What Ship types are the best?

[Luke Skywalker]

Currently using a hauler i claimed from one of the missions where i needed to repair it

[Wile E Coyote, Super Genius]

AirD77 lähetti viestin:

Default ship, best ship.

Haha wish I didn't scrap it but at the time it has such low stats and I needed space to get more ships. Now I'm back into Rasa fighters. They have such open cockpit view and the exterior comes in the cutest forms and colors.

[Jaggid Edje]

@Faceplant8, I read somewhere that the (relatively) new cargo slot max values are different for different types of ships. I haven't bothered to max them out for any of my ships so I do not know if this is true or not.

edit: I just looked, it's the wiki where I read it. Haulers cap at 42 cargo slots, all other ship types cap at 21.

[Faceplant]

Jaggid Edje lähetti viestin:

@Faceplant8, I read somewhere that the (relatively) new cargo slot max values are different for different types of ships. I haven't bothered to max them out for any of my ships so I do not know if this is true or not.

edit: I just looked, it's the wiki where I read it. Haulers cap at 42 cargo slots, all other ship types cap at 21.

If that's the case, I'm glad I got this one grandfathered in:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2593655088

[Jaggid Edje]

That's the general tab, isn't it? It's the Cargo tab that I was talking about. I think the max for all ship types is the same for general and tech slots.

I honestly have never seen a need for the extra storage of the cargo tab and the most I've ever upgraded any of my ships to (so far) is 2 rows worth.

[Faceplant]

A hauler can have 42 slots in the cargo tab? That's beyond ridiculous.

[Wile E Coyote, Super Genius]

Faceplant8 lähetti viestin:

Jaggid Edje lähetti viestin:

@Faceplant8, I read somewhere that the (relatively) new cargo slot max values are different for different types of ships. I haven't bothered to max them out for any of my ships so I do not know if this is true or not.

edit: I just looked, it's the wiki where I read it. Haulers cap at 42 cargo slots, all other ship types cap at 21.

If that's the case, I'm glad I got this one grandfathered in:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2593655088

Perhaps wiki may not be up to date.
Haulers got an upgrade a few months back.

https://youtu.be/84O58StpaAg


Oh wait NVM. Haha 48 nice!

[luther84695]

A hauler is the best ship because in the late game you need to find a way to spend money, and those storage upgrades cost a lot of money.

[Kitiana Foxtail]

Faceplant8 lähetti viestin:

Jaggid Edje lähetti viestin:

@Faceplant8, I read somewhere that the (relatively) new cargo slot max values are different for different types of ships. I haven't bothered to max them out for any of my ships so I do not know if this is true or not.

edit: I just looked, it's the wiki where I read it. Haulers cap at 42 cargo slots, all other ship types cap at 21.

If that's the case, I'm glad I got this one grandfathered in:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2593655088

That is amazing. It's practically a cargo pod with a booster rocket strapped to it. ;P

I love it. :D

It's basically the Tardis of NMS Ships. ;P

[knighttemplar1960]

Faceplant8 lähetti viestin:

knighttemplar1960 lähetti viestin:

Haulers still carry the most stuff and have tougher shields. Tougher shields aren't all that big a deal. If you can't handle pirates and sentinel ships with basic gear you just need more practice.

Once you get enough modules installed it doesn't really matter what ship you are using and hyperspace range doesn't really matter that much either. Once you have enough hyperspace modules installed you barely use any fuel to make a jump. Having to make one extra to go the same distance as an explorer or an exotic over a long distance isn't a big deal especially since the destinations are the goal in the game and not particularly the travel.

Aren't all ships upgradable to the same ridiculous number of slots? Not that it matters, once you've maxed out your exosuit. Haulers do generally have the highest storage capacity when you buy them.

The only thing I really care about upgrading in a ship is the hyperdrive. I mostly only warp to top-tier systems to maximize the amount of inventory I can buy, and I hate it when I can't find one and end up reaching the end of my jump capacity.

I only really fly exotics, mostly because they handle very well.

They are. At one time on the game the Hauler was the go to ship for storage (especially back when inventory sizes for normal were the same as they are now for survival and permadeath).

One of the expansions made all starships upgradeable to the same level that the top hauler could start out at which reduced the usefulness of the hauler. In the recent update the devs added the cargo expansions on the starships which the haulers have a higher cap on somewhat restoring the usefulness of the hauler.

With 6 hyperdrive modules installed in your ship there should always be a top tier star system in range no matter what ship you are flying. The question is if you want to click around on the map trying to find it since there isn't anyway to sort for economy level or conflict level on the galactic map. You have to have the scanners installed and you have to search by hand.

[SteveB]

The best ship? MY 10th.*
...still waiting, HG. more, more, more please

* then the 11th.
...and so on

[MaximumEffort]

luther84695 lähetti viestin:

A hauler is the best ship because in the late game you need to find a way to spend money, and those storage upgrades cost a lot of money.

Just buy and salvage ships. Easy way to find ship augments. A class exploration ships cost about 1.5-2m and you can sell the upgrade schematics for huge load of nanites, if you need to upgrade your ships class.
Plus there is no point to money when you can craft stasis chambers/fusion igniters easy after a few dozen hours.

[wkitty42]

Jaggid Edje lähetti viestin:

There's really no reason to choose one's ship with any concern other than "do I love how it looks"

exactly...

Jaggid Edje lähetti viestin:

other than, perhaps, "Do I like the view from the cockpit". And you aren't wrong....those sails really cramp the view.

i don't find the sails to be that much of a problem since they can be seen through... the bigger problem is the moving wing pods (some of?) the sails are mounted on... those are what really cramp the view for me...

if there is a solar ship with the cockpit placed more forward equal to or in front of the sails, i haven't found it yet but i would certainly scarf it up specifically for the viewable area...