Just so I can build spaceships.

It’s just sooooo addictive and fun. But as long as there is no Sandbox mode, or a mode to save spaceship designs, I just can’t do it without using piles of money.

It’s not that I’m short of money (had like 700k when I started building like crazy), but wasting all that money just for a few ships I like, fly once or twice for fun, and then completely scrap and rebuild into new ones is just not feasible.

So, while I’m sad that I disabled achievements (and am too lazy to use ScriptExtender + AchievementUnlocker), I can now properly play “Space Lego”.

That’s all and thank you for coming to my TED talk.

  • twistedtxb@lemmy.caEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    Unless someone prove me wrong, but I haven’t found a way to start a ship from scratch? I always have to buy a random ship, destroy every6, and start over.

    Its so weird.

    • SomeDude@feddit.deOPEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s not possible to build ships from scratch. You need a buy or steal a base ship and then can only modify.

    • Okalaydokalay@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      That’s the way I do it too. I rarely sell ships so I can have a slot to use to build a new ship when I want to.

      I always love stealing ships when I’m on a random planet/moon to add to my collection for this reason. I don’t steal from civilians, just the enemy factions like Crimson Fleet, etc.

      Protip for new playthroughs: choose the Wanted perk. This will get you more opportunities to steal ships, in addition to more chances to have bodies to loot.

    • rivingtondown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Folk are saying steal a ship to add to your fleet to get slot for a custom ship… you have to register a stolen ship before you can enter the ship builder but almost every cheap stolen ship I’ve ever captured has been 10k or 11k to register. I one time got like a level 4 ecliptic ship that was 9.8k to register but that was the cheapest. The ports sell ships for 6k - 7k. I also think the commerce perk gets them cheaper but I don’t know if it affects registration price at all. Don’t waste time pirating ships just to replace all the parts, just buy the cheapest ship. Best thing to do with most pirate ships, if you happen to have one is register and sell it to make a couple thousand credits.