Variants are one of the most useful new mechanic of Interstellar Pilot 2. It allows the player to buy ships or stations with modified components and cargo. It can also edited by HEX editor leading into variants with components that the vanilla ship cannot have. For example, a Raptor with a literal Laser V as a weapon. Variants can also be spawned on God Mode. Below is a tutorial on how create a variant(Ship and Station variants has the same procedure.).
Tutorial: How to make a Variant![]
Step 1: Enter a station then click Buy Ship > Create New Variant. Select the ship you want to create a variant then click "Confirm"
Step 2: Customize the ship to your liking.
Step 3: Add a Variant Name and a Description (Optional).
Step 4: After successfully customizing the ship, click "Save" to create the Variant.
Congratulations! You successfully created a variant, you can now buy it on the station' ship trader.
NOTE: For a more proper tutorial, you can watch the Tutorial(link will take you offsite) made by Administrator JetTopia on Youtube.