Meridian Star | Anvil Carrack of Starfield - Class C Explorer End Game Ship Build | Central Ladder

[@skyriminspace]

Nice ship, nice presentation! I want to get around to sharing my own ships in a similar fashion so i'm taking notes.... Looks like some subtle glitching, & very refreshing to see an "end game ship" without the frog face cabot bridge.

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much! I’m not a fan of the Cabot at all honestly. My goal with this one was to use the Ares Bridge for an explorer ship build, and it ended up being something inspired by the Anvil Carrack haha

[@killersnowgoons]

Omg as soon as I saw the thumbnail... gorgeous! I can't wait to build one! Great job!

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much! This one is a fun one to build and fly, and the interior layout flows really well!

[@TXFDA]

My biggest issues with ship building have mostly been solved thanks to mods. Being able to paint the weapons, flipping and rotating more pieces, raised weapon and engine limit, less picky placement restrictions, more decorative pieces. Even have the ability to manually place doors now, which is nice. My only real issue now is that i don't know when to stop. I never really get a nice clean ship because I just wanna keep adding more bits and pieces.

[@High_Key]

Mods have completely changed the game for ship building. And I know exactly what you mean. It’s a never-ending tinkering process but that’s all part of the fun 😅

[@keithcourson7317]

This ship looks so awesome. I want an actual model of it in my office!

[@High_Key]

I’m truly honored, thank you!

[@mikew.3830]

Thank for sharing the very nice build, as well as explaining how to do some of those more complicated glitches!

[@High_Key]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching. Always happy to provide inspo

[@ir8dudefpv]

I totally see a ‘Carrack’ from Star Citizen! Looks great

[@High_Key]

That's awesome to hear! Thank you I appreciate it

[@k1ndr3dspirits]

Oh man, if possible, I'd love to see Star Citizen inspired ships in Starfield. 😄

[@erinpitt580]

I have a ship I've been working on for the last 3 weeks that has been sitting and changing everyday. it's never finished and I can never figure out what to put on it. I am literally here to take a look at the greebling you did on the wings. I'm lacking in skill somewhere and need inspiration bro. This music actually calming me down, I appreciate the work you put into your videos. Super perfect mix for building and relaxing. Thank you so much. X.

[@High_Key]

I always say you ain't a ship builder unless you're always tinkering. And you have no idea how much it means that my builds help. Truly humbled by that brother. I can't wait to see what you come up

[@StarlingInSpace]

Beautiful ship build! I definitely see the carrack and a little of the Valkyrie shuttle from avatar

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much! Took an inspired-spin on the Carrack for this one but you're right, I do see some of the Valkyrie Shuttle in this too. If you end up building this one and have any questions, feel free to reach out and I'll be happy to help

[@Ryecrash617]

Thanks for posting this. I own a Carrack in Star Citizen and play Starfield so I might give this a try.

[@High_Key]

That's awesome! I honestly have yet to try out Star Citizen but I've been watch SC content heavily for years. Plan to make the purchase soon though. Btw I did just post another video today and it's a smaller Class B version of this build. Meant to be an interceptor so the hab selection is tailored as such, but overall same Carrack design and shape, but just much smaller.

[@skyriminspace]

If the devs ever come across videos like this they must be fascinated. "I did not know that was possible!"

[@skyriminspace]

Talking about the glitch techniques!

[@High_Key]

@@skyriminspace haha I’ve actually wondered that myself because I don’t think they accounted for some of these attachments to happen. I just hope they never patch these, otherwise I’ll be pretty heartbroken lol

[@NinjaCheater]

The devs know and if you look closely at several in game ships, you can spot glitch builds. The game ship building community has used their imagination to expand on the possibilities, with remarkable design builds shared for all who are inclined to enjoy!

[@High_Key]

@@NinjaCheater StarfieldShips on Reddit is a great place for inspiration and to admire some good designs

[@skyriminspace]

@@NinjaCheater i will pay closer attention to npc ships then!

[@Slackerdude74]

Awesome ship! I am trying to build it now, because this is a must to add to fleet. This will most likely be the capital ship of my fleet. It’s seems very fitting to be the capital ship of any fleet imo.

