Current Equipment Transfer To New Ship?

[Zomb Lee]

Hey guys.

So I've upgraded my Sidewinder enough to have set me back probably about 80k. I have improved powerplant distributors, life support, shields, weapons, armor, you name it. Now, I think it might be time for me to move on to perhaps a new ship. I don't have much in the bank, but to my surprise the Eagle is very very cheap. However, if I purchase a new Eagle, I'd like to use my old guns, shields, ect ect.


Is it possible to transfer the improved equipment from my Sidewinder to my new Eagle if I do end up buying it? I fiddled around with the menus a little bit and I didn't really see anything super obvious. To me, it appears that all I can do is possibly sell my Sidewinder and everything attached to it, or just store it and pay full price for the Eagle.

 

[Unpleasant]

Nope. not to my knowledge.

 

[Zomb Lee]

Nope. not to my knowledge.

Wow, that's kind of bull...So not only do I have to pay the full price for the new ship, but I have to re-purchase over 80K worth of equipment I already own?! That's really harsh. I wish it was more like Freelancer where you could strip ships down to almost the bulkheads and then refit them as needed. Reusing equipment is much easier on the wallet.

 

[ChubbyBunneh]

If you buy the new ship and switch to your old one and sell all the components off you can see your stuff in the Buyback list for a while when you switch back to the new one.

I do this to transfer weapons and hard to find items like A grade FSDs all the time when I switch ships.

Before ditching a ship you should get into the habit of downgrading/selling off all the insides first anyway. Because if you just sell or trade in the ship you lose 10% off the total value of the ship and everything inside it. If you strip it first you get full value back for all the insides, the upgrades typically cost 5-10x what the ship's hull does so it's worth the extra effort.

 

[Zomb Lee]

If you buy the new ship and switch to your old one and sell all the components off you can see your stuff in the Buyback list for a while when you switch back to the new one.

I do this to transfer weapons and hard to find items like A grade FSDs all the time when I switch ships.

Before ditching a ship you should get into the habit of downgrading/selling off all the insides first anyway. Because if you just sell or trade in the ship you lose 10% off the total value of the ship and everything inside it. If you strip it first you get full value back for all the insides, the upgrades typically cost 5-10x what the ship's hull does so it's worth the extra effort.

This is brilliant! Thank you so much for this advice, I'll give it a shot, if I finally decide on switching to the Eagle or not. I like that it's better in maneuverability, weapons hardpoints, and shields, but the fact that it is actually LESS armored than my Sidewinder is a bit frightening. I already have trouble surviving encounters with players in my Sidewinder, usually getting 1 or 2 shotted by Vipers, Eagles, and Cobras...So I couldn't imagine having even less hull strength. Of course, I am only mounting D class shields and the like...