Price of ships

[redbaron07]

Hello All
I started a new game yesterday - where I ignore the started ship. After about an hour of walking I came across a large structure with various ships coming and going. At this stage I had mined enough materials for around a million units, but every ship that landed was at least 7 million or more. Have they changed the prices? Only last time I did this type of game I did get a small ship for around 2 million or so. Only having such a large price means this type of challenge is unplayable as it would take days to mine enough materials.
Keith

[Musashi]

Why did you ignore your starter ship.. I mean thats for free ...
You did found a Treading post or a Colossal Archive ..
Here you could trade in your starter ship with another one..
But buying a new ship will cost much more than 2millions ,,

[Joker]

get one without a CD player and power windows, should be cheaper

[stvlepore]

One milllllion dollars......

[Jaggid Edje]

What difficulty are you playing on? The only 'change' to the price of ships that has happened even close to recently is that the custom difficulty options include a setting which effects prices, including the price of ships. This is a new setting added in the Waypoint update; in the past prices were the same regardless of your difficulty settings.

If that's not it, it just means the ship was a nice one. The biggest factors driving the price of a ship are the type, the class, and how many total inventory slots it starts with.

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by Grumpy Koala:

V8 or it don't happen, as you can tell this is just bogus, NEVER give up on starter ship are you another who wants all with no effort?

Don't be ridiculous; It is far more effort to begin the game and NOT take the starter ship than the other way around.

As for why the OP is doing it, it's a game-start approach that players who wish for a slower, more-time-on-the-first-planet game start. Plenty of other players are doing it as well, to give themselves more of an initial challenge. I've read posts by people who spent a dozen+ hours on that starter planet before getting a ship.

[Centisteed]

Just need to keep mining up to 8 million, then buy your alternate starter.

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by Grumpy Koala:

V8 or it don't happen, as you can tell this is just bogus, NEVER give up on starter ship are you another who wants all with no effort? Your starter ship holds you through thick and thin..

I think OP is doing the "no start ship challenge". Its actually a handy cap not a short cut.

[zuniger]

Recommendation: Do not ignore starter ship.

[Consoomer]

Last time I did a no-starter-ship on max price settings, I bought a B class for around 20 mil. Squatted in a Vy'keen minor settlement, hiking around the area gathering salvaged data, larval cores, and busting supply depots. Took 2 days. So the challenge is definitely possible.

[Krash Megiddo]

I would only play this style of early game if the starter planet had buried bones or tech to dig up.

[redbaron07]

Ok first I am a real person!!! And yes It is the non starter ship challenge. I have three other saves where I followed the original story and used the starter ship, its just that sometimes it is more of a challenge to ignore the ship. Anyhow I shall carry on.

[redbaron07]

Originally posted by Grumpy Koala:

I have a response but the response would be a "Band Aid" Play the game follow the rules and do the missions..

Why dont you try this challenge? You might like it. Best wishes Mr Bogus!!!

[redbaron07]

Originally posted by junkie:

Last time I did a no-starter-ship on max price settings, I bought a B class for around 20 mil. Squatted in a Vy'keen minor settlement, hiking around the area gathering salvaged data, larval cores, and busting supply depots. Took 2 days. So the challenge is definitely possible.

Yes I have completed it before. It took a about 5 hours but I ended up with a small ship. Thanks for the posts though.

[Dewit]

Originally posted by A White Christian:

Recommendation: Do not ignore starter ship.

*Ignores the starter ship completely and gets a better ship*

*Flies back to the start ship to call it mean names*

[Nekogod]

Ship prices are based on class, type and slot count, average slot count seems to be higher these days so that may be why. You've always got the option of finding a crashed ship and claiming/repairing that in a no starter challenge if buying one ends up being a pain.