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Research: Components
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Entities eligible to participate in R&D are comprised of two pieces.
Entities start with a chassis (the entity type, such as Y-TIE or X-Wing) which contains a specific set of base stats which are unable to be changed through R&D.
Within that chassis, a combination of components give the entity its stats within the bounds of the chassis' stats.
The quantities of most of these components can be modified via R&D actions.
Some components will not be player-modifiable, at least to start.
Not all component specializations may be applicable to all entity types.
Example
Repulsors allow an entity to land.
Some entities should never be able to land, so repulsors will not be player-modifiable to start.
Hyperdrives allow an entity to travel through hyperspace. Stations cannot move, so stations cannot have hyperdrive components.
Hyperdrives allow an entity to travel through hyperspace. Stations cannot move, so stations cannot have hyperdrive components.
Note
Exact component equations are hidden.
The examples on this page convey the concepts, but should not be taken as the actual equations.
A chassis is the building block upon which each entity type is based.
It possesses basic, unchangeable, stats such as the entity's length, abilities (eg. mining, prospecting, etc.) or room map.
Additionally, it possesses the basic framework for restricting the quantity of components that can be added to the chassis.
This is accomplished via power, weight and volume restrictions.
These restrictions provide a framework that ensures modified variants of an entity as well as future innovations have balanced trade-offs rather than becoming overpowered.
All components that are installed in a chassis require some amount of power.
A chassis has an unchangeable maximum power capacity it can support.
In addition to the maximum power capacity, a chassis also has subsystem-specific power capacities.
These subsystems are engine, weapons, hull and electronics.
Note
The sum of the subsystem power capacities may exceed the overall power capacity.
Example
The T-65 X-wing Starfighter chassis might have a maximum, overall, power capacity of 100 and engine, weapons, hull and electronics power capacities of 30.
The following components may exist: hyperdrive, sublight, heavy lasers, hull, armour, and shields and might all require 1 power.
Valid Configuration - Total power usage 95/100; no subsystem exceeds the subsystem power limits
Valid Configuration - Total power usage 95/100; no subsystem exceeds the subsystem power limits
- 15 hyperdrive = 15 engine power
- 15 sublight = 15 engine power
- 5 heavy laser = 5 weapons power
- 10 hull = 10 hull power
- 20 armor = 20 hull power
- 30 shields = 30 electronics power
- 20 hyperdrive = 20 engine power
- 15 sublight = 15 engine power
- 5 heavy laser = 5 weapons power
- 10 hull = 10 hull power
- 20 armor = 20 hull power
- 30 shields = 30 electronics power
- 15 hyperdrive = 15 engine power
- 15 sublight = 15 engine power
- 25 heavy laser = 25 weapons power
- 10 hull = 10 hull power
- 20 armor = 20 hull power
- 30 shields = 30 electronics power
A chassis has two types of weights and volumes, dead (unchangeable) and available (changeable). Dead weight/volume is the weight/volume of the chassis itself. This includes things like bulkheads, internal walls between rooms, etc. This cannot be modified at any point in the R&D process.
Available weight/volume refers to the weight/volume of the components that can be installed on the chassis. Depending on the combination of components installed on the chassis, this may not be fully consumed, but is still applied to the entity's total weight/volume. Regardless on the components installed, the final weight/volume of the entity remains as follows.
Equations
Total Weight = Dead Weight + Available Weight + Calculated Component Weight
Total Volume = Dead Volume + Available Volume + Calculated Component Volume
Total Volume = Dead Volume + Available Volume + Calculated Component Volume
Example
The T-65 X-wing Starfighter chassis might have a dead weight of 10T, dead volume of 15m3, available weight of 50T and available volume of 50m3.
The following components may exist: hyperdrive, hull, shields and each might weight 1T and take up 1m3.
Valid Configuration - Uses 45/50T of available weight; Uses 45/50m3 of available volume; Final weight adds dead weight for a total of 60T and 65m3
Valid Configuration - Uses 45/50T of available weight; Uses 45/50m3 of available volume; Final weight adds dead weight for a total of 60T and 65m3
- 10 hyperdrive = 10T; 10m3
- 15 hull = 15T; 15m3
- 20 shields = 20T; 20m3
- 20 hyperdrive = 20T; 20m3
- 15 hull = 15T; 15m3
- 20 shields = 20T; 20m3
Components round out a chassis, creating an entity.
