HeV-18, a dependable star-home
With a few recent posts such as the Persephone by u/Relevant_Finance1927, I too wanted to dabble with the whole yacht-like look. It became a fun challenge to take the exclusively angular look of the yacht defining ‘arcadia wing modules’, and try to make them feel like they belonged in the Ogane-Dynamics design space.
I ended up really pleased with these comparatively more straight lines and slight curves, especially the triangular bulge behind the cockpit (which I feel is a mainstay in the Ogane identity). But, what I am most pleased with by far is the interior, which I had a ton of fun with. The different levels coming together, to me, feels very interesting.
I was also pleased with how big the interior became, and how much I could cram into it. Beside the four normally accessible storage modules/other modules, four more are accessible through the red walls of the hallway, and two more from the ramp.
Because of the large size of the arcadia wing modules, I was also able to fill the ship with absolutely everything (almost)
3x phase beams, 3x photon cannons, 3x rockets, 3 shield generators and the max amount of each reactor.
To me that's a fun way to achieve a true multipurpose platform lore-wise.
Of the particular details the ramp is my favourite. Love the way you climb up into the small open space in between the arcadias, without entering into a normal hab.
That was quite a long note, but I felt the post demanded a slight monologue from me, as I had a ton of fun spending an eternity putting the ship together.
(and yes, it ended up slightly inspired by the Python from Elite Dangerous - especially the lore)
lore:
The HeV is a successful attempt to create a broad use / multipurpose platform. Something never truly achieved by Ogane-Dynamics. After years of experimentation, Ogane-Dynamics-Euclid (composed of a mix of original Eissentamian Ogane-Dynamics engineers and the shipyards of the Euclid native Mantel Inc.) by dialing into the precise needs of the Euclid market, would achieve such a ship.
In many ways the HeV is a break from Ogane design doctrine, but trust between OD-es and the never OD-eu have become strong enough for HQ in Eisstam to set OD-eu free to experiment and adjust the Ogane brand as they saw fit.
With a completely modifiable baseline, the HeV is more adaptable than any ship of the Ogane fleet. Decentralised reactors accompanying the armored core makes the ship both robust and modifiable. Everything can be changed by even the most lacking spaceport mechanics.
Modular armorplating makes the HeV comparatively cheap for its power, and equally robust for its size. The decentralized living quarters are set below the thickest armorplating, for orbital protection when on ground. Equally the cockpit sits embedded in the hull of the ship, weak only to head on artillery.
What the HeV lacks in mobility, it makes up for in most other disciplines. Even the jump range is far above average for high end corvettes of Euclid, employing special jump boosted thrust cores from later designs from Ogane-Dynamics-Euclid. A ship of wide application and even wider personal modification. A proud - e - line ship, presented by the now tried and tested Ogane-Dynamics-Euclid.