STAR FALL: A FORUM GAME (IN PLAY)

Goods for Trade:Grain: 4
Purified Water: 8
Maize: 8
Strawberries: 18
Blueberries: 18
Onions: 3
Lettuce: 3
Rice: 10
Beef: 15
Chicken: 8
Flour: 10
Sugar: 10
White Vinegar: 2
Apple Cider Vinegar: 3
Red Wine Vinegar: 3
Whiskey: 30

Parts and Components:

Laser (main) Weapons:Crystal Laser 250 credits
Gatling Laser 400 cr.
Quartz Laser 1000 cr.
Garnet Laser 2000 cr.
Cobalt Laser 3000 cr.

Missiles and Torpedoes (secondary weapons):

Needle Missiles 50 cr.
Breaker Missiles 75 cr.
Stinger Missiles 100 cr.
Paladin Missiles 200 cr.
Titan Missiles 500 cr.

Shields:

Basic Shields 300 cr.
Ion Shields 600 cr.
Wave Shields 1000 cr.
Particle Shields 2000 cr.

Armor:

Standard Armor 300 cr.
Fiber Armor 600 cr.
Micro Armor 1000 cr.
Plate Armor 2000 cr.

Engines:

A21 Physics 750 cr.
JR1 Roberts 800 cr.
9A11 Conrad 2000 cr.
F211 Conrad Industries 2500 cr.
A44 Physics 3000 cr.
J19 Paladin 4000 cr.
FL221 Conrad Ind. 4500 cr.

Upgrade Components:

Speed Booster (3 uses between refueling: doubles speed for 5 turns) 1500 cr.
Sensors (can detect enemy capabilities) 2000 cr.
Scan Blocker (Hides cargo. If caught using this, bounty hunters and UAS Ships will attack.) 5000 cr.
Power Booster (Increases laser power by 2 for five turns. Repair will be required.) 2500 cr.
Shield Guard (prevents shields from being damaged upon depletion). 1500 cr.
Engine Guard (Prevents Engine from being damaged in combat). 1500 cr.

Note: the size of the weapon and shields you can upgrade to on any ship is dependent on the size of the engine your vehicle is equipped with. You can upgrade the engine on any vehicle, but remember, the smaller the ship, the more limited you are in your options for engine upgrades. The same holds true for armor casings. Upgrade slots are used to install secondary components such as cloaking devices and engine guards, and tertiary weapons such as mines, decoys, and flares. Finally, the speed of a ship is dependent on the ship's weight combined with the engine size. For example, the A21 Physics has the least power of any engine, but in a lightweight craft such as the Arrow or the Corsair, it can outrace and outmaneuver many ships with more powerful engines. You do not have to match the company names when upgrading. A Physics ship will have no problem operating with a Roberts or a Conrad engine.

Physics L14 Arrow:

Weight:200
Shield: Standard Shields
Armor: Standard Armor
Weapon: Crystal Laser
Engine: A21 Physics Engine (speed is 6)
Cargo Space: 60
Missile capacity: 4
Upgrade slots: 4
Seats: 1

Basic starter craft for the game. Fast and agile, it can handle the ordinary pirates and Wah'ri you'll meet. It comes with Physics' smallest engine and the basic equipment.

2500 Credits

Roberts Y-80 Corsair:

Weight: 200
Shield: Ion Shields
Armor: Fiber Armor
Weapon: Crystal Laser
Engine: JR1 Roberts (speed is 6)
Cargo Space: 60
Missile capacity: 4
Upgrade slots: 4
Seats: 1

Basic starter craft for the game. A little better than the Physics Arrow, but the Arrow can be upgraded to a larger engine and better weapons than the Corsair is capable of equipping.

2750 Credits

Conrad H108 Viper:

Weight: 240
Shield: Standard Shields
Armor: Fiber Armor
Weapon: Crystal Laser
Engine: 9A11 Conrad (speed is 5)
Cargo Space: 80
Missile capacity: 4
Upgrade slots: 6
Seats: 2

Basic starter craft for the game. Heavier and slower than the Corsair or the Arrow. It has better cargo capacity and more upgrade slots. Can be operated solo or with a co-pilot. Will not maneuver as quickly as the Corsair or the Arrow.

3000 Credits

More advanced ships:

Roberts X81 Mustang:

Weight: 300
Shield: Ion Shields
Armor: Fiber Armor
Weapon: J19 Paladin (speed is 7)
Engine: Gatling Laser
Cargo Space: 140
Missile capacity: 6
Upgrade slots: 6
Seats: 1

A racing vehicle. Can upgrade to a relatively moderate output engine. Not really favored by career merchants due to it's moderate cargo capacity. This is better for bounty hunting...or activities of a less legal bent.

7500 Credits

Physics 181 Berserker:

Weight: 400
Shield: Ion Shields
Armor: Micro Armor
Engine: A68 Physics (speed is 6)
Weapons: Quartz Laser
Cargo Space: 180
Missile Capacity: 8
Upgrade Slots: 8
Seats: 2

This is a lumbering monster. It takes a relatively large engine to push this craft and it has a poor turn ratio, but what it lacks in speed and maneuverability, it makes up for in armor and firepower. Requires a gunner.

11,000 Credits

Restored Gauntlet:

Weight: 300
Shield: Wave Shields
Armor: Fiber Armor
Engine: JR1 Roberts (Speed is 4)
Weapons: Gatling Laser
Cargo Space: 300
Missile capacity: 6
Upgrade slots: 8
Seats: 2

This was a popular ship, back in the day. It's been fully restored. It comes with its factory standard engine, but the mechanic decided to equip it with its best systems. If you want to upgrade its weapons or shields, you'll have to upgrade the engine: its equipping is already maxed out. These were a favorite of merchants. Not as maneuverable as, say, the Arrow or the Corsair, but it handles well enough.

9,500 Credits

Conrad Knight XR2

Weight: 265
Shields: Particle Shields
Armor: Micro Armor
Engine: FL221 Conrad (speed is 8)
Weapons: Quartz Laser
Cargo Space: 100
Missile Capacity: 8
Upgrade Slots: 8
Seats: 2

A favorite of bounty hunters. Conrad designed these for military use, but the UAS Star Navy ended up favoring the Roberts Excaliburs as single fighters and the Sterns Imperions as heavy fighters. Highly maneuverable and heavily armed.

12,000 Credits

LockeZ
Man, I'm not used to having good pictures of things in these games. That's neat.

You say that the weapons and shields you can put on a ship are limited by its engine, and the engine and armor are limited by its size, but I don't see either of those limits listed anywhere. Could I get a Conrad H108 Viper and put Titan Missiles on it?