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[ConscriptFive]

(1) Infrastructure: Mass Relay Network - ConscriptFive
(1) Ship Module: Etoile Solitaire Directional Jammer Array (ESJ) - ConscriptFive
(0) Ship Module: Moineau Mort Decoy Target Cloud (MMD) -

[Kashyyk]

Sure, let's do the thing

(2) Infrastructure: Mass Relay Network - ConscriptFive, Kashyyk
(2) Ship Module: Etoile Solitaire Directional Jammer Array (ESJ) - ConscriptFive, Kashyyk
(0) Ship Module: Moineau Mort Decoy Target Cloud (MMD) -

[Blood_Librarian]

Elysium Command Arms Race of Conquest: Design Phase
Turn 4

The imaginatively named Mass Relay Network is a Network of Mass Drivers that launches large cargo pods across the star system. These legs can be linked together in Relays, so that any pod can reach any other Mass Driver in the Network via one or more launches.

Due to the fantastic Acceleration involved, these pods are no good for delicate cargo such as people, but large volumes of raw and processed minerals can be moved for no more than the cost of the energy to activate the accelerator.

We have plenty of experience launching projectiles at evasive targets, so the extra distance involved will be countered by the receiving catch net (just a coilgun in reverse) actively trying to be an easy target. The pods include a set of RCS thrusters to finetune the trajectory as well.

Difficulty: Hard
2d4--> 2+4 - 1 [Average]
It is no piece of cake to create mass drivers. As our first foray into large scale electromagnetics engineering, it has been a harrowing, daunting task to create the superconductive systems that are required for efficient operations. However, timely developments in materials science involving superconductive carbon materials has resulted in capable, functioning systems that require significantly less engineering work to function. With regards to the miscellaneous electronics and thrusting equipment, most of it was borrowed from the research efforts put towards making guided shells for our cannons.

A large portion of effort was also put towards creating the shipping yards, into a standardized spec, so that stations could be deployed at every gate, minimizing transfer time between gates. This is no easy task, as these stations take up significant amounts of resources, but the grid will progressively expand as time goes by. In addition, the fission power plants have bottlenecked production due to our limited capacity to refine fissionables.

Most of this improvement in resource extraction lies in a massively improved utilization of our own home system, but the  mass drivers are not quite capable of surviving a trip through the gate without being armored with ship-grade plating, an expensive affair.  This means that the bottleneck now lies in the gate network, light-lag travel and our gate keys for the movement and exploitation of resources, resulting in a minimal improvement on that front.


Mass Relay Network
A ever expanding project to create large coil guns colloquially known as mass drivers across our territory, so that resources may be efficiently delivered to gates for movement to our territory, as well as the deployment of these gates extensively in our home system.
Produces 30 resources.

Our ancient ancestors once wondered, "Where do the stars go during the day?"  Nowhere really... merely the sun was so bright no other stars could be seen.  Such is the premise behind the Etoile Solitaire Directional Jammer Array: a targetted hostile vessel is bombarded with a directed multispectrum signal so intense as to obfuscate all other lesser signals.  The array itself becoming the "lone star" in darkness of space.

An Electronic Warfare (EW) system, the module is several software defined radios and other emitters highly amplified with tremendous PPC usage with gimballed directional antennas.  Per Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) programming, the module can transmit either "white noise" or bespoke mimicked signatures across the radio and microwave bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.  Covering the higher ends of the electromagnetic spectrum, gimballed lasers allow similar manipulation of IR, visible, and UV signatures.

Tactically, the intent of the system is for equipped vessel to jam/isolate sensors on a targetted hostile warship, preventing them from identifying, tracking, and engaging other friendly vessels.  (The necessary trade-off being the emitting ship will be kleiglighting themselves to the target.)  Fast-moving, small cross-section, low-signature friendly vessels (aka individual parasites) will benefit most from this support.

In establishing the EWO Corp, recommend assigning personnel raspberry-colored insignia and epaulets on duty and dress uniforms.

Values: Cost 6, PPC -4, Maint 2
Tag: External Slot

Difficulty: Normal
2d4--> 1+1 [Utter failure]

 There have been two significant barriers towards re-igniting our ECM research after the decimation of the Naval Intelligence Department (NAV-INT). The first of which is the fact that many of our scientists and technicians which we so desperately rely upon have been directly underneath the department, and were not spared when the Decimation was ordered by the Department of Interior and the Royal Guard. This dirft of technical staff combined with their secretive nature means we are forced to either puzzle on pre-collapse artifacts once more or to decipher with the messy and partially destroyed prototypes and computational engines that the department once ran.

Second, a mad scientist took our in progress results to run a one hell of a spam racket across the Elysium.  We largely rely upon wireless communication systems to communicate through the station we live on, and broad scale jamming systems have defeated large portions of the network backbones we have built. This madman's goal was largely unclear, as most of his communiques were nonsensical and down right contradictory at the best of times.

When his safe house was located, it took six breacher teams in exoskeletons to take them down; they did not survive, nor did 13 individuals of our storied breacher teams.

On the topic of the actual EWAR systems, our lack of any experience with developing laser’s has resulted in an inability to develop lasers that mimic ship emissions on large portions of the EM wavelength without dedicated research, on any other band excepting the infrared spectrum. The actual radar and radio band trickery is something we can and have developed quite a bit. Nothing has progressed beyond the early prototype stage, however.

Work on 2 Revisions as well as any ships you want operationalized..

Spoiler: Current Assets (click to show/hide)

You produce 120 Resources, and gain 35 Resources from territory, and gain 30 from mass driver tech. In total, you have 102 Resources Available, with 111 * 0.75 = 83.25→83 Maintenance Costs & 0 Prototype Costs.

CC “Aura” Aura Class
Orders:Standing by
Values: :Cost: 63, Maintenance 13, Aerodynamic 1, Thrust 9(  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags : Thermal 2

FC “Slayer” Slayer Class
Orders: Standing by
Values: Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 17,  Thrust 9( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags: Thermal 2
CT “Briard” Griffon Class
Orders:Standing by
Values:Cost 54 Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 19, Thrust 12( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:1 Out of combat 4/3 In Combat 1/1 ]]
Tags:Fire Control 2, Thermal 2
FT "Terra" Terra Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maint 5, Thrust 2(4)/3(6)
FT "Mundus" Terra Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maint 5, Thrust 2(4)/3(6)
FT "Terra-03" Terra Class
Orders: (10/27) 16 resources to complete.
Traits: Maint 5, Thrust 2/6 | 4/6
GF "Seine" Seine Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maintenace 16, Thrust 4( [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:4/17 | 8/17]] Jump 6
GF "Marne" Seine Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maintenace 16, Thrust 4( [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:4/17 | 8/17]] Jump 6
AC “Chartreux: "Chartreux" Variant
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Values: Maint 20, Aero 1, Weight 6, Thrust 12 (9)  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:4/5 | 3/5]], Fire Control 2 Thermal 3



GRAVEYARD
FT “Venus” Venus Class
Destroyed during an engagement on -1 -> 0 in the Roses Star System by the CCS-S “Earth Bringer.” Salvaged by Allied Forces
GS “Porcupine” PorcupineClass
Decommissioned[i/]
CT “Komodor” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagement on 0 -> 1 in the Roses Star System by a black-lined laser from the Fire Bearer. Salvaged by Enemy
CT “Picard” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagement on 0 -> 1 in the Roses Star System by massed fire while out of position. Salvaged by Enemy
CT “Griffon” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagmeent on 2 - 3 in the Roses Star system by the GCCP "Wildcat". Salvaged by SUCK.
CT “Borzoi” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagmeent on 2 - 3 in the Roses Star system by the GCCP "Lynx". Salvaged by 12th Societe.


KILL LIST
LS “Fire Bearer” Light Bringer Class
Destroyed by CT “Picard” Griffon & CT “Komodor” Griffon during a fleet battle in the Roses Star system on 0 -> 1, Salvaged.
CCS-2S "Earth Bringer" Earth Bringer Class
Destroyed by massed fire during a fleet battle in the Roses Star system on 0 -> 1, Salvaged.

[Blood_Librarian]

Continued due to forum character count limitations.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The map will be current in the core thread as well as the latest post of the arms race
https://imgur.com/FObZkEI
[BS12]: Home of Elysium De La 12th Société, the Elysium sits in the orbit of a red dwarf star with little in the way of other orbital bodies: A single gas giant with a small lunar system around it. The Elysium requires Aerodynamic 0 to operate in.
Abyss Watcher: A Massive array of sensory systems that allowed the old empire to utilize faster-than-light sensory systems to keep track of an entire sector, the one we fight in. Currently inhabited by an active artificial intelligence that neither side have managed to make contact with. It is damaged, and is on the verge of falling apart if not for the efforts of the hostile artificial intelligence to keep it together in the long dark after the collapse.
10 resource base extraction output.
The Bottle: A large structure the size of a gas giant, continually emitting exotic, powerful energies that make it almost impossible to approach: the structure periodically rips itself apart and releases a burst of what is theorized to be universe-ending true vacuum, before folding back together again in a most unnatural manner.
0 Resource base Output, Guardian of Endings present.

Vorpal Gun: in the orbit of a barren moon suits a massive skeletonized dry dock around one of the superweapons utilized by mankind before the collapse.  A hundred years ago, a society of space-bound human beings lived here until they ran out of things to cannibalize in the ship, and died out, leaving the Vorpal guns' looted remains as a tomb.
25 resource base extraction output.

[RS]: Roses Star is a large system with 12 orbital bodies, including Ranachuri, a garden world scoured by de-orbiting debris from the massive industrial complex that had fallen apart in its orbit. Evidence of a massive project of some kind is left behind in its orbit. In the corona of Roses Star is a proto-dyson swarm with a leading facility of unknown purpose. Currently the center of the conflict between Elysiums. Close operations on Ranachuri can benefit from ships designed to operate in atmospheric conditions, with 5 levels of the Aerodynamic tag being optimal.  Ranachuri has an active local presence that is capable of fielding weapons that frustrate dominance over the world. Ranachuri is the only known world which has human life.
50 resource base extraction output.



[SB]:Home of the Skanzat United Constitutional Kingdoms Elysium. The Elysium is in the orbit of a large gas giant, which orbits distantly from a yellow star. Several small bodies orbit around the inner lanes of the star. The Elysium Requires Aerodynamic 0 to operate in.

An Agonized Thinker: An old warship, unfathomably large, the apex of mankind's dominance had been brought low in this system: estimations put it at a little over two hundred kilometers in length and an unfathomable amount of mass, it had plunged into the atmosphere of a once-habitable world and destroyed it. Something churns in its depths, building things from the burnt hulk.
10 resource base extraction output.

