Help! Ship upgrade question!

[RyanBigDog]

OK, so I just upgraded from an Adder to the Cobra MkIII because I wanted something a little more versatile for bounty hunting.

I had purchased 1A Military composite armor for my Adder and stored it before making the purchase, but I can't put it on my Cobra. Why the hell not?

I have the option to buy MORE 1A armor for like 3x the price, but why can't I use the old stuff?

I kind of have a feeling that maybe it's because it was designed for a different ship and won't fit, blah blah blah. But why doesn't the game say that then? It's simply not giving me the choice.

 

[Captain Willard]

A diff size ship. Always sell what you're not sure will fit. A class 5 fsd goes into any ship with class 5. Not so much on some items. An easy mistake to make. The Mil armor of an adder surely won't go on a corvette. Also you can only buy military armor for a ship that actually sells that ship.

 

[RyanBigDog]

A diff size ship. Always sell what you're not sure will fit. A class 5 fsd goes into any ship with class 5. Not so much on some items. An easy mistake to make. The Mil armor of an adder surely won't go on a corvette.

Ugh. I guess that makes sense. Sucks. Now I have to re-buy it again.

 

[Captain Willard]

You will get full price selling modules if sold separately. You will lose 10% if sold with the ship.
And yes, I lost millions before I learned.

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

You will get full price selling modules if sold separately. You will lose 10% if sold with the ship.
And yes, I lost millions before I learned.

Thank you for that point, you just saved me a lot of money. I just fully upgraded my t6 which was only a little over a million to start with, and now the trade in is 2.5, though I spent more than the 1.5 million difference. Doing as you say, I get all my money back. Except for the ship, cooooooooool.

 

[Mr. Stevens Catering]

A diff size ship. Always sell what you're not sure will fit. A class 5 fsd goes into any ship with class 5. Not so much on some items. An easy mistake to make. The Mil armor of an adder surely won't go on a corvette. Also you can only buy military armor for a ship that actually sells that ship.

A point I made in another thread, store all your modules if you are going to ditch a ship for a new one. Storing core modules will cost ~2k per. Then when you get your new ship, check to see if they are a fit. If not, sell from storage. If so, great...no need to buy.