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SPECTATOR SCENARIO

Four factions. Four competing doctrines.

CN, SH, GE and the fourth faction begin with four ships each on four faces of a 6,000 m cube. Distinct loadouts, all eleven weapons, and one destroyer reserve per faction on turn 4 showcase all twenty hull designs.

What makes each fleet different?

CN: layered point defense, extra charge, sustained torpedo fire.

SH: heavier armor, kinetic batteries, slower gun-line maneuvers.

GE: high-thrust flankers, powered volleys and cluster attacks.

Fourth faction: boarding raids, harpoons, mines and mixed dispersal weapons.

Reserves make twenty hull designs in total. The battle continues until one faction remains.

Starts paused. Advance one second, one turn, or enable continuous playback.

MISSION

Mission name

DimensionsTurn length

Grid snap · mMap width · m

Map depth · mMap height · m

Launch recoil · installed projectile mass

Classroom budget limits

Scenario rulesBudget per faction · design points

Starting fleets are checked against 130% of each class template cost, plus the faction total limit above. Cost includes hull/2 + charge/3 + maximum acceleration × 20, then weapon damage, speed, energy, cooldown and utility costs. These are adjustable classroom limits; competitive balance is provisional.

Faction relationships

Legacy fleet ↔ CNLegacy fleet ↔ SHLegacy fleet ↔ GELegacy fleet ↔ FourthLegacy fleet ↔ NeutralCN ↔ SHCN ↔ GECN ↔ FourthCN ↔ NeutralSH ↔ GESH ↔ FourthSH ↔ NeutralGE ↔ FourthGE ↔ NeutralFourth ↔ Neutral

PLACE OBJECTS

SELECTED OBJECT

Hull designHull templateCapital role

Faction class loadouts install the showcase equipment and physical values for the selected design/class. Generic templates use the standard class equipment. Installing either replaces this ship’s hull and weapons. Its location, name, allegiance and orders controller stay as chosen.

Name

AllegianceControl

AI behavior

Position · m

Initial velocity · m/s

Patrol destination · m

Mass · kgMax thrust · N

Hull pointsRadius · m

Starting chargeCharge capacity

Recharge each completed turn

Custom weapon mounts

Mount

Mount nameInstalled weapon

AmmunitionCooldown · s

DamageCharge per projectile

Projectiles per salvoBarrel spacing · m

The center barrel uses your exact calculation. Other barrels fire parallel shots from symmetric offsets. Each projectile uses ammunition and charge.

Launch speed limit · m/sFixed launch speed · m/s

Max acceleration · m/s²Max powered burn · s

Blast radius · mCapture time after attachment · s

Winch force · NTether duration · s

Each mount has independent ammunition and cooldown. All mounts draw from the same ship charge reserve. Saved maps include every custom value.

Unpublished intelligence

OBJECTIVE

Success conditionObjective / observer factionTargetSurvive turns

REINFORCEMENT EVENTS

Scheduled reserveDeploy selected reserve automaticallyAt the start of turn

Select a reserve to change its turn or enable it. All enabled reserves deploy on their scheduled turn. Teacher controls can deploy the next pending reserve early.

FLEET ORDERS

Build a mission, then start the scenario.

BATTLE REPLAY

Review a single turn, a contiguous group, or the full battle. The live battle remains unchanged.

First turnLast turn

History includes completed turns and the recorded portion of a paused current turn. Playback never fires weapons or changes resources.

MISSION FILES

Mission files preserve the designed starting conditions.

Saved maps

CONTINUE NEXT PERIOD

A battle save includes its mission, current state, pending orders, all projectiles and timers, and the complete recorded history.

Export is the portable backup. Device storage may be cleared or fill up. Import resumes paused, including unfinished execution. Export during replay always saves the live battle.

STUDENT BRIEFING

Includes published objects, map, known velocities, ship limits and planning spaces. Hidden threats and teacher events are omitted.

Current build scope

Shared teacher console, 2D/3D editor, simultaneous fleet simulation, multiple ship classes, per-mount weapons, AI roles, boarding capture, carrier phases, scheduled reinforcement triggers, objectives, replay, and portable saves. Networked student stations, advanced sensors and interior boarding are future additions.

Damage and charge are gameplay quantities. Projectile limits and damage depend on the installed mount. Timed mines have blast falloff and friendly fire. Sensors reveal hidden contacts within 1,800 m. Forces use F = ma. Recoil uses each mounted weapon’s projectile mass (2 kg for legacy launchers), relative to the pre-shot ship velocity. Ships have no speed cap or automatic braking.