Streamlining may not be retrofitted it must be included at the time of construction.Ī distributed ship reduces the cost of its hull by 10%. This streamlining includes fuel scoops which allow the skimming of unrefined fuel from gas giants or the gathering of water from open lakes or oceans. Streamlining a ship increases the cost of the hull by 10%.

Any class A starport has a shipyard which can build any kind of ship, including a starship with Jump drives any class B starport can build small craft and ships which do not have Jump drives.Ī ship may have any of three configurations – standard (a wedge, cone, sphere or cylinder), streamlined (a wing, disc or other lifting body allowing it to enter the atmosphere easily) or distributed (made up of several sections, and incapable of entering an atmosphere or maintaining its shape under gravity).