There's really not much to say about this ship.
History.
The orginal series called this a foundry or electronics ship and it was used as a support vessel for the battlestar. It could manufacture many of the replacement parts and electronics hardware for any fleet ship including manufacture of new Vipers.
It has only been shown as a background ship in wide fleet shots so little is know about its real size or capabilities. The new series version differs quite a bit from the old series and mine is different from both in that it only resembles the series ones from a distance.
I call mine the "Flattop" or "Flatbed" because I was thinking along the lines of an aircraft carrier with a deck that you could land on and launch from.
It's fairly big at 1000 meters and is equipped with FTL drive which works the same as the Colonial One or Battlestar. Look at the FTL drive thread for more information on using the FTL drive.
It is not designed for planet fall and should not be taken into atmosphere.
It has a secondary engine system that will give it a highter thrust but at the cost of using lots of fuel. The secondary thrusters are controlled using the standard Orbiter "Hover" thruster controls.
The large Quonset hut structure is a hangar with a door in the back which can be opened or closed using the G key.
The most unique feature of this ship is the ability to land anywhere on the deck or in the hangar. Only ships equipped to land and launch can do so but it’s pretty easy to add the capability to any ship.
Some of my fleet ships have built in controls that allow them to land and launch from within their cockpits. As of this writing the following ships can launch and land from their cockpits.
Viper prototype.
Colonial One
Sport Firefly.
QuadJ Assault Raptor.
New Keyboard commands for launch and land are:
J will launch from the battlestar or flattop. The battlestar will catapult you out but you need to leave under your own power to launch from the flatbed.
Ctrl J will land you on the flatbed.
Also included is a pop-up module that allows any ship with a fleet compatible attach point to launch from the battlestar and Flatbed or land on the Flatbed. I have included a modified config file for the DeltaGlider to demonstrate this feature.
To use the pop-up it must be set to active under the modules tab in Orbiter. Then use Ctrl F4 and select the RTF Control. There are two buttons Launch and Land.
You can land from any direction and anywhere on the deck, inside the hangar or in free space next to the flat bed. You must be within 500 meters of the center of the flatbed and you will be "snapped" to the same level as the deck. A land command is broadcast to all flatbeds so if you have two of them within 500 meters of each other you may have problems attaching as both will attempt to attach you.
