Orion Starkiller (Reforged Eden)

Presenting the Orion Starkiller, The latest build from Filbert Shipyards!

**UPDATED FOR 1.4 COMPLIANCE**

The Orion Starkiller is my first purpose-built REFORGED Galaxy/REFORGED EDEN ship build. The Orion is a dedicated CV hunter ship designed for pillage and plunder. It does require a few CPU extenders, which can be expensive, but it packs a powerful punch and when used to prey on proper targets this CV will pay for itself in no time.

With REFORGED i started out trying to 'Reforge' some of my vanilla designs, however once you go beyond starters the mid-upper tier ships that can be converted tend to become a jack-of-all-trades but masters of none. The restrictions of REFORGED really kill much of the traditional powerhouse 'multi-role' CV in my opinion. Vermillion has clearly set reforged up to encourage role-specific ship designs, thus the Orion Starkiller is a dedicated combat CV.

Speaking of Vermillion, some of you might notice some familiar looks with the ORION and a certain in-game POI. The faux CV that is a part of the 'Illegal mining operation' POI was a huge inspiration for the ORION and i used some of the same design elements in this CV, so credit to VERMILLION not just for REFORGED but also for the awesome inspiration!

I spent a lot of time tweaking the fixed weapon armament of this CV after playtesting. I added the 4 pulse lasers because they are much more effective at ripping up CV shields than their vanilla counterpart. The artillery cannons are the main 'punch' for dealing damage and the rocket launchers are for more precise attacks and for an extra punch when you are using the attack/retreat approach so you have a little extra damage to throw after the arty before the retreat...

This ship is designed around the attack/retreat tactic by having oversized f/b thrust. This thrust allows you to rush in, fire a volley and then retreat straight back out of the enemies attack range. I have the missile turrets on the front set to only target generators to use them like marker 'flares'. As i move in I can see the missiles (they have a distinctive projectile that is easy to tell from the others in flight) fly to the target so i know that the spot they hit the enemies hull is the spot i need to target with my fixed weapons.

Also, credit to CrazyZ for the LCD keyboard!

Now for the details...

- Unlock level 25 - Size class 2 - CPU Basic + 2x Improved + 4x Advanced - 4x Artillery cannon - 4x Pulse laser - 3x Rocket launcher - 2x Missile turret - 2x Plasma turret - 2x Gatling turret - 2x flak turret - 2x 304,000 vol ammo (can also be used for storage) - 1x 320,000 vol cargo (for storing the loot from raids) - 5x cargo boxes - Advanced warp - Advanced CV Shield - 53,400 vol fuel - 12,000 vol O2 - Fridge + Food processor (just in case) - Small constructor (mostly for emergencies or crafting spare cores) - Medic Chamber (works as clone chamber in REFORGED) + 2 medical devices - Armor locker, wireless, O2 station, etc.. - Living amenities

I really like the look of this CV and I'm now looking to start a fresh save in REFORGED EDEN 1.2 so I've also created a scaled-down version of the ORION that is a Basic CPU starter that i will start testing soon and might post if it preforms or if there is any interest...

Enjoy, and if you haven't already give REFORGED EDEN a try and throw an upvote to both Vermillion and Raven ff for their dedication to creating such awesome user-designed content!!!