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Castor V2 Class Ship (Survey)

The Castor V2 is an updated hull with a larger hangar, better thruster layout, drones, port and starboard air locks and an improved bridge. Designed for long range survey and science missions, the Castor V2 can carry multiple recon and utility craft and a variable size crew to complement the mission objectives. As a result, the lower deck is equipped for scientific functions.

The Castor V2 is a platform for testing survey equipment, drones and scientific research. This can include all manor of drones from recon to combat, mining to utility and experimental.


Updates/Changes in the Castor V2:
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- Redesigned bridge to be larger and have control stations and LCDs showing importantinformation.
- Added Scripts.
- Engine Nacelles redesigned to have more forward facing thrusters, side air locks and drone connection points.
- Redesigned hangar to be slightly larger, connection points for utility craft and heavy armour floor.
- Hangar doors are now on the sides instead of above.
- Redesigned (and renamed) Science room.
- Fore Lower Connector is now on a piston.
- Added Aft Connector on a piston.
- Numerous block colour fixes.


Auxiliary craft:
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1x Dione Class Inspection Shuttle
1x Dione Class Micro Tug
1x Heket Class Utility Craft (Cargo)
1x Opis Class Utility Drone (Grinder)
1x Opis Class Utility Drone (Welder)
2x Seker Class Drone (Recon Civilian)


Layout
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- Entering from the Hangar, fore of this is the Forward Cockpit.
- Aft of the Hangar is the Reception area with stairs to the Science Room (where Science Happens!).
- Aft of the Reception area is the upper Crew Area which has access to the Port and Starboard Air Locks and vertical access to the Bridge.
- The Bridge has an aft air lock.


Scripts in use:
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Automatic LCDs V2
Floor Plan Script
Whip's Artificial Horizon Script
Whip's Auto Door and Airlock Script
NOTE: The Control Panel is equipped with additional scripts, not all are for use with this ship (They are pary of my updated Control Panel Template). Only the above ones are setup and tested with this ship.


Key components
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1x Advanced Rotor (Control Panel - DO NOT UNLOCK!)
1x Antenna (1x Small Grid)
1x Assemblers
14x Batteries
1x Beacon (1x Small Grid)
1x Cockpit (intended for station docking fine control manoeuvres)
19x Connectors (1x Aft [On Piston], 4x Dorsal, 2x Fore [1x On Piston], 5x in Hangar [4x Fore Wall, 1 xFloor], 1x Ventral, 2x Ventral for Drones, 2x Port Airlock, 2x Starboard Airlock)
9x Cryo Chambers
6x Flight Seat
1x Gattling Turret
2x Gravity Generators
16x Gyroscopes
4x Hydrogen Tanks
2x Jump Drives
1x Large hydrogen thruster (rear)
1x Large Reactors
2x Large Ion Thrusters (rear)
1x Medical Room
1x Ore Detector (1x Small Grid)
7x Oxygen Generators
2x Oxygen Tanks
17x Passenger Seats
2x Pistons
14x Programmable Blocks (9x Small Grid)
1x Projectors
2x Remote Control Blocks
28 Small Cargo Containers
5x Spherical Gravity Generators
8x Timer Blocks (6x Small Grid)


Hydrogen Thrusters only face forwards and the rear.
Blocks: 1,835
Grid Mass: 1,650,847

Grid Mass: 1,761,999 (Blueprint)


Exploration/ Survey Vessels:
Frigate Sized: Hermes V2 Class Freighter (Planetary Survey)
Destroyer Sized: Castor V2 Class Ship (Survey)
Cruiser Sized: Pollux V2 Class Ship (Survey)
Cruiser Sized: Caerus V2 Class Ship (Explorer)