So I'm trying to get a handle on the different types of engines and reactors in ships as I had assumed they were all propelled by Ion engines, big and small. Also for the larger ships, I know nothing of reactors and power sources. Does anyone have any engine types/reactor wiki pages they could post/send me so I may educate myself?
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Ion engines are a common type, yeah. Fastest way to learn is to do what I did decades ago, and check what other ships of the class/type/manufacturer use. Ionisation reactors (solar ones and ones powered by cryogenic cells) are fairly common in SWRP tech as power, though, so if you want something with a current precedent, those are the way to go.
Ion engines are a common type, yeah. Fastest way to learn is to do what I did decades ago, and check what other ships of the class/type/manufacturer use. Ionisation reactors (solar ones and ones powered by cryogenic cells) are fairly common in SWRP tech as power, though, so if you want something with a current precedent, those are the way to go.
Think of a type of ship you want. Pick the closest thing in Star Wars canon and copy its stats. Repeat enough times and you will have a good idea of things.
I have a question that vaguely relates to this topic.
What would be a good ship that a Shadow Trooper would use if he's AWOL and independant of his former military service as a Mercenary?
What would be a good ship that a Shadow Trooper would use if he's AWOL and independant of his former military service as a Mercenary?
An old Stealth-X, One of the Hutt's fllying death traps...Anything really that says it isn't exclusive to he faction.
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That question's loaded. Think less 'what would be good for this char idea' and more 'what do you want it to do'? Is it a quick transport, a mobile home, a fighter-style ship for individual intercepts out of a base?
That question's loaded. Think less 'what would be good for this char idea' and more 'what do you want it to do'? Is it a quick transport, a mobile home, a fighter-style ship for individual intercepts out of a base?
Good point I'll think on that a bit.
Am I allowed to make a Hero Unit even though my Faction is not Major? Or is that exclusively Major?
Also, I was wondering about something technical.
If I have one class of Starship, and then build it the exact same way, only two times bigger. Is it still the same model or something different entirely?
Also, I was wondering about something technical.
If I have one class of Starship, and then build it the exact same way, only two times bigger. Is it still the same model or something different entirely?
1) Yes. The Millennium Falcon is a great example - built by Corellian Engineering Corp, but it's customised from the stock YT-1300 and being a special unit used by what we'd deem as a Player Character, it's a Hero Unit. Han Solo was a privateer before the Alliance and he had one.
2) It's a different model. Consider this - the size difference would require different amounts of thrust based on weight, and wires don't just double in size/thickness to accomodate new tech, as well as the structural framework. All-new engines, weapons, etc would have to be installed because their size simply doesn't double with the ship.
Hope that helps!
2) It's a different model. Consider this - the size difference would require different amounts of thrust based on weight, and wires don't just double in size/thickness to accomodate new tech, as well as the structural framework. All-new engines, weapons, etc would have to be installed because their size simply doesn't double with the ship.
Hope that helps!
Okay thank you!