Ship Building Megaguide - Revision history

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	== Compartments ==		== Compartments ==
	~~what does each~~ compartment ~~category broadly do? in each page:~~		Compartments take up internal space in your ship in exchange for some benefit. Unlike modules, some compartments will scale based on the size of the compartment they are fitted into, but otherwise compartments and modules are fairly similar.

	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
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	== Modules ==		== Modules ==
	the same as compartments~~, except talking about modules~~		Modules take up internal space within module slots, each conferring some benefit (and, sometimes, a downside.) Unlike compartments, there are no modules which scale with the size of the compartment they're fitted to: modules should generally be put in the smallest slot available for that module.

			in each page:

			same as compartments
	=== Links to guide pages ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	==== Radars ====		==== Radars ====
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	== Craft ==		== Craft ==
	~~why do you take craft of each category? how many do you take?~~ in each page:		in each page:

	what do you take each craft to do? what is each craft good or bad at? why do or don't you take x amount of craft? why do you take some modules but not others?		what do you take each craft to do? what is each craft good or bad at? why do or don't you take x amount of craft? why do you take some modules but not others?

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 == Ships ==
-practical notes for building *any ship at all in this video game* as well as:
+==== Monitor ====
-ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do, further reading at each ship's page
+==== Journeyman ====
-=== Links to guide pages ===
+As with ANS' Levy, the Journeyman is singularly devoted to launching and using Craft, though it is much lower in cost in exchange for its much lower carrying capacity. While the Journeyman can also do some things in addition to using its craft, it similarly should use these in support of using craft.
-beginner's guide (basic shipbuilding)
-all ships
+==== Moorline ====
 == Mounts ==
-why do you take mounts from some category? in each page:
+Mounts consist of anything which goes on the exterior surfaces of your ships, covering a wide range of options.
 === Links to guide pages ===
 ==== Communications, Ewar, & Sensors ====
-The mounts in this category can vary somewhat in role and functionality but very generally exist as supporting infrastructure for your other mounts. Even electronic warfare, which is much less obviously a category including 'support' equipment, is generally best used as a supplement to some other mount's purpose rather than on its own.
+The mounts in this category can vary somewhat in role and functionality but very generally exist as supporting infrastructure for your other mounts. Even electronic warfare is generally best used as a supplement to some other mount's purpose rather than on its own merits.
 ==== Flight Support ====

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	=== Links to guide pages ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	~~comms/ewar/sensors~~		==== Communications, Ewar, & Sensors ====
			The mounts in this category can vary somewhat in role and functionality but very generally exist as supporting infrastructure for your other mounts. Even electronic warfare, which is much less obviously a category including 'support' equipment, is generally best used as a supplement to some other mount's purpose rather than on its own.

	~~flight support~~		==== Flight Support ====
			The mounts in this category are all used for storing and launching craft. As with the above category, Flight Support mounts are typically best used as a supporting asset for your other mounts, with Container Bank Hangars being a notable exception.

	missile launchers		==== Missile Launchers ====
			The mounts in this category are used for launching missiles, either from the magazine or from storage within the mount itself. Unlike the mounts mentioned so far, the vast majority of these are used offensively, though some missile launchers are still primarily used defensively or in support of other missiles/mounts.

	~~pdts~~		==== Point Defense Turrets ====
			The mounts in this category are used for destroying enemy missiles and craft; all mounts in this category cannot be used against other ships.

	projectile weapons		==== Projectile Weapons ====
			The mounts in this category are all offensive gunfire projectile weapons, primarily used for damaging and destroying enemy ships, though some mounts may also take ammunition types which make them dangerous to enemy craft or missiles as well.

	~~energy~~ weapons		==== Energy Weapons ====
			The mounts in this category differ fairly dramatically in role and purpose, with the points of commonality between them being their role as offensive weapons, and high power draw in exchange for devastating effect.

	~~spinal~~ weapons		==== Spinal Weapons ====
			The mounts in this category also differ from the norm, with their main point of commonality being that they are all offensive weapons.

	~~integrated~~		==== Integrated ====
			Integrated mounts may not be purposefully added nor removed in the fleet editor, but are described here for posterity.

	== Compartments ==		== Compartments ==
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	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
	=== Links to guide pages ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	~~command~~		==== Command ====
			Command compartments are what enable your ships to enact any orders at all, with CICs specifically allowing your ship to enact orders more complicated than moving to a position. At least one CIC is virtually mandatory, with more CICs being a common sight on increasingly heavy assets.

	DC		==== Damage Control ====
			Damage Control compartments allow ships which have taken fire to repair and restore themselves. Damage Control compartments are more relevant on ships which expect to take more damage, but are virtually always recommended.

