Starfield Build: Dependable-class

 

Dependable-class

Introduction

Here is the Dependable-class. She was once the pride of the, now defunct, Deimos Commercial Fleet. Luckily, HopeTech purchased that division from Deimos and there is a lot of cross-compatibility.

The Dependable-class is designed to hall freight as well as 2nd and 3rd class passengers  in berths that run underneath the fuel and power systems. 

This particular Dependable-class, known as the Constant is one of the oldest examples of this model. It is run down, tired, and held together as much by faith as anything. It has a pretty limited jump range, but its power systems are so old that it has to divert power from weapons in order to jump. This is, in part, due to recent upgrades to the weapons and shield systems.

For defense, the Constant is armed with two Disruptor 3320 Neutron Turrets and a Warden SG-100 Shield Generator. The old Nova engines have recently been supplemented with SA-4110 engines from Slayton Aerospace. The extra engine power provides enough thrust to keep the Constant from being a total pig.

The Dependable makes use of several of the new Empty Habs that I have decorated. https://stupid-fat-fingers.blogspot.com/2024/05/video-tour-dependable-class-vessel.html for more information.

Thanks to Mtfreeman for his suggestions and guidance in decorating the interior. His experience with "working" ships was an invaluable asset.

 

Head Canon/Lore

The Constant was officially christened on September 9, 2251. It was purchased by Hickenbridge Consolidated Mining Corporation and spent many years ferrying miners and supplies to various ventures around the explored galaxy.

In the 2280's, Hickenbridge suffered several financial setbacks and the Constant was sold to a small, privately owned company known as the Marmalade Consortium. There, it sat for over a decade and was finally slated for decommissioning and salvage when an unlooked for salvation presented itself; the outbreak in hostilities between the UC and Freestar.

During the Colony War, it was briefly commandeered to supply troops and supplies to various posts, but rarely saw action.  Upon the cessation of hostilities, the Constant was returned to its civilian owners, who in turn sold it to an undisclosed private interest. 

Components

Undercarriage

1. (4) Stroud Engine Bracer A
2. Hope 4 Landing Bay
3. (2) 320CB Landing Gear (Deimos Shipyard)
4. Nova Bracer

Lower Deck

1. (4) Hope 55 Landing Gear
2. 100G He3 Tank
3. (2) Stroud Engine Bracer A
4. (3) HopeTech Captain Quarters 2x1 (empty)
5. (2) Nova Bracer
6. (5) HopeTech Companionway 1x1
7. (4) HopeTech Hab Spine
8. Hope 11 Docker - Fore
9. Porthole-Aft
10. (3) HopeTech All-in-One 2x1 (empty)
11. HopeTech Infirmary 2x1 (empty)
12. (6) Porthole (2 Starboard, 4 Port).
13. (2) Porthole Fore

 

Mess Deck

1. (4) Porthole (2 Starboard, 2 Port)
2. Porthole Aft
3. HopeTech Living Quarters 2x1 (blank)
4. (2) Deimos Spine F - Fore

Main Deck

1. (4) Stroud Engine Mount in Bottom, Square configuration
2. (6) StorMax Cargo Holds (choice of which ones)
3. (6) Pantoptes DeGama 1000 Cargo Holds
4. (12) Nova Bracer
5. (2) HopeTech Bumper A
6. Porthole - Aft
7. HopeTech Engineeering Bay 3x1
8. (2) 800T He3 Tanks
9. SF30 Sheared Flow Reactor
10. RD-3000 Grav Drive

 

Upper Deck

1. (4) Supernova 2000 Class-C Engine
2. (4) Nova Engine Strut
3. (4) HopeTech Riser A
4. (4) Equipment Plate, mounted on top of HopeTech Riser
5. (2) Disruptor 3320 Neutron Turret, mounted on aft Equipment Plate facing forward
6. (2) PB-300 Alpha Beam, mounted on fore Equipment Plate
7. HopeTech Workshop 2x1
8. Porthole - Aft
9. HopeTech Companionway 1x1
10. HopeTech Control Station 2x1
11. HopeTech All-in-One Berth 2x1

 

Command Deck

1. (2) HopeTech Riser A
2. (2) Equipment Plate, mounted to HopeTech Riser
3. (2) Disruptor 3320 Neutron Turret, mounted on aft Equipment Plate facing aft
4. (2) Porthole (Starboard and Port)
5. (2) 100G He3 Tank
6. Porthole Aft
7. HopeTech Companionway 1x1
8. HopeTech Captain's Quarters 2x1
9. Porthole Fore
10. Assurance SG-1800 Shield Generator
11. Overseer 300 Bridge

Assembly

Undercarriage Reference

Build each level as shown above. Each level should nicely stack with the one above and below it, with the aft portholes creating a single vertical line down the back.

Deimos Spine F Reference

 

Upgrade Path

As-is, the Dependable is Kryx (Hard) ready. After some pretty extensive testing, MTFreeman and I determined that the turrets only need a couple of pips of power to perform. I used three pips and only ran out of power for about five seconds towards the end of the Kryx battle.

The Shield Generator is the best C-class in the game.

You could use upgraded Supernova engines on higher level characters than the one who I built the Dependable on, but it's supposed to be massive, imposing, and move a bit like it looks...slow. Better engines would allow for more cargo though, and that is certainly a design path that I can respect.

Final Build