Ship engine

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Ship engine

Ship engine

A reactionless Johnson-Tanaka drive capable of launching a ship into orbit, and crawling across the vast expanses between stars.

Base Stats

Type
BuildingShip
Market Value
3555 Silver [Note]
HP
400
Flammability
0%
Rotatable
True

Building

Size
3 × 4
Minifiable
False
Placeable
True
Passability
impassable
Cover Effectiveness
75%
Blocks Wind
True
Terrain Affordance
Heavy

Creation

Required Research
Johnson-tanaka drive
Skill Required
Construction 8
Work To Make
50,000 ticks (13.89 mins)
Resources to make
Steel 260 + Plasteel 140 + Uranium 70 + Advanced component 6
Deconstruct yield
Steel 130 + Plasteel 70 + Uranium 35 + Advanced component 3
Destroy yield
Steel 65 + Plasteel 35 + Uranium 17 - 18 + Advanced component 1 - 2

The ship engine is a ship part, an antimatter-powered engine capable of launching a ship into orbit and on interstellar trajectories.

Acquisition

Ship engines can be constructed once the Johnson-tanaka drive research project has been completed. Each requires Steel 260 Steel, Plasteel 140 Plasteel, Uranium 70 Uranium, Advanced component 6 Advanced components, 50,000 ticks (13.89 mins) of work, and a Construction skill of 8.

Summary

A ship needs three engines to be able to launch. It serves no other purpose. It can function under a roof.

Note that despite appearing to have a vents of some sort on two faces, there are no restrictions to the placement of the engine and other parts. It can be surrounded on all sides and still safely launch.

Analysis

You can delay building ship engines until the ship reactor is fully activated. This can reduce wealth, and therefore raid points.

Version history

  • Beta 19/1.0 Update - Reduced all costs to build the ship components by 30%