The Inventor's playthings.

[James Greed]

Prototype 1# Absolute.Tempest

There isn’t much left in the database about this vessel. It was a "Shire" Bretonian Container Transport, outfitted with advanced weaponry. Nathan managed to fit 10 gunboat C-18 "Cerberus" Gunboat turrets onto it. However on the first test, the ship blew into pieces. The power core couldn’t support the turrets, as it wasn’t able to deliver sufficient energy. The power core overheated, and exploded after a short while. After this incident Nathan gave up on such experiments.

Prototype 2# Viewfinder

A highly modified Percheron, with custom built engines. This prototype features an advanced scanner system, the PE|LRSA MK II, aka Prototype Equipment| Long Range Sensor Array. The advantage granted by the scanner is minor, the scanner only adds an additional hundred meters to the cargo scanning range. The ship also features an AI, programmed by Nathan. EVA: Experimental Virtual Assistant.
She has access to all of the ship’s systems. However, she can’t take control of the ship, unless Nathan instructs her to do so. The programming of the AI isn’t as refined as most of the AIs out there, but she can perform basic maneuvers, as well as making adjustments on the shields, and other minor tasks.
The ship’s engines were designed by Nathan. Piece by piece, he put them together, using salvaged parts mainly. It explains their unreliability. The engines were tested in Tau-23 where Nathan tried to escape an Outcast patrol, by overcharging the drive systems. He did manage to escape the Outcasts. The engines were able to reach 400 m/s cruise speed, but after a short period of time, the engines, and the primary drive system accelerator caught fire. Soon, the fire took out the third section of the main generator, rendering the ship unable to move. Nathan sent out a distress signal, and allowed the AI to take control of the vessel. Later on, a bigger asteroid hit the ship, making Nathan to fall out of the captain’s armchair, hitting his head hard enough to make him fell unconscious.

Prototype 3# V1.0|Wayfinder

The Wayfinder is a Voyager class freighter, with a primitive AI on board. It follows a route given by Nathan. The vessel is used to fetch equipment and other goods to Nathan. The vessel can be remote controlled as well.

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