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VME Tyrfing-class MK2 - Heavy Frigate

Leading the workhorse of the past into a new era, VME’s Tyrfing-class Mk II Heavy Frigate is a potent multi-role warship, dedicated to face current state threats with modernized systems, a massive facelift and updated weaponry.

• Survival-ready - Pressurized rooms, Cargo- and Oxygen-Storage, functional conveyor-network and easy to build. No subgrids, no clang.
  
• Scriptless Airlocks & Auto-closing doors - Just some Event-Controllers. And Sensors. And Buttons…
  No way this will break, ever.
  
• Decentralized Power supply - No dedicated engine-room. Clusters of small reactors and batteries are spread around the ship, providing redundancy and keeping the ship operational, even when heavily damaged.
  
• Mission Equipment - Full-scale production-facilities, Event Controller, Programmable blocks and AI-systems are provided to prepare the ship for a large variety of tasks.
  
• Small craft docking port - Comes with a small Utility Tug, but can also serve to park your fancy personal shuttle.
  
• Heavy Armor support - Key-areas have been reinforced with heavy armor to increase survivability in combat.
  
• Upgradeability & Repairability - Wherever possible, system blocks are made accessible for ease of repair and upgradeability.

• Made for PVE - This ship was benchmarked for a small survival-server, combating Modular Encounters and Factorum-spawns. It is not advised to do PVP in this thing outside of a very restricted rules-set.
  
• Not Planetary-approved - Built on a moonbase for the purpose of territory control. It can enter a gravity well, but is not suited to operate beyond 0.5G.
  
• Jump-range limited to 1,400 km - This one’s for people who prefer to stay home and defend their little hill.

The included Support-craft comes with a special Cockpit. See this article to learn how to get the cockpit for free.


Blocks: 2,104
Non-armor blocks: 998
PCU: 19,620
Dry mass: 3,340,385 kg


Toolbar 1
1 - Camera FWD - View
2 - Weapon: Railguns
3 - Group: Artillery Turrets - Toggle on/off
4 - Group: Assault Cannon Turrets - Toggle on/off
5 - Group: Gatling Turrets - Toggle on/off
6 - Jump Drive 1 - Jump
7 - Jump Drive 2 - Jump
8 - Group: Jump Drives - Increase Distance
9 - Group: Jump Drives - Decrease Distance

Toolbar 2
1 - Group: Artillery Turrets - Toggle on/off
2 - Group: Artillery Turrets - Cycle Subsystems
3 - Group: Artillery Turrets - Focus Locked Target
4 - Group: Assault Cannon Turrets - Toggle on/off
5 - Group: Assault Cannon Turrets - Cycle Subsystems
6 - Group: Assault Cannon Turrets - Cycle Subsystems
7 - Group: Gatling Turrets - Toggle on/off
8 - Group: Gatling Turrets - Cycle Subsystems
9 - Group: Gatling Turrets - Focus Locked Target

Toolbar 3
1 - Group: Small Reactors - Toggle on/off
2 - Group: Small Reactors - "Use conveyor network" on/off
3 - Group: Batteries - Recharge on/off
4 - Group: O2/H2 Generators - Toggle on/off
5 - Group: Hydrogen Tanks - Stockpile on/off
6 - Oxygen Tank - Stockpile on/off
7 - Assembler - Toggle on/off
8 - Refinery - Toggle on/off
9 - Antenna - Toggle on/off

Toolbar 4
1 - Group: Hydrogen Thrusters - Toggle on/off
2 - Group: Ion Thrusters - Toggle on/off
3 - Connector - Dock - Switch lock
4 - Connector - Ventral - Switch lock
5 - Connector - Port - Switch lock
6 - Connector - Starboard - Switch lock
7 - Large Magnetic Plate - Switch lock
8 - Group: Magnetic Plates - Switch lock
9 - Group: Magnetic Plates - Switch lock


Being one of the first domestic warships designed and manufactured in the Tannhauser-Expanse, the old Tyrfing-class has gathered up an impressive service history in anti-piracy operations and ship-to-ship combat. Although she was soon outmatched by other warships that emerged from other factions in the sectors, the Tyrfing hull is still utilized in a variety of scenarios, requiring a cheap, barebones combat vessel.

The Mk II is an upgrade in every regard, featuring a revamped armor-concept, a facelift, extended interior, modernized mission-equipment, production facilities, hydrogen boosters and modernized weapon-systems.
As the Tyrfing was always intended to be as simple to operate and maintain as possible, the utilization of all these new features called for a creative approach in the design-process. In result, the hull was designed to provide easy access to all critical systems and components for repair, maintenance and upgradebility.
To further improve durability, special attention was given the redundancy and decentralization of control- and power systems throughout the ship, keeping it operational even after receiving heavy damage.


Visual Mods & Skyboxes for screenshots

• Milky Way Skybox (insane resolution)
  by Darth Biomech
  
  
• Large Magellanic Cloud HDR Skybox/Environment
  by Hadley
  
  
• Scratch and Edge Be Gone!
  by Whiplash141
  
  
• Screen Gunk Be Gone!
  by Whiplash141
  
  
• Midnight Vanilla Thruster FX
  by retrograde_orbit

Varia

• Logos were converted to LCD-Panels with Whips Image Converter[github.com]
  by Whiplash141