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The Invictus - As of Chapter 75 (Patreon)

Published:
2017-04-15 12:24:00
Edited:
2017-11-07 12:23:37
Imported:
2026-06
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Hello again!

I sketched this out when I was planning the second Invictus refit at Genthalas. The dotted lines represent the points where the Invictus was cut in half, with the new 250m section added to the middle. 

The six rectangles in the topdeck represent the turret wells for the new Heavy Cannons. There are now two additional engines on the rear, and I've marked on the Primary Hangar, and the Fore-Airlock.

Hopefully you can see how the mid-section only has a relatively small amount of new living space: There's no Command Deck, the huge cannon wells take up Deck Two, and Decks Six to Nine are taken up with the Primary Hangar.

When I get a bit of time, I might sketch out a Deck Plan, so you can see how it all fits together with the old decks in the rear section. It'll be useful if I get a professional artist to create blueprints for me.

Tefler

(Matthew Walker has created some 3D models on the Community Tab!)

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Terra_Lupis

This sketch and explanation brings forth my question of where are the living quarters now? And do the still have the old crew quarters on deck four in case of emergency or if they have guests?

Zain1284

good to know my imagination wasn't too far off, congrats again man. hopefully you can follow your calling

Amathew2

Looking good, can't wait to see an artist rendering.

Jim lynch

That's fantastic what I would love to see is an artist breakdown of each level where this is on deck 1 where that is if you know what I mean we all have a pretty good idea where everything is from your description on their tour from chapter 75 but to actually be able to see it would be amazing

Jim lynch

And tefler congrats on reaching $1500 a month it's a fantastic achievement and portrays your talent which is just as amazing

Jedi Khan

Looks even more like a variation of the Venator-class Star Destroyer from Star Wars. :-D

xd

From outside the biggest change in look are engines and length of course. I must say the 1 ship I would like to see besides Invictus is this other Progen ship but not as sketch only fully done, that would be somthing. Heh or just throw us some random pic of dark space, so we could find it Tef :P

Morningfrost

Looks good Tefler, though it does look a little more ungainly than the original lol. I guess that's to be expected though, when you're basically just cutting a ship in half and adding on to it. I kinda figured that the straight section would be the part that got expanded, rather than the wedge. To put it into words, heading forward from the "wings", the new 250m section would be rectangular-ish, before tapering down into the 200m wedge at the nose. I definitely didn't expect the wedge portion to be the part that got expanded lol. That being said, it makes a lot of sense for it to be wedge-shaped for the heavy cannons, so that they can all fire forward and not just in a broadside. ~Morningfrost

JBVandal

Cool. I was a bit confused about where the airlocks and bays were situated relative to each other after the refit, so this helps a lot.

JBVandal

And dang, that new hangar is massive. What's everyone think they're going to do with it? My money's on a bunch of small drone strike craft, each running one or two temporary on-board Faye avatars. Even if each one only had half the firepower of the Raptor, that would be a hug tactical asset.

VycronDyz

So what is the current load out of the Raptor and how does it compare to ships in the Terran Fleet. Could the Raptor go toe to toe with the original Invictus? I know it can punch above its weight but how far?

Tom Turner

Just got back from a cruise on Brilliance of The Seas Length: 958 ft (292 m) Draft 28 ft Max Beam 106 ft (32.3 m) Capacity: 2,501 passengers Crew: 859 Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) Gross Tonnage 90,000 I know it is all relative but that was a nice sized ship and only about 60% the length of Invictus with twelve decks. Still, a good walk, bow to stern.

Lord Winter

Easiest way to put it into perspective for me, is to think of the ship in terms of American Football fields. Since metres and yards are so close in size, it's easy to get an estimate that way. Every 100m is one field. Even before the second refit, the Invictus was not a small girl at five fields long and one field high.

Wookey

And how is Ch 76 coming along?

Wanderer1990

Firstly, congratz on reaching the $1,500/ch. milestone! Secondly, these sketches are awesome and greatly help in visualizing the layout Invictus. I'd love to see the layout of each individual deck and can't wait to see the rendered 3d versions of your sketches. With the ship

Wanderer1990

I hit return to start a new paragraph only to find that it posted the comment. Oh well. What I was going to say was that with the ship being as long as it now is, how will the crew be able to quickly cross its length? And where are the fore and aft grav-tubes located at?

