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Appendix

Appendix

Ranks

Combat ranks:

Index Rank
0 'Harmless'
1 'Mostly Harmless'
2 'Novice'
3 'Competent'
4 'Expert'
5 'Master'
6 'Dangerous'
7 'Deadly'
8 'Elite'

Trade ranks:

Index Rank
0 'Penniless'
1 'Mostly Pennliess'
2 'Peddler'
3 'Dealer'
4 'Merchant'
5 'Broker'
6 'Entrepreneur'
7 'Tycoon'
8 'Elite'

Exploration ranks:

Index Rank
0 'Aimless'
1 'Mostly Aimless'
2 'Scout'
3 'Surveyor'
4 'Explorer'
5 'Pathfinder'
6 'Ranger'
7 'Pioneer'
8 'Elite'

Federation ranks:

Index Rank
0 'None'
1 'Recruit'
2 'Cadet'
3 'Midshipman'
4 'Petty Officer'
5 'Chief Petty Officer'
6 'Warrant Officer'
7 'Ensign'
8 'Lieutenant'
9 'Lt. Commander'
10 'Post Commander'
11 'Post Captain'
12 'Rear Admiral'
13 'Vice Admiral'
14 'Admiral'

Empire ranks:

Index Rank
0 'None'
1 'Outsider'
2 'Serf'
3 'Master'
4 'Squire'
5 'Knight'
6 'Lord'
7 'Baron'
8 'Viscount '
9 'Count'
10 'Earl'
11 'Marquis'
12 'Duke'
13 'Prince'
14 'King'

CQC ranks:

Index Rank
0 'Helpless'
1 'Mostly Helpless'
2 'Amateur'
3 'Semi Professional'
4 'Professional'
5 'Champion'
6 'Hero'
7 'Legend'
8 'Elite'

Military Ranks:

Index Rank
0 Defenceless
1 Mostly Defenceless
2 Rookie
3 Soldier
4 Gunslinger
5 Warrior
6 Gladiator
7 Deadeye
8 Elite

Exobiologist Ranks:

Index Rank
0 Directionless
1 Mostly Directionless
2 Compiler
3 Collector
4 Cataloguer
5 Taxonomist
6 Ecologist
7 Geneticist
8 Elite

Star Descriptions

  • (Main sequence:) O B A F G K M L T Y

  • (Proto stars:) TTS AeBe

  • (Wolf-Rayet:) W WN WNC WC WO

  • (Carbon stars:) CS C CN CJ CH CHd

  • MS S

  • (white dwarfs:) D DA DAB DAO DAZ DAV DB DBZ DBV DO DOV DQ DC DCV DX

  • N (=Neutron)

  • H (=Black Hole)

  • X (=exotic)

  • SupermassiveBlackHole

  • A_BlueWhiteSuperGiant

  • F_WhiteSuperGiant

  • M_RedSuperGiant

  • M_RedGiant

  • K_OrangeGiant

  • RoguePlanet

  • Nebula

  • StellarRemnantNebula

Planet Classes

  • Metal rich body

  • High metal content body

  • Rocky body

  • Icy body

  • Rocky ice body

  • Earthlike body

  • Water world

  • Ammonia world

  • Water giant

  • Water giant with life

  • Gas giant with water based life

  • Gas giant with ammonia based life

  • Sudarsky class I gas giant (also class II, III, IV, V)

  • Helium rich gas giant

  • Helium gas giant

Atmosphere Classes

  • No atmosphere

  • Suitable for water-based life

  • Ammonia and oxygen

  • Ammonia

  • Water

  • Carbon dioxide

  • Sulphur dioxide

  • Nitrogen

  • Water-rich

  • Methane-rich

  • Ammonia-rich

  • Carbon dioxide-rich

  • Methane

  • Helium

  • Silicate vapour

  • Metallic vapour

  • Neon-rich

  • Argon-rich

  • Neon

  • Argon

  • Oxygen

Volcanism classes

(all with possible 'minor' or 'major' qualifier)

  • None

  • Water Magma

  • Sulphur Dioxide Magma

  • Ammonia Magma

  • Methane Magma

  • Nitrogen Magma

  • Silicate Magma

  • Metallic Magma

  • Water Geysers

  • Carbon Dioxide Geysers

  • Ammonia Geysers

  • Methane Geysers

  • Nitrogen Geysers

  • Helium Geysers

  • Silicate Vapour Geysers

Crime types

  • Assault

  • Murder

  • Piracy

  • Interdiction

  • IllegalCargo

  • DisobeyPolice

  • FireInNoFireZone

  • FireInStation

  • DumpingDangerous

  • DumpingNearStation

  • DockingMinor_BlockingAirlock

  • DockingMajor_BlockingAirlock

  • DockingMinor_BlockingLandingPad

  • DockingMajor_BlockingLandingPad

  • DockingMinor_Trespass

  • DockingMajor_Trespass

  • CollidedAtSpeedInNoFireZone

  • CollidedAtSpeedInNoFireZone_HullDamage

BodyType values

  • "Null" (eg the barycentre of a binary star system)

  • "Star"

  • "Planet"

  • "PlanetaryRing"

  • "StellarRing"

  • "Station"

  • "AsteroidCluster"

