Classes and equipment

A vehicle is a chassis with equipment fitted to its slots, within its class's build points and mass. What it carries decides which libraries its program may import.

Classes

Every vehicle starts in Bronze. The league's classes, lowest first: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, elite. The game runs these now:

Bronze

One turret, basic sensors and defences.

Build points	100
Mass allowance	72
Operations per update	2000
Memory fields	64
Memory size	16 KiB

Silver

Tracking radar, guided and twin launchers, decoys and close-combat weapons, with room to fit them.

Build points	140
Mass allowance	90
Operations per update	4000
Memory fields	128
Memory size	32 KiB

Chassis

CRAWLER Mk I

Tracked

Tracked chassis. Turns on the spot, and carries the most.

Drawback: The slowest of the three.

Running gear	Tracked
Build points	100 % of the class's
Mass allowance	100 % of the class's
Top speed	100 % of the drive's
Acceleration	100 % of the drive's
Turn rate	100 % of the drive's
Reverse	50 % of its top speed
Turning at a standstill	all of it
Health	100
Hull radius	7 m
Energy capacity	400
Energy recovery	0 / s
Heat dissipation	7 / s
Thermal lockout	at 100, clears at 50
Power failure	below 1 energy, restored at 20
Speed loss	0.3 % per mass unit

HAULER Mk I

Half-track

Half-track: wheels in front to steer, tracks behind to drive. Quicker than tracks, and tougher than wheels.

Drawback: Turns slowly until it is rolling. Carries less than the CRAWLER, behind lighter armour.

Running gear	Half-track
Build points	90 % of the class's
Mass allowance	90 % of the class's
Top speed	112.0 % of the drive's
Acceleration	110.0 % of the drive's
Turn rate	100 % of the drive's
Reverse	50 % of its top speed
Turning at a standstill	40 %: all of it from 12 m/s
Health	90
Hull radius	6.5 m
Energy capacity	400
Energy recovery	0 / s
Heat dissipation	7 / s
Thermal lockout	at 100, clears at 50
Power failure	below 1 energy, restored at 20
Speed loss	0.35 % per mass unit

ROVER Mk I

Wheeled

Wheeled chassis. The fastest, the quickest off the mark and the smallest target.

Drawback: Can't turn where it stands: it steers only while it rolls. Carries the least, behind thin armour, and a load slows it most.

Running gear	Wheeled
Build points	80 % of the class's
Mass allowance	80 % of the class's
Top speed	125 % of the drive's
Acceleration	125 % of the drive's
Turn rate	100 % of the drive's
Reverse	50 % of its top speed
Turning at a standstill	none: all of it from 12 m/s
Health	80
Hull radius	6 m
Energy capacity	400
Energy recovery	0 / s
Heat dissipation	7 / s
Thermal lockout	at 100, clears at 50
Power failure	below 1 energy, restored at 20
Speed loss	0.4 % per mass unit

Radar

Provides the radar library.

RD-1 Basic Radar

15 BP · mass 10

Directional pulse radar. One bearing per scan.

Drawback: Narrow cone, short range and coarse readings.

Range	260 m
Scan cone	20 deg
Energy / scan	0.4
Heat / scan	0.1
Cooldown	0.1 s
Range precision	4 m
Bearing precision	2 deg

RD-2 Wide Radar

30 BP · mass 16

Longer range, wider cone and finer readings.

Drawback: Twice the energy and more heat per scan; heavier and costlier.

Range	340 m
Scan cone	32 deg
Energy / scan	0.8
Heat / scan	0.25
Cooldown	0.1 s
Range precision	1 m
Bearing precision	0.5 deg

RD-3 Tracking Radar

Silver and above · 40 BP · mass 18

Locks onto what a scan found, then reports it every update without scanning.

Drawback: Draws energy all the time it holds a lock. Losing sight of the target, or a decoy, breaks it.

Range	300 m
Scan cone	24 deg
Energy / scan	0.6
Heat / scan	0.15
Cooldown	0.1 s
Range precision	1 m
Bearing precision	0.5 deg
Tracking	locks on; energy / s while locked 3

Missile launcher

Provides the missiles library.

ML-1 Launcher

25 BP · mass 22

Unguided missiles, launched along the turret.

Drawback: Slow reload.

Reload	1.5 s
Turret traverse	120 deg/s
Ammunition	8, then reload at a supply crate
Damage / hit	20
Energy / shot	8
Heat / shot	9
Missile speed	140 m/s
Missile range	350 m

ML-2 Rapid Launcher

35 BP · mass 26

An autoloader halves the reload time.

