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Nostromo

A ship from the Alien / Predator universe
The U.S.C.S.S. Nostromo is an M class star-ship that is owned by Weyland-Yutani. It was refitted to be a commercial towing vessel in 2116. The Nostromo has a mass of 63,000 metric tons, and its frame is based on a modified Lock-mart CM-88B Bison Transporter. The ship has three pressurized decks and four main cargo holds. The spare vol...

Nova Class Dreadnought

A vehicle/ship class from the Babylon 5 universe
A precursor to the Omega Class Destroyer which uses a similiar hull form, the Nova Class Dreadnought is an impressive vessel which is slowly being phased out of service. It isn't known exactly when the class entered service, but it is thought that it took part in the Dilgar War; a Nova was also part of the taskforce that made...

NSDF Armoury

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
The NSDF Armoury produces various weapon upgrades for NSDF units. It is equipped with a catapult, which allows it to throw its upgrades to a specified location.

NSDF AT9 Walker

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Code Name: SasquachBuilt by: Unit Factory Built after examining Cthonian relics, the walker carries the most ammo and has the thickest armor of all units in the NSDF arsenal. Because of his heavy payload, the designers were unable to make it hover like all other NSDF units. It is therefore slow and easily outmaneuvered by some of the ...

NSDF B74CT Bomber

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Codename: Thunderbolt Like the Missile tank, the Thunderbolt carries two missile hardpoints. Although it's forward speed matches that of the scout, it is easily outmanouvered because of it's slow turning speed, but before you get into range, you'll have sustained quite an amount of damage because of it's powerfull weapons. The bomber carri...

NSDF M173 Turret

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Code Name: BadgerBuilt by: NSDF Recycler A turret is a light defensive unitand unlike most other units it needs to stabilize itself into the ground before being able to fire.Typically armed with a minigun, it is able to fend off light attacks when placed correctly and in a team of at least one other turret. Although a turret is l...

NSDF M183A1 Howitzer

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Code Name: LongbowBuilt by: NSDF Unit Factory The howitzer is a long range artillery unit that can accurately hit a target up to 750 meters away and destroy most of these after few direct hits.It fires its projectiles in a high arc so these projectiles take some time travelling to their target. Therefore it is best used against f...

NSDF M60A7 Tank

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Codename: Grizzly The Grizzly is the NSDF's main battle tank. It features 2 cannons, 1 mortar and 1 special hardpoint. It is a well rounded fighter wich balances speed, manouverability, ammo capacity and armour.

NSDF M60A8 Missile Tank

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Codename: Wolverine This tank is a variant of the Grizzly. It has 2 missile and 1 special hardpoint.The missile tank is as agile as its brother, but carries less ammo and armour. The missile tank is mainly for mid-range combat and can carry a variety of missile types, such as heat seeking and image locking missiles, which are speciffi...

NSDF Recycler

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
This unit is the most vital unit you'll recieve. Once deployed, it can produce supplies and other units, such as the NSDF unit factory, the NSDF armoury, the NSDF constructor and scavengers. Arkin designed the recycler to produce only basic repairs and units, so it can sustain itself. A recycler needs to be deployed over a geothermal power...

NSDF TU15 Construction Rig

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Code Name: HeavalBuilt by: Recycler The constructor is another invaluable unit because it can construct an deconstruct various buildings such as gun towers, supply depots and the communications tower which establishes a link with an orbital satellite for a top–down view of the area.This unit is unarmed, so it needs to be well gua...

NSDF Unit Factory

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
The unit factory produces all of the vehicles available to you, exept for the Scout and the Turret. This unit can be produced by the NSDF Recycler and needs to be deployed over a geothermal power source. Like the Recycler and the Armoury it can also be packed up again for movement elsewhere.

NSDF VS3E Reclamation Unit

A vehicle/ship class from the universe
Code Name: ScavengerBuilt by: Recyler One of the more vital units under your command, the scavanger searches the surface of a planet for scrap bio metal. When brought back to the recycler or a scrap silo, this scrap can then be used to construct other units and buildings.Completely unarmed, its only defence is a thick layer of ED...

nth Space Planet / Super-Nutcracker

A technology from the Lensman universe
Whereas an inertialess planet in our own space-time continuum cannot break the laws of physics, those from another dimension can. A planet from nth Space fitted with an inertialess drive will travel - even without the inertialess drive - at 15x the speed of light in our own universe. The ultimate planet-killer, only two of these monsters were ever ...

Nuclear Intensifier

A technology from the Foundation universe
INTRODUCTION Nuclear intensifier technology was being researched by both Spacers and Settlers roughly two centuries after the start of the second wave of colonization from Earth. It was believed that one of these devices would allow a single vessel to destroy whole enemy fleets by making their nuclear engines explode.  HISTORY...

Objects in Space

An episode from the Firefly universe

Observer

A character from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 universe
Observer actually had no true name; he was a member of the Observers, a race of beings so highly evolved that they carried their nearly omnipotent brains around in glass pans. The Observers made it their work to observe the universe, studying and recording its various phenomena, and Observer in particular was assigned to the Satellite of Love....

Observers

A group from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 universe
The Observers are a race of highly evolved beings with nearly omnipotent mental powers. They are so advanced, in fact, that they must carry their brains in glass dishes instead of in their heads. Their 'bodies' are not their real bodies - they are manifestations used to carry their brains around. In fact, each individual Observer is just a single f...

Official Site

A link from the Babylon 5 universe
Was originally quite a nice fact site with lots of downloadable snippets, the site is mostly just an online advert now. Well presented, with a few pictures and bits and pieces.

Old Republic

A group from the Star Wars universe
The 'Old' Republic was known as the Galactic Republic prior to its dissolution and the rise of the Galactic Empire. Although it was ultimately ended by a stagnating combination of corruption, plutocracy, bureaucracy, and political manipulation, it managed to survive and thrive for some 25,000 years before its fall. (Early History)Inte...

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