Spaceships
All the covert machinations on Earth and industrialization efforts in space are the path for factions to build fleets of ships to protect and advance their interests. Once the factions unlock the early-game orbital shipbuilding tech, and the follow-on space dock project for their habs, they can build interplanetary spacecraft.
With the right modules, ships can prospect and found habitats, but the primary role for most ships is combat.
At any time, you can design ships out of the modules you've developed. Once you have a shipyard, you can build the ships themselves out of your space resources and, if necessary, boost and money.
Hull
Designing a ship begins with selecting a hull. The type of hull determines the number of nose and hull weapon hard points, the number of utility modules, and the length of the hull.
Shorter ships will have a lower moment of inertia, meaning they will rotate faster than their longer counterparts.
Role
Each ship has a role, which informs the game on whether the ship is a combatant or noncombatant, what range it should engage in during combat and how much propellant will it want. The role affects the autodesigner behavior and where the ship is placed in a combat formation.
- Ships with Long strategic range will emphasize propellant for interplanetary operations
- Ships with Short strategic range will limit propellant mass in favor of maneuverability
Role | Strategic Range | Preferred Combat Engagement Range |
---|---|---|
Troop Carrier | Long | Will avoid combat |
Explorer | Long | Will avoid combat |
Inner System Colony Ship | Long | Will avoid combat |
Outer System Colony Ship | Long | Will avoid combat |
Transport | Long | Will avoid combat |
Strike | Long | Short |
Interdictor | Long | Medium |
Attack Bomber | Long | Long |
Fighter | Medium | Short |
Space Superiority | Medium | Medium |
Standoff | Medium | Long |
Interceptor | Short | Short |
Patrol | Short | Medium |
Defense Bomber | Short | Long |
Ship Components
Power Plant
A ship's power plant provides energy to both the ship's drive and other ship systems. The mass of the power plant scales with the greater of the power requirement of the drive or the ship's systems. The power plant also produces waste heat that must be stored in heat sinks or expelled by radiators.
Note: Many drives require a certain class of power plant to function, and in some cases, a lower-tech power plant of the correct class may not be able to produce enough power to support an advanced drive.
Power Plant | Classification | Efficiency | Specific power (tons/GW) | Maximum Output (GW) |
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Fuel Cell I | Fuel Cell | 70.0% | 2,800 | 0.2 |
Fuel Cell II | Fuel Cell | 70.0% | 450 | 0.6 |
Fuel Cell III | Fuel Cell | 72.0% | 120 | 1 |
Solid Core Fission Reactor I | Solid Core Fission | 75.0% | 40 | 2 |
Solid Core Fission Reactor II | Solid Core Fission | 75.0% | 34 | 6 |
Solid Core Fission Reactor III | Solid Core Fission | 75.0% | 28 | 15 |
Solid Core Fission Reactor IV | Solid Core Fission | 75.0% | 12 | 60 |
Solid Core Fission Reactor V | Solid Core Fission | 75.0% | 8 | 125 |
Compact Solid Core Fission Reactor I | Solid Core Fission | 80.0% | 6 | 1.5 |
Compact Solid Core Fission Reactor II | Solid Core Fission | 80.0% | 5 | 5 |
Compact Solid Core Fission Reactor III | Solid Core Fission | 80.0% | 4 | 12 |
Compact Solid Core Fission Reactor IV | Solid Core Fission | 80.0% | 3 | 20 |
Compact Solid Core Fission Reactor V | Solid Core Fission | 85.0% | 2 | 20 |
Molten Core Fission Reactor I | Liquid Core Fission | 85.0% | 3 | 1 |
Molten Core Fission Reactor II | Liquid Core Fission | 88.0% | 3 | 750 |
Molten Core Fission Reactor III | Liquid Core Fission | 90.0% | 2.5 | 1300 |
Vapor Core Fission Reactor I | Gas Core Fission | 90.0% | 13 | 6 |
Vapor Core Fission Reactor II | Gas Core Fission | 92.0% | 8 | 8 |
Vapor Core Fission Reactor III | Gas Core Fission | 92.0% | 4 | 14 |
