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{{Version|4.86}}
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{{Historical|The Barge was removed from the mod shortly after the release of v4.88, and replaced with the [[Bustard]] civilian carrier.}}
 
{{Ship Infobox
 
{{Ship Infobox
 
| name = The Barge
 
| name = The Barge
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| turrets = 7
 
| turrets = 7
 
| CD = 1
 
| CD = 1
| CM = 1
 
 
| hull = 1700000
 
| hull = 1700000
 
| cargo = 40000
 
| cargo = 40000
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| maxshieldclass = 7
 
| maxshieldclass = 7
 
| maxspeed = 25
 
| maxspeed = 25
| maxcruise = 90
 
 
| maxpower = 90000
 
| maxpower = 90000
 
| recharge = 7500
 
| recharge = 7500
 
| hullcost = 500000000
 
| hullcost = 500000000
 
| fullcost = 502082250
 
| fullcost = 502082250
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| specialslot = 3
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| dockbays = 3
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| hangars = 2
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| nickname = dsy_barge
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| reverse = 1
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| maxturn = 1.64
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| maxcruise = 90
 
}}
 
}}
 
<span class="warningtext">WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT PLANETARY LANDING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.</span>
 
<span class="warningtext">WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT PLANETARY LANDING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.</span>
  
Designed and manufactured to serve in dark corners of space where the closest friendly base is but a memory; the Barge is a mobile factory, station and refinery designed to operate independently of external support..
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Designed and manufactured to serve in dark corners of space where the closest friendly base is but a memory; the Barge is a mobile factory, station and refinery designed to operate independently of external support...
  
 
Staggering operational and manufacturing costs prevent vessels of this type from being used for any but the most specific and urgent need, as its sheer bulk of size and intense jump hole destabilizing gravity well prevents it from being utilized in any environment but deep space.
 
Staggering operational and manufacturing costs prevent vessels of this type from being used for any but the most specific and urgent need, as its sheer bulk of size and intense jump hole destabilizing gravity well prevents it from being utilized in any environment but deep space.
 
==Handling==
 
==Handling==
 
* This ship is too large to use docking bays, it must use mooring points.
 
* This ship is too large to use docking bays, it must use mooring points.
{{Review|[[User:Eyvind|Eyvind]]|Being the currently largest mobile entity in Sirus, it is also the currently least mobile mobile entity in Sirius. It moves at a maximum of 25 meters per second on impulse, a maximum of 260 mps in unassisted cruise, and a maximum of 310 mps in formation cruise. It takes 5 minutes to charge cruise engines.
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{{Review|[[User:Eyvind|Eyvind]]|Being the currently largest mobile entity in Sirus, it is also the currently least mobile mobile entity in Sirius. It moves at a maximum of 25 meters per second on impulse, a maximum of 90 mps in unassisted cruise. It takes 5 minutes to charge cruise engines.
  
 
Angular mobility is so poor that it would likely be of negligible practical use knowing how poor it actually is. It should be noted, however, that the most practical unit of measurement is minutes, not seconds. The only movement measurable in split-seconds when it comes to the Barge is how quickly it will flip when rammed.
 
Angular mobility is so poor that it would likely be of negligible practical use knowing how poor it actually is. It should be noted, however, that the most practical unit of measurement is minutes, not seconds. The only movement measurable in split-seconds when it comes to the Barge is how quickly it will flip when rammed.
  
It is a common misconception that the Barge cannot dock with any planets. All planets can easily be docked with using the very top of the Mooring Fixture. The potential problem lies with the planetary launch as some planets are stubbornly uncooperative in this regard. The damage the Barge takes during undocking from a planet varies greatly; some planets are perfectly safe to undock from, some deal a modicum of damage, some deal massive damage, and some will destroy even the most robustly armored Barged. There is some inconsistency between SP and MP in this regard, as with most when it comes to the Barge and other ships with special code behind them.
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It is a common misconception that the Barge cannot dock with any planets. All planets can easily be docked with using the very top of the Mooring Fixture. The potential problem lies with the planetary launch as some planets are stubbornly uncooperative in this regard. The damage the Barge takes during undocking from a planet varies greatly; some planets are perfectly safe to undock from, some deal a modicum of damage, some deal massive damage, and some will destroy even the most robustly armored Barge. There is some inconsistency between SP and MP in this regard, as with most when it comes to the Barge and other ships with special code behind them.
  
