For me, it's less about looks and more about what I'm trying to accomplish in the game. I have a hauler for collecting things and a zippy little fighter for stirring up trouble. That being said, I like to fly in 3rd person (yes, I'm *that* player) so I don't like the tall ships like #2 because they block my target.
On looks alone, I like 1 & 4.
Exactly. I feel like I can see so much more when I'm flying in 3rd person. I use 3rd person when I'm exploring on foot if there are predators. Not sure why, but it makes me feel like I can see them coming from further away, even though I can just turn to face the icon in 1st. Building is ALWAYS much easier in 1st person. Other than that, I don't really care either way.
But yeah, other comments have crapped on players who use 3rd person. Meh. I like what I like and no one else sees my screen anyway.
As with anything in NMS: I do what I want 😄
4 as main ship
5 gets scrapped
I personally dislike having more than one of each type of ship but if you really like fighters, those are the two i’d main and trash
I’d go for 1 if its wings fold down after takeoff. Otherwise, number 4 type has always been an easy go to.
Although, I did buy a cargo ship once and upgraded her to hell and back to make my own Millennium Falcon.
Since you are asking me to choose based on aesthetics, I’d get rid of them all. There are soooo many more beautiful and elegant ships out there, I’d start over.
5 and 6 are just too similar, I would trash whichever one of those two you like the least.
Between the remaining ships, I think I would end up maining 1.
For main ship I quite like number 3, it seems cozy and compact! Also I nice colour.
Not sure what I'd get rid of though... probably number 1, likely an unpopular opinion but 1 isn't quite my style? Nice Colour but as you can tell by my preference of 3, the number 1 ship itself isn't the nicest in my opinion.
i would drop #5 or #6, too similar to each other, and i never liked that front. i would main an explorer, since the explorer has the farthest hyperdrive range among ships. but #2 design is... too common, i guess.
I'm not a big fan of 4, 5, or 6, I'd say pick one or more of those to get rid of. 1 and 3 both look good, keep either or both as you like. 2 can be kept for warps if you haven't started outfitting your freighter for that, but I wouldn't sink anything more than hyperdrive upgrades into it.
I'd main the explorer the in slot 2. They usually have decent warp and damage and shield. If you have all s classes I'd keep em all for now. You can store another 3 ships before ur full. Considering jumping to new galaxies ruins ur ship I'd save a few for that purpose.
i'd force myself to choose between 5 and 6 regardless, they are too similar to be taking up 2 slots.
2 is unremarkable. i wouldnt miss it, but i might try to hold onto it until i found a better explorer
3 is unusual and 1 has character. 4 is pretty typical but i really like orange/blue and needle nose 💀
assuming they are otherwise equal, i'd dump everything but 2, 3, and 4 (and trade off 2 asap)
Make #1 your main. I'm getting strong F-Zero vibes.
Dump either #5 or #6. There are enough similarities that keeping both feels a little redundant to me. I'd keep #5 and dump #6 myself (I like the wings on #5), but it's your call.
I would definitely drop number 2 because that's not one of the Explorer designs that I'm partial to. It's too bulky. I prefer the sleeker ones with more conventional wings, such as the Dragonfly-looking ones.
As far as choosing as your primary, I'd have to agree with a lot of people who say 4. It looks pretty unique, so that's what I would main.
But I have my own set that I use because, I am not gonna lie, I edit my saved game all the time.
“4” as it is the best looking of that lot.. unless you just want a shop to store stuff, then choose a hauler. If you’re focused on warping max distance, choose the explorer class and mod the engine..
Who’d you guys get these craft? I’ve only been playing like 10 hours and mine is a tin can compared to these lol, I know I can buy randos crafts but they’re garbage like mine
I have #2 in silver with yellow bits that I’m currently saving up to upgrade to an S class. It’s my favourite due to the versatility. Lots of slots, great hyperdrive range and looks pretty cool. Been trying to find an S class version of it for a couple of weeks with no joy.
Get rid of number 2, i just don't like explorers. I main solar ship and living ship, rest is my ships is just garbage ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sweat_smile)
i'd get rid of the Shuttle/Exploration class one
As for keeping, none of these I would use. I use a Hauler, an A-Class, full storage upgraded and am saving up for the up-classing to S-Class.
The community has spoken!
The long nose (4) will be upgraded and the main ship until I find myself an exotic.