Gas Core Fission Reactor I | Gas Core Fission | 90.0% | 15 | 5 |
Gas Core Fission Reactor II | Gas Core Fission | 91.0% | 10 | 33 |
Gas Core Fission Reactor III | Gas Core Fission | 95.0% | 3 | 150 |
Terawatt Gas Core Fission Reactor I | Gas Core Fission | 93.0% | 10 | 1700 |
Terawatt Gas Core Fission Reactor II | Gas Core Fission | 95.0% | 3.5 | 1700 |
Terawatt Gas Core Fission Reactor III | Gas Core Fission | 96.0% | 1 | 1700 |
Salt Water Core Reactor I | Nuclear Salt Water Core | 99.5% | 0.45 | 32000 |
Salt Water Core Reactor II | Nuclear Salt Water Core | 99.5% | 0.080 | 230000 |
Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor I | Electrostatic Confinement Fusion | 95.0% | 2 | 5 |
Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor II | Electrostatic Confinement Fusion | 95.0% | 1 | 25 |
Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor III | Electrostatic Confinement Fusion | 95.0% | 0.25 | 80 |
Z-Pinch Fusion Reactor I | Z-Pinch Fusion | 96.0% | 13 | 110 |
Z-Pinch Fusion Reactor II | Z-Pinch Fusion | 98.5% | 5 | 220 |
Z-Pinch Fusion Reactor III | Z-Pinch Fusion | 99.0% | 2 | 3500 |
Hybrid Confinement Fusion Reactor I | Hybrid Confinement Fusion | 97.0% | 4 | 2.5 |
Hybrid Confinement Fusion Reactor II | Hybrid Confinement Fusion | 98.0% | 2 | 2000 |
Hybrid Confinement Fusion Reactor III | Hybrid Confinement Fusion | 99.0% | 1 | 20000 |
Fusion Tokamak I | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 85.0% | 28 | 30 |
Fusion Tokamak II | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 88.0% | 14 | 30 |
Fusion Tokamak III | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 92.0% | 10 | 212 |
Fusion Tokamak IV | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 93.5% | 4 | 1200 |
Fusion Tokamak V | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 98.5% | 1 | 4800 |
Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Reactor | Z-Pinch Fusion | 99.5% | 0.0068 | 300000 |
Mirror Cell Fusion Reactor I | Mirrored Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 93.0% | 13.4 | 60 |
Mirror Cell Fusion Reactor II | Mirrored Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 95.0% | 6.5 | 360 |
Mirror Cell Fusion Reactor III | Mirrored Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 98.0% | 1.2 | 1400 |
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor I | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 85.0% | 17.6 | 5 |
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor II | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 87.0% | 12 | 30 |
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor III | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 89.0% | 10 | 200 |
Heavy Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 97.5% | 20 | 650 |
Inertial Confinement Terawatt Fusion Reactor I | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 95.0% | 1 | 10000 |
Inertial Confinement Terawatt Fusion Reactor II | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 99.0% | 0.068 | 22000 |
Inertial Confinement Terawatt Fusion Reactor III | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 99.9% | 0.002 | 3000000 |
Antimatter Plasma Core Reactor | Plasma Core Antimatter | 99.8% | 0.45 | 1200 |
Antimatter Plasma Core Reactor | Plasma Core Antimatter | 99.8% | 0.05 | 7300 |
Antimatter Plasma Core Reactor | Plasma Core Antimatter | 99.8% | 0.005 | 42000 |
Antimatter Beam Core Reactor | Beam Core Antimatter | 99.8% | 0.00002 | 3000000 |
Drive
Drives expel propellant from the tail of the ship to make the ship go places. Drives come in a variety of forms, but are rated by two common values: thrust and exhaust velocity. High-thrust drives can achieve higher velocities more quickly, and high-exhaust velocity drives use less propellant to do so. Together these values determine the power required by the ship's power plant. Adding 100-ton propellant tanks to the ship increases the ship's Delta-V, or how much it can change its speed.
