eXoSpace Field Guide

Independent guides · Version 1.0

eXoSpace Combat Engineer

A better ship starts with a better next move. Fix your controls, rethink your tech, and put your drone fleet to work.

Find your next fixBuild a drone fleet

The gameGridless shipbuilding
The missionBounty hunting
Current guide coverage1.0 · Update 95
Choose your next move

Keep your ship in the fight4

A geometric dreadnought in the eXoSpace ship editor, from the official press kitFlight controls

Steam Deck controls not working?

Start with the native Linux build and the official layout when your thrusters stop responding.

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A large modular station being edited in an official eXoSpace screenshotShip progression

Reset your tech tree with Respecialize

Recover your tech points, rebuild around a clear goal and understand what backups can do.

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A trader inventory open beside an independent station in eXoSpaceRoute planning

Find fuel before your next jump

Look for trade stops, protect useful faction relations and understand the new out-of-fuel fixes.

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Two large carriers and smaller drone vessels fighting in eXoSpaceCarrier engineering

Make your hangars work for you

Check size, cost and energy before launching; losing the hangar disables its drones.

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One ship. Plenty of decisions.

eXoSpace Combat Engineer lets you snap and rotate parts into a ship without a fixed grid, then take it through bounty missions and real-time battles. Your weapons, thrust, armor and energy all compete for space in the same design. Custom drones add another choice: improve the mothership, or let a carrier launch smaller ships to do part of the fighting.

These guides focus on the decisions that can stop a run: controls that will not respond, technology you want to change, a route with too little fuel, or a drone that does not behave as expected. Choose the problem you have now, get the practical answer first, and follow the related guide when the next decision comes up.

What changed in Update 95?

The October 2 update added native Linux and built-in controller support, revised the tutorials, and added mirrored editing for selected parts. It also fixed several drone, editor and out-of-fuel problems. If an older tip tells you to force a compatibility layer or rely on a hangar loophole, check which version it describes before trying it.

Read the developer's Update 95 announcement, visit the official game website, or browse all guides.