{"id":2288,"date":"2018-12-17T16:43:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:53:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T10:53:51","slug":"x4-tutorial-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/?p=2288","title":{"rendered":"X4 Tutorial &#8211; Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2288\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2288-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2288-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The ships in X4 all specialize in certain roles so your choice of ship(s) depend on if you want to make money as a peaceful trader or going into combat fighting Xenon and pirates - or maybe become a pirate yourself!\u00a0 After some hours of game play you will likely have a large fleet of different ships of different size and roles so you can quickly switch to whatever suit your current needs.<\/p>\n<p>The different ship types include different ship sizes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S - Small<\/li>\n<li>M - Medium<\/li>\n<li>L - Large<\/li>\n<li>XL - Extra Large<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can buy <strong>S<\/strong>mall and <strong>M<\/strong>edium size ships at a <strong>Wharf<\/strong>\u00a0- r <strong>L<\/strong>arge and <strong>XL<\/strong>arge ships must be bought at a <strong>Shipyard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2288-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-857739567c6a-2288\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf0a8;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tBack to Tutorial overview\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2288-0-1-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><center>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2055296165\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2288-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2288-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Civilian ships<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Courier<\/strong> (S) - a small and fast trading ship but limited cargo space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transporter<\/strong> (M)\u00a0- a medium trading ship with a good compromise of speed and cargo space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freighter<\/strong> (L) - a large but slow trading ship specializing in bulk transport.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miner<\/strong> (M\/L) - a ship optimized for mining gas or minerals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Builder<\/strong> (XL) - a very large ship used for constructing stations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2288-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2288-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2288-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Combat ships<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Scout<\/strong>\u00a0(S)- small, agile and very fast ship, very efficient for exploring but also light combat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interceptor<\/strong> (S) - small and slow combat ship , \"<em>the poor mans fighter<\/em>\".<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fighter<\/strong> (S)\u00a0 - a small and fast combat ship.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heavy Fighter<\/strong> (S) - like a fighter but with more weapons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bomber<\/strong> (M) - medium combat ship focused on missiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corvette<\/strong> (M) - like a heavy fighter on steroids!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frigate<\/strong> (M) - medium combat ship with a dock for a fighter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Destroyer<\/strong> (L) - a large combat ship with powerful weapons and strong hull and shields.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carrier<\/strong> (XL) - a very large combat ship able to launch a swarm of fighters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some <strong>Fighter<\/strong>'s and all the bigger combat ships (Heavy Fighter, Bomber, Corvette, Frigate, Destroyer, Carrier) require a license from the local.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2288-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-2-1-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><center>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2055296165\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2288-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2288-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What is the best starter ship?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Currently you can choose between four different game starts with five different start ships (<em>The Unworthy Entrepreneur<\/em> gives you two starter ships + a station + credits to get your empire jump started).<\/p>\n<p>New X4 players should select <em>The Young Gun<\/em> as this game start includes some important tutorials; it does however give you a rather useless \"Elite\" Vanguard which you should focus on replace ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced players may prefer <em>The Untested Explorer<\/em>, as this give you a Discoverer which is a fast and agile Scout ship, that is very useful not only for exploring the X4 universe but also to get your started on combat, as have 2 weapons (the other Scouts only. Personally I think this is the best starter ship!<\/p>\n<p><em>But no matter which game start you choice, you should be able to earn enough money by doing a few missions, farming crystals etc. to buy another ship so it really isn't that important what you start with!\u00a0<\/em>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2288-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-113ccd71f3e6-2288\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/X4-the-young-gun.jpg\" width=\"729\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/X4-the-young-gun.jpg 729w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/X4-the-young-gun-350x175.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" title=\"X4 the young gun\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2288-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2288-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2288-4-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><center>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2055296165\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ships in X4 all specialize in certain roles so your choice of ship(s) depend on if you want to make money as a peaceful trader or going into combat &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-x4-foundations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447,"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions\/2447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}