Starbase Ship Shop

This is the guns-ZZZ ( Zoom Zoom Zoom with guns 😁 https://sb-creators.org/makers/Happy%20Ship%20Shop/ship/%5BFREE%5D%20Zoom%20Zoom%20Zoom ) It's main features are that it is super cheap and can accommodate 4 tripods mounted on rotating plates allow you to get the gunners to face any direction you want ! This makes it an effective ship that you can spam. It also features 2 autocanons, the inertia-dampener , the autonomy-calculator and the sensitivity-control allowing it to turn very sharply and avoid most of the enemy fire while also dishing out a punishment 😁 You can expect to go full speed solo and around 130 m/s with 4 fully loaded endos and 4 tripod autocanons The combination of the inertia dampener, high speed, high manoeuvrability and small size makes it a dangerous opponent even though it was never designed to take a beating You can download it for free here : https://discord.gg/zwrGEQSzdY

The MINI SURFACEUR is a ship specialized in mining the surface of the moons. After several months of development within our corporation we offer you the latest version, the Mk5! With these 3 laser arms installed in staggered rows with a gap of 36cm between each laser, one passage of the Mini Surfaceur is enough to mine 99% of ores present in the ground. To achieve this result, many solutions were tried. The drill type surface miners are too slow, too dependent on server performance (lag) and finally not efficient. That's why we chose the solution of “sweeping” the floor. Push the Mining Button, open a Mini-beer, watch the last episode of your favorite Mini-serie and come back to admire the result in 20 minutes! --- ** Attributes : ** - 507 Crates - 13 Bridges - 4 lasers designator (perfect for aligning the ship with a trench already made) - 30 Mining lasers - 10 Ore collectors - 48 Fuel chamber T2 - 144 Generator T2 - 12 Large propellant tank - Mining Autonomy: 1h+ - 2500 km range - Dry Max Speed : 140m/s - Mining tool hand - Continuous mining --- ** Main features : ** - 2 completelly fonctionnal cockpits to suit your needs / have redundancy. - Sensitivity Setting. - Surface approach (button >10km). The lever to the pilot's right sets the height from which the thrusters kick in. Example if you set the lever to 300m the ship will stop at 50m from the ground. It is set as a base at 650m for a stop at 400 (everything obviously depends on the performance of your pc). So use with caution, on the contrary you can set it to 999m if you want a safety margin. - Landing (button <1km) - Mining lasers length adjustment (between 10 and 20m). - Auto advance (You can change SpeedMin,SpeedMax, ForceForward, ForceBackward). Very important, these settings are differents depending on the moon. Grounds haven’t the same density. - Auto Stop Timer As this ship can work alone, you can select the mining time (10min, 20min, 60min, etc...). - Front Protection (During a mining session, the ship stops when it detects an obstacle). - Big Front Screen for custom text - Fuel and Gas Protection (less than 30% orange light, less than 10% red light and the ship stop). --- ** Price of the BP : ** Very Inexpensive to produce, it is ideal for "beginners" - BP only : 12M credits (Half Price for old Surfaceur customers) - ** PACK ** BP Surfaceur + Mini Surfaceur : 26M credits - ** PACK ** BP Surfaceur + Mini Surfaceur + Magellan chip : 31M credits ** Why this pack can be attractive ? ** Magellan is the moon with the best performance (no lags). You will find a lot of Xhalium and it’s the most expensive resource (16k credits / stack). Normally the chip sold alone is 12M credits. So we sell you the BP + Magellan chip for 17M credits. --- ** - Discord : https://discord.com/channels/752572414713397298/1021140536003928064 ** - ** Video coming SOON ** ** - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmNHvnFzcmg ** ** User manuel 3 parts ** ** 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkttVFUsCkU ** ** 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjLbW8wlLU ** ** 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUMR2nMrI0 ** --- We chose to sell the BP rather than the ship to allow you to modify it as you wish. This unfortunately exposes us to a massive sharing of BP beyond our control. We therefore rely on the fact that the starbase community is mature and respectful of the designers' work.

https://www.youtube.com/@ColtStarbase/videos This ship is not really a ship it is a pallet. It was designed to be towed by a powerful ship like an M1 or an R4 for example. This pallet remains a real ship, so it can maneuver and be moved over this short distance in your station or your capship. Very useful to unload your CS.

