Main engines (determines ship max linear speed and acceleration): Just make sure that the station has enough resources or the player may be left without a ship for a time. They can also be used to restock on consumables and hire additional crew for a fee. Wharfs, Shipyards and Equipment Docks can also upgrade or repair docked existing ships using the Upgrade/Repair docked ships option to enter the same Ship Builder UI. The ships will then be built over the next few minutes if the station has enough resources.Ĭertain ships require appropriate licences to be purchased. Once happy with the ship design select Add to shopping list before adjusting the number of ships with that design to purchase and finally clicking Confirm Order. Software, Consumables and Crew can only be adjusted in the upper left window. It is possible to determine what is equipped to a surface element by right clicking the surface element or selecting a piece of equipment in the upper left window. Surface elements able to mount equipment are highlighted in pale blue and the currently selected slow in the upper left window is highlighted in pale green.
Select a ship size first and then a ship type to display the ship on the screen.
