Ships

Posture controls

The posture controls

Posture controls determine how a ship will operate and maneuver and which sensor and defensive systems are enabled.

Display	Full name	Settings
THRTL	Throttle Control	1/3: Ship will move at 1/3 of max speed. 2/3: Ship will move at 2/3 of max speed. FULL: Ship will move at max speed. FLANK: Ship will move above max speed. Causes damage to engines. FQ (carriers only): speed is limited so spacecraft can take off and land. While heading and velocity stay within the green-deck angle (default 7.5 degrees) the cap is about one-third of max speed; otherwise it drops to a 5 m/s crawl.
MNVR	Maneuvering Posture	DIRECT: Ship will move in a straight line. EVADE: Ship will make random course changes to attempt to avoid incoming fire.
FORM	Formation Positioning	REL: Ships will have the same orientation of the guide ship. The guide will wait for other ships to catch up. TRU: Escorts keep the same true bearing and distance from the guide when the guide turns. They are still steered to the guide's heading. The guide will wait for other ships to catch up. LOOSE: The guide will not wait for other ships to catch up.
BSHRT	Battle-Short	OFF: Continuous-use equipment that honors battle short (beams, jammers, illuminators, dazzlers) shuts down for cooldown once its own burst duration is exceeded, at 7.5 seconds for the Mk600 and Mk610 beams and anywhere from 40 to 180 seconds for electronic-warfare sets. ON: Continuous-use equipment that honors battle short (beams, jammers, illuminators, dazzlers) keeps running past its own burst duration; each second past the limit it has a per-component chance to take self-damage. The Mk610, for example, rolls a 60% chance of 20 damage starting after 7.5 seconds
RADAR	Radar Emissions Control	ON: Ship sensors are active. OFF: Ship sensors are inactive. -25% signature.
COMM	Communications Emissions Control	XMIT: Ship comms are active. RECV: Ship sensors are inactive. -10% signature.
ESUPT	Electronic Support Modules	ON: Passive electronic-support sensors operate. OFF: Passive sensors are switched off, so this ship generates no new passive tracks. This does not reduce signature. It can be used to cut clutter once a track is held.
WCON	Weapons Control	FREE: Ship will automatically return fire with non-missile weapons on targets that are firing at them. TIGHT: Ship will not attack except when given a target. HOLD: Ship will not attack, and dual-purpose weapons hold fire. Dedicated point-defense turrets, defensive missiles, and decoys still operate. Turrets will still bear on any current target.
PDTRT	Point Defenses - Turrets	AUTO: Dedicated point defense turrets and dual-purpose weapons will target the closest missiles. DEDI: Dedicated point defense turrets will target the closest missiles. MAN: Point defense turrets will only shoot at designated missiles.
PDSML	Point Defenses - Missiles	Controls the firing of interceptor missiles. Click to open policy settings.
DECOY	Point Defenses - Decoys	LEAST: Only the lowest-capability decoy necessary to defeat a given threat will be deployed. If the missile type is unknown all decoys will be fired. BEST: Only the highest-capability decoy necessary to defeat a given threat will be deployed. If the missile type is unknown all decoys will be fired. AUTO: All decoys compatible with the threat will be deployed. If the missile type is unknown all decoys will be fired. MAN: Decoys can only be deployed manually via the Action Menu.
PDZNE	Point Defense Zone	AREA: Point defenses will target all missiles, prioritizing the ones threatening the ship. POINT: Point defenses will target only missiles threatening the ship.

Integrity rating

A ship's integrity directly affects how resistant its components are to damage. Lots of empty space means less structural members to absorb damage and protect components. A ship with at least 60% of its slots filled (mounts, compartments, and modules) gets the full hull Damage Reduction. From 60% down to 20% fill the protection falls linearly, and at 20% fill or less it is 25% of the hull value.

Ship hulls

Ship hulls determine a ship's base stats as well as how many components it can have.

