When you change ships does your old one disappear?
I found a ship from a distress signal and misunderstood the inventory prompts when switching to it so all of my old ships inventory is still on the old ship. I have no idea where I left it but I just want to know if it is worth searching for it at all? Will it still be in the same place and will it have everything it had in it before the switch?
Best Answer
Similar to upgrading a multi-tool you lose the old one but can pull whatever attachments over at the compare screen.
Made the mistake of not transferring the first time and lost some good stuff.
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Answer 2
I don't think the accepted answer is correct.
When I was tearing apart the upgrades on my old ship I accidentally discarded a stack of much needed Zinc.
No problem, I thought, I'll just reload my last save.
After I reloaded my last save, my old ship was no where to be found.
So if you have reloaded since you transferred ships, I don't think you are going to find your old one anywhere.
Answer 3
There's currently a glitch with claiming ships (2.06C) where you can lose access to your current starship if it has any movable items left in its inventory when you swap. Just make sure you empty it to your exosuit and freighter before hand.
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