elDunco

I don't know if this helps at all but.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_rate

When I pull up to a stargate and see you hanging by the overpass, I'll toss you some snacks and a bottle of water.

Sooooo...I think a small to mid sized ship that could be crewed by 3-5 people would work best. Ideally you could 1-man it just to cruise around but to get the full use out of the ship a crew would be needed. 3-5 crew members may not to be too much to ask during low population times and I think could cover all the basic stations of a ship. Plus its not too harsh on resources and being small would keep the scary encounters to a minimum (unless that's your thing)

You guys are thinking too small. Build a halo array that is capable of destroying all sentient life. The galactic reset button

Incoming bromance

Yeah I'm holding back on the cosmetic designs of my ship till I know exactly what a practical ship design will be. Right now I've got a rig ship sketched up (for space trucking ) but its a very basic, boxy design atm. Essentially It's just a sketch up of the basic ship they've shown with a cargo container on back which I've planned on placing our nano pack containers in. Also drew it with a quad engine with 2 fuel cell setup since I figured the added weight would need an extra push. This is all based off that ship building teaser I saw so I'm sure there is plenty of room for design improvement. Like I said though I wouldn't fall in love with your cosmetics for the ships till we have a better idea of whats capable. Wouldnt want the vehicle to move like a brick because of a few fancy prongs sticking everywhere.

What kind of vehicles will you build? I want to see if anyone has began sketching out blueprints for the ships they plan on creating. I know we've only been given a little bit of info on ship building but I've already began sketching out some initial ship blueprints myself (I'll post those soon ) What kind of ships do you plan on making given the info we have? Post pics if you have any!

Once I get a decent ship I plan on being a space trucker like yamamushi mentioned above. Keep myself nice and neutral. Get the product from A to B and try to avoid trouble. Seems to be the most honest living that doesn't tie you down to a corporation. Well maybe a little smuggling here and there

Naming of systems and planets should be considered "Nicknames". They should retain their identied name (ie "HS4-RD" as mentioned above) The Nickname of the planet should only be unique to the player and be used as an organization method. A group/tribe or whatever could consider a planet one name and a different group could have a completely different name for it. The planet ID would remain the same across the game but the "Nickname" would be personalized to the player.

I just want to know where is my ship going to sleep?

I'd like to romp around the universe with a group but due to my available time to play I can see myself spending a lot of my time wandering the wilderness naked and alone. Hopefully ship building isn't too huge of a grind so I can start on a road trip ASAP. In the end I hope to meet enough friendlies to have the occasional run in and catch up and trade stories. Don't see myself as having the time to dedicate to any guild stuff though :/

It's almost always fall damage that gets me on a new game. Going to check out the sweet view and overstepping the ledge or lagging over. Hopefully it's not like DayZ where I just broke my leg, crawled back to the city eating cans of beans on the way, just to get shot by a bandit that took my dirty rags.

Already seeing some veteran players before the game even drops