Fun little ramming ship

The **FCU-22** is a Mid-Long Range light armored Fighter/Bomber. Equipped with Dual Autocannons and retracting, scripted, Dual Missile Launcher. FCU-22 is Modeled after the **USAF, F-22 Stealth Jet**. *I am currently working on a modular weapons bay to seamlessly swap between Rocket Pods and Torpedoes for "In Universe" Changes.* The **FCU-22** is intended for Moon/Station Sieges as a *point, fire, peel off system* . Otherwise, it is a passion project to recreate my favorite real-world/fantasy Gunships/Fighters. The ship Blueprint can be purchased as well as the Ship itself (Assemble cost + Ore + 50k Build Fee) There are basic scripts for generation rate, rod/propellant timers, safe fire missiles (as not to fire the missiles while stowed in the weapons bay), status readouts, as well as 5 empty Yolol slots for personal scripts ie; autopilot to stations and missile mag dumps. I am willing to offer **2 stacks of Ymrium and cover the Exorium cost to anyone who purchases the blueprint regardless of market price** to aid in cost reduction if you do not have a stock of it and must buy it from the market. Roughly **108,000 credit value** as of *10/24/21*. Thank you for the read and see you out there, *Game*: **Shipwright** *Discord*: **Knox#9473**

4 crate mini salvager designed for use with handheld recycling tool\ B= Basic for basic FCU\ 45min flight time and 150 dry maybe 120 full of lukium\ download [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18xkIPxVlPX_um2ELKICAomI4thhQv00G/view?usp=sharing)\ (bind RL and RR to your rolling keybinds for rolling)\ oh also remember to turn safemode off to fly fastenough loaded

**Looking for a simple Plug and play style console? Look no further!!** Fields displayed include ```Haskell Propellant Battery Fuel GenLimit GenRate Forward Backward Yaw Pitch Roll RightLeft UpDown DrainPerSecond=Depends On The Number Of Batterys (installation below) EnergyPerSecond Manual=Playerset GeneratorLimit and 9 Progress Bars For Misc. Setup ``` **Uses Network relay to allow for Plug and Play installation** ```haskell MasterChip1 RelayChip1 1)GasContainerStoredResource = Propellant 2)StoredBatteryPower = Battery 3)FCUForward = Forward 4)FCUBackward = Backward 5)FCURotationalYaw = Yaw 6)FCURotationalPitch = Pitch 7)FCURotationalRoll = Roll 8)FCUUpDown = UpDown 9)FCURightLeft = Rightleft ``` ```haskell MasterChip2 RelayChip2 1)GeneratorUnitRateLimit = GenLimit 2)GeneratorUnitRate = GenRate 3)FuelChamberFuel = Fuel ``` **Comes with 4 chips** Simple Generator Script EnergyPerSecond Script DrainPerSecond Manual Gen Rate script **Installation** ``` 1)All of the relative fields must be named default to be able to be used by the Memory Relays 2)Place the Yolol Racks and Memory relays and connect all power inputs 3)Install the panels where ever is best to see add a cable connection to allow for power input 4)Install the manual lever where ever is reachable to be able to manual set a minimum GenLimit (most leave it at 20) 5)Enjoy ``` **If you have an suggestions on how to improve it message `Cycle_Of_Insanity#3074` or if you would like more information.**

Are you tired of those Devs not releasing the update you want? A foreign country taking over your land? Well you Need a Freedom Truck that you can put your message on and put wherever you like! block an SSC, get a group together to block the moon portal! Your imagination is the limit! Disclaimer: This is a joke please do not purposely block or ram people in game. You can be banned for ramming. - Heat Updated Versions coming: -Box truck filled with crates -Box truck empty(cargo lock) -Party truck -Battle truck Features: - prop and fuel usage calculator - side cab doors - semi-realistic transmission and driveline - 102 m/s dry - working windows - speedometer - undercab space - ISAN - update/ fix by Forty (balanced it better)