Note: Many drives require a certain class of power plant to function, and in some cases, a lower-tech power plant of the correct class may not be able to produce enough power to support an advanced drive.
Drive | Required Power Plant | Thrust Rating (single engine) | Exhaust Velocity Rating | Propellant (Propellant/Tank) |
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Apex Solid Rocket | N/A | 14.9 | 1.4 | Volatiles (1) |
Meteor Liquid Rocket | N/A | 14.9 | 1.6 | Water (0.6), Volatiles (0.4) |
Neutron Liquid Rocket | N/A | 15.3 | 1.6 | Volatiles (1) |
Venture Liquid Rocket | N/A | 14.2 | 2.2 | Water (1) |
Diana Superheavy Rocket | N/A | 15.3 | 1.9 | Water (0.6), Volatiles (0.4) |
Nova Liquid Rocket | N/A | 13.9 | 2.5 | Water (1) |
Super Kronos Liquid Rocket | N/A | 12.3 | 4.4 | Volatiles (0.998), Fissiles (0.002) |
Resistojet | N/A | 1.0 | 1.5 | Water (1) |
Tungsten Resistojet | N/A | 4.3 | 3.3 | Water (1) |
Arcjet Drive | N/A | 1.0 | 4.3 | Water (1) |
Plasma Wave Drive | N/A | 1.3 | 6.3 | Anything (1) |
Lorentz Drive | N/A | 5.3 | 6.8 | Water (0.75), Metals (0.25) |
Helicon Drive | N/A | 5.3 | 8.3 | Water (0.9), Metals (0.1) |
Hall Drive | N/A | 2.7 | 4.3 | Metals (1) |
Ion Drive | N/A | 1.5 | 6.3 | Water (0.9), Metals (0.1) |
Grid Drive | N/A | 4.3 | 7.7 | Water (0.9), Metals (0.1) |
Colloid Drive | N/A | 4.0 | 5.4 | Volatiles (1) |
VASIMR | N/A | 1.0 | 7.2 | Water (1) |
Pondermotive Drive | N/A | 2.2 | 7.2 | Water (1) |
Pulsed Plasmoid Drive | N/A | 1.1 | 8.7 | Anything (1) |
E-Beam Drive | N/A | 3.2 | 4.3 | Anything (1) |
Amplitron Drive | N/A | 4.6 | 3.3 | Water (1) |
Mass Driver | N/A | 4.4 | 3.3 | Anything (1) |
Superconducting Mass Driver | N/A | 5.3 | 4.9 | Anything (1) |
Kiwi Drive | Solid Core Fission | 6.0 | 3.1 | Water (1) |
NERVA Drive | Solid Core Fission | 6.6 | 3.0 | Water (1) |
Snare Drive | Solid Core Fission | 7.2 | 3.1 | Water (1) |
Rover Drive | Solid Core Fission | 7.8 | 3.2 | Water (1) |
Cermet NERVA | Solid Core Fission | 8.1 | 3.3 | Water (1) |
Advanced NERVA Drive | Solid Core Fission | 9.4 | 3.0 | Water (1) |
Dumbo | Solid Core Fission | 9.6 | 3.1 | Water (1) |
Advanced Cermet NERVA | Solid Core Fission | 9.8 | 3.3 | Water (1) |
Heavy Dumbo | Solid Core Fission | 12.8 | 3.0 | Water (1) |
Pulsar Drive | Solid Core Fission | 7.6 | 4.0 | Water (1) |
Advanced Pulsar Drive | Solid Core Fission | 8.5 | 5.0 | Water (1) |
Pebble Drive | Solid Core Fission | 8.4 | 3.3 | Water (1) |
Particle Drive | Solid Core Fission | 9.4 | 3.3 | Water (1) |
Lars Drive | Liquid Core Fission | 7.6 | 4.3 | Water (1) |
Fission Spinner Drive | Liquid Core Fission | 10.1 | 4.9 | Water (1) |
Pegasus Drive | Liquid Core Fission | 10.6 | 5.3 | Water (1) |
Vortex Drive | Gas Core Fission | 9.4 | 4.3 | Water (1) |
Super Vortex Drive | Gas Core Fission | 10.0 | 4.3 | Water (1) |
Cavity Drive | Gas Core Fission | 6.8 | 4.3 | Water (1) |