Universe Ignition Array: A large spider web of particle accelerators and energy collectors orbiting a binary pair neutron star and blue supergiant star, once roughly every cycle it activates, and releases an exotic emission of energy that continually stumped the top minds of mankind before the collapse. THis alien artifact is almost impossible to approach due to the extreme energies that it soaks in, as well as its unpredictable and constantly changing orbit.
0 Resource base Output, Guardian of Beginnings present.

War Simulacrum:: A carefully terraformed system such that it would be the perfect training ground for makinds warriors and navy, along with the thickest debris belts of the sector: This system is a treasure trove and deathtrap, as it was meant to put the paces to the most powerful warships mankind ever had at their disposal, and the wrecks are as numerous as the stars.
25 resource base  Output

Spoiler: Designs (click to show/hide)

DropBox link to CURRENT BAY12 Items: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ki83g84cx7cj0vv/AAD4t2wWfHSR6mUfA3FE6QbOa?dl=0

Hulls
Corvettes
Gate Capable Shuttle - 2 Hull: The first workable hull of the conflict, and strikingly identical in both Elysium's, GCS-2 craft are small shuttles that are capable of carrying Gate Keys as well as some other stuff. It is a makeshift hull, fabricated from large modular structure elements with thin armor plates that are just barely capable of standing in the way of light autocannon fire. Made for the purpose of ferrying troops from one end of the Elysium to the other and one of the finest pieces of Elysium equipment that ultimately united your country. In the dawn of your united Elysium, it’s main purpose is in logistics and exploration, and unsuited for combat. It’s paper thin armor cannot stand up to ship-grade weaponry for very long. Capable of landing on worlds with thin gravity and atmosphere or Elysiums.
3x2
Values: Aerodynamic 2, Internal 1
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Cost: 9
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Gate Capable Shuttle - 2 Aero Variant Hull: The first workable hull of the conflict, and strikingly identical in both Elysium's, GCS-2 craft are small shuttles that are capable of carrying Gate Keys as well as military equipment. It is a makeshift hull, fabricated from large modular structure elements with thin armor plates that are just barely capable of standing in the way of light autocannon fire. It has been extensively modified for aerospace operations, including the installation of equipment which allows one of its engines to operate with twice the speed in atmospheric conditions.
3x2
Values: Aerodynamic 4, Internal 1 Cost 12
Tags:
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"Rubik" Spacefaring Corvette Hull: A durable corvette hull with spaced armor specialized towards stellar operations, The Rubik has average primitive armor specialized towards small primitive kinetic projectiles. Capable of landing on barren moons. Noted to have a robust structure despite utilizing modular frames in it’s construction.
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Values: Aerodynamic 1, Internal 1
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Cost: 13
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"Bouillon" Hardened Spacefaring Corvette Hull
A incredibly heavy Corvette sized warship teetering on the edge of being a frigate in terms of component volume. It is equipped with very heavy ceramic plastic armor and  triply redundant thermal control systems that make the ship overturned for it’s engine volume, providing a 50% increase in maintenance costs for engine components to compensate for the mass Thermal Systems account for 3 weight, Armor accounts for 4 weight. Hangar Bay is vulnerable to damage but will not spread to surrounding systems.

Values: Aerodynamic 1, Internal 1, Weight 8, Thermal 5
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Cost: 17
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Frigates
Sablier" Hardened Spacefaring Frigate:A second generation frigate lineage with hourglass shape and as of fabrication very heavy armor systems. Has an average thickness armor plate designed with general purpose protection against a wide variety of threats. It is incapable of any type of surface operation. It’s individual compartments and modules are awkwardly placed, lowering the overall compartmentalization of the craft: damage is marginally more likely to spill into surrounding systems.
Values:Cost 18, Internal 2, Weight 5
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”Sablier" Hardened Spacefaring-S Variant Frigate:A second generation frigate lineage with hourglass shape and as of fabrication very heavy armor systems. Has an average thickness armor plate designed with general purpose protection against a wide variety of threats. It is incapable of any type of surface operation. It’s individual compartments and modules are awkwardly placed, but additional armor and internal systems have mostly mitigated the low compartmentalization, though damage is slightly apt to spill into surrounding systems. Two slot long weapon systems are more effective when installed into the Sabalier-S Variant.
Values: Cost 20, Internal 2, Weight 6
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Components:
"Ground" Operations
Infantry Division: People hired by your polity that went through a strict training regimen and given the equipment needed to take objectives in a wide variety of environments. Standard in all ships, but may require vehicular or orbital support to get the job done. Current technology  utilizes gun-powder and armor piercing rounds in their automatic guns, and wear hardened steel plates in vests for armor. Spacesuits are equipped when required.
Assumed to be in all ships, but specialized components or hulls can be fabricated for greater effect. As time progresses, the engineering division will give them new weapons and armor.
Ship Guns
Elysium Automatic Cannon Special -- [EAC]
The EACS is a series of autocannons, fire controls and sensory systems that represent the first step in warfare. Irregular manufacturing standards, varying calibers, poorly designed autoloaders as well as crude propellants and large bore projectiles intended to never risk damage to the Elysium mean that this weapon is large and underpowered. It is self contained, and only requires supply to keep functioning.
Values:Cost 2, Maintenance 1
Tags: Front

Next-Gen Autocannon (NGAC) -- (nAC)
The NGAC is a series of turreted autocannons with integrated fire control and sensory systems. It is designed as a dual 40mm ball turreted autocannon, of which half a dozen per slot is put onto the hull. The turret is rated for a 180 coverage on both axes. It utilizes crude HE rounds. It is self-contained, and only requires Maintenance to function.
Values:Cost 3, Maintenance 1

160mm Main Gun System (MGS)
A primitive kinetic accelerator cannon with large bore shells, most archetypically high explosive rounds. Despite the large bore, the rounds are accelerated to be on par with small-bore -large length weapons due to the high-power next generation powder propellant, and it fires shots down rapidly, allowing ship-gunners to feasibly expend their entire magazine in a single engagement. It has a high range despite its relatively short length for its caliber. The weapon is augmented with primitive visual sensors in it’s built-in fire control systems and high explosive rounds which is some-what more effective against primitive kinetic armor.
Values: Cost 4, Maintenance 1
Tags: Front/Back,
160mm Vorpal Gun Battery
[VGB]
[VGB]
A fore-mounted traditional ballistic main cannon weapon design schema that calls to place four guns across two slots. These huge cannons utilize extremely fast burning powder formulas, an average bore length for the calliber and exotic alloys to extract every ounce of acceleration possible per kilogram.  Two rounds types are carried, Second Generation APDSDU rounds and Combination radar and thermal proximity detonator shaped charge rounds, “Hammerhead” and “Slicer.” Slicer rounds are designed to be fired at enemy engines and disable them, and are more effective against low fuel efficiency engines. It requires a fire control system to fully utilize its functions, but it comes with onsite gunner back up systems. It utilizes Electronically hardened Autoloaders.
Values: Cost 10, Maint 3
Tags: Two Parallel External Front Slots, Fire Control -2

Hangar Systems
'Fléchette' Parasite Strike Craft -- [FLE]
The 'Fléchette' Parasite Strike Craft details the installation of 18 small fighter craft stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with 2 high explosive shaped charge payload heat seeking missiles and dual front mounted dual 40mm cannons with 20 degrees of gimballing. The missiles have roughly engineered payloads and weak electronics .It has the acceleration profile of a speed 9 craft, and is limited by the unaugmented pilots down to a profile of 8. It’s components are durable and hardy, able to go through multiple sortees without Elysium overhauls or having an on-site fabricator while maintaining performance capabilities. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 6, Maintenance 2
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"Intrépide"  Parasite Bomber Squadron -- [PBS]
The “Intrépide '' Parasite Bomber Squadron details the installation of 18 small fighter craft patterned from the Flechette stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with 4 wire guided General High Yield payload  missiles, one upscaled centerline inertial bomb payload, dual front mounted dual 40mm cannons with 20 degrees of gimballing. The explosive ordinance has technically adept payloads and weak electronics. The spooling for the wire guided missiles utilize nanolathed materials that allow for short range engagements It has the acceleration profile of a speed 6 craft when loaded, 9 unloaded, and is limited by the unaugmented pilots down to a profile of 8. It inherits the Flechettes' durability. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 7, Maintenance 3
Tags: Hangar

Troop compartment  -- [Trp]
A hull section is torn down and dedicated towards storing and disembarking large numbers of ground troops. Allows more soldiers to be present on a craft, as well as allowing more equipment for their purpose to be stored, up to light scout craft and heavy weapon emplacements. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Value: Cost:1

Engines

Hydrogen engine -- [HeE]
An integrated set of hydrogen and oxygen tanks that is fed into a combustion chamber and expelled to generate thrust. Generates electricity from an attached alternator. Sets the basis of all thrust systems with a speed of 1.
Values: Cost:4, Maintenace 1
Tags:Rear

Catalyzed Afterburner Hydrogen engine -- [HeA]
An integrated set of hydrogen and oxygen tanks that is fed into a combustion chamber and expelled to generate thrust. Generates electricity from an attached alternator. Sets the basis of all thrust systems with a speed of 1. Inside combat, an afterburner can be engaged to allow the thrust system to rate thrust 2 for an extended engagement before requiring 2-3 man days of maintenance to recover.
Values: Cost:5, Maintenace 2 Thrust 4(3)
Tags:Rear

Saint Laurent NT Engine [NTE]
The "Saint-Laurent" NTE is an integrated set of liquid hydrogen tanks that are fed through a solid core pulsed projection Uranium Fission reactor and expelled to generate thrust. Generates electricity from an attached alternator. It reaches combat speeds of 3, and out of combat speeds of 4.
Values: Cost:7, Maint 4 Thrust 4(3)
Tags:Rear

Power Generation

Solar-Battery Power plant -- [SBP]
A set of unfurlable solar panels and chemical batteries designed to produce large amounts of power.. The panels cannot be protected by armor and unfurled. The S-B Power Plant has reduced effectiveness in operations that are very far from objects that generate usable solar radiation. The batteries can be best described as "workable," and are prone to small-scale detonations if damaged.   
Values: PPC 3¹, Cost: 3
1. Generates 3 PPC for a couple hours or an extended fight utilizing PPC weapons before an extended down period is required to recharge the batteries

