[[Image:Crates.jpg|thumb|Cargo crates]]Anything dropped from a ship, including cargo and addons, is placed in a standard '''crate''', which can be picked up by flying your ship into it. On Christmas, Guild Software generally replaces the cargo crate model with one of [[Easter Eggs#Christmas Presents|Christmas presents]].
== Color coding ==
Cargo crates are colored according to their contents, as shown in the following table:
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! Color
! Contents
|-style="background: #90EE90; color: black"
| Green
| Ore
|-style="background: #FBAED2; color: black"
| Purple
| [[Equipment|Equipment: Weapons, Addons]]|-style="background: #87CEEB; color: black"
| Cyan
| [[Trade Goods by Class of Goods|Trade goods]]
|-style="background: #CC7722; color: black"
| Brown
| Scrap metal
| White
| [[CtC]] cargo
|- style="background: #FFFF00; color: black"
| Yellow
| Special cargo/drops