Advanced Cavity Drive | Gas Core Fission | 9.4 | 4.6 | Water (1) |
Quartz Drive | Gas Core Fission | 7.9 | 3.4 | Water (1) |
Lightbulb Drive | Gas Core Fission | 9.7 | 4.2 | Water (1) |
Pharos Drive | Gas Core Fission | 9.8 | 4.4 | Water (1) |
Fission Lantern | Gas Core Fission | 14.4 | 5.0 | Water (1) |
Fission Frag Drive | Gas Core Fission | 3.2 | 8.3 | Fissiles (1) |
Dusty Plasma Drive | Gas Core Fission | 1.5 | 11.9 | Fissiles (1) |
Burner Drive | Gas Core Fission | 7.8 | 6.1 | Water (0.98), Noble Metals (0.01), Fissiles (0.01) |
Flare Drive | Gas Core Fission | 12.8 | 5.1 | Water (0.98), Noble Metals (0.01), Fissiles (0.01) |
Firestar Drive | Gas Core Fission | 13.3 | 5.6 | Water (0.98), Noble Metals (0.01), Fissiles (0.01) |
Neutron Flux Drive | Nuclear Salt Water Core | 14.7 | 6.0 | Water (0.5), Fissiles (0.5) |
Neutron Flux Torch | Nuclear Salt Water Core | 14.7 | 12.2 | Water (0.5), Fissiles (0.5) |
Z-Pinch Microfission Drive | N/A | 4.6 | 7.3 | Water (0.5), Fissiles (0.5) |
Neutronium Microfission Drive | N/A | 6.6 | 7.3 | Water (0.99), Fissiles (0.01) |
Antimatter Microfission Drive | N/A | 8.5 | 7.0 | Water (0.99)*, Fissiles (0.01)*, Antimatter (1 × 10−12) |
Minimag Orion | N/A | 10.3 | 6.5 | Metals (0.4), Noble Metals (0.4), Fissiles (0.2) |
Advanced Minimag Orion | N/A | 11.9 | 7.3 | Metals (0.4), Noble Metals (0.3), Fissiles (0.3) |
Orion Drive | N/A | 15.0 | 5.4 | Metals (0.4), Noble Metals (0.3), Fissiles (0.3) |
H-Orion Drive | N/A | 15.6 | 6.9 | Metals (0.3), Noble Metals (0.35), Fissiles (0.35) |
Triton Pulse Drive | N/A | 9.6 | 7.6 | Water (0.995), Fissiles (0.05) |
Firefly Torch | Z-Pinch Fusion | 10.7 | 16.6 | Water (1) |
Lithium Fusion Lantern | Electrostatic Confinement Fusion | 7.1 | 4.3 | Water (0.5), Metals (0.5) |
Hybrid Fusion Drive | Hybrid Confinement Fusion | 4.8 | 5.7 | Metals (1) |
Icarus Drive | Hybrid Confinement Fusion | 10.0 | 10.2 | Water (1) |
Icarus Torch | Hybrid Confinement Fusion | 11.4 | 12.1 | Water (1) |
Triton Torus Drive | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 7.1 | 6.1 | Water (1) |
Triton Reflex Drive | Mirrored Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 6.6 | 10.9 | Water (1) |
Helion Torus Drive | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 5.2 | 8.4 | Water (1) |
Advanced Helion Torus Drive | Toroid Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 6.6 | 12.9 | Water (1) |
Helion Reflex Drive | Mirrored Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 5.7 | 8.3 | Water (1) |
Advanced Helion Reflex Drive | Mirrored Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 7.2 | 9.9 | Water (1) |
Zeta Helion Drive | Z-Pinch Fusion | 9.4 | 11.8 | Water (1) |
Zeta Boron Fusion Drive | Z-Pinch Fusion | 10.4 | 10.3 | Water (1) |
Mag Protium Fusion Drive | Any Magnetic Confinement Fusion | 8.6 | 13.0 | Water (1) |
Triton Hope Inertial Drive | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 3.5 | 9.4 | Water (1) |
