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== Buying & Upgrading == Ship components can be brought and installed on any planet with an accessible [[Zones#Starport_Services|Starport]] level 6 or above. Higher level Starports on planets with a particularly high Military rating will have the most options for you to select from. Components cannot be added or removed - only replaced or upgraded with a component of equal size. In other words; no component slot can be left empty and you cannot store spare components. Every component you buy begins to be installed straight away but typically takes a few weeks to finish. A small component will only fit in a small slot and cannot be placed into a large slot etc. Your [[ship]] determines how many large, medium and small slots are available. If you trade in an expensive component for a significantly less expensive component, you might not have to pay anything for the trade-in other than 2,500 credits for the labor. Ships also come with different maximum mass limits. Every component has a mass; with larger components being heavier than smaller components. The total mass of all the components on a ship cannot exceed the maximum support weight of your ship. There are components that can make your ship components lighter thereby allowing heavier components to be slotted. Higher mass components resist [[Cascading]] damage but, of course, require more available mass on your ship. A ship must always have certain Core Components: a bridge, engine and hyper-warp drive. Ships must also include at least one cargo bay. Unlike Core Components, a cargo bay may be placed in any size slot and some unique components (like the salvage bay) count for this requirement. With the exception of Core Components, you can replace any component with any type of component of the same size. For example; you might want to swap a cargo bay with a weapon for more firepower, or replace that prisoner cell for some extra defense. Note that some components do things outside of your ship, such as the [[Weapons Locker]], which enables you to upgrade your crew's gear.
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