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 Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:08 pm
The ship itself is separated into three areas. The Spine, The Sphere and the Ring.
The spine is the longest part of the ship, it goes from the nose all the way to the engines in the back in a long continuous line and bisects both the ring section and the sphere section. It contains the main hanger for all ships and the primary defensive weapon systems for the ship.
The spine is a long rectangular box. 72 decks tall, 10 miles in length and 750 yards across.
The average hanger bay will fit one corvette length ship 200 yards in length. Larger capital ships are required to dock externally.
Smaller ships can share a single hangar bay.
The Sphere is the biosphere area near the aft end of the ship. Gravity Generators allow the sphere to be hollow and passengers to be able to walk the entire area on the inside of the sphere.
The sphere is just shy of 4 miles across and has an internal surface area of around 40 square miles. At the center of the sphere is the plasma exhaust from the main engine which acts as an artificial sun.
Heat and light reflectors control the light from the plasma exhaust causing periods of light and darkness in the sphere. This is the prime location to grow any plant life in the ship. Therefore the entire sphere is one large botanical garden and farmstead for the ship, giving 12800 acres of land for farming and forestry.
The Ring encircles the sphere, and is one the same plane as the spine. The ring is 1000 yards across, 96 decks tall and is the urban area for the passengers. It contains all housing, industrial and commercial facilities.
The ring is sectioned off into different areas, that can be secured from one another in case of hull breach or civil unrest. The Gravity Generators are installed on the deck floors. The upper floors, furthest away from the spine are considered the most coveted and usually adorned with luxuries, while the lower decks along the spine, especially near the engine are smaller, plain and tend to be a hive for criminal activity.
The ring starts at the middle of the spine, and forms two semi circles meeting at the very aft of the ship, near the main engine exhaust.
(now all we need is an artist)
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:58 pm
If you'd like, I could have a crack at sketching it this weekend. No promises on it being uploaded without issues, though.
All my image editing software was deleted by my idiotic brother.
If all else fails, we can hire an artist here on Gaia. I'd gladly pay.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:15 pm
Which direction are the decks numbered in? For example, would the highest deck be Deck 1, or is it the other way around.
Also, I think we should have a list of important locations on the deck.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:18 pm
Requiem6661 Which direction are the decks numbered in? For example, would the highest deck be Deck 1, or is it the other way around. Also, I think we should have a list of important locations on the deck. Deck 1 is at the top. It is the most expensive and fashionable. Deck 96 is at the bottom. It is the cheapest and roughest. Can you show me a rough sketch, Neuf? It isn't formed properly in my head from the detailed description. I need something to work with. Sorry.
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 5:43 am
It's basically shaped like a tootsie pop.  sphere, wearing a belt, with a stick coming out the top.
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:19 pm
LordNeuf It's basically shaped like a tootsie pop. sphere, wearing a belt, with a stick coming out the top. I'll work on it now. Though I'll have to have a friend scan it.
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:12 pm
LordNeuf It's basically shaped like a tootsie pop. sphere, wearing a belt, with a stick coming out the top. Great...now everytime I imagine the ship I'm gonna be seeing a tootsie pop
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