SSV Hastings

The Hastings class frigate is the bread and butter of the Systems Alliance Second Fleet. Stationed in the Terminus Systems, the fleet operates in some of the most remote and hostile regions of space known to humanity, where dreadnoughts and cruisers are simply a bigger target. Instead, the protection of human colonies rely on the speed and agility of frigate flotillas capable of rapid response and intervention. The Hastings class is hardy, yet relatively cheap to manufacture and suited to operating both alone and in strike groups.

The Hastings itself is notable as the former posting of Admiral David Anderson, where he commanded a marine fireteam involved in clandestine operations across the Skyllian Verge. Despite its combat capabilities, the vessel is aging and its technology outdated. As such, the Hastings class is set to be decommissioned, and slowly replaced by the next generation Normandy class.

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Important Information

** Buffer batteries **

• Main engine on this submarine uses buffer batteries to function.

• Buffers are marked in special casing with blue paint.

• Failure to maintain buffers will result in loss of engine power

** Weapons **

• Weapon fire rate is dependent on both buffer power and supercapacitor charge

• Weapon fire rate will gradually decrease as the engine drains buffers

• Weapons will cease to fire if buffer charge drops below 10%

• Decrease throttle on engine to allow buffers to recharge

• Upgrade batteries and increase engine efficiency to ensure weapons do not run out of power

• Two discharge coils covering front and rear blindspots can be triggered via the navigation terminal button

** Shuttle **

• The shuttle is housed in a dry dock hanger

• Bots cannot repair the shuttle

• Bots cannot enter the shuttle because they will get stuck

• Do not undock shuttle when the main ship is docked to an outpost

• Do not cross the glowing blue line to the right of the hangar

** Systems menu **

• The bridge contains a holographic systems menu accessed via the periscope

• Move cursor around to highlight options

• Left click mouse to select highlighted option

• In multiplayer, the menu will lag; multiple clicks may be required or the mouse must be held down for approx 1 sec

• In case of ballast flora, use the menu to flush the infected pump

** Secondary electrical grid **

• A backup power grid is housed in a sealed compartment above the cargo hold

• Backup will facilitate power in case of catastrophic failure of main junction boxes

• Use the navigation terminal button to reroute power through this grid

• Backup grid will only provide power to critical control systems

** Backup batteries **

• Batteries will not supply power to main engine as it cannot be sustained

• Batteries will power a smaller, auxiliary engine to the right of the main engine

• Main engine may still run after power loss depending on the charge left in buffers

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