Another family art weekend! I do not know if that will be visible to CCP Games, but I'm ready to provide more details for slot layouts and other stats, right now it's just a concept.
Aetnaeus
Description:
The collaboration between the engineers of Outer Ring Excavations (ORE) and production specialists from Mordu's Legion Command has led to the creation of a new ship class: the "Aetnaeus." Inspired by the myth of Hephaestus and his forge, the name epitomizes robustness and a fiery hub of activity, making it ideal for a spaceship centered on manufacturing and industrial efforts.
The Aetnaeus boasts a large production core – specialized equipment designed to support production lines accessible to the ship operator, fleet, and corporation members. It also features extensive hangars to store parts and finished products.
Details:
At its heart, the ship concept transforms the Medium Assembly Array from POS Structures into a mobile shipyard capable of producing T1 Cruisers, T1 Battlecruisers, T1 Barges, T1 Industrials, ammunition, various ship modules, and drones. Advanced T2 production cores may enable the manufacturing of Subsystems and T2 ships.
Like Cyno generators, capsuleers cannot activate production cores in high-security space. The Aetnaeus primarily caters to wormhole dwellers who embrace a nomadic lifestyle, allowing them to move from system to system and manufacture essential equipment without the need to settle in known space.
https://twitter.com/GurtsF/status/1789952198585061376When the production core is active, the Aetnaeus cannot move or warp and remains visible in space, even if the pilot logs out or during downtime, until it either runs out of fuel or is manually disabled. The production cycles last 15 minutes each. If attacked, the Aetnaeus enters a temporary reinforced mode upon reaching its structure hitpoints, making it immune to damage while the production core is active and allowing defenders time to respond. The fuel bay is locked during this mode to prevent an infinite reinforced state, although other ships can still remotely repair its armor and shield.
For defense, the Aetnaeus pilot can deploy a wing of two fighters to patrol the perimeter while the factory operates, enhancing its ability to safeguard its valuable production activities.
This ship also features an escape bay for a Frigate-class vessel. Upon destruction, all currently unused blueprints are automatically transferred to the emergency ship's cargo and launched into space, with or without a pilot.
Ship bonuses
Industrial Command Ships bonuses (per skill level):
5% bonus to ship cargo and fleet hangar capacity
5% reduction in fuel consumption for Large Production Core
10% bonus to Fighter hitpoints and damage
150% bonus to Production speed
Role Bonus:
Can fit Large Production Core
100% bonus to Fighter hitpoints
400% bonus to Remote Shield Booster optimal range
90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue
Can use two Command Burst modules
200% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range
Can launch Light and Support Fighters
Can lock at extended ranges
