Hi all,
Been working on the Mulciber a bit. Some specs for ya's:
Over 1000m long
23 decks
Crew 500+
5x industrial replicators
6x shuttle/fighter bays, w/1x sub bay on deck 9
Here's what else we know. It was refitted for slipstream drive, thus modern, but not fresh off the press modern. Has a large triangular saucer, and a long rectangular hull. And it is described as vulnerable in the Full Circle fleet...
Here's my take. Sovereign contemporary. Essentially a mobile starbase, which is a very unusual platform, but ideal for deep space force projection. I made the fan tail a flat receiving flight deck for small craft, and the other 4 are either 4 through way bays, or 2 on each side. All bays would be interconnected. The starbase/spacedock function is on the bottom with 5x lighted extending scaffolds for work space and replication equipment.
My dilemma: Fighter bay placement and size. Side bays in the picture are 3 decks high. I considered 4 decks, but don't know if that makes sense. Rear bays are 6 decks on the top, 4 on the bottom. I intend to make the "sub bay" internal in the rear, near the top (where deck 9 would be). If I make them 4 decks high and where they are in the hull, the top ones seem too close to the wash from the impulse engines. Is that a fundamental error, some turbulence pilots would accept on launch, or do they need to be shorter and maybe pushed back? Backwards, they start to hide behind the nacelles...
