Polymath

Solarian grand-mastery commission — one hull that mines, fights, hauls, and surveys. None of it best in class, all of it competent, and built from a piece of every ship in the fleet.
CategoryMultirole
ClassMultirole
FactionSolarian
Tier3
Hull480
Armor22
Shield280
Shield Recharge5/t
Speed2 AU/t
Fuel Capacity520
Cargo Capacity360
Weapon Slots3
Defense Slots3
Utility Slots6
Power Capacity120
CPU Capacity60
Price6000000 cr
Build Time9000 ticks
Shipyard Tier2
The Confederacy does not, as a rule, build a ship to do everything — its design committees prefer a specialist for each task, each with its own documentation. The Polymath is the exception they grant exactly once, to a captain who has mastered a discipline outright. It carries mining lasers, weapon mounts, survey gear, and cargo holds in the same hull, and a review board will tell you, accurately, that a dedicated miner pulls more ore, a cruiser brings more guns, a hauler moves more freight, and an explorer sees farther. The Polymath's answer is that it does all four without docking to refit, which no specialist can claim. It is assembled from a component of nearly every vessel in the Solarian catalog, and it is priced as though you bought one of each — because, in materials, you very nearly did.
Multirole Jack-of-all-trades Prestige Generalist
Module
Pulse Laser III
Focused Beam II
Mining Laser III
Mining Laser II
Cargo Expander III
Ship Scanner II
Shield Booster II
Armor Plate II
CapabilityValue
Ore Yield Bonus 10
Integrated Survey Scanner 20
ItemQuantity
Titanium Alloy 500
Life Support Unit 50
Precision Optic 30
Sensor Cluster 12
Reinforced Bulkhead 8
Cargo Superstructure 8
Copper Wiring 250
Hull Plating 60
Solarian Composite 40
Processing Core 40
Shield Emitter 80
Sensor Array 120
Thruster Assembly 8
Weapon Core 12
Steel Plate 300
Solarian Logic Matrix 12
Navigation Core 40
Weapon Housing 12
Weapon Battery 6
Targeting Computer 12
Engine Core 30
Cargo Container 80
Circuit Board 300
Ore Hopper 40
Power Distribution Grid 10
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