Empyrion Galactic Survival Vessel Types, Starters, and Ship Stats

Empyrion - Galactic Survival gives players broad freedom to design ships, bases, and vehicles, but every vessel still belongs to a specific category. The starter block you use determines whether you are building a Hover Vessel, Small Vessel, or Capital Vessel.

All Vessel Types in Empyrion Galactic Survival

The three main vessel categories are Hover, Small, and Capital. Each serves a different purpose, from surface travel to nearby space exploration to full interstellar operations.

Hover Vessel

A Hover Vessel is a hovercraft designed for movement on a planet's surface. Before the Pre-Alpha 3.0.0 update, it was known as a Ground Vessel.

Hover Vessels are limited to planetary surfaces, but Empyrion's voxel-based building system still lets you begin constructing one almost anywhere, including in space.

Crafting a Hover Vessel starts with a Hover Vessel Starter. Requirements include:

• Input: 1x Core
• Raw inputs: Iron Ore, Carbon Substrate, Copper Ore, Silicon Ore, Crushed Stone, Ice Blocks, Pentaxid, Promethium Ore, Cobalt Ore, Magnesium Ore, Neodymium Ore, Erestrum Ore, Sathium Ore, Zascosium Ore, Gold Ore, Titanium Ore, Platinum Ore, Aluminum Ore, Wood Logs, Titanium Ore, Egg, Berries, Buds, Fruit, Grain, Herbal Leaves, Mushrooms, Natural Stimulant, Natural Sweetener, Spice, or Vegetables
• Crafting station: Portable Constructor (19.2 seconds), Large Constructor (12 seconds), or Advanced Constructor (6 seconds)

Hover Vessel Starter Stats

• Type: Building Block
• Mass: 150 kg
• Volume: 31.3 SU
• Unlock Level: 1

Small Vessel

A Small Vessel lets players explore a planet's atmosphere, nearby moons, and asteroids. Despite the name, Small Vessels can still hold weapons, ammunition, and multiple functional sections.

They are not strong enough for distant travel across the full universe, but they are useful for local exploration and combat.

Building a Small Vessel starts with a starter kit. The source requirements list a Capital Vessel Starter with the following materials:

• Input: 2x Flux Coil and 1x Core
• Raw inputs: Iron Ore, Carbon Substrate, Copper Ore, Silicon Ore, Crushed Stone, Ice Blocks, Pentaxid, Promethium Ore, Cobalt Ore, Magnesium Ore, Neodymium Ore, Erestrum Ore, Sathium Ore, Zascosium Ore, Gold Ore, Titanium Ore, Platinum Ore, Aluminum Ore, Wood Logs, Titanium Ore, Egg, Berries, Buds, Fruit, Grain, Herbal Leaves, Mushrooms, Natural Stimulant, Natural Sweetener, Spice, or Vegetables
• Crafting station: Large Constructor (12 seconds) or Advanced Constructor (6 seconds)

Capital Vessel Starter Stats

• Type: Building Block
• Mass: 200 kg
• Volume: 40.0 SU
• Unlock Level: 5

Capital Vessel

A Capital Vessel is the ship type used for exploring the far reaches of the galaxy. It functions as both a spacecraft and a mobile base, making it the most ambitious vessel category.

Because of its size, a Capital Vessel needs more components than smaller vessel types. It requires a Generator, Fuel Tank, Cockpit, RCS, Gravity Generator, and Thrusters to operate. Players can also equip Warp Drives and Warp Drive Tanks.

Craft a Capital Vessel Starter with:

• Input: 2x Flux Coil and 1x Core
• Raw inputs: 5x Cobalt Ore and 5x Neodymium Core
• Crafting Station: Large Constructor (50 seconds) or Advanced Constructor (25 seconds)

Capital Vessel Starter Stats

• Type: Building Block
• Mass: 1.5 t
• Volume: 400 SU
• Unlock Level: 7

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