Ship Equipment

Ship equipment includes engines, ship systems, ship weapons and other items that are installed on a ship.

Upgrading your ship is a popular way to extend the use case of an aging ship or just to dial it in to what your crew prefers. Often captains and crew will upgrade a ship several times before moving onto a more capable hull.

When pricing equipment you must make a calculation based on the size of the equipment you’re purchasing. All prices includes a core charge, you must trade in your old part for the new one.

(Note that “Ship Systems” are exempt from this price increase by engine size, unless otherwise stated in the Ship Systems.)

x1
Extra Small (XS)
Small (S)

x2
Medium (M)

x3
Large (L)

x5
Extra Large (XL)

Prices and availability may change at your guide’s discretion, especially in Outer Asteria. When trading in a already upgraded equipment regain half of the purchased price.

Example: Captain Ortean wants to upgrade her ship’s engine. If her ship was a PackRat she would pay the listed price of the engine, let’s use the ST-009 in our example. This costs 35,000 for a Small or Extra Small ship. If however she had a Valkyre (a medium ship) instead she would need to pay double the original cost of 35,000. This makes the purchase price for upgrading her Valkyre to a ST-009 70,000. If Captain Ortean wanted to upgrade later she would receive 35,000 off the next upgrade from trading in the ST-009 from her Valkyre (M) or 17,500 from the PackRat’s (S) ST-009.

Engines

When adding a new engine to your ship it must be sold as the same size as the manufacturer default size. Check to make sure your engine is compatible with the ship you’re attempting to install it with.

Manufacturer: Arcadia
Model: ST-009
Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Engine Output: –3
Local Speed: –2
Range: -10%
Power Complexity: -1
Price: 35,000

Engine manufacturing at it’s simplest. The ST-009 gives up more modern innovations of efficiency for down right simplicity without breaking your accountant’s will to live. Enjoy a more simple time where STS mixtures weren’t six nines of efficient and you needed a overly qualified engineer just to make sure the ship can be powered.

Manufacturer: Fore-Stars
Model: 2TheStars
Available Sizes: S, M, L
Engine Output: 0
Local Speed: 0
Range: +15%
Power Complexity: 0
Price: 90,000

Fore-Stars’ budget version of their impressive patented Fore-Stars engine technology. This model has a good portion of their STS range extension without having to pay insane prices. Popular for traders and cargo haulers. 2TheStars has been a best selling model and has dramatically changed the outlook on a otherwise pricey manufacturer.

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: illi-1
Available Sizes: XS, S, M
Engine Output: +3
Local Speed: +1
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: +1
Price: 230,000

Tarvoon is well known for creating some of the best fighter equipment in Asteria. The illi-1is a must have for any fighter on a budget looking to upgrade from their base engines. So long as the ship supports this it’s usually a great upgrade. Engineers complain it’s a little harder to control when being manually operated but even still the benefits are undeniable.

Manufacturer: Entail Elgar
Model: E-4
Available Sizes: S, M
Engine Output: +4
Local Speed: 0
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: 0
Price: 660,000

Entail Elgar’s attempt at more conventional engines. As always it’s loaded with technology and increases the engine’s output without over working your engineer.

Manufacturer: Fore-Stars
Model: Fore-Stars
Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Engine Output: +1
Local Speed: 0
Range: +30%
Power Complexity: 0
Price: 810,000

The original Fore-Stars engine that kick started a company that now makes some of the most impressive engines ever. Increased engine output and range without increasing the complexity of running a engine. The price has lowered significantly over the years, Fore-Stars is still a unexpected leader as other manufacturers try to catch up to an aging design. Rumors are a newer, better Fore-Stars engine is in the works, waiting to release the moment someone else catches up.

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: BSI
Available Sizes: XS, S, M
Engine Output: +5
Local Speed: 0
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: 0
Price: 1,210,000

Invented at the Blue Star Manufacturing Planet near Tarvoon HQ the BS is on it’s 9th iteration. Marketed as the last “budget” model of Tarvoon’s fighter engines. Though many debate if that kind of price is worth installing in a fighter Tarvoon claims it’s still a top selling model. Increasing engine output without any draw backs. . . Besides the price.

Manufacturer: C.C.
Model: Pigeon ii
Available Sizes: S, M, L
Engine Output: +1
Local Speed: +1
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: -1
Price: 1,810,000

Creature Corp is more interested in creating engines designed specifically for their ships. Every once and a while things trickle out of their R&D department that are highly marketed. Creature Corp’s engine line has been shrinking for decades but the Pigeon ii is a fine engine with some real value to bring to your ship.