	~~flight support~~		==== Flight Support ====
			Flight Support compartments store or buff craft. Ships which don't have any craft onboard shouldn't take Flight Support compartments, while ships that do have craft onboard will situationally want Flight Support compartments.

	~~misc~~		==== Miscellaneous ====
			The compartments listed here vary in role and importance, though you should always have at least one magazine per ship (your first magazine is always free!)

	== Modules ==		== Modules ==
	the same as compartments, except talking about modules		the same as compartments, except talking about modules
	=== Links to guide pages ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	~~radars~~		==== Radars ====
			Radars are what allow your ship to see anything past visual range, as well as being mandatory for proper functioning of PD turrets and automatic softkill. The various choices in this category are chosen largely based on how well they detect targets and how well they can defeat jamming.

	~~powerplants~~		==== Propulsion ====
			Propulsion modules enable your ship to move at all, with the options available giving various buffs and debuffs over the default drive. It is worth mentioning that large drives should be taken over small drives in almost every situation where they are available, owing to their higher health and better power generation.

	propulsion		==== Powerplants ====
			Powerplants inexpensively give your ship substantially more power than propulsion modules, the tradeoff being that they monopolize highly valuable 3x3x3 or 5x5x5 slots which could otherwise go to strong Weapon Support or Propulsion modules.

	~~weapon~~ support		==== Weapon Support ====
			As implied by the title, Weapon Support modules support the weapons on your ship, though they are also capable of buffing mounts which are not explicitly used offensively. In most cases, you should have a decent number of these modules.

	~~misc~~		==== Miscellaneous ====
			As with compartments, there are a number of modules which are not under any of the above categories, with a wide variety in their importance and role.
	~~integrated~~

	== Craft ==		== Craft ==
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	=== Links to guide pages ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	'support~~' craft~~		==== Sensor craft ====
			Carriers get access to some of the strongest recon tools in the game, which can serve to support your own operations or that of your teammates.

	~~ASF~~ craft		==== Fighter craft ====
			Fighters are the primary tool via which carriers may counter other carriers or missiles, though their utility against ships is substantially more limited. While it's easy to conceptualize fighters as only useful offensively, against enemy craft, they are also extremely strong when defending friendly ships.

	~~strike~~ craft		==== Strike Craft ====
			Strike craft are the main way that carriers incapacitate enemy ships, and are functionally their offensive weapons.

	== Missiles ==		== Missiles ==
	~~what can each~~ missile ~~body~~ be ~~used~~ for? what ~~defines~~ a ~~good versus bad tuning for some~~ missile~~? what defines good versus bad seekers?~~		=== Links to guide pages ===
	=== ~~Links to guide pages(?)~~ ===		==== Missile Bodies ====
			The underlying body for a missile makes a substantial difference in its usable roles and how it may be implemented for said roles.

			==== Avionics Package ====
			Avionics dictate your missile's programming, as well as being where you may pay to enable cruise behavior on a missile or add in automatic evasion behaviors to better defeat kinetic hardkill point-defense.

			==== Warhead Types ====
			Different warheads dictate what happens when a missile is either nearby or misses a target, with choice in warhead varying based on the missile's stats and intended usage.

			==== Seekers ====
			Different seekers will dramatically impact the effectiveness of missiles no matter their role, with more expensive seekers generally (but not always!) indicating a higher difficulty of your opponent defeating a missile.

	== Misc ==		== Misc ==
	anything i forgot idk		anything i forgot idk

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	~~this page exists as an index for build guides pertaining~~ to ~~anything you can really make a build choice in this game about as well as~~ for ~~containing short build guides when relevant~~		structure:

			basic description of category under header

			link to guide pages including short primer for guide pages with some exceptions

			== Ships ==

	~~== ships ==~~
	practical notes for building any ship at all in this video game as well as:		practical notes for building any ship at all in this video game as well as:

	ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do, further reading at each ship's page		ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do, further reading at each ship's page
	=== ~~link~~ to guide pages ~~by category~~ ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	beginner's guide (basic shipbuilding)		beginner's guide (basic shipbuilding)

	all ships		all ships

	== ~~mounts~~ ==		== Mounts ==
	why do you take mounts from some category? in each page:		why do you take mounts from some category? in each page:

	what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?		what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?

