Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

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This is a collection of all builds that I consider starters & minimalist builds, that would be used in the early game. For HV/SV that will be level 7 & under. For CV, that will include starter vessels, which goes up to level 12. These would be items you'll typically rely on within your starting planet.

For minimalist builds, I have a variety of extremely cheap, but functional, early game options.
Items (67)
320k Deep Storage & WiFi
Created by Movado
This is a simple "base" that provides quick & easy storage. Containing only a 320k Container Controller, WiFi, & Core, this is extremely cheap & highly functional throughout the game. It can be used for a quick large storage system at the beginning of the ...
4x 320k Deep Storage
Created by Movado
This is technically a base, that simply contains 4 320k container controllers. Since it's a base, it can be sunk into the ground. The container controllers are on the top, which makes it easy to access. This does not have a core, or any other blocks beside...
Advanced Ore Processor
Created by Movado
This is an unlock level 10 base with a single Advanced Constructor, Small Generator, Small Fuel Tank, and one 16k Cargo Box. The purpose of this base is to have an extremely cheap to spawn base, that can simply process advanced ores in the early game. Alth...
Angel - Starter SV
Created by Movado
Meet Angel, the starter SV available at Level 7, designed for vanilla Empyrion. It's cheap enough to acquire at low levels, and already contains enough dedicated space for the upgrades you need. Already including the following: - 2 Minigun Turrets - 4 Gatl...
Angel - Starter SV - RE
Created by Movado
Meet Angel, the starter SV available at Level 7, designed for Reforged Eden. It's cheap enough to acquire at low levels, and already contains enough dedicated space for the upgrades you need. Already including the following: - 2 Minigun Turrets - 4 Gatling...
Apollo - Fully Solar Starter CV
Created by Movado
Apollo is a fully solar powered starter CV, made for Reforged Eden & unlock at level 12. What makes Apollo very unique is that the solar panels will fully power the thrusters while flying, making this nearly a fuel free CV to operate! Apollo will consume a...
Beetle - Starter HV
Created by Movado
This is a level 5 unlock, basic HV, that also provides a good amount of mobility, storage, and attack/defense. Works on both vanilla Empyrion & Reforged Eden. Requiring no CPU extenders, it is extremely cheap to spawn. It contains one ammo controller with ...
Bolt - Level 5 Starter SV
Created by Movado
When you need a cheap but effective starter SV, look no further than Bolt! The level 5 unlock SV, using only bare minimum resources, but provides a highly functional SV for exploration or defense. Bolt comes with 2 gatling guns, and an Ammo Controller with...
Buffalo Bill - Warp Capable Burrow Mining SV
Created by Movado
Buffalo Bill is an efficient burrow miner with a built in jump drive, available at level 12, that will allow you to quickly & easily navigate your starting system. Buffalo Bill uses only minimal Titanium (30) & Cobalt (289), which makes it extremely easy t...
CHONK - Starter Carrier & Escort CV - Ton Falk-Class
Created by Movado
CHONK is an upgradeable level 12 unlock CV, with enough room carry many HV & SV along your journey! CHONK is Star Wars inspired, and resembles a Ton Falk-Class Escort Carrier. Scaled down in size to be usable as a starter CV, CHONK includes all amenities e...
Carbon Scout - T2 CPU - Unlock Level 7
Created by Movado
This is a basic starter scout HV, available at level 7, that has a TON of built in upgrade options to make it a nice HV to grow into. Perfect for spawning as your first HV, then adding each upgrade as you get to that level. As the name indicates, it is mad...
Carbon Scout RE - Level 7 Starter HV
Created by Movado
This is a basic starter scout HV, available at level 7, that has a TON of built in upgrade options to make it a nice HV to grow into. Perfect for spawning as your first HV, then adding each upgrade as you get to that level. As the name indicates, it is mad...