Manufacturer: Entail Elgar
Model: E-9
Available Sizes: XS, S, M, L
Engine Output: +2
Local Speed: +5
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: -1
Price: 5,900,000

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: Fig E
Available Sizes: XS, S, M, L
Engine Output: +10
Local Speed: +5
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: +1
Price: 9,900,000

Manufacturer: C.C.
Model: Hawk vii
Available Sizes: S, M, L
Engine Output: +7
Local Speed: +5
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: -1
Price: 25,900,000

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: SubPrime
Available Sizes: XS, S, M, L
Engine Output: +10
Local Speed: +2
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: -2
Price: 75,000,000

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: Prime
Available Sizes: XS, S, M, L
Engine Output: +15
Local Speed: 0
Range: N/A
Power Complexity: -2
Price: 109,900,000

Manufacturer: Fore-Stars
Model: Proto-XTLZ
Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Engine Output: +15
Local Speed: +5
Range: +30%
Power Complexity: -3
Price: 225,900,000

Systems

Purchasing new systems is a great way to expand the capability and functionality of your ship. You must have the amount of open system slots to install one. Systems may be toggled on or off. Selling a used system is a easy way to free up slots on your ship. Usually you can get half of what was paid for the system.

Manufacturer: Custom
Model: SmugLug
System Slots: 1-999
Price: 20,000 per slot
Effect: Converts system slots into cargo space designed to smuggle. Complete façade with blinking lights and levers that make something whirr.

Very popular among smugglers and fairly expensive for the size. This is custom made and tailored to look like most other systems. Though they don’t provide the effects of those systems they are usually enough to fool someone into thinking you have a normal system installed.

Manufacturer: C.C.
Model: ValueScan6000
System Slots:1
Price: 25,000
Effect: Guide draws 3 cards if any are clubs, correctly identify 1 ship that is “out of range”

Creature Corporation brings you the ValueScan6000, able to increase the range of your scanners to just beyond local range.

Manufacturer: Botzz
Model: AGP (v1, v2, v3)
System Slots: 1 per 2 guns
Price: 50k, 500k, 5M
Effect: Auto Gunner capable of firing ship weapons.
(Allows unmanned guns to be fired)
_{*Requires 1 empty gunner station for every 6 guns used. May install duplicates for additional unmanned stations.}

“Botzz is committed to bringing you the best technology at affordable prices, without breaching the true AI agreement.”

Requires 1 system slot for every 2 guns, must have one empty gunner station for every 6 guns used. 3 versions are available for purchase and will increase the accuracy/damage for your ship’s weapons. Prices are as follows 50k, 500k, 5M. You must purchase an APG for every 2 guns used.

For every gun fired at desired target play one card from the top of the guide’s deck. Different versions will yield better accuracy or damage. V1 will give the value of the card per shot, v2 is 1.5x the value of the card rounded down, v3 is 2.0x the value of the card.

If the empty gunner station AGP is assigned to is damaged AGP will not fire at all, once patched or repaired AGP will begin functioning normally again.

Manufacturer: Botzz
Model: AAP (v1, v2, v3)
System Slots: 1
Price: 70k, 700k, 7M
Effect: Auto-Pilot capable of playing everything a pilot could at the piloting station, with a max hand size of 1, 2 or 3.
(Allows evasive and more advanced maneuvers)
_{*Requires empty piloting station for use. May install duplicates for additional unmanned stations.}

Botzz is the largest automation corporation in Asteria, providing robotic solutions for almost everything.

There are three versions available for purchase. V1, V2, V3 these have max hand size of 1, 2 and 3. Versions also increase from unskilled technique* for version 1, to trained* (v2) and advanced trained* (v3). Prices and explanation are respectively. 70k, 700k, 7Million. (*When handling techniques, always treat all AAP versions as level 1 character)

If the pilot station is damaged the max hand size of all versions of AAP is 1. When patched or repaired they work normally.

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: Engine Comp-1
System Slots: 1
Price: 100,000
Effect: Increases Engine Output by 10% rounded down to the next whole number, minimum of 1. Cannot be combined with other systems that increase Engine Output (Price is 10x for medium engine ship and 100x for large engine ship)

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: System Strength-1
System Slots: 1
Price: 225,000
Effect: Increase System Resistance by 1. Cannot be combined with other systems that increase System Resistance. (Price is 10x for medium engine ships and 100x for large engine ships.)

