I personally recommend the Class A Artillery versions initially, as the railgun is much cheaper to power, and thus more deployable early.
The Rocinante ("Roci") is a Corvette-class light frigate with multiple roles, such as torpedo bomber and boarding party insertion.
Originally commissioned as the MCRN Tachi (ECF 270), the ship was stationed onboard the MCRN battleship Donnager. It was renamed by James Holden after he and his crew used it to escape from the Donnager.
Her normal crew complement was over a dozen navy personnel and officers, and on many missions she'd also carry six marines.
There is some reasoning behind the load-out the ship comes with. It was to be built around the railgun, and as such, I saw the Stealth ships as a good base. Hence, no shields (works for those of us coming from The Expanse universe, too).However, I haven't played FTL myself in over a year, and I would love and appreciate any balancing advice or suggestions. I wanted to attempt to stay true to the source material (Roci) while playing within the world of FTL. So for example, you'll see the teleport station where the cargo bay and lower airlock can be found, and the cloaking art is unlike that typically found in FTL but "more in line" with The Expanse. Starting weaponry and augments had me scratching my head, so If you have better or more interesting weaponry or interior suggestions, please let me know!
THE CREW:
Every character from the TV show or book has been added, so you'll see them starting out with you occasionally, or wandering around the universe. You might see a few with recognizable names like Donnager, too.
Oh, you also have a ghost on the ship.
VIDEO SHOWCASE:
I'll be doing a playthrough if someone else doesn't!
LAYOUTS:
Please note there are two versions available to download. Beam version provides a railgun that can target and impact multiple rooms at once. Projectile version can only hit one room. Projectile version can miss, I do not believe the beam can(?).
The ships replace the Kestrel Class A, B, and C.
Class A is a version with the railgun set as artillery. So you have no direct control of targeting.
Class B is a targeted railgun version. Please note that the only weapons I can personally vouch for as looking OK in the first (left) weapon slot, is the Glaive or Railgun. This is the weapon slot that comes out of the Rocinante's nose. Any other weapons will likely display funky.
Class C is the same as Class B, but the Epstein Drive version. You have way more power to start with.
Includes GIBS!
CREDIT:
This is my first mod for FTL, and couldn't have been done without the help of some great people.
3D Rocinante model and original image by the amazing Anton Perfilev:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/mcrn-ta ... 7afe1498d2
The entire FTL Discord modding channel, notably:
ScottishPingu (provided the RAILGUN image!) If you don't like it, that's because I modified it!
-Also an extremely helpful tutorial by them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mM6ZF1 ... e=youtu.be
asunnydog
IvyOperator
Ben_Jammin
mathchamp93
The Biodome Discord:
Biohazard (and his wonderful tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... -F4oO3jTqZ )
with rand118 (https://www.youtube.com/user/rand118/featured)
Kix
Railgun launch sound via the awesome Go Ballistic mod (https://subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... 11&t=26840) by R4V3-0N.
And my incredible daughter who encouraged me so much on this.
If I forgot anyone, I'm sorry, I will remember (or remind me!!!) and update this. I've been working on this for like a week and my brain is a little bit scrambled.
Coming soon:
The Donnager.
I had thought of doing a version (or balancing) of the Rocinante where the railgun firing costs a missile each shot, if there's any interest in that. Can't be done with the beam version, just the projectile.
Also, I'm new to Gimp, so I know this art style might not sit well with the FTL style. I'll try to improve.
Improved gibs animation. The testing was...infuriating and I'm not happy with the result. Still, good enough for government work, ship it.
Captain's Edition/Multiverse compatibility?
DOWNLOAD:
Please note there are two versions available to download. Beam version provides a railgun that can target and impact multiple rooms at once. Projectile version can only hit one room. Projectile version can miss, I do not believe the beam can(?).
Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
Nexus:
https://www.nexusmods.com/fasterthanlight/mods/29/
Please, please, please report any BUGS or BALANCE suggestions! HAVE FUN!
Permissions:
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
