Empirica
Solarian research corvette. Because data collection should never stop.
General
| Category | Exploration |
| Class | Research |
| Faction | Solarian |
| Tier | 2 |
Requirements
| Piloting Skill | 10 |
Statistics
| Hull | 155 |
| Armor | 6 |
| Shield | 95 |
| Shield Recharge | 2/t |
| Speed | 2 AU/t |
| Fuel Capacity | 270 |
| Cargo Capacity | 125 |
Slots
| Weapon Slots | 0 |
| Defense Slots | 2 |
| Utility Slots | 5 |
Capacity
| Power Capacity | 55 |
| CPU Capacity | 34 |
Economy
| Price | 12500 cr |
| Build Time | 1300 ticks |
| Shipyard Tier | 1 |
Lore
Where other empires field warships at this price point, the Confederacy fields a mobile laboratory. Five utility slots accommodate spectrographic analyzers, sample containment systems, and the processing power to run publication-grade analysis without returning to a station. The fuel range exceeds every other exploration platform at this scale — the Empirica stays on-station long enough to be thorough, which the research division considers the only acceptable duration. The onboard research AI maintains a continuously updated bibliography and flags potential discoveries that merit formal investigation. Unarmed, because the Confederacy maintains that the pursuit of knowledge should not require the threat of violence. It does require extensive paperwork.
Flavor Tags
Default Modules
| Module |
|---|
| Survey Scanner I |
| Cargo Expander II |
Build Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Precision Optic | 5 |
| Solarian Logic Matrix | 1 |
| Circuit Board | 45 |
| Titanium Alloy | 15 |
| Processing Core | 4 |
| Hull Plating | 4 |
| Shield Emitter | 5 |
| Solarian Composite | 3 |
| Steel Plate | 40 |
| Copper Wiring | 50 |
| Sensor Array | 20 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 418 |
| Carbon Ore | 600 |
| Copper Ore | 140 |
| Energy Crystal | 60 |
| Fluorine Gas | 105 |
| Iridium Ore | 10 |
| Iron Ore | 291 |
| Krypton Gas | 40 |
| Neon Gas | 40 |
| Palladium Ore | 45 |
| Platinum Ore | 10 |
| Silicon Ore | 120 |
| Silver Ore | 80 |
| Sol Alloy Ore | 27 |
| Titanium Ore | 124 |
| Tungsten Ore | 198 |
View JSON Data
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