Difference between revisions of "Faction:Astro Dynamics"

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Story

Astro Dynamics is a corporation founded at the beginning of the 22nd century. It focuses on operations in and around the ore-laden asteroid belts of Space Engineers. Though it began as a peaceful mining group, repeated pirate and raider attacks forced a more militaristic presence, and eventually Astro mining colonies evolved into fully-operational space stations, complete with defenses, long-range sensors and communications, heavy armor, and large ship construction arrays.

Policies

Members of Astro Dynamics are not to attack any player without cause, and must remain polite and refrain from trashtalk, hate speech, and other behavior likely to negatively impact the enjoyment of other players.

Membership

Membership in Astro Dynamics is a low-commitment venture. Astro does not insist on exclusivity (members can be members of other groups, too) but asks that members remain true to its policies, even while not flying under its banner.

Logo

Any ship flying under the name of Astro Dynamics must have the Triple Chevrons visible from any facing.

The Chevrons may be resized, but the color order must remain the same and the shape cannot be changed. Any ship impersonating the colors of Astro Dynamics is subject to punishment at the discretion of Astro personnel present at the time.

Ship Regulations

Ships and stations built by members in the name of Astro Dynamics should follow a loose set of guidelines to prevent confusion and accidents.

Naming

Vessels printed with the Astro Dynamics logo can be named as their owners see fit, but they must contain a Beacon printed with [ASTRO] followed by the name of the ship. This Beacon may be disabled in combat or stealth situations, but should still be present.

Totaled Vessels

When an Astro Dynamics vessel loses all power to maneuver (including Gyroscopes) and cannot be repaired with materials present in the active fleet at the time, that ship is considered to be totaled. If rebuilt, either by repairing or new construction, under the same name, a previously-totaled vessel will be given a letter designation after its name to indicate this. Ships that have never been destroyed in combat will have no letter designation, while a ship that has been totaled once will be suffixed with "-A" and so on.

Repair Shuttles

Any ship large enough to do so should contain one or more Repair Shuttles. Repair Shuttles are small ships with cargo capacity large enough to carry spare Reactor parts, either to aid other ships in need or to prevent the parent ship from being totaled. If possible, these Shuttles should be in an area of the ship unlikely to sustain heavy damage in combat.