Ship Building: Difference between revisions

{{see also|Ships|Ship Modules|Ship Piloting}}

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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 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.

*Holding the Left Trigger, while moving the Right Stick up and down on controller, or scrolling the Mouse Wheel on keyboard Zooms in and Out.

Before you get your heart set on installing your 10th [[Missile Launcher]], Note that every piece of equipment, costs [[Credits]], and each [[Vendor]] only holds a certain amount of Credits. You can always visualize how you would like to lay your ship out using the [[Ship builder]], but you may want to stick with the basics first before getting too fancy.

Another cost you may not be paying attention to is the [[Mass]], almost every module you add to your ship will add a bit of Mass to the ship. The more Mass your ship has, the slower your ship will go if you don't have enough engines to boost your ship.

For each ship part you will see that there are Light Blue Circles that appear as you hold the Module.

   

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You can press the Start button on Controller, or C on Keyboard to check your [[Flight errors]]. Any red errors that appear mean that the ship will not be able to operate until this issue is resolved, any yellow errors that appear are critical errors that are worth your attention, however your ship should be able to fly without this issue being resolved.