[@High_Key]

LET’S GO! I appreciate it! Let me know if you have any questions

[@andreasplosky8516]

Nice ship.

[@High_Key]

Very much appreciated!

[@damum2732]

Nice looking ship. One thing though, you really need to include a parts list. Starting and stopping because I need to go grab a unique part somewhere gets old fast.

[@High_Key]

Appreciate the feedback, I’ll be sure to include a parts list for these! My apologies there. I do have a full parts list on Reddit that I added afterwards: www.reddit.com/r/StarfieldShips/s/3gWsaSz7AI

[@slashtesla3577]

Nice. I'm going to try and make a smaller less hab version of this. I get lost when there's too many habs. Thanks for the inspiration

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much! I actually have one I'm just about finished with that I'll be posting hopefully tonight! It's a Class B interceptor build rather than another explorer ship so the habs are tailored as such using a Nova Armory & HopeTech Armory + Captain's Quarters.

[@High_Key]

I ended getting around to posting the video on the smaller version of the Meridian Star super late last night/early this morning, feel free to check it out for some more inspo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJvQXotrZs6EptEsi=SeSmX5moBUnzDIq_

[@slashtesla3577]

@@High_Key I already built the ship watching that video ^ before seeing this post lol. Very good work. I ended up using 4 - SA-4330 Engines. I had a question about the build if I remember it I'll post in that video. Thanks again. Keep up the great ship builds! This is the best part of the game IMO. I don't care about a scientist by the tree, etc.

[@alloftheexperts2111]

You are the king of chunkyboy ships.

[@High_Key]

Ha! I appreciate it

[@brian96597]

I have to be honest. I really hated building this ship. Mostly because of the duplicate/drop down stuff which had to be done. However, it's grown on me, and I've actually done a few mods to it myself. It's right now my home ship. One of the mods is I dropped the bridge down a level and glitched the nose cap c's to the sides (same bridge) and dropped a nova 2ltf cowling on top. It looks really good, IMO. Thanks for your contribution!

[@High_Key]

I totally understand. Lots of repetitive duplication/drop glitches. Admittedly, a lot of the wing aesthetics were a bit over done and could be omitted. But I really appreciate the compliments! And that’s a nice, sharp looking modification. I might mess around and try that out to see what it looks like. Ultimately, this is a great platform to try and transform into something else imo.

[@brian96597]

@@High_Key The only downfall is the side caps do protrude into the bridge a little bit, but the top does not. I can live with that. :)

[@High_Key]

@@brian96597 and honestly, I don’t use Captain’s Lockers because I’m always switching ships, and I usually access cargo holds via the inventory menu by habit, so I’m totally fine with clipping parts into those side rooms. Think the Bridge is big enough anyways, and looks much better with a seamless look on the exterior.

[@brian96597]

@@High_Key Understood. I usually don't even use cargo except for ship parts. Whenever I want to build an outpost I just carry everything on me and live with the "passed out" vision especially since you can build in overhead mode. Also, then the ships can be extremely light since I mostly substitute cargo holds for bracers or lighter shielded cargo.

[@High_Key]

@@brian96597I’m slowly coming around to that playstyle and building smaller purpose built role ships. Most of my cargo is resources for a like 3 spontaneous outpost builds which I really don’t need..at all.

[@jacksonbarkerthebluehairedfox]

Whoa, that looks amazing!

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much!

[@Ennio444]

If there is something Starfield did well, it's this. Shipbuilding.

[@High_Key]

@@Ennio444 Hands down one of the funnest things to do in a game

[@High_Key]

**POST 1.13.61 AUGUST UPDATE DISCLAIMER:** With the recent update removing Flipping, Variant Swap and Duplication as we used to know it, merging certain parts together in this build like the reactor, grav drive, and fuel tank will require a different process. If you're ok with mods, you could simply just use a mod like Better Ship Snaps and Ship Building Tweaks as a replacement for all Glitches, however, Duplication is still available as a vanilla glitch method but with a slight difference: Select the part you want to Duplicate downwards, and select the corresponding Nova Bracer indicated in the video. Then Duplicate both parts. The parts will Duplicate in place instead of Duplicating downwards like what is shown in the video. Simply select the Duplicated part and then press Space (Accept), and the part should Duplicate downwards. Slightly different, just an extra step but with the same outcome if done correctly. You could theoretically accomplish any glitch method with just Duplication, so it's good we still have this in some capacity. If you still have trouble, I recommend watching this video from JRamosWorks Gaming Fun. He details how to do certain glitches that still work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qafUgn-GlJylhsUsi=qYNrmQnUEqscn-vt I'll continue to do full on build guides utilizing both glitching and mods and will detail everything out.

