Editing Ships

'''Ships''' are the main focus of the game. Players can build and customize their ships to match their play style and the kinds of [[contract]]s they want to take on.

Various ship vessels can be purchased from [[shipyard]]s. There are very few requirements of a ship, but it is generally advised to set up [[life support]] systems early, followed by [[propulsion]].
== Starter vessels ==
=== Praxis ===
{{Main|The Praxis}}
The Praxis is one of the default ships, and is noted as a science vessel in the developer videos. 

This ship comes with some essential boxed equipment. All other equipment is bought from traders 

The boxed equipment is:
* [[Reactor]]
* [[FTL Drive]]
* 2 [[engine]]s
* 2 [[loader]]s
* [[Airduct]]
In addition to this, the praxis has some resources:
* 4000 [[fuel]]
* 3000 [[oxygen]]
* 1000 [[water]]
* 200 [[food]]
* 7 [[FTL charge]]s
== Templates ==
At any given shipyard there are templates available for purchase. The selection is randomized, but one might find:
*[[Spindle]]
*[[Sleek Ship]]
*[[Empty|NewShip]] (a basic shell to start you off)
*[[Transport ship]]
*[[Hammerhead]]
=== Adding templates ===
[[Steam Workshop]] ship hulls will be automatically added as shipyard templates if they meet the following criteria:
* $1M maximum value
*  At least 1 docking port
* Less than 5 pieces of equipment, not including docking ports and doors
* There must not be any pipes, cables, resources, or crew.
== Sharing ships ==
To share a ship:
# Press '''Esc''' to enter the main menu and click '''Export Ship'''.
# Give the ship a name.
# Navigate to the ships directory:<br>{{Data directories|ships}}
# Copy the ship's <code>.ship</code> file and share it in your preferred way.
To import a shared ship:
# Save the <code>.ship</code> file you received to the ships directory mentioned in step 3 above.
# Run the game and click '''Ship Editor''' in the main menu.
# Select the file you saved in step 1 and click '''Load Ship'''.

To share your ship file with other players, you may use Steam Workshop from within the game or upload your exported ship file to [https://shipyard.tls-wiki.com/new Shipyard].

== History ==
{{Prehistory|Update1.rc2|Introduced.}}
{{Prehistory|Update2.rc1|Starting ships have some cabin space.}}
{{Prehistory|Alpha1A|Included pre-bundled community ships.}}
{{Prehistory|Alpha 3|Ship export supports exporting docked ships together.}}

[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Ships]]