Re: in the news
To let ya know what I've been burning the midnight oil, and a few brain cells over here is what I put in the book.
each ship had to be statted, with a deckplan, and illustration for the guys who are going to be doing high quality renders....also a short game use suggestion, perhaps a related Adventure seed and NPCs....
U also did a short section on facilities, fittings, and deluxe accommodations for starships....so you an add a real kitchen, work shop or med bay to a starship you spent a hundred million credits on...
I also had to figure up the costs associated with the vehicle, life support expenses and monthly payments on a base version of the vessel.... From scratch using the existing rules set for details.
So here's part of whats in the dern thing...By the way a ton Is a displacemnt ton, a measure of volume not mass...1 displacement ton=14 cubic meters.ten tons is roughly the size of an average railroad boxcar.
30-500 ton utility modules, passenger, cargo, workshop, medical, troop bays..etc....
10-30 ton automated travel and cargo pods
20-1000 ton automated fuel skimmers
10 -20 ton work/tug/salvage pods
10 ton EVA combat pod
10 ton racing pod ( with suggestions on how to handle racing scenarios)
20 ton interceptor( suggestions on how to handle intercepting missiles/torpedoes and other craft)
30 ton fighter
50 ton fighter
50-100 ton dropship
100 ton packet trader
100 ton gunship/escort
200 ton escort
200 ton fast yacht
200 ton inter system hauler streamlined aerodynamic
300 ton Mercenary Brigs several versions ( 300 hundred tonners are a tricksy beast)
300 ton Special purpose ships ( several versions, scout explorer, mining ship, combat scout, fast attack, stealth fast attack)
300 ton hunter killer
500 ton j-2 armed merchant ship( basic, passenger, merchantman, and Q-ship)
500 ton J-3 freighter
500 ton passenger liner
500 ton Yacht
500 ton Race Yacht
500 to 1000 tone tanker, with a sample mobile refueling platform
500 ton tow vessel
1000 ton Jump ferry
2000 ton cargo vessel
I also included sample ships, NPCs, and adventure seeds for several of the vessels.