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Orpington 04 Advanced Cruiser (NO MODS)

The Orpington series is getting a full overhaul, every ship being upgraded, updated and built from scratch.
The 04 is out, bigger, better and much improved.

Video review by Alid, be sure to check out his youtube channel "Game Horizons" for other great ship reviews from SE as well! Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjLyNtfd365MOmmQHQPwy2w

DESCRIPTION:

We put a lot of work into this one, mostly visually to improve its overall look, practical use of the ship and firepower(Yes, it can broadside). As such, every single compartment was redesigned and updated since it 9 months old predecessor. Unlike the 03, the 04 is now fully covered in a layer of heavy armor since losing this ship would be a catastrophic loss in survival mode.

The hangar is much larger and can fit nearly every practical small ship, even managed to squeeze the 02 in there (See screenshot).

Think of this as the big brother to the 03. The production size of this ship makes it a small mobile station and it packs enough firepower to defend itself against all NPC threats. Armed with composite armor and transporting a crew of up to 8 engineers it is ideal for surviving in hostile scenarios. As such, this one does have a small gravity engine, nothing big, but it will significantly boost acceleration if/when needed.

Gravity engine:

Typically if you find a pilot seat, they will look something like this:

1. Forward Grav engine
2. Reverse Grav engine
3. Mass booster
4. Main gravity generator

To use it optimally simply:

- Turn off the main gravity generator
- Turn on the mass booster
- Turn off inertial dampeners (default key is Z) (Or dont)
- Turn on either forward or reverse grav engine (obviously not both at the same time)

Hangar doors on this one are scripted, meaning that they use a timer block to open and another timer block to close.
When you click fx. Starboard_HangarDoors_Close on a panel the following will happen:

- Yellow lights will blink for the duration of the doors opening/closing
- Soundblock will make a warning sound for the duration
- Green entry arrow on the exterior will switch to red "no entry" sign.

Action groups are set up in most seats and panels.

Should you not like it, simply use the group hangardoors_all for opening and closing the oldschool way.


Many thanks to EnjoyCoke for assisting with the build and scripting hangardoors + LCD screens for me.

If you like the ship, give it a like :)



Current work in progress:

01 - Multiship (Welder, miner and grinder cruiser) (Coming Soon)
02 - Patroller (Small Ship) (Completed) https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=734192321
03 - Frigate (About half the size of the 04 (Completed)) https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=733034698
04 - Right here
05 - Carrier https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=785379522



PS: Progress is slow due to EnjoyCoke joining the army >_> and myself being busy with work. We are only able to build every second weekend.



Link to old and outdated version: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=537288785

Changes from old 04:

Exterior:

- Added more engines and introduced hydrogen thrusters
- New bridge in style with the one on the 03, just slightly bigger
- Added over 40 rocket launchers to enable to broadside just like the new 03
- Tons of visual upgrades
- Scripted entry signs for hangar

Front compartment:

- Removed visuals to improve practicality and production of the ship (Since this is mainly a maintenance area)
- Added proper modules to increase productivity and effectiveness
- Improved conveyor connections and layout


Forward middle compartment (Hangar):

- Plastered conveyors into the walls and covered them with windows to improve overall visuals
- Added glass catwalk so that one can freely move between the CIC and Production compartment without going through airlocks
- Improved hangar floor
- Set action groups for button panels
- Scripted hangar doors (lights, sound, changing entry signs etc)


Aft middle compartment (CIC, Medbay, Armory, Crew quarters, Life support etc):

- Improved visuals of CIC
- Added improved informative text panels
- Added crew quarters
- Improved visuals of medbay
- Added armory for tool and weapon storrage
- Improved visuals of Life support
- Improved visuals of Bridge access
- Fully redesigned bridge


Aft compartment (Engine Room):

- Visually improved access section
- Reduced size of gravity engine
- Added reactor lights
- Improved visuals of control station



Inventory list:


32 x Large Ion Thruster

36 x Small Ion Thruster

10 x Oxygen Generator

4 x Large Hydrogen Thruster

32 x Antenna

90 x Gyroscope

17 x Air Vent

20 x Hangar Doors

2 x Spotlight

48 x Rocketlauncher

13 x Sliding Door

3 x Large Reactor

1 x Laser Antenna

6 x Hydrogen Tank

9 x Artificial Mass

19 x Gravity Generator

1 x Control Station

11 x LCD Panel

18 x Button Panel

2 x Jump Drive

4 x Conveyor Sorter

8 x Cryo Chamber

1 x Medical Room

6 x Flight Seat

10 x Timer Block

5 x Programmable Block

2 x Door

5 x Small Cargo Container

19 x Text Panel

16 x Oxygen Tank

28 x Battery

4 x Landing Gear

4 x Refinery

2 x Large Cargo Container

2 x Assembler

8 x Productivity Module

16 x Effectiveness Module

3 x Arc Furnace

51 x Interior Light

6 x Passenger seat

14 x Camera

12 x Gatling Turret

11 x Missile Turret

2 x Interior Turret

2 x Sound Block

3 x Connector

1 x Beacon

3 x Collector