Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips To Help You Become A Salvaging Master

Our Hardspace Shipbreaker tips will ensure that you are able to master the intricacies of dismantling ships in orbit for their precious materials and salvage. Hardspace Shipbreaker recently went out of early access after two years to give players a full narrative experience about tearing apart ships in space, along with free modes to get to grip with the mechanics. So read on for our 9 Hardspace Shipbreaker tips that will help you towards becoming a salvaging master. 

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Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Make Use Of Free Mode For Practice

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Shortly after you jump in-game and finish the tutorial, you will be able to go back into the main menu and take part in Free Mode, where the restrictions of your work timer, O2, and fuel are gone. Free Mode also lets you access the majority of the Hardspace Shipbreaker ships early, allowing you to become familiar with their layouts and how to efficiently salvage them before taking them on in the career mode. Practice makes perfect remember. 

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Prioritise O2 Upgrades Early On

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Shortly into the career mode you will be introduced to upgrades which can be earned by meeting certain criteria and gaining Lynx Tokens from successful salvaging. The upgrades cover all of your weapons and space suit, meaning you are able to increase your O2 capacity and reduce the rate at which it drains while on shift. Due to how much of a time sink refilling your oxygen can be, we recommend focusing on upgrading your O2 early on so you can spend more time salvaging. 

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: The Inside Of A Ship Is A Weakpoint

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It's not always a good idea to start slicing a ship up from the outside in Hardspace Shipbreakers, and can often lead to less efficient salvaging overall. It's a good idea to gain access to the inside of the ship most of the time by interacting with the airlock. This will give you an easy path to the ship's weakest points and the most valuable salvage inside.

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Keep Your Eye Out For Extra Consumables

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When you're exploring the inside of a ship, you'll often come across a myriad of floating items that can range in usefulness. Some of these are related to achievements, such as the Hardspace Shipbreaker hidden data drives, which allow you to learn pieces of lore and gain some Lynx Tokens. However, there are also key consumables inside ships such as O2 canisters, and spare fuel, saving you the time it takes to get back to the Hab for a refill. 

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Remember To Depressurize Every Room

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A key mechanic you will be introduced to once you gain some early levels is depressurization. Essentially, many of the ships which still have power and are functional will be full of breathable air, causing the pressure inside to not match the space outside. When the inside of the ship is suddenly exposed to the outside, the pressure will release, which can blast you away, cause your death, and destroy valuable salvage inside the vessel. This means you will want to follow a rigorous depressurization process before taking apart ships. This can be done by entering through the air lock and interacting with both the pressure controls in the main cabin and the cockpit, as they are controlled by separate units.

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Focus On Bright Yellow Connectors

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Whether you're inside or outside the ship, tapping the button to activate your scanner will reveal all the different materials. Look for the bright yellow coloured sections, as these are connectors which hold the whole thing together. Using your cutter to disintegrate these will help to detach the ship into clearer pieces that you can quickly sort through to salvage. 

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Use The Pull Feature On The Grapple

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After finishing the tutorial, you are likely to be familiar with the push mechanic for your Grapple which allows you to launch materials into the correct collection point, but you also have a very useful pull mechanic. Not only can you pull smaller objects toward yourself, but attaching the grapple to a much heavier object allows you to pull yourself toward it. This is incredibly useful for getting back to the Hab when you sadly do need to refill your O2 or fuel, and saves a lot of time. 

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Ignore The Debt At First

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Once you begin the game, you will be thrust into a huge debt of over one billion credits, as Hardspace Shipbreaker gets right into the satire on worker exploitation with no messing around. While this is a vital plot point, and you will need to work it off over the course of the game, you can largely ignore it to begin with. Progress in the game is mostly based on your levels rather than the amount of debt you have worked out, and will gain more ways to make a profit later on. 

Hardspace Shipbreaker Tips: Be Careful What You Destroy When Deconstructing

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While some parts of ships like connectors can be destroyed with no loss of potential resource and profit, other parts of the ship will set you back a lot of money if you accidentally destroy them during the deconstruction process. Parts like the Hardspace Shipbreaker ECU need to be surgically removed with precision to avoid causing extra damage to the ship, so you can maximise your earnings and progress through the career. The reactors and electrical systems are other examples of this. 

That's all for our selection of Hardspace Shipbreaker tips, and now you know some ways to make your time as a Shipbreaker a little easier.

Make sure to also check out Hardspace Shipbreaker time limit, and how it differs from mode to mode.