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[Scout1]

I'm not getting any events in the events window when these stops happen.

[BishopX]

turn on sm mode (ctrl-s) and look again. There should be extra entries in the event log specifying why the time skip was interupted.

[Metalax]

If you are not seeing them with SM mode on, try exporting the event log while in sm mode from the events window by pressing 'text file', and look at the text file of the logs. If I remember correctly the text dump will include npr events that you can't see from within the game.

[majikero]

It maybe stopping for potential conflict, like scouts of different races in the same system.

[Scout1]

30th July 2081 06:27:26,Precursors,Krumeich,Hostile transit detected!
30th July 2081 06:27:26,Precursors,Krumeich,New Transponder Contact!  Contact ID: Juliet 007, Class ID: Juliet, Race ID: Krumeich Aliens #1093

This looks to be  the issue... Precursors keep spotting contacts. Lots of them. Never doing anything about them. I don't even know where this system is. Ideas?



edit: Can unrest increasing also trigger the interruption? I have a colony that keeps bitching about lacking protection, but are being put down by engineers immediately.

[BishopX]

unrest won't trigger the interuption, it'll just add up the unrest until the end of the time step. My first suggestion would be to delete the precursor ships, since they're not doing anything, the other posibility would be to delete that system.

[Flying Dice]

unrest won't trigger the interuption, it'll just add up the unrest until the end of the time step. My first suggestion would be to delete the precursor ships, since they're not doing anything, the other posibility would be to delete that system.

This, all the way.


So I've run out of steam in my awesome game, because I'd explored 120ish systems with a total count of three small groups of Precursors to fight, which was massively boring. Newish game, starting with mid-level tech (about what I had gotten to last game, same year as well), 500% difficulty modifier, 95% NPR spawn chance, and all three other enemies on. Sol has only a single exit point, into Alpha Centauri, which has 7-8ish other JPs, and is the only system I know has habitable worlds that may only be camped by Precursors or Swarm, rather than Invaders or a NPR. Maybe I'll be able to get my combat fix now. Posting designs in a while for more criticism! 

[Scout1]

How can I delete those precursor ships without massively fucking up my game/revealing systems/generally ruining my gaming experience?



Also, found some dudes while checking out one of proxima centurai's 9 jump points (it's next to sol!). I sent 4 of my old, first destroyers at them and lost all of them, only doing a bunch of 1 damage hits on one of their three ships. Kind of dissapointing, but I've parked half my current destroyers on the jump point to intercept them if they come back.

[Flying Dice]

IIRC from the last time I did it, while in SM mode, set your default race to 'Precursors', go to the ships window, select the troublemaker, delete it, and then set your default race back to human. Could be wrong, though, as it has been a while.


Here are the first batch of designs for my combat game, shoot 'em full of holes:

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Independence class Light Carrier    38,200 tons     2182 Crew     8890.02 BP      TCS 764  TH 4625  EM 3000
6053 km/s     Armour 8-101     Shields 100-300     Sensors 840/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 35     PPV 43.2
Maint Life 1.23 Years     MSP 4785    AFR 2161%    IFR 30%    1YR 3293    5YR 49396    Max Repair 1440 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 7000 tons     Magazine 3080   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (37)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,300,000 Litres    Range 204.2 billion km   (390 days at full power)
Xi R300/15 Shields (20)   Total Fuel Cost  300 Litres per day

Single Gauss Cannon R5-100 Turret (6x5)    Range 50,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 5    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CIWS-320 (2x10)    Range 1000 km     TS: 32000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Fire Control S01.5 30-24000 (1)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0

SRAM 9A (342)  Speed: 41,700 km/s   End: 13.3m    Range: 33.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 9    TH: 333 / 200 / 100

Active Search Sensor MR1545-R20 (1)     GPS 28800     Range 1,545.6m km    Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH35-840 (1)     Sensitivity 840     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  840m km

ECM 40

Strike Group
4x Breaker F87A Scout Fighter   Speed: 21000 km/s    Size: 5
24x Broadsword F56A Fighter   Speed: 21000 km/s    Size: 5

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

For all intents and purposes this will be acting as my fleet carrier class until my tech is high enough to support actual fleet carriers.