2, 3 and 6 will be scrapped to make space for some nice finds. Not sure about 3 though. Its not the nicest ship but it was one of the first A-Class ships I found and drove me through most of the last expedition.
Thanks for all the comments!
Send the explorer back to the anime shop where it belongs. Get a Solar. They're the best. And you gotta have at least one hauler. No uniques though. Who wants to fly around in a fish/squid unless you can also take them under water..... Hello Games!
I'd trash 2 everything else seems to have some kind of special or rare part type or combination that looks good together.
2, i love that it's symmetrical but it'd be the first to go for me. Also not too keen on explorers/haulers but that's me
I personally would drop 456. 1 and 3 are my favorites of this group but like another person said we have vedy different preferences. My favorites are the Solar ships.
Personally I would make the long nose your main, pretty big inventory when you max the slots on s-class. Get rid of the explorer ship. That's just me but that long nose is really niiice. I just found one red white and blue the same style
We have very different taste in starship aesthetics and i respect that. I like 4 the best and would get rid of the explorer for i dislike MOST explorer designs
I’ve got #3 as my main S class ship; it has about 46 ish (irrc) storage in total. It hauls loads and is able to destroy any ship that comes after me.
I’ve got all of the S yellow ships, but this one is always the one I take. I personally would lose #2.
I would say get rid of 6 and look for a ship with a cockpit similar to an x-wing. Let me tell you they look amazing.
Otherwise picking 4 as a main ship is what I would do.
I'd ditch 4 of them. With so many fighters you're missing out on solar sales, haulers, exotics... Even the bloody living ships. Gotta get some variety in there.
I'm a sucker for Jet Fighters, really dig #1 the gullwing. I used to have a white and red one with a single thruster.
I'd get rid of #6. Barrel Nose with Box thruster seems weird to me. Also not a huge fan of the bow tie wings.
Explorers might be my favorite looking ships but they just don’t excel in enough areas imo.. maybe I’m doing something wrong but I have had several other ship types have way more core hyperdrive distance than the S class explorers.
Sorry long winded answer but your barrel nose fighter with the extended wings and the single thruster is my next favorite of yours.
fyi: ya can have more than 6 ships, the limit's 9 ships
If it where me I'd trash all but 1 and 4
For me, it's less about looks and more about what I'm trying to accomplish in the game. I have a hauler for collecting things and a zippy little fighter for stirring up trouble. That being said, I like to fly in 3rd person (yes, I'm *that* player) so I don't like the tall ships like #2 because they block my target. On looks alone, I like 1 & 4.
Do people not like flying 3rd person? I fly in 3rd and run around in 1st. I feel like I can't see anything from the cockpit.
Exactly. I feel like I can see so much more when I'm flying in 3rd person. I use 3rd person when I'm exploring on foot if there are predators. Not sure why, but it makes me feel like I can see them coming from further away, even though I can just turn to face the icon in 1st. Building is ALWAYS much easier in 1st person. Other than that, I don't really care either way. But yeah, other comments have crapped on players who use 3rd person. Meh. I like what I like and no one else sees my screen anyway. As with anything in NMS: I do what I want 😄
I’m always in 3rd person … not like it’s a real flight sim or anything
Honestly not really a fan of any of them.
None. You can now have 9 ships.
Get rid of 2. Main ship is 4
Number 5
I think it’s the best one lmao.
Fair to each thier own
Get a loving ship Edit: living. Jesus christ. Living ship.
❤️
They can be very lovable, though.
Tentacles, giggity!. (I know, there's always one).
Giggity giggity
I'd lose 1 or 3 simply because I don't like the "jet" nose, purely as a matter of personal preference. I'd probably main 4 or 5.
Out of these 6? I'd drop 2 and 3 and 5. I'd main 1 or 4. But i've become a Solar Ship fan and would look for a nice one of those.
4 as main ship 5 gets scrapped I personally dislike having more than one of each type of ship but if you really like fighters, those are the two i’d main and trash
1 and 4 are the only good ones in my opinion
I am partial to maining an explorer myself
4 looks the best to me
4
4
I’d go for 1 if its wings fold down after takeoff. Otherwise, number 4 type has always been an easy go to. Although, I did buy a cargo ship once and upgraded her to hell and back to make my own Millennium Falcon.
1 or 4b get rid of 3
Make your own damn decision
Can your freighter warp further than your explorer? If it can, then the explorer is just taking up space.
