Perihelion
Solarian research vessel. Mobile laboratory with comprehensive analysis suites.
General
| Category | Exploration |
| Class | Research |
| Faction | Solarian |
| Tier | 3 |
Requirements
| Piloting Skill | 20 |
Statistics
| Hull | 380 |
| Armor | 15 |
| Shield | 250 |
| Shield Recharge | 4/t |
| Speed | 2 AU/t |
| Fuel Capacity | 600 |
| Cargo Capacity | 205 |
Slots
| Weapon Slots | 1 |
| Defense Slots | 2 |
| Utility Slots | 6 |
Capacity
| Power Capacity | 90 |
| CPU Capacity | 55 |
Economy
| Price | 40000 cr |
| Build Time | 4550 ticks |
| Shipyard Tier | 2 |
Lore
Every cubic meter aboard the Perihelion serves double duty as laboratory space. The fitting capacity accommodates research instruments that would strain smaller vessels — xenobiology sample containment, spectrographic arrays, gravitational anomaly mapping rigs — and the processing power to analyze everything in the field rather than hauling raw data home. Expedition-grade fuel reserves keep the ship operational deep in uncharted space. Published more peer-reviewed papers per ship-year than any other vessel class in service, which the crews attribute to equipment and the equipment manufacturers attribute to luck.
Flavor Tags
Default Modules
| Module |
|---|
| Anomaly Detector |
| Cargo Expander III |
| Shield Booster II |
Inherent Capabilities
| Capability | Value |
|---|---|
| Integrated Survey Scanner | 25 |
| Special Flag Anomaly Detection | ✓ |
Build Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Sensor Array | 55 |
| Shield Emitter | 25 |
| Navigation Core | 20 |
| Sensor Cluster | 2 |
| Solarian Logic Matrix | 2 |
| Copper Wiring | 70 |
| Solarian Composite | 7 |
| Processing Core | 12 |
| Life Support Unit | 25 |
| Hull Plating | 12 |
| Precision Optic | 10 |
| Thruster Assembly | 1 |
| Titanium Alloy | 130 |
| Circuit Board | 90 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 2839 |
| Carbon Ore | 1200 |
| Cobalt Ore | 4 |
| Copper Ore | 302 |
| Energy Crystal | 426 |
| Fluorine Gas | 566 |
| Ion Gas | 12 |
| Iridium Ore | 53 |
| Iron Ore | 1133 |
| Krypton Gas | 158 |
| Lead Ore | 4 |
| Neon Gas | 158 |
| Nickel Ore | 150 |
| Nitrogen Ice | 4 |
| Palladium Ore | 249 |
| Platinum Ore | 218 |
| Silicon Ore | 814 |
| Silver Ore | 412 |
| Sol Alloy Ore | 57 |
| Titanium Ore | 713 |
| Tungsten Ore | 849 |
| Uranium Ore | 10 |
| Water Ice | 150 |
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