Ship Construction

Ship Construction
Ship construction is where the player builds a custom ship, unique to the player and his/her play style. The parts have varying stats, and can change how a ship handles drastically. This is handled on the main menu.

Parts
The ship parts are broken into three categories, the Bow, Bridge, and Stern.

Bow
The bow is the front part of the ship, and usually is the first part to have the heaviest gun on the ship. It does not change ship statistics.

Bridge
The bridge is the central part of the ship, and it is also called the Hull. This controls the whole ships stats, regardless of what Bows and Sterns you have equipped. The Bridge usually has the smallest weapons located here. The Bridge also is where you select and equip Premium Ships from.

Stern
The Stern is the rear of the ship, and like the Bow has no effect on the ships stats. It usually has the same amount of guns as the Bow, but can have more lighter guns.

Hardpoints
Hardpoints are areas where weapons can be mounted on the vessel. There are 4 types of hardpoint.

Small
Small hardpoints are the most basic hardpoint. They only allow for small weapons to be mounted, such as the 40mm Autocannon. They are the most common.

Medium
Medium hardpoints are larger then small hardpoints, an can mount a wide variety of weapons, including the small weapons.

Large
Large hardpoints are able to mount any weapon, though they are specifically designed for mounting heavy artillery they can also mount medium and light weapons.

Reserved
Reserved hardpoints cannot be changed. They usually have 20x heavy missiles mounted or torpedoes as part of the ship being used.