Solar-Battery Power plant v2 -- [SB2]
A set of unfurlable solar panels and chemical batteries designed to produce large amounts of power.. The panels cannot be protected by armor while unfurled. The S-B Power Plant has reduced effectiveness in operations that are very far from objects that generate usable solar radiation. The batteries can be best described as "workable," and are prone to small-scale detonations if damaged.   
Values: PPC 4¹, Cost: 5
1. Generates 3 PPC for a couple hours or an extended fight utilizing PPC weapons before an extended down period is required to recharge the batteries

Command & Control

C5 Deck -- [C5D]
A component set deep into a ship, a C5 Deck is a hardened bunker in which the bridge crew inhabit. It is separated from the outer decks, with it’s own life support system. It is equipped with a Command and Control system based on haptic and holographic systems. It has a central computational engine specialized towards fire-control, it is a modern system that is far and away superior to primitive systems we have built at the time of the C5’s realization.. It has a luxurious set of amenities which the navy will acclimate and rely on for their increased performance in the field. It takes a significant amount of space, and may impact surrounding components.performance.
Values: Cost 3, Maintenance 2,
Tags: Internal, Fire Control 2, Limited 1

Faster than Light Travel Systems

Gate Key -- [GA1]
A complex device that utilizes energy stored from on-ship batteries to slice into the gate’s network , open it’s iris to allow the passage, and then ignites it’s ancient machine, utilizing a colossal amount of power to do so. This model is crude and energy intensive, only barely able to handle the power required to send a ship of the same tonnage as the gate-key bearing ship, while requiring a horrendously expensive manufacturing process. However, unlike the original prototypes, it can open the gate to allow other ships through.
Values: Cost 5, PPC -6, Maintenace 3, Jump 4

Gate Key v2 -- [GA2]
A complex device that utilizes energy stored from on-ship batteries to slice into the gate’s network , open it’s iris to allow the passage, and then ignites it’s ancient machine, utilizing a very large amount of power to do so. This model is crude and energy intensive, only barely able to handle the power required to send a ship of the same tonnage as the gate-key bearing ship, while requiring a stupendously expensive manufacturing process. However, unlike the original prototypes, it can open the gate to allow other ships through. Utilizing vast computational engines, the power and maintenance costs of the Gate Key are reduced at the expense of an increased production cost.
Values: Cost 9, PPC -4, Maintenance 2, Jump 5

Gate Key v3 -- [GA3]
It resonates with a higher energy. It cuts an aperture with a Vorpal Blade, it screams to the Gate with the Handshake Protocol, and the Gate Network responds by opening the iris’s of two gates and connecting them for a brief time. The Gate Key is an expensive tool required to traverse the Gate Network. This one has the functions required to open the gate and allow other ships to traverse, provided they are equivalent or lesser in mass to the Gate Key-bearer. Part of the installation process entails esoteric banks of processing stratum that have been through cycles of engineering to perfect the process.
Values: Cost 8, PPC -4, Maintenance 2, Jump 6

Thermal Control

Combat Coolant Reservoir and Radiator Assembly (CCRaRA) [CCR]
A add-on package to radiative systems that expands its mass as well as several internal upgrades that reduce impact of induced thermal waste by enemy firepower. Damage Control can initiate the expulsion of heated coolant through sweat pores built into the radiators while cycling in secondary coolant tanks, which rapidly reduces temperatures and prevents crematorium drift situations. The expulsion of ammonia coolant induces short duration clouds of obscuring clouds around the radiator and some portions of the craft. They reduce oncoming thermal damage in the infrared and visible bands by roughly 35%. More efficient cooling systems are installed, allowing for a Thermal rating to be appended to the craft.
Values: Cost 5, Thermal 2
Tag: Yellow-Line Feature,

Infrastructure

The Forge of Elysium
A colossal set of infrastructure, heavy equipment and digital archives that permit the fabrication of wonders. Unable to access the designs made before the Dissolution war due to digital decay and hellish encryption of the blueprints required, New designs must be made for the Forge. Consisting of a full third of the internal volume of the Elysium, our manufacturing needs will be met by the Forge for a considerable amount of time  without any need for expansion, and our people are wholly reliant on this miracle machine for manufactured goods. The only bottleneck in the acquisition of more Resources is the raw material required to turn into feedstock
Values:Produces 90 Resources.

Becquerel Fission Reactors
A series of tests and prototyping phases made with the intent of easing our developing energy shortages. No viable reactors were made, but the path to success was forged: we now have some what an idea on how to not create a fission reactor.

Merchant Marine Fleet
A series of logistical improvements that reduce maintenance costs by 25% rounded down. Eases the development of resource generating structures in the home system systems and places logistical supply points across our home system. Increases the effectiveness of our irregular forces in and out of combat.
Cost: None

Mass Relay Network
A ever expanding project to create large coil guns colloquially known as mass drievers across our territory, so that resources may be efficiently delivered to gates for movement to our territory, as well as the deployment of these gates extensively in our home system.
Produces 30 resources.



Tags
Integrated: Components with this tag are not able to be placed on normal designs and are hard-wired into specific designs.
Internal: Slots with this tag have no outer surface access: they are surrounded by the other components of the ship and are significantly less likely to be damaged in combat. Components with this tag need to be placed in an Internal slot.
Rear: Components with this slot must be placed on the left-most slots of a craft.
Front: Components with this slot must be placed on the right-most slots of a craft.
Volatile: Components with this tag are at risk of destroying the ship if damaged. Most typical of antimatter reactors or metallic hydrogen storage systems. Some components will also be Volatile in certain situations, like a hydrogen tank in an oxygenated atmosphere.
Yellow Line: This component can be yellow lined by captains to have an increased effect at the expense of the possibility of issues occurring after prolonged use.
Red Line: As above, but this component can be pushed even further beyond, into the thin edge between oblivion and enhanced operations, but not for very long, and for a drastic cost. For your finest hour.
Black Line: As above, but this component can be pushed past any sane or safe limit, to provide an enormous effect before burning out, often with spectacular consequences. The dramatic way of going out, to wet your blades edge one more time before the end.
Limited(x): Components with this tag can only be put in (x) per ship. In some cases, other components may restrict the installation of Limited(x) components. (eg a limited sensor system might not be installable with a common sensor system)
Gate Bearer: A hull or component with this tag can allow ships of equal tonnage to pass through a gate, including itself.
Fire Control: Targeting acquisition, lock on and sensory modules produce Fire Control. Rather than being consumed as a value, Weapons that do not have built-in fire control systems that completely fufilll their need for Fire Control will note the minimum firecontrol number required for maximum effectiveness. One Fire Control can take control of any number ofseparate gunnery systems equal or lesser to its value. Unless specified, it is assumed that all weapons have a built-in  Fire Control 1 system in it. Components that require Fire Control must specify whether or not they have built-in back-up fire control systems in the event of the destruction of the central Fire Control. Completely self contained weapon packages will default to the master system if it is advantageous to do so.

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Pulsed Power Container (PPC): These are containers that output enough energy to sustain components that require PPC power. Will often come with an amount of time that it could be sustained.
Thermal: A component with a thermal tag represents an efficient cooling system that may be more efficient than the one attached to the hull, in addition to any other effects it may apply. More efficient heat reduction allows for more mass to be dedicated to individual systems manifesting as a flat bonus to all operations. Some components may require a minimum of a thermal tag. A hull may have a better than stock cooling system installed by default and is represented by the thermal tag.
Heat capacity.The capability of a component to store heat, allowing for a ship's radiators to be stored and protected from oncoming fire. As Radiators cannot be armored, this is one way to improve a ship's survivability.
Aerodynamic: Hulls with this tag are designed with operations in an atmospheric body in mind, with a sealed hull and attention to avoiding excess bulk. Every planet or body has this value, representing how difficult it is to enter and leave its atmosphere or gravity. Barren planets with low gravity and no atmosphere do not require any Aerodynamic tags to operate in, but especially slow moving hulls may be restricted.
Internal: This value is attached to hulls, representing how many slots it has with the Internal Tag.
Cost: The material, industrial and socioeconomic cost of an object rendered down into its most quintessential value in fabricating this component or hull. This cost is in terms of Resources..
Maintenance:cost in resources every turn after its manufacturing.
Thrust: Engines produce this value, Though the ratio between maneuvering ability and pure thrust is sometimes different. Divide Thrust points on a hull by the number of slots and weight value it has to determine how fast the craft is relative to other ships. Often comes in two values, the first used for determining strategic outcomes while the second is used in tactical maneuvering
Weight: Components and Hulls with this value lower overall speed and maneuverability in Thrust Calculations.

Spoiler: Operationalized Ships (click to show/hide)

Sabalier  Hardened Spacefaring S variant ”Seine" Gateship Frigate
The Sablier is a fast carrier Frigate with 48 fighter craft that are deployed in two waves, six minutes apart. It is equipped with a NG autocannon array, a C-5 Deck and a third generation Gate Key. It has a hourglass shape, heavy medium thickness armor plate designed with a general protection factor. It has awkwardly placed internal systems that lower compartmentalization. Additional armor and internal systems have mostly mitigated this. It utilizes an ingenious internal storage solution to deploy 33% more fighters than otherwise possible. Has slight structural flaws due to being built with hangar bays without being built from the ground up for hangars.
Format
[HeA]     [SB2]
[HeA][GA3][FLE]
[HeA][C5D][FLE]
[HeA]     [nAC]
Values:Cost: 72 , Maintenance 16, Thrust 4( [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:4/16 | 8/16]] Jump 6
Tags:Fire Control 2, Gate Bearer

Combat Corvette Rubik: Gunship “Porcupine” Variant
The Porcupine is a heavily armed gun-ship dedicated to assault-and-fade tactics. It’s two thrusting blocks are capable of using afterburners to do advanced maneuvers in combat time scales. The interior consists of a heavily armored command and control station with luxurious settings for the deck officers. It is set with dozens upon dozens of turreted autocannons equipped with explosive shells. It is bespoke with a set of two primary cannons on its front and rear that fire high-speed rounds utilizing primitive high-energy propellant. The life-support is strained during combat conditions.
Format
[HeA][nAC][nAC]
[MGS][C5D][MGS]
[HeA][nAC][nAC]
Values:Cost: 33 Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 10, Thrust 2(4) [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:2/9 | 4/9]]
Tags:Fire Control 2


b]Combat Corvette Rubik: Assault Gunship “Griffon” Variant[/b]
The Griffon is a heavily armed nuclear gun-ship originally dedicated to assault-and-fade tactics.  Nuclear engines have been jury rigged into it’s hypergolic plumbing, with dangerous, efficient results that is predicated on the over engineered thrusting grids. The interior consists of a heavily armored command and control station with luxurious settings for the deck officers. Autoloaders and turret balls have been almost entirely ripped out for a makeshift coolant system, and the internals have been gutted to support larger, powerful autoloaders for the set of four Vorpal Cannons in battery formation, firing 160mm shells through a average bore-length cannon, resulting in incredible firepower. It is bespoke with a set of two, shorter, 160mm cannons of inferior make. The Vorpal Gun Barrels stick out of the hull by several meters, and are supported by telescoping structural members to maneuver the barrels. The Vorpal guns utilize Second Generation APDSDU “Hammerhead”  rounds and Combination radar and thermal proximity detonator shaped charge “Slicer” rounds.
Format
[NTE][nAC][MGS]
[NTE][C5D][VGB]
[NTE][CCR][VGB]
Values:Cost: 54 Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 19, Thrust 12( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:1 Out of combat 4/3 In Combat 1/1 ]]
Tags:Fire Control 2, Thermal 2


