Pre-Built Ships - Revision history

Fandom>Goofierknot: combined two sentences, reworded some, removed some repeated ones and you don't need that many of the same citations.

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combined two sentences, reworded some, removed some repeated ones and you don't need that many of the same citations.

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	A ''Pre-Built Ship'' is a package which includes instant-access to a pre-fitted [[Ships\|ship]], a ship kit, and a paintjob.<ref name=":32">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/python-mk-ii-updates-gamestore Python Mk II & Updates to the Gamestore - 23 April 2024]</ref> It's themed to match an in-game activity.<ref name=":32" /> The purpose is to provide new and casual players with a solid start of their [[Careers\|career]] without requiring to build ships from scratch.<ref name=":32" /> This benefits players, because unlocking modules, [[outfitting]] and [[Engineers\|engineering]] ships is a complicated and time consuming grind.		A ''Pre-Built Ship'' is a package which includes instant-access to a pre-fitted [[Ships\|ship]], a ship kit, and a paintjob, typically themed to match an in-game activity. The purpose is to provide new and casual players with a solid start of their [[Careers\|career]] without requiring to build ships from scratch.<ref name=":32">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/python-mk-ii-updates-gamestore Python Mk II & Updates to the Gamestore - 23 April 2024]</ref> This benefits players, because unlocking modules, [[outfitting]] and [[Engineers\|engineering]] ships is a complicated and time consuming grind.

	== Outfitting ==		== Outfitting ==
	The Pre-Built Ships (PBS) are fully outfitted. You can replace the weapons, optional internals, core internals and the utility mounts, However, ~~you cannot take~~ the modules of a Pre-Built ~~Ship and swap them with other ships. The modules~~ cannot be transferred to another ship~~. The included free modules~~ cannot be stored. If you buy a replacement module then you can swap that one for e.g. an engineered module. Some PBS come with engineered and [[Guardian\|guardian modules]].		The Pre-Built Ships (PBS) are fully outfitted. You can replace the weapons, optional internals, core internals and the utility mounts, However, the modules that come with a Pre-Built ship cannot be transferred to another ship, cannot be stored, and can only be 'sold' for 0 credits.<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/engineering-and-pre-built-ships.624738/page-8#post-10359584 Engineering and Pre-Built Ships] - Paul Crowther, 25 April 2024</ref> If you buy a replacement module then you can swap that one for another (e.g. an engineered module). Some PBS come with engineered and [[Guardian\|guardian modules]].

	You can't strip the modules off the pre-built ships and store them.<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/engineering-and-pre-built-ships.624738/page-8#post-10359584 Engineering and Pre-Built Ships] - Paul Crowther, 25 April 2024</ref> They can only be used on the pre-built ship, and if you remove them to replace them with different modules, you have to 'sell' them for 0 credits.<ref name=":0" />		Selling a wanted Pre-Built ship and re-deploying it cleans the ship and all included modules associated with the bounty. This does not clear the player's bounty nor their [[notoriety]].<ref name=":1">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/engineering-and-pre-built-ships.624738/post-10368844 Engineering and Pre-Built Ships] - Rootsrat, 5 May 2024</ref>

	* You can indeed go to a ~~station where you're not~~ wanted~~, sell your~~ Pre-Built ~~Wanted~~ ship and re-~~deploy~~ it~~. The~~ ship and all modules ~~come back clean~~.<ref name=":1">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/engineering-and-pre-built-ships.624738/~~page~~-16 Engineering and Pre-Built Ships] - Rootsrat, 5 May 2024</ref>
	* Wanted status stays, as the bounty you gained is not cleared that way.
	* Notoriety stays, as it's not cleared that way either.

	Effectively you can clean your ship immediately and that's it, which is not as bad as I thought it might be. If you try to move the modules to another ship you'f be prompted to clean them.<ref name=":1" />

	== Benefits ==		== Benefits ==
	Pre-built Ships cost [[ARX]]. They have average specs for a viable start so there is no pay-to-win in this regard. Anyone can purchase and engineer any ship for free and change it with better specs than a Pre-built Ship.		Pre-built Ships cost [[ARX]]. They have average specs for a viable start so there is no pay-to-win in this regard. Anyone can purchase and engineer any ship for free and change it with better specs than a Pre-built Ship.

	A PBS has 0 rebuy cost unless you customize the loadout. If the PBS is destroyed, you will receive all equipment as normal. The insurance cost is free for the components that are included with the PBS loadout. However, if you modify the ship with credit purchased modules then you would need to rebuy ~~that~~ cost.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/engineering-and-pre-built-ships.624738/ Engineering and Pre-Built Ships] - Paul Crowther - 24 April 2024</ref> If you sell the ship, you can redeploy it later as the original PBS edition. So you cannot lose a pre-built ship if you have insufficient [[credits]], ~~but it's not hard to earn enough credits~~. PBS are instantly deployable at places with a [[shipyard]], and [[Drake-Class Carrier\|Fleet Carriers]]. PBS lack maintenance costs.		A PBS has zero rebuy cost unless you customize the loadout. If the PBS is destroyed, you will receive all equipment as normal. The insurance cost is free for the components that are included with the PBS loadout. However, if you modify the ship with credit purchased modules then you would need to pay the rebuy cost of those modules.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/engineering-and-pre-built-ships.624738/post-10357558 Engineering and Pre-Built Ships] - Paul Crowther - 24 April 2024</ref> If you sell the ship, you can redeploy it later as the original PBS edition. Effectively, you cannot lose a pre-built ship if you have insufficient [[credits]], unless said ship is [[Crime & Punishment#Punishment\|impounded]] (as you cannot sell an impounded ship). PBS are instantly deployable at places with a [[shipyard]], and [[Drake-Class Carrier\|Fleet Carriers]]. PBS lack maintenance costs.

	== Available Pre-Built Ships ==		== Available Pre-Built Ships ==

Fandom>Goofierknot: Kestrel and Caspian prebuilts, and images/links for Corsair, Python, Krait, Mamba, Panther, and Type-11

2026-03-16T03:00:38Z

Kestrel and Caspian prebuilts, and images/links for Corsair, Python, Krait, Mamba, Panther, and Type-11

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	== Unavailable Pre-Built Ships ==		== Unavailable Pre-Built Ships ==
	These ''Pre-Built Ships'' ~~aren't shown in the shop~~, but have been recorded on the wiki before.		These ''Pre-Built Ships'' are no longer available for purchase, but have been recorded on the wiki before.
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