Technical Terms and Definitions

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Craft Statistics

Type

Text data which appears as 'Craft type' in the ship selection screen.

Manufacturer

Text data which appears as 'Manufacturer' in the ship selection screen.

Maneuverability

Text data (descriptive) which appears as 'Maneuveribility' in the ship selection screen.

Max Velocity

Velocity to reach when your engine recharge is at default rate and you have full speed. The second number is the maximum velocity with engine recharge at maximum rate.

Armor

Text data (descriptive) of the strength of the vessel.

Hitpoints

The number of hitpoints the craft has. A hit decreases this value, in regard of the damage value * armor factor.

Shields

The number of shield hitpoints the craft has. A hit decreases this value, in regard of the damage value * shield factor.

Length

Lenght of the ship or object

Compatible Containers

List of containers that are designed for the ship (usually freighter) in question.

Craft Armaments

Gun Mounts

  • Describes the non-turretted primary weapons banks mounted on the ship.
  • Bank
    • Number of the primary weapon bank
  • Guns
    • Lists the number of primary weapons (=guns) in the bank in question.
  • Standard Loadout
    • The default weapons for the primary weapon bank.
  • Compatible Primaries
    • The primary weapons that can be mounted to the ship
  • Detailed data for different weapons mounted in the turrets can be found from FS 1 Weapon Comparison Table and from FS 2 Weapon Comparison Table

Missile Banks

  • Describes the non-turretted secondary weapon (missiles) banks mounted on the ship
  • Bank
    • Number of the secondary weapon bank
  • Capacity
    • Number of Hornet sized missiles that can be fitted to the secondary weapon bank.
  • Standard Loadout
    • The default loadout for the secondary weapon bank.
  • Compatible Secondaries
    • The secondary weapons that can be mounted to the ship
  • Detailed data for different weapons mounted in the secondary banks can be found from FS 1 Weapon Comparison Table and from FS 2 Weapon Comparison Table

Turrets

  • Describes the all the turretted weapons mounted on the ship
  • Turret Type
    • The type of the turret. In other word the default turret loadout
  • Amount
    • The number of the particular type of turret mounted on the ship.
  • Detailed data for different weapons mounted in the turrets can be found from FS 1 Weapon Comparison Table and from FS 2 Weapon Comparison Table