Thank you!

Thanks! Great catch on the shield bug. One of my ships even reached over 4,000 shield health at one point…at least it wasn’t going the other way. I still cannot believe that bug exists.

You can also put Sarah Morgan on your crew, she doesn’t take up a crew slot due to her Leadership skill, and she provides a big boost to Astrodynamics. I left her off my crew list because she doesn’t like my pirate lifestyle...

Same😂 I let her Die 1st time around as I wasn't going to orphan Cora😢. Wish I could share my Pirate King build! I dont do social media but Ill check with my kids😂 Its a labor of Love! Where I keep a mostly Female crew sans clothing 😅

@@ShipTechnician Sarah can fill in with the Astrodynamics? I thought you, the player, had to personally have all the necessary skills. -- Thanks for mentioning this. 🙂

Thanks! This is a great question. The SAL-6830s, if you equip your ship with the maximum 6 that you are allowed (as they only use 2 power as you mentioned, and you’re allowed up to 12 power to allocate to engines), provide the most maneuvering thrust of any engine configuration. What that means is that you can maintain higher mobility with a higher mass. Because of this, where I’ve found they are the most useful is on ships with large amounts of cargo, as they keep your mobility higher even with all of that mass. I outfitted my Millennium Falcon build with SAL 6830s to max out shielded cargo space and maintain high mobility: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLmafNSHnK7Nf6s.html. That said, their top speed is the slowest, along with other Class C engines. Generally speaking, Class C have a top speed of 130, Class B at 140, and Class A at 150. The White Dwarf 3015s, for whatever reason, are the only engines that beat out even Class As, with a top speed of 180. I’ve found that top speed, plus the extra boost from having Sam Coe on your crew, plus having a top Engine Systems skill that breaks enemy target lock when you boost, makes a ship like this build near unbeatable. But for ships with high mass, like cargo haulers, the SAL-6830s are generally the best. And also very expensive.

Thanks for the response! Im going to do a test on both engines and give you a comparison--top speed, top booster speed, how long the boost lasts, how far the boost takes the ship (it may take a while cause those 6830's are gonna set me back over 300k lol)@@ShipTechnician

That’s a strong ship, nice work. If it fit your aesthetic, consider upgrading the KE-42 Cannon Turrets to the Obliterator 250MeV Alpha Turrets. Ballistic weapons primarily damage enemy hull, not their shields, so ballistic turrets are mostly wasting ammo until the enemy shields are depleted. The Obliterator Alpha turrets damage both shield and hull, and do more damage per second than the KE-42s to both. Not that it sounds like you need it, your ship is a tank already.

I built this ship and added 2 Habs on the sides to form a y and get my work bench and pharmacy bench. It's was great template to modify for my specific needs. In fact I use it to build multiple ships around the Slayton class engines. Speed kills in this game.

For that much cargo you’re likely looking at C Class engines. I made a video of a Destroyer build that can handle a lot of cargo and also has top tier parts: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mKxxepyly7C5nYk.html My initial Millennium Falcon build also used C Class engines and had lots of cargo space: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZall7ud2sjXfHk.html I have quite a few B Class engine builds that carry decent cargo, but less than the 8,000 you’re desiring. One of my favorites is the Halo Pelican: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atB4i69omKyRdoU.html Or a more recent one is the Mandalorian Kom’rk: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8h0oLGrms2yd2Q.html

@@ShipTechnician Thanks! I will check that ! But maybe a new one soon? I'd like that too :)

Every few weeks I see a comment similar to yours and it genuinely makes me smile. You have built an incredibly powerful ship, and clearly are proud of it. I’d love to see it, if you would be willing to share? Either posting yourself, or sending to my address under “more about this channel,” and I can rebuild it myself? That would be fun :)

@@ShipTechnician I'll try sending some photos of two of the five I presently have in my Star Fleet. Yes, each ship is a Star (something). Star Eagle Star Discovery (twin to the Eagle) Star Falcon Star Raptor Star Cargo Is there a gamer without a sense of humor. I hope not!! All have com spikes and Conduction Grid EM reducers. Same weapons on all ships.

@@ShipTechnician Don't take me wrong, your ship building skills are stellar. I never like to poke fun at anyone's ship. Each person has their own creative talent they put to use in the ship builder. I respect each person and their efforts. We all get a little braggadocios when we create something unique or modify a ship like the Star Eagle to male it better looking and more powerful. I've seen mods to the Razorleaf, Claymores, Mustangs, and all sorts of ships, and they all are amazing. As people put more hours into the game their idea of a perfect all around ship will change. That's to be expected...because the game changes whether a person decides not to go through Unity or not. For a while I made my credits by hitting bases near landing sites I would randomly choose on different planets and moons. My ship needs were met just fine with the Frontier. Joining SysDef and fighting the crimson fleet changed my views. Believe it or not, I did the Legacy Mission and went to Bannoc in the Frontier...LOL. The Star Eagle was a surprise to me. I had no clue I would be getting that ship for completing the Ranger's missions. I felt like I won a lottery. Then I calmed down and started modding it. With over 2,000 hours into the game I stopped counting the hours. I'm just under level 200, and never used any cheats to get there. I'm on Series X. Kudos, and if you want to show the photos I sent, by all means. The two ships I sent photos of are easy to build and can be altered for people who don't quite have the level 4 skills.