Triton Vista Inertial Drive | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 8.9 | 7.4 | Water (1) |
Helion Inertial Drive | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 6.8 | 9.2 | Water (1) |
Daedalus Torch | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 10.4 | 13.2 | Water (1) |
Boron Inertial Drive | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 6.0 | 7.3 | Water (0.5), Volatiles (0.5) |
Boron Inertial Torch | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 7.6 | 14.1 | Water (0.5), Volatiles (0.5) |
Protium Inertial Torch | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 9.1 | 13.3 | Water (1) |
Protium Converter Torch | Inertial Confinement Fusion | 17.6 | 13.3 | Water (1) |
Antimatter Pulsed Plasma Core Drive | Plasma Core Antimatter | 11.6 | 7.9 | Water (0.99997)*, Antimatter (0.00003)* |
Antimatter Plasma Core Drive | Plasma Core Antimatter | 12.8 | 9.2 | Water (0.99991)*, Antimatter (0.00009)* |
Advanced Antimatter Plasma Core Drive | Plasma Core Antimatter | 13.3 | 11.5 | Water (0.9999), Antimatter (0.0001) |
Pion Torch | Beam Core Antimatter | 14.3 | 13.8 | Water (0.5), Antimatter (0.5) |
*Rounded
Propellant
Each ship must have one or more 100-ton propellant tanks. The number of propellant tanks determines the ship's Delta-V value. There is no hard limit to the number that can be placed on a ship. However, each tank of propellant adds mass to the ship, which reduces its acceleration and gives diminishing returns for delta-V. The resources used to make propellant is determined by the drive.
Radiator
Radiators remove waste heat produced by the ship's power plant. They scale in mass based on the power plant's output and efficiency. Because these are highly vulnerable in combat, they can be retracted if the ship has heat sinks in one or more utility slots. However, once the ship's heat sink fills up, the radiators must be extended again to protect the lives of the crew.
Radiator | Combat Vulnerability When Deployed | Waste Heat (tons/GW) |
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Aluminum Fin | Very High | 400 |
Titanium Array | High | 181.8 |
Molybdenum Pipe | Moderate | 222.2 |
Nanotube Filament | Moderate | 153.8 |
Ionic Dust | Very Low | 333.3 |
Cobalt Dust | Very Low | 200 |
Tin Droplet | Very Low | 125 |
Alien Exotic Spike | Low | 83.3 |
Battery
The ship's primary battery stores energy from the power plant and provides it to weapons, life support, and other key systems when the main power plant is unable to do so, either due to damage or when the drive is operating on ships that don't have an independently powered drive. High-power weapons can drain the battery quickly in combat. Improved batteries will have a larger capacity or a faster recharge rate. You may add additional batteries of the same type in utility module slots for greater capacity.
