The Sojourn: Huntress Class Ambush Corvette (Guinevere) - Ship Breakdown

[@Spacedock]

LISTEN TO THE SOJOURN: www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/

[@grand-dadmiral]

Corvettes? Ships of the Line? A motto referencing the age of sail? How romantic. Give us a tall ship and a star to steer her by, Spacedock.

[@thishonestgrifter]

The wind is on our side boys!

[@russbixby9953]

The Royal navy of the United Kingdom still uses Corvette for the smallest class of genuine warship; further, for all intents and purposes the class ship of the line lives on as the capital ship. However, except in the vernacular (third rate tools, et cetera) ship ratings are a thing of the past.

[@neonmaple5259]

Reading this in Thrawns voice was ear candy to me. Thank you!

[@omegaprime9794]

I actually read this in thrawns voice, and it is excellent.

[@massimocole9689]

I feel like in space a more fitting name would be Ships of the Wall. Also similarly evocative imo.

[@leonardobanazalazar3249]

The Guinevere is the most expensive welding torch made entirely out of guns.

[@PatricRogers]

😂

[@falseprophet1415]

The Sojourn is like the love child between mass effect and the Expanse. Many elements of the both things you love merged together.

[@koiyujo1543]

I do agree

[@isaacmiles-watt2758]

The main cannon double-shot thing is SUCH a Chekhov’s gun.

[@YaBoiNicho]

Chekhov's coilgun lol

[@Ataximander]

So a mashup of the Normandy, Rocinante, with Serenity's flavor? I'm down with it.

[@igorkarsanov2374]

Throw in a Battlestar and that's more or less the Huntress

[@bobmartin9918]

@@igorkarsanov2374 hmm I see the similarities but if you saw Ek's video on the battle of Atamara Crossroads the silhouettes of some of the capital ships shown seem to have flight pods......

[@Trex-or6cd]

@@bobmartin9918 I don't think does where flight pods. I think they are supposed to be centrifuge drums.

[@slabo9035]

And a Halo MAC cannon in the bow

[@ManMythMafia]

Bob Martinp

[@TheIvoryGaurdian]

However, the real question still remains. Does the Guinevere have a toilet?

[@SamaritanPrime]

Asking the important questions!

[@Kakarot64.]

Ivory Strongbox Films It does however so much effort went into designing the rest of the ship that the designers just said “fuck it” and threw in a 20th century flushing toilet that has since been disconnected from the water supply due to several messy inertia and zero g related accidents.

[@avi8aviate]

Yes.

[@hshackleton678]

Yep! On the official schematics 👍

[@Galactipod]

No, that's the propulsion.

[@Vespuchian]

"We found it in a garbage heap, honest." Kudos for making a design that emphasizes 'advanced concept rendered impractical by control issues, severe maintenance needs, and shortfalls in redundancy'. I'm actually coming around on how ugly the maneuvering engine bells are. Will we get videos in future about how Drift physics are supposed to work?

[@voynich7825]

There already is a video on drift, just look in the "Sojourn"-playlist on the channel :)

[@Vespuchian]

@@voynich7825 Thanks, but I was thinking of something more detailed, like if travel through a drift lane between gates was nearly instantaneous or if it was just superluminal in proportion with the amount of energy used to synch the gates. Some of the text in that video mention Drift is defined by the presence of 'exotic hadrons' and is not itself an elementary atom so I'm now wondering if anyone (perhaps an alien species encountered in future) is capable of producing Synthetic Drift.

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

Heh sounds like navy ships

[@barghestblue731]

@@TentaclePentacle my personal theory is that the engines of all scifi spaceships actually use gravity waves or something that needs constant work to propel the ship and the big glowy things are just the exhaust, with every ship and engine designer being terribly wrong about how the engines actually work. It's kinda funny to think that

[@barghestblue731]

@@TentaclePentacle so is FTL

[@scifience8297]

All my friends were questioning why I left their new-years party to watch a british guy describe parts of a ship from a short-film until the watched this with me too

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

It only for 10 min

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

... then they all clapped? ;P

[@wgtgs5409]

Sci Fience hahahahaha

[@joshcreek9531]

“These guys made even worse pirates than I did.” I can’t wait to find out how a “bad” pirate wound up piloting a forgotten mothballed military prototype.