Shelter Alliance hulls

Shelter Alliance ships scale linearly. Larger ships are more resilient and carry more components but are slower and more expensive.

Name	Mass (tonnes)	Armor Thickness (cm)	Component DR (%)	Crew	Crew Vulnerability (%)	Structural Integrity	Radar Signature (m2)	Slots	Modifiers	Point Cost
Sprinter Corvette Class	3000	8	0	55	60	1000	2890	4 Mounts 4 Compartments 4 Modules	-20% Flank Damage Probability +20% Sensitivity -15% Positional Error	75
Raines Frigate Class	5000	15	5	50	60	3000	3783	4 Mounts 5 Compartments 5 Modules	-15% Flank Damage Probability +1 Missile Programming Channels	125
Keystone Destroyer Class	8000	22	10	50	45	4000	6282	7 Mounts 7 Compartments 7 Modules	+1 Missile Programming Channels -50% Overheat Damage Chance (Beam) +25% Powerplant Efficiency	200
Vauxhall Light Cruiser Class	10000	26	20	75	25	5500	11727	10 Mounts 9 Compartments 9 Modules	+2 Missile Programming Channels	350
Axford Heavy Cruiser Class	13000	40	40	90	25	6500	14332	11 Mounts 11 Compartments 12 Modules	+2 Missile Programming Channels +10% Max Repair +20% Spacecraft Arming Speed	600
Levy Escort Carrier Class	12000	15	25	100	25	6500	16516	4 Mounts 10 Compartments 8 Modules	+50 Spacecraft Arming Speed	500
Solomon Battleship Class	21000	56	40	150	30	8000	27876	14 Mounts 16 Compartments 15 Modules	+20% Reload Time (Energy) +20% Spacecraft Arming Speed	1000
Worden Fleet Carrier Class	19000	30	30	250	40	5000	34357	13 Mounts 20 Compartments 14 Modules	+20% Spacecraft Arming Speed	3000
Mercator Replenishment Oiler Class	18000	15	5	50	60	3000	3783	3 Mounts 8 Compartments 4 Modules		3000

Worden Fleet Carrier and Mercator Replenishment Oiler are hidden from the skirmish fleet editor. They show up when editing a campaign fleet, or after the FleetEditorShowHidden console command, which tags them HIDDEN.

Outlying Systems Protectorate hulls

Outlying Systems Protectorate are more specialized, with each ship hull being made for different roles.

Name	Mass (tonnes)	Armor Thickness (cm)	Component DR (%)	Crew	Crew Vulnerability (%)	Structural Integrity	Radar Signature (m2)	Slots	Modifiers	Point Cost
Ferryman Clipper Class	1500	5	0	55	60	1000	2890	3 Mounts 3 Compartments 4 Modules	-20% Flank Damage Probability	50
Draugr Clipper Class	3500	5	0	40	60	1000	4685	5 Mounts 5 Compartments 4 Modules	+1 Missile Programming Channels	100
Flathead Monitor Class	5000	48	20	40	60	1000	9869	6 Mounts 6 Compartments 7 Modules	+1 Missile Programming Channels	200
Journeyman Light Carrier Class	3000	12	20	40	60	1000	14182	3 Mounts 8 Compartments 6 Modules		300
Ocello Command Cruiser Class	12000	30	40	80	25	6500	15745	11 Mounts 9 Compartments 10 Modules	+2 Missile Programming Channels +5% Max Repair +10% Powerplant Efficiency	575
Marauder Line Ship Class	15000	20	35	100	75	4000	31,045–47,400 m[math]\displaystyle{ ^2 }[/math]	17 Mounts 9 Compartments 8 Modules	+20% Team Move Speed +1 Missile Programming Channel	375
Moorline Line Ship Class	15000	20	20	100	75	3000	33,781–50,424 m[math]\displaystyle{ ^2 }[/math]	10 Mounts 9 Compartments 6 Modules	+1 Missile Programming Channels	600