Specifically built to travel through the warp gate and onto the moon, with relatively generous range & speed at a reasonable cost. Listed build costs include the properly-constructed [Fast Travel Gate Core](https://wiki.starbasegame.com/index.php/Fast_travel_gate_core_(assembly)): removing this assembly will reduce the ship cost by about half (in addition to increasing both range & speed, of course). As the creator is incredibly lazy, the blueprint may be [downloaded immediately](https://faulty-industries.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/voyager.fbe) at no cost. For exactly the same reason, it is provided with absolutely no warranty or support. Instead, it's offered on a pay-what-you-believe-is-fair donation basis: the minimum is simply a request to send a message to the creator (`Fault` in-game or `Fault#9610` on Discord) if you end up printing & enjoying the ship. Live long & prosper. -- Many thanks to `Lovel#0509` for his brilliant space photography & permission to share it here!

Welcome To the StarCrusher. A medium size miner with over 300 crates and 8 mining lasers --- **Key Points** * 300 Crates * Speed of 150m/s * 8 Mining lasers * 193mil propellant * Laser pattern script * Nav Suite from Thaccus check it out here https://github.com/Thaccus/Starbase-Nav-Suite --- To get the blueprint just join our discord at discord.gg/aVWPZVU And don't forget to check out our other ships to!

The SURFACEUR is a ship specialized in mining the surface of the moons. After several months of development within our corporation we offer you the latest version, the Mk8! With these 3 laser arms installed in staggered rows with a gap of 36cm between each laser, one passage of the Surfaceur is enough to mine 99% of ores present in the ground. To achieve this result, many solutions were tried. The drill type surface miners are too slow, too dependent on server performance (lag) and finally not efficient. That's why we chose the solution of “sweeping” the floor. With an adjustable mining depth between 10 and 20m it will be a real scar that you will leave behind and this in AFK mode, moreover, this orientation allows the possibility of working with 2 ships at the same time. Push the Mining Button, open a beer, watch the last episode of your favorite serie and come back to admire the result in 1 hour! --- ** Attributes : ** - 1024 Crates - 9 Bridges - 4 lasers designator (perfect for aligning the ship with a trench already made) - 30 Mining lasers - 10 Ore collectors - 3 Large Generators - 1 Processing Unit - 2 Exorium Tanks - Mining Autonomy: 10h - Dry Max Speed : 115m/s - Reconstruction machine --- ** Main features : ** - 2 completelly fonctionnal cockpits to suit your needs / have redundancy. - Sensitivity Setting. - Auto Landing (Leave your cap ship, target the moon's center and let your ship land safely). - Mining lasers length adjustment (between 10 and 20m). - Auto advance (You can change SpeedMin,SpeedMax, ForceForward, ForceBackward). Very important, these settings are differents depending on the moon. Grounds haven’t the same density. - Auto Stop Timer As this ship can work alone, you can select the mining time (10min, 20min, 60min, etc...). - Ground Protection (The ship go up when rangefinders measure a distance from the ground of less than a configurable distance). - Front Protection (During a mining session, the ship stops when it detects an obstacle). - Big Front Screen for custom text - Fuel and Gas Protection (less than 30% orange light, less than 10% red light and the ship stop). --- ** Price of the BP : ** A bit expensive but you will quickly understand in use that this ship literally destroys the game to make a lot of money in a short time. - BP only : 20M credits - ** PACK ** BP + Magellan chip : 25M credits ** Why this pack can be attractive ? ** Magellan is the moon with the best performance (no lags). You will find a lot of Xhalium and it’s the most expensive resource (16k credits / stack). Normally the chip sold alone is 20M credits. So we sell you the BP + Magellan chip for 25M credits. --- ** - Discord : https://discord.com/channels/752572414713397298/1021140536003928064 ** ** - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmNHvnFzcmg ** ** User manuel 3 parts ** ** 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkttVFUsCkU ** ** 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjLbW8wlLU ** ** 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUMR2nMrI0 ** --- We chose to sell the BP rather than the ship to allow you to modify it as you wish. This unfortunately exposes us to a massive sharing of BP beyond our control. We therefore rely on the fact that the starbase community is mature and respectful of the designers' work.

**Welcome to the light fighter from Cafe.Inc code named "AVIA"** --- * Avia Mk.1 L can reach a top speed of 150m/s with dual Laser cannons and Charoduim plating --- To get the blueprint just join our discord at discord.gg/aVWPZVU And don't forget to check out our other ships to!