[@DarkSidePhoenix]

I'm proud to already have pledged at the commodore level! I was blown away by the pilot minisode and cant wait for more. Edit: OMG Spacedock noticed me!

[@Restilia_ch]

Same here, immediate Commodore pledge. Never gave to a kickstarter before and this is a good one to be the first. Got 5,000 people in the Elite Dangerous Distant Worlds 2 expedition I can poke as well, they like some good scifi.

[@tuscan9617]

Same as well, never done kickstarter, but i just got paid and pledged before i had even watched the mini-episode.

[@lrdofstrms]

Pledged to Commodore as well...and the kickstarter is just 3k shy of success, so keep passing the word...

[@James3-5]

Yah I heard of this from star wars explained and I saw the mini episode and it was awesome I love this series

[@AzathothXy]

Congrats on your endeavor. The preview was cool.

[@redplague76]

Watched this video twice, just now caught the ships name on the hull morph. This ship is really growing on me. It’s sleek and futuristic , but still has some “real world” design elements. Made my pledge yesterday. Can’t wait to see more stories and design breakdowns.

[@cameronpearce5943]

I'm just imagining at the start of the first season the pilot having to park the Guinevere and dinging up the paint job, but then at the end of the first season having them do a perfect parallel park

[@ShawnPhillips2007]

Sweet, Now someone build this in Kerbal Space Program.

[@rapter3567]

Ye legit plz

[@keloid7682]

No! Space Engineers!

[@haydentravis3348]

I've tried making this shit in KSP. Basically, this thing Wobbles. You ever watch a motor cyclist lose control of their bike? Where the front wheel starts wobbling uncontrollably until it finally slams fully one way and crashes? Same thing, only there are four fusion engines wobbling, each trying to correct the others inputs and adding errors every time. Also, if you don't want to crash your bike, apply the rear break or downshift and lean your weight back. The drag off the back tire will take pressure off the front and reduce the force of oscillation. . The bike is already decelerating, the oscillation taking your forward inertia into itself, so it's natural to lean into the handle bars. Putting your center of weight on the back tire, which doesn't oscillate in any direction by structural design, is naturally stable, so bleeding your forward intertia into it will immediately start taking energy out of the fore wheel's oscillation. Back to the ship and why it relates to a motorcycle: The motor cycle has two force points, the front and rear wheels. The Ship has 4, with a 5th bolted waaaay off center. Each of the 5 oscillate or can oscillate given the right circumstances. This means there is no force point that can negatively affect any of the oscillations. A directionally mounted, non-gimballing RCS thruster would be the Rear Tire in my analogy, being a singlular, stabling source of directional force that can toggle on or off immediately, or immediately enough to catch an error before it's changed or caused a cascade. This ship is like a motorcycle where each tire turns and applies drive. Try to image that insanity.

[@dethmettle9236]

He did say it's difficult to control ;)

[@Drowsyspace128]

@@haydentravis3348 autostrut

[@314APAR]

Considering the long list of excellent material you've made so far covering the various other extensive Sci-Fi universes that you've delved into I cannot wait to see how the Sojourn comes together. Many thanks for the great content and fair sailing to you as you Sojourn out there, between the stars.

[@GoatSays]

Listening to The Sojourn at the moment and these lore videos are great for building a picture in my head. Thank you.

[@sarkhan_guy]

Great breakdown, that ending... I got goosebumps when the music came.

[@thomasfrancis6175]

The preview left me speechless and I can't wait to see more from spacedock like it and please I beg of you to design the ship's of the CDF because honestly the video of exhearts channel left me even more excited to see more and the story of the battle was incredible and I can't stress enough how incredible this project is and how inspirational I can't wait to see more and I'm so excited for this video

[@crgkevin6542]

Agreed, I really want to see more ships from this new and exciting IP Daniel has brought us. The full 3D renderings of the Huntress class look amazing!

