I want a ship that’s harder to hit as I’m trying to get away. The starter ship has an okay back profile, but there’s not enough inventory.
Some shuttles inevitably spawn as tubes, and some have the inventory I need, but as soon as they turn just a little bit they’re pretty open. Sometimes I get hit by the AIs warning shot. They’re also not generally that fast.
What I really need is a balance between inventory and getting hit less.
You could look for exotics. They have those spherical cockpits and some of them are just like small darts. They are a pretty good allrounder but also quite expensive. Maybe they don’t have that much inventory but if you have the money for the ship you probably can get those extension modules to upgrade it.