[@cpt-jinxy7533]

Damn, what a nice ship, and music,!! spor on! You must be a true starborn. o7 Good look out there starborn. :D

[@High_Key]

Thank you, I really appreciate it! See you in the Starfield!

[@WizeOldWizard]

Yo! You absolutely nailed the Carrack vibe. It would be impossible to capture the subtle angles that the Carrack has with Starfields parts, and I daresay this is about as close as you could get. The only critique I could offer is that, proportionally speaking, this bridge is too wide and not tall enough. Otherwise, this is a great interpretation. Well done! Liked and subbed. Personally, I like to listen to a creator talk to the viewer about choices made. Adds a level of informative entertainment that can be very helpful to those that are less experienced. But, that is just my opinion.

[@High_Key]

I really appreciate that coming from you! You’re an absolute legendary ship builder. Definitely working on adding in some vocals in the mix, think it would save me a lot of time as well honestly. For this build (and same with my interpretation of the Mercury Star Runner) I did want to add my own touch to them, though I should’ve been more explicit about that. But yeah I completely agree with your critique. First time using that Deimos Ares Bridge and I just felt compelled to use it on an Explorer-class ship.

[@WizeOldWizard]

@@High_Key oh come on, you’re giving me way too much credit! But damn, thank you. That’s the highest praise I’ve received. Just for the record, I didn’t mean to downplay the success of your build with my critique, as it is a great looking ship on its own regardless of the Carrack inspiration. I was simply stating that, if you wanted to really nail those proportions bang-on for accuracy, in my opinion a cockpit or bridge with narrower glass would achieve that. I can’t wait for more variety in shape with new parts. People are increasingly experimenting with build techniques to achieve more unique shapes, as you’ve done with some of the glitches here. I don’t see that as a bad thing at all, but more of a reflection of how tired we all are of our current selection. I’m really considering just getting into mods for the same reason, even though I REALLY want to wait for consoles to have them so nobody feels left out of a build.

[@High_Key]

@@WizeOldWizard ha well it’s definitely deserved man! I built your Basilisk a few times before really settling into my own niche and preferences. And that was the build that helped me to really understand how ship hab layouts work. All my builds changed after that. And I built a couple entirely different ships with the same hab layout or a slightly modified version of it. So I really appreciate you for building such a nice platform there. Dude no worries at all, I got ya completely. Really hope we can get some new parts and optimizations sooner than later too. I think it’s about time. I still see a ton of inspo here and on Reddit but I do think we’re getting close to exhausting all the possible vanilla designs, which is why I find myself leaning heavily into glitching to essentially “create new parts”. At the same time, I do find that pretty enjoyable. Like it’s its own mini game within a build. I totally get that too. I think that’s partially why I’m waiting on using any mods as well. That and because my games been relatively bug free since launch. Man, hopefully that CK comes out sooner than later too.

[@WizeOldWizard]

@@High_Key Amen brother! Looking forward to more content and more ships. Side note, last night I found a way to replicate a permanent shield buff. Did it on two different ships. Not sure if I should publish a video on it, as I don’t want Bethesda to patch it, but then again if I don’t share that then nobody else will get to use it. What do you think? Should I say fuck it and publish it?

[@High_Key]

@WizeOldWizard I appreciate and I’ll happily do the same. And oh shit no way! My bias would say publish it lmao but you’re right, the way things are going with BGS, I wouldn’t put it behind them to patch something like that

[@Breacca]

Very nice build! And well made! Even thou i prefer one computer core and one control station instead of two computer cores.

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much! I normally would’ve done the same but I wanted to keep the crew member count down for this one. Definitely can sub in a Control Station without changing anything on the interior.