A component has a subsystem (engines, weapons, hull, electronics), specialization (eg. hyperdrive, hull, shields, etc.), a related value (hyper 6, 1 hull point, 1 shield point, etc.), and power/weight/volume requirements.
These values are visible to the component owner but are not exposed to the public.
Identifying these values will require either researching the component, engaging in espionage or reverse-engineering the entity.
Example
The T-65 X-wing Starfighter rules may state that it contains a hyperdrive component, however the quantity of hyperdrive components and the stats of the component are not visible.
Note
Additional components will be added to these lists as R&D expands to entities that require them (eg. not all weapons have components at this time)
2.1.1/ Engine Subsystem
| Specialization Name | Subsystem |
|---|---|
| Hyperdrive | Engines |
| Repulsors | Engines |
| Sublight Engines | Engines |
2.1.2/ Weapons Subsystem
| Specialization Name | Subsystem |
|---|---|
| Concussion Missile Launchers | Weapons |
| Gravity Well Generator | Weapons |
| Heavy Laser | Weapons |
| Ion Batteries | Weapons |
| Ion Cannons | Weapons |
| NPC Garrison | Weapons |
| Proton-Torpedo Launchers | Weapons |
| Quad Lasers | Weapons |
| Ship Garrison | Weapons |
| Torpedo Launchers | Weapons |
| Tractor Beams | Weapons |
| Turbolaser Battery | Weapons |
| Turbolasers | Weapons |
| Vehicle Garrison | Weapons |
2.1.3/ Hull Subsystem
| Specialization Name | Subsystem |
|---|---|
| Armour | Hull |
| Docking Bay | Hull |
| Electrical Shielding | Hull |
| Hangar Bay | Hull |
| Hull | Hull |
| Infantry Bay | Hull |
| Medical Room | Hull |
2.1.4/ Electronics Subsystem
| Specialization Name | Subsystem |
|---|---|
| Life Support | Electronics |
| Power Generation | Electronics |
| Sensors | Electronics |
| Shield Generator | Electronics |
| Stealth | Electronics |
Component stats (including weapons and material requirements) are generated via hidden equations based off the components installed on the chassis.
Components have a stat value related to their specialization.
All components within a specialization must be identical.
Example
Depending on the component's specialization, an entity's stat may not be able to exceed the installed component's stat value.
The T-65 X-wing Starfighter cannot have a hyper 7 component and a hyper 2 component installed simultaneously
Example
Some components interact with other components and can result in the entity's calculated stat value being worse than the component's stat value.
If the T-65 X-wing Starfighter has a hyper 6 component installed, the best possible hyper speed is 6, regardless how many hyperdrive components are added.
A T-65 X-wing Starfighter with 5 sensor components will have better sensors than one with 2 sensor components.
A T-65 X-wing Starfighter with 5 sensor components will have better sensors than one with 2 sensor components.
Example
- The T-65 X-wing Starfighter has 1 hyper 7 component and 40 hull components.
- The weight of the 40 hull components results in the ship's calculated hyper value to be hyper 2.
- If the 40 hull components were reduced to 5 hull components via entity modification, the calculated hyper value might be 7.
- If, via entity modification, the ship got 100 hyper 7 components and 5 hull components, the calculated hyper value would still be 7.
By the release of entity modification, factions will be given datacards for the components used by the entities they can build/produce.
New components will likely be able to be acquired when reverse-engineering and innovation are released.
There is no limit to the number of components of the same specialization a faction can own.
Entities do not all use the same components and as a result the starting components between factions may differ.
Example
The RZ-1 A-wing Interceptor has a faster hyperdrive component than the Y-TIE Ugly.
As a result, the owner of the RZ-1 A-wing Interceptor datacard would start with a different hyperdrive component than the owner of the Y-TIE Ugly DC.
