A freighter becomes most useful when it improves logistics. Start with storage and travel value before turning it into a large construction project.
Decide what role the freighter should play
Use it as storage, a travel hub or an organizational base before adding systems with no clear purpose.
Solve storage friction first
Centralized storage can simplify exploration and reduce clutter across several activities.
Use it to shorten repeated logistics
The value comes from making movement and organization easier, not from adding complexity.
Expand when a new system solves a real problem
Add rooms or functions when they remove a bottleneck you actually encounter.