[@Turgineer]

Wow, big ship.

[@High_Key]

@@Turgineer she definitely is a big one! Prior to the interior decorating update so all the main habs that feature workbenches are utilized here.

[@treyart1]

Cool ship 😊

[@High_Key]

Thank you very much!

[@kieranspencer5245]

Looks sweeeeet as

[@High_Key]

@@kieranspencer5245 thank you very much! One of my all time favorite legacy builds. Been thinking about revisiting this one with a modded set up. If you end up building this one and get stuck anywhere, feel free to reach out and I’ll be happy to assist!

[@kieranspencer5245]

@@High_Key Construction is about to commence!

[@Tony186x]

Mom: we have Carrack at home. Jk, awesome work

[@High_Key]

Kid: that’s not a Carrack mom! Haha appreciate man, thanks!

[@QwkDrw84]

Great ship design, but this video would be a million times better with a voice over saying everything instead of subtitles over music.

[@High_Key]

Appreciate the feedback. I’ll be working on adding that in on future videos

[@QwkDrw84]

I look forward to seeing it! I've been looking for a build that's got a presidential feel for my diplomat character and this is the best I've seen. I hope they add luxury habs in the future.

[@High_Key]

@@QwkDrw84I really appreciate it! The good thing about this build is a lot of parts are copied and pasted which saves a lot of time too

[@toms.3977]

I'm totally out on a glitch build. Just asking for trouble down the road. There has to be a better way.

[@High_Key]

You can get decently close. The wing nacelles don’t need to be nearly as detailed while maintaining the same overall shape. And the ship will look pretty similar without the rows of Deimos Spines into the Deimos Bumpers. For that,keeping the bumpers over the spines will definitely look better. And then for the engines and fuel tank you’ll just have some gaps in-between. The biggest change will be a major cargo difference as you’ll be forced to use 2 Supernova Engines only whereas I actually have 2 Supernova Engines merged with 3 SAL 6830 Engines that allow for some 5k cargo while maintaining 91 mobility. I will say though that most of this ship can be done with just Flip/Rotation and the Drop methods, both of which are the easiest to learn. Takes about 5 minutes to learn how to do and within 10 minutes of messing around with it, you’ll really understand the concept and how you can utilize it to optimize your builds. After a few a couple builds, it’ll become second nature, and you’ll be hungry to learn the other methods. But totally understand if you prefer vanilla.

[@JayNot2Tuff]

Bruh my god...look at that ship xD. How much did it cost to build it?

[@High_Key]

Haha she’s fully loaded with everything you need! I built her off another platform so didn’t have to spend too much but I’m going to estimate around $600-700k at least with a majority going to the 5 engines, grav drive, reactor and weapons 😅

[@JayNot2Tuff]

@@High_Key thanks. That's an amazing ship man, I'm definitely going to build it.

[@pietpompies7381]

Nice🎉

[@High_Key]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@ZachBroughton]

Nice ship, but it isn't functional. None of the second-level rooms link to each other, and I only have access to the living quarters and top/bottom layers

[@High_Key]

@@ZachBroughton are you using the Place Doors Yourself mod? If so, make sure to add the door modules. This ship was built pre-mods, so you won’t see me place any of those door modules between the Habs. If you aren’t using mods, make sure you place the Habs in the same order that I do to get the same layout that you see in the interior walk through at the end of the video. It’s a very simple straight forward layout. Also, if you don’t have access to the upper level at all, you wouldn’t be able to save the ship and exit the ship builder because you’d get an error that the bay doesn’t connect to the cockpit, so I’m assuming this has to do with the Place Doors Yourself mod.

[@liquidmark5081]

Sexiness. def give me ideas for my next setup.

[@High_Key]

Thank you man! Always happy to provide inspo

[@liquidmark5081]

@@High_Key it’s real clean looking. I’ve tried to make clean builds in the past like my Kepler R rebuild.

[@sumdumcat]

Why should we spend time building ships and outposts when we lose them after becoming Starborn? We work our ass off to build things that fit "us" just to have to start all over again.

