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[Crew Shuttle Blueprint] IPRR Type B 'Transfer' Boarding Trolley

Officially, the IPRR Type B 'Transfer' Crew Trolley is a passenger shuttle designed to work alongside the cargo-oriented Type A 'Switcher'. Unofficially, it has acquired a reputation for being an extremely effective boarding craft.

Interstellar Pacific seems to have made improvements after the design of the 'Combat Caboose.' The reactor and engines of the 'Transfer' are configured in such a way that they can be easily upgraded or swapped out for third-party components. With some minor modifications, the Type B becomes fast and maneuverable enough to intercept damaged spacecraft and dock with them during full combat maneuvers. Its generously-sized passenger compartment can comfortably seat up to ten fully-armed combat personnel, ready to deploy at a moment's notice.

Pirates in the northern Ocydea Marches region of the galaxy were the first to make use of the Type B shuttle in this way. The notorious pirate Adremma Hullbreaker gave the name "Desire" to his crew's IPRR Type B. Local legends claim that he made his proclamation during the first of many daring hijackings: "We'll call it 'Desire' because I desire that vessel, intact!"

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The Type B 'Transfer' Boarding Trolley is exactly 200 blocks. I was not expecting boarding to be implemented in a way that would involve a new type of shuttle, but this gave me some fun new ideas. I'll admit that I wanted to start with an IPRR shuttle just so I could say "all a-board." It is designed to be used as either a crew shuttle (Avorion 0.24+) or cargo shuttle.

In the U.S., "trolley" is a synonym for "streetcar." The lore blurb references the Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire.

Screenshots (besides the auto-generated preview image) show shuttles at true scale - when you use this blueprint to produce shuttles, that's the level of detail you can expect from the final product.

This ship is intended for use as a crew/cargo shuttle blueprint, as it lacks the critical ship components necessary for player control.