Battery | Mass (tons) | Capacity (GJ) | Time to full charge (minutes) |
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Lithium-Ion | 30 | 15 | 50 |
Lithium-Sulfur | 35 | 21 | 56 |
Molten Salt | 80 | 40 | 89 |
Salt Water | 20 | 20 | 33 |
Graphene | 120 | 48 | 32 |
Quantum | 80 | 80 | 27 |
Superconducting Coil | 2 | 40 | 9 |
Exotic Nanowire | 10 | 60 | 10 |
Armor
Armor plating on the ship will absorb incoming weapons fire, preventing damage to internal components. Each point of armor will absorb 20 Megajoules of energy at a single location on the hull before vaporizing. Different armor types require a different thickness and mass to absorb a particular amount of much damage. Note that a point of lateral armor is much more massive than nose and tail armor because it had a greater surface area to cover.
Armor | Desnity (kg/m^3) | Bonus Resistance |
---|---|---|
Steel | 7850 | Chipping |
Titanium | 4500 | Chipping |
Silicon Carbide | 3210 | |
Boron Carbide | 2520 | Kinetic Damage |
Composite | 1930 | |
Nanotube | 1720 | |
Adamantane | 1800 | Kinetic Damage |
Exotic | 2200 | |
Hybrid | 1400 | Laser Damage |
Utility Modules
Utility Modules perform a variety of functions to widen a spacecraft's capabilities. Extra batteries may also be put in utility module slots.
Utility Module | Mass (tons) | Effect |
---|---|---|
Mobile Space Science Lab | 200 | |
Repair Bay | 500 | |
Marine Assault Unit | 200 | |
Advanced Marine Assault Unit | 200 | |
Elite Marine Assault Unit | 200 | |
Laser Engine | 25 | |
Advanced Laser Engine | 50 | |
Magazine | 100 | |
Component Armor | 500 | |
ECM | 10 | |
ECM Mark II | 10 | |
ECM Mark III | 10 |
Drive Enhancement Module
Drive Enhancement Modules requires a certain type of Drive to be used.
Utility Module | Mass (tons) | Ship Requirements | Effect |
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Muon Spiker | 40 | Nuclear Fusion Drive | +20% Thrust |
Neutronium Spiker | 40 | Nuclear Drive | +35% Thrust |
Antimatter Spiker | 40 | Nuclear Drive | +50% Thrust |
Liquid Hydrogen Containment | 5 | Hydrogen Propellant | +10% Exhaust Velocity |
Slush Hydrogen Tankage | 10 | Hydrogen Propellant | +25% Exhaust Velocity |
Hydron Trap | 20 | Hydrogen Propellant | +50% Exhaust Velocity |
ISRU Module | 40 | Anything Propellant | Can replenish Propellant at habs with a Mining Complex |
Remass Scoop | 40 | Anything or Hydrogen Propellant | Can replenish Propellant in interface orbits of Jovian planets |
Heat Sink
Heat sinks are important modules for combat ship so they may avoid exposing their vulnerable radiators to enemy fire.
Heat Sink | Mass (tons) | Capacity (GJ) |
---|---|---|
Water | 250 | 100 |
Potassium | 205 | 110 |
Sodium | 230 | 370 |
Lithium | 128 | 525 |
Molten Salt | 485 | 900 |
Exotic | 250 | 1800 |
Heavy Water | 500 | 200 |
Heavy Potassium | 410 | 220 |
Heavy Sodium | 460 | 740 |
Heavy Lithium | 256 | 1,050 |
Heavy Molten Salt | 970 | 1800 |
Heavy Exotic | 500 | 3600 |
Kit
Kits allow creation of a small hab with a construction module. Can be replenished by repairing the ship at a shipyard.
Kit | Mass (tons) |
---|---|
Solar Platform | 200 |
Solar Outpost | 200 |
Fission Platform | 250 |
Fission Outpost | 300 |
Fusion Platform | 250 |
Fusion Outpost | 300 |
Automated Solar Platform | 250 |
Automated Solar Outpost | 1200 |
Automated Fission Platform | 300 |
Automated Fission Outpost | 1800 |
Hardpoints
Nose hardpoints fire in a limited arc, but are generally more powerful than hull hardpoints. Hull hardpoints come in pairs placed on opposite sides of the ship, and can fire in all directions around the ship. Weapons come in the following types:
- Guns: Good old-fashioned cannon (chemical slugthrowers) with performance characteristics similar to modern naval weaponry. Low-tech, cheap, and don't drain your battery.