[@High_Key]

Cause some of us have 1500hrs+ without a single NG+ 😅

[@mixail267]

This is a question, that should have been asked to those at Bethesda, who decided that it is perfectly normal to create a game with setting, that is trying to look like hard sci-fi, and then turn it into space magic and multiverse postmodern garbage.

[@beaudamien]

Don’t your mean No man’s sky 2.0.

[@High_Key]

Too many differences between these games

[@tadmikowsky7520]

But why end the game with a badass ship? You can't take it with you...

[@High_Key]

@@tadmikowsky7520 I’m right there with ya 😂 day 1 player with some 1500hrs and I haven’t gone through the Unity once. Not even on other character saves. Too many ships and whatnot going for them, I just can’t stand to lose it all

[@tadmikowsky7520]

@@High_Key Haha, 1500, dang... I'm at around 320, went through once and never again. Rebuilding is way too much work. I've finally matched original number credits on the NG+ playthrough, but didn't bother with a fancy outpost, advancing the storyline, etc. I'm all about stealing everything in sight and criminal behavior out of spite due to all my pre-NG+ stuff being gone 😆

[@nivek500]

This ship is beautifull, but seriously a trash hellhole. After a while the whole ship is so glitched you cannot enter the ship without glitching through the floor. And thats the issue caused by extensive glitching parts into position where it's not intended to be. Any parts is fine, but Habs and any crucial ship parts that is required to fly is not. When something goes wrong reloading the save, your ship is done for. #1 rule... never glitch crucial parts. (Gears, engines, shields, fuel, reactor, grav) Cosmetic parts (like wings) are fine. Glitching them into the very cornet of the cockpit like here. No issue either.

[@High_Key]

Ok so first things first. Go back to the ship builder and check ALL YOUR HABs and make sure you have no duplicate habs merged _into_ each other. I've had your issue before and it happened two separate times for two separate reasons, NEITHER OF WHICH had to do with the Glitches on the ship or even Glitch/Mod Conflicts. Because Glitching *_vanilla_* parts as done in this video will not do what you're saying. First time it happened was because for some reason I had two habs merged into each other. I think I had undo'd a deleted hab after placing a new hab down. Once I removed that extra hab, the issue stopped. If you're using mods that increase snap tolerances and removes the need for Glitching like (Better Ship Tweaks by EVANSY), then this mistake can happen more often as it becomes very easy to merge parts, even habs. They literally just slip into each other and it's easy to miss that. Second time this happened was a load order issue with too many mods. Once I cleaned up and optimized the load order, it stopped. I remember once I got rid of Unofficial Starfield Patch and some spacesuit skin mods specifically (all from Creations, not from Nexus), the issue stopped.

[@nivek500]

@@High_Key neither of the mentionned issue occur on my side at the moment. Double checked everything. As to load order... nah if on first build the ship was fine, and second play fine too. Then thats surefire not anything mod related as i didn't add new mods in meantime. I noticed i could just slide some parts away rather then snap off the ship. That doesn't sound anything related to the above. The issue is fixed by removing some modules that was snapped in that didn't make sense. Swapped for certain other modules that does attach. Notice that the wing isn't attached at all. Just glitched in. Without any real attachment to the shop. Tweaked all that without doing what you just said i should check. And the ship works fine again.

[@High_Key]

@@nivek500 Glad it's working out for you. Which modules did you specifically remove that don't make sense? Can you shoot me a timestamp of where you were at when you did this? Also, are you using Better Ship Tweaks or Better Ship Snaps or any mod that increases ship snapping tolerances? If so, I can promise you the issue you're facing is in regards to parts that are unintentionally merged together like habs. The only time I've fallen through my ships outside of straight up BGS bugs, is hab modules that somehow merged together or were not merged at all and were offset by just a little, something that can EASILY happen with a ship snap tolerance mod like the ones I mentioned (and use myself). And this is also something that can just as easily AND unknowingly be fixed by just taking a part a little of the ship and putting it back together which sounds like what happened with you when you took apart your ship to diagnose the issue. The hab may not have been duplicated or merged but just slightly offset, and then it reset back into the proper position when you took the ship apart and put it back together. When habs are offset or merged into each even in the slightest, the interior will be bugged. I've been doing this since release and am very active in the r/StarfieldShips on Reddit where HEAVY glitch builds are commonplace. I can say without a doubt that glitching vanilla parts the way we do in this video will not result in your those issues. Trust me, the only outlier here is the fact that we now have mods. This was built back in Feb WAY before mods, and I've built way more complicated stuff since with my audience following suit. You seem to have your mind set on the fact that it's glitches but please just hear me out with an open mind brother. If you don't believe me..and you REALLY want to test this out, build the ship vanilla without any mods and just follow the video straight up using the glitch methods. That's the only true test you can do, otherwise this is all assumption. I actually really care about this because I don't want you to limit your building creativity based on this false assumption.

