NUGGET unender works
Nugget agile robust miner salvager / starter ship / mining drone, with modest cargo hauling capabilities
[ shape sphere | size 25*25*25 | mass 875 unladen 1,205 laden | blocks 9,598 ]
[ salvager 60 powerful long-range intermittent beams | slave damage beam 68% ]
[ shields 99,773 / 4,680 regen | armor hp 143,550 | structure hp 506,890 ]
[ cargo 33k adding 330 mass when fully laden ]
[ thrust 2,150.5 | thrust to mass 2.5unladen 1.8laden ]
[ top speed 221.9 unladen 171.4 laden | turn 360° 7sec ]
[ accel 0 to top speed 9sec unladen 9.7sec laden ]
[ jump drive recharge 39sec unladen 41sec laden / 150 blocks ]
[ radar jammer | AI | faction module ]
{fast acceleration & turning \ powerful long-range intermittent 60-beam salvaging battery (better efficiency than continuous beam) \ decent shields for survivability \ enough power generation for full simultaneous activities \ radar jammer to hide from pirates \ "bug out" jump drive \ easy to refit salvaging components & armor \ good automated performance in AI mining fleets}
Nugget is a great starter mining ship. It mines well for it's size, is fast and turns well and has enough protection for short unfriendly encounters. When all else fails - there's always the "bug out" jump drive.
When you have collected enough resources and are ready to move on to bigger & better mining ships - don't be quick to discard your Nugget:
It can be assigned to a mining fleet and you can have it accompany you like a pet & help out with asteroid clean-up on mining missions !
Nugget is a mining - salvaging vessel & is based on the same powerplant & hull as Nucleous (an agile robust fighter).
Although Nugget is not a combat vessel and it lacks weapons, it does boast same shield & armor system and maneuverability unladen as it's combat cousin Nucleous !
Nugget contains a 33k cargo system to haul all those mined/salvaged goods. For salvaging, unender works decided to go with a somewhat unconventional choice:
a 60-beam 1013-block salvaging array with a slaved damage beam (690 blocks, 68% efficiency). This means that the beam is not continuous (as in the case of a 1:1 slaved cannon system).
Although a continuous beam might be more comfortable to use, alas, it is not as efficient as a pure salvage beam or slavage-beam damage system.(*2 corroborating competitor shipyard tests TBC)
Current salvaging set-up allows for greater resource collection, taking advantage of more than ample supply of ship's power.
Besides improved efficiency, Nugget is capable of mining at distances of over 2,200 meters away! (longer than a salvage-cannon continuous beam). This becomes especially handy when trying to mine asteroids that are in the damage area of energetic stars. Volcanic Inner Belt Asteroids, containing Tekt, Mattice Shard Raw & Jisper Ore are often within such locations. Mining those asteroids from a distance & away from harmful star damage was deemed preferable to risking damaging your ship, or using more armor for such cases.
At each side entrance is a thick door clad in armor grade forcefield. An additional feature of Nugget is a automatic gravity system that will turn on and off as you pass through either entrance.
Enjoy
Nugget agile robust miner salvager / starter ship / mining drone, with modest cargo hauling capabilities
[ shape sphere | size 25*25*25 | mass 875 unladen 1,205 laden | blocks 9,598 ]
[ salvager 60 powerful long-range intermittent beams | slave damage beam 68% ]
[ shields 99,773 / 4,680 regen | armor hp 143,550 | structure hp 506,890 ]
[ cargo 33k adding 330 mass when fully laden ]
[ thrust 2,150.5 | thrust to mass 2.5unladen 1.8laden ]
[ top speed 221.9 unladen 171.4 laden | turn 360° 7sec ]
[ accel 0 to top speed 9sec unladen 9.7sec laden ]
[ jump drive recharge 39sec unladen 41sec laden / 150 blocks ]
[ radar jammer | AI | faction module ]
{fast acceleration & turning \ powerful long-range intermittent 60-beam salvaging battery (better efficiency than continuous beam) \ decent shields for survivability \ enough power generation for full simultaneous activities \ radar jammer to hide from pirates \ "bug out" jump drive \ easy to refit salvaging components & armor \ good automated performance in AI mining fleets}
Nugget is a great starter mining ship. It mines well for it's size, is fast and turns well and has enough protection for short unfriendly encounters. When all else fails - there's always the "bug out" jump drive.
When you have collected enough resources and are ready to move on to bigger & better mining ships - don't be quick to discard your Nugget:
It can be assigned to a mining fleet and you can have it accompany you like a pet & help out with asteroid clean-up on mining missions !
TBC
Nugget is a mining - salvaging vessel & is based on the same powerplant & hull as Nucleous (an agile robust fighter).
Although Nugget is not a combat vessel and it lacks weapons, it does boast same shield & armor system and maneuverability unladen as it's combat cousin Nucleous !
Nugget contains a 33k cargo system to haul all those mined/salvaged goods. For salvaging, unender works decided to go with a somewhat unconventional choice:
a 60-beam 1013-block salvaging array with a slaved damage beam (690 blocks, 68% efficiency). This means that the beam is not continuous (as in the case of a 1:1 slaved cannon system).
Although a continuous beam might be more comfortable to use, alas, it is not as efficient as a pure salvage beam or slavage-beam damage system.(*2 corroborating competitor shipyard tests TBC)
Current salvaging set-up allows for greater resource collection, taking advantage of more than ample supply of ship's power.
Besides improved efficiency, Nugget is capable of mining at distances of over 2,200 meters away! (longer than a salvage-cannon continuous beam). This becomes especially handy when trying to mine asteroids that are in the damage area of energetic stars. Volcanic Inner Belt Asteroids, containing Tekt, Mattice Shard Raw & Jisper Ore are often within such locations. Mining those asteroids from a distance & away from harmful star damage was deemed preferable to risking damaging your ship, or using more armor for such cases.
At each side entrance is a thick door clad in armor grade forcefield. An additional feature of Nugget is a automatic gravity system that will turn on and off as you pass through either entrance.
Enjoy
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