Designing a New Hull from Scratch

More about Hull Design

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To design a new ship from an empty hull schematic:

1.        Select Available Hull Types.

2.        Click on the hulls dropdown list and select a design name.

3.        Click on Copy Selected Design.

If the Copy Selected Design button is shadowed, you've reached the maximum of 16 concurrent ship designs. You must delete an existing design before you can design a new ship.

Tip: You can use Copy Selected Design to clone a known enemy ship design (although the results may not be perfect).

4.        Attach components to the hull by dragging them from the collection of ship components to a compatible tile on the ship schematic.

Tip: Hold down the CTRL key to drag as many items as the slot can hold, or the SHIFT key to drag 4 parts at a time.

5.        Use the spinner controls below the ship picture to choose a representative image for your new design.

6.        Click in the name field and type in a name for the new ship design.

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8.        Click OK, closing the dialog.

Reaching the Maximum Number of Fleets

If you already have 512 fleets (the maximum), you'll have to merge or scrap a fleet, or place a fleet in orbit of the planet producing the new ship. The ship will be added to the existing fleet automatically.