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	Shuttle
	First in last out
	; The Vesta is a medium-size shuttle purchasable from a Ship Dealer.
Stats
Block count	100-1,000
Shield count	1
Movement Speed	~26
Properties
Weapons	1x Plasma Cannon, 2x Torpedoes
Ship Info	Interdiction Range: 300m

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Revision as of 01:01, 4 February 2025

Shuttles are the first tier of Trade Ship Types. Shuttle craft are diverse thanks to their wide size range, allowing a designer to make a small passenger pod, a low-profile salvage vessel, or a hefty hauler ship. Compared to the Starfighter class, Shuttles can carry more containers, more cargo, and can mount mining lasers.

The Vesta is generally understood to be the best NPC dealer ship available. It costs only 200 credits and allows for players to easily haul cargo, do commissionsy, or just explore the galaxy.

The features of this tier are:

Standard size between 100 and 1,000 blocks
Can jump without a navigation computer; this GREATLY reduces jump range, and uses a lot of fuel!
Can hold a maximum of 14-15 Crates at max size
Jump range of 16,000 blocks(?)

Tips

Shuttles are flexible because of their size, and are best used to just ferry players around the galaxy. If you are a new player and this is your only trade ship class, it’s recommended that you do Daily Commissions to make money rather than cargo hauling.

If building a cargo transport, a 1,000 block maximum size is able to accommodate 15 cargo crates. Since the crates count as blocks once loaded, this must be accounted for in the hull’s design.

Try to aim for:

Minimum of 300 concrete blocks
Be 985 blocks when empty (1,000 total - 15 crates)
Tier 1 hyperdrive and basic nav computer
Shields could be either a 2.0 or 0.8 (larger shields do not have more health, so 0.8 is typically the best choice)

Optionally, you can add:

Tier 2/3 hyperdrive
Advanced nav computer
Tier 1 mining laser (this requires power generation capabilities either in the ship or on a friendly base)
Multiple chests for item storage
Defensive weaponry like plasma cannons and torpedoes
Power machines, like item chargers

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-A shuttle is the lowest tier for a civilian ships. A shuttle can be
+{{Infobox starship
-* minimum of 100 blocks
+|name = Shuttle
-* maximum of 1,000 blocks
+|subheader = First in last out
-* Cannot use turrets
+|title=Vesta
-* Is the fastest tier of civilian starship
+|image=Vesta.jpeg
+|caption=The Vesta is a medium-size shuttle purchasable from a Ship Dealer.
+|blockcount = 100-1,000
+|shields = 1
+|speed = ~26
+|weapons = 1x Plasma Cannon, 2x Torpedoes
+|info = Interdiction Range: 300m
+|header1=HEADER_1
+|label1=LABEL_1
+|data1=DATA_1
+}}
-The shuttle is a great beginner ship, and the [[Vesta]] that new players receive at the spawn zone is a shuttle. A shuttle is a good all-around vessel that can be used for transporting animals, [[crating]] mining and [[hunting AI]] ships.
+Shuttles are the first tier of Trade [[Starship|Ship Types]]. Shuttle craft are diverse thanks to their wide size range, allowing a designer to make a small passenger pod, a low-profile salvage vessel, or a hefty hauler ship. Compared to the [[Starfighter]] class, Shuttles can carry more containers, more cargo, and can mount mining lasers.
+The Vesta is generally understood to be the best NPC dealer ship available. It costs only 200 credits and allows for players to easily haul cargo, do commissionsy, or just explore the galaxy.
-A shuttle is available to all players no matter what Horizon end level you're at
+The features of this tier are:
+* Standard size between 100 and 1,000 blocks
+* Can jump without a navigation computer; this GREATLY reduces jump range, and uses a lot of fuel!
+* Can hold a maximum of 14-15 [[Crate]]s at max size
+* Jump range of 16,000 blocks(?)
-==Tips==
+=== Tips ===
+Shuttles are flexible because of their size, and are best used to just ferry players around the galaxy. If you are a new player and this is your only trade ship class, it’s recommended that you do Daily Commissions to make money rather than cargo hauling.
-* While it's useful and important to learn [[Crate hauling]], you can gain [[levels]] faster by hunting AI. It's therefore worth it to either create or modify yourself a shuttle to have better weapons
+If building a cargo transport, a 1,000 block maximum size is able to accommodate 15 cargo crates. Since the crates count as blocks once loaded, this must be accounted for in the hull’s design.
-* For the same reason as above, it's worth it to increase the speed on your ship by adding a few more [[afterburners]]
-* It's worth modifying the Vesta that you get at the start to have a tier 2 [[navigation computer]] and a tier 2 [[hyperdrive]] to go faster, for the same cost of [[chetherite]]
+Try to aim for:
-* When making a new ship, it is worth making a [[shield]] first and then fitting your shuttle into the zone of the shield
+* Minimum of 300 concrete blocks
+* Be 985 blocks when empty (1,000 total - 15 crates)
+* Tier 1 [[hyperdrive]] and basic [[Navigation Computer|nav computer]]
+* [[Particle Shield|Shields]] could be either a 2.0 or 0.8 (larger shields do not have more health, so 0.8 is typically the best choice)
+Optionally, you can add:
+* Tier 2/3 hyperdrive
+* Advanced nav computer
+* Tier 1 [[Mining Laser|mining laser]] (this requires power generation capabilities either in the ship or on a friendly base)
+* Multiple chests for item storage
+* [[Starship Weapons|Defensive weaponry]] like plasma cannons and torpedoes
+* Power machines, like [[Item Charger|item chargers]]