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Assembling and repackaging: Difference between revisions

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Assembled ships and modules can be repackaged, in order to:
Assembled ships and modules can be repackaged, in order to:
* Sell them on the [[trading|market]], as only packaged modules and ships can be sold on the market. Assembled ships and items can only be traded via [[contracts]].  
* Sell them on the [[trading|market]], as only packaged modules and ships can be sold on the market. Assembled ships and items can only be traded via [[contracts]].  
* Reduce the size of ships in order to transport them (e.g. in an [[industrial]] ship), as packaged ships take up far less space than assembled ships. However, keep in mind that repackaging a ship unfits all its modules and destroys and [[rigs]] that are currently fitted, and will cancel any [[insurance]] (with no refund) on the ship. If you wish to transport assembled ships, you can use a ship with a "Ship Maintenance Bay" (e.g. the [[Bowhead]], [[Nestor]], and all [[Capital Ship|capital ships]]), which is a specialised cargo bay for carrying assembled ships. Note that, for modules, there is no difference in volume between packaged and assembled modules.
* Reduce the size of ships in order to transport them (e.g. in an [[industrial]] ship), as packaged ships take up far less space than assembled ships. Note that, for modules, there is no difference in volume between packaged and assembled modules.
** However, keep in mind that repackaging a ship unfits all its modules, destroys any [[rigs]] that are currently fitted, and will cancel any [[insurance]] (with no refund) on the ship. If you wish to transport assembled ships, you can use a ship with a "Ship Maintenance Bay" (e.g. the [[Bowhead]], [[Nestor]], and all [[Capital Ship|capital ships]]), which is a specialised cargo bay for carrying assembled ships.  
* Simplify inventory management, as packaged ships and items stack, making it easier to see what items/ships you have in your hangars.
* Simplify inventory management, as packaged ships and items stack, making it easier to see what items/ships you have in your hangars.