Why are ship colors so limited?

[Infinite Probability]

Drives me nuts to see yellow 50% of the time, red blue green most of the rest and a few gray and white. Why dont they put in more colors for ships? I want a purple ship but its non existent, been to like 70+ star systems and nada. The only time I seen the color was on a pirate for a quest, and i felt so bad I couldnt snatch it.

[peeper]

There's a reddit called "NMS Coordinate exchange", it's where I've gotten 90% of my ships.
It's great for this kind of situation

[Infinite Probability]

Originally posted by Stratus:

There's a reddit called "NMS Coordinate exchange", it's where I've gotten 90% of my ships.
It's great for this kind of situation

Is that a recolor of any ship you want or just locations of specific ships?

[chipmonk]

It gives the locations of different ships. Ships can also be sorted based on color or type.

[Thrackk]

As Stratus & chipmonk stated the Exchange is extremely helpful in finding ships. The community uploads various locations not only for ships, but pets, planets, multi tools, freighters, bases, etc...
There is also an online and mobile app where you punch in what ship you are looking for with all the variables such as type, shape, wings, color and galaxy. Most of the time you can find something exact or very close to what one looks for. They are an extremely helpful group of explorers.

There is also these, but they are depots for HEX seeds, the one in particular is immense. Hex seeds are to be used with the NMSSaveEditor, but caution is advised because poking around in other file locations using the editor can corrupt.
https://www.nmseeds.club/
https://nomansseeds.com/

I guess while I'm out of game I'll give a brief on how ship seeds work. After installing the editor, opening it, you pick a game slot (Your main save or other saves). This activates the multiple tabs up top, select the ship tab. Where it says "ship" that drop down will show what ships are being used in that save. It lists all the stats for that ship and so on.

To use a seed just copy one from those site I listed above, that you like, into the space that says "SEED". The "generate" button is a randomizer. There is already a seed in there, because that HEX is the code for the current ship that you have listed. If this is the ship you want to change, then delete that HEX code and paste the new HEX into the space. In the upper left corner click file and "save", then at the same place click exit. Restart game *Po0F!* your ships appearance will change to what code you applied.

As I previously stated, it's best not to tinker, because some deeper settings can trash the game if one doesn't know what they are doing. And the biggest caution is this! This editor can save your butt in certain situations, BUT you have the power of a GOD and it will ruin your game. You can give yourself anything, if that happens, what is the point of playing anymore. The game is chill, it's not COD competitive. I can not stress this enough.

Part of me wants to redact all of this lol, but you want a purple ship and I delivered the tools. So with all knowledge use it wisely.

[japp_02]

Procedural generation may not give you the RNG you want, that's the game design. Maybe I'm mistaken but can't you now change the appearance of your ship at the space station terminal or somewhere else?

[Metal_Bard]

Originally posted by japp_02:

Procedural generation may not give you the RNG you want, that's the game design. Maybe I'm mistaken but can't you now change the appearance of your ship at the space station terminal or somewhere else?

You cannot change your ship in any way except in slot increases and class increases. There is rumor that the devs are working on this though. If and when you can start editing you ships, I would imagine no man's sky coordinate exchange would be obsolete. I can't complain. Anything that reminds reddit that it is still useless is a plus from me.

[sosayweall]

to be hones i'm just happy we now have true blck in the color rng it makes for some very striking looking ships. i do hope frontiers gives of ship painting or skins

[DRGoodfellow]

Pity we still have generic ships with differing colours, random generated ships would have been nice. To see so many different ships would have been great

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by Metal_Bard:

Originally posted by japp_02:

Procedural generation may not give you the RNG you want, that's the game design. Maybe I'm mistaken but can't you now change the appearance of your ship at the space station terminal or somewhere else?

You cannot change your ship in any way except in slot increases and class increases. There is rumor that the devs are working on this though. If and when you can start editing you ships, I would imagine no man's sky coordinate exchange would be obsolete. I can't complain. Anything that reminds reddit that it is still useless is a plus from me.

Data miners found evidence of incomplete ship repaint code about 2 years ago I think. The project appears to have been shelved. I wager it was shelved because it would make coordinate sharing obsolete and HG doesn't want to kill that community.

Personally I would like to have ship repainting, but I do not expect it to happen.

[japp_02]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

Originally posted by Metal_Bard:

You cannot change your ship in any way except in slot increases and class increases. There is rumor that the devs are working on this though. If and when you can start editing you ships, I would imagine no man's sky coordinate exchange would be obsolete. I can't complain. Anything that reminds reddit that it is still useless is a plus from me.

Data miners found evidence of incomplete ship repaint code about 2 years ago I think. The project appears to have been shelved. I wager it was shelved because it would make coordinate sharing obsolete and HG doesn't want to kill that community.

Personally I would like to have ship repainting, but I do not expect it to happen.

Thanks to clarify, so it's not in the game yet. It would be huge if they add it, it's also on top among the requested features I think.

[Voodoojedizin]

I have a pink rare ship, red cargo ship, yellow and blue fighters, I've seen all matter of different colors, and color combinations. I think you need to just do some more traveling around.

[Anga Hakuna]

I also would like to see starships "age" and take on a more "weathered" or "beat up" look over time. Then you could go to a starship Body Shop type facility (or an area added at space stations) to have a "paint job" done.

It's not necessary at all, but it'd be a bit of fun.