 
Docking with Trade Lanes is possible and involves much the same techniques as with other moderately large ships such as Super Trains/Transports and capital ships. Approaching the Trade Lane ring head on at full speed and engaging the dock command mere meters away often gives good result as momentum will carry the ship into position and accelerate to Lane speed within moments. Due to the extended time it takes the Barge to charge cruise engines, this technique is usually best employed in one, or both, of two ways: (1) charging forward at max impulse speed (25 mps) in cockpit view and engaging lane dock as close as humanly possible to the dead center of the ring, or (2) charging cruise at the first ring and aiming for the next one along the lane segment. A responsible implementation of this general technique is to employ the former as well as possible and if it is failed then proceeding with the latter rather than reversing and realigning to retry the former.
 
Docking with Trade Lanes is possible and involves much the same techniques as with other moderately large ships such as Super Trains/Transports and capital ships. Approaching the Trade Lane ring head on at full speed and engaging the dock command mere meters away often gives good result as momentum will carry the ship into position and accelerate to Lane speed within moments. Due to the extended time it takes the Barge to charge cruise engines, this technique is usually best employed in one, or both, of two ways: (1) charging forward at max impulse speed (25 mps) in cockpit view and engaging lane dock as close as humanly possible to the dead center of the ring, or (2) charging cruise at the first ring and aiming for the next one along the lane segment. A responsible implementation of this general technique is to employ the former as well as possible and if it is failed then proceeding with the latter rather than reversing and realigning to retry the former.
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Be patient when flying the Barge and the handling will neither surpass nor fall short of your needs.
 
Be patient when flying the Barge and the handling will neither surpass nor fall short of your needs.
  
Go out into the universe, grasshopper, and barge calmly and intrepidly through all those who stand in your way. Just be sure to ask them kindly to move out of your way first and you'll be fine.}}
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Go out into the universe, grasshopper, and barge calmly and intrepidly through all those who stand in your way. Just be sure to ask them kindly to move out of your way first and you'll be fine. |4.87}}
 
==Hardpoints==
 
==Hardpoints==
 
*7 [[Class 4 Turrets|Transport Turrets]]
 
*7 [[Class 4 Turrets|Transport Turrets]]
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*1 [[Shields|Class 1 H. F. Shield]] OR [[Shields|Class 2 L. F. Shield]] OR [[Shields|Transport Shield]]
 
==Purchase Includes==
 
==Purchase Includes==
 
{{Spoiler|
 
{{Spoiler|
 
*1 [[Scanners|Advanced Deep Scanner]] ($82,250)
 
*1 [[Scanners|Advanced Deep Scanner]] ($82,250)
*1 [[Shields|Adv. Transport Graviton Shield]] ($2,000,000)
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*1 [[Shields|Heavy Transport Graviton Shield]] ($2,000,000)
 
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}}
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
<span style="color:red;">Only given via Admin</span>
 
<span style="color:red;">Only given via Admin</span>
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 25 May 2015

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This page has been retired but kept for historical or other reasons, The information on this page may be incorrect, out of date or just not relevant to this version of Discovery. It should not be taken as canon nor any authority on the current version of Discovery. It is kept simply to show some history of the Discovery Mod:
The Barge was removed from the mod shortly after the release of v4.88, and replaced with the Bustard civilian carrier.