At the end of the video it displays each part and how they fit together, most of which you can get at your outpost landing pad. First, go to New Homestead (on Titan, moon of Saturn) and get 2 of the NG-20 Landing Gear. Then go to Deimos (moon of Mars) to get the Ares Bridge. Then I typically make a stop at Stroud-Eklund Staryard in the Narion system to get the Pinch 8A reactor and the weapons. The rest of the build you can complete at your outpost landing pad.

@@ShipTechnician what ship was used as the base? Thanks 😁

Honestly, I started from scratch. The Narwhal has the same reactor, but that’s an expensive ship so you’re not saving money going that route.

I’ll try to pull this together for you soon!

Engines: 4x White Dwarf 3015 Reactor: Pinch 8A Cockpit: DS30.2 Ares Bridge (Deimos) Grav Drive: Helios 400 Grav Drive Shield: Assurance SG-1800 Shield Generator Docker: 100DP Slim Docker - Top Landing Bay: Hope 4 Landing Bay Landing Gear: 2x NG-20 Landing Gear - Wide Fuel: 2x Titan 450 He3 Tank Hab: Nova Galactic All-in-One Berth 2x1 A (Bed and Research Station) Weapons: 6x Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector 4x PBO-175 Auto Helion Beam 3x Exterminator 95MeV Auto Helion Beam Structural: Deimos Wing C - Port Deimos Wing C - Stbd 2x Deimos Wing A - Port Aft 2x Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft 6x Nova Cowling (1x 2L-PA, 1x 2L-SA, 2x 2L-SF, 2x 2L-PF) 2x Nova Engine Struts Cargo: 2x 200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold

@@ShipTechnician Updated info with Mass for each item in the build: Engines: 4x White Dwarf 3015 - Hull 5 each = 20 hull - Mass 95 each = Mass 380 Reactor: Pinch 8A - Hull 1950 - Mass 135 Cockpit: DS30.2 Ares Bridge (Deimos) - Hull 5 - Mass 22 Grav Drive: Helios 400 Grav Drive - Hull 5 - Mass 34 Shield: Assurance SG-1800 Shield Generator - Hull 5 - Mass 160 Docker: 100DP Slim Docker - Top - Hull 3 - Mass 1 Landing Bay: Hope 4 Landing Bay - Hull 1 - Mass 1 Landing Gear: 2x NG-20 Landing Gear - Wide - Hull 4 - Mass 4 Fuel: 2x Titan 450 He3 Tank - Hull 5 each = 10 Hull - Mass 16 each = Mass 32 Hab: Nova Galactic All-in-One Berth 2x1 A (Bed and Research Station) - Hull 5 - Mass 8 Weapons: 6x Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector - Hull 1 each = 6 Hull - Mass 1 each = 6 Mass 4x PBO-175 Auto Helion Beam - Hull 4 each = 16 Hull - Mass 5 each = 20 Mass 3x Exterminator 95MeV Auto Helion Beam - Hull 4 each = 12 Hull - Mass 4 each = 12 Mass Structural: Deimos Wing C - Port - Mass 3 Deimos Wing C - Stbd - Mass 3 2x Deimos Wing A - Port Aft - Mass 3 each = 6 Mass 2x Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft - Mass 3 each = 6 Mass 6x Nova Cowling (1x 2L-PA 8 Mass, 1x 2L-SA 8 Mass, 2x 2L-SF 16 Mass, 2x 2L-PF 16 Mass) 2x Nova Engine Struts - 1 Mass each = 2 Mass Cargo: 2x 200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold - Mass 56 each = 112 Mass

Yeah? Well my starship is bigger than your starship…. And your moms

You can save them all in ng+. It's quite interesting.

My current barge has a fuzz over 100k cargo after the modifier from the perks. It maneuvers like a city block, but it serves it’s purpose.

@aaronp3411 that's the spirit 🤣. Who flies those contraptions really? Bolt three different types of particle turrets on and let the opponents do the work getting into range and getting converted to debris. Starfield doesn't want you to fly, it's an orgy of fast travel and loading screens. Fly your backpack if you need to.

@BlueSideUp I actually have 2 ships. A heavy beast with 35k cargo m, for hauling outpost stuff, and a lightweight fighter for hunting other ships. My lightweight ship can actually carry the 35k! Because your cargo moves to the new home ship, even if it exceeds capacity! You just can't add items. So you DO want a 1k cargo ship... with 35k cargo shoved in ;)

@RandomWandrer OMG and if you find a shipping crate with the best ever stuff in it, you can't take it 😲🤣?