[@Lamprolign]

Everything about the Sojourn project is incredibly well done from tech to politics and everything in between. I would love to see other ships from the setting treated in the traditional Spacedock format.

[@auroratheicewingrainwinghy1665]

The og still holds up after five years... that proves just how amazingly made the worldbuilding alone is for this fantastic series

[@awesomehpt8938]

Classic hero ship! Just like the Normandy, Rocinante and the Defiant!

[@CaptainSovereign]

tough little ship

[@awesomehpt8938]

Captain Sovereign little?

[@Coolman13355]

@Fine Wine It isn't?

[@gokbay3057]

@@awesomehpt8938 yes a corvette with a crew of 8, operable by 1 is small.

[@TheOdst219]

I really like the hull profile. Low slung like an alligator with the bite to match. Edit: If you can remove the escape pods they can be turned into makeshift mine launchers.

[@bobmartin9918]

@@NightRaven-lh1bf In what game?

[@aresthecrazy9335]

NightRaven 1901 what is this tabletop, I now want to try it.

[@TheBloodypete]

Designs a ship with spine mounted main gun, removes all RCS thrusters! This thing must have been impossible to aim given the fine control problems you described with the vectored thrusters!

[@-TALLINN]

Ive built a few of these type ships to the best of my ability in KSP, and let me say, they are HORRIBLE to try and pilot since maneuvering with the thrusters is difficult at best.

[@Awol991]

While it might seem to make sense to have the thrusters at extremes of the ship, like a star-fury, for advantages in leverage. The arrangement here can be justified by not having to route power/energy to the extremes of the ship. Having a more central contained design for the drive elements limits their exposure and likelyhood of damage during combat. Right now the crew compartment is "shielding" for the propulsion systems. So a strange but explainable configuration. Also I would change the gymballing of the auto-guns so they can cover a full 180' solid arc. There seem to be issues with covering off axis lines of fire. Drop the backsides of the gun or make a portion of the "wing" rotate

[@DrakeAurum]

I could also see an argument for having all the acceleration applied to the midsection of the ship resulting in lower shear-stress levels than if you're pushing from the ship's extremities. At the very least, you can concentrate all your structural reinforcements around that one section of the spaceframe.

[@alwynwatson6119]

Why no normal RCS? It also has thin armor and uses auto cannons as point defense. Why is every Sojourn ship asking to be cut to pieces by space debris?

[@OwenGee22]

Loving how The Expanse and Mass Effect have influenced some design aspects, cannot wait for this to be funded

[@WhitzWolf92]

My adoration of this vessel is only amplified by how much love and care you all have clearly put into it!

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

It is a beauty and will serve as a hero ship very well.

[@TherionAtlas]

the SSV Normandy, the Rocinante all in one package love it!

[@skyslasher2297]

I like that our hero ship is both literally one of a kind but also heavily flawed making the the skills of the crew and the success of the ship more impressive

[@airplanemaster1]

*Honest lore question:* Are there 'Geneva Convention' style rules of war meant to prevent the deliberate targeting of habitation blocks and centrifuge drums on apposing ships?

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

I would understand it if it was vs civilain ships, but vs military ones? Since when has sinking an enemy ship and its crew drowning ever been against the laws of war? It's pretty much unavoidable.

[@Andrewza1]

the law would be the same has now and only need you to rescue survivors if safe to do so.

[@MarionetteDuAuguste]

Mr BigCookie I mean it was never against the laws of war, but that kind of behavior is just ungentlemanly.... Why do you think the British were so pissed about the German U-boats? You can’t collect the crew of a ship you just sank if you’re in a stealth boat

[@hekkura]

You do realize that the entire point of ship to ship combat is targeting the *crew* of an enemy ship to render it ineffective, right? If you can target and depressurize the habitation blocks and centrifuge drums, congratulations on the multikill.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I'm glad you mentioned the lack of RCS in the video, because I was going to say "Why the hell didn't they add RCS thrusters as both a backup, and as docking thrusters?

[@Reoh0z]

I appreciate the consideration for heat build up that's normally ignored in many a Sci FI ship.

