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Various ship vessels can be purchased from [[shipyard]]s. There are very few requirements of a ship, but it is generally advised to set up [[life support]] systems early, followed by [[propulsion]].
Various ship vessels can be purchased from [[shipyard]]s. There are very few requirements of a ship, but it is generally advised to set up [[life support]] systems early, followed by [[propulsion]].
== Starter vessels ==
== Starter vessels ==
=== Praxis ===
=== Praxis ===
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* 200 [[food]]
* 200 [[food]]
* 7 [[FTL charge]]s
* 7 [[FTL charge]]s
 
== Templates ==
At any given shipyard there are templates available for purchase. The selection is randomized, but one might find:
*[[Spindle]]
*[[Sleek Ship]]
*[[Empty|NewShip]] (a basic shell to start you off)
*[[Transport ship]]
*[[Hammerhead]]
=== Adding templates ===
[[Steam Workshop]] ship hulls will be automatically added as shipyard templates if they meet the following criteria:
* $1M maximum value
*  At least 1 docking port
* Less than 5 pieces of equipment, not including docking ports and doors
* There must not be any pipes, cables, resources, or crew.
== Sharing ships ==
== Sharing ships ==
To share a ship:
To share a ship:
# Press '''Esc''' to enter the main menu and click '''Export Ship'''.
# Press '''Esc''' to enter the main menu and click '''Export Ship'''.
# Give the ship a name.
# Give the ship a name.
# Open File Explorer, enter <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\ships</code> into the address bar and press '''Enter'''.
# Open File Explorer, enter <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\ships</code> into the address bar and press '''Enter'''.
# Copy the ship's <code>.ship</code> file and share it in your preferred way.
# Copy the ship's <code>.ship</code> file and share it in your preferred way.
To import a shared ship:
To import a shared ship:
# Save the <code>.ship</code> file you received to the <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\ships</code> directory.
# Save the <code>.ship</code> file you received to the <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\ships</code> directory.
# Run the game and click '''DEVELOPER Load Ship''' in the main menu.
# Run the game and click '''Ship Editor''' in the main menu.
# Select the file you saved in step 1 and click '''Ok'''.
# Select the file you saved in step 1 and click '''Load Ship'''.
 
== History ==
== History ==
 
{{Prehistory|Update1.rc2|Introduced.}}
{{History|Update1.rc2|Introduced.}}
{{Prehistory|Update2.rc1|Starting ships have some cabin space.}}
{{History|Update2.rc1|Starting ships have some cabin space.}}
{{Prehistory|Alpha1A|Included pre-bundled community ships.}}
{{Prehistory|Alpha 3|Ship export supports exporting docked ships together.}}


[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Ships]]

Latest revision as of 09:33, 15 May 2023

Ships are the main focus of the game. Players can build and customize their ships to match their play style and the kinds of contracts they want to take on.

Various ship vessels can be purchased from shipyards. There are very few requirements of a ship, but it is generally advised to set up life support systems early, followed by propulsion.

Starter vessels[edit | edit source]

Praxis[edit | edit source]

Main article: The Praxis

The Praxis is one of the default ships, and is noted as a science vessel in the developer videos.

This ship comes with some essential boxed equipment. All other equipment is bought from traders

The boxed equipment is:

In addition to this, the praxis has some resources:

Templates[edit | edit source]

At any given shipyard there are templates available for purchase. The selection is randomized, but one might find:

Adding templates[edit | edit source]

Steam Workshop ship hulls will be automatically added as shipyard templates if they meet the following criteria:

  • $1M maximum value
  • At least 1 docking port
  • Less than 5 pieces of equipment, not including docking ports and doors
  • There must not be any pipes, cables, resources, or crew.

Sharing ships[edit | edit source]

To share a ship:

  1. Press Esc to enter the main menu and click Export Ship.
  2. Give the ship a name.
  3. Open File Explorer, enter %LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\ships into the address bar and press Enter.
  4. Copy the ship's .ship file and share it in your preferred way.

To import a shared ship:

  1. Save the .ship file you received to the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\ships directory.
  2. Run the game and click Ship Editor in the main menu.
  3. Select the file you saved in step 1 and click Load Ship.

History[edit | edit source]

  • Update1.rc2: Introduced.
  • Update2.rc1: Starting ships have some cabin space.
  • Alpha1A: Included pre-bundled community ships.
  • Alpha 3: Ship export supports exporting docked ships together.