Combat Corvette Rubik:  “Aura” Variant
The Aura is a very high maneuverability & speed craft, capable of advanced maneuvers and techniques owing to the fact that about a third of its mass is dedicated to it’s it’s revamped thermonuclear engines. The interior compartments are interspaced around the newer Gate Key,. It is set with dozens upon dozens of turreted primitive autocannons. Large portions of it’s surface area consist of advanced solar panel and radiator emplacements, which drink greedily from the sun to fuel the Gate Key it holds. Its front was hollowed out and filled with a crude hangarbay for a Parasite Bomber group to launch from.
Format
[NTE][SB2][nAC]
[HeA][GA3][PBS]
[NTE][CCR][nAC]
Values:Cost: 63, Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 13, PPC 6*, Thrust 9(  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags: Thermal 2

Combat Corvette Rubik: Flak Corvette “Slayer” Variant
The Slayer is a ship re-engineered to be dedicated to stand off tactics with second generation efficient nuclear engines and afterburners, Standing off is something it does well owing to its heritage of being 33% engine. The interior compartments are interspaced around a totally re-hauled gate key which make up the center of the craft. It is set with dozens upon more than two dozen turreted primitive autocannons interspersed to shoot down incoming ordinance and very close ships. portions of it’s surface area consist of solar panel and radiator emplacements, which drink greedily from the sun to fuel the Gate Key it holds.  It’s fore was hollowed out and replaced with a hangar bay for bombers, as well as a augmented cooling system.Higher than expected sensor emission & lower than expected sensor capabilities.
Format
[NTE][nAC][SB2]
[HeA][GA3][PBS]
[NTE][nAC][CCR]
Values:Cost 58, Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 17, PPC 6*,  Thrust 9( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags: Thermal 2


Gate Capable Shuttle - 2: Fleet Transport “Venus” Variant
The Venus is a very high maneuverability & speed craft, capable of advanced maneuvers and techniques owing to the fact that about a third of its mass is dedicated to it’s powerful engines. It’s interspersed between core systems with troop quarters and autoloaders for it’s relatively many guns. It is heavily gunned with primitive kinetic turreted weapons. Fabrication Techniques have increased it’s aerodynamic capabilities. It has an above average engine output.
Format
[HeE][Trp][nAC]
[HeE][Trp][nAC]
Values:Cost: 25, Maintenance 4, PPC 6*, Thrust 2, Aerodynamic 3
Tag:

Gate Capable Shuttle - 2:Shuttle Craft “Mercury” Variant
The Mercury is a very high maneuverability & speed craft, capable of advanced maneuvers and techniques owing to the fact that about a third of its mass is dedicated to it’s powerful engines. The interior compartments are interspaced around the Gate Key, which make up the center of the craft. It is undergunned, with only a few gunnery emplacements that dot its hull. Large portions of it’s surface area consist of solar panel and radiator emplacements, which drink greedily from the sun to fuel the Gate Key it holds.
Format
[HeE][GA1][SBP]
[HeE][SBP][EAC]
Values:Cost: 30, Maintenance 6, PPC 6*, Thrust 2
Tag: Gate Bearer

Combat Capable Shuttle Aero: Fleet Transport “Terra” Variant
A troop transport shuttle. It has catalyzed afterburning engines that increase its speed in a combat situation, but require maintenance after; . One of its engines has a doubled speed when in atmospheric conditions. It has an extensive hangar bay system that is able to handle large amounts of ground troops, including heavy weapon emplacements, and medium sized vehicles. With a component-thrust ratio that varies depending on the situation, it is most suited for fights around planets with atmospheres. Its light armament of Elysium Autocannons are secondary to its purpose of entering worlds and dropping off its many warriors.
Format
[HeA][Trp][Trp]
[HeA][Wng][nAC]
Values:Cost 27, Aerodynamic 4, Maintenance 5, Thrust 2(4)/3(6)
Tag:


Assault Corvette Bouillon: "Chartreux" Variant
The Chartreux is a nuclear assault frigate. The hull consists of massive belts of composite armor with corrispondingly advanced radiator systems designed to defeat laser systems. It is equipped with a 4 main gun systems, autocannon defense systems, a hangar bay of Parasite bombers, and a enhanced thermal system. It is all commanded by the hardened C5 decks. The Vorpal Gun Barrels stick out of the hull by several meters, and are supported by telescoping structural members to maneuver the barrels. The Vorpal guns utilize Second Generation APDSDU “Hammerhead”  rounds and Combination radar and thermal proximity detonator shaped charge “Slicer” rounds.
Format
[NTE][PBS][nAC]
[NTE][C5D][VGB]
[NTE][CCR][VGB]
Values: Cost 66 , Maint 20,  Aero 1, Weight 6, Thrust 12 (9)  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:4/5 | 3/5]]
Tags: Fire Control 2 Thermal 3

[ConscriptFive]

Well at least we didn't get another Chernobyl incident.  I wasn't expecting the EW module to completely fail, so that leaves us wide open for revisions.

Revision: Mass Relay Network: Civil Defense Protocol

In a nutshell, our Mass Relay Network reliably flings massive tonnages of freight across space.  Freight payloads are accelerated and then safely decelerated across established trade lanes on regularly scheduled "trains."  The fact that the trains can operate so safely is the triumph of the system.  After all, should a train collide with a vessel, the results would be catastrophic...

Each Mass Relay Station will now be provided with Civil Defense Protocols.  Deviations in trajectory will be calculated to impact certain Target Registration Points.  In coordination with Fleet Navarch, the Mass Relay Network can thusly provide defensive bombardment within our boundaries.  It is recommended "sacrificial" trains be loaded with ballast or inexpensive bulk ores to minimize economic impacts.  However, we still expect to lose approximately 5 Resources when Civil Defense Protocols are activated in a battle.

[ConscriptFive]

Re-reading how the Mass Relay Network is deployed, it's only at our home system.  As much as I like the concept for the Civil Defense Protocol, we don't need to spend an action solely fortifying our home system.

Revision: Mass Driver Autocannon (mAC)

The successful rollout of the Mass Relay Network has provided us a foundation to militarize Mass Driver as a shipboard weapon system.  The Mass Driver Autocannon (mAC) is designed as a direct replacement for the aging NextGen Autocannon (nAC) system.  Traditional HE cannon rounds are replaced with ferrous slugs electromagnetically accelerated to phenomenal velocities.  The raw kinetic momentum of the round should provide superior armor penetration compared to legacy cannon rounds.  Trade-offs are required by this new technology however: mAC has a slower rate of fire than the nAC, and requires an external power supply to charge its capacitors.

In line with the legacy nAC, the module consists of six dual gun ball turrets easily mounted on any facing, and includes basic local fire control systems.
Est. Values: Cost 4, PPC -2, Maint 1
Tag: Any Facing

Revision: "Pitre" EW Parasite Squadron (PES)

After the fiasco of the Etoile Solitaire project, it seemed unlikely the fleet would be fielding substantial EW system anytime soon.  It was then realized that the unfielded "Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron already had most of the hardware necessary to perform EW mission sets.  Using onboard active multi-spectral sensors, individual Pitre craft can readily mimic signatures of other spacecraft.  Using their superior acceleration profile to keep away from precise inspection and hostile weapons range, Pitre can present the appearance of warships on the horizon and lay appropriate false trails to spread enemy defenses thin or screen friendly maneuvers.

To a layman, a Pitre Squadron doesn't appear too different from a Lagrange Squadron: 18 Flechette-gen parasites with powerful multispectral sensors.  They retain an acceleration profile of speed 5 in combat, but have the fuel efficiency to operate far from their mothership.  To avoid damaging various antenna, launch and recovery procedures are still slower than other Flechette variants.  The software of the sensors have been upgraded with various EW mission profiles however, and the pilots have been trained accordingly. 
Values: Cost 5, Maint 1

Oh, and since the "Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron never made it to the equipment list, here's a copy/paste from when it came out in Turn 2:

"Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron -- [FLE]
The "Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron details the installation of 18 small parasite stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with high-tempo multispectral sensory systems focussing on active and passive infrared and radio frequencies. .It has the acceleration profile of a speed 5 in combat, but has the fuel efficiency to project across moon systems and the outer edges of solar systems with its mother craft. It’s inherits the durable design of the Flechette, its systems are bulky and difficult ot stow and launch from hangar bays.. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 5, Maintenance 1
Tags:

Not the GM's best show of proofreading skills there. 

(1) Mass Driver Autocannon (mAC): ConscriptFive
(1) "Pitre" EW Parasite Squadron (PES): ConscriptFive

[Blood_Librarian]

Elysium Command Arms Race of Conquest: Operationalization Phase
Turn 4

Revision: Mass Driver Autocannon (mAC)
The successful rollout of the Mass Relay Network has provided us a foundation to militarize Mass Driver as a shipboard weapon system.  The Mass Driver Autocannon (mAC) is designed as a direct replacement for the aging NextGen Autocannon (nAC) system.  Traditional HE cannon rounds are replaced with ferrous slugs electromagnetically accelerated to phenomenal velocities.  The raw kinetic momentum of the round should provide superior armor penetration compared to legacy cannon rounds.  Trade-offs are required by this new technology however: mAC has a slower rate of fire than the nAC, and requires an external power supply to charge its capacitors.

In line with the legacy nAC, the module consists of six dual gun ball turrets easily mounted on any facing, and includes basic local fire control systems.
Est. Values: Cost 4, PPC -2, Maint 1
Tag: Any Facing

Difficulty: Average
2d4--> 2+1  [Buggy mess]

Downscaling and hardening the mass driver system into a package that is integrated into traditional Autocannon forma’s has been a difficult task. The final production line guideline of the mAC system has flaws, to put it bluntly.

