Spacecraft

The Spacecraft Toolkit provides a comprehensive guide to the categories, types, classes, and customization options for spacecraft.

Spacecraft can be customized to enhance their performance, defense, weapons systems, or utility. These customizations come in the form of modules—interchangeable systems that can be added to ships to modify or upgrade their capabilities.

Modules can improve a ship’s speed, shielding, sensor range, cargo capacity, weapons systems, or add specialized tools such as medical bays, cloaking systems, or automated repair drones. However, not all ships are capable of supporting every module type. For example, a freighter may support cargo-enhancing modules or defensive shield systems but would likely not be equipped with advanced weaponry designed for military ships. A fighter may focus on speed and weapons but lacks the size for utility modules such as medical bays.

The host is responsible for determining which modules are compatible with each category (dropship or spaceship), class (solo, small, medium, large), and type (civilian or military).

Customization modules are divided into four types:

DEFENSE: Defense systems protect a spacecraft from various threats, including lasers, physical impacts, electromagnetic attacks, and more.

PERFORMANCE: Performance modules focus on improving a spacecraft's mobility, fuel efficiency, and overall speed, allowing for better navigation, longer operational ranges, and enhanced maneuverability.

UTILITY: Utility modules enhance a ship’s functionality by providing support systems that go beyond combat or performance enhancements.

WEAPONS: Weapons systems are used for policing actions or piracy, focusing on disabling targets rather than destroying them.

Customization allows for greater versatility in ship design but requires careful planning to ensure that modules align with the intended purpose and operational limitations of the spacecraft. The host has final authority over which modules can be effectively integrated, taking into account the ship’s size, power capacity, and mission profile.