	=== ~~link~~ to guide pages ~~by category~~ ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	comms/ewar/sensors		comms/ewar/sensors

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	integrated		integrated

	== ~~compartments~~ ==		== Compartments ==
	what does each compartment category broadly do? in each page:		what does each compartment category broadly do? in each page:

	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
	=== ~~link~~ to guide pages ~~by category~~ ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	command		command

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	misc		misc

	== ~~modules~~ ==		== Modules ==
	the same as compartments, except talking about modules		the same as compartments, except talking about modules
	=== ~~link~~ to guide pages ~~by category~~ ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	radars		radars

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	integrated		integrated

	== ~~craft~~ ==		== Craft ==
	why do you take craft of each category? how many do you take? in each page:		why do you take craft of each category? how many do you take? in each page:

	what do you take each craft to do? what is each craft good or bad at? why do or don't you take x amount of craft? why do you take some modules but not others?		what do you take each craft to do? what is each craft good or bad at? why do or don't you take x amount of craft? why do you take some modules but not others?
	=== ~~link~~ to guide pages ~~by category(?)~~ ===		=== Links to guide pages ===
	'support' craft		'support' craft

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	strike craft		strike craft

	== ~~missiles~~ ==		== Missiles ==
	what can each missile body be used for? what defines a good versus bad tuning for some missile? what defines good versus bad seekers?		what can each missile body be used for? what defines a good versus bad tuning for some missile? what defines good versus bad seekers?
	=== ~~link~~ to guide pages ~~by category~~(?) ===		=== Links to guide pages(?) ===

	== ~~misc~~ ==		== Misc ==
	anything i forgot idk		anything i forgot idk

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	== mounts ==		== mounts ==
			why do you take mounts from some category? in each page:

	what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?		what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?

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	== compartments ==		== compartments ==
			what does each compartment category broadly do? in each page:

	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
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	== craft ==		== craft ==
	~~kill me~~		why do you take craft of each category? how many do you take? in each page:

			what do you take each craft to do? what is each craft good or bad at? why do or don't you take x amount of craft? why do you take some modules but not others?
	=== link to guide pages by category(?) ===		=== link to guide pages by category(?) ===
			'support' craft

			ASF craft

			strike craft

	== missiles ==		== missiles ==

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	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
	beginner's guide (basic shipbuilding)		beginner's guide (basic shipbuilding)

	all ships		all ships

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	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
	comms/ewar/sensors		comms/ewar/sensors

	flight support		flight support

	missile launchers		missile launchers

	pdts		pdts

	projectile weapons		projectile weapons

	energy weapons		energy weapons

	spinal weapons		spinal weapons

	integrated		integrated

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	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
	command		command

	DC		DC

	flight support		flight support

	misc		misc

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	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
	radars		radars

	powerplants		powerplants

	propulsion		propulsion

	weapon support		weapon support

	misc		misc

	integrated		integrated

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			=== link to guide pages by category ===
			beginner's guide (basic shipbuilding)
			all ships

	== mounts ==		== mounts ==
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	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
			comms/ewar/sensors
			flight support
			missile launchers
			pdts
			projectile weapons
			energy weapons
			spinal weapons
			integrated

	== compartments ==		== compartments ==
	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
			command
			DC
			flight support
			misc

	== modules ==		== modules ==
	the same as compartments, except talking about modules		the same as compartments, except talking about modules
	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===
			radars
			powerplants
			propulsion
			weapon support
			misc
			integrated

	== craft ==		== craft ==
	kill me		kill me
	=== link to guide pages by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category(?) ===


	== missiles ==		== missiles ==
	what can each missile body be used for? what defines a good versus bad tuning for some missile? what defines good versus bad seekers?		what can each missile body be used for? what defines a good versus bad tuning for some missile? what defines good versus bad seekers?
			=== link to guide pages by category(?) ===

	== misc ==		== misc ==
	anything i forgot idk		anything i forgot idk

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	== ~~components~~ ==		== mounts ==
	what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?		what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?

	=== link to guide by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===

	== compartments ==		== compartments ==
	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
	=== link to guide by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===

	== modules ==		== modules ==
	the same as compartments, except talking about modules		the same as compartments, except talking about modules
	=== link to guide by category ===		=== link to guide pages by category ===

	== craft ==		== craft ==
	kill me		kill me
			=== link to guide pages by category ===

	== missiles ==		== missiles ==

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	practical notes for building any ship at all in this video game as well as:		practical notes for building any ship at all in this video game as well as:

	ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do		ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do, further reading at each ship's page
	~~=== table for~~ ship ~~pages ===~~


	== components ==		== components ==

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	ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do		ideally these are shortened versions of the advice given on each page with an overview of what the underlying hull can and can't do
			=== table for ship pages ===


	== components ==		== components ==
	what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?		what is each component good at? what isn't it good at? what are its advantages within its class? if its class is unique (masq) is it good at all?

			=== link to guide by category ===

	== compartments ==		== compartments ==
	what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?		what does each compartment do? why do you take each compartment? where should each compartment be? are there any special considerations to make for this compartment?
			=== link to guide by category ===

	== modules ==		== modules ==
	the same as compartments, except talking about modules		the same as compartments, except talking about modules
			=== link to guide by category ===

	== craft ==		== craft ==