Coming back again: after a few different starts using this CV is stands out as one of my favorite starter CVs I’ve tried. It has the space for upgrades and weapons to take you all the way from the starter planets to hunting drones for Aux cores. I’ve killed battle carriers, and many other enemy CVs with this little ship. It still retains enough internal space to store a small HV and SV. Enough storage to really pack in the loot and materials.

Nice ship, lots of upgrade paths. But there may be a problem with adding the down advanced thruster in the nacelles - there is no room for it unless you remove the blocks reserved for O2, RCS and two of the container extensions (assuming guns also added top and bottom). And if you insert the thruster like that, it's obstructed.

As a suggestion, you may want to mention that to get to the fuel tanks, you need to remove the Large Capacitors near the shield. Had to load the ship into creative to remind myself how to get to them :)

Huh, cool if you just fixed it! Was just going to mention I was still getting the issue. Once I restart the game it should work then, thanks!!

Updated for 1.5 solar panel 'fix'.

@Shadowhawke. There is no set place to add solar for this ship. Just slap it on before you log off so you don't burn power, and then remove it once you are back.

@Abusive, This version is for Reforged Eden. If you tried to bring it in to vanilla version of the game it may give you that error... It could also be because of the solar changes. If so, then I just fixed the issue.

I just had the same problem - forbidden block with the CPU extender. Removed and can now build. Will have to manually add one I guess.

Forgive my being a noob, but where does one mount the solar panels?

Excellent starter ship! If you love upgrading as you go, this can take you from the starter planet to killing Battle Carriers and Legacy. Easy to upgrade, easy to learn the pathing around the ship. The hangar is big enough for a small HV or adding additional storage/cargo. The rear flight deck is nice for easy access to a medium sized Sv. Great work!

Another method that works well is to only put out solar panels when charging and to remove them when flying. So park at a star, use the "O" key to level off and face the star, then place the solar panels facing directly at the sun before logging out for the night.

Next day, remove the solar panels and continue on your way with a full battery.

I hope this helps!

Solar panels on CV's are buggy. But when they do work, they are a great way to power your ship without having to burn. They are extremely useful in multiplayer. You can park in a safe area to charge while you are logged off, and when you come back, you will have hours of battery power to use.

For the best results, pick a system that is within 2.5 AU of the star, or if at the star itself, look for high luminosity stars. Point the panels directly at the star, then log off and log back in right away. This will reset the playfield so that solar will calculate correctly. Then you can log off for the night and it should be fine.

I love the ship though! I just want to make the most out of it

Question, what is the point of the extra batteries? Even with everything turn off besides the grow lights, it still uses more energy than the solar panels can get. I have the whole top of the ship covered in solar panels. Am I doing something wrong? I feel like once I get the turrets added, there won't be any room for solar panels. What is the most optimal way to use the batteries?

Dude, don't be sorry - I'm very happy with this ship. Super-easy to modify and upgrade with just a few minutes of work. Highly recommended!

That really is strange, I'm sorry it gave you trouble... I'm still trying a few things but at this point, I've been able to spawn her in on a couple of different servers including the Anvil Reforged Eden server without issue.

The design does have some blocked thrusters yes, but as you said, most if not all, can easily be adjusted so they are not blocked. Given that the vast majority of servers don't care about this I did not think it a big deal to partially block some of them, but as you noticed I did try to make them easy to unblock if needed.

Im playing on SDGamers Reforged Eden server. May be an issue there. Also, several of the default thrusters are blocked, but easy to manage.

Hey Cambian, Glad to hear you enjoy the ship! The forbidden block issues seems odd. What mod/settings is the server running? I've tested in a new game for Reforged Eden and did not have any issues spawning her in.

Love this Design - I got a Forbidden Block on my server. I scrapped the CPU Extender and it seems to work now.