The original mass driver system tilizes vast radiator systems built from locally sourced materials to properly cool the super conductive magnets, as even military grade cooling solutions could not keep up due to systemic heating issues due ot the propoprtionately difficult task of extracting heat out of the coils while it is in operation. To that end two stop-gap solutions have been made until our material science can catch up. The first is that high grade turbopumped cryo-coolers along with caustic, high-thermal output coolants have been used in lieu of more durable and less reactive coolants.

The cryocoolers cause vibrations upon the barrel, reducing accuracy by a statistically significant amount, as well as reducing the overall durability of the weapon in question. The cryo-coolants are no joke either, and require extensive maintenance tables to keep the system running.

The resulting weapon, although it has a high stand-by running costs, is servicable in its operation. Computer driven electromagnetic systems are able to accelerate ferrous slugs at velocities that were largely predicted: very fast. Computational engine running has estimated that kinetic piercing weapons are by comparison less effective against lightly armored craft compared to other weapon projects like mass driver bucket-based systems delivering guided payloads, but should be more effective at stressing energy shield systems as well as intercepting incoming parasite craft & ordinance.

Though it was not possible to implement in this lineage of components, large-scale magnetic weapons could scale very well with gigawatt or even terawatt level power reactors due to the intrinsic properties of superconductive fields.

Magnetic Autocannon (mAC) -- (nAC)
The mAC is a series of turreted autocannons with integrated fire control and sensory systems. It is designed as a dual 10mm magnetic accelerator ball turreted autocannon, of which five per slot is put onto the hull. The turret is rated for a 180 coverage on both axes. It utilizes crude kinetic penetrator rounds. Caustic coolants and turbo-cryocoolers run a expensive maintenace table. It is somewhat inaccurate due to the action of the cooling systems. It is self-contained, and only requires Maintenance to function.
Values:Cost 4, Maintenance 2

Revision: "Pitre" EW Parasite Squadron (PES)
After the fiasco of the Etoile Solitaire project, it seemed unlikely the fleet would be fielding substantial EW system anytime soon.  It was then realized that the unfielded "Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron already had most of the hardware necessary to perform EW mission sets.  Using onboard active multi-spectral sensors, individual Pitre craft can readily mimic signatures of other spacecraft.  Using their superior acceleration profile to keep away from precise inspection and hostile weapons range, Pitre can present the appearance of warships on the horizon and lay appropriate false trails to spread enemy defenses thin or screen friendly maneuvers.

To a layman, a Pitre Squadron doesn't appear too different from a Lagrange Squadron: 18 Flechette-gen parasites with powerful multispectral sensors.  They retain an acceleration profile of speed 5 in combat, but have the fuel efficiency to operate far from their mothership.  To avoid damaging various antenna, launch and recovery procedures are still slower than other Flechette variants.  The software of the sensors have been upgraded with various EW mission profiles however, and the pilots have been trained accordingly. 
Values: Cost 5, Maint 1

Difficulty: Normal
2d4--> 1+4 [Average]

The Pitre EW Parasite craft Chassis takes on a more boxy, square shape that conceals the set of deceptive systems, making the craft look like a shuttlecock when it is deployed.. Defective, second rate sensor systems usually deployed on warships are power-optimized and then hooked into miniaturized computers along with vast banks of high-output (aka explosive) super capacitor banks, all propelled by a extended large scale engine that has been modified to mimic  the Saint Laurent Nuclear Thermal Engine through spiking with highly refined radioactives.

In addition to inheriting all the complexities, drawbacks and pros of the Lagrange, it loses its durable form factor of its patriarch craft, it is not friendly to combat scale accelerations unless it’s systems were not folded out during its launch, and  the ultra-high-output capacitors constitute an explosion risk unless discharged. It’s complex maintenance profile and launch requirements will massively hamper the operations of all but dedicated hangar systems.

As a refit of a refit, it was neither easy nor cheap to fabricate such systems. However, such expensive craft do provide results.

The craft’s engines can be configured with two sets of emission profiles, which requires the pilot to physically exit the craft and tinker with exterior panels of the craft to transition once the craft’s deception systems are unfurled. After final configuration, 2nd generation Entry grade sensor systems will not be able to decisively reveal it’s  true composition until around the far ranges of combat.  It is optimized to mimic the emission profiles of designs with NTE engines, but it can mimic salvaged craft, especially ones with nuclear engines, though with a lesser effectiveness due to differentiating design standards.

It’s ship-grade sensory systems are a different story, though it is limited due to the fact that there is no ship-board reactor, and the upper limits of it’s deceit duration can be put to the minutes if improperly managed or ultra-high energy scanning is simulated. Compared to a dedicated scout craft, it is decisively inferior except in certain situations where raw, brute power is preferred over technical expertise. Simulacrum testing reveals that it works as a passable equivalent to a decoy flare in case of active-sensor-homing missile strikes, and pilots have been trained to be aware of this in the event where a intervention can make a difference.

The Department of Interior has already developed several HUM-INT operations to utilize the capabilities of this craft.

"Pitre" EW Parasite Squadron -- [PES]
The ""Pitre" EW Parasite Squadron details the installation of 16 small parasite craft stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with high-tempo multispectral sensory systems focussing on active and passive infrared and radio frequencies. These multi-sensors have been drastically modified with actual ship grade large sensors to mimic emission spectrum of  most warshipst of the first and second generation as of its creation due to its nuclear exhaust system. It has the acceleration profile of a speed 5 in combat, but has the fuel efficiency to project across moon systems and the outer edges of solar systems with its mother craft. Its systems are bulky and difficult to stow and launch from hangar bays. It is vastly difficult to utilize on ships that do not have dedicated hangar slots. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 7, Maintenance 2
Tags:




Work on a strategy plan.

[Blood_Librarian]

Spoiler: Current Assets (click to show/hide)

You produce 120 Resources, and gain 35 Resources from territory, and gain 30 from mass driver tech. In total, you have 102 Resources Available, with 111 * 0.75 = 83.25→83 Maintenance Costs & 0 Prototype Costs.

CC “Aura” Aura Class
Orders:Standing by
Values: :Cost: 63, Maintenance 13, Aerodynamic 1, Thrust 9(  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags : Thermal 2

FC “Slayer” Slayer Class
Orders: Standing by
Values: Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 17,  Thrust 9( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags: Thermal 2
CT “Briard” Griffon Class
Orders:Standing by
Values:Cost 54 Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 19, Thrust 12( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:1 Out of combat 4/3 In Combat 1/1 ]]
Tags:Fire Control 2, Thermal 2
FT "Terra" Terra Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maint 5, Thrust 2(4)/3(6)
FT "Mundus" Terra Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maint 5, Thrust 2(4)/3(6)
FT "Terra-03" Terra Class
Orders: (10/27) 16 resources to complete.
Traits: Maint 5, Thrust 2/6 | 4/6
GF "Seine" Seine Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maintenace 16, Thrust 4( [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:4/17 | 8/17]] Jump 6
GF "Marne" Seine Class
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Maintenace 16, Thrust 4( [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:4/17 | 8/17]] Jump 6
AC “Chartreux: "Chartreux" Variant
Orders: Standing by
Traits: Values: Maint 20, Aero 1, Weight 6, Thrust 12 (9)  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:4/5 | 3/5]], Fire Control 2 Thermal 3



GRAVEYARD
FT “Venus” Venus Class
Destroyed during an engagement on -1 -> 0 in the Roses Star System by the CCS-S “Earth Bringer.” Salvaged by Allied Forces
GS “Porcupine” PorcupineClass
Decommissioned[i/]
CT “Komodor” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagement on 0 -> 1 in the Roses Star System by a black-lined laser from the Fire Bearer. Salvaged by Enemy
CT “Picard” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagement on 0 -> 1 in the Roses Star System by massed fire while out of position. Salvaged by Enemy
CT “Griffon” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagmeent on 2 - 3 in the Roses Star system by the GCCP "Wildcat". Salvaged by SUCK.
CT “Borzoi” Griffon Class
Mission killed during an engagmeent on 2 - 3 in the Roses Star system by the GCCP "Lynx". Salvaged by 12th Societe.


KILL LIST
LS “Fire Bearer” Light Bringer Class
Destroyed by CT “Picard” Griffon & CT “Komodor” Griffon during a fleet battle in the Roses Star system on 0 -> 1, Salvaged.
CCS-2S "Earth Bringer" Earth Bringer Class
Destroyed by massed fire during a fleet battle in the Roses Star system on 0 -> 1, Salvaged.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The map will be current in the core thread as well as the latest post of the arms race
https://imgur.com/FObZkEI
[BS12]: Home of Elysium De La 12th Société, the Elysium sits in the orbit of a red dwarf star with little in the way of other orbital bodies: A single gas giant with a small lunar system around it. The Elysium requires Aerodynamic 0 to operate in.
Abyss Watcher: A Massive array of sensory systems that allowed the old empire to utilize faster-than-light sensory systems to keep track of an entire sector, the one we fight in. Currently inhabited by an active artificial intelligence that neither side have managed to make contact with. It is damaged, and is on the verge of falling apart if not for the efforts of the hostile artificial intelligence to keep it together in the long dark after the collapse.
10 resource base extraction output.
The Bottle: A large structure the size of a gas giant, continually emitting exotic, powerful energies that make it almost impossible to approach: the structure periodically rips itself apart and releases a burst of what is theorized to be universe-ending true vacuum, before folding back together again in a most unnatural manner.
0 Resource base Output, Guardian of Endings present.

Vorpal Gun: in the orbit of a barren moon suits a massive skeletonized dry dock around one of the superweapons utilized by mankind before the collapse.  A hundred years ago, a society of space-bound human beings lived here until they ran out of things to cannibalize in the ship, and died out, leaving the Vorpal guns' looted remains as a tomb.
25 resource base extraction output.

[RS]: Roses Star is a large system with 12 orbital bodies, including Ranachuri, a garden world scoured by de-orbiting debris from the massive industrial complex that had fallen apart in its orbit. Evidence of a massive project of some kind is left behind in its orbit. In the corona of Roses Star is a proto-dyson swarm with a leading facility of unknown purpose. Currently the center of the conflict between Elysiums. Close operations on Ranachuri can benefit from ships designed to operate in atmospheric conditions, with 5 levels of the Aerodynamic tag being optimal.  Ranachuri has an active local presence that is capable of fielding weapons that frustrate dominance over the world. Ranachuri is the only known world which has human life.
50 resource base extraction output.



[SB]:Home of the Skanzat United Constitutional Kingdoms Elysium. The Elysium is in the orbit of a large gas giant, which orbits distantly from a yellow star. Several small bodies orbit around the inner lanes of the star. The Elysium Requires Aerodynamic 0 to operate in.

