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{{Infobox ShipStats Oolite| title=Escape Capsule
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{{Infobox EquipStats Oolite| title=Escape Capsule
 
|image = [[Image:EscapeCapsule-Oolite.png|250px]]
 
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|dimensions = 7 x 6 x 6
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|equipName=Escape Capsule
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|capacity = N/A
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|equipCost=1000 Cr
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|equipTL=6
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|maxspeed = 0.05 LM
 
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|maneuverability = Roll: 0.5<br />Pitch: 0.5
 
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|energybanks = 1
 
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|energyrecharge = Poor (2.0)
 
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|gunmounts = None
 
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|missileslots = None
 
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|shieldboost = No
 
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|milshields = No
 
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|hyperspace = No
 
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|isoxp = Standard
 
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|isplayer = No
 
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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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Typically, insurance can be purchased with the capsule so a replacement ship can be assured should an unfortunate crew need to bail out of their ship. This insurance almost never covers cargo. Escape capsules have also been used to jetisson inconvenient criminal records - it is trivially easy to fake one's death and make off in the capsule as with the radio shut down it is very difficult to detect.
 
Typically, insurance can be purchased with the capsule so a replacement ship can be assured should an unfortunate crew need to bail out of their ship. This insurance almost never covers cargo. Escape capsules have also been used to jetisson inconvenient criminal records - it is trivially easy to fake one's death and make off in the capsule as with the radio shut down it is very difficult to detect.
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==Statistics==
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The Escape pod has a size of 7x6x6 meters (WxHxL). Its small engines give it a maximum speed of 0.05 LM and allow for 0.5 roll and pitch maneuverability. There is only room for 1 energy bank and its recharge rate is rather poor at 2.0.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
Press '''Escape''' on your astrogation console. The rest of the process is entirely automated.
 
Press '''Escape''' on your astrogation console. The rest of the process is entirely automated.
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== Availability ==
 
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Price: 1000.0 Cr.
 
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Techlevel: 6
 
  
 
== Custom Paintjobs ==
 
== Custom Paintjobs ==

Revision as of 11:30, 5 January 2012

Escape Capsule
EscapeCapsule-Oolite.png
Name Escape Capsule
Cost 1000 Cr
TL Availability 6

Overview

The Escape Pod is a lifeboat. Normally, it is fitted such that it completely encloses the flight deck of the ship on installation, so when the crew needs to get out of Dodge fast, they just hit the button - no inconvenient running around to the escape system when a mere second could mean the difference between life and death.

Unfortunately, survival isn't guaranteed by an escape capsule. Assassins, for example, will see it detach from the stricken spacecraft and will destroy it. Pirates will probably try and pick it up in their fuel scoop and then sell the crew to slavers. Despite these risks, the tiny craft has saved countless lives since its introduction, and generally it is worth carrying one.

Typically, insurance can be purchased with the capsule so a replacement ship can be assured should an unfortunate crew need to bail out of their ship. This insurance almost never covers cargo. Escape capsules have also been used to jetisson inconvenient criminal records - it is trivially easy to fake one's death and make off in the capsule as with the radio shut down it is very difficult to detect.

Statistics

The Escape pod has a size of 7x6x6 meters (WxHxL). Its small engines give it a maximum speed of 0.05 LM and allow for 0.5 roll and pitch maneuverability. There is only room for 1 energy bank and its recharge rate is rather poor at 2.0.

Usage

Press Escape on your astrogation console. The rest of the process is entirely automated.

Custom Paintjobs




Oolite Equipment
Standard Equipment
Astrogation Console • Cargo Hold • Compass • Energy banks • Engine/Main Drive • HUD • IFF Scanner • Life Support Systems • Missile • Pulse Laser • Shields • Ship's Hull • Torus Jump Drive • View Screen • Witchspace/Hyperspace Drive
Optional Equipment
Advanced Navigational Array • Advanced Space Compass • Cargo Bay Expansion • Docking Computers • E.C.M. System • Escape Pod • Extra Energy Unit • External Heat Shielding • Fuel Scoops • Galactic Hyperdrive • Integrated Targeting System • Military Shield Enhancement • Multi-Targeting System • Naval Energy Unit • Passenger Berth • Scanner Targeting Enhancement • Shield Boosters • Target System Memory Expansion • Witchdrive Fuel Injectors • Wormhole Scanner
Weapons
Beam Laser • ECM Hardened Missile • Energy Bomb • Military Laser • Mining Laser • Missile • Pulse Laser • Quirium Cascade Mine • Twin Plasma Cannon