Cargo Hauler
Created by Movado
Cargo Hauler is a great early game HV, with a LOT of storage & utility to help. Loaded with most early game necessities, it's a nice companion & early spawn for your survival play through! It does not have any turrets or weapons, so hostile interactions mu...
Defense Tower Tier 1
Created by Movado
Defense Tower Tier 1 is the perfect early game defense tower to have near your base. Unlock at level 5, Core only, and a completely concrete design, this base is extremely affordable in the early game. It also does not require any Cobalt OR Titanium! Plus,...
Defense Tower Tier 2
Created by Movado
Defense Tower Tier 2 the upgraded version of the Defense Tower Tier 1. Already containing a Compact Shield, Pentaxid Tank, Missile Turret, another Small Generator, and a Basic CPU Extender. This tower is unlock level 10. This tower will easily solo kill th...
Demeter - HV Miner & Tree Harvester
Created by Movado
Demeter is a great early game, all-in-one, resource gathering HV. Demeter requires only a basic CPU extender, and unlock at level 7, so the resource requirements are easily acquired to spawn. With 6 mechanical drills well placed, Demeter is an efficient bu...
Eos - SV Miner & Early Defender
Created by Movado
Eos is a unique "X-Shaped" SV, fully capable of burrow mining, and also armed with 2 Gatling Cannons. Perfect for those early game mining runs where you might run into a few hostiles along the way. Available at level 7, and requiring no CPU Extenders, Eos ...
Gatling Joe - Level 3 Starter HV
Created by Movado
Meet Gatling Joe. The level 3 unlock, compact & extremely quick starter HV, armed with 2 miniguns. Gatling Joe can reach full forward speed, has 2 ammo controllers (2500 rounds of storage), and 500 cargo capacity. It's also super cheap, so it makes an easy...
Health Kit
Created by Movado
This is a level 10 unlock base that contains all health stations, a shower, and an armor locker. Extremely cheap to spawn, and a great way to get all your medical needs solved, with a cheap to spawn base. No core included, so it will not spawn base attacks...
Hebe - Starter Mining HV (Core Only)
Created by Movado
Hebe is the perfect starter HV for you to get your game going. Hebe is a Core only build, meaning no CPU extenders are needed. This limits the resources needed, and allows this to be built without any cobalt or titanium. Key Features: - 4 Mechanical Drills...
Hover Shack RE - Starter Base
Created by Movado
This is a great, and inexpensive, HV starter base that can be used in the very early game. Staying under 5k total CPU, it requires no CPU extenders. It can be built using Iron, Silicon, Copper, and Carbon Substrate! The wonderful thing about this base is t...
Iasion - Starter SV Miner
Created by Movado
Iasion is the perfect starter SV burrow miner. It comes with 4 mechanical drills & 2 gatling guns! It's available at level 7, and requires no CPU extenders - only a core! Since no extenders are needed, it's an extremely cheap early game option. Key Feature...
Infiltrator
Created by Movado
The Infiltrator is a disposable "CV" that provides teleportation, defensive turrets, medic station, spawn point & a shower. Infiltrator's purpose is to be spawned inside a tough POI. This will provide a close spawn point, easy ability to teleport to a near...
Jebes - Mining & Wood Harvesting HV (Core Only)
Created by Movado
Jebes is an extremely cheap & versatile starter HV. Coming with 2 Mechanical Drills & 1 Wood Harvesting Module, Jebes is a great first companion on your survival trips! Key Features: - 2 Mechanical Drills - 1 Wood Harvest Module - 3,800+ Harvest Storage - ...
Jetson-Mobile
Created by Movado
When you want to reminisce, and fly the same thing you saw in the cartoons as a kid, look no further! This is an original Jetson-Mobile, brought back into production! Including a comfortable interior, with room to bring your favorite beverages, it's the pe...
Just a 16k Cargo Box
Created by Movado
This is just one 16k Cargo Box. Perfect for those times when you just need a little bit extra storage. It simply costs 10 Iron Ingots to spawn & available at level 1. No core or wireless included, so it will have to be manually accessed. Build by Movado En...
