Just so I can build spaceships.
It's just sooooo addictive and fun. But as long as there is no Sandbox mode, or a mode to save spaceship designs, I just can't do it without using piles of money.
It's not that I'm short of money (had like 700k when I started building like crazy), but wasting all that money just for a few ships I like, fly once or twice for fun, and then completely scrap and rebuild into new ones is just not feasible.
So, while I'm sad that I disabled achievements (and am too lazy to use ScriptExtender + AchievementUnlocker), I can now properly play "Space Lego".
That's all and thank you for coming to my TED talk.
That’s the way I do it too. I rarely sell ships so I can have a slot to use to build a new ship when I want to.
I always love stealing ships when I’m on a random planet/moon to add to my collection for this reason. I don’t steal from civilians, just the enemy factions like Crimson Fleet, etc.
Protip for new playthroughs: choose the Wanted perk. This will get you more opportunities to steal ships, in addition to more chances to have bodies to loot.