How to create big empty space in a freighter

[dj_himp]

Hello, I just got my first freighter and I want to make big empty room, but in the technology tree in the freighter there are only dedicated rooms.
So how do I unlock empty rooms please ?

[smurfy]

Technology Room (Expansion) is an empty room that creates big spaces when connected together.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3358075953

[Faceplant]

You need to unlock the Industrial room and/or the Technology room. The floors are two different levels, so you need to use all of one or the other to make open space. When you're building around that space, you also need to be aware of the two different types of rooms or you end up with a bunch of segmented spaces.

[dj_himp]

Originally posted by smurfy:

Technology Room (Expansion) is an empty room that creates big spaces when connected together.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3358075953

thanks but the link doesn't work for me

[dj_himp]

Originally posted by Faceplant8:

You need to unlock the Industrial room and/or the Technology room. The floors are two different levels, so you need to use all of one or the other to make open space. When you're building around that space, you also need to be aware of the two different types of rooms or you end up with a bunch of segmented spaces.

Thanks, but where do I unlock those techs ?

[smurfy]

Originally posted by dj_himp:

Originally posted by smurfy:

Technology Room (Expansion) is an empty room that creates big spaces when connected together.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3358075953

thanks but the link doesn't work for me

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Originally posted by dj_himp:

Originally posted by Faceplant8:

You need to unlock the Industrial room and/or the Technology room. The floors are two different levels, so you need to use all of one or the other to make open space. When you're building around that space, you also need to be aware of the two different types of rooms or you end up with a bunch of segmented spaces.

Thanks, but where do I unlock those techs ?

All additional freighter rooms are unlocked at the Upgrade Control terminal on the bridge. Scroll sideways to change tech tree type.

You will need Salvaged Frigate Modules to unlock the tech & rooms.

[dj_himp]

thanks, I've mis-read the tech tree, now I see what to unlock

[DukeSatan]

Alternatively you can build what I call the Outside, Inside Out base on your freighter:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3298036300
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3298634283
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3298634204
This uses the outside parts to build first an inner floor, then use normal rooms to build the outer ring of rooms, however deep you want them and then build up, finally a second floor of outside floors is used to make the roof which kinda encloses the whole area.

Be warned, it can be dark to start with, thats why I have so many lanterns and lights dotted around, but the effect of walking into such a HUGE BARN on the freighter makes it all worth while, everytime I walk into it I am in awe at the size.

The lower floor rooms have everything I need, storage, growing (back), fleet rooms, refineries etc. Second and third floors are still open spaces, something to maybe turn into what looks like habitation or business areas, more for the looks.

Alas this does come at a cost to build, you WILL need to setup a deep silver extractor setup because you will easily need 20-30k silver to build all this, plus everything else, but a few days with the deep ore extractor working and 6 storage silos will soon have that collected :)