[@dastormdragon9319]

Excellent ship, the belly-lander setup even makes sense (it lands planetside), but big radiators those definitely aint, especially glowing just dull red.

[@mariosbrother6845]

Absolutely beautiful design. Elegant, yet industrial.

[@viggovalkenburg9647]

More of these sojourn ship video's please

[@weabooalchemist9564]

Amazing ship design, can’t wait for the breakdown. 👌😊

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

This uh.. this was the breakdown...

[@Majenta_Turkeysandvichs]

'Spinally-mounted broadhead-lock coilgun capable of accelerating malibdinum-perm alloy projectiles to terrifying speeds'. That is one of the coolest sentences I have ever heard. Fanboying aside, the Guinevere is already one of my favorite sci-fi ship designs of all time, up there with the Sovereign from Star Trek and Majestic Interdictor from Elite: Dangerous. The music too was phenomenal, it definitely carried across the feel of an epic journey and deep drama. Also, being a long time viewer, I love how you have worked into the ship's lore so many of the little things that you often say you want from other sci-fi works; realistic design flaws, realism, the absurdity of 'fake grav-plating' and inertial dampeners, even crazy bureaucracy XD Consider me a backer. I wanna see this go all the way!

[@Cencrd]

You've EARNED my Commodore Pledge. Your passion for this project is palpable, and I am extremely excited to see what you and your excellent team will come up with. Your team may be small, but like the Huntress Class you punch above your weight-class!!!

[@eternalGEN3SIS]

The Huntress class looks really cool, I dig the design. I hope you'll release more concept art about details of its interior and exterior as time goes on!

[@thomasgodridge5945]

One of the finest OG ship designs I have EVER seen. I love this ship so damn much..

[@FlameDarkfire]

Interesting design. It looks like it'd benefit from some extra, smaller ports for fine course corrections in lieu of the bigger ports or even have them as a little extra oomph in conjunction with the bigger ones.

[@SamaritanPrime]

Man, that's some HARD Sci-Fi design right there. Massive RCS thrusters, and a giant cone instead of more streamlined engine designs? The Guinevere is the little ship that can.

[@steveo9284]

If that's the 'Guinevere', will we be seeing any ships named 'Arthur' or ' Lancelot' ? Already love the lore and set up. Experimental ships are always the coolest and after that little teasing taster, I'm hooked.

[@PanzerYeena]

That, ladies and gentlemen, is what pouring your heart and soul into a design sounds and looks like. Great job, guys.

[@pollall2793]

Really reminds me about the Rocinante... And I love it!

[@dylantheology]

I must say, I've never really been a huge fan of sci-fi stuff; usually a hit or miss with me. However, if something is well enough produced and not too cheezy like a lot of sci-fi these days, I'll pay a lot of attention to it. Brad Dutcher, who has one of the top comments, told me about this early December and I got incredibly excited for it. You've done well, Spacedoc. Keep up the good work.

[@planetfall5056]

Very cool, though I have some questions about the design. The vectoring thrusters seemed to be placed very close to the center of mass, which is the wort place to put such thrusters. In order to turn well you want maneuvering thrusters to be far from the center of mass as possible so they have the longest moment arm to provide torque with. As it stands these are like wrenches with 2 inch handles. Second, the radiators are pointed almost directly at either the engine bell or the exhaust plume. Those parts are going to be glowing quite hot and shining light back onto the radiators reducing their efficiency.

[@daveawesomesauce772]

At 6:20 you've got what looks to be a red navigation light on what appears to be the Starboard side of the vessel. Traditionally on ocean going vessels the Starboard light is green. Not criticising at all :). Just wondering. Hyped for more of this. Good work! Peace.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

I can hear the passion in your voice. Although I do not yet understand what Sojourn is as a project, I look forward to it and will give it the full attention it deserves.

[@bobmartin9918]

OK that's it I'm pledging tomorrow for new years day! Edit: watched this a second time with earphones, the musical score was fitted so well against your commentary and what was on the screen. It sent shivers down my spine.

[@rebelappliance771]

A truly awesome ship design.