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Broadsword F56A class Fighter    250 tons     4 Crew     75.1 BP      TCS 5  TH 105  EM 0
21000 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 2.7
Maint Life 9.36 Years     MSP 19    AFR 5%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 0    5YR 6    Max Repair 18 MSP
Magazine 18   

FTR Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E540 (1)    Power 105    Fuel Use 5400%    Signature 105    Armour 0    Exp 150%
Fuel Capacity 30,000 Litres    Range 4.0 billion km   (52 hours at full power)

Size 9 Box Launcher (2)    Missile Size 9    Hangar Reload 67.5 minutes    MF Reload 11.2 hours
Missile Fire Control FC41-R16 (1)     Range 41.5m km    Resolution 16
SRAM 9A (2)  Speed: 41,700 km/s   End: 13.3m    Range: 33.4m km   WH: 25    Size: 9    TH: 333 / 200 / 100

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes


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Breaker F87A class Scout Fighter    250 tons     7 Crew     162.1 BP      TCS 5  TH 105  EM 0
21000 km/s     Armour 1-3     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 6.72 Years     MSP 41    AFR 5%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 2    5YR 24    Max Repair 120 MSP

FTR Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E540 (1)    Power 105    Fuel Use 5400%    Signature 105    Armour 0    Exp 150%
Fuel Capacity 55,000 Litres    Range 7.3 billion km   (4 days at full power)

Active Search Sensor MR115-R16 (1)     GPS 1920     Range 115.2m km    Resolution 16

This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes


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Galatea class Heavy Cruiser    38,500 tons     3090 Crew     11667.24 BP      TCS 770  TH 4625  EM 3000
6006 km/s     Armour 10-101     Shields 100-300     Sensors 840/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 74     PPV 212.96
Maint Life 1.55 Years     MSP 4652    AFR 847%    IFR 11.8%    1YR 2214    5YR 33205    Max Repair 960 MSP
Magazine 1968   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (37)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 800,000 Litres    Range 124.7 billion km   (240 days at full power)
Xi R300/15 Shields (20)   Total Fuel Cost  300 Litres per day

35cm C8 X-Ray Laser (2)    Range 480,000km     TS: 8000 km/s     Power 32-8     RM 7    ROF 20        32 32 32 32 32 32 32 27 24 22
Twin 10cm C3 X-Ray Laser Turret (4x2)    Range 210,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 7    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Single Gauss Cannon R5-100 Turret (12x5)    Range 50,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 5    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CIWS-320 (4x10)    Range 1000 km     TS: 32000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Fire Control S04 240-8000 (1)    Max Range: 480,000 km   TS: 8000 km/s     98 96 94 92 90 88 85 83 81 79
Fire Control S03 60-24000 (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Fire Control S01.5 30-24000 (3)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (9)     Total Power Output 54    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Size 4 Missile Launcher (50% Reduction) (32)    Missile Size 4    Rate of Fire 90
Size 4 Box Launcher (20)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC138-R16 (4)     Range 138.2m km    Resolution 16
ASM 4A (472)  Speed: 43,300 km/s   End: 38.5m    Range: 100.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 4    TH: 635 / 381 / 190
ASM 4B (20)  Speed: 32,200 km/s   End: 51.8m    Range: 100.1m km   WH: 16    Size: 4    TH: 354 / 212 / 106

Active Search Sensor MR230-R1 (1)     GPS 960     Range 230.4m km    Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor MR691-R16 (1)     GPS 11520     Range 691.2m km    Resolution 16
Thermal Sensor TH35-840 (1)     Sensitivity 840     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  840m km

ECCM-4 (4)         ECM 40

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Same story here; once I can support BCs and BBs, this will stop being my core combatant.

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Valhalla class FAC Tender    32,150 tons     1674 Crew     6288.26 BP      TCS 643  TH 3250  EM 0
5054 km/s     Armour 4-90     Shields 0-0     Sensors 360/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 20     PPV 0
Maint Life 2.77 Years     MSP 6506    AFR 403%    IFR 5.6%    1YR 1222    5YR 18328    Max Repair 1440 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 16000 tons     Magazine 440   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (26)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 1,000,000 Litres    Range 186.6 billion km   (427 days at full power)

CIWS-320 (2x10)    Range 1000 km     TS: 32000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Active Search Sensor MR1545-R20 (1)     GPS 28800     Range 1,545.6m km    Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH15-360 (1)     Sensitivity 360     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  360m km