Drawback: Runs hot, hits softer and has a slower turret; sustained fire causes thermal lockout.

Reload	0.8 s
Turret traverse	90 deg/s
Ammunition	12, then reload at a supply crate
Damage / hit	13
Energy / shot	5
Heat / shot	10
Missile speed	140 m/s
Missile range	350 m

ML-3 Guided Launcher

Silver and above · 45 BP · mass 28

Each missile steers itself towards the nearest target ahead of it.

Drawback: Slower missiles, few of them and a slow reload. A decoy nearer than the target draws them off.

Reload	2 s
Turret traverse	120 deg/s
Ammunition	6, then reload at a supply crate
Damage / hit	18
Energy / shot	10
Heat / shot	10
Missile speed	110 m/s
Missile range	385 m
Seeker	40 deg cone, 120 m
Seeker turn rate	90 deg/s

ML-4 Twin Launcher

Silver and above · 45 BP · mass 30

Launches two unguided missiles at once, a little apart.

Drawback: Heavy, hot, and each missile hits softer; a salvo empties it twice as fast.

Reload	1.8 s
Turret traverse	100 deg/s
Ammunition	12, then reload at a supply crate
Damage / hit	13
Energy / shot	12
Heat / shot	16
Missile speed	140 m/s
Missile range	350 m
Missiles a shot	2, 4 deg apart

Shield generator

Provides the shield library.

SG-1 Shield Generator

25 BP · mass 18

Absorbs part of each hit while powered.

Drawback: Constant energy drain and heat; offline when overheated or out of energy.

Absorbs at level 1	60 %
Energy / s at level 1	8
Heat / s at level 1	3
Heat / damage absorbed	0.5

Drive unit

Provides the drive library.

DR-1 Standard Drive

15 BP · mass 14

Efficient tracked drive.

Drawback: Modest speed and turn rate.

Top speed (unladen)	30 m/s
Acceleration	30 m/s2
Turn rate	110 deg/s
Energy / s at full throttle	2
Heat / s at full throttle	0.5

DR-2 Turbo Drive

30 BP · mass 18

Much faster and more agile.

Drawback: Uses 2.5 times the energy and runs hot, leaving less for shields and weapons.

Top speed (unladen)	46 m/s
Acceleration	50 m/s2
Turn rate	150 deg/s
Energy / s at full throttle	5
Heat / s at full throttle	2.5

Missile warning

Provides the warning library.

MW-1 Missile Warning

15 BP · mass 8

Reports the opponent's missiles that are coming for you: where, how far, and how long until they arrive.

Drawback: Short range, coarse readings and a constant energy draw; it adds weight and does nothing about the missile itself.

Range	150 m
Warns of missiles passing within	20 m
Energy / s	1
Range precision	5 m
Bearing precision	5 deg
Arrival time precision	0.1 s

Countermeasure

Provides the decoys library.

DC-1 Decoy Launcher

Silver and above · 20 BP · mass 8

Drops a decoy that radar and guided missiles take for a target, if it is nearer.

Drawback: Only four, they don't last, and a decoy fools nothing that is already closer to you.

Decoys	4 for the battle
Each lasts	4 s
Between launches	1.5 s
Energy / launch	5

Close combat

Provides the close library.

AC-1 Autocannon

Silver and above · 35 BP · mass 20

Shots straight ahead of the hull, hitting at once at close range. Never runs out.

Drawback: Short range, light hits, and it heats up fast: aim by driving.

Range	60 m, straight ahead
Damage / hit	6
Shots / s	5
Energy / s firing	6
Heat / s firing	18

RP-1 Ram Plate

Silver and above · 15 BP · mass 16

Armour on the nose: drive into the opponent and it takes damage by how fast you closed.

Drawback: Heavy, you take a share of the blow, and it does nothing unless you get there.

Damage	1.2 per m/s of closing speed
Rams from	6 m/s
Nose arc	60 deg
Rammer takes	25 % of it
Between rams	1 s

FL-1 Flamethrower

Silver and above · 30 BP · mass 18

A cone of fire ahead of the hull that burns anything in it.

Drawback: Very short range, and it burns through energy and heat while it is on.

Range	30 m ahead
Cone	30 deg
Damage / s	18
Energy / s burning	12
Heat / s burning	20