[@onepersonsomepeoplestumble7067]

Could you do a ship breakdown for the freighter in the minisode?

[@rotblitzkrieg]

Wow. This ship is incredibly well-designed. Y'all have put so much thought into this ship on every level. Bravo!

[@bleaklydriven2720]

Very impressive ship design with a huge amount of thought and backstory into it, I enjoyed hearing about the ships relationship to the previous war, its problematic development history (which reminded me of real life documentaries on real life fighter planes like the F35(is that fighter more or less flawed than the Huntress class corvette), political adversities and service life. As for the ship itself I see inspirations from the Andorian Kumari(?) class battlecruiser, Mass Effect technology and Newtonian physics from the expanse, they all mix together to create a spacecraft that feels truly unique and one of a kind. I wish you the best of luck not only with The Sojourn but with all professional and personal endeavours in 2019!

[@DrayseSchneider]

It's nice to see a spacecraft sporting radiators, though they're probably on the smallish side of what they'd really need to be and may not rotate far enough away from the main engine's bell housing to cool effectively. Drift technology may run cooler than a fission or fusion drive would, but it's difficult to speculate without knowing those details. Thanks for the ship breakdown and the mini pilot teaser, I hope your project succeeds. Also, happy new year.

[@dankuser8303]

I’m so hyped I’m gonna jump to hyperspace...

[@petlahk4119]

No, you won't be jumping to hyperspace. You'll be accelerating super fast via drift. No faster than light for you. :P

[@DMSProduktions]

Cya!

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

Hyped-rspace?

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

petlahk isn’t hyperspace like a different universe where light travels faster allowing the ship to move insanely fast or something? Edit: Isn’t* And not universe, dimension*

[@James3-5]

@@Ajc-ni3xn I think it is but that hasn't been confirmed though in new Cannon it seems to also be realated to the force as ezra uses the force to call the hyper space whales and the force loath wolves seem to use some kind of hyper space to go through the planet but thats only speculation Speculate responsibly

[@shadowtheme96]

Am I the only one that sees the Normandy and the Tempest in the Guinevere? Just me? Okay..... Excited to see where The Sojourn will bring us. Keep it up!

[@michaellewis1545]

You torpedo launch system is great. I especially like how the torpedo stay with the ship until the torpedo motors fire. It's little touches like that make ship feel real.

[@StarFlame_228]

Cannot wait to see the Sojourn pan out! I am beyond excited and am proud to have pledged my support!

[@leebone1]

I love the Normandy influences in the design!

[@razgriz501]

So, she's a Corvette-sized Starfury. Awesome!

[@wgtgs5409]

OK. Now I’m excited

[@rakisuzuki-burke4148]

This may just be due to my extreme lack of knowledge of Mass Effect, but this reminds me somewhat of the Normandy SR2.

[@pudlordtynan919]

The amount of Sojourn content pleases me greatly

[@Kitkat-986]

Oh my god, you really put a lot of thought into this ship. It's an utterly unique design, I love it!

[@franklincedillo5460]

A deep explanation, a great backstory, and a beautiful ship!

[@adamdubin1276]

The advanced and unique hero-ship... I love her already. Can't wait to see more.

[@EvanMe]

I just came here to say when this video popped up in my feed, I misread it as "Experimental Amish Corvette," and was very disappointed when it did not turn out to be a horse-drawn spaceship.

[@christiangarcia5348]

This is truly beautiful. And the music is just amazing. You have my support all the way!

[@tehuselessguig3138]

This is worldbuilding and foreshadowing!! I love this.

[@autumngottlieb3071]

You know, after going back and watching the old concept video for this that you put up almost a year ago, I find it striking how little this design has actually changed.

[@Blade40688]

I love the astromical skill floor and even higher skill celling this ship has, along with all of its flaws, it is quiet the glass cannon

[@thunderwazp7653]

Now theses renderings definitely makes my enjoy this design

[@mr.maneiro8083]

I can't wait for more of The Sojourn and I hope you give more breakdowns of other ships in your universe that you hinted at.