Just a CV Tool Turret
Created by Movado
As the title says, this is just a Tool Turret for a CV. You can easily spawn one from your factory at any point. The core is included so you can retrieve the whole turret tool. Just hit level 20 and want to put one on your starter vessel, spawn this guy! B...
Just a Clone Chamber
Created by Movado
When you just need a cheap clone chamber, for quick spawning. Contains the Clone Chamber & core only. No other devices. Perfect for those early game situations where you need a safe spawn point. Build by Movado...
Just a Shower
Created by Movado
Sometimes you just need a shower. This is a shower base, with no core or other blocks, that can cheaply & easily be spawned anywhere. Need to wash off that radiation or return your body to normal temperature? Take a shower! Since there is no core, it will ...
Just an Armor Locker
Created by Movado
Perfect for those occasions when you just need a quick change of armor or boosters. This brand new, shiny armor locker can be yours, for the low price of only 10 iron, 6 copper, & 4 silicon ingots in Reforged. It’s even cheaper in vanilla Empyrion! This is...
Kratos - Upgradeable Starter Tank
Created by Movado
Kratos is a level 7 unlock starter tank, with dedicated upgrade spots for future upgrades. It's made from all steel, so it can still take a few hits, and is designed for Reforged Eden. Key Features: - 2 Miniguns & 2 Gatling Cannons - 4875 Ammo Controller -...
Logging Sentinel
Created by Movado
Ready for service! This Logging Sentinel will soon become your best friend when you need to quickly harvest lots of wood! Designed with early game in mind, it only requires 1 basic CPU extender, which allows it to be spawned with very common resources. The...
Orbital Solar Repair Bay
Created by Movado
This is a specialized Solar Powered Repair Bay, made for outer space. It has a large enough platform to guide where you ship needs to be, and a well illuminated repair bay. It also includes an LCD to help guide where your ship needs to be. This includes: -...
Phanes - Micro Starter Miner SV
Created by Movado
Phanes is a very minimalist mining SV, using only 2 mechanical drills & minimal other components to keep total resources down. Phanes is designed for Reforged Eden only, and requires no CPU Extenders. Key Features of Phanes: - 2 Mechanical Drills - 3,700+ ...
Philomelus - Starter Wood Harvester
Created by Movado
Philomelus is a level 5 unlock, basic wood harvesting HV. It includes only the bare essentials allowing it to be spawned in the early game. Resource requirement shown in the pictures are for Reforged Eden. This will be even cheaper to spawn for vanilla Emp...
Philomelus X3 - Starter Wood Harvester
Created by Movado
Philomelus X3 is a modified version of my original Philomelus, but containing 3 harvest modules for nearly instant tree harvesting! It is still a core only ship, and requires no cobalt or titanium to spawn. Key Features: - 3 Wood Harvest Modules - 5500+ Ha...
Pinto (Hemi) - Level 1 Emergency HV
Created by Movado
Looking for a Hemi-Powered Pinto, with much more speed, lift & agility than the original? Look no further! This upgraded version of the original Pinto was extended in length by 1 block, added a sweet paint job & spoiler, installed 2 extra ground repulsor e...
Pinto - Level 1 Emergency HV
Created by Movado
The Pinto micro HV. Guaranteed to usually get you to your destination…except when it doesn’t. Hey, it’s a Pinto…what did you expect?? This is an extremely basic HV, made from as few resources as possible. It only contains a cockpit, basic generator, small ...
Pinto Hellcat
Created by Movado
Pinto Hellcat is an upgraded version of my original Pinto HV, and unlock at level 3. This one has a combination of ground repulsor & hover engines, plus a few thrusters for added agility. This version is very fast & agile, comes with 4 cargo boxes (750 tot...
