9.5 The Ship Forge

Everything you need to know about supplying your ship, stocking it with 
supplies, or building a new one starts with the command:                

   SHIPFORGE -or- SF

Entering the Shipforge
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To buy supplies, components, and modules for an existing ship, first you
need to place your ship in the shipforge.                               

   SF ENTER                Place your ship in the shipforge.

   SF COMPONENTS           View components for sale.
   SF MODULES              View modules for sale.
   SF INSPECT              View details about a component/module.
   SF INSTALL              Add a component/module to cart.
   SF UNINSTALL            Uninstall a module.

   SF SUPPLIES             View consumables/supplies for sale.
   SF LOAD                 Load supplies into cargo.
   SF UNDO                 Remove supplies from cargo.

   SF CART                 View all pending purchases.
   SF CHECKOUT             Make purchases and exit the shipforge. 
   SF CANCEL               Clear the cart and exit the shipforge.


Building a Ship
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If and when you are ready for a brand-new ship, you will need to head to
a station that offers the type of ship you want (see HELP SHIP TYPES),  
enter the shipforge, and then:                                          

   SF NEW <short> <name>   Begin creation of a new ship.

Short name is a single word to make it easier to reference your ship;   
full name is what will be displayed any time your ship is referenced.   
For example: SF NEW starcruiser The Galactic StarCruiser                

Next you need to select a superstructure model (see HELP                
SUPERSTRUCTURES). To view what is available:                            

   SF MODELS               List models available at this station.
   SF MODEL INFO <#>       View model details.
   SF MODEL <#>            Select a superstructure for the new ship.

Next you will want to load up your ship with required components (HELP  
COMPONENTS) and, optionally, some modules (HELP MODULES)! These are also
selected in the shipforge as mentioned above.                           


Shortcuts
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There are two possible shortcuts for building a new ship: cloning and   
templates. Cloning a ship refers to duplicating the configuration of a  
ship that you own. Templates are similar, but they are configurations   
available to anyone in your faction.                                    

To use a faction template, begin creating a new ship as above. Then,    
instead of viewing SF MODELS, use the following to view and then select:

   SF TEMPLATES            View available templates.

To clone a template, use

   SF CLONE <#>            Clone a template.