Fieldberg Station pre-launch tour

Fieldberg Station is now populated by a full compliment crew, who are busy completing the build process ready for launching the station into full operation.

The habitation facility, shielding, energy generation and storage, matter storage and conversion, wharf and logistics facility, control tower, life support, and basically every station system is now fully operational.  The station only needs a few more minor infrastructure and human comfort additions before being totally operational.

It also needs the defense matrix to be built and brought online, relieving FRG Thor to be able to patrol the rest of the Empire.

Matter Conversion Battery uses plasma-suspension ovens to compress and encapsulate matter signatures

Stairwell access to the sub-levels of the matter signature storage cryovats allow inspection while gravity-bound

Habitation facility has it's own dedicated cargo pod bay and docking ramps

Cargo pod bay can store up to 12 standard cargo pods, with access to the maintenance bay up a ramp

 The maintenance bay just up from the cargo pod bay is used primarily for the storage of machinery being operated on, and small manufacture and repair tasks to be done under cover from solar radiation and micro-asteroid bombardment.

An external mesh gangway connects the maintenance bay to the airlock leading into the main habitation facility.

Decontamination (and standard hygiene) shower cubicles within the habitation facility.

A small spartan triple-bunk crew quarters bolsters the personal quarters already located on the original mining outpost, bringing the total crew capacity to 6

A small mess hall and food combinator provides meals and waste disposal services to the crew

Tight hallways and humming servers are something you get used to quickly on Fieldberg

The central AI is one of the most powerful computers in the empire at this point in time

Upstairs in the con tower facility another airlock leads directly into space, with an observation port to the right and the traffic control tower to the left

Traffic control tower is a three man facility, with a Communications Officer, Traffic Monitor, and Master Controller

Master Controller has a separate darkened room that oversees the docking and cargo operating areas

The 180 degree up down view of the cargo docks gives the Master Controller unparalleled views of the station from within a pressurised area

The view allows the Master Controller to see all docking activity first hand, including wharf cranes, containers being docked and unloaded, and any other activity, while keeping all AI-fed relevant data within field of view by a myriad of feeds

Right side of the Master Controller's view shows vessels approaching the docking area.  Here a container dropped by a recent transport vessel waits to be docked by an WDU, containing supplies for the finalisation of the station build

The Shield Dome is a self-contained shield unit delivering both capacity and charge in very large quantities

Two huge matter signature storage cryovats have enough space for mind-blowing amounts of matter signatures, allowing the station to stockpile mammoth quantities of matter

One of the main walkways on the station, looking back between the energy batteries (right) and cryovats (left), towards the mining outpost and connecting gangway

Access to the generators for maintenance is via a series of gangways and stairwells to help protect maintenance crews from both asteroid impact risk as well as drift risk

Generators are lined up with three levels of maintenance access with dividing stairwells

The Pisces-Class generator banks provide huge quantities of energy to the station to drive both the matter conversion as well as the upcoming defense matrix

The station viewed from underneath shows a lot of the underlying structure, cabling, and fluid conduits

Life support, fluid recylcing, and power conduits writhe their way around the superstructure between the critical systems

Top view of the station shows the small connecting gangway between the mining outpost section and the processing plant section

The station is effectively operational, although it is still undergoing systems tests and requires a large defense matrix to protect the sizeable investment this station represents to the empire.

The matrix is said to include a double-redundancy shield, armoured deflection battlements, anti-missile cannon batteries, torpedo racks, several large beam turrets and a compliment of three fighters. Already some citizens have taken residence in local space under the protection of Thor, knowing that this station will represent one of the best protected parts of Dry Empire... Fieldberg Station is likely to therefore fulfill a secondary purpose of forming a commercial hub within the empire.

Thor's Mess Hall, Medibay, Core Room, and Halls are completed

After weeks of production, the internal main-stream traffic hallways, Core Room, Medibay, and Mess Hall are completed, along with the closure of the hull surrounding the crew quarters and engine facilities.

Crew Quarters, shield and jamming facilities, and some other basics like waste disposal and engine supporting systems still needed to be fit... but Thor's overall production was fast approaching launch.

The front of the Core Room was fit with one of several Gravity Syncronisers, as well as three Matter Banks for storage of various materials necessary to repair and maintain the frigate.

The Port Wing access hallway was completed awhile ago, and grants access to the external port airlock among other things.

Looking sternwards from the Core (through an open blast door) is the ramp to the Bridge, and the hallways leading to the Mess Hall, Medibay, and Crew Quarters.

The ramp upwards to the Bridge.

Looking back from the main hallway to the Core Room, past the base of the ramp to the Bridge.

Further back down the main hallway looking forwards towards the Core Room, showing access to the ramp up to Medibay.

Thor's Medibay sports two triage beds as well as a central operations table, state of the art and fully automated, able to repair a body short of necrononomy.

One of two triage beds.

Triage beds can be darkened to allow a patient to rest if necessary.

Main computing core of the Medibay provides access to most systems, as well as a vocal AI that can assist with most diagnosis and treatments.

A little further down the hallway from the Medibay access is the entrance to the Mess Hall.

Mess Hell serves 6 at once (Thor's entire crew) with all food and utensils provided by the Epicurian Combinator and a waste-disposal chute disposes of finished meals and utensils to be broken down and re-combined as necessary.

I found that during the build I was beginning to use Thor's systems and facilities more than Alannis's and even more than Dry Station due to their high degree of comfort and accessibility.

I was still sleeping in freefal in my suit, however once Thor's crew quarters were complete I knew that I would be using them as my main digs...