Starfield Builds: Celestia

Celestia

Introduction

The Celestia is a B-class multi-purpose vehicle. It is a competent fighter, cargo transport, and passenger ship all at once. I don't remember which ship I built it from, but the Fuel Tank is beyond the character's Ship Design skill. It was most certainly a pirate ship of some sort, with "pirate" meaning any of the antagonistic factions out there.

The Celestia is greatly inspired by the Galaxy-class Freighter from the Wing Commander: Privateer game from a couple of decades past. That ship had much more narrow engine nacelles and they were mounted on thin rails. I think that this ship captures the overall feel of the Galaxy-class within the Starfield universe.

 

Head-canon Lore

The Celestia is a Galactic-class civilian transport built by the Deimos Staryard in the Sol system. The Galactic-class is a sleeper favorite of explorers, bounty hunters, and other adventurers who roam the galactic highways.

 

General Overview

The Celestia is truly a Jack-of-All Trades ship. A dedicated warship would have more weapon systems and maneuverability. A cargo carrier would load up on more cargo space. As is, it is designed for a character who is just starting to expand from basic A-class ships into the B-class and the first point in Ship Design.

The placement of the Slim Docker and modules gives it a single ladder column, not counting the landing bay at the rear of the ship. It is pretty easy to navigate. I included the ability to have some addition Crew stations, as well as a fair bit of passenger space as well.

Assembly

Bottom Deck, Parts List

• (2) Deimos Belly-Aft 
• Deimos LD-120D Landing Bay 
• Deflector SG-30 Shield Generator
• (2) Acu-Lander 11 Landing Gear
• Deimos 3x1 Engineering Bay 
• 100 DP Slim Docker -Bottom attached to center slot of Engineering Bay
  
• (3) Deimos Belly-Fore
• (2) Hope 6 Landing Gear

 

Deck One, Parts List

• 500T He3 Tank
• (2) SA-4110 Engine
• (4) Stroud Engine Bracer
• (2) Stroud Braking Engine
• Deimos Workshop 2x1 (Stbd)
  
• Deimos Infirmary 2x1 (Middle)
  
• Deimos All-in-One Berth 2x1 (Port)
• (2) Storemax 50 Cargo Hold
• Deimos 1x1 Companionway
• (2) Deimos Bumper
• Deimos All-in-One Berth [Passenger space for Mission Board missions]
• (2) 200 CM Cargo Hold
• Deimos Phobos Cockpit [choice] with PB-100 Particle Beams attached to the top and bottom.
  

 

Select all components and place them onto the bottom deck so that the fuel tank rests on top of the aft portion of the landing bay. Pictured

Deck Two, Parts List

• (4) Storemax 40 Cargo Hold
• R-3000 Alpha Grav Drive
• Deimos Computer Core 2x1
• Z-Machine 2000 Reactor
• (2) Deimos Hull 1x1
• (3) Deimos Cowling
• Deimos Control Station 2x1
• (2) Horizon Weapon Mounts with PB-100 Particle Beam attached to the upper point

 

Select all components. Snap the Computer core on top of the Infirmary. The Storemax Cargo Holds should be just above the Stroud Engine Bracers

Upper Engines and Structural, Parts List

• (2) SA-4110 Engine
• (2) Stroud Braking Engine
• Deimos Tail A
• (3) Deimos Spine B
• Deimos Spine A-Fore

 

Select all components. Place so that the two engines rest on top of the Grav Drive and Reactor. The Deimos Tail should sit above the Fuel Tank.

 

Starfield Builds: Svyatoshchik

Starfield Builds: Svyatoshchik

 

Introduction

The Svyatoshchik is a HopeTech Class-A freighter inspired by the Stronghold. I built it from a Va'ruun Hymn, which is where many of the parts that would normally require Starship Design come from. I built the ship at Level 7, on an Outpost Landing Pad w/Ship Builder 

Over time, I intend to expand and upgrade the build all the way to Class-C. This is just the humble beginning.

The name Svyatoshchik comes from one of my former employees. Always a reliable guy that, aside from standing like 6'7" was pretty unassuming and mild. I could always count on him to get the job done and done right. 

