OK, update time, having FINALLY got the software to play close to how it should :rofl:
Thoughts?
EDIT: Yes, I forgot the Air/Raft garage! D'OH. It'll go between the fuel tankage and the passenger cabins on 'A' Deck. I'll do that when I get home from work (night shift tonight). D'OH
Unusually for a star ship, the bridge is located on the lowest deck of the ship; this is due to the military requirement for the ship to be able to fly over low-level drop zones, thus the crew have to have an excellent visibility of the ground, so as not to get too low when overflying those areas.
For loading cargo, the cargo crane operator sits in the back of the bridge, from a position that affords excellent view of the loading ramps at the front of the two cargo holds (port and starboard), where the loading ramps then roll the containers to their in-flight positions. Unloading is either by dropping cargo containers out of the back of the ship within atmospheric flight, or by rolling them out of the back on cargo ramps.
Prevention of passengers from accessing ships operational areas easily, and maximising basic security, is achieved through separating the passenger areas from the crew areas with a separate passenger deck and observation lounge. Passengers can access the observation lounge via two staircases leading down from the passenger lounge to the observation lounge. The passenger lounge and observation lounge are divided by a bulkhead window, with airlock-rated sliding doors to prevent major loss of atmosphere in the event of a hull breach.
During jump space flight, the passenger lounge and observation deck windows are blanked, and can display natural scenery images as a 'projection', to simulate a larger environment; the system controls provide a wide variety of choices, and a simple passenger vote system (majority success) controls which scenery is shown. Passenger cabin windows have a similar but separate system.
Meals are served to passengers in the passenger lounge, and are prepared by either the self-service machine on that deck, or by a steward in the crew lounge, via a one-person lift to the passenger lounge.
Normal access to the ship is either via one of the four (two on B and two on A deck) gangway airlocks (port and starboard) to sealed environmental walkways (for instance, external hard docking to a space station), or via the one-person lift to ground level if parked on a star port apron area. The lift is monitored by the on-board ships security system, and will not allow passengers to exit on B deck. A safety system prevents the lift from travelling down to C deck level while the ship is in flight (access to B and C decks only).
Access to the bridge is via a secure stairway from the crew lounge down to the Bridge on C deck. The Bridge also has an iris valve in the floor for emergency exits, and the ship's lockers on the bridge contain five emergency pressure suits and five life balls; the suits are rated to operate for twelve hours; the life balls for 72 hours.
Access to the cargo deck and the turrets from the crew deck (B deck) is via a pair of stairways between the engineering spaces and the crew quarters.
The port and starboard cargo bays have no physical through-way connection, and are completely separate.
The fuel system takes jump fuel from the lower tanks first, and flushes them with a number of bursts of compressed air (which is then filtered and recycled into the environmental systems for breathing air); this is to ensure that those tanks are empty and safe for the ships entry to an atmosphere.
For loading cargo, the cargo crane operator sits in the back of the bridge, from a position that affords excellent view of the loading ramps at the front of the two cargo holds (port and starboard), where the loading ramps then roll the containers to their in-flight positions. Unloading is either by dropping cargo containers out of the back of the ship within atmospheric flight, or by rolling them out of the back on cargo ramps.
Prevention of passengers from accessing ships operational areas easily, and maximising basic security, is achieved through separating the passenger areas from the crew areas with a separate passenger deck and observation lounge. Passengers can access the observation lounge via two staircases leading down from the passenger lounge to the observation lounge. The passenger lounge and observation lounge are divided by a bulkhead window, with airlock-rated sliding doors to prevent major loss of atmosphere in the event of a hull breach.
During jump space flight, the passenger lounge and observation deck windows are blanked, and can display natural scenery images as a 'projection', to simulate a larger environment; the system controls provide a wide variety of choices, and a simple passenger vote system (majority success) controls which scenery is shown. Passenger cabin windows have a similar but separate system.
Meals are served to passengers in the passenger lounge, and are prepared by either the self-service machine on that deck, or by a steward in the crew lounge, via a one-person lift to the passenger lounge.
Normal access to the ship is either via one of the four (two on B and two on A deck) gangway airlocks (port and starboard) to sealed environmental walkways (for instance, external hard docking to a space station), or via the one-person lift to ground level if parked on a star port apron area. The lift is monitored by the on-board ships security system, and will not allow passengers to exit on B deck. A safety system prevents the lift from travelling down to C deck level while the ship is in flight (access to B and C decks only).
Access to the bridge is via a secure stairway from the crew lounge down to the Bridge on C deck. The Bridge also has an iris valve in the floor for emergency exits, and the ship's lockers on the bridge contain five emergency pressure suits and five life balls; the suits are rated to operate for twelve hours; the life balls for 72 hours.
Access to the cargo deck and the turrets from the crew deck (B deck) is via a pair of stairways between the engineering spaces and the crew quarters.
The port and starboard cargo bays have no physical through-way connection, and are completely separate.
The fuel system takes jump fuel from the lower tanks first, and flushes them with a number of bursts of compressed air (which is then filtered and recycled into the environmental systems for breathing air); this is to ensure that those tanks are empty and safe for the ships entry to an atmosphere.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Yes, I forgot the Air/Raft garage! D'OH. It'll go between the fuel tankage and the passenger cabins on 'A' Deck. I'll do that when I get home from work (night shift tonight). D'OH
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