D C

Don't know if you got that request but could you enhance the sketch and add weapon positions on it. ? Or if not here then something to remember for the next one if you decide

Lord Kraus (edited)

Comment edits

2026-09-07 11:00 Overall shape reminds me a bit of a cross between starship troopers and an anaconda from elite dangerous
2017-04-15 23:03

Patrick Briley

I'm excited to see the refit finished now that the Malari conflict has been resolved. I feel like the new hanger should be filled with hundreds of small drones with one or two pulse cannons each to further increase there resistance to strike craft and missiles/torpedos, if they were agile enough they could even have a chance of shooting conventional ordinance out of space like shots from heavy cannons.

Chris Marshall

I am loving the extra detail you are putting onto this page (and in the story)!

Wookey

Happy 900th Tefler

GrandPaM

I just gave Starship Corporation a look as I thought it might be a tool to model Invictus...no go so far, but it's early looking.

VycronDyz

So why has Dana not incorporated any Kintark Plasma weaponry for the ships or crew's armament. What would be the best weapons against something likeTrakkaran hulls. Shouldn't they have a couple to round out the damage types?

Poniatowski

Some plasma rail guns would be pretty cool though. In pairs turret mounted. Having a variety of weapon systems allows you to respond against any enemy with tailored ordinance that is most effective against that enemies craft.

Brad D

I thought Tashana's flames were like a flame thrower. How is she able to burn through the Crystal beams? Are they really weak to fire / lasers?

Brad D

The next thing I questioned was how John got his back burned if he was wearing armor...

Dennis Aston

I was just thinking that we will know that John is serious about staying on Valaden when he syncs the ship's chronometer with Maliri time not Terran standard. Might seem random but I am rereading the Regulus battle chapter and Edraele was saying she adjusted her schedule to his TST so she would be more available for him.

Wookey

I suspect that there will be a Ashganath, Maliri, Terran mutual aid alliance in the not too distant future TJ3505 so maybe there could be a mutual time with adjustments plus or minus

Don's Projects

This sucker is going to be tough to park!

Dennis Aston

Tefler, where on deck two do you see the singularity drivers installed? Are they not veiwable from the outside/covered by the hull?

Tefler

She hit a button on her engineering console, and a holograph appeared in the centre of the room, showing a detailed overlay of the Invictus' deck plans. Pointing towards the middle section, Dana said, "I'll just give you a quick reminder of the new deck levels. Starting at the top, and working down, there's no Deck One, as that's the Command Deck, which sits on top of the Invictus. Deck Two is taken up by the six huge turret wells, which will keep the new cannons protected behind armour plating, until we expose the ship's guns for combat. Deck Three is still being built, and we'll construct those rooms when we get a chance." "Where are we now?" Sakura asked, tilting her head to one side, as she studied the map. "I got a bit thrown after the drop in the grav-tubes." "The armoured Combat Bridge is on Deck Four, putting us right at the centre of the ship. Just ahead of where we stand now is the Singularity Generator room, and beyond that are the four-hundred-metre-long Singularity Driver rails. Deck Five has the Power Core Chambers and the ammunition magazines, and Decks Six to Nine are taken up by the new Primary Hangar."

Dennis Aston

Nicely done, for whatever​ my opinion is worth.

Brad D

As I looked over the sci-fi map on the community page I was reminded that we know very little about the universe.  Other than the Terrans, we know nothing about what else is on a cultures border, their interactions, histories or current conflicts.  This is a major wild card and opportunity for further stories. For example, perhaps the Kirrock, Kintark or Drakkark (misspelled like crazy) are moving towards Terran space because of an enemy on the other side pushing in on them.  Or perhaps they go through cycles of growth, stabilizing / maturing and finally conquest to make room for the new populations.  Or perhaps they were traded or discovered some technology from the far side of their space that they are now going to use on the Terrans. Lots of potential but mostly we don't know and it could come back as a massive surprise for the good or the bad. 

Jedi Khan

Maybe you got this answered in the next chapter, Tef, but I've been wondering about the singularity drivers. What happens to that singularity when they power down the weapons? Does it revert back to a chunk of Tyerinium, does it stay a black hole, or does it just collapse in on itself and wink out of existence?

Jedi Khan

Another question for you Tef: have they applied any kind of nose art to the Invictus and/or Raptor? I know that the Invictus used to have its name and possibly the TFed emblem painted on the sides. Have they kept that through all the refits? I would imagine Alyssa, being the creative girl that she is, has at least some nifty ideas in her head.

7OO Tnega Terces

Okay, so