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The Barge
Bargemk2.png
Ship Class Transport
Built by unknown
Technical information
Guns/Turrets 0 / 7
Opt. weapon class 4
Max. weapon class 4
Other equipment
Hull strength 1,700,000
Max. shield class 7
Cargo space 40,000 units
Nanobots/Batteries 800/800
Max. impulse speed 25 m/s
Max. turn speed 1.64 deg/s
Max. thrust speed Thruster not available
Max. cruise speed 90 m/s
Power output 90,000 u
Power recharge 7,500 u/s
Hyperspatial Modules 3 Hyperspatial Modules
Docking Bays 5 Docking Bays
Additional information
Ship price $500,000,000
Package price $502,082,250

WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT PLANETARY LANDING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Designed and manufactured to serve in dark corners of space where the closest friendly base is but a memory; the Barge is a mobile factory, station and refinery designed to operate independently of external support...

Staggering operational and manufacturing costs prevent vessels of this type from being used for any but the most specific and urgent need, as its sheer bulk of size and intense jump hole destabilizing gravity well prevents it from being utilized in any environment but deep space.

Handling

  • This ship is too large to use docking bays, it must use mooring points.
Review (4.87)

Being the currently largest mobile entity in Sirus, it is also the currently least mobile mobile entity in Sirius. It moves at a maximum of 25 meters per second on impulse, a maximum of 90 mps in unassisted cruise. It takes 5 minutes to charge cruise engines.

Angular mobility is so poor that it would likely be of negligible practical use knowing how poor it actually is. It should be noted, however, that the most practical unit of measurement is minutes, not seconds. The only movement measurable in split-seconds when it comes to the Barge is how quickly it will flip when rammed.

It is a common misconception that the Barge cannot dock with any planets. All planets can easily be docked with using the very top of the Mooring Fixture. The potential problem lies with the planetary launch as some planets are stubbornly uncooperative in this regard. The damage the Barge takes during undocking from a planet varies greatly; some planets are perfectly safe to undock from, some deal a modicum of damage, some deal massive damage, and some will destroy even the most robustly armored Barge. There is some inconsistency between SP and MP in this regard, as with most when it comes to the Barge and other ships with special code behind them.

Docking with Trade Lanes is possible and involves much the same techniques as with other moderately large ships such as Super Trains/Transports and capital ships. Approaching the Trade Lane ring head on at full speed and engaging the dock command mere meters away often gives good result as momentum will carry the ship into position and accelerate to Lane speed within moments. Due to the extended time it takes the Barge to charge cruise engines, this technique is usually best employed in one, or both, of two ways: (1) charging forward at max impulse speed (25 mps) in cockpit view and engaging lane dock as close as humanly possible to the dead center of the ring, or (2) charging cruise at the first ring and aiming for the next one along the lane segment. A responsible implementation of this general technique is to employ the former as well as possible and if it is failed then proceeding with the latter rather than reversing and realigning to retry the former.

Docking with Jump Gates is relatively straight forward, arguably easier than the same with Super Trains/Transports or capital ships. Place the Barge so that it is nearly touching the gate clamps, aligned on plane with the gate. Engage the gate dock and hope for the best. If the clamps jostle the Barge to the side, abort and realign with a little more space between the barge and gate. Successful dock is generally preceded by the Barge inching forward along the top of the inside of the gate and zooming into the wormhole as soon as the bow antenna reaches the pulsating whateveritis. As soon as the hitbox (approximately, at least) intersects the pulsating whateveritis, the ship will dock successfully. You may have noticed that some long ships don't need to fully enter the jump gate before docking, this is just as true with the Barge but more exaggeratedly so.

I have been unable to dock with stations so far, primarily due to not finding any docking points far enough away from the station's hitbox or in some way bypassing that problem. It is very possible, however. I have been told that you can dock with stations by aiming for the known dock points (such as those adjacent to the windowed rooms extending from asteroid bases or those at the towers of moduled bases) and letting auto/cinematic dock handle the arduous process of reaching it. Experiment until successful.

Be patient when flying the Barge and the handling will neither surpass nor fall short of your needs.

Go out into the universe, grasshopper, and barge calmly and intrepidly through all those who stand in your way. Just be sure to ask them kindly to move out of your way first and you'll be fine.
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Review by Eyvind

Hardpoints

Purchase Includes

Availability

Only given via Admin