See Also[]
- Cargo Expansion, this outfit's opposite.
- The Sigma Mass Expansion is 10 Mass Retools in one.
Outfit[]
Mass Expansion on a Shuttle
"A large number of starship captains, from the earliest pioneers over a millennia ago to those travelling the enormous voids between the stars today, will attest to the value of this simple upgrade. If you are prepared to give up 15 tons of cargo space, it will give you 10 more tons of free mass, allowing you that much more room for weapons for personal protection. In a dangerous galaxy, it would pay to seriously consider this module."
Mass Expansion is an outfit that converts some of a ship's available cargo space into additional storage for weapons and other ship enhancements. A typical mass expansion involves converting fifteen tons of cargo space into ten tons of mass capacity. A mass expansion is a module which is simply moved into the cargo bay -- it can be removed if the cargo space is needed.
Mass Retool turns a Starbridge into a Destroyer
"The mass retool does the exact opposite of the cargo retool; it exchanges cargo space for free mass. Like the cargo retool, it gives a better return on your space than the mass expansion equivalent (12 tons of cargo space turns into 10 tons of free mass), but it too is a non-reversible procedure."
The Mass Retool uses less cargo space than a Mass Expansion, but is permanent.
Mass Retool turns a Starbridge into a Destroyer
"The mass retool does the exact opposite of the cargo retool; it exchanges cargo space for free mass. Like the cargo retool, it gives a better return on your space than the mass expansion equivalent (12 tons of cargo space turns into 10 tons of free mass), but it too is a non-reversible procedure."
The Polaris offer a similar outfit which is counted as the same in the Extras tab of player info, but it is a separate outfit.
This outfit necessitates a trip to Polaris space for an execution of the Mass Trick.