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As noted on the page on Hull Upgrades, all ships are upgraded at Overall Level 10, 30, 50, 75, 100 and 135. Each upgrade is accompanied by a visual upgrade which changes the appearance of the ship. Screenshots of upgraded ships have always been difficult to find, primarily because with 3 hull styles and 3 wing styles per class, there are 3x3x9 or 81 different hull configurations available for the player to choose from. With 6 upgrades per hull, that would be 486 different images that would have to be collected and displayed here. (567 if you include the OL 0 configurations)
However, it may be possible to simplify this process. While there are 9 ship configurations per class, all ships of the same race share the same 3 hull and 3 wing styles. Thus, it is possible to take the wing style depicted on a Warrior class ship and imagine it combined with the profession of an Explorer class ship. By default, the Character and Starship Creator (either in game or as the separate app) identifies Hull and Wing Style 1 with the Trader, Style 2 with the Warrior, and Style 3 with the Explorer. Thus, we really only need to collect 3 configurations and 18 images per race.
Although each race has different wings and hulls, and each class has a different profession, the upgrade sequence is the same for all ships. This sequence is as follows:
- OL 10 - Hull Upgrade
- OL 30 - Wing Upgrade
- OL 50 - Profession Upgrade
- OL 75 - Hull Upgrade
- OL 100 - Wing Upgrade
- OL 135 - Profession Upgrade
Each race also has a different engine style, the color scheme for which can be changed in the ship editor. However, engines do not change their appearance as ships upgrade. Most ships are able to transform their wings, hull and/or profession when they go into warp. They also transform into warp configuration when docking. (The Jenqual Explorer, uniquely, changes the position of its engines when it goes into warp)
At this time, images have only been collected for 2 classes, and uploaded to the Earth and Beyond Forums. We can use these 2 classes as a starting point. More can be added later when the images are collected.
Progen Warrior
Note: This Progen Warrior hull is depicted with Hull Style 3 and Wing Style 2. (2 is the default for Warriors) These images are taken from a forum post by CDel921. ([1]) There may be a glitch in how the wings meet the hull.
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Progen Sentinel
Note: This Progen Sentinel hull is depicted with Hull and Wing Style 1. (3 is the default for Explorers, 1 is the default for Traders) These images are taken from the same forum post as the one above.
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Terran Trader
Note: This Terran Trader hull is depicted with Hull and Wing Style 1. (the default for Traders) It is taken from the official Earth and Beyond site posted by Electronic Arts, but does not include all the upgrades.
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