Editing Save file

Save files for the game are stored in <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\saves</code> on Windows, <code>~/Library/Application\ Support/LastStarship/saves</code> on Mac, and <code>~/.local/share/.steam/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1857080/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Introversion/LastStarship/saves</code> on Linux (using Proton). 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 [[#Items Inventory Codes|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]]
|-
| Assembler|| Logistics|| [[Assembly Table]]
|-
|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]]
|-
| ChemicalLab||Logistics|| [[Chemical Lab]]
|-
|Civilian||Crew|| [[Civilian]]
|-
|CarbonDioxide||Resource ||[[CO2]]
|-
|Comet||Environment||[[Ice Comet]]
|-
|Compost||Resource||[[Compost]]
|-
|CrewMember || Crew||[[Crew Member]]
|-
|CoilComponent||Component||[[Energy Coil]]
|-
|CopperIngot||Industry||[[Copper Ingot]]
|-
|CopperMinerals||Industry||[[Copper Minerals]]
|-
|Deuterium||Resource||[[Deuterium]]
|-
| DockingPort||Logistics || [[Docking Port]]
|-
|Door||Other||[[Door]]
|-
|DroneBay||Logistics||[[Drone Bay]]
|-
|EnergyCell||Resource||[[Energy Cell]]
|-
|EnergyTransmitter||Science
|[[Stargate_Components#Energy_Transmitter | Energy Transmitter]]
|-
|Engine||Propulsion||[[Engine]]
|-
|Equipment||Unknown||[[List of undetermined items|Unknown]]
|-
|Explosives||Resource||[[Explosives]]
|-
|Fabricator||Logistics||[[Fabricator]]
|-
|Fighter||Weapons||[[Fighter]]
|-
|FTLCharge||FTL||[[FTL Charge]]
|-
|FTLDrive||FTL||[[FTL Drive]]
|-
|Food||Resource||[[Food]]
|-
|FrameComponent||Component||[[Frame]]
|-
|Fuel||Resource||[[Fuel]]
|-
|FuelLoader||Loader||[[Loader#Variants|Fuel Loader]]
|-
|FusionReactor||Power Generation||[[Fusion Reactor]]
|-
|GasCollector|| Logistics|| [[Gas Collector]]
|-
|GatlingGun||Weapons||[[Weapon#Gatling Gun|Gatling Gun]]
|-
|Generator||Power Generation||[[Generator]]
|-
|HullBreach||Special||Hull breach
|-
|Hydroponics||Logistics||[[Hydroponic Garden]]
|-
|HyperspaceCollector ||Logistics||[[Hyperspace Scoop]]
|-
|HyperspaceIsotopes ||Resource||[[Hyperspace Isotopes]]
|-
|HyperspaceSensor||Logistics||[[Hyperspace Sensor]]
|-
|HyperspaceSensorLR||Logistics||Long-range [[Hyperspace Sensor]]
|-
|IceGrinder||Logistics||[[Ice Grinder]]
|-
|LensComponent||Component||[[Lens]]
|-
|Loader||Loader||Generic [[Loader]]
|-
|LogisticsDrone||Logistics||[[Logistics Drone]]
|-
|MetalIngot||Resource||[[Metal Ingot]]
|-
|MetallicMinerals||Resource||[[Metallic Minerals]]
|-
|Meteor||Environment||[[Meteor]]
|-
|MetreonGas||Resource||[[Metreon Gas]]
|-
|MineralPatch|| Environment||Mineral patches on [[Asteroid]]s
|-
|MiningLaser||Logistics||[[Mining Laser]]
|-
|MissionCargo||Cargo||[[Contract#Courier_mission|Courier contract]] cargo
|-
|MotorComponent||Component||[[Motor]]
|-
|MunitionsFactory|| Logistics||[[Munitions Bench]]
|-
|Ordnance||Environment||Ordnance travelling from a [[weapon]] to a target
|-
|Oxygen||Resource||[[Oxygen]]
|-
|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]]
|-
|RefinedMetreon||Resource ||[[Refined Metreon]]
|-
|RefinedTilium||Resource||[[Metal#Refined Tilium|Refined Tilium]]
|-
|Refinery||Logistics||[[Refinery]]
|-
|RobotArm||Industry||[[Robot Arm#Robot Arm|Robot Arm]]
|-
|RobotArmShort||Logistics||[[Robot Arm#Short Robot Arm|Short Robot Arm]]
|-
|RobotArmSmart||Logistics||[[Robot Arm#Smart Robot Arm|Smart Robot Arm]]
|-
|ScienceStation||Science||[[Science Station]]
|-
| Scientist || Crew || [[Scientist]]
|-
|ScrapMetal||Resource||[[Metal#Scrap Metal|Scrap Metal]]
|-
|Scrubber||Life Support||[[CO2 Scrubber]]
|-
|Seeds||Resource||[[Seeds]]
|-
|SewageMachine||Logistics||[[Waste Treatment Machine]]
|-
|SewagePipe||Logistics||[[Sewage Pipe]]
|-
|Shuttle|| Other||[[Cargo Shuttle|Shuttle]]
|-
|SmallTank||Storage||[[Tank#Medium Tank|Medium Tank]]
|-
|Smelter||Logistics||[[Smelter]]
|-
|SpaceSuit||Life Support||[[Space Suit]]
|-
|SpaceSuitPod||Life Support||[[Spacesuit Pod]]
|-
|Stairs||Habitation||[[Ladder]]
|-
| StargateActuator || Science || [[Stargate Components]]
|-
| StargateReceiver || Science || [[Stargate Components]]
|-
| StargateResin || Science || [[Stargate Components]]
|-
| StargateStructure || Science || [[Stargate Components]]
|-
| Supercomputer||Science||[[Supercomputer]]
|-
|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]]
|-
|Track||Industry||[[Track]]
|-
|WasteWater||Resource||[[Waste Water]]
|-
|Water||Resource||[[Water]]
|-
|WaterPurifier||Logistics||[[Water Purifier]]
|-
|WeaponsSpecialist||Crew||Weapons Officer
|-
|WeaponsConsole||Weapons||Weapons Control Centre
|}
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