The Nomad

 
Look pal, I know you're desperate to sell this hunk of junk for some easy marks but you really expect me to believe that an old earther ship just dropped out of thin air in front of your face? I dunno what you're playing me for but I got a nagging feeling that you nicked this relic from a museum or something. I'd lay low if I were you and pray to the honkmother that it ain't a Coalition funded one. 

- Trudy from Adonis Linea machine shop.

The Nomad is an exploration vessel.

2 - 5 crew ship designed for campaign, plenty of storage. Storage devices are indicated by a blue light.

Notable features

(see videos for more information)

• Digital system terminals.

• Passcode protected personal storage devices, designed to store your items safely, even in public campaigns.

• Auxiliary power unit that slowly recharges batteries using hydroelectric power.

• Diving support drone with high storage capacity.

• Some back story included in the CVR and ship logs. See end for usage of data terminals.

Next generation fleet to set sail for EMAP
AAAS
17 Sep 2162

NASA's Europa Ecological and Marine Mapping Program (EMAP) has been refurbished with the latest, fifth generation submersibles, constructed as a joint effort between NASA and the Eurasian Space Agency, as well as several private contractors.  

The cooperation was deemed a much needed reprieve from the extended hiatus of international scientific collaboration as diplomatic relations between the Western and Eurasian superpowers continue to sour...

Snippet provided by The Europan Historical Society.

Things of note

• The reactor is more fuel efficient than a standard Teller 3, but requires more frequent maintenance.

• Frequent external hull maintenance is advised as many parts of the shell are inaccessible from the inside.

• Docking the drone is really quite a delicate process. The system is still a bit wonky.

• The large pump covering may conceal ballast flora.

Exo-nationalists impede search for missing NASA vessels
Washington Post
22nd February 2167

Progress in locating the missing research vessels [i]Nomad[/i] and [i]Varia[/i] has been halted by the recent clash between native Europan settlements and terrestrial authorities in regions where the two ships were last seen. 

SolExpress, NASA's supply contractor, announced on Tuesday that its operations would be discontinued in volatile sectors where the so-called Europan Coalition has encouraged several exonationalist movements disputing the ownership of NASA built outposts. 

Following the discontinuation of much needed supplies and increasing civil unrest, the Agency was forced to pronounce an indefinite pause to the search effort from February 26th, less than three weeks after the ships were declared missing.

Thank you to Xeavas for helping out with the wiring of the data terminals. Also uses the battery display designed by Mine_co, and MineralDex made by Working_joe and Badgerman.

For the data terminals, type in the item you want to view, followed by the number of the entry you want. E.g. for [ship log 1-6], type 'ship log 1' to view the first log

Change the delay in the delay component near the system log terminal to increase/decrease the scroll speed of the text.

Disclaimer: the stuff written here is just for fun, it shouldn't be taken seriously in terms of game lore.