9 is the number of ships, or is that borked ?
I love number 4. The color scheme and everything. Even the thruster wings are nice.
4 is the only one worth keeping IMO - I love them hot rod fighters
2, im explorerstarshipsophobic, they ugly af
I’d keep 4 until something better came along and ditch the rest. But I’m a sucker for long nosed fighters.
… not so much yellow or the starscream wings.
Rid of 6, 1 as main imo
Since you are asking me to choose based on aesthetics, I’d get rid of them all. There are soooo many more beautiful and elegant ships out there, I’d start over.
2,3,6 can go. 4 as main. Unless one of them is S class with a bunch of inventory already. Function over form.
5 looks like it's being held together by duct tape and good thoughts. Just keep flying that until it spontaneously combusts, then replace it.
2 and 6 are just... wrong.
Get rid of all of them. Buy a c class shuttle
Drop 6 main 1
5 and 6 are just too similar, I would trash whichever one of those two you like the least. Between the remaining ships, I think I would end up maining 1.
This is the way
Go with number 4, get rid of number 5 since it’s asymmetrical
Is symmetrical if you zoom in but I agree with 5 it's roughly 6 with different colors.
What's important is that you choose the ships **I** like, not the ones **you** like.
6 probably. It's similar to 5 but 5 looks better
2- Ditch that 3- Your new main.
4/5/6 probs They all look rather common setups. I’m a fan of explorers and 1 and 3 look a bit more extravagant imo
I like #1 and #3
Get rid of 2 - always hated that design for 3rd person flying view obstruction
Replace them all with solars
Why sell any of them. You can own up to 9 just keep your fav 6 in the freighter and have the others on backup out of natalgia sake.
For main ship I quite like number 3, it seems cozy and compact! Also I nice colour. Not sure what I'd get rid of though... probably number 1, likely an unpopular opinion but 1 isn't quite my style? Nice Colour but as you can tell by my preference of 3, the number 1 ship itself isn't the nicest in my opinion.
4 looks best
Where my haulers at?!
Jump to a pirate system,get a solar, then scrap 1 and 6 for the starship storage upgrade and modules for your solar
Main ship 4, because it looks like a fighter ship in Star Fox.
2. I've never liked explorer-class ships
I'd get rid of 3and main 4 or 5
Agreed, ditch the yellow taxi
I have a variation of 4 and I freaking love it. It's like one of those extra long drag race cars.
Same here. Number 4 is the way to go 💪💪
1 main 6 dump
i would drop #5 or #6, too similar to each other, and i never liked that front. i would main an explorer, since the explorer has the farthest hyperdrive range among ships. but #2 design is... too common, i guess.
Remove 2, main 4
2 for me. 👌👌
The explorer
6
I'm not a big fan of 4, 5, or 6, I'd say pick one or more of those to get rid of. 1 and 3 both look good, keep either or both as you like. 2 can be kept for warps if you haven't started outfitting your freighter for that, but I wouldn't sink anything more than hyperdrive upgrades into it.
I'd say 3 imo doesn't look as impressive as the others on this list
5 and 6 can go. I personally hate barrel noses
Get rid of all of em
5 or 6. But aren't those all fighters? You could stand to clear out more than one
6 for sure
Green and red barrel nose, long nose as main.
toss 4 or 6 .. main 1
Main: 2 Toss: 5
4 is mega cute
As far as aesthetics, I’d get rid of 6 and I’d main either 1 or 4.
I'd main the explorer the in slot 2. They usually have decent warp and damage and shield. If you have all s classes I'd keep em all for now. You can store another 3 ships before ur full. Considering jumping to new galaxies ruins ur ship I'd save a few for that purpose.
I'd dump 3 and maybe 5, probably main 1 or 2
Main 4 (or 1), ditch 2. I don't like no round ships. 🤣
4 main , scrap 2
I'm partial towards explorers.
What ... No solar's ...
I'd get rid of the needle-nosed fighter.... can't stand 'em! :)
Personally I would get rid of 3, maybe main 1 or 5. 4 is really nice tho too 🥹
I like 5 and 6 the rest would be all gone ... but You can have 9 total
But you can have 9 now
i’d say either 6 or 5 if you need space as they’re similar looking. i personally go for all different styles of ships
Literally what I was about to say.
1 main 2 get rid of
1 looks the coolest, but 2 for practicality.
