Sonoran

Sonoran
Size (W×H×L)	54 m×9 m×65 m
Cargo capacity	15 TC
Cargo bay extension	15 TC
Maximum speed	0.40 LM
Manoeuvrability	Pitch: 1.375 Roll: 2.25 Yaw: 2.25 Thrust: 50
Energy banks	5,50
Energy recharge rate	Excellent (4.5)
Gun mounts	Fore: 1x Rear: 1x
Missile slots	2
Shield boosters available	Yes
Military shields available	Yes
Hyperspace capable	Yes
OXP or standard	OXP
Available to player	Yes
Base price	495,000 Cr

Adds a excellent bounty hunters, hit-men and assassins ship. Player buyable and NPC.

Overview

I'm a big fan of Smivs' Contractor (please think of any similarities as 'homages' rather than 'plagiarisms') but wanted more of a hunter/trader hybrid to look forward to for when my current pilot finally escapes his broke-start adder.

Balancing: I wanted the Sonoran to be a good hunter/trader but also to fit well with the core ships, and so I limited all the stats to be no higher individually than could be found on core ships (e.g. the Asp's top speed of 0.4 LM), and I then tinkered until a realistic_shipyards formula I saw on the Caduceus page produced the same 150,000₢ as a Cobra Mk3:

For more information, check out www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=208118 (2013)

Cargo: 15 TC Energy: 5.5 Recharge Rate: 4.5 Speed: 0.4 LM Pitch: 1.375 Roll: 2.25 Lasers: Front and Aft Missiles: 2 (Price: 495,000₢) (Size: 54 x 9 x 65m)

I priced it at 495000₢ rather than 150000₢ as it effectively became an Asp with a 15 T Cargo bay.

License

• License: CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0
• Author: Robin
• Version: 1.0
• Required Oolite Version: v.1.79