No Man's Sky/Money-making/Smuggled contraband

This is a fast way to get very large amounts of units. However, it makes you more likely to be attacked in space by sentinels and non-pirates.

The concept is simple: go to pirate-controlled systems, land on the space station, and buy the illegal contraband. Then warp to another system and sell them for a large profit nearing fifty-thousand to a hundred-thousand or more per item.

Tips

 * Try getting the cargo scan deflector starship upgrade. It unlocks the ability to block ship scans. Find the button in the quick menu, under "utilities". You can buy blueprints at the Anomaly.