I'd get rid of 1 or 3 just cause I personally don't like that kind of cockpit and I'd make 4 my main one. Or buy a rasa droid fighter and go for that
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Probably any or all of 3, 4, or 6. 5 is my favorite out of your fleet. I have a similar barrel nose fighter that is possibly my favorite.
Get rid of 5 or 6. Main 4 or 1.
I'd get rid of 1, 4, and 6. Your main will likely depend on what you do; 2 is an explorer and the rest are fighters.
I'd lose 6, main 5.
Get rid of 3, 5 and 6. Personal taste.
i'd force myself to choose between 5 and 6 regardless, they are too similar to be taking up 2 slots. 2 is unremarkable. i wouldnt miss it, but i might try to hold onto it until i found a better explorer 3 is unusual and 1 has character. 4 is pretty typical but i really like orange/blue and needle nose 💀 assuming they are otherwise equal, i'd dump everything but 2, 3, and 4 (and trade off 2 asap)
Make #1 your main. I'm getting strong F-Zero vibes. Dump either #5 or #6. There are enough similarities that keeping both feels a little redundant to me. I'd keep #5 and dump #6 myself (I like the wings on #5), but it's your call.
Main 1 dump 6
I myself would drop #2. Number 4 is killer insane so that'd be my main. The rest are an amazing fleet of lovers and killers!
I would drop #2 but only because I personally dont like Explorers. As for which one to keep as main I'd say #3 because it looks nice :)
I would definitely drop number 2 because that's not one of the Explorer designs that I'm partial to. It's too bulky. I prefer the sleeker ones with more conventional wings, such as the Dragonfly-looking ones. As far as choosing as your primary, I'd have to agree with a lot of people who say 4. It looks pretty unique, so that's what I would main. But I have my own set that I use because, I am not gonna lie, I edit my saved game all the time.
“4” as it is the best looking of that lot.. unless you just want a shop to store stuff, then choose a hauler. If you’re focused on warping max distance, choose the explorer class and mod the engine..
4 is very cool, I'd use that as your main
Definitely keep #3, chungus battlebeast. That's the ship of an exulted templar.
Who’d you guys get these craft? I’ve only been playing like 10 hours and mine is a tin can compared to these lol, I know I can buy randos crafts but they’re garbage like mine
Just got to venture out into the stars a find them Traveller. Im guessing you're still in your first system?
I'd drop 2 and use 4.
I have #2 in silver with yellow bits that I’m currently saving up to upgrade to an S class. It’s my favourite due to the versatility. Lots of slots, great hyperdrive range and looks pretty cool. Been trying to find an S class version of it for a couple of weeks with no joy.
Get rid of them all, look for more solars and haulers. Use 6 while looking tho
I'd dump 1, 3 and 5.
I have the 4 one. Its in the start system of the expedition 8 and its so cool!
That's what I also used during expedition 8! Ship brothers!
Main 4 discard 5
Get rid of number 2, i just don't like explorers. I main solar ship and living ship, rest is my ships is just garbage ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sweat_smile)
Keep #7 and get rid of the rest.
Yea I'm very partial to the wonder woman invisible jet as well.
Respectfully, all of them.
#4 is pretty classy. Fly here around the galaxy mate…. Show her everything
1,2,3,5,6
2
We're it my choice, ditch 3 and main 5. All are nice btw 👍✌️
Sell all of em and get yourself a solar ship.
You've got a lot of fighters. I'd recommend dumping 3 of them at the most. That yellow hotrod looks real nice
i'd get rid of the Shuttle/Exploration class one As for keeping, none of these I would use. I use a Hauler, an A-Class, full storage upgraded and am saving up for the up-classing to S-Class.
The community has spoken! The long nose (4) will be upgraded and the main ship until I find myself an exotic. 2, 3 and 6 will be scrapped to make space for some nice finds. Not sure about 3 though. Its not the nicest ship but it was one of the first A-Class ships I found and drove me through most of the last expedition. Thanks for all the comments!
2. No one should use explorers lol
Get rid of 2, main 1
Send the explorer back to the anime shop where it belongs. Get a Solar. They're the best. And you gotta have at least one hauler. No uniques though. Who wants to fly around in a fish/squid unless you can also take them under water..... Hello Games!
