New Starship & Spaceship Gimmicks
Decontamination Chamber = Cleanse contamination of crew, passengers, and equipment.
Tractor Emitter = Allows a vessel to grab hold of smaller vessels or objects and either hold in position, push, or pull it.
Laboratory = There are many types of research and experimental facilities, for example: medical, life sciences, electronics, hydroponics, and so forth.
Suspended Animation Pods = These are special small chambers designed to safeguard the crew from aging during long voyages.
AI Computer = These powerful computers are installed to take the place of crewmen. They perform different functions such as: weapons control, sensors, navigation, helm control, & communications to name a few.
Stateroom = Cabins for very important guests. Staterooms have sections such as work area, sleeping quarters, personal head, lounge, and so forth.
Recreation Area = Could host a gym, pool, arena, sauna, hot tubs, relaxation chambers, media center, and so forth.
Medical Facility = This can range from a few beds and med-packs, to diagnostic computers, to intensive care units, even surgery rooms, or all the way up to state of the art automated facilities.
Escape Shoots = Larger vessels have any where from a few to hundreds of the shoots that house lifeboats in cases crew and/or passengers have to evacuate in an emergency.
Vehicle Bay = Bay(s) designed to carry planet side transportation (ground and hover vehicles, water craft, and aircraft). See note:1.
Most vessels will have some form and size of the following areas so you will not have to take a Gimmick. Just use your common sense as to what would logically be included in your vessels: air lock, deck elevators, life support, armory, bridge, briefing room, brig, crew cabins, ships computer, engineering, environmental suit lockers, galley, mess hall, wardroom, heads, conference room, laundry, lounge, & storage lockers. You may even think of more common areas that most vessels could have.
Note 1: EarthAD.2 is a good source to use when designing vehicles for a sci-fi game.
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