Save files for the game are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\LastStarship\saves on Windows, ~/Library/Application\ Support/LastStarship/saves on Mac, and ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1857080/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Introversion/LastStarship/saves on Linux. They are stored in a plaintext format and end in a .space 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
.spacefile corresponding to the saved game and open it in a text editor. - Search for a line containing
TradePossible. 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
TheirStocksection 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
.spacefile 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
BEGIN Layer. Find the lineBEGIN Deliveriesinside that section. - In the the
Tradesection 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
.spacefile corresponding to the saved game and open it in a text editor. - Search for a line containing
Resource Fuel. 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
FriendlyShiptype. - Update or add the corresponding
Quantityline to add fuel to the tank. - Save the changes, run the game, and load the save.
Items Inventory Codes
- This table is incomplete.
Inventory Item Codes ID Code Category Item AirReprocessor Life Support Air Reprocessor Airduct Life Support Airduct Asteroid Environment Asteroid Battery Storage Battery Box Cargo Equipment is packaged in a box for transport Bullets Ammunition Bullets Cannon Weapons Cannon CannonShell Ammunition 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 Unknown Fighter Weapons Fighter FTLCharge FTL FTL Charge FTLDrive FTL FTL Drive Food Resource Food Fuel Resource Fuel FuelLoader Loader Fuel Loader FusionReactor Power Generation Fusion Reactor GatlingGun Weapons Gatling Gun Generator Power Generation Generator HullBreach Special Hull breach HyperspaceCollector Logistics Hyperspace Scoop 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 MetallicMinerals Resource Metallic Minerals MineralPatch Environment Mineral patches on Asteroids MiningLaser Logistics Mining Laser MissionCargo Cargo Courier contract cargo Ordnance Environment Ordnance travelling from a weapon to a target Oxygen Resource Water OxygenLoader Loader Oxygen Loader OxygenMaker Life Support Oxygen Maker PowerCoil Unknown Power Coil PowerCoilCharged Unknown Charged Power Coil PowerInjector Unknown Power Injector PreciousOre Resource Precious Ore PreciousMetals Resource Precious Metal ProximityMine Environment A mine from a minefield Railgun Weapons Railgun RailgunShell Ammunition Railgun Slugs Reactor Power Generation Reactor RefinedTilium Resource Refined Tilium Refinery Logistics Refinery ScrapMetal Resource Scrap Metal Scrubber Life Support CO2 Scrubber SewageMachine Logistics Waste Treatment Machine SewagePipe Logistics Sewage Pipe Shuttle Other Shuttle SmallTank Storage Medium Tank Smelter Logistics Smelter SpaceSuit Life Support Space Suit SpaceSuitPod Life Support Spacesuit Pod Stairs Habitation Ladder Tank Storage Huge Tank Thruster Propulsion Thruster Tiddlet Cargo Tiddlet TiliumOre Resource Tilium Ore TinyTank Storage Small Tank Water Resource Water WaterPurifier Logistics Water Purifier WeaponsSpecialist Crew Weapons Officer WeaponsConsole Weapons Weapons Control Centre