Hysteresis

Voidborn research corvette. A mobile laboratory that remembers every experiment it has conducted.
CategoryExploration
ClassResearch
FactionVoidborn
Tier2
Piloting Skill10
Hull140
Armor5
Shield150
Shield Recharge4/t
Speed2 AU/t
Fuel Capacity240
Cargo Capacity120
Weapon Slots0
Defense Slots3
Utility Slots4
Power Capacity65
CPU Capacity40
Price13500 cr
Build Time1350 ticks
Shipyard Tier1
The Hysteresis-class runs on an organic computational substrate that retains the context of every experiment conducted aboard. Subsequent research benefits from an institutional memory that improves with age — older vessels produce measurably better results than new ones, which other empires attribute to "the ship getting smarter, which is concerning." The Collective considers this an accurate description. Unarmed and slow, but the layered shield array regenerates faster than anything else in the exploration class, and the defense slots accommodate whatever the research site demands. The fitting capacity is enormous and deliberately left empty — each Hysteresis diverges from its siblings over time, shaped by what it has studied and what its crew has bolted on in response.
Research Unarmed High-cpu Laboratory
Module
Survey Scanner I
Shield Booster II
ItemQuantity
Processed Null Matter 5
Phase Matrix 2
Shield Matrix 16
Sensor Array 11
Silicate Composite 55
Processing Core 3
Neural Interface Gel 3
Shield Emitter 8
Void Condensate 6
Copper Wiring 35
Void Nanite Suspension 15
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