ECM 40

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Midgard class Fast Attack Craft    1,000 tons     142 Crew     398 BP      TCS 20  TH 350  EM 0
17500 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 8
Maint Life 10.74 Years     MSP 249    AFR 8%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 4    5YR 59    Max Repair 108 MSP

GB Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E54 (1)    Power 350    Fuel Use 540%    Signature 350    Armour 0    Exp 90%
Fuel Capacity 70,000 Litres    Range 23.3 billion km   (15 days at full power)

25cm C8 Plasma Carronade (1)    Range 160,000km     TS: 17500 km/s     Power 16-8     RM 1    ROF 10        16 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
Fire Control S01.5 90-8000 (1)    Max Range: 180,000 km   TS: 8000 km/s     94 89 83 78 72 67 61 56 50 44
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1.4 (1)     Total Power Output 8.4    Armour 0    Exp 30%

Active Search Sensor MR46-R16 (1)     GPS 768     Range 46.1m km    Resolution 16

ECM 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Asgard class Fast Attack Craft    1,000 tons     80 Crew     370 BP      TCS 20  TH 350  EM 0
17500 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 6
Maint Life 22.17 Years     MSP 370    AFR 5%    IFR 0.1%    1YR 1    5YR 22    Max Repair 120 MSP
Magazine 40   

GB Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E54 (1)    Power 350    Fuel Use 540%    Signature 350    Armour 0    Exp 90%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 33.3 billion km   (22 days at full power)

Size 4 Box Launcher (10)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC138-R16 (1)     Range 138.2m km    Resolution 16
ASM 4B (10)  Speed: 32,200 km/s   End: 51.8m    Range: 100.1m km   WH: 16    Size: 4    TH: 354 / 212 / 106

Active Search Sensor MR115-R16 (1)     GPS 1920     Range 115.2m km    Resolution 16

Small Craft ECCM-1 (1)         ECM 10

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

I intend to use my FAC groups as garrison elements for useless systems with important JP links, and to boost local defences in major systems.

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Daring class Missile Destroyer    10,300 tons     808 Crew     2817.5 BP      TCS 206  TH 1250  EM 0
6067 km/s     Armour 6-42     Shields 0-0     Sensors 120/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 33     PPV 52.8
Maint Life 2.12 Years     MSP 513    AFR 282%    IFR 3.9%    1YR 153    5YR 2299    Max Repair 288 MSP
Magazine 969   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (10)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 280,000 Litres    Range 163.1 billion km   (311 days at full power)

Single 10cm C3 X-Ray Laser Turret (4x1)    Range 210,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 7    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Fire Control S04 120-16000 (1)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 16000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (3)     Total Power Output 18    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Size 4 Missile Launcher (50% Reduction) (12)    Missile Size 4    Rate of Fire 90
Size 4 Box Launcher (24)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC138-R16 (2)     Range 138.2m km    Resolution 16
ASM 4A (218)  Speed: 43,300 km/s   End: 38.5m    Range: 100.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 4    TH: 635 / 381 / 190
ASM 4C (24)  Speed: 54,100 km/s   End: 30.8m    Range: 99.9m km   WH: 4    Size: 4    TH: 288 / 173 / 86

Active Search Sensor MR184-R16 (1)     GPS 3072     Range 184.3m km    Resolution 16
Active Search Sensor MR23-R1 (1)     GPS 96     Range 23.0m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH5-120 (1)     Sensitivity 120     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  120m km

ECCM-4 (2)         ECM 40

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

This is my primary missile combatant; I can't build enough CAs to use them exclusively, so these will fill out attacks.

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Excalibur class Light Cruiser    17,500 tons     1548 Crew     6211.6 BP      TCS 350  TH 3500  EM 750
10000 km/s     Armour 6-60     Shields 25-300     Sensors 840/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 39     PPV 23.2
Maint Life 1.72 Years     MSP 2063    AFR 263%    IFR 3.7%    1YR 848    5YR 12717    Max Repair 1440 MSP
Magazine 889   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (28)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 600,000 Litres    Range 205.7 billion km   (238 days at full power)
Xi R300/15 Shields (5)   Total Fuel Cost  75 Litres per day

Single 10cm C3 X-Ray Laser Turret (2x1)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 7    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Fire Control S03 60-24000 (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (2)     Total Power Output 12    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Size 16 Missile Launcher (25% Reduction) (4)    Missile Size 16    Rate of Fire 6860
Missile Fire Control FC1545-R20 (1)     Range 1,545.6m km    Resolution 20
MLMV 16A (56)  Speed: 31,200 km/s   End: 600m    Range: 1173.2m km   WH: 0    Size: 16    TH: 52 / 31 / 15

