Miscellaneous Technology

Fabricator / Forge

Fabricators, also known as forges, are versatile build-in-place factory equipment that use advanced blueprints and material reservoirs to manufacture objects such as tools and spare parts. They can also assist with repairs, modification, disassembly, and replication of existing objects.

Fabricators normally require a specific blueprint to create an object, as well as the exact raw materials, however talented engineers may find ways to substitute materials, customize blueprints, and even manually operate the fabricator's arms.

Fabricator blueprints are rare and expensive files to acquire, since the manufacturer of most technologies maintains the copyright. However, there is a blackmarket for the illegal sharing of blueprints.

Shipyard

It is easiest to construct spacecraft in space. Without the constant force of gravity, disruptive weather, limited space, or the cost in fuel to get it into orbit, it is almost unthinkable for spacecraft to be built on the surface of a planet.

Still, ship construction is a time-consuming, resource intensive, meticulous, and complex process that benefits from facilities that can help automate and expedite the industry. To that purpose, shipyards are dedicated space stations that consist of adjustable scaffolding that are equipped with illumination, cranes, gantries, and umbilicals, among other utilities.

A shipyard, being inexpensive to construct, and easy to collapse and tug to a new location, is rapidly becoming a speculative industry of its own as it is not uncommon to find privately run shipyards that offer unusual services.

Terraforming Spire

Terraforming is a recent invention. While scientists have been discussing the possibility of altering planet's ecology to suit exodian life, it wasn't until an elven research colony found a way to re-purpose farming equipment that it became viable. Since then, the Luna Sylvestri Co-op has begun manufacturing massive towers called terraforming spires which use a combination of irrigation, mineral seeding, gas processing, and thermal control to gradually convert a planet's ecological systems into favorable ones. Spires will periodically relocate to non-terraformed regions to maximize effect.

Current research conducted by the SCO's Department of Agriculture and Eating has shown significant results of terraforming projects, however they clarify that the process requires a huge and expensive undertaking that is not likely to produce noticeable results for several generations. Enthusiasm for the technology is minimal, and most colonies consider it far more practical to construct a livable habitat than to pay for something that their great grandchildren may never even benefit from. Still, spires are found to be an excellent investment for agricultural projects when improving viable soil into extra-fertile farmland.

Food Processor

These devices process raw food product and prepare them into an edible and appetizing meal. Varying meals can be created from combining ingredients and through processes such as boiling, baking, frying, chilling, dehydrating, and many more built-in modes. Products can vary from fresh cooked dinners to non-perishable ration packs. Food processors, having largely replaced the tedious and messy process of home-cooking, are frequently inherited as family heirlooms, valued for their saved recipes, and treated with a degree of reverence and superstition.

Personal Spa

Exodian life can be an arduous one, often spending long stretches of time in crowded, cramped, and dirty environments. One of the easiest ways to relax on a ship or station lucky enough is a Sunswan Personal Spa. These fully automated baths feature a tub, environmental controls, ambient screens and media entertainment suite. Between each use, the unit seals and undergoes a decontamination routine, ensuring a fresh experience. In more recent years, a large number of units have been closed due to a variety of flaws including exposing users to harmful radiation treatments, endless advertisements, and a network vulnerability allowing tweakers to record interior footage. Still, for those people working where luxury is rare, there's nothing better than soaking away the engine grease while listening to relaxing music and watching colorful nebulae float by.

Arcade Game

By far the most popular entertainment arcade is the Gozmosh Supplies Gunsinger 2. This device, like its prequel Gunsinger, has a resnal screen and mock pistol. A user may select from a variety of existing songs or music-generation algorithms. Once a music is selected, it plays and images appear on the screen. The user must use the pistol to shoot the images in time to the beat of the music, with difficulty changing dynamically to the intensity of the music. Once the song is complete, a score is given based on accuracy, timing, and style. Where Gunsinger 2 improves on the original is in a feature that allows the user to shoot optional targets that create additional notes, beats, and flourishes, allowing particularly skilled players to actively improvise musical solos. There is even a database of user-uploaded recordings of songs created in Gunsinger 2.