Hull comparison, fitting and damage

Explanatory diagram based on the cited report; not an in-game interface or a spatial construction plan.

Hulls and acquisition

Six ordinary families—Scout, Explorer, Hauler, Fighter, Shuttle and Prospector—each have Mk I and Mk II variants. Four captured families—Corsair Scout, Corsair Raider, Pirate Scrapper and Salvage Tug—also have both generations. Captured Mk I hulls come from disabled and boarded encounters, rather than a fresh cradle build; Mk II successors are cradle refits.

Seats, cargo and utility below are counts; FE and fuel are capacities. Speed/acceleration are multipliers, not blocks per second. Base HP and shield are different reserves. Modules, damage, role bonuses and upgrades change actual performance.

Fitting and damage sections

Fixed slots 0 Engine, 1 Navigation, 2 Battery are separate from utility slots. Engines map to the engine section; navigation and power map to the nose; utility slots alternate wings. A module disables below 30% section integrity and is destroyed at zero. Overall hull HP alone does not describe a functioning ship.

Fuel Pellets provide 100 fuel units each. Local flight, pulse and fast routes differ from intersystem Warp Cells. Shields absorb damage before hull damage and use battery energy to recharge. Packed identity-bearing hulls retain ship records; packing is not a free new ship.

Prospector extraction

Mk I reserves 18 cargo slots as ore hold; Mk II reserves 36. Each drill cycle costs 1,200 FE. Mk I takes 400 ticks for two to three items; Mk II takes 300 ticks for two to four. Mining-console speed and yield bonuses are 1.5× and 2× respectively. Outputs come from planet yield tables and eligibility, rather than simply the exact block under the drill.

See interiors, travel and recovery and assembly recipes. Recipe presence still requires the stated gates.