Active Search Sensor MR1545-R20 (1)     GPS 28800     Range 1,545.6m km    Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH35-840 (1)     Sensitivity 840     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  840m km

ECCM-4 (1)         ECM 40

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

My main nonfighter standoff element; those MLMVs are 2-stage drones that launch 5 submunitions from beyond PD range; a single one of these CLs can deliver 20 missiles from more than 1.5 billion kilometers, and can outrun even Soldiers, assuming they can't cut an angle on the course.

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Maidstone class Frigate    5,000 tons     426 Crew     1804.3 BP      TCS 100  TH 875  EM 0
8750 km/s     Armour 4-26     Shields 0-0     Sensors 120/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 31     PPV 24
Maint Life 1.25 Years     MSP 226    AFR 200%    IFR 2.8%    1YR 150    5YR 2247    Max Repair 288 MSP
Magazine 388   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E5.4 (5)    Power 175    Fuel Use 54%    Signature 175    Armour 0    Exp 30%
Fuel Capacity 165,000 Litres    Range 110.0 billion km   (145 days at full power)

10cm C3 X-Ray Laser (2)    Range 210,000km     TS: 8750 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 7    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Fire Control S04 120-16000 (1)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 16000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (1)     Total Power Output 6    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Size 4 Missile Launcher (50% Reduction) (6)    Missile Size 4    Rate of Fire 90
Size 4 Box Launcher (10)    Missile Size 4    Hangar Reload 30 minutes    MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC193-R16 (1)     Range 193.5m km    Resolution 16
ASM 4A (97)  Speed: 43,300 km/s   End: 38.5m    Range: 100.1m km   WH: 9    Size: 4    TH: 635 / 381 / 190

Active Search Sensor MR184-R16 (1)     GPS 3072     Range 184.3m km    Resolution 16
Thermal Sensor TH5-120 (1)     Sensitivity 120     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  120m km

Compact ECCM-3 (1)         ECM 30

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Maidstone-C class Frigate Leader    5,000 tons     562 Crew     2851.4 BP      TCS 100  TH 875  EM 0
8750 km/s     Armour 4-26     Shields 0-0     Sensors 360/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 32     PPV 12
Maint Life 2.07 Years     MSP 820    AFR 86%    IFR 1.2%    1YR 256    5YR 3835    Max Repair 960 MSP

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E5.4 (5)    Power 175    Fuel Use 54%    Signature 175    Armour 0    Exp 30%
Fuel Capacity 175,000 Litres    Range 116.7 billion km   (154 days at full power)

10cm C3 X-Ray Laser (4)    Range 210,000km     TS: 8750 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 7    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Fire Control S04 120-16000 (2)    Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 16000 km/s     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (2)     Total Power Output 12    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Active Search Sensor MR230-R1 (1)     GPS 960     Range 230.4m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH15-360 (1)     Sensitivity 360     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  360m km

ECM 30

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Once again, I have a thing for frigate groups. They're cheap, fast, and still pack a decent wallop. I especially like using them to draw enemies away from JPs while my heavier fleet elements transit.

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Oregon class Point Defence Destroyer    8,300 tons     747 Crew     2481.6 BP      TCS 166  TH 1250  EM 0
7530 km/s     Armour 6-36     Shields 0-0     Sensors 120/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 33     PPV 72
Maint Life 2.72 Years     MSP 579    AFR 177%    IFR 2.5%    1YR 112    5YR 1678    Max Repair 216 MSP

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (10)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 200,000 Litres    Range 144.6 billion km   (222 days at full power)

Single 10cm C3 X-Ray Laser Turret (4x1)    Range 120,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 7    ROF 5        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Single Gauss Cannon R5-100 Turret (8x5)    Range 50,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 5    ROF 5        1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S03 60-24000 (1)    Max Range: 120,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
Fire Control S01.5 30-24000 (2)    Max Range: 60,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     83 67 50 33 17 0 0 0 0 0
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (3)     Total Power Output 18    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Active Search Sensor MR23-R1 (1)     GPS 96     Range 23.0m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH5-120 (1)     Sensitivity 120     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  120m km

ECM 40

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

This time around I've decided to go with a lighter dedicated PD escort, which means I can field more of them. Added bonus: they'll have a decent offensive punch from beyond gauss range.

