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Star Wars YT-1450 'THE NADIR'

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Specification:

Mass: 1.6 million KG
Blocks: 31,000
Length: 52m
Acceleration: 0-100m/s in 16 seconds.

Features:

100% Vanilla & Survival ready

4 Gatling cannons
External cockpit for quick access
8 passenger seats ( 2 for pilot & co-pilot with remote control block for piloting from inside the ship)
Air-lock
Boarding ramp
3 landing struts
Atmospheric & Space capable
Ion & Hydrogen thrusters
Simulated sub-light engine glow and exhaust ( can be toggled off )
Full interior

Caution: Sim-speed will suffer if you fly near to the ground on a planet, interior lighting
is also bugged due to game-engine limitations. Occassionally the Hydrogen thrusters
stop working for no apparent reason- simply toggle them off & on and they will work
fine again.


Description:

A year or so ago I came across a really cool spaceship design ( lots actually, but anyway )
while looking at photos of Lego creations, and I got the idea to build it in Space Engineers but never
got around to it. Recently, Purrfect-Blinky released various StarWars creations including a couple
versions of the Millenium Falcon, and I got the itch to take on my own StarWars inspired build finally.
Using Blinkys ship as a guide for size, shape and detailing I put together a replica of
the YT-1450 Light Freighter 'The Nadir' that was first designed and built in Lego by Oscar Cederwall ( o0ger ) as an entry into a contest. I had to make a few tweaks to the design due to the limitations of what shapes you can create in Space Engineers, but over all I think I stayed pretty faithful to the original.

Original: https://www.flickr.com/photos/o0ger/36494262494/in/photostream/

Lore:

"The YT-1450 model was conceived mainly for hauling large cargo crates by connecting them
to the hull between the two forward mandibles. This was a feature not frequently used on earlier
models, such as the YT-1300, but there still existed a market demand for these types of ships.
The YT-1450 standard model comes equipped with a forward pointing tractor beam projector,
placed between the large mandibles. Somewhat unique for this YT model is the side mounted
rotating cockpit that gives the pilot a great overview of the ship and the cargo during flight.

"The Nadir" is, as many other YT class ships, greatly modified. In particular for getting large
cargo shipments out of tough situations. An oversized shield generator has been fitted to one of the
mandibles. This gives The Nadir the possibility to shield both the ship and the cargo. To be able to
blast through blockades, a double turbo laser battery has replaced one of the docking ports.
Almost all of the long-range sensors and communication equipment have been upgraded and
switched out during the years."


Summary:

The Nadir is similar in size to the Falcon, but has significantly larger mandibles allowing for greater cargo capacity and more comfortable crew quarters, along with heavier calibre weaponry and improved systems.

Since this is a Vanilla build there is no Shield Generator or Tractor beam, no JumpDrive since it is a small-grid ship, and the Cockpit doesn't rotate because that's just asking for Clang to attack. There are however deployable landing strutts and a boarding ramp that lowers ( I have simplifed the design so it is more stable and can be locked in place )- there is also a small 'airlock' above the ramp that you can fly through head-first. Due to far fewer moving parts the ship doesn't rattle and bang during flight ( pistons are very stable even when throwing the ship around ), and there are no super-grid items that invite Clang and cause performance issues. As such there is no gravity on the ship, and you need to use either the external cockpit or interior passenger seats & the Remote control block to pilot the vessel; I've done the best I can whilst remaing 100% Vanilla, so keep this in mind- you can always add mods to improve the ship and make it more fun ( Shield mods, better weapons, small grid JumpDrive and Control seats, Cryo beds, decorations etc etc ).

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the ship- if you do, please remember to Like, Subscribe, Follow and all that good stuff- helps keep me motivated to build more stuff. Cheers.