This is a fighter ship, not a cargo hauler. I like a ship with around 10k cargo, 100 maneuverability, good weapons so it can fight, but this ship has advantages over mine. It's a better fighter, whereas mine is just all-around good, and more of a mobile player home (has a bed and all the crafting tables). Of course, you have unlimited storage at The Lodge, and all the crafting tables there, so if you don't mind going back, you can sacrifice those things to make a better fighter ship.

I would love if we could duel! Your ship sounds great, well done, truly. To “fire back” at you: you're nearly 20% slower at base speed, your missiles would miss when I boost away, and your hull + shields is at least 600 points lower. In summary, I’d be flying circles around you, and am not worried about not allocating full reactor power to my weapons because my particles beams are all “Auto” and so start with a full magazine, dealing maximum DPS to shields and hull of any weapons in the game. Plus, I have 4 crew vs. your 2, which give me 3 additional reactor power, make my top speed even faster, boost my shield health even more, and boost my Particle Beam damage even more. And thank you, that was a fun comparison to think through :)

@@ShipTechnician First of all, much respect because your ship is the second best design I've ever seen. But, you may have not fought the legendary Va Ruun battleship, so you don't realize you cannot hit and run on an enemy who's shields recharge just as fast as your own... 1 Your weapon reload speed is lower if not fully powered. So your reload speed is too slow to finish the battle if one of us isn't destroyed on one pass. If you don't take me out in one pass, you will lose. Your particle beams just won't recharge in time. 2 20% slower doesn't matter when in range. And our weapons have the same range for particle beams.So if I am in range of you, you are in range of me. 3 My missiles out-range all your weapons. And each hit is 400+ damage, times 2. 4 My crew gives me, shield, reactor, and particle beams. And my reactor delivers 40 power base, with a bonus power of 46. So no, I have everything fully powered but either your weapons, shield or particle beams must be under powered. The only crew bonuses that matter to us in combat are shield, reactor, and particle beams. 5 I have boost as well. And dogfighting on hardest mode I am very aware of how to wait, match boost, then fire missles when you can not boost... In short, you are faster, BUT, does not matter at all. Once in range, speed no longer matters. If you ever battled the toughest random encounter ship, you KNOW that even if you try hit and run, my shields will ALSO be fully recharged by the time you return. So speed is not a factor. Crew not a factor because only THREE bonuses matter, and two crew, give those bonuses... But for that matter keeping the same design, if I change one of my three habs, for control station, I also have six crew... So crew, speed, are not a factor. The ONLY three factors that are different, are missiles and fully powered particle beams, and HULL. Your particle beams cannot charge as fast. So if the battle lasts more than one pass, I win. My missiles out-range your particle beams.So I can fire when you cannot. My missiles do 400+ 400+, that's over 800 damage. One hit negates your hull difference. It would come down to, I fire one missle, you boost, I match your boost and follow you. Then you cannot boost, I fire one missile, you cannot match my range and you loose 400 shields. Now we are in range again, we engage with particle beams, and I fire two more missiles and I won... Hit and run does not work with an opponent who's shields also recharge fast. The battle just starts over if you leave missile range. Fighting the legendary Van run ship taught me that. You cannot hit and run an opponent who's shields recharge fast. So your speed means nothing. Your crew means nothing. I can match your crew bonuses. It boils down to weapon range, super fast DPS when I have 400 - 800 punches and only need one or two to finish the battle. You need to find and fight the legendary Va Run ship. If you can beat it, it can't be done by hit and run. You have to maneuver, and have massive DPS, very fast. And you only get one pass. If you go more than one pass, either the ship's shields have recharged and you start over, or you are dead.

I was smiling the whole time I read this. I only hope one day we get the chance to try. Also, I believe the Va’ruun Legendary actually doesn’t have shields, but the Ecliptic Legendary does, and while a fun challenge it was no match for this build. Cheers!

@@ShipTechnician You're right, Cumulus Ecliptic is the toughest ship. The first time I tried hit and run, it just recharged it's shields each time so hit and run was useless. All the other legendary ships I encountered were relatively easy. That one is a beast. On another note, trying to upgrade my missile skill, I had to do a lot of damage with missiles to unlock the next level. I ended up going i9nto dogfights, and just maneuvering to stay behind the enemy ships. They boosted, I boosted, keeping them from getting a turn radius to face me head on or get behind me. So then every time my missiles recharged, I'd fire and get another 300 or so points to unlock the next level. THAT was some excellent dogfight practice. And very satisfying to totally out maneuver the enemy ship so I was always right behind them and they couldn't turn to face me or get behind me.(Although it is annoying that the AI talks smack when you are obviously dominating them.. They should be screaming in terror and they are boasting how it's too easy... Sometimes I just opened up with the particle beams to shut them up... lol) I've been playing on the highest difficulty, but even so most dogfights are easy. Trying to stay behind an enemy ship for a long time, to rack up damage to open the next level was a lot more challenging. Maybe they will make a Starfield that is PVP PVE like they did with Skyrim and Elder Scrolls online..