Starfield Ship Build: Trade Authority Greenback

 

Trade Authority Greenback

Introduction

The Trade Authority Greenback is the product of a Starfield Anonymous Discord Build-Off challenge. Crimson Flyboy challenged the community to build a Trade Authority vessel and the Greenback was my submission.

 

Head Canon/Lore

The Trade Authority has always experimented with ships customized to suit their particular needs. A recent addition was a contract for a dozen ships that could move a large amount of cargo, to include delicate parcels. A sub-contract with Gal-bank necessitated the ability to encrypt data, so a Computer Room was included in the plans. Finally, the Trade Authority sometimes deals in materials of questionable legality. Counter-scanning measures with incorporated into the design schematics.

This new class of vessel is known as the Greenback, after the period slang for the currency of the defunct United States of America, back on Earth. Each vessel was painted in the Trade Authority Green, Yellow, and Gray palette, reinforcing the Greenback nomenclature.

 

Components

 

1. (2) Hope 5 Landing Gear
2. HopeTech Livng Quarters 2x1
3. HopeTech Nose A Stbd/Port
4. Deimos Belly - Aft
5. HopeTech Engineering Bay 3x1
6. (2) HopeTech Companionway 1x1
7. HopeTech All-in-One 2x1
8. Hope 4 Landing Bay
9. (2) de Gama 1010 Shielded Cargo Hold
10. Deimos Skeg B
11. (6) Galleon S202 Cargo Hold
12. HopeTech Captains Quarters 2x1
13. (4) SAE 5660 Engines
14. RD 3000 Beta Grav Drive
15. HopeTech Cargo Bay 3x3
16. 800T He3 Tank
17. (3) Hope 55 Landing Gear
18. HopeTech Hab Spine
19. (2) HopeTech Thruster
20. HopeTech Mess Hall 3x2
21. HopeTech Infirmary 2x1
22. Hope 11 Docker - Fore
23. (2) HopeTech Pipes - Mid
24. HopeTech Radiator - Top
25. HopeTech Pipes - Fore
26. (2) HopeTech Hab Cross Brace
27. (2) Horizon Weapon Mount
28. (3) KE-42 Cannon Turret
29. (3) Scorch-S 80MW Pulse Laser Turret
30. Z-Machine 4000 Reactor
31. HopeTech Computer Core 2x1
32. HopeTech Workshop 2x1
33. HopeTech Control Station 2x1
34. Armstrong 10 Cockpit
35. (4) Equipment Plate
36. CE-39 Missile Launcher
37. Multi-Frequency Scan Jammer
38. Deimos Spine A - Aft
39. Deimos Spine B
40. 28T Defender Shield
    

 

Assembly

There are a fair number of smaller parts, so we are going to assemble this beast from Right to Left, starting with the weapons and structural off to the right of the main structures.

1. Starting with the Equipment Plates (#35), snap those to the top of the Engines (#13) on the Top Deck and the top of the HopeTech  Hab Cross Brace (#26). Snap the Aft facing Laser and Ballistic turrets to the engines and the Missile Launchers to the Hab Cross Braces.
2. Attach the Scan Jammer (#37) to the weapon point on the Deimos Spine A - Aft (#38).
3. Attach the Deimos Spine B (#39) and Deimos Spine A - Aft (#38) to the top of the Companionway (#6) and Forward snap point of the Control Station (#33).
4. Attach the Horizon Weapon Mounts (#27) to the ends of the Hab Cross Braces (#26). Attach the Laser and Ballistic Turrets to the Horizon Weapon Mounts. Some Flip Merging might be required to seat them.
5. Detach the Hopetech Pipes - Fore (#25).
6. Group Select the entire Top Deck, minus the HopeTech Pipes - Fore, and drag it over to the Main Deck, so that the Cockpit sits right behind the Docker. Flip Merge the HopeTech Pipes - Fore into position at the forward point of the HopeTech Pipes - Mid.
7. Group Select the combined Top and Main Deck structure and drag it over to the Bottom Deck, so that the Landing Bay sits right behind the Docker.
8. Double check that the Deimos Skeg B is properly connected to the Cargo Hold Above it.
   

 

Adding the Mtfreeman Crane

I separated the crane that Mtfreeman came up with, as it is not my original work. If you wish to add it yourself, you can assemble it as follows;

Components

1. HopeTech Riser A
2. HopeTech Riser B
   
3. Stroud Engine Mount
4. HopeTech Companionway 1x1 (or, alternatively a Deimos Hull Part)
   
5. (4) Porthole (Top, Fore, Port, Starbord) 
6. HopeTech Pipes - Mid
7. HopeTech Pipes - Aft

 

 Assembly 

1. Place the HopeTech Riser A, just behind the Deimos Spine A - Aft
2. Attach the Stroud Engine Mount to the top of the HopeTech Riser A
3. Attach the 1x1 Hab or Structural Piece to the front of the Stroud Engine Mount
4. Attach all of the Portholes to the 1x1 Hab.
5. Attach the HopeTech Pipes - Mid to the rear of the Stroud Engine Mount
6. Attach the HopeTech Pipes - Aft to the rear snap point of the HopeTech Pipes - Mid
7. Attach the HopeTech Riser B to the bottom of the HopeTech Pipes - Aft.

All credit to Mtfreeman on the Starfield Anonymous Discord. The crane is pictured in the Final Build section. You can get an idea of what it looks like there.

 

Upgrade Path

I left a little bit on the table that you can upgrade. The shield is the max protection B-class shield, but the Reactor and Weapons can both be upgraded. It should have plenty of Fuel and Cargo.

Final Build