The ETS-03B Sturgeon E6 is a luxury station hopper for when you want to travel in style around a station. The enclosed cockpit is accessed through a door on the bottom, while the carapace-style plating on the center folds open like reversed butterfly wing doors to allow 6 endos access to its passenger compartment. The passenger compartment has wide glass windows on the sides, as well as a glass floor. A unique feature of this ship is its pop-out fuel chambers in the rear of the ship. While it has 2 fuel chambers, only 1 is in use at any time. This is toggled automatically depending on if the fuel chamber is popped out or if the fuel rod within is empty. If the rod is empty, the fuel chamber will also slide out automatically. The ship is fully plated in Ajatite to conserve weight. Travel in style, travel in a Sturgeon. **WARNING:** Due to moving parts carrying vital machinery, it is highly recommended to stick around nearby when it is outside so that it doesn't change hosts. Changing hosts has a chance of bugging out moving parts. This is a strictly non-combat ship.

The Piercer X (Anorak Edition) is a premium version of the [Piercer](https://sb-creators.org/makers/Egomaniac/ship/%5BFREE%5D%20Piercer) with T3 generators, fuel chambers, enhancers and thrusters. Website: https://starbase.egotech.space/ships/piercer-x # Comparison | | Piercer | Piercer X | |---|---|---| | Thrusters | T2 | T3 | | Top Speed (empty) | 140m/s | 150m/s | | Generators | T2 | T3 | | Fuel Chambers | T2 | T3 | | Enhancers | T2 | T3 | | Power Generation | 32,000eps | 58,500eps | | Laser Convergence | Approximation | Precise | # Purchase Blueprint The blueprint is available for purchase on the [EGOTech Discord server](https://discord.gg/BKwVGvncmN).

A cheap well armoured tripod ship, built to provide close air support to infantry, is a cheaper PvP option than most fighters. //Download// https://github.com/Open-Source-Armada/OSA-Shantak-Mk1 //Specs// Turret turntable for a tripod gun of choice, can be rotated 90 degrees left or right, buttons can be used using Tab + Mouse cursor while on the turret. Ship has enough power gen to fire any tripod continuously. BoostMin and BoostMax act as a aim keybind without yolo (yolo is avoided where possible due to the 0.2 delay) these should ALWAYS be bound to the same key. Ship is set to both fly and aim at a smooth sensitivity (tune to your taste), Boost keybind removes these limits allowing for faster pitch/yaw. This can be altered to be the more common method of aiming, having higher sense as standard, and having the ships pitch/yaw slow down for aiming. (Swap the BoostMin/BoostMax Off values with its On values, remember to set it in the pitch/yaw lever fields too) Armoured using known methods of meta plating, including big plate health, voxel armour and segmented and layered plating. Its primarily plated using char across the ship, alloys are on the side/rear armour. 145 m/s max speed using T2 thrusters, 141 with tripod + gunner. 964847.812 kg in weight. One small prop tanks for 1 million prop, 40 mins estimated flight time. 1 T1 fuel chamber, 3 T1 generators, 3 T1 enhancers, 2 hours 50 mins estimated flight time, 50 mins estimated fight time. Basic script for current Fuel/Prop times. Ground facing RFs provide readout of the distance to the surface. Uses basic FCU, no reverse, roll is performed using Roll_L and Roll_R buttons, this is to allow fast handling by isolating the roll thrusters from the FCU/MFC. Entry is through a small gap between the cockpit and thrusters. //Cost// Aeg 3.2 stacks (5524 kv) Aja 0.9 stacks (1636 kv) Ark 0.1 stacks (152 kv) Bal (Alloy) 0.1 stacks (125 kv) Bas 6.4 stacks (11048 kv) Bas (Alloy) 1.3 stacks (2162 kv) Cha 10.5 stacks (18125 kv) Exo 0.2 stacks (340 kv) Glass (Alloy) 3.6 stacks (6294 kv) Ice 0.6 stacks (1000 kv) Kar 0.1 stacks (192 kv) Kut 0.1 stacks (172 kv) Nhu 1.6 stacks (2812 kv) Vok 5.4 stacks (9277 kv) Total ore 34.1 stacks (58859 kv) Assembly cost 72627 credits Manufacturing cost 54326 credits Total cost 126963 credits //Tactics// During the recent loot crate events, it became more appealing to me to use a small, cheap tripod boat to attack infantry on the ground. Attacking the ground in a typical meta fighter is far from ideal, where as a tripod ship can get closer and deploy fire on infantry. These ships often double as scouts and troop transport. The intent with this ship is to perform a constant pylon turn around the target area, while the gunner shoots to the side at infantry. Done right, the ship is never stationary for an easy hit with explosives, and the gunner is afforded a clear sight on the ground and horizon at all times. During live testing at the loot events, not one was shot down by infantry, and only a few were lost to fighters. When engaged by a fighter, you are at a disadvantage. To engage, perform a pylon turn as usual, keeping your speed as high as possible while your gunner fires.