An Agonized Thinker: An old warship, unfathomably large, the apex of mankind's dominance had been brought low in this system: estimations put it at a little over two hundred kilometers in length and an unfathomable amount of mass, it had plunged into the atmosphere of a once-habitable world and destroyed it. Something churns in its depths, building things from the burnt hulk.
10 resource base extraction output.

Universe Ignition Array: A large spider web of particle accelerators and energy collectors orbiting a binary pair neutron star and blue supergiant star, once roughly every cycle it activates, and releases an exotic emission of energy that continually stumped the top minds of mankind before the collapse. THis alien artifact is almost impossible to approach due to the extreme energies that it soaks in, as well as its unpredictable and constantly changing orbit.
0 Resource base Output, Guardian of Beginnings present.

War Simulacrum:: A carefully terraformed system such that it would be the perfect training ground for makinds warriors and navy, along with the thickest debris belts of the sector: This system is a treasure trove and deathtrap, as it was meant to put the paces to the most powerful warships mankind ever had at their disposal, and the wrecks are as numerous as the stars.
25 resource base  Output

Spoiler: Designs (click to show/hide)

DropBox link to CURRENT BAY12 Items: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ki83g84cx7cj0vv/AAD4t2wWfHSR6mUfA3FE6QbOa?dl=0

Hulls
Corvettes
Gate Capable Shuttle - 2 Hull: The first workable hull of the conflict, and strikingly identical in both Elysium's, GCS-2 craft are small shuttles that are capable of carrying Gate Keys as well as some other stuff. It is a makeshift hull, fabricated from large modular structure elements with thin armor plates that are just barely capable of standing in the way of light autocannon fire. Made for the purpose of ferrying troops from one end of the Elysium to the other and one of the finest pieces of Elysium equipment that ultimately united your country. In the dawn of your united Elysium, it’s main purpose is in logistics and exploration, and unsuited for combat. It’s paper thin armor cannot stand up to ship-grade weaponry for very long. Capable of landing on worlds with thin gravity and atmosphere or Elysiums.
3x2
Values: Aerodynamic 2, Internal 1
Tags:
Cost: 9
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Gate Capable Shuttle - 2 Aero Variant Hull: The first workable hull of the conflict, and strikingly identical in both Elysium's, GCS-2 craft are small shuttles that are capable of carrying Gate Keys as well as military equipment. It is a makeshift hull, fabricated from large modular structure elements with thin armor plates that are just barely capable of standing in the way of light autocannon fire. It has been extensively modified for aerospace operations, including the installation of equipment which allows one of its engines to operate with twice the speed in atmospheric conditions.
3x2
Values: Aerodynamic 4, Internal 1 Cost 12
Tags:
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"Rubik" Spacefaring Corvette Hull: A durable corvette hull with spaced armor specialized towards stellar operations, The Rubik has average primitive armor specialized towards small primitive kinetic projectiles. Capable of landing on barren moons. Noted to have a robust structure despite utilizing modular frames in it’s construction.
3x3
Values: Aerodynamic 1, Internal 1
Tags:
Cost: 13
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"Bouillon" Hardened Spacefaring Corvette Hull
A incredibly heavy Corvette sized warship teetering on the edge of being a frigate in terms of component volume. It is equipped with very heavy ceramic plastic armor and  triply redundant thermal control systems that make the ship overturned for it’s engine volume, providing a 50% increase in maintenance costs for engine components to compensate for the mass Thermal Systems account for 3 weight, Armor accounts for 4 weight. Hangar Bay is vulnerable to damage but will not spread to surrounding systems.

Values: Aerodynamic 1, Internal 1, Weight 8, Thermal 5
Tags:
Cost: 17
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Frigates
Sablier" Hardened Spacefaring Frigate:A second generation frigate lineage with hourglass shape and as of fabrication very heavy armor systems. Has an average thickness armor plate designed with general purpose protection against a wide variety of threats. It is incapable of any type of surface operation. It’s individual compartments and modules are awkwardly placed, lowering the overall compartmentalization of the craft: damage is marginally more likely to spill into surrounding systems.
Values:Cost 18, Internal 2, Weight 5
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”Sablier" Hardened Spacefaring-S Variant Frigate:A second generation frigate lineage with hourglass shape and as of fabrication very heavy armor systems. Has an average thickness armor plate designed with general purpose protection against a wide variety of threats. It is incapable of any type of surface operation. It’s individual compartments and modules are awkwardly placed, but additional armor and internal systems have mostly mitigated the low compartmentalization, though damage is slightly apt to spill into surrounding systems. Two slot long weapon systems are more effective when installed into the Sabalier-S Variant.
Values: Cost 20, Internal 2, Weight 6
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"Ground" Operations
Infantry Division: People hired by your polity that went through a strict training regimen and given the equipment needed to take objectives in a wide variety of environments. Standard in all ships, but may require vehicular or orbital support to get the job done. Current technology  utilizes gun-powder and armor piercing rounds in their automatic guns, and wear hardened steel plates in vests for armor. Spacesuits are equipped when required.
Assumed to be in all ships, but specialized components or hulls can be fabricated for greater effect. As time progresses, the engineering division will give them new weapons and armor.
Ship Guns
Elysium Automatic Cannon Special -- [EAC]
The EACS is a series of autocannons, fire controls and sensory systems that represent the first step in warfare. Irregular manufacturing standards, varying calibers, poorly designed autoloaders as well as crude propellants and large bore projectiles intended to never risk damage to the Elysium mean that this weapon is large and underpowered. It is self contained, and only requires supply to keep functioning.
Values:Cost 2, Maintenance 1
Tags: Front

Next-Gen Autocannon (NGAC) -- (nAC)
The NGAC is a series of turreted autocannons with integrated fire control and sensory systems. It is designed as a dual 40mm ball turreted autocannon, of which half a dozen per slot is put onto the hull. The turret is rated for a 180 coverage on both axes. It utilizes crude HE rounds. It is self-contained, and only requires Maintenance to function.
Values:Cost 3, Maintenance 1

Magnetic Autocannon (mAC) -- (nAC)
The mAC is a series of turreted autocannons with integrated fire control and sensory systems. It is designed as a dual 10mm magnetic accelerator ball turreted autocannon, of which five per slot is put onto the hull. The turret is rated for a 180 coverage on both axes. It utilizes crude kinetic penetrator rounds. Caustic coolants and turbo-cryocoolers run a expensive maintenace table. It is somewhat inaccurate due to the action of the cooling systems. It is self-contained, and only requires Maintenance to function.
Values:Cost 4, Maintenance 2

160mm Main Gun System (MGS)
A primitive kinetic accelerator cannon with large bore shells, most archetypically high explosive rounds. Despite the large bore, the rounds are accelerated to be on par with small-bore -large length weapons due to the high-power next generation powder propellant, and it fires shots down rapidly, allowing ship-gunners to feasibly expend their entire magazine in a single engagement. It has a high range despite its relatively short length for its caliber. The weapon is augmented with primitive visual sensors in it’s built-in fire control systems and high explosive rounds which is some-what more effective against primitive kinetic armor.
Values: Cost 4, Maintenance 1
Tags: Front/Back,
160mm Vorpal Gun Battery
[VGB]
[VGB]
A fore-mounted traditional ballistic main cannon weapon design schema that calls to place four guns across two slots. These huge cannons utilize extremely fast burning powder formulas, an average bore length for the calliber and exotic alloys to extract every ounce of acceleration possible per kilogram.  Two rounds types are carried, Second Generation APDSDU rounds and Combination radar and thermal proximity detonator shaped charge rounds, “Hammerhead” and “Slicer.” Slicer rounds are designed to be fired at enemy engines and disable them, and are more effective against low fuel efficiency engines. It requires a fire control system to fully utilize its functions, but it comes with onsite gunner back up systems. It utilizes Electronically hardened Autoloaders.
Values: Cost 10, Maint 3
Tags: Two Parallel External Front Slots, Fire Control -2

Hangar Systems
'Fléchette' Parasite Strike Craft -- [FLE]
The 'Fléchette' Parasite Strike Craft details the installation of 18 small fighter craft stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with 2 high explosive shaped charge payload heat seeking missiles and dual front mounted dual 40mm cannons with 20 degrees of gimballing. The missiles have roughly engineered payloads and weak electronics .It has the acceleration profile of a speed 9 craft, and is limited by the unaugmented pilots down to a profile of 8. It’s components are durable and hardy, able to go through multiple sortees without Elysium overhauls or having an on-site fabricator while maintaining performance capabilities. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 6, Maintenance 2
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"Intrépide"  Parasite Bomber Squadron -- [PBS]
The “Intrépide '' Parasite Bomber Squadron details the installation of 18 small fighter craft patterned from the Flechette stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with 4 wire guided General High Yield payload  missiles, one upscaled centerline inertial bomb payload, dual front mounted dual 40mm cannons with 20 degrees of gimballing. The explosive ordinance has technically adept payloads and weak electronics. The spooling for the wire guided missiles utilize nanolathed materials that allow for short range engagements It has the acceleration profile of a speed 6 craft when loaded, 9 unloaded, and is limited by the unaugmented pilots down to a profile of 8. It inherits the Flechettes' durability. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 7, Maintenance 3
Tags: Hangar

"Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron -- [FLE]
The "Lagrange" Reconnaissance Squadron details the installation of 18 small parasite stored in hangar bays with launch capabilities. Each Parasite craft is equipped with high-tempo multispectral sensory systems focussing on active and passive infrared and radio frequencies. .It has the acceleration profile of a speed 5 in combat, but has the fuel efficiency to project across moon systems and the outer edges of solar systems with its mother craft. It’s inherits the durable design of the Flechette, its systems are bulky and difficult ot stow and launch from hangar bays.. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Values:Cost 5, Maintenance 1
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Troop compartment  -- [Trp]
A hull section is torn down and dedicated towards storing and disembarking large numbers of ground troops. Allows more soldiers to be present on a craft, as well as allowing more equipment for their purpose to be stored, up to light scout craft and heavy weapon emplacements. Hangar modules induce slight structural weaknesses to the craft unless the craft is specifically engineered for it.
Value: Cost:1

Engines

Hydrogen engine -- [HeE]
An integrated set of hydrogen and oxygen tanks that is fed into a combustion chamber and expelled to generate thrust. Generates electricity from an attached alternator. Sets the basis of all thrust systems with a speed of 1.
Values: Cost:4, Maintenace 1
Tags:Rear