Pronunciation: Svyatoshchik [Svee-ah-toe-shik]

 

Head Canon

The Svyatoshchik is one of the now-defunct Argyllshire-class transports manufactured by HopeTech between 2303-2315. The Argyllshire-class has been superceded by the larger Highlander-class of vessels, though there are still plenty of Argyllshires on the secondary market. The Argyllshire-class is more compact than the Highlander-class and lacks some of the amenities and features of its larger cousin. Still, for a relatively inexpensive cargo ship, there are worse choices.

The Svyatoshchik, formerly christened the Caledonia, was salvaged from the world of Niira by the Reladyne Corporation and returned to private service circa 2327. It has since been sold onto the open market and changed hands at least once.

General Overview

The Syvatoshchik is divided into five levels. As with all of my ship builds, it is designed for the purpose of simulating what a deep space vessel, intended for long-range duty, might look like. As such, it is not entirely maximized for efficiency.

There is a central ladder shaft, running from the aft portion of the Infirmary, up to the Captain's Quarters. Both the All-in-One and Captain's Quarters retain the restroom for verisimilitude. There are four crew and four bunks. Finally, the Infirmary connects directly to the Bay, which would allow for any patients to quickly and easily be moved to a hospital, upon landing.

The Svyatoshchik is intended as a starter build that, in time, will be expanded and improved upon by the owner. Starting out it has decent stats for the available parts, but with a little money and the right level/skills, it can become quite powerful.

The Svyatoshchik is also not very sexy, being essentially a big rectangular block. Part of the upgrades could be some Structural additions for better aesthetics. I personally plan on using some of the cargo hold types to both expand the cargo capacity further and break up the lines a little.

 

 Assembly

Bottom Deck, Parts List

• (4) Accu-lander Landing Gear [salvaged from the Hymn]
• 350T Stellerator Reactor [salvaged from the Hymn]
• R-2000 Alpha Grav Drive [salvaged from the Hymn]
• StorMax 40 Cargo Hold [purchased from Outpost Landing Pad]
• Stability Pro Landing Bay [salvaged from the Hymn]
• Amun 1 Engine [purchased from the Outpost Landing Pad]
• 2x1 HopeTech Hab, set to the Infirmary variant
• Nova Bracer [purchased from the Outpost Landing Pad]
• HopeTech Bumper [purchased from the Outpost Landing Pad]
  

 

The Starboard, Aft landing gear will attach to the Starboard engine, when Deck 2 is in place. You might have to deliberately move it to snap correctly. All HopeTech Habs are purchased from the Outpost Landing Pad.

Deck 2, Parts List

• (2) 4110 Engines [salvaged from the Hymn]
• 2x1 HopeTech Hab set to the Workshop variant -Starboard
• 3x1 HopeTech Engineering Bay - Center
• 2x1 HopeTech Hab set to the All-in-One Berth variant - Port
• (2) StorMax 40 Cargo Holds [purchased from Outpost Landing Pad]
• (3) Nova Bracers [purchased from Outpost Landing Pad]
• HopeTech Bumper [purchased from Outpost Landing Pad]

 

Select the entire Deck and move it over to the Bottom Deck to where the HopeTech bumpers are vertically aligned, as shown in the next image.

Deck 3, Parts List

• (2) HopeTech Pipes - Aft
• (6) HopeTech Pipes A - Mid
• (2) HopeTech Pipes - Fore
• (2) 800T He Tanks [salvaged from the Hymn]

 

Select all of the pipes and tanks and place them so that the 800T tanks connect to the Nova Bracers in front of the cargo bays.

Deck 4, Part List

• Amun 1 Engine 
• 2x1 HopeTech Hab set to Control Station variant
• HopeTech Nose B - Fore
• Marduk 1010-A Shield Generator

 Select all of the components and place them on top of the 3x1 Engineering Bay so that the Shield Generator rests between the two cargo bays.

Deck 5, Parts List

• 2x1 HopeTech Hab set to Captain's Quarters
• Armstrong Cockpit (mine is an Armstrong 20)
• Connect Pro Docker - Top [salvaged from the Hymn]
• Deimos Spine C - Aft
• (2) CE-09 Missile Launchers, placed on the side mounts of the Deimos Spine C - Aft
• Disruptor 3300 Auto Electron Beam, placed on the center mount of the Deimos Spine

 Select all of the components and attach it so that back half of the Captain's Quarters rests on top of the Amun 1 engine. The build is done.