I'm more than made back the supplies I gave to the Pirates.
With much soul searching, I've decided to recover the dead body of one of the New Haven crew. There is a healthy market for human meat in space...
EDIT: Eventually, I ran out of Energium crystals and I had to risk salvaging a derelict. My solo character, even armed with an Assault Rifle, was no match for the alien infestation. I figured I was a goner, but then a Civilian Ship decided to rescue me! They threw 11 crew at the problem, but they joined me in captivity.
But then the Android Collective arrived. Unlike the Civilians, they were organized and professional. They cleared out the derelict, and brought me back to their shuttle moments before I died from oxygen depletion. They gave me a brief tour of their ship while I healed from my wounds, then sent me home to my own ship to sleep it off. They also saved the civilians, who restored their ship from derelict status to working order. I traded with both ships for Energium and set out to the task of salvaging the derelict.