At a price of 16,699* credits, I have built the cheapest ship possible!
I present: The Flea! It's small, annoying to your enemies, and doesn't pack much of a punch.
The screenshots show the upgraded Amun-Dunn Amun-1 engine (because I wanted it to be as symmetrical/visually appealing as I could make it), as well as the optional shield and weapon, which gives it a price of 20,796 credits as shown. (The weapon mount was required since the weapon had nowhere it could otherwise be mounted.)
NOTE: This build is made using NOTHING BUT VANILLA PARTS!
*The price of 16,699 credits is if you downgrade the engine to a single Reladyne White Dwarf and choose not to equip any shield or weapon. This has the unfortunate side-effect of creating a highly asymmetrical design.
**Prices are also reflective of having Commerce skill 4 and the permanent 2% discount from Kryx's Journal 01. Without these, the price becomes 26,525 (as shown, or 21,300 with the downgraded engine and no shield or weapon).
All parts were purchased from the kiosk at the Landing Pad with Shipbuilder at an outpost.
Here is a full breakdown of the cost (Part name: Base price / Discount price):
- Deimos 120LD Landing Bay: 850 / 666
- HopeTech Armstrong 10 Cockpit: 3850 / 3018
- Taiyo Extender Port 200 Docker - Top: 900 / 706
- Amun-Dunn Amun-1 Engine: 4600 / 3606
- Ballistic Solutions, Inc. 100G He3 Tank: 1250 / 980
- Stroud-Eklund Accu-Lander 11 Landing Gear 650 / 510
- Nova Galactic NG150 Grav Drive: 5000 / 3920
- HopeTech Companionway 1x1: 1050 / 823
- Amun-Dunn 330T Stellarator Reactor: 4250 / 3332
- SUBTOTAL: 22400 / 17562
- Dogstar 10S Protector Shield Generator: 2250 / 1764
- Horizon Defense Horizon Weapon Mount: 500 / 392
- Horizon Defense Mauler 104L Cannon: 1375 / 1078
- GRAND TOTAL AS SHOWN IN SCREENSHOTS: 26525 / 20796
- OPTIONAL SINGLE-ENGINE CONFIG: Reladyne White Dwarf 1000: 3500 / 2744
- SUBTOTAL (no shield or weapon): 21300 / 16699
- TOTAL (with shield and weapon): 25425 / 19933
NOTE: A full table of the parts list is included as a screenshot in the attached photos.
My inspiration to build the cheapest ship possible was provided by an unnamed Redditor with their design of the "Duckling" (which can be seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfield/comments/1ihcofx/at_a_total_cost_of_18068_credits_the_duckling_is/ )
EDIT: Added that ship was created using only vanilla parts