Catalyzed Afterburner Hydrogen engine -- [HeA]
An integrated set of hydrogen and oxygen tanks that is fed into a combustion chamber and expelled to generate thrust. Generates electricity from an attached alternator. Sets the basis of all thrust systems with a speed of 1. Inside combat, an afterburner can be engaged to allow the thrust system to rate thrust 2 for an extended engagement before requiring 2-3 man days of maintenance to recover.
Values: Cost:5, Maintenace 2 Thrust 1(2)
Tags:Rear

Saint Laurent NT Engine [NTE]
The "Saint-Laurent" NTE is an integrated set of liquid hydrogen tanks that are fed through a solid core pulsed projection Uranium Fission reactor and expelled to generate thrust. Generates electricity from an attached alternator. It reaches combat speeds of 3, and out of combat speeds of 4.
Values: Cost:7, Maint 4 Thrust 4(3)
Tags:Rear

Power Generation

Solar-Battery Power plant -- [SBP]
A set of unfurlable solar panels and chemical batteries designed to produce large amounts of power.. The panels cannot be protected by armor and unfurled. The S-B Power Plant has reduced effectiveness in operations that are very far from objects that generate usable solar radiation. The batteries can be best described as "workable," and are prone to small-scale detonations if damaged.   
Values: PPC 3¹, Cost: 3
1. Generates 3 PPC for a couple hours or an extended fight utilizing PPC weapons before an extended down period is required to recharge the batteries

Solar-Battery Power plant v2 -- [SB2]
A set of unfurlable solar panels and chemical batteries designed to produce large amounts of power.. The panels cannot be protected by armor while unfurled. The S-B Power Plant has reduced effectiveness in operations that are very far from objects that generate usable solar radiation. The batteries can be best described as "workable," and are prone to small-scale detonations if damaged.   
Values: PPC 4¹, Cost: 5
1. Generates 3 PPC for a couple hours or an extended fight utilizing PPC weapons before an extended down period is required to recharge the batteries

Command & Control

C5 Deck -- [C5D]
A component set deep into a ship, a C5 Deck is a hardened bunker in which the bridge crew inhabit. It is separated from the outer decks, with it’s own life support system. It is equipped with a Command and Control system based on haptic and holographic systems. It has a central computational engine specialized towards fire-control, it is a modern system that is far and away superior to primitive systems we have built at the time of the C5’s realization.. It has a luxurious set of amenities which the navy will acclimate and rely on for their increased performance in the field. It takes a significant amount of space, and may impact surrounding components.performance.
Values: Cost 3, Maintenance 2,
Tags: Internal, Fire Control 2, Limited 1

Faster than Light Travel Systems

Gate Key -- [GA1]
A complex device that utilizes energy stored from on-ship batteries to slice into the gate’s network , open it’s iris to allow the passage, and then ignites it’s ancient machine, utilizing a colossal amount of power to do so. This model is crude and energy intensive, only barely able to handle the power required to send a ship of the same tonnage as the gate-key bearing ship, while requiring a horrendously expensive manufacturing process. However, unlike the original prototypes, it can open the gate to allow other ships through.
Values: Cost 5, PPC -6, Maintenace 3, Jump 4

Gate Key v2 -- [GA2]
A complex device that utilizes energy stored from on-ship batteries to slice into the gate’s network , open it’s iris to allow the passage, and then ignites it’s ancient machine, utilizing a very large amount of power to do so. This model is crude and energy intensive, only barely able to handle the power required to send a ship of the same tonnage as the gate-key bearing ship, while requiring a stupendously expensive manufacturing process. However, unlike the original prototypes, it can open the gate to allow other ships through. Utilizing vast computational engines, the power and maintenance costs of the Gate Key are reduced at the expense of an increased production cost.
Values: Cost 9, PPC -4, Maintenance 2, Jump 5

Gate Key v3 -- [GA3]
It resonates with a higher energy. It cuts an aperture with a Vorpal Blade, it screams to the Gate with the Handshake Protocol, and the Gate Network responds by opening the iris’s of two gates and connecting them for a brief time. The Gate Key is an expensive tool required to traverse the Gate Network. This one has the functions required to open the gate and allow other ships to traverse, provided they are equivalent or lesser in mass to the Gate Key-bearer. Part of the installation process entails esoteric banks of processing stratum that have been through cycles of engineering to perfect the process.
Values: Cost 8, PPC -4, Maintenance 2, Jump 6

Thermal Control

Combat Coolant Reservoir and Radiator Assembly (CCRaRA) [CCR]
A add-on package to radiative systems that expands its mass as well as several internal upgrades that reduce impact of induced thermal waste by enemy firepower. Damage Control can initiate the expulsion of heated coolant through sweat pores built into the radiators while cycling in secondary coolant tanks, which rapidly reduces temperatures and prevents crematorium drift situations. The expulsion of ammonia coolant induces short duration clouds of obscuring clouds around the radiator and some portions of the craft. They reduce oncoming thermal damage in the infrared and visible bands by roughly 35%. More efficient cooling systems are installed, allowing for a Thermal rating to be appended to the craft.
Values: Cost 5, Thermal 2
Tag: Yellow-Line Feature,

Infrastructure

The Forge of Elysium
A colossal set of infrastructure, heavy equipment and digital archives that permit the fabrication of wonders. Unable to access the designs made before the Dissolution war due to digital decay and hellish encryption of the blueprints required, New designs must be made for the Forge. Consisting of a full third of the internal volume of the Elysium, our manufacturing needs will be met by the Forge for a considerable amount of time  without any need for expansion, and our people are wholly reliant on this miracle machine for manufactured goods. The only bottleneck in the acquisition of more Resources is the raw material required to turn into feedstock
Values:Produces 90 Resources.

Becquerel Fission Reactors
A series of tests and prototyping phases made with the intent of easing our developing energy shortages. No viable reactors were made, but the path to success was forged: we now have some what an idea on how to not create a fission reactor.

Merchant Marine Fleet
A series of logistical improvements that reduce maintenance costs by 25% rounded down. Eases the development of resource generating structures in the home system systems and places logistical supply points across our home system. Increases the effectiveness of our irregular forces in and out of combat.
Cost: None

Mass Relay Network
A ever expanding project to create large coil guns colloquially known as mass drievers across our territory, so that resources may be efficiently delivered to gates for movement to our territory, as well as the deployment of these gates extensively in our home system.
Produces 30 resources.



Tags
Integrated: Components with this tag are not able to be placed on normal designs and are hard-wired into specific designs.
Internal: Slots with this tag have no outer surface access: they are surrounded by the other components of the ship and are significantly less likely to be damaged in combat. Components with this tag need to be placed in an Internal slot.
Rear: Components with this slot must be placed on the left-most slots of a craft.
Front: Components with this slot must be placed on the right-most slots of a craft.
Volatile: Components with this tag are at risk of destroying the ship if damaged. Most typical of antimatter reactors or metallic hydrogen storage systems. Some components will also be Volatile in certain situations, like a hydrogen tank in an oxygenated atmosphere.
Yellow Line: This component can be yellow lined by captains to have an increased effect at the expense of the possibility of issues occurring after prolonged use.
Red Line: As above, but this component can be pushed even further beyond, into the thin edge between oblivion and enhanced operations, but not for very long, and for a drastic cost. For your finest hour.
Black Line: As above, but this component can be pushed past any sane or safe limit, to provide an enormous effect before burning out, often with spectacular consequences. The dramatic way of going out, to wet your blades edge one more time before the end.
Limited(x): Components with this tag can only be put in (x) per ship. In some cases, other components may restrict the installation of Limited(x) components. (eg a limited sensor system might not be installable with a common sensor system)
Gate Bearer: A hull or component with this tag can allow ships of equal tonnage to pass through a gate, including itself.
Fire Control: Targeting acquisition, lock on and sensory modules produce Fire Control. Rather than being consumed as a value, Weapons that do not have built-in fire control systems that completely fufilll their need for Fire Control will note the minimum firecontrol number required for maximum effectiveness. One Fire Control can take control of any number ofseparate gunnery systems equal or lesser to its value. Unless specified, it is assumed that all weapons have a built-in  Fire Control 1 system in it. Components that require Fire Control must specify whether or not they have built-in back-up fire control systems in the event of the destruction of the central Fire Control. Completely self contained weapon packages will default to the master system if it is advantageous to do so.

Values

Pulsed Power Container (PPC): These are containers that output enough energy to sustain components that require PPC power. Will often come with an amount of time that it could be sustained.
Thermal: A component with a thermal tag represents an efficient cooling system that may be more efficient than the one attached to the hull, in addition to any other effects it may apply. More efficient heat reduction allows for more mass to be dedicated to individual systems manifesting as a flat bonus to all operations. Some components may require a minimum of a thermal tag. A hull may have a better than stock cooling system installed by default and is represented by the thermal tag.
Heat capacity.The capability of a component to store heat, allowing for a ship's radiators to be stored and protected from oncoming fire. As Radiators cannot be armored, this is one way to improve a ship's survivability.
Aerodynamic: Hulls with this tag are designed with operations in an atmospheric body in mind, with a sealed hull and attention to avoiding excess bulk. Every planet or body has this value, representing how difficult it is to enter and leave its atmosphere or gravity. Barren planets with low gravity and no atmosphere do not require any Aerodynamic tags to operate in, but especially slow moving hulls may be restricted.
Internal: This value is attached to hulls, representing how many slots it has with the Internal Tag.
Cost: The material, industrial and socioeconomic cost of an object rendered down into its most quintessential value in fabricating this component or hull. This cost is in terms of Resources..
Maintenance:cost in resources every turn after its manufacturing.
Thrust: Engines produce this value, Though the ratio between maneuvering ability and pure thrust is sometimes different. Divide Thrust points on a hull by the number of slots and weight value it has to determine how fast the craft is relative to other ships. Often comes in two values, the first used for determining strategic outcomes while the second is used in tactical maneuvering
Weight: Components and Hulls with this value lower overall speed and maneuverability in Thrust Calculations.

Spoiler: Operationalized Ships (click to show/hide)

Sabalier  Hardened Spacefaring S variant ”Seine" Gateship Frigate
The Sablier is a fast carrier Frigate with 48 fighter craft that are deployed in two waves, six minutes apart. It is equipped with a NG autocannon array, a C-5 Deck and a third generation Gate Key. It has a hourglass shape, heavy medium thickness armor plate designed with a general protection factor. It has awkwardly placed internal systems that lower compartmentalization. Additional armor and internal systems have mostly mitigated this. It utilizes an ingenious internal storage solution to deploy 33% more fighters than otherwise possible. Has slight structural flaws due to being built with hangar bays without being built from the ground up for hangars.
Format
[HeA]     [SB2]
[HeA][GA3][FLE]
[HeA][C5D][FLE]
[HeA]     [nAC]
Values:Cost: 72 , Maintenance 16, Thrust 4( [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:4/16 | 8/16]] Jump 6
Tags:Fire Control 2, Gate Bearer

Combat Corvette Rubik: Gunship “Porcupine” Variant
The Porcupine is a heavily armed gun-ship dedicated to assault-and-fade tactics. It’s two thrusting blocks are capable of using afterburners to do advanced maneuvers in combat time scales. The interior consists of a heavily armored command and control station with luxurious settings for the deck officers. It is set with dozens upon dozens of turreted autocannons equipped with explosive shells. It is bespoke with a set of two primary cannons on its front and rear that fire high-speed rounds utilizing primitive high-energy propellant. The life-support is strained during combat conditions.
Format
[HeA][nAC][nAC]
[MGS][C5D][MGS]
[HeA][nAC][nAC]
Values:Cost: 33 Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 10, Thrust 2(4) [[Thrust to Slot Ratio:2/9 | 4/9]]
Tags:Fire Control 2


b]Combat Corvette Rubik: Assault Gunship “Griffon” Variant[/b]
The Griffon is a heavily armed nuclear gun-ship originally dedicated to assault-and-fade tactics.  Nuclear engines have been jury rigged into it’s hypergolic plumbing, with dangerous, efficient results that is predicated on the over engineered thrusting grids. The interior consists of a heavily armored command and control station with luxurious settings for the deck officers. Autoloaders and turret balls have been almost entirely ripped out for a makeshift coolant system, and the internals have been gutted to support larger, powerful autoloaders for the set of four Vorpal Cannons in battery formation, firing 160mm shells through a average bore-length cannon, resulting in incredible firepower. It is bespoke with a set of two, shorter, 160mm cannons of inferior make. The Vorpal Gun Barrels stick out of the hull by several meters, and are supported by telescoping structural members to maneuver the barrels. The Vorpal guns utilize Second Generation APDSDU “Hammerhead”  rounds and Combination radar and thermal proximity detonator shaped charge “Slicer” rounds.
Format
[NTE][nAC][MGS]
[NTE][C5D][VGB]
[NTE][CCR][VGB]
Values:Cost: 54 Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 19, Thrust 12( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:1 Out of combat 4/3 In Combat 1/1 ]]
Tags:Fire Control 2, Thermal 2


Combat Corvette Rubik:  “Aura” Variant
The Aura is a very high maneuverability & speed craft, capable of advanced maneuvers and techniques owing to the fact that about a third of its mass is dedicated to it’s it’s revamped thermonuclear engines. The interior compartments are interspaced around the newer Gate Key,. It is set with dozens upon dozens of turreted primitive autocannons. Large portions of it’s surface area consist of advanced solar panel and radiator emplacements, which drink greedily from the sun to fuel the Gate Key it holds. Its front was hollowed out and filled with a crude hangarbay for a Parasite Bomber group to launch from.
Format
[NTE][SB2][nAC]
[HeA][GA3][PBS]
[NTE][CCR][nAC]
Values:Cost: 63, Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 13, PPC 6*, Thrust 9(  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags: Thermal 2

Combat Corvette Rubik: Flak Corvette “Slayer” Variant
The Slayer is a ship re-engineered to be dedicated to stand off tactics with second generation efficient nuclear engines and afterburners, Standing off is something it does well owing to its heritage of being 33% engine. The interior compartments are interspaced around a totally re-hauled gate key which make up the center of the craft. It is set with dozens upon more than two dozen turreted primitive autocannons interspersed to shoot down incoming ordinance and very close ships. portions of it’s surface area consist of solar panel and radiator emplacements, which drink greedily from the sun to fuel the Gate Key it holds.  It’s fore was hollowed out and replaced with a hangar bay for bombers, as well as a augmented cooling system.Higher than expected sensor emission & lower than expected sensor capabilities.
Format
[NTE][nAC][SB2]
[HeA][GA3][PBS]
[NTE][nAC][CCR]
Values:Cost 58, Aerodynamic 1, Maintenance 17, PPC 6*,  Thrust 9( [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:Out of combat 1/1 In Combat 8/9 ]], Jump 6
Tags: Thermal 2


Gate Capable Shuttle - 2: Fleet Transport “Venus” Variant
The Venus is a very high maneuverability & speed craft, capable of advanced maneuvers and techniques owing to the fact that about a third of its mass is dedicated to it’s powerful engines. It’s interspersed between core systems with troop quarters and autoloaders for it’s relatively many guns. It is heavily gunned with primitive kinetic turreted weapons. Fabrication Techniques have increased it’s aerodynamic capabilities. It has an above average engine output.
Format
[HeE][Trp][nAC]
[HeE][Trp][nAC]
Values:Cost: 25, Maintenance 4, PPC 6*, Thrust 2, Aerodynamic 3
Tag:

Gate Capable Shuttle - 2:Shuttle Craft “Mercury” Variant
The Mercury is a very high maneuverability & speed craft, capable of advanced maneuvers and techniques owing to the fact that about a third of its mass is dedicated to it’s powerful engines. The interior compartments are interspaced around the Gate Key, which make up the center of the craft. It is undergunned, with only a few gunnery emplacements that dot its hull. Large portions of it’s surface area consist of solar panel and radiator emplacements, which drink greedily from the sun to fuel the Gate Key it holds.
Format
[HeE][GA1][SBP]
[HeE][SBP][EAC]
Values:Cost: 30, Maintenance 6, PPC 6*, Thrust 2
Tag: Gate Bearer

Combat Capable Shuttle Aero: Fleet Transport “Terra” Variant
A troop transport shuttle. It has catalyzed afterburning engines that increase its speed in a combat situation, but require maintenance after; . One of its engines has a doubled speed when in atmospheric conditions. It has an extensive hangar bay system that is able to handle large amounts of ground troops, including heavy weapon emplacements, and medium sized vehicles. With a component-thrust ratio that varies depending on the situation, it is most suited for fights around planets with atmospheres. Its light armament of Elysium Autocannons are secondary to its purpose of entering worlds and dropping off its many warriors.
Format
[HeA][Trp][Trp]
[HeA][Wng][nAC]
Values:Cost 27, Aerodynamic 4, Maintenance 5, Thrust 2(4)/3(6)
Tag:


Assault Corvette Bouillon: "Chartreux" Variant
The Chartreux is a nuclear assault frigate. The hull consists of massive belts of composite armor with corrispondingly advanced radiator systems designed to defeat laser systems. It is equipped with a 4 main gun systems, autocannon defense systems, a hangar bay of Parasite bombers, and a enhanced thermal system. It is all commanded by the hardened C5 decks. The Vorpal Gun Barrels stick out of the hull by several meters, and are supported by telescoping structural members to maneuver the barrels. The Vorpal guns utilize Second Generation APDSDU “Hammerhead”  rounds and Combination radar and thermal proximity detonator shaped charge “Slicer” rounds.
Format
[NTE][PBS][nAC]
[NTE][C5D][VGB]
[NTE][CCR][VGB]
Values: Cost 66 , Maint 20,  Aero 1, Weight 6, Thrust 12 (9)  [[Thrust to Weight Ratio:4/5 | 3/5]]
Tags: Fire Control 2 Thermal 3

[ConscriptFive]

Hmm, so despite its flaws, the mAC is still a solid replacement for the nAC.  I'm assuming it's too late to do refits?

If that's the case, we have the budget (102 Resources) to finish the 3rd Terra Troopship (16 Resources) and then launch another Chartreux corvette (66 Resources this turn.  We'd still have a remainder (20 Resources) that we could sink into a partial build of a third Chartreux.

Deployment wise, Terra is wrapping up exploiting the Abyss Watcher.  Probably throw him a Rubik gateship as token support.  Everyone else should push the lanes into Rose's Star (from both home and the Vorpal Gun side).  With 2 Seines, 2 Chartreux, and 2 free Terra, that's a pretty even split into two fully versatile Squadrons.  Not sure how to divvy up the two refitted Rubik hulls.  The old Griffon has alot of speed & firepower for its size, but is relatively fragile with the old hull.  Similar issue with the old Rubik gateship.

Any thoughts?

[Kashyyk]

Am I missing something, or is the Magnetic Autocannon 10mm vs the Next-Gen's 40mm, carries 5 cannons to the NG's 6, is more inaccurate, and more expensive? Those kinetic impactors better be awesome compared to the explosives of the NG.

The Pitre is a little underwhelming, but as GM says, refit degradation... Perhaps a 2nd Gen Parasite craft is required, intended from the start to be modular and make these refits easier?


Anyway. That's all next turn stuff. I'll go re-read the game to jog my memory and I'll be back.

[Blood_Librarian]

Am I missing something, or is the Magnetic Autocannon 10mm vs the Next-Gen's 40mm, carries 5 cannons to the NG's 6, is more inaccurate, and more expensive? Those kinetic impactors better be awesome compared to the explosives of the NG.

The Pitre is a little underwhelming, but as GM says, refit degradation... Perhaps a 2nd Gen Parasite craft is required, intended from the start to be modular and make these refits easier?


Anyway. That's all next turn stuff. I'll go re-read the game to jog my memory and I'll be back.

Magnetic weapons do not need as high of a bore size due to the vastly higher velocities imparted without the limits that gun powder weapons have, I would rate the 10mm as being equivalent in overall damage output to the previous generation with a much higher range band with it velocity, if only marred by the accuracy position. I rate module internally as a better weapon overall, but for its state as a modern weapon it is just a bit bad due to the relative primitive tech that you have invested into magnetic accelerator weaponry.

[Kashyyk]

Fair dos

Anyway, re budgeting. I'm happy to complete the Terra and build more Chatreux. They fared pretty well last time, although we're gonna have to think about giving them Laser weapon mitigations soon, as that's the best basis for anti-small craft point defence weapons.

I'd suggest sending the Griffin to Rose's Star via Vorpal Gun and the Slayer directly. The Slayer's extra Gatekey should give them the mobility over the longer Jump to synchronise arrival with the other group.

[Rockeater]

PTW

[Blood_Librarian]

Another note, it is not too late to commit refits, you just wont receive a report on how good they are before they enter service.

[ConscriptFive]

Another note, it is not too late to commit refits, you just wont receive a report on how good they are before they enter service.

oh...

Hmm, though is upgrading the nAC to the mAC worth the extra point of maint?

On the other hand, the Seine's are still carrying two hangers of 1st gen non-bomber Flechettes.  Maybe convert one hanger to the harder hitting bombers and then the other to the EW squadron?