The "Crafting Corner" is a crafting station with comfort and functionality in mind. Options for different Lights/ship colors are available with the purchase of ship but can be self changed with BP. The Crafting Corner has all your essentials for mass crafting and Yolol chip editing. Including a Yolol rack cluster to share code or to edit with your company mates. Advanced flight unit is installed on the ship for directional movement. The ship is made for travel only around the station. Station-to-station travel is possible but not recommended. Chopping the Ship into a module for use elsewhere with the BP is encouraged. If you read this far, I will give a free stack of Arkanium to cover the cost as it is the most expensive material. Assembly cost: 33,315 Manufacturing cost: 36,401 Total cost: 59,715 In-Game: Shipwright Discord: Knox#9473

this is the ECO torp, it is a variant of the hss-eco-fighter ( https://sb-creators.org/makers/Happy%20Ship%20Shop/ship/%5BFREE%5D%20Eco%20fighter ) it shares many of the same characteristics The main difference is that the ECO torp has 8 torpedo tubes with non-guided torpedos The goal of the ship is to allow to experiment with torpedoes and have fun 😁 It can also be used as a cheap and lethal kamikaze ship You can download for free here : https://discord.gg/Cc5x4vpXTU

Headed to mars? Well the starship heavy will get you and your family there safe and sound for a new life away from your crazy ex wife. Isan mono stabilizing fin control (no practical use) Eco Generator script Turtle, Cruise 15 spare fuel rods 84 Million propellant 8 generators 120,000 battery 94m/s Loads of room to expand fuel and propellant for long journeys or add cargo crates for item transfers, or to update into a fully livable ship for you and all your endos.

Galaxy map specifically for Capital Ships.. you could use it on space stations or moon bases too. This is just for the plates. I will not share the blueprint as its too easy to copy. This version is on 2 high, 3 wide 432 ajatite plates. The plates are weld-blobbed onto a beam for easy 2 x 2 transport you can pickup, just unweld the beams and take the blobs off. Put the plates into your inventory and easy-build into place on your cap-ship! (I found this in my screenshots and re-created it with smaller plates. If you are the original creator, send a message for credit.)

The M52 (nickname Banana) has 52 ore crates. It is an affordable and fast miner for new players or for dangerous mining operations. It can fly 2000+ km, doesn't care about the new belt density and compared to most ships sold here it is actually tested and in active usage. If you bring the ores I will only charge 10k credits to print it for you. Features include: - Autopilot + Compass + Waypoints - Automated avoidance system - Automated mining lasers - High visibility cockpit - Continuous ore scanner script - 52 crates, just to make sure you aren't confused

VOLE and The Slut is a pack of two ships that work together to drill holes on a moon surface. They're cheap and good for afk'ing some Valkite or actively mining some of the ore chunks exposed by VOLE. A good base to get your feet wet with moon mining. VOLE can drill 40m diameter holes, while you AFK on it and suck it up with your mining backpack, which is linked to The Slut, parked on the surface above the hole. It's best used by babysitting it for a little bit while it drills straight down, then getting it to a resting position, flipping the lasers to widen the hole and then just afk'ing while it widens the hole up. Remember to empty the ore crates every now and then. Features: VOLE * TWIN Mining lasers - 3 Modes, one for drilling a very tight shaft down, and then 2 modes for widening the hole up, exposing ore chunks as it recedes the walls of the hole above itself. * Hover Mining - It mines down, and then hover takes it down auto-gravitically. * Gyroscope assisted 'align to direction of gravity' - If it bumps itself against bottom or wall, it'll correct its position automatically. * A passenger seat accessible from the pilot chair, you can use it to enter 3rd person view and see what the mining lasers are doing. Ore can be sucked from this position just fine. * It looks good, and it's built by a Sand Hobo. The Slut * Solar powered * Lights come on at night. * It's basically just crates that barely move :) Words of Caution: They are slow and meant for Safezone mining, I would not recommend using them outside a safezone. -- They should be spawnable in basically any size Hangar, they're very small. Ore Cost VOLE - https://imgur.com/a/fw5VeKF Ore Cost The Slut - https://imgur.com/a/sTVDiXH Price is 3 million, you're basically paying for VOLE and getting The Slut for free.