Pogo Dual Role RE
Created by Movado
This is a combination version of Pogo, containing 2 gatling guns & 4 mechanical drills, built for Reforged Eden. This version will work best on the outer layers of asteroids, since the full ship does not have drill coverage. Burrowing into an asteroid or p...
Pogo Miner RE
Created by Movado
This is the Pogo Miner. Made specially for Reforged Eden. This is a specialized mining SV, coming with over 6k harvest storage, 7 mining drills, and requiring no cobalt or titanium. Spawn at level 7 using only iron, copper, silicon, and carbon substrate, i...
Pogo RE - Starter SV
Created by Movado
Pogo is available at Level 7, but requires no cobalt or titanium to build! The entire SV is just under 6k total CPU, allowing for easy spawning early in the game. The exterior is also entirely steel to provide protection, should you encounter any drones in...
Porta Potty
Created by Movado
When you gotta go.....you gotta go! Get the Porta Potty! Perfect for your late night explosions! Build by Movado...
Poster Board
Created by Movado
Poster Board! A complementary collection of 14 posters available to spawn & place in your favorite location. Bedroom walls, cockpits, nacelle's, you can place these bad boys anywhere. 14 not enough? No problem! Just spawn the BP again & again to fulfill al...
Production Cube - HV Mobile Constructor
Created by Movado
This is a very basic constructor, available at level 5, for your early game needs. It’s simply a HV mobile constructor, small generator, 2 small fuel tanks, and 2500 storage. Perfect for easy spawn in the early game, and also immune to base/drone attacks. ...
Rocket Pod (HV)
Created by Movado
The Rocket Pod is a level 10 unlock HV that simply has 5 rocket launchers attached to the top surface. Underneath, there is 9500 total ammo storage, enough to hold over 2000 rockets. Additionally, this Rocket Pod only requires 1 basic extender, so it's sti...
SVC-Yalater Mk2 - Bare Essential Warp SV
Created by Movado
SVC-Yalater Mk2 - The perfect ship when you need to cheaply & quickly warp somewhere else. This ship only requires a core, no CPU extenders are needed. Plus, it has additional wings to provide more lift, and a Minigun to provided some safety. This is as ba...
SVC-Yalater VM - Jump SV
Created by Movado
SVC-Yalater VM is a vanilla version of my SVC-Yalater, with a few tweaks for upgradeability. Requiring a core only and unlock at level 10, the resources required for this ship are extremely cheap. In the rear of the ship you'll find a shutter door with ope...
Salvaging Storage Cube
Created by Movado
This is a perfect little storage base made for spawning next to a POI, to provide a lot of salvage storage. It contains a 112k container controller, which is perfect for early game salvage missions. This also contains a wireless extender, so you can still ...
Small Constructor - Level 3 Base
Created by Movado
This is simply a small constructor, 2 large cargo boxes (one for input & one for output), a generator, small fuel tank, and core. Unlock at level 3. Originally made to provide 15x127mm immediately at level 3, but also provides other function as a small con...
Solar Quad Furnace
Created by Movado
The Solar Quad Furnace is a fully solar powered space base, with 4 furnaces to quickly process your ores! Using a minimalist design, this includes only the bare minimum for a base to operate. Key Features: - 640k Input Storage Controller (Reforged) - Will ...
Solar Starter Base
Created by Movado
The fully solar powered starter base, available at level 12, and requiring only a basic CPU extender! No erestrum or zascosium needed, and only 20 sathium. This base is extremely cheap in the early game and built with future upgrades in mind. The base alre...
Solar Teleporter
Created by Movado
This is the perfect little solar teleporter than can be easily spawned anywhere (in outer space), to provide quick & easy transportation. It also requires no CPU extenders, as it is below the 80k core limit! Works in vanilla Empyrion & Reforged Eden! Pictu...
