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ESC Antares-V Scout Frigate
   
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Type: Blueprint
Mod category: Exploration
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24 Oct, 2019 @ 2:50pm
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ESC Antares-V Scout Frigate

In 1 collection by Endar949
ESC - Endarian Space Command
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Description
Note: This ship uses the new DLC blocks. A version without DLC can be found here: https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1898018829

The Antares-V Scout Frigate is a light reconnaissance spacecraft used by the Endarian Space Corps. Originally designed in 2107 by Endar the founder of the planet Endaria, it was heavily upgraded and many new versions were made. The ship is so successful, the latest versions are still active in the 23rd century.

This ship is survival ready and has been tested several times on survival servers. It has full assembling and refining capabilities, and it can process its own uranium. The refinery has 4 yield modules to ensure maximum efficiency. The ship is adaptable and can be modified, I use it as my ship on SE servers because it is quite easy to build. It can land on any planet or moon with the use of hydrogen thrusters, but they are not needed for flying around there.

Features:
- New DLC blocks!
- Enclosed Battle Bridge
- Crew quarters - max crew capacity 6, recommended 4.
- All three types of thruster

Stats:
PCU: 12,066
Blocks: 1,036
Max jump range: 1800km
Mass: 1,497,000kg
Turrets: 5 Gatling, 1 Missile, 16 Interior

-User Manual (Can be found in the ship's lockers)-

This is the ESC Antares-V Scout Frigate. It is a fairly small but powerful, medium-range scout ship that is perfect for your survival needs. Here are some tips to help you start out:

-Turn off the hydrogen power generators when not needed, they are only intended for emergency power generation.
-On servers, keep the beacon and antenna off so that enemy players cannot see you.
-Remember this is a scout frigate, not a battle ship. It can fight enemy fighters and small corvettes/gunships but extra skill is needed when countering larger enemy ships. In big fights, consider bringing some corvettes to cover you.
-If in a combat situation, try to use the ship's manuverability and dodge enemy missiles. Make sure you are safe in the battle bridge.
-Hydrogen thrusters are great in combat, but using them all the time wastes fuel. Be careful!
-Feel free to call the frigate a 'stylish starship' because THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

Please don't do stupid things with your new Antares class frigate. Endarian Space Corps will not take responsibility for any planetary bases hilariously destroyed with the 'fun' music blasting from Sound Block Exterior.
13 Comments
|ツ| Reeves | ♠ 31 Aug, 2023 @ 6:38am 
Hey, I love the overall design of your ship, and I'm generally not good at designing ships from scratch, but I love to modify blueprints and make them my own. This is my modification fo the Antares-V:
https://imgur.com/gallery/zEksdN5
M+ 18 Aug, 2020 @ 3:19am 
nice ship! i think the link to the DLC-free version needs to be https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1898018829
novoscorp 12 Jan, 2020 @ 7:28am 
@Endar949. Thank you for reading and considering my input ! :) BTW. I've learned an important lesson from the evolution of your ships. Hydrogen thrusters are not intended to be a main propulsion system, they are meant to be a booster only, Antares V proves that :) The only exception I can think of is Recon and Attack Drones, these types of builds are meant to be compact and not resource intensive.
Endar949  [author] 12 Jan, 2020 @ 1:12am 
Thanks for the feedback! I'll make sure the next version has all the things you suggested.
novoscorp 9 Jan, 2020 @ 11:02am 
BTW, Antares V could use an Ore Detector. I normally use Taidyr's Skuld Light Aerospace Freighter scouting and collecting Ores ( I replaced the rocket launchers with 2 mining drills, mounted 1 beam light to each drill then setup in toolbar). As far as small grid ships go, the Skuld is very good.
novoscorp 9 Jan, 2020 @ 9:31am 
My 3 fav builds ATM. Endar949's Antares V (speed, firepower, easy takeoff/land, very good starter jumpship), Goldshell's Prometheous (true interplanetary mobile base with large cargo capcity, 2 large antenna+laser antenna also make this ship a command ship), DERMAKRAT's Speedy (heavy firepower, deployable armor, small docking bay).
novoscorp 5 Jan, 2020 @ 8:43am 
I just tested my Antares V in 1.0 G , 18 metres (twice height of ship) off ground, preessed Y key, let it drop while level with ground. Took welder to inspect landing legs, NO damage. For a ship with FULL manufacturing ability, well armed, high manuverabily/speed, just over a thousand blocks, under 1500K KG, its a very good design 😃 BTW Antares V will work with 3 paracutes at 1500 metres off ground IF kept level during freefall. I also added Remote Block on mine ( RB good for long trips for getting to proximity to destination but manual control recommended on final approch).
novoscorp 21 Dec, 2019 @ 6:01pm 
👌
Endar949  [author] 20 Dec, 2019 @ 2:26pm 
Antares VI will probably be out after more major updates. Thanks for the parachute idea!
novoscorp 17 Dec, 2019 @ 2:48am 
As a single player, I'm starting to favor this ship. Maybe Antares VI will have Paracutes ? BTW, I like the Gravity Shield ! :)