Starfield Build: Swordbreaker

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 Swordbreaker



Introduction

The Swordbreaker is a somewhat complicated build using lots of part. To make it easier, or at least I hope that it is easier, I took each layer and created a numbered list as I catalogued the parts. From that list, I used an image editor (GIMP) to create some quick labels so that the lists and the images matched. Each deck has its own color coding, with the Undercarriage being Yellow, the Main Deck being Blue, and the Top Deck being Orange. Hopefully that helps potential builders in assembling the build.

When designing the vessel, I wanted to do an off-set bridge like the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. As I built it, the bridge started to look a little bit like a ship. With a few edits, I fitted an engine underneath it and the shield on top. A turret that was originally attached to the main superstructure made its way to the bridge. Now, and this is purely head canon, the bridge is a combination of escape vehicle and Captain's gig. Obviously it cannot actually detach (sadly) but one can imagine.

I didn't skimp on high-end parts. The Swordbreaker is quite effective at combat. It can carry a fair amount of cargo and it has enough passenger space to do Mission Board missions. In short, it is a really competent multi-role ship. Obviously, if you wanted to upgrade, it could mount a C-class Reactor and Shield. Aneutronic Fusion can provide extra power for extra weapons. You can toss on Vanguard equipment. As is, I can tool around on Hard difficulty with issues only when I face a lot of opposition.


Head Canon/Lore

The Swordbreaker gets its name because it was directly designed, funded, and built with the dual purpose of engaging UC and Ecliptic forces directly. This is definitely one of the heaviest hitters in Orozco's little band.

Jiang Dai Lu, the captain of this vessel and former career member of the Freestar Militia, is approaching retirement. She has assembled quite the nest egg and means to depart Orozco's Raiders within a year or so. She has yet to select a successor and may well leave that in the hands of Orozco or even popular vote. She doesn't care who takes over, as she will be living large in Paradiso.

During the construction of the Swordbreaker, the original name was going to be "Widowmaker" but Dai Lu wanted something more poetic. Something that would express her dislike of the UC forces she had opposed as a militia member. If some Ecliptic "swords" were broken along the way, so much the better. Her petition for the name "Swordbreaker" was accepted.


Components

Undercarriage Components

 

  1. (4) Dunn-71 Engines
  2. (5) Accu-Lander 11 Landing Gear
  3. (2) Deimos Skeg A - Aft, Fore
  4. (3) 500T He3 Tanks
  5. (2) Galleon S202 Cargo Holds
  6. (2) Stroud Nose Cap C (Port,Stbd)
  7. NG-20 Landing Gear
  8. Aurora 13G Grav Drive
  9. 104DS Mag Inertial Reactor
  10. Nova Bracer
  11. (2) Hope 6 Landing Gear - (Port,Stbd)
  12. (2) PB-175 Helion Beams
  13. (2) Pinpoint 3G Landing Gear - Aft (Port/Stbd)
  14. NG-6 Landing Bay

Note #1: The Starboard Pinpoint 3G Landing Gear will need to be detached until the Main Deck is attached to the Undercarriage. Once that is done. The Pinpoint 3G Gear will need to be flip merged into its place. 

Note #2: Only one of the Hope 6 Landing Gear will snap in without merging. Once you place one, you will need to flip merge the other one into place.


Main Deck Components


 

  1. HopeTech Computer Core 2x1
  2. HopeTech Control Station 2x1
  3. (2) HopeTech Nose B - Fore
  4. (2) Nova Radiator
  5. Deimos All-in-One Berth 3x1
  6. Deimos Armory 2x1
  7. (2) Horizon Weapon Mount with CE-39 Missile Launcher attached.
  8. (2) Galleon S202 Cargo Holds
  9. (2) Stroud Nose Cap D - (Port,Stbd)
  10. (2) PB-175 Helion Beams
  11. HopeTech Engineering Bay 3x1
  12. HopeTech Companionway 1x1
  13. Deimos Living Quarters 3x1
  14. HopeTech Storeroom 1x1
  15. Deimos Infirmary 2x1
  16. Deimos Workshop 2x1
  17. Stroud Engine Bracer A
  18. (2) M30 Ulysses He3 Tanks
  19. HopeTech Hab Crossbrace (must be purchased at HopeTown)
  20. Warden SG-400 Shield Generator
  21. Nova Galactic All-in-One Berth 2x1
  22. Nova Galactic Storeroom 1x1
  23. (2) Nova Radiator - Top
  24. PBO-100 Auto Neutron Turret
  25. Magellan C1X Cockpit

Top Deck Components

Note that the picture shows an Equipment Plate on the Aft Taiyo Mid Cap. That was removed as it was not needed.
  1. (3) Taiyo Mid Cap - Stbd Top
  2. HopeTech Crossbrace Hab - Stbd
  3. Hope 11 Docker - Stbd
  4. HopeTech Nose B - Fore
  5. Deimos Cowling - Aft
  6. Stroud Cargo Hall 2x3
  7. Stroud Mess Hall 2x3
  8. (2) Stroud Nose Cap C - Port,Stbd Fore
  9. Stroud Nose Cap E
  10. (3) Nova Cowling 1L-PM
  11. (4) HopeTech Marker A
  12. (2) Stroud Nose Cap B - Fore (Port,Stbd)

 

Assembly

Assemble each level as shown in the diagrams above. Please see the notes on the Undercarriage level for specific instances where merging techniques will need to be used. Aside from those cases, each layer should connect smoothly to the one underneath it.

The Main Deck should connect to the Undercarriage so that the cockpit connects to the forward NG-6 Landing Bay. The Top Deck should connect so that the gap in Nova Cowling pieces exposes the HopeTech Hab Crossbrace that connects the cockpit/escape shuttle assembly to the main structure.

The Structural pieces on the top will connect so that the two Stroud Nose Caps will run down the center of the Top Deck. The four HopeTech Markers will be placed on the connect points on either side of each Nose.

 

Finished Build

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2024 at 10:35 AM

    Very nice. I sure hope you don’t start a new trend on how to post ships on YouTube channels. I don’t have the computer savvy for this detailed a breakdown.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM

    I need to log in on my phone, but this is Nolgroth.

    Nothing can be easier. All you need to do is make pics. Then create and title a new post. The top of the page is done with Heading and centered. Everything is aligned to left with the larger fonts being Subtitle and Lesser title. The text is all Paragraph with Bullets where appropriate.

    The rest is just inserting the pics where you want them. I'm not on Xbox, so I don't know where to find the pics on that platform.

    The hardest part, for me, is alt-tab'ing between the game and my browser when listing the components.

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  3. NolgrothMarch 24, 2024 at 1:17 AM

    I did some slight updates to the Swordbreaker. I moved the Docker over to connect to the Cargo Bay 3x2, removed two unnecessary Pinpoint landing gear, and removed some structural pieces to accommodate a leaner looking ship.

    I had to essentially re-create the entire Components and Assembly sections, to include new screenshots, edited for my Build-by-Numbers system.

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