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"Hyperion" - Pioneer Flagship

The Hyperion was built in 2045, during the later stages of the second space race, when the question "who got there first" was replaced by "who built the first permanent outpost there".
Consequently, the Hyperion mission was to find suitable asteroids, establish a permanent, autonomous base on it and to transport the bases inital crew members.
Unlike modern construction ships the Hyperion doesn't feature huge welder arrays, instead it relied on remote controlled construction drones and manual labor by its large crew.

By the standards of 2045 the Hyperion was considered to be a true behemoth of space, the pride of a spacefaring nation. Despite its peaceful mission it was registered as warship, manned by a military crew.
This was mostly a national-pride based decision however, as warfare in space was at that time considered as a mere possibility.
The Hyperion still does feature a few weapons, which were upgraded to modern standards in 2067.

The Hyperion was decommissioned and sold in 2072 to "Parkers shippings", a small shipping company. It now serves as a mere cargo ship, sometimes also accepting passengers.

Crew quarters

The Hyperion was designed for a rather large crew by modern standards. There are enough beds for 21 persons, although the life support could sustain up to 50 persons when required. Similar to modern warships, there was relatively little personal space for the crew members. Only the captain and his first and second officer owned their own little cabin.
The upper crew deck and its 5 beds were reserved for higher ranking officers. Lower ranking crew members had to settle with the least desirable sleeping places in the middle deck.

Today, the Hyperion is run by only 3 crew members, thanks to upgrades to its AI systems and the fact that neither the science lab nor the drones are necessary for performing mere cargo runs.

Cyro Room

A considerable part of the Hyperion is dedicated to its cryo room, holding the initial crews of the planned outposts, as well as any crew member that is not necessary to operate the ship during its long voyages - for example the science team and construction workers.

Recreation zone

Since voyages at that time were long and a big crew was required to operate the ship, the Hyperion had to offer a rather large recreation zone for the crews mental well being.
The recreation zone included a small kitchen, a mess hall and tv room and for some strange reason even a few arcade machines that were considered antiquated even at that time.

Drones

The Hyperion once featured a full assortment of remotly controlled construction- and mining drones. During flight they were kept in place via exterior magnetic landing gears.
Today, only 2 of the construction drones and none of the drilling drones remain.
The ship also featured a drone repair bay & factory. The repair robot is still fully functional, however the drone bay is now used only as a parking lot for the so called
"captains yacht". The "Yacht" is actually a modern R-Tec "Arrow" fighter, one of the few fighters that can even fit inside the tiny drone bay.


Factory

The Hyperion usually carried enough construction components from earth to build the entire base in one go. Knowing that even the best plans still can go wrong and picking up
more components would require a months-long back to earth, the Hyperion was also equipped with a small factory zone, featuring a few assemblers and recylers.

Engineering bay

The 3 large nuclear reactor are slightly more powerful than their modern counterpart, however they are are way more bulky and require constant surveillance to operate safely.
The original reactors are still in use today, only their software was upgraded to get rid of the "constant surveillance" requirement.

Features

- Light armament included. Don't expect it to win vs. a real warship though.
- Very detailed interior, including life support, crew quarters and a recreation zone
- Thruster damage compatible
- Oxygen
- Full conveyor network
- Uses many awesome mods - for decorations only, no balancing changing mods used.

Here is a collection of mods I frequently use in my creations: http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=321673589

If you like the interior of this ship, here is a Internal Design Guide I wrote, containing some tips how to making the interior of your own large ship or station more interesting.

2015-05-03: upgraded with oxygen, new cryo room & minor changes