Does player shipyard location matter…?

[Kilo_60]

For instance will it use the resources of that faction to build that factions ships or does it just use general resources no matter what type and what faction ship you build?

Can I build it in Terran space or will getting mats over to it be a major PITA?

Thanks!

[Farrel]

Placement does rather matter, yes... You can make any location work, but some locations are much easier than others.

Some are difficult to even get building supplies to.

I prefer to build in sectors with good sunlight and pretty close to raw materals, that way I can make things self sufficient.

So most of terran space is a pain in the butt. Getsu fune isn't bad, as it's got better sun than most of Sol, and it's right next to the asteroid belt.

[Dunkler Messias]

Originally posted by Kilo_60:

For instance will it use the resources of that faction to build that factions ships or does it just use general resources no matter what type and what faction ship you build?

Depends on both, the blueprint used and the build method.
Commonwealth factions will only order ships with their own equipment and as thus requiring Commonwealth wares.
The Terrans and Segaris Pioneers will also only order their ships with terran equipment, so they use Terran wares.

If you build your own ships, you can mix ships with any equipment, as long as you bought the blueprint. But if you build, for example, a Terran Syn ship with Terran shields, thrusters and engines but with Paranid Plasma turrets, you need both, Terran wares (for the ship's hull, shields, thrusters, engines) and also commonwealth wares (Paranid plasma turrets need turret components and advanced electronics).

For drones and missiles it depends on the build method you use. Can be universal, terran and closed loop.

Originally posted by Kilo_60:

Can I build it in Terran space or will getting mats over to it be a major PITA?

Assuming you want to build a shipyard in a Terran sector but you only have commonwealth blueprints, it will be quite annoying to buy the wares you need. Of course, you can build your own stations in Terran space, producing commonwealth wares.

[Kilo_60]

Ok thanks!

Where’s a good middle ground sector then to build mostly Argon and Terran ships?

[Dunkler Messias]

A manager with 5 stars in the management skill can send their traders up to 5 sectors away to trade.

So just open the map, see the available trade offers and choose whatever sector you think is good. But don't forget to compare the sector workforce availability bonus. To see this information, just open the map and click in any empty tile of a sector and click on the i button on the right if necessary.

This bonus is quite important for the workforce growth. Without the bonus, it takes a long ass time to grow workforce. And you need workforce to put crew on the ships.

[Farrel]

I tend to stick to Heretic's End for a starting sector, 181% sun, and with the Split and Boron DLC, you've got options for resources, and hey, if I build onto the headquarters, I can always move later.

https://www.qsna.eu/x4/map Is a good resource for picking sectors.

[Humble]

I think Grand Exchange is best place in to get nearly many type of resourced from there, and it's middle of highway making easier to reach all resource easier. I had done many time get terran resource from this, this is max range for getting terran resource, but Second contact 2 flashpoint is good place for if you manage get that headquarter, but this is for start and early of game for collect resource to build grand plan for headquarter. Heretic's End is painful for getting terran resource so you had to do manual large freighter ship Terran resource here to there if one want build headquarter as fav of terren build type.

(Two way to get your headquarter in Grand Exchanged, Turn off Kingdom End DLC, then start new game, you would be doing old mission to get headquarter that end up in grand exchange then you can turn Kingdom end back on to keep it going, or you can get basic need build of headquarter in budget start and click anywhere headquarter you want, but it's had to be cheap due limited fund gamestart allowed.

[Winter's Embers]

Originally posted by Kilo_60:

Ok thanks!

Where’s a good middle ground sector then to build mostly Argon and Terran ships?

The Void. You have access to TER, ARG, ANT, and PIO. You'll also be one jump away from resources in Antigone Memorial, Frontier Edge, Second Contact II: Flashpoint, and Getsu Fune. I would advise using a Sector Activity Blacklist to prevent your miners from working The Void unless you equip your ships with Hazard Protection. Also, fully loadout any module you build with shields and weapons that can have them as you'll have Xenon from Atiya's Misfortune and Savage Spur to deal with. Use closed loop or terran (depending on your shield and turret blueprint selection) to keep the cost of those loadouts simpler. On the plus side, you'll rack up a lot of Xenon kills and, if you assign a scout with hazard protection to the station with a repeat order to collect look and dock and wait, you can collect a lot of loot too.
Build high above or far below the ecliptic to keep your ships out of the radiation belt when they deliver goods.