Spacecraft

 
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Spacecraft are vehicles that are constructed to travel the void of space. Spacecraft can include those built to move cargo, convey people, destroy other spacecraft, or conduct scientific experiments. They are often highly decorated, painted in bright colors or having daring swoops and flourishes. Although each planet tends to have its own preferred style, craft architects often borrow ideas and fashions from each other to create new designs.   Most spacecraft in Solaris are propelled using crystal engines that convert energy into momentum, rather than burning propellant. They remain limited by the speed of light c, and only a few very specialized spacecraft can reach significant fractions of c. Nevertheless, travel within the Sol System is typically much faster than the standards of our world.
 
Combat SpacecraftTypeSpeedMobilityFirepowerToughness
Sunbreaker SF-2Multi-role Fighter
MAX
Sunderer SF-1Multi-role Fighter
MAX
Cyklopes SSF-9Superiority Fighter
Heretic GA-7Ground Assault
Pater-class CarrierCarrier
Juno-class CarrierCarrier
 
Utility SpacecraftTypeSpeedMobilityPowerToughness
Aerie O-1Surveillance
MAX
 
Cargo SpacecraftTypeSpeedMobilityCargoToughness
Dragonfly CarrierLong Distance Hauler
MAX

See Also

Index Index A-Z · Articles by Publishing Date · Articles by Length · Stub Index · Spacecraft Index
Reference Tag Overview
 
Crystal Technology
Spacecraft Kallisti Aerospace ( Sunderer SF-1 · Sunbreaker SF-2 ) · Jupiter Stella ( Aerie O-1 · Cyklopes SSF-9 ) · Heretic GA-7 · Dragonfly Carrier · Airdocks
Telepresence Interlace ( Super Wide Access Network ) · Remote Personality Cache/Display
Other Bosonic Clock · Gateway Portals · Gravity Plates · Personal Computer
Materials Astrallite · Aurorite · Oortite


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Oct 19, 2023 19:08 by Rin Garnett

I love the use of progress bars to give an overview of the ships, it's such a great way to show what their strengths and differences are.

Oct 19, 2023 19:34 by Annie Stein

Thank you! I was thinking of those comparisons in racing games and how neat they are, and thought they'd be cool for putting each of the craft in context.

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