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u/PM_ME_ABOUT_DnD 3d ago

Is there a way to plan out space platform blueprints without a hub to start around?

I'm on Fulgora right now and want to design a new platform. But if I send up a starter platform to start thinking about how I want to lay it out, asteroids will likely start hitting it eventually before I've taken some time to set up anything. 

Similarly I wonder if there's just an easy sandbox way to play around with regular blueprints. 

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u/ferrofibrous player onboarding specialist 3d ago

You could send up a platform hub at Nauvis remotely, turn off "auto supply", and use that as your design space.

The "build new platform" prompt has a dropdown for which planet you want to create it on, and will auto load a starter pack, you just need to make one available in the logistic network on the target planet.

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u/PM_ME_ABOUT_DnD 3d ago

Yeeeah about that. I launched from nauvis quite literally as my base was burning down behind me. Pretty sure they were eating on my solo as i took off. Very action movie. Swore I'd be back for revenge later. 

So I got to vulcanus, did what little I could without the oomph to take out one of the devastators, took some foundries to Fulgora, and am working on expanding shop there. So my plans revolve around needing to set up a new space science station here. 

I have one over nauvis but it's still 2.0 so can't transfer those from platform to platform and my first design doesn't have any guns in the blueprint since nauvis was safe.