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Raven class Stealth Scout    6,600 tons     665 Crew     2747.6 BP      TCS 9.24  TH 60  EM 0
3787 km/s     Armour 1-31     Shields 0-0     Sensors 840/840/0/0     Damage Control Rating 3     PPV 0
Maint Life 1.16 Years     MSP 781    AFR 116%    IFR 1.6%    1YR 593    5YR 8898    Max Repair 840 MSP

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E1.8 (5)    Power 100    Fuel Use 18%    Signature 12    Armour 0    Exp 2%
Fuel Capacity 165,000 Litres    Range 249.9 billion km   (763 days at full power)

Thermal Sensor TH35-840 (1)     Sensitivity 840     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  840m km
EM Detection Sensor EM35-840 (1)     Sensitivity 840     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  840m km
Cloaking Device: Class cross-section reduced to 7% of normal

ECM 40

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes


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Hermes class Scout Frigate    3,500 tons     343 Crew     1653.8 BP      TCS 70  TH 1400  EM 600
20000 km/s     Armour 1-20     Shields 20-300     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
Maint Life 2.1 Years     MSP 443    AFR 65%    IFR 0.9%    1YR 134    5YR 2009    Max Repair 720 MSP

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E5.4 (8)    Power 175    Fuel Use 54%    Signature 175    Armour 0    Exp 30%
Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres    Range 142.9 billion km   (82 days at full power)
Xi R300/15 Shields (4)   Total Fuel Cost  60 Litres per day

Active Search Sensor MR691-R16 (1)     GPS 11520     Range 691.2m km    Resolution 16

ECM 40

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

My two variants of scout. One has 60% the thermal output of a survey vessel less than 1/6 its tonnage, and the other can pull twice the speed of a Soldier.

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Guderian class Resupply Base    214,250 tons     3878 Crew     11264.8 BP      TCS 4285  TH 6250  EM 0
1458 km/s     Armour 12-318     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
MSP 33    Max Repair 200 MSP
Cargo 50000    Cargo Handling Multiplier 20   
Maintenance Modules: 25 module(s) capable of supporting ships of 5000 tons

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E0.3 (20)    Power 312.5    Fuel Use 3%    Signature 312.5    Armour 0    Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 1,100,000 Litres    Range 307.9 billion km   (2444 days at full power)

CIWS-320 (4x10)    Range 1000 km     TS: 32000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes

I plan on cranking these out and setting up bases in waypoint systems. I'll likely use tugs to get them into place, rather than letting them get their under their own power.

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Greece class Defence Satellite    2,900 tons     365 Crew     1927 BP      TCS 58  TH 0  EM 450
1 km/s     Armour 4-18     Shields 15-300     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 4     PPV 26.18
Maint Life 5.9 Years     MSP 1661    AFR 16%    IFR 0.2%    1YR 82    5YR 1223    Max Repair 864 MSP

Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres    Range N/A
Xi R300/15 Shields (3)   Total Fuel Cost  45 Litres per day

Twin 35cm C8 X-Ray Laser Turret (1x2)    Range 480,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 64-16     RM 7    ROF 20        32 32 32 32 32 32 32 27 24 22
Fire Control S12 240-24000 (1)    Max Range: 480,000 km   TS: 24000 km/s     98 96 94 92 90 88 85 83 81 79
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1.4 (2)     Total Power Output 16.8    Armour 0    Exp 30%

Active Search Sensor MR23-R1 (1)     GPS 96     Range 23.0m km    Resolution 1

ECM 40

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Cheap, disposable, conscript-crewed, and able to deal a nasty punch to anything trying to transit a JP they're covering. I also plan on using them to blockade shipyards of NPRs that I haven't quite knocked out, to shoot down new construction as they are launched.

