Noob question: starbases

There is a simple answer to your question: you don't. Heh, see bases cannot fit engines. Oh some mods will let you fit a "station keeping" drive on it but that only allows it to move in combat. When people have bases on warp points or wherever, its because they built a shipyard ship and built the base at the site with that.

Its a benefit of a higher level Space Yard tech. I have no idea what level in stock but in Balance Mod I think its level 5 or so? Something like that. There can be two types, one that goes on a base (BSY) and one that goes on a ship.

In stock, it's Space Yards level 10.

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I think in balance mod it runs from level 1; But you still need a medium or large transport ship to fit 'm on. They are quite large.

~Myrath