Manufacturer: UET
Model: PCE (v1, v2, v3)
System Slots: 1
Price: 250k, 3M, 90M
Effect: Increase all piloting related plays from a pilot at a piloting station by 1. (v2 increases by 2 and v3 increases by 3)

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: Engine Comp-2
System Slots: 1
Price: 350,000
Effect: Increases Engine Output by 20% rounded down to the next whole number, minimum of 2. Cannot be combined with other systems that increase Engine Output (Price is 10x for medium engine ship and 100x for large engine ship)

Manufacturer: Tarvoon
Model: System Strength-2
System Slots: 2
Price: 500,000
Effect: Increase System Resistance by 2. Cannot be combined with other systems that increase System Resistance. (Price is 10x for medium engine ships and 100x for large engine ships.)

Ship Weapons

Ship weapons are broken into categories by weapon type. Each weapon type will have strengths and weaknesses as well as ranges.

When making a play for your ship’s weapons. Accuracy will be calculated by your play with technique plus any accuracy bonuses. Where as damage will be calculated with the weapon’s damage bonuses. To clarify you will play one time and use that play plus two sets of different bonuses, one for accuracy, one for damage. If you’re firing your weapon at a target that isn’t within the optimal range, your play will be effected for both accuracy and damage.

Let’s try this in an example: Let’s say Rosco jumps into a gunner position on your ship and takes command of a very expensive laser, it has +9 accuracy and +3 damage. We’ll say Rosco plays an ace of hearts, making his play a total of 15. Since the target is close he will get to use his full play. When calculating to hit the target you will add the +9 and the other pilot will need to try and dodge 24. The damage will be calculated with a +3, so in the event that Rosco’s shot hits. It will be 18 damage worth.
Let’s change this example a little, what if the target was distant instead of close? We would divide his play by two first before adding or subtracting any of the weapon’s bonuses, both for damage and accuracy.

Laser Weapons

Laser weapons are accurate and instant, extremely powerful at close ranges as these weapons are further from their target they become less concentrated and often provide your enemy with a lightshow through the window instead of a deadly blow.

When shooting another ship or target with Laser weapons these will hit on the same turn they are fired, the other pilot still gets to dodge but the major benefits are instant damage and close range brawling, along with high damage. If you’re firing at any other range than short your play is cut in half for each range past short and round down. Simply put the concentrated light of the laser dissipates quickly with range.

Example: Captain Towlin takes control of one of the gunner stations on his AZ-544477 and fires the lasers at a short range target, the pilot tries to dodge but is unable to. Towlin’s shot deals full damage of his play plus the weapon’s bonus. If on the other hand he was firing at a ship at medium range his play would add the bonuses first then divide by two and round down. The longest possible range he could shoot them is long range, which works much the same way, add any bonuses first and divide by 4, round down to the nearest whole number that would be his play.

Manufacturer: Lasir Inc.
Model: Z09
Engine Size: XS, S, M, L
Price: 30,000
Accuracy: +0
Damage: +0

Projectile Weapons

Projectile Weapons are best used at a intermediate range, though they’re still deadly at any range. Most Projectile Weapons are equipped with a correction charge, a short burst that fires out to correct the angle of it’s attack, because this goes off a computer generated optimal position plus a bit of random spin, this can make dodging projectiles at any range rather difficult. When viewed from a distance this appears as small circular lights flickering followed by another on your target if it hits.

To fire a projectile weapon you may fire at any range that isn’t out of range and still achieve somewhat optimal results. That being said, projectile weapons prefer to be used at medium range which is known as “distant”. If you fire at a target that is at close or far ranges you will need to divide your play by two (round down to the nearest whole number) for each fired weapon. On average, projectile weapons do less damage than lasers but are able to hit more effectively at all ranges.

Example: Alva sits down at the gunnery station on her ship that is equipped with projectile weapons. There is one target at every range, close, distant and far. She fires one shot at all three with three different weapons. For the sake of simplicity we’ll say she played three aces, one for each shot. Both the close and far shot would need to be divided by two and rounded down to the nearest number, making her play 7. Where as the ace for her distant shot would be the full amount of 15.

Manufacturer: Lasir Inc.
Model: Z09
Engine Size: XS, S, M, L
Price: 30,000
Accuracy: +0
Damage: +0

Self Propelled Weapons

Self Propelled Weapons or SPWs for short are perfect for any range, these weapons are slower than others, as a result it can take a while for an SPW to reach it’s target. For some strange reason SPWs are still commonly referred to as “Missiles” it was all started by humans, for some reason the earthlings still could not drop that slang term even centuries later, it has unfortunately become an epidemic and now many races say the term interchangeably. SPWs or “Missiles” have their own propulsion device and range from light weight and maneuverable, to massive and slow, the latter of which have gained the much more suitable term; “Torpedo” or “torp” for short.

Manufacturer: Lasir Inc.
Model: Z09
Engine Size: XS, S, M, L
Price: 30,000
Accuracy: +0
Damage: +0