Gases in AtmosphereComposition

  • Water

  • Oxygen

  • CarbonDioxide

  • SulphurDioxide

  • Ammonia

  • Methane

  • Nitrogen

  • Hydrogen

  • Helium

  • Neon

  • Argon

  • Silicates

  • Iron

Star Luminosity classes

  • 0

  • I

  • Ia0

  • Ia

  • Ib

  • Iab

  • II

  • IIa

  • IIab

  • IIb

  • III

  • IIIa

  • IIIab

  • IIIb

  • IV

  • IVa

  • IVab

  • IVb

  • V

  • Va

  • Vab

  • Vb

  • Vz

  • VI

  • VII

Engineer IDs

ID Name
300000 Didi Vatermann
300010 Bill Turner
300030 Broo Tarquin
300040 The Sarge
300050 Zachariah Nemo
300080 Liz Ryder
300090 Hera Tani
300100 Felicity Farseer
300110 Ram Tah
300120 Lei Cheung
300140 Col. Bris Dekker
300160 Elvira Martuuk
300180 The Dweller
300200 Marco Quent
300210 Selene Jean
300220 Prof. Palin
300230 Lori Jameson
300250 Juri Ishmaak
300260 Tod 'The Blaster' McQuinn
300270 Tiana Fortune

Module Attributes

These are the named attributes on modules, but not all are modifiable via engineering:

(note, based on enum eItemInfoFieldType)

  • Size
  • Class
  • Mass
  • Integrity
  • PowerDraw
  • BootTime
  • ShieldBankSpinUp
  • ShieldBankDuration
  • ShieldBankReinforcement
  • ShieldBankHeat
  • DamagePerSecond
  • Damage
  • DistributorDraw
  • ThermalLoad
  • ArmourPenetration
  • MaximumRange
  • ShotSpeed
  • RateOfFire
  • BurstRateOfFire
  • BurstSize
  • AmmoClipSize
  • AmmoMaximum
  • RoundsPerShot
  • ReloadTime
  • BreachDamage
  • MinBreachChance
  • MaxBreachChance
  • Jitter
  • WeaponMode
  • DamageType
  • ShieldGenMinimumMass
  • ShieldGenOptimalMass
  • ShieldGenMaximumMass
  • ShieldGenMinStrength
  • ShieldGenStrength
  • ShieldGenMaxStrength
  • RegenRate
  • BrokenRegenRate
  • EnergyPerRegen
  • FSDOptimalMass
  • FSDHeatRate
  • MaxFuelPerJump
  • EngineMinimumMass
  • EngineOptimalMass
  • MaximumMass
  • EngineMinPerformance
  • EngineOptPerformance
  • EngineMaxPerformance
  • EngineHeatRate
  • PowerCapacity
  • HeatEfficiency
  • WeaponsCapacity
  • WeaponsRecharge
  • EnginesCapacity
  • EnginesRecharge
  • SystemsCapacity
  • SystemsRecharge
  • DefenceModifierHealthMultiplier
  • DefenceModifierHealthAddition
  • DefenceModifierShieldMultiplier
  • DefenceModifierShieldAddition
  • KineticResistance
  • ThermicResistance
  • ExplosiveResistance
  • CausticResistance
  • FSDInterdictorRange
  • FSDInterdictorFacingLimit
  • ScannerRange
  • DiscoveryScannerRange
  • DiscoveryScannerPassiveRange
  • MaxAngle
  • ScannerTimeToScan
  • ChaffJamDuration
  • ECMRange
  • ECMTimeToCharge
  • ECMActivePowerConsumption
  • ECMHeat
  • ECMCooldown
  • HeatSinkDuration
  • ThermalDrain
  • NumBuggySlots
  • CargoCapacity
  • MaxActiveDrones
  • DroneTargetRange
  • DroneLifeTime
  • DroneSpeed
  • DroneMultiTargetSpeed
  • DroneFuelCapacity
  • DroneRepairCapacity
  • DroneHackingTime
  • DroneMinJettisonedCargo
  • DroneMaxJettisonedCargo
  • FuelScoopRate
  • FuelCapacity
  • OxygenTimeCapacity
  • RefineryBins
  • AFMRepairCapacity
  • AFMRepairConsumption
  • AFMRepairPerAmmo
  • MaxRange
  • SensorTargetScanAngle
  • Range
  • VehicleCargoCapacity
  • VehicleHullMass
  • VehicleFuelCapacity
  • VehicleArmourHealth
  • VehicleShieldHealth
  • FighterMaxSpeed
  • FighterBoostSpeed
  • FighterPitchRate
  • FighterDPS
  • FighterYawRate
  • FighterRollRate
  • CabinCapacity
  • CabinClass
  • DisruptionBarrierRange
  • DisruptionBarrierChargeDuration
  • DisruptionBarrierActivePower
  • DisruptionBarrierCooldown
  • WingDamageReduction
  • WingMinDuration
  • WingMaxDuration
  • ShieldSacrificeAmountRemoved
  • ShieldSacrificeAmountGiven
  • FSDJumpRangeBoost
  • FSDFuelUseIncrease
  • BoostSpeedMultiplier
  • BoostAugmenterPowerUse
  • ModuleDefenceAbsorption
  • FalloffRange
  • DSS_RangeMult
  • DSS_AngleMult
  • DSS_RateMult

The following module attributes have enum values, written as a string, all others are float

WeaponMode should be one of:

  • ForwardFire
  • Gimbal
  • TargetOnly
  • FireAtWill
  • Manual
  • NoMode

DamageType should be one of:

  • Kinetic
  • Thermal
  • Explosive
  • Collision
  • Thargoid
  • AntiThargoid

CabinClass should be one of:

  • Prison
  • Economy
  • Standard
  • Business
  • First
  • Luxury