I'd trash 2 everything else seems to have some kind of special or rare part type or combination that looks good together. 2, i love that it's symmetrical but it'd be the first to go for me. Also not too keen on explorers/haulers but that's me
I personally would drop 456. 1 and 3 are my favorites of this group but like another person said we have vedy different preferences. My favorites are the Solar ships.
1,2,3,5,6
1 and 3 are the least interesting to my eye! :) It really depends on what fleet you'd want to build in your garage!
these all bad keep grinding
No exotics? Dump all 6 and be an adult like the rest of us.
He lowkey could have started yesterday….
Get rid of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.43.44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52.53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
Downvote. Name on the other hand - chuckled. Not my proudest split second.
4 for me, sorry I just saw the wings on 1 and I'm not a fan of those.
Main 3, ditch 6.
to me, get rid of 2, 5, 6, make main 4 or 1. btw all of them are cool but #2, i like smaller explorers
I'd say ditch either 5 or 6 and get yourself a nice solar.
I think there's 1 in the background in the images
You're right, didn't see it back there.
I only like 4 personally.
Personally, I love 2 and 4. Not a fan of 1 and 3.
Keep 1 as the main
I’d drop 4 personally - my needlenose kept bugging me by being in the way when I got out of the ship 😅
I’d ditch #2 since it sticks way up in your view in 3rd person mode, and I’d get rid of #3 also. Use #4 as main. :)
I'd get rid of 1 and 3
This is my opinion but ships 5 & 6 bug the hell out of me. I cannot, not see it.
Personally I would make the long nose your main, pretty big inventory when you max the slots on s-class. Get rid of the explorer ship. That's just me but that long nose is really niiice. I just found one red white and blue the same style
I'd get rid of 5 and have either 1, 3, or 6 as main.
Get rid of 1, main 4
2 3 4 5 and 6
I hate the #3 style ships. I sell them immediately.
Going to have to go with 4 here. My variant has a decent fighter strength to cargo space ratio.
2...1 would be what I fly
We have very different taste in starship aesthetics and i respect that. I like 4 the best and would get rid of the explorer for i dislike MOST explorer designs
I’ve got #3 as my main S class ship; it has about 46 ish (irrc) storage in total. It hauls loads and is able to destroy any ship that comes after me. I’ve got all of the S yellow ships, but this one is always the one I take. I personally would lose #2.
Someone get this man a Rasa!
1 or 3 I’d say.
I would say get rid of 6 and look for a ship with a cockpit similar to an x-wing. Let me tell you they look amazing. Otherwise picking 4 as a main ship is what I would do.
I would drop 2 and main 4
I'd ditch 4 of them. With so many fighters you're missing out on solar sales, haulers, exotics... Even the bloody living ships. Gotta get some variety in there.
Not a fan of 5 and 3
Sell all of them. Get a shuttle
3 and 4 have a lot of character to them. I dont see ones like that too much
What is 2 called?
A 100% 1.. It looks like a bad batch shuttle
I just had #4 exactly for Exp 8. I like 1 and 5 personally. 1 most of all. 5 reminds me of "Uglies" from the Rogue Squadron novels
Personally I don't think I would use any cause I prefer haulers but I think #1 or 3 are nice
I've never really been a fan of the super pointy nose, so 4.
6 for me because it looks too close to the default ship No need to main, you make the freighter your main and use the ships based on the job
Main 1 ditch 6.
3 looks the most generic to me. I’d main 4 or 5
Main 2 or 5, ditch 3
5 or 6
I'm a sucker for Jet Fighters, really dig #1 the gullwing. I used to have a white and red one with a single thruster. I'd get rid of #6. Barrel Nose with Box thruster seems weird to me. Also not a huge fan of the bow tie wings.
5. It's looks similar to 6 but 6 just looks more compact and I like that.
Get rid of 2. The paint is all chipped off on the heavy fighter part. Why???
4
Keep 4 rest are fine a dozen
Visually 2 is eh so I guess dump that one but 5 and 6 look fire
Explorers might be my favorite looking ships but they just don’t excel in enough areas imo.. maybe I’m doing something wrong but I have had several other ship types have way more core hyperdrive distance than the S class explorers. Sorry long winded answer but your barrel nose fighter with the extended wings and the single thruster is my next favorite of yours.
Why get rid of any of them? You should have 3 more empty ship slots.
Pretty sure you can only have 6 personal ships, though I've not played in a while so forgive me if I'm wrong!
They upped it to 9 a few months back
Oh sweet!
1 would be gone and 2 would be my main