Ship Building: Difference between revisions

You can create a brand-new Starship directly from scratch by speaking to a Ship Vendor. One of the first Vendors you'll meet is also one of the easiest to access, you will find him in New Atlantis in the Alpha Centauri system.

   

As you speak with the vendor, you can either buy a new ship, or edit a starship you currently own. Select the option to view or modify your ship, then choose the ship you would like to modify, and press X on controller (B on keyboard) to get to the Ship Builder. From here you can either delete or move things piece by piece, or you can delete everything at one time to start from scratch.

   

As you fly around the universe, you will find that there are different Starship, and Starship part classes.

Class A ships are normally low firepower, but have high mobility.

Until you are able to level up your Piloting Skill, you are only able to Pilot Class A ships, and use Class A modules (ship parts). Furthermore, the class of your Reactor determines what class of modules you can use on your ship. Pay attention to what parts you purchase as you can purchase items you may not be able to place on your starship.

   

Before you get started, there is a size limit when building your ship. When in the Ship Builder screen, you are not able to build beyond 40m in length and width, and 9m in height. If you try to place any Starship modules, beyond these parameters, you will receive an error. A good thing to keep in mind as you look at ship parts is most of these pieces have stats that provide different benefits. Some pieces have specific stats, a weapon module will show what type of damage it will do, cockpits may show extra Cargo space, as well as how many crew stations there are on your ship. Engines will have the amount of thrust, and the engines health. Fuel Tanks will show how much fuel it holds, and Shield modules will show the Shields max health and Regen rate.

   

As long as you have these base parts, you will be able to create at least a 1 man flying starship. And can add more or better parts as you go

   

While your Grabbing and attaching your modules here are a few tips to help you get a better view of things

The Camera can be rotated around a center point with the Right Stick on controller, or by holding the Right mouse button and moving the mouse.

   

Another cost you may not be paying attention to is the Mass, almost every module you add to your ship will add abit of Mass to the ship. The more Mass your ship has, the slower your ship will go if you dont have enough engines to boost your ship.