this ship was created to make mining has very long distance with that capacity of 216 million properlant is it 11h of fuel road with the rods of spare. with this 10 laser mining no more T10 will resist you the ship can embark 4 t10 I advise you to mine next to a station or a transporter for an optimal use. specs: 145 m / s empty, 288 ore crate, Box thruster T2 nozzle T3 52, laser mining 10, ore collector 2, fuel chamber T2 24, generator T2 72, thruster triangle T2 nozzle T3 90, radiator base 12, radiator expansion 96, 216 million propellant, 169 Battery, basic crafting bench, advanced crafting bench, too l& weapons crafting bench.32 spare fuel roads, warp class: 1,616, Mode Navigation 45% of thruster power, Mode turle, Mode cruise, Speed mater for réel speed, compass, ship diagnostic, transponder, auto approche, ore scanner, simple Button green inside safe zone red outside safe zone, Fuel_time : fuel rods and propellant, system ACAS with for self avoidance. Each time the Blueprint is modified, I give you a new Bp version.

https://www.youtube.com/@ColtStarbase/videos I offer a permanent bundle. With all the ships that helped me and still help me today! They are the basis of my gameplay and which are permanently in my CapShip and allow me to do everything. You basically have a hauler of 1000 crates (H1). The H2 being released it is selling less so I lowered its price per unit. It goes from 4M to 2M. Same for R4.1. The E1.5 is super fun to play, especially with its mouse mining. But has fewer crates than its competitors, knowing that the E2 is coming I anticipate the drop in the price of its BP, from 15M it goes to 8M. The P1 will be offered in the bundle. The M1 is the ship that allowed me to have all the others! It remains very efficient and autonomous, practical for predicting alloys while mining. With his big brothers above him he no longer sells. It's a shame because it remains very good and as proof I kept my 3 M1s and I still use them! Its price has been updated from 12M to 5M. **If you choose to purchase this bundle you will have a saving of 3M credits.**

Contact @Drakolith#9440 on discord for purchase. When combat flows from ships to on foot, which it often does, one of these effective yet low cost shields could easily save not only your life, but the costly purchase of a replacement ship as well. Our shields offer not only defensive, but stealth, and tactical advantages as well. For defense, these shields are invulnerable to many types of small arms fire, and can even take a few hits from ship weapons. They give an advantage of stealth in that with their octagonal fronts, it is easy to mistake them for an asteroid, or in the case of being near a damaged or destroyed ship, a bit of wreckage. As for the tactical advantages, our shields also allow for zooming in with weapons while floating in space, whereas without one you cannot. In addition they offer a multitude of angles for you to peek out of, making it an absolute nightmare for anyone attempting to preemptively aim where they think you're going to peek out of, and therefore allow you to surprise your enemy from an unexpected angle. Also the personal shield variant is extremely portable as you are able to put it into your inventory, in which it only takes up one slot. Custom painting, decals, company initials, and a battle damaged or worn look are available at an extra charge, depending on the amount of changes, additions, and time required to detail them. I can spawn at many of the origin stations, if I can spawn at yours or you come to a station that I can, delivery is free, but if you are at one that I cant and don't want to do that, I can still deliver there at a small delivery fee. Please keep in mind that my timezone is CDT or GMT-5 when messaging me, but don't be afraid to send a message if its late for me, I will try to respond as fast as possible. If you venture out without a Temple Defense Solutions Personal Shield™️ expecting a fight or heading into dangerous zones, you’re heading out at a serious disadvantage.