Editing Save file

Save files for the game are stored in <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\saves</code> on Windows and <code>~/Library/Application\ Support/LastStarship/saves</code> on Mac. They are stored in a plaintext format and end in a <code>.space</code> extension.

== Common modifications ==
=== Add items to the Trade screen ===
If you are stuck in a system with no Trade screen or the Trade screen is missing an item you need:

# Save and close the game.
# In the directory listed above, find the <code>.space</code> file corresponding to the saved game and open it in a text editor.
# Search for a line containing <code>TradePossible</code>. Set that to true.
#: ''Note:'' There may be multiple Trade sections in the system archive save file. Make sure to use the base section that is not indented.
# In the <code>TheirStock</code> section below, update or add the desired line using the item code from the table below. Spacing is important, so make sure to match it. The number can be adjusted to the preferred amount.
# Save the changes, run the game, and load the save.

=== Add items to a shuttle ===
Some items, like hull breaches, are technically just like any other items, but they cannot be purchased from the Trade screen, even with the trick above. In this case, it's necessary to modify a shuttle's inventory as it delivers cargo.

# Purchase something or initiate a mission delivery.
# As soon as the shuttle appears, save and close the game.
# In the directory listed above, find the <code>.space</code> file corresponding to the saved game and open it in a text editor.
# Find the section for your ship. It should be the first section beginning with <code>BEGIN Layer</code>. Find the line <code>BEGIN Deliveries</code> inside that section.
# In the the <code>Trade</code> section below, update or add the desired line using the item code from the table below. Spacing is important, so make sure to match it. The number can be adjusted to the preferred amount.

=== Refill a fuel tank ===
If your ship runs out of fuel, but you have a fuel [[tank]] installed:

# Save and close the game.
# In the directory listed above, find the <code>.space</code> file corresponding to the saved game and open it in a text editor.
# Search for a line containing <code>Resource             Fuel</code>. Spacing is important.
# Ensure that the line belongs to a tank and that the tank belongs to the correct ship. Player-owned ships are listed as <code>FriendlyShip</code> type.
# Update or add the corresponding <code>Quantity</code> line to add fuel to the tank.
# Save the changes, run the game, and load the save.

== Items Inventory Codes ==

:''This table is incomplete.''

:::{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Inventory Item Codes
|-
! ID Code !! Category !! Item
|-
| AirReprocessor || Life Support || [[Air Reprocessor]]
|-
| Airduct || Life Support || [[Airduct]]
|-
| Asteroid || Environment || [[Asteroid]]
|-
| Battery || Storage || [[Battery]]
|-
| Box || Cargo || [[:Category:Equipment|Equipment]] is packaged in a box for transport
|-
| Bullets || Ammunition || [[Ammo|Bullets]]
|-
| Cannon || Weapons || [[Weapon#Cannon|Cannon]]
|-
| CannonShell|| Ammunition || [[Ammo#Cannon Shells|Cannon Shells]]
|-
| Civilian || Crew || [[Civilian]]
|-
| Comet || Environment || [[Ice Comet]]
|-
| Compost || Resource || [[Compost]]
|-
| CrewMember || Crew || [[Crew Member]]
|-
| Deuterium || Resource || [[Deuterium]]
|-
| DockingPort || Logistics || [[Docking Port]]
|-
| Door || Other || [[Door]]
|-
| DroneBay || Logistics || [[Drone Bay]]
|-
| EnergyCell || Resource || [[Energy Cell]]
|-
| Engine || Propulsion || [[Engine]]
|-
| Equipment || Unknown || [[List of undetermined items|Unknown]]
|-
| Fighter || Weapons || [[Fighter]]
|-
| FTLCharge || FTL || [[FTL Charge]]
|-
| FTLDrive || FTL || [[FTL Drive]]
|-
| Food || Resource || [[Food]]
|-
| Fuel || Resource || [[Fuel]]
|-
| FuelLoader || Loader || [[Loader#Variants|Fuel Loader]]
|-
| FusionReactor || Power Generation || [[Fusion Reactor]]
|-
| GatlingGun || Weapons || [[Weapon#Gatling Gun|Gatling Gun]]
|-
| Generator || Power Generation || [[Generator]]
|-
| HullBreach || Special || Hull breach
|-
| HyperspaceSensor || Logistics || [[Hyperspace Sensor]]
|-
| HyperspaceSensorLR || Logistics || Long-range [[Hyperspace Sensor]]
|-
| IceGrinder || Logistics || [[Ice Grinder]]
|-
| Loader || Loader || Generic [[Loader]]
|-
| LogisticsDrone || Logistics || [[Logistics Drone]]
|-
| MetalIngot || Resource || [[Metal Ingot]]
|-
| Meteor || Environment || [[Meteor]]
|-
| MineralPatch || Environment || Mineral patches on [[Asteroid]]s
|-
| MiningLaser || Logistics || [[Mining Laser]]
|-
| MissionCargo || Cargo || [[Contract#Courier_mission|Courier contract]] [[cargo]]
|-
| Ordnance || Environment || Ordnance travelling from a [[weapon]] to a target
|-
| Oxygen || Resource || [[Water]]
|-
| OxygenLoader || Loader || [[Loader#Variants|Oxygen Loader]]
|-
| OxygenMaker || Life Support || [[Oxygen Maker]]
|-
| PowerCoil || Unknown || [[List of undetermined items|Power Coil]]
|-
| PowerCoilCharged || Unknown || [[List of undetermined items|Charged Power Coil]]
|-
| PowerInjector || Unknown || [[List of undetermined items|Power Injector]]
|-
| PreciousOre || Resource || [[Ore#Precious Ore|Precious Ore]]
|-
| PreciousMetals || Resource || [[Metal#Precious Metal|Precious Metal]]
|-
| ProximityMine || Environment || A mine from a [[Contract#Clear_dangerous_minefield|minefield]]
|-
| Railgun || Weapons || [[Weapon#Railgun|Railgun]]
|-
| RailgunShell|| Ammunition || [[Ammo#Railgun Slugs|Railgun Slugs]]
|-
| Reactor || Power Generation || [[Reactor]]
|-
| RefinedTilium || Resource || [[Metal#Refined Tilium|Refined Tilium]]
|-
| ScrapMetal || Resource || [[Metal#Scrap Metal|Scrap Metal]]
|-
| Scrubber || Life Support || [[CO2 Scrubber]]
|-
| SewageMachine || Logistics || [[Waste Treatment Machine]]
|-
| SewagePipe || Logistics || [[Sewage Pipe]]
|-
| Shuttle || Other || [[Shuttle]]
|-
| SmallTank || Storage || [[Tank#Medium Tank|Medium Tank]]
|-
| Smelter || Logistics || [[Smelter]] 
|-
| SpaceSuit || Life Support || [[Space Suit]]
|-
| SpaceSuitPod || Life Support || [[Spacesuit Pod]]
|-
| Stairs || Other || [[Stair]]s
|-
| Tank || Storage || [[Tank#Huge Tank|Huge Tank]]
|-
| Thruster || Propulsion || [[Thruster]]
|-
| Tiddlet || Cargo || [[Tiddlet]]
|-
| TiliumOre || Resource || [[Ore#Tilium Ore|Tilium Ore]]
|-
| TinyTank || Storage || [[Tank#Small Tank|Small Tank]]
|-
| Water || Resource || [[Water]]
|-
| WaterPurifier || Logistics || [[Water Purifier]]
|}

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