How is the Trade-In at the Shipyard Worked Out?
When you buy a new ship, the game estimates how much your ship is worth, and alters the purchase price of the new ship accordingly. If your current ship is worth less than the new one, you will pay the purchase price minus the value of your current ship. If the new ship is worth less than your current ship (rare, but people do sometimes go for smaller ships) then you’ll get the value of your current ship minus the value of the new one. Now, while you’d think that the shipyards would be generous and give you the value of whatever equipment was fitted to your ship, they actually don’t. The only factors the shipyard takes into account are the value of the ship’s hull plus the value of the drive – so a Cobra Mark Three with a Class 3 Military Drive is worth more than a Cobra Mark Three in identical condition but with a Class 3 Standard Drive. Therefore, you should only sell your ship once you’ve removed all of the equipment at the upgrades screen. Please note that shipyards can only remove
