You forgot something quite important. I say large saucer AND large Secondary hull for CHONK and all the extra space!
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*things that happen the moment budgetary constraints are removed*
(That said, All the Internals is the correct philosophy for an explorer.)
[X] 0: Large Saucer (380,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
Part of it is probably that we can actually afford to go all out on this one, to truly "boldly go" with starship design.
Besides, limit pushing ships built as proofs of concept/to test out new design theories have a rather proud tradition. From HMS Polyphemus, to HMS Swift (or Shimakaze if you want to look at the Japanese) and even HMS Dreadnought herself (given she was built alone).
Besides, limit pushing ships built as proofs of concept/to test out new design theories have a rather proud tradition. From HMS Polyphemus, to HMS Swift (or Shimakaze if you want to look at the Japanese) and even HMS Dreadnought herself (given she was built alone).
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[X] 0: Large Saucer (380,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Tritanium Alloy Hull Plating (Standard)
wow everyone is going all in on the experimental
[X] 1: Tritanium Alloy Hull Plating (Standard)
wow everyone is going all in on the experimental
Starfleet bean counter: "What in God's name are the design teams doing?! They're putting all the experimental technologies that are available! Don't they understand just how expensive this will be? Did you know about this?"
Design Bureau Admiral: "...yes, we know."
"Why didn't you rein them in?!"
"We've learned that every few projects it's better to just them go wild and see what the end result is. Otherwise they start going...odd. We don't want another Tellar Incident. *thousand yard stare*"
"...what Tellar Incident?"
"That's Classified."
"...*oh*."
"Yes, *oh*."
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[X] 0: Large Saucer (380,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
Strunkriidiisk
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So, on the topic of modules, I think we want at least the following: general sciences lab, workshop, shuttlebay, and the deflector sensor analysis module if it's available - the first two are core to making a truly multipurpose vessel, the third is a basic function we can't really do without, and the last would be extremely useful for mapping weird spatial anomalies before the Curiosities come along afterward.
Additional, optional systems to choose between:
- biomedical lab - could be useful for more multipurpose reasons, as well as hopefully keeping the crew in shape over long voyages running into novel new diseases and shit. May or may not be worth taking, depending on how beefy the medical suite is (don't want to put the Curiosities out of work if we can avoid it, after all).
- bio-rated transporter - extremely convenient to have, but admittedly only 'better' than shuttles in a handful of edge cases (and usually edge cases have the transporters not work, rather than the shuttles); while an explorer is likely to encounter such edge cases at a statistically higher rate than other ships, there's still likely to be pretty fierce competition for module slots.
- secondary computer core - even with only a single lab, the explorer is likely to have enough to do in general that extra bandwidth is rarely going to go amiss.
- medium (or higher) cargo - honestly, this is a very low priority in my opinion; if I'm inferring right, it seems likely that Starfleet vessels come with the equivalent of a 'small' cargo bay (probably distributed throughout the ship in smaller chambers that are below our level of abstraction to see) sufficient for supplying themselves for normal operation. Medium or better would be good for longer-term voyages but ehhh?
Additional, optional systems to choose between:
- biomedical lab - could be useful for more multipurpose reasons, as well as hopefully keeping the crew in shape over long voyages running into novel new diseases and shit. May or may not be worth taking, depending on how beefy the medical suite is (don't want to put the Curiosities out of work if we can avoid it, after all).
- bio-rated transporter - extremely convenient to have, but admittedly only 'better' than shuttles in a handful of edge cases (and usually edge cases have the transporters not work, rather than the shuttles); while an explorer is likely to encounter such edge cases at a statistically higher rate than other ships, there's still likely to be pretty fierce competition for module slots.
- secondary computer core - even with only a single lab, the explorer is likely to have enough to do in general that extra bandwidth is rarely going to go amiss.
- medium (or higher) cargo - honestly, this is a very low priority in my opinion; if I'm inferring right, it seems likely that Starfleet vessels come with the equivalent of a 'small' cargo bay (probably distributed throughout the ship in smaller chambers that are below our level of abstraction to see) sufficient for supplying themselves for normal operation. Medium or better would be good for longer-term voyages but ehhh?
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The finest scientific gear to science the shit out of space bullshit, the most opulent amenities to charm the most recalcitrant alien diplomat, the most lavishly appointed engineering space to build any marvel, the strongest Shields to protect against unforeseen complications, and enough firepower to quickly convert said complications to space dust on the solar wind.
That's what this explorer needs to be.
That's what this explorer needs to be.
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Strunkriidiisk
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Surface to orbit generally, and then Plot-range otherwise.
Personally, I'd like a long range sensor should one be available. Definitionally, explorer ships are going places we don't know much about. Having some hint as to which direction to explore would be helpful for them.
[X] 0: Small Saucer (200,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
Honestly I'm just inclined to try and go small with an explorer for once.
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
Honestly I'm just inclined to try and go small with an explorer for once.
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[X] 0: Small Saucer (200,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
WilyMachineKing1
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[X] 0: Large Saucer (380,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
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Well, the first step is to get above Earth and build the ship in space.
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[X] 0: Large Saucer (380,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
MAXIMUM CHONK
That means BEEG secondary hull too
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
MAXIMUM CHONK
That means BEEG secondary hull too
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[X] 0: Large Saucer (380,000 Tons)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
[X] 1: Electro-Ceramic Hull Composite (-20% Mass) [Experimental] (Two Success Checks: Cost/Defense)
You had me in the first half.
If we're speculating on Aux slots or prototypes then I'd be interested in seeing what we need to do to push antimatter and computer technology. For the Deflector Array Sensor Analysis Suite I wonder if it'd give us the ability to generally detect the direction of a nearby cloaked ship.
KlavoHunter
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