[@scatteredsosa]

too much glitching

[@High_Key]

@@scatteredsosa sorry man, most of my builds are like this. I go through it all in detail tho, every step. If you have questions, I’ll be happy to help.

[@teddybear0313]

I get a kick out of you you tuber's who keep claiming an "End Game" anything, this game does NOT END... With this being said, their is no End Game ship build or anything that does suggest that... Once anyone does the main storyline of "Constellation" the game gets "Re-set" hence the "Starborn" skills, or "Spells" making your character a different person in the game as a whole. Another statement, why must All of these builds have the shuttle or space ship have a forward facing cockpit? that look is SO over rated. Granted this is what you like, but I am a different person when it comes to ascetics and functionality, as well as practically

[@High_Key]

It's just a term for a ship that could carry you to the finish (on very hard) before an NG+ reset is all. It's also a ship that requires Level 60 + Starship Design 4 + Pilot 4, while also having done the "All That Money Can Buy" quest and finishing UC Vanguard, so beginning players, or even middling players cannot build this ship yet. Hence, end game (with a dual meaning here). Interesting you mention that about the cockpit because I usually build asymmetric ships, usually with wildly offset cockpits like the Outrider/YT-2400 from Star Wars, and this particular ship is completely based off the Anvil Carrack exploration ship from Star Citizen, so the forward-cockpit design is actually intentional. If you take a look at my other builds, you'll see a lot of that Outrider inspiration I was talking about. The only time cockpits/bridges are front and center like this are when the builds are inspired by other fictional ships like this "Anvil Carrack" build or my "Mercury Star Runner" build, both of which are from Star Citizen. Otherwise, I'm trying to get unique with it.

[@WizeOldWizard]

As HighKey stated, anything you can build at level 60 and up is considered an endgame ship because that is when all of the parts unlock. By that time, a player that builds ships likely has their Starship Design skill maxed at rank 4. Other than a few specific parts that are unlocked through quest rewards, those are the two major factors required to make all parts available.

[@ir8dudefpv]

I may have odd comprehension skills, but with regards to content creators claiming ‘End Game’ I personally take that as above level 60. I assume most players above level 60 have beaten the main story line and are now faced with starting over with NG+ or staying. End game. I do however find myself at odds with ‘clickbait’ or disingenuous content. I did not get that from this particular video. Although having to rely on ‘glitches’ to build is a let down. I hope having another perspective helps in some way. Cheers

[@TXFDA]

I use the term "endgame" for most games, even Starfield. I mainly mean something that you'll likely be using by the time you've completed most of the content you can. Stuff you'd likely have equipped or built by the time you finally decide to put the game down.

[@syoung2333]

I find nothing wrong with the chef as a matter of fact I'm going to make my own version of it and see what I come up with good video😊 now in Sephora's why the cockpit is mostly facing forward, it's because the basic Aesthetics of flight AS modeled after the basic bird is forward of the wings or engine and we have no other creature to gauge flight by even the insects have this basic flight model although they may have more sensors😅. Now is a ship build we are free to design what we feel. I have read plenty of books and seen plenty of movies that reflect differences. For example the Nostromo in Aliens doesn't have a clear-cut cockpit that is external and I understand. Most of today's Syfy tropes usually come up with some sort of see-through steel to simulate the glass in the visuals Star Trek itself has a blatant bridge on top of a disc even though it is retracted inside the hull a little. Wild Battlestar Galactica in Star Wars just doesn't seem to care at all😂. But my favorite part about these videos is how they're so star citizenish but not😊