Stingray Mk2
Created by Movado
Stingray Mk2 is the upgraded version of my original Stingray. It contains additional thrust built-in, which allows it to haul more weight without being affected. It's the perfect ship to slap a Drill Turret Tool onto, and scoop up those asteroids as you ho...
Stingray RE - Starter CV
Created by Movado
This is an inexpensive, get you off the starter quickly, CV. It requires no erestrum or zascosium, and very inexpensive on neodymium. The other resources needed are also extremely low, making this an easy ship to build in the early game. This CV is designe...
Turret Pod (HV) - Early Game Defense
Created by Movado
This Turret Pod is simply an HV with 4 minigun turrets on the top. There is 1 generator & 4 fuel tanks in the bottom. It contains 1250 ammo storage, which will hold over 12k rounds of ammo. It does not require any CPU extenders, which is why this is so che...
Turtle - Starter Exploration CV
Created by Movado
This is a very light CV unlocked at level 10. I've scaled this down quite a bit, to make it cheap to build & available for access early. It does include all health bays, shower, O2 Station, Armor Locker, Small Constructor, Fridge, and Food Processor. So it...
Turtle RE - Starter CV
Created by Movado
Turtle is a great base starting CV, while also coming in at a reasonable price. It has enough armor & firepower, that you can easily take on the drones that bother you while mining asteroids. The drone hatch in the cockpit makes this a safe CV to use, sinc...
Wood Chuck - Level 3 Wood Harvesting HV
Created by Movado
If you ever wanted to know how much wood a Wood Chuck can chuck, now you can find out! Meet Wood Chuck, the level 3 unlock HV designed for early game wood harvesting! This little guy comes with the following: - 2 wood harvest modules - 1 gatling gun - 2 Ha...
Wood Shaver Basic
Created by Movado
This is a basic, but upgradeable, Wood Shaver. Comes in needing only 1 basic extender, and overall very cheap on resources, needing only minimal cobalt & titanium. If you're playing vanilla, then you'll also need a small bit of Neodymium. This is one of th...
Silvanus - Upgradeable Wood Harvester
Created by Movado
Silvanus is the perfect early game wood harvester. Silvanus is very upgradeable, but also contains a lot of features at a very low spawn price (and level!). It's an asymmetrical build, with the goal of giving you great first person visibility, while also c...
The Decon 8 IT
Created by Movado
The Decon 8 IT (Individual Terminal) is a fully solar powered space base meant to handle all of your deconstructing needs! With 8 total deconstructors, it will quickly disassemble your loot for you without using any fuel! Simply spawn this within 2.5 AU of...
Miner 69'er Deus
Created by Movado
Miner 69'er Deus is a great entry level warp miner, made for Reforged Eden 2. Armed with 4 Industrial Drill Modules, it can quickly eat asteroids & their resources. It's also armed with most basic CV amenities, so it could also function as a starter CV for...
Iasion Deus
Created by Movado
Iasion Deus is the perfect starter SV burrow miner. It comes with 4 mechanical drills & 2 gatling guns! It's available at level 10, and requires no CPU extenders - only a core! Since no extenders are needed, it's an extremely cheap early game option. Key F...
Just an ATM
Created by Movado
As the title says, this is Just an ATM. For those times when you need to transact some credits, but don't have an ATM handy. This is technically a base, but with no core block. Build by Movado Enjoy!...
Atlas - Starter CV
Created by Movado
Atlas is an almost fuel free CV, made for Reforged Eden 2! Using only a core & no extenders, this is a very cheap first CV to spawn. With the included 4 Basic & 4 Standard Plasma Turbines, Atlas runs nearly fuel free! This is an extremely cheap CV to opera...
MASSIVE DUMP! - Zero Unlock Point Resource Dump
Created by Movado
The MASSIVE DUMP! is a big pile of....well....you get the picture. It's the perfect blueprint to dump all your crap in! Using exactly ZERO unlock points, it's the perfect early game laxative to relieve your resource logjam. Just plop this into the factory ...