Spacecraft
A spacecraft is designed by players at a Design Studio and constructed at a Spacecraft Factory.
Depending on the design, a spacecraft can be of 4 different classes.
- Spaceship
- Starship
- Spaceport
- Starbase
Spaceship
Spaceships are the primary way of navigating the universe.
A spaceship is able to travel at sub-light speed, mostly used to travel between planets in a system. But since they lack a FTL Drive they have to relay on deadheadiing to reach distant systems.
A starship is s spaceship with a FTL Drive, this means that the ship is able to travel between system faster than light.
Private vs. Subsidized
Privately owned spacecraft can not be switched to subsidized spacecraft and vice versa.
Private
Private spacecraft are owned by a player.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Can be respawned | Have to pay for repairs and fuel |
| Can not be captured | Costs money from the player to make |
Private spacecraft are made when a spacecraft is purchased at a Spacecraft Factory. Privately owned spacecraft are not subject to subsidy tax.
Subsidized
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Free Repairs and Fuel | Can not be respawned |
| Free for the player to make | Can be captured |
Subsidized spacecraft are made at a Spacecraft Factory using mass production processes.
Spaceports
Spaceports are spacecraft with very low speed and therefore can do nothing but keep an orbit over a city. They act as the first line of defense for a planet and as a trading and docking station for spaceships.
Items in every city with a Broker and Airport Terminal can be bought through a spaceport.
Starbase
A starbase is a rare sight. They are in theory just spaceports with a FTL Drive, but since they can't use the FTL Drive for anything, they are rarely designed.
It is however rumored that once the Tractor Beam Module is implemented, a starbase will be able to be pulled along with the pulling ship into FTL thanks to its FTL Drive, while spaceports will not be able to use FTL when pulled.