Since my last post regarding the possible manufacturing of space stations once hopefully new greyspace empty systems come out, I've been having some ideas of how it would be to manufacture a regular space station. Bigger then conquerable stations, but smaller then Latos N-2, for example.

Mission: Manufacture a Space Station(Dau D-9)

Requirements:
10/-/-/14/5
500 Million credits to begin the manufacturing process(continue the mission)
Orion +900 Standing

4x External Solar Pannels(New manufacturing mission)
2x Energy Storage Modules(New manufacturing mission)
1x Master Computing System(New manufacturing mission)
10x Docking Bay Assemblies
5x Internal Heavy Storage Containers(New manufacturing mission)
8x Automated Gauss Turrets(New manufacturing mission)
30x External Hull Assemblies
20x Internal Bulkhead Assemblies
15x Fused Composite Platings
10x Fluid Formable Silksteel Alloy
1000x Premium Ferric Ore
2000x Premium Carbonic Ore
700x Premium Xithricite Ore
600x Premium VanAzek Ore
600x Heliocene Ore
500x Lanthanic Ore
250x Apicene Ore
750x Premium Denic Ore
300x Premium Ishik Ore
500x Outer Hull Plates
20x Airlock Maintenence Supplies
50x Commercial Textiles
100x Bearing Grease
725x Data Link Connectors
12x Doppler Arrays
8x Escape Hatch Systems
35x Exhaust Manifolds
64x External Equipment Mounts
45x External Thermal Couplers
18x Fire Suppression Systems
400x Hull Plates
55x Cooling Systems
500x Silksteel
150x Power Regulators
100x Plasteel
6x Radiation Containment Kits
90x Superconductors
600x Coolant

(still WIP, expect me to complete this tomorrow or the day after tomorrow).

+1 @ orion station and idea rar.

Also, have npc' s fly out to the sector you wish and they follow you at a minimum 14m, to choose a spot stop and message them and they will place a blinking bar right there rar.

I am really excited for the introduction of manufacturable stations, however, in its current state the game needs a whole lot of work and development, not to mention playerbase and funding, before anything more than new capital ships is introduced. Trust me, I've spent a lot of time working out how I would like to see stations be built but in the end it will be up to the developers. I certainly hope that this comes sooner, rather than later, but I recognize that it will not be in the foreseeable future. If you want to see this happen, go spend some time playing other space games and telling the friends you make there about VO. Guild Software is currently relying on word of mouth and curious play store customers for their population, although they may be expanding that. The best thing you can do for the game is to bring in more committed players. The more players we have, the more cool content we can get.

-1 addition of stations will cause alot of imbalance ATM anyway

Michael, nobody gives a frak to your opinion

Piment, player-built stations have long been a goal on the VO roadmap. Player tridents were actually a step in that direction. However, they are still a long way off.