- Missiles and Torpedoes: Will chase the target. Constrained by ammo limitations. Nuclear weapons are among the warhead types. The difference between missile and torpedo in this context is mass; missiles go fast faster and have larger magazines while torpedoes carry heavier warheads. Also doesn't drain your battery.
- Magnetic weapons: Covers railguns and coilguns that launch high-speed projectiles that can be dodged or shot down. Can be used in orbital bombardment.
- Lasers: Never miss. Damage falls off over distance. Higher input power, larger optics and higher frequencies lead to more damage. Can be used in orbital bombardment, with some limitations for high-frequency weapons trying to bombard through an atmosphere.
- Particle weapons: Short-range weapons that can do severe damage to a ship’s internal components if it penetrates a ship’s armor. Also effective point defense weapons.
- Plasma cannon: These are essentially high-speed, low-mass projectile weapons; their design is based on what descriptions are available of the real-world Shiva Star and Marauder projects. In practice, we’re modeling them as long-range, low rate-of-fire weapons to give them a distinct role in combat. Deep in the tech tree.
Lasers
Lasers | Mass (tons) | Fire Modes | Wavelength (nm) | Cooldown (s) | Base Shot Power (MJ) | Targeting Range (km) | Shot Battery Consumption (GJ) | Build Cost | Can Bombard |
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Point Defense Laser Turret | 20 | Defense | 1,080 | 3 | 50 | 250 | 0.2 | No | |
60 cm Infrared Laser Battery | 150 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 1,080 | 30 | 100 | 600 | 0.4 | Not through Atmosphere | |
120 cm Infrared Laser Battery | 200 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 1,080 | 30 | 150 | 700 | 0.6 | Not through Atmosphere | |
360 cm Infrared Laser Battery | 400 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 1,080 | 30 | 225 | 850 | 0.9 | Not through Atmosphere | |
480 cm Infrared Laser Cannon | 500 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 1,080 | 30 | 250 | 900 | 1.0 | Not through Atmosphere | |
720 cm Infrared Laser Cannon | 700 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 1,080 | 30 | 300 | 950 | 1.2 | Not through Atmosphere | |
Point Defense Arc Laser Turret | 20 | Defense | 1,080 | 3 | 50 | 300 | 0.14 | No | |
60 cm Green Laser Battery | 150 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 30 | 100 | 600 | 0.5 | Yes | |
120 cm Green Laser Battery | 200 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 30 | 150 | 700 | 0.75 | Yes | |
360 cm Green Laser Battery | 400 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 30 | 225 | 850 | 1.1 | Yes | |
480 cm Green Laser Cannon | 500 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 30 | 250 | 900 | 1.3 | Yes | |
720 cm Green Laser Cannon | 700 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 30 | 300 | 950 | 1.5 | Yes | |
60 cm Green Arc Laser Battery | 115 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 20 | 100 | 600 | 0.33 | Yes | |
120 cm Green Arc Laser Battery | 150 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 20 | 150 | 700 | 0.5 | Yes | |
360 cm Green Arc Laser Battery | 315 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 20 | 225 | 850 | 0.75 | Yes | |
480 cm Green Arc Laser Cannon | 395 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 20 | 250 | 900 | 0.83 | Yes | |
720 cm Green Arc Laser Cannon | 555 | Focus Fire, Attack, Guardian, Defense | 540 | 20 | 300 | 950 | 1.0 | Yes | |
Point Defense Phaser Turret | 20 | Defense | 1,080 | 2 | 50 | 350 | 0.11 | No |