Ships

Once a ship has completed its final turn of construction and has filled its crew complement, it is ready for use. Drone-armed ships must purchase their first complement of drones, and all ships the racks for their T-bombs. Administrative shuttles are included in the price of the ship, but cost 1EP to replace (Y-era versions are free for W-era and Y-era ships). Anti-drones, PPTs, and other consumables are free of charge.

Freighters are special. Standard freighters may be built on any Populated or Major Planet, and do not require Crew Units or Dilithium (they use industrially produced Dilithium crystals not suitable for starships). Specialized freighters must be built on a Major Planet, but are still exempt from Crew and Dilithium requirements. There are plenty of hopeful freighter captains and crews currently without a ship.³ Boarding Parties assigned to freighters are still subtracted from your Marines treasury. Of course a freighter may always be built in any unit which may build a warship, except for specialized docks.