Gecko Dragon Class

ship name::Gecko "Dragon Class"
Size (W×H×L)	61 m×ship height::14 m×ship length::52 m
Cargo capacity	ship cargo capacity::3 TC
Cargo bay extension	ship cargo extension::N/A
Maximum speed	ship speed::0.36 LM
Manoeuvrability	Pitch: 1.5 Roll: 3.0 Yaw: 1.5 Thrust: 45
Energy banks	ship energy banks::5
Energy recharge rate	Excellent (ship energy recharge::4.5)
Gun mounts	Fore: 4x
Missile slots	ship missile slots::2
Shield boosters available	ship supports shield booster::N/A
Military shields available	ship supports mil shields::N/A
Hyperspace capable	ship can hyperspace::N/A
OXP or standard	{{#set:ship is standard=OXP}}OXP
Available to player	ship is player flyable::Yes
Base price	ship base price::120,000 Cr

Overview

A Gecko heavy fighter based on the technology of a wrecked Green Gecko. While not as advanced as the original this ship could be a fearsome combatant. By copying some of the hi-tech from Avernus Orbital the design includes 4 front laser mounts, an additional pylon, increased speed, more energy banks, and a higher reload rate. On the downside, no hyperdrive, Shield Boosters or Military Shield Enhancement could be assigned and the maintenance costs are 10% higher. While primarily used as a single-pilot combat craft, the cockpit supports a co-pilot as well.

When the fighter first was introduced to the open market there was much skepticism, no wonder because the design came from a small backyard repair shop. However, after the first test-flights, the orders exploded, escorts, bounty-hunters, mercenaries, and numerous Navies and local police forces stood in line to get some of the production. Needless to say that assassins and pirates also became highly interested.

Soon the shop became a shipyard and nowadays Biarge United Shipyards is known everywhere in the Eight.

Gallery

Since this ship is mainly used by the more adventures commanders some creative hull paints are now widely spotted:

Click on thumbnails to view full-size images

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  Escort
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  SSG Escorts/Defenders
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  Bounty Hunter Guild
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  Hunter/Assassin
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  Pirates

Remarks

• While available to the player please keep in mind that you have only 3 t cargo capacity and no hyperdrive, flying this craft could be a challenge.
  
• If you are using New lasers OXP some lasers will be replaced.

Warning

This ship/ships belong to the category Ubership, I recommend installing Multiple Lasers as well to level the field.

Credits

The Gecko "Dragon Class" is inspired by the Green Gecko and the Renegade Gecko, thanks a lot to Cody and LittleBear.

• Cody (basic concept)
• LittleBear (additional ideas from the Renegade Gecko (Renegade Pirates OXP)
• Griff (ship model, gun model, and basic textures)
• another_commander (specular maps)
• phkb (basic diffuse map for the Bounty Hunter Guild variant)
• Cholmondely (reported a model error)

Requirements

• Oolite V 1.88 or higher.
• Montanas Resource Pack 01 is required. It could be found on the Expansions Manager or alternatively here: MRP01.

Download

The Gecko "Dragon Class" could be found on the Expansions Manager or alternatively here: Gecko "Dragon Class" OXP
At SIRF OXP (V 2.60 and higher) these ships act as defenders of the station (NPC only).

License

This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
To view a copy of this license visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0.

Version History

• Version 0.50 / 2021-03-22:

initial release

• Version 0.51 / 2021-09-15:

corrected a texture in a model (thanks to Cholmondely for reporting the bug)

optimized the emission maps

added another ship (Bounty Hunter Guild, based on a diffuse map from phkb)

enhanced ship script

downgraded some equipped weapons and reduced the chances to appear in the game

• Version 0.52 / 2021-12-03:

small tweaks to adjust better with other OXP's

Quick Facts

Version	Released	License	Features	Category	Author(s)	Feedback
0.52	2021-12-03	CC BY-NC-SA 4.0	Ship	Ships OXPs	Montana05	BB