[@venpirethevampire]

Im currently making my version of this ship for an RP Server, it is 98 meters long same as the original but it has a Delta-V of 7,000,000 meters per second and a Deuterium + Tritium Inertial Confinement Fusion Thruster, for armor it uses Graphene for the hull, Rubber and Aromatic Polyamide (2cm) for primary armor and Starlite Thermal Protection System (6cm) for secondary armor. I changed the radiators with liquid state retractable radiators for easier waste head rejection and gave it two 500.0kW Ultraviolet-A Laser projectors and a 40MW Ultraviolet-C Nose mounted laser projector. It still has Torpedoes etc.

[@David_Blake91]

I love how you acutally wrote flaws and vulnrabilities into the ship's design, since its a prototype!

[@LinearRadio]

Why did this make me cry? You must be the excellent theme music.

[@calebw979]

Coil/rail guns and torpedoes, 2 of my favorite sci-fi weapons! Cant wait!

[@Heavyarmskai2000]

Interesting design. My only criticism is the firing arcs on the side guns. They have tiny target windows. Otherwise I like the overall idea. Reminds me of the Heart of Midlothian from halo.

[@Amaterasu-wh6xj]

he made a concept video a while back that says they can rotate 360 degrees horizontally. i think its in the captains log playlist

[@Heavyarmskai2000]

@@Amaterasu-wh6xj I must have missed that one. Was going off of what I saw on the rendered model. Ill look for the video. Thanks for the heads up.

[@NimbleBard48]

I have one more thing to add. How does a ship of that design survive atmospheric re-entry? It has loads of appendages and the vector thrusters especially look like they would burn out in the beginning.

[@Heavyarmskai2000]

@@NimbleBard48 That's if we base it on real world physics. I do agree with your point but eventually we have to forgo reality for most of these designs.

[@Heavyarmskai2000]

@@NightRaven-lh1bf Ya I get that he said they have a large firing arc. Sadly you cannot see that in the images. Even with 2 axis articulation the top and bottom guns would hit each other if they were tracking independent targets. The whole mount system seems flawed. Again just a simple gripe. I like the design overall.

[@noahturner6807]

Definitely pledging to this

[@TheThreethumbsup]

THIS GAVE ME CHILLS! I can’t wait for the sojourn!

[@PhileasLiebmann]

Still gives me the chills every time.

[@patricksonjoseph1475]

Congratulations on this beginning stop motion animated series speacedock

[@ripwolfe]

Between you and the Templin Institute, I feel like I get more than my fair shares worth of powerful, interesting and logically fanciful science fiction. I'm in for the pin on KS! Keep up the amazing work.

[@grigturcescu6190]

it must be so satisfying finally making a video about your own ship

[@turianspy]

Im going to contribute.... that motion comic style is so legit!!! Like halo headhunters, the mona lisa and midnight of the heart of midothian... good stuff

[@ExileMagpie]

Have to admit, Guinevere is a pretty ship. Also congrats on reaching your first goal.

[@knghtbrd]

The Guin is just SO jank… I love it, Dan! Seriously wonder how the hell Cass found this thing. Perhaps I'll find out as I listen to and watch more. The Sojurn is so damned good, folks! If you're just coming across this video now because you're wondering about this Sojurn thing or put it off like I have because you wanted to wait until you could dive in like me … the whole damned universe is as fleshed out as this video suggests. It's written by Daniel from Spacedock, how could it be any less?

[@gianlucaborg195]

So, basically the ship is a glass cannon, finally a ship that is not over powered or under powered, but a normal ship which suffered red tape and bureaucratic obstacles- a ship that is powerful, but fragile and that looks the part and feels real. My Preciousness........ er, I mean glass cannon..... Happy new year and congrats ; )

[@farskies5343]

Congrats on making your first 2 campaign goals!

