'H E L I O N' - Mining Operations Vehicle (M.O.Ve.) Capital Vessel.

(The IMPERATOR is approaching the system, and will be within range soon - stay tuned!)

The 'HELION' Capital Vessel.

This is a general systems operational Vehicle, capable of performing multiple projects, either planet-side or in deep space. I will upload images to support the descriptions below. If you want to download it, and you like it, feel free to give me some feedback below, thanks :)

STATS

Although it says 4 hours to build, you can easily do it in 30 mins or even less. Just put components into the factory as oppose to ingots and the time becomes drastically reduced :)

Level 20 Capital Vessel; Features high-level hardware and high-capacity storage:

I will also be releasing a lower level Version ..as soon as I get off the phone to my Mother, this could take some time...

The Helion can accomodate two or three small vessels within and upon its docking bays. There is a Docking pad, with repair facility to the Helion's Stern. An expansive cargo/docking bay utilises the interior of its bulk as efficiently as possible, capable of holding all material types within its ample cargo storage containment facility, and boasting a docking bay area for any type of small vessel you wish to carry.

Mining Operations

This is what the H E L I O N was designed for!, and also for construction of other vessels. As a Super-Lifter, the Helion can hold a lot of stuff! When mining, you don't have to keep ingressing into the ship to refine materials or get supplies; There is convenience in design - you can access a hatch to the dedicated refinery unit, located below the starboard side of the undercarriage. This makes everything fast and efficient while you make trips to and from the refinery with the Ore. There are also Medical hatches (1st aid/O2) and utility (tools/charges) hatches. Utility hatches are marked out with YELLOW utility lights, while the main undercarriage hatchway is marked out with GREEN lights.

Docking Bay

The interior docking bay houses most of the ship's industrial systems, but all built to maximise the space within. You can fit a small vessel of around (W=12 blocks / L=20 blocks / H=10 blocks) in approximate dimensions, with plenty of space to work around that.

Docking Pad

The Stern of the vessel houses the Main thrusters, but above these is a neatly designed Docking Pad for a Small Vessel. If the Small Vessel is damaged, particularly the under-carriage, fear not - the pad is designed for access by drone to repair the underside by way of a maintenance slot, running most of the length of the pad.

Structural Layout

The Helion M.O.V is organised to perform all the tasks required to survive in deep space and also in a planet's atmosphere. It's main thrust is very powerful due to the vessel's compact design. Still, it being a Capital Vessel, you cannot expect the manouverability of a Small Vessel, however it performs excellently in either atmosphere or vacuum. The Hull sports extra Armour plating, along the flanks of the vessel, in an attempt to better defend the sensitive hardware within, but the overall design has not been to have PvP in mind, so if you do want to operate Military operations, I suggest thickening the hull with another layer of Steel.

Cockpit/Bridge The Bridge is cantilevered over the prow of the vessel. This gives allowance for an under-mounted Cargo Bay while still providing excellent visibility while manouvering. Access to the bridge is gained by a catwalk, which runs from the main Elevator shaft, over the cargo bay itself. There is only a single Cockpit installed, however additional seats can be installed if you desire.

Cargo Bay Installation. This is the main chamber of the vessel - that which most everything else is housed around. There are four Advanced Constructors housed at the back of the Starboard side, that can perform multiple refining/construction tasks, all with dedicated cargo containers for materials. These have been carefully added into a user-friendly sub-group system, within the main grouping itself. Every device has been named for efficient identification for repairs.

• The Refinery Module Constructor is the one with the access hatch beneath the underside of the Hull-for quick refining of ore as you mine.
• The Primary Constructor is above the Refinery module, in front of the 3rd and 4th Constructors.
• The secondary Constructors '01' and '02' are located behind the main Constructors. I was very lucky how the placement worked out, as not everything goes one's way when arranging things in the game!

Everything is easily accessible, there is an elevator system for the elevated cargo holds. Weapons and ammunition containers have been positioned to the Port-side of the cargo bay, but you can decide where you want everything by simply re-arranging the group tree yourself. (PLEASE NOTE: devices can only be renamed once they have been added to a group).

The Medical facility is across from the Construction bay. This is where the Oxygen storage is located, along with Ammunition Containers, (which would be a terrible thing to do IRL lol). There is an O2 station beside the Medic Station and an additional O2 station located beneath the Hull, behind shutter doors, aft of the main elevator shaft entrance.

Utilities