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Starbase Ships by EGOTech
Flipper
v1.1.1
The Flipper is a ship for hauling a single T10 asteroid, designed to be used in the safe zone. It flies in one direction to easily load the asteroid and then you can flip around and fly load in the opposite direction, still with decent speed. It has load automation to approach and load the asteroid as well as a material scanner that gives estimated credits for selling the asteroids.
Features
Key Features
Asteroid Hauling
1 x T10Hauling Capacity
Asteroid Scanning
Flipping Forward Directions
Standard Features
Flight Systems
Propulsion
148 m/sTop Speed (empty)
Propellant
48M unitsPropellant Capacity
Power and Fuel
24,000 e/sTotal Power Generation
Utility Systems
Build Cost
Material Cost
| Material | Volume (kv) | Stacks | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Aegisium Ore | 64,348 | 37.2 |
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Ajatite Ore | 16,093 | 9.3 |
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Arkanium Ore | 1,013 | 0.6 |
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Bastium Ore | 83,551 | 48.4 |
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Charodium Ore | 133,769 | 77.4 |
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Exorium Ore | 2,143 | 1.2 |
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Ice | 48,000 | 27.8 |
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Karnite Crystal | 19 | 0 |
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Kutonium Ore | 2,065 | 1.2 |
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Nhurgite Crystal | 102,142 | 59.1 |
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Vokarium Ore | 67,081 | 38.8 |
| Total ore | 520,222 | 301.1 |
Credits Cost
| Credits | |
|---|---|
| Assembly | 154,687 |
| Manufacturing | 548,973 |
| Total | 703,659 |
Download Blueprint
All Blueprints
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| v1.1.1 |
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| v1.1.0 |
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| v1.0.0 |
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Usage
Flying the Ship
| Interface | Function |
|---|---|
ForwardThrust, Thrust |
Current forward thrust, maximum of 10,000 units |
Cruise |
Activates cruise control, forward thrust will not reset to zero unless turned down. |
Turtle, TurtleRate |
Activates turtle mode which sets forward thrust to a maximum limit of TurtleRate (percent) of full thrust. |
Sloth, Sensitivity |
Activates sloth mode which sets yaw and pitch thrust to a maximum limit of Sensitivity (percent) of full thrust. |
Aim |
Reduces the response time of key presses for pitch and yaw. |
Distance, Reach & Range |
Distance & Reach are distances for center rangefinders. Guide or the green button toggles the rangefinders. The warning lights blink red when the surronding guide lasers detect an object. |
Scan, Material, & Credits |
Material scanning controls. See Scanning Asteroids. |
Approach, Load & Cargo |
Cargo loading controls. See Loading Asteroids. |
Timer |
See Timer. |
See Flight Systems on how to fly the ship and use its flight systems.
Managing Power, Fuel and Propellant
| Interface | Function |
|---|---|
Propellant |
Total propellant remaining in propellant tanks, maximum of 10,000,000 units. |
Battery |
Shows current battery charge of the batteries, maximum of 10,000 units. |
Generator |
Current generator rate, maximum of 100%. |
Min Generator Limit & Min Gen |
Toggle and sets minimum generator rate. See Managing Power and Fuel. |
HeatTransferRate |
Current heat transfer rate of the heat sinks, maximum of 100%. |
Fuel Rod 1, Fuel Rod 2, Fuel Rod 3, Fuel Rod 4, Fuel Rod 5, Fuel Rod 6 , Fuel Rod 7 , Fuel Rod 8 |
Total fuel remaining on fuel rods, maximum of 300,000 units each. |
Shutdown |
Will turn off all fuel chambers thus shutting down generators. |
StrengthFactor |
Current strength of ship. May fluctuate as asteroid is loaded. Anything below 1.0 means ship is damaged. |
ID |
Toggle for the transponder. |
Managing Power and Fuel
See Power and Fuel Systems on how to manage ship power and refuel.
Refilling Propellant
See Propellant Systems on how to refill propellant.
Scanning Asteroids
Scan turns on the material scanner. The beam has a range of 100m.
Point the beam at an asteroid and Material will show the materials in the asteroid along with the volume of each in stacks.
Credits will show the estimated amount of credits you will get for the asteroid if you drop it off at Origin stations.
The calculation is 158.8% (worked out this with testing) of the cost of ore of the vendor price. This only has data for safe zone materials. The total volume of the asteroid in Mv is also shown.
Loading Asteroids
Approach an asteroid by pointing the center rangefinder at an asteroid and activating Approach. This will guide the ship to around 2m of the asteroid. Cargo will activate the cargo lock beams.
All these can be done the automated Load function on the pilot center console. Point the rangefinder at the asteroid you wish to load and activate Load. This is activate Approach and Scan as well as smartly activating the Cargo when the asteroid is in place.
Known Issues
- The ship sometimes twists and turns at full throttle
- Currently there are no navigation features but will possibly add ISAN and Compass in the future if this ship becomes useful to Endos
Frequently Asked Questions
How much can I make from hauling safe zone asteroids?
Here is an estimated breakdown of 468Mv (T10) asteroids from the safe zone I got during testing.
| Material | Volume | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ice/Vokarium | 486Mv | 371k |
| Ajatite/Charodium | 486Mv | 631k |
| Valkite/Bastium | 486Mv | 272k |
| Ice/Nhurgite | 486Mv | 581k |
Links
Changelog
v1.1.1 (Current) - 29/12/2022
- Added Discord link to help chip
- Added cruise safety chip
- Added EGOTech logo decal
- Fixed max value for
Distancepanel - Fixed a YOLOL rack timer label
v1.1.0 - 27/07/2022
- Replaced rotating FCU system with new FCU switching system with a second FCU and a slider to switch between the two units
- Moved maneuver levers to above pilot seat
- Added help chip with ship manual URL to pilot left console
- Moved back maneuver thrusters to be further behind center of mass
- Regrouped rear thrusters into more separate groups
v1.0.0 - 23/07/2022
- Initial release
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