[@marcbartuschka6372]

This is a very interesting and well thought design. However, I would consider to not call it corvette, but much more a space-gunboat or torpedoboat/missile-boat. with a crew of just eight but a minimum-normal crew of three this ships is hard to work round the clock for longer periods of time like several weeks (left aside sick/injured crewmembers, what could easily occour on longer travels). It is in my eyes more a quick attack-vessel for limited range. Second, I think it need explenation why private owners would have access not just to this ship, but also to such deadly weapons like guided missiles (that depends of course on the policitcal background, about which i know nothing). Most governments would get VERY nervous about such ships, which could be easily used by insurgents, pirates etc. - and would act to deal with the problem in a decisive way. If on the other hand in this setting merc-comps, private security or privateering is normal, things look a lot different. The same could be said if there is a black ops background, as deniable assets of one or more security services (military, paramilitary police, internal or external intelligence). But that just some thoughts...

[@spiritofthewolf15x]

I'm legitimately hyped for this series.

[@daemonhunter100]

The funding for this ship must have been astronomical...

[@deliriousdavies7552]

Great design! I had to laugh when I realized the port and starboard running lights were on the wrong sides. I thought I was looking at the underbelly of the ship the whole time!

[@josephmarsh5031]

I love the greeblies on the nose of the ship because they look like they actually have a purpose, rather than just BS plastered on there because some one thought it looked cool.

[@HPetch]

Well, I wasn't sold on the original concept, and was a bit concerned about the original ideas for the internal layout, but now that everything has come together into a more refined, cohesive whole (with the flaws of the design being properly acknowledged) I have to say that I'm quite impressed with what you've managed to come up with. You've built a fascinating universe and a lovely ship to explore it with, and it all has the potential to grow into something far greater than you're currently aiming for, so I wish you a galaxy's worth of luck and the success that comes with it (not that you'll need it in all likelihood, seeing as you've managed to get your campaign 70% funded in the first 12 hours) - and whatever direct support I can as a student of game design, should you ever decide to take your shiny new IP into a more interactive medium. I'm far from a professional (yet), but what skills and resources I have are at your disposal nonetheless.

[@psoma_brufd]

As a matter of interest, I calculated roughly how fast the Guinevere is travelling at 8:02 This is assuming that the scene is in real time and is based on the length of the ship. The ship is 98m in length which on my monitor equated to roughly 26cm (the Guinevere is not angled parallel to the camera point of view). This makes the total distance traveled roughly 25cm on screen which equates to 38.46153846m. The ship covers this distance between 8:02 and 8:49 giving a time of 47 seconds in video. Assuming that this is played in real time, that gives a speed of 0.8183306056m/s which is approximately 0.8 m/s or 2.88 km/h or 1.79mph. This may seem slow, but the Guinevere could be heading for docking meaning that she would have to be going slowly in order to dock, she could also be preserving fuel or the crew just relaxing. jeez Daniel/Spacedock, you did not make this easy for me.

[@aresthecrazy9335]

Psoma_Brufd you made it hard for yourself bud xD however impressive of calculating the speed

[@rodrigosoneja26]

Can't wait to watch the ships of the line from your series!

[@rensc4262]

I am also proud to have become a supporter of the kick starter. (Lt) Thank you for this project, we need some good sci-fi out there akin to the Expanse. I like the design, very unique, just a few comments/notes/thoughts: -Putting the the auto guns near the gimballed thrusters makes the center unit seem very prone to failure and dangerous, complexity of all systems, considering heat, fuel and explosive ammo, etc. -The massive thrusters would also toast/scar every landing pad in VTOL situation? Did you consider aerospike engine designs? -Does the ship have the ability to dock, if so where would the docking access be? -Can it be stealth with the amount of heat it would produce with the gimballed engines? (since there is no RCS) -The bridge was well designed, but lacks railings for instances of artificial gravity failure, and the chair designs are not optimal designed for g-force increase in instances of acceleration. I assume the artificial gravity cannot exceed/compensate the forces generated by the ship? - well unless it has the star trek inertial dampeners. -Did you consider using magnetic fields in the radiator panels to focus heat generation by the main propulsion thus adding to focused/vectored thrust? maybe even isolating the rest of the ship from the heat generated by the main drive. -Does it have a vehicle to allow for ground transport when crews are on different planets, I imagine planetary-uber would be a thing?