Hull Design

Every ship above fighter size needs to be defined to specify the amount of damage it can take, and the type of weapons, sensors and drives it has.

Ship size is measured in displacement tonnes - the number of tonnes of liquid hydrogen in volume. Each dt is about 14m^3.

The following main systems need to be defined:

• Ship size, in dt.
• Hull rating. This is the toughness of the ship.
• Armour.
• Drive unit.
• Reaction mass.
• All other ship systems.