Core Components

Core components are required on every ship to by flight-ready. Core components are swappable, upgradable, and modifiable.

Core Component Descriptions

Component Name	Description
Power Core	The sole source of power and energy for all systems ship-wide, and generally with an equally commanding appearance. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Power Core is typically accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Always in-class size.
Warp Drive	The drive responsible for long-distance space-warp or faster-than-light travel, and a spacefaring icon that embodies both technology and mystery. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Warp Drive is typically accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Size varies by Manufacturer.
Subwarp Engine	The engines used for local, system or interplanetary travel, seeming both primitive in comparison to FTL technology, as well as nostalgic. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Subwarp Engines are typically accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Size varies by Manufacturer.
Maneuvering Thrusters	The steering thrusters used for changing or reversing direction in local, system or interplanetary travel, these mechanical devices rely on both movement and control surfaces to affect their change. Predominantly external features, any internal access is often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests. However, some elements of the Maneuvering Thrusters can be accessible via service panels or the Engine Room in larger vessels. Class varies by Manufacturer.
Shield Generator	The specialized technology which generates a ship’s surrounding defensive energy field, this component surprisingly is among the most subtle among the core units. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Shield Generator can be accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Always in-class size.
Heat Sinks	This ingenious technology integrates a passive heat dissipation system directly into the design of the ship’s superstructure, which can be utilized by a variety of components and weapons systems. Largely invisible beneath the ship’s hull and interior paneling, this feature improves a vessel’s stealth characteristics by reducing its visible signature to scanner arrays. Class varies by Manufacturer.
Scanner Array	This myriad cluster of sensors, scanners and radar technology are the equivalent tendrils of a ships nervous system, enabling long-range detection, identification and data collection from other vessels including resource locations such as planets and asteroids. Typically, a concealed component, only accessible via service panels, either externally on small ships, or internally on larger ones. Class varies by Manufacturer.
Tractor Beam	The complex and confounding gravity-focusing technology which allows materials and objects outside of a ship to be pulled towards it for the purposes of bringing it onboard, is a workhorse among shipboard components. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Tractor Beam can be accessed via service panels or the Engine Room in larger vessels. Always in-class size.
Hull Reinforcement	This defensive technology, which applies power to a ship's hull, enabling reinforcement of molecular bonds in the materials themselves, and producing low-level reactive-armor capabilities, is entwined around the superstructure of the ship, much like muscle and sinew apply their strength to bone. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, Hull Reinforcement technology can be accessed via service panels or the Engine Room in larger vessels. Class varies by Manufacturer.

Component Name

Description

Power Core

The sole source of power and energy for all systems ship-wide, and generally with an equally commanding appearance. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Power Core is typically accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Always in-class size.

Warp Drive

The drive responsible for long-distance space-warp or faster-than-light travel, and a spacefaring icon that embodies both technology and mystery. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Warp Drive is typically accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Size varies by Manufacturer.

Subwarp Engine

The engines used for local, system or interplanetary travel, seeming both primitive in comparison to FTL technology, as well as nostalgic. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Subwarp Engines are typically accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Size varies by Manufacturer.

Maneuvering Thrusters

The steering thrusters used for changing or reversing direction in local, system or interplanetary travel, these mechanical devices rely on both movement and control surfaces to affect their change. Predominantly external features, any internal access is often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests. However, some elements of the Maneuvering Thrusters can be accessible via service panels or the Engine Room in larger vessels. Class varies by Manufacturer.

Shield Generator

The specialized technology which generates a ship’s surrounding defensive energy field, this component surprisingly is among the most subtle among the core units. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Shield Generator can be accessible via the Engine Room in larger vessels. Always in-class size.

Heat Sinks

This ingenious technology integrates a passive heat dissipation system directly into the design of the ship’s superstructure, which can be utilized by a variety of components and weapons systems. Largely invisible beneath the ship’s hull and interior paneling, this feature improves a vessel’s stealth characteristics by reducing its visible signature to scanner arrays. Class varies by Manufacturer.

Scanner Array

This myriad cluster of sensors, scanners and radar technology are the equivalent tendrils of a ships nervous system, enabling long-range detection, identification and data collection from other vessels including resource locations such as planets and asteroids. Typically, a concealed component, only accessible via service panels, either externally on small ships, or internally on larger ones. Class varies by Manufacturer.

Tractor Beam

The complex and confounding gravity-focusing technology which allows materials and objects outside of a ship to be pulled towards it for the purposes of bringing it onboard, is a workhorse among shipboard components. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, the Tractor Beam can be accessed via service panels or the Engine Room in larger vessels. Always in-class size.

Hull Reinforcement

This defensive technology, which applies power to a ship's hull, enabling reinforcement of molecular bonds in the materials themselves, and producing low-level reactive-armor capabilities, is entwined around the superstructure of the ship, much like muscle and sinew apply their strength to bone. Often concealed in smaller ships, and larger ships catering to guests, Hull Reinforcement technology can be accessed via service panels or the Engine Room in larger vessels. Class varies by Manufacturer.

Make Component Variance

Each of the ship manufacturers have a core component specialty as well as a weakness. The table below captures their variations.

Make	Hull Reinforcement	Warp Drive	Subwarp Engine	Maneuvering Thrusters	Scanner	Heat Sink
Pearce	0	1	0	-1	0	0
Busan	0	-1	0	0	0	1
VZUS	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Calico	-1	0	0	0	0	1
Ogrika	0	-1	0	1	0	0
Opal	0	1	0	0	0	-1
Armstrong Industries	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Fimbul	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fimbul BYOS	-1	0	1	0	0	0
Fimbul ECOS	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Tufa	1	-1	1	0	-1	0
Rainbow	-1	1	1	-1	-1	1
Floyd Line	-1	0	0	0	0	0

Example:

Taking Pearce as an example, it has a +1 in warp drive and a -1 in maneuvering thrusters, with 0 in all the other fields. This means all Pearce ships have oversized warp drives and undersized maneuvering thrusters. Any zeros mean that the component will be in-class. So a medium Pearce ship will have a medium shield generator.

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