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Ashes class Bombardment Cruiser    5,700 tons     351 Crew     1272.6 BP      TCS 114  TH 625  EM 0
5482 km/s     Armour 4-28     Shields 0-0     Sensors 96/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 5     PPV 8
Maint Life 6.52 Years     MSP 698    AFR 51%    IFR 0.7%    1YR 28    5YR 425    Max Repair 96 MSP
Magazine 464   

Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E3 (5)    Power 125    Fuel Use 30%    Signature 125    Armour 0    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres    Range 157.9 billion km   (333 days at full power)

CIWS-320 (4x10)    Range 1000 km     TS: 32000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Size 4 Missile Launcher (25% Reduction) (8)    Missile Size 4    Rate of Fire 1715
Missile Fire Control FC41-R16 (1)     Range 41.5m km    Resolution 16
PBM 4A (116)  Speed: 31,200 km/s   End: 8m    Range: 15m km   WH: 2    Size: 4    TH: 104 / 62 / 31

Active Search Sensor MR23-R1 (1)     GPS 96     Range 23.0m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH4-96 (1)     Sensitivity 96     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  96m km

ECM 40

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

And yes, I tend to keep my fleets based in orbit of worlds with substantial MFs, as they aren't very good for extended duration missions, hence why the supply bases are so critical to operations in hostile space.

[Scout1]

And some more.

Maryjane class Hunter-Killer Destroyer    11,850 tons     1300 Crew     4300.5 BP      TCS 237  TH 598  EM 0
5046 km/s     Armour 6-46     Shields 0-0     Sensors 40/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 8     PPV 78.4
Maint Life 2.88 Years     MSP 1815    AFR 140%    IFR 2%    1YR 322    5YR 4837    Max Repair 480 MSP

Magneto-plasma Drive E9.1 (13)    Power 92    Fuel Use 91%    Signature 46    Armour 0    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 370,000 Litres    Range 61.8 billion km   (141 days at full power)

Quad 15cm C6 Soft X-ray Laser Turret (4x4)    Range 320,000km     TS: 20000 km/s     Power 24-24     RM 6    ROF 5        6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3
Fire Control S16 160-20000 (2)    Max Range: 320,000 km   TS: 20000 km/s     97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (4)     Total Power Output 96    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Active Search Sensor MR132-R150 (1)     GPS 14700     Range 132.0m km    Resolution 150
Active Search Sensor MR1-R1 (1)     GPS 14     Range 1.5m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH5-40 (1)     Sensitivity 40     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  40m km

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

[LostCosmonaut]

They look good for the most part, however I do see a few issues. For one, I don't see the point of CIWS on your designs where you also have regular gauss turrets, I would personally go with plain gauss turrets to provide interlocking defense. Also, this is just personal preference, but I usually like to stick to one energy weapon and one kinetic weapon tech line. Helps the research get done more quickly.

[Flying Dice]

I take your point about the mix of CIWS/gauss turrets. It has become something of a habit for me, probably a holdover from when I used primarily laser PD, and would have the lasers on long range interception with the CIWS catching anything that got through. As for the mix of EW: I agree completely. I started this game at mid-tech, so I decided to make it uniform, and allow it to develop from there, rather than attempt to simulate my development choices for 25+ years of research. However, I do typically split between lasers and a second EW even in the course of a normal game, when I've gotten to the point where I have hundreds of labs and dozens of researchers sitting around.


Scout1: Nothing wrong with it that I can see. The only thing that makes me want to nitpick is the fuel capacity, but that's just because I have a thing about always making sure every ship I make can cover at least 100b km unaided.

[Scout1]

Well the good news is that it performed admirably, albeit while twice outnumbering and outsizing its opponents. The six ships of its class went through the same wormhole that its predecessors had gone through before, to discover the same 3 contacts that had bested her two-generation-earlier predecessors. Despite a time skip fuck up, allowing them to get to me at 0, we were able to destroy all 3 with only minor damage. The sixth ship of the jane class suffered heavy armor damage, but only one internal hit, which, luckily for our enemy, disabled one of her fire controls. Unluckily for them, each ship of the class carries two. The Jump Point was quickly cleared, and the ships got within active sensor range of all planets in the system. No further contacts were made, so the decision was made to begin building our exit jump gate and bring in the survey ships. Further examination of the system yielded a colony of two deep space tracking stations which were seized and returned to earth to improve her defenses. Gravitational survey is currently underway to determine where the alien ships originated.



Now, if only I could figure out how to repair armor damage...

[BishopX]

Bring the ship to a shipyard, in the same drop down as the construct/refit/scrap options (lower panel on the left) there is an option to repair. It does take a slipway though.

[ThtblovesDF]

6000 + tons... for scouts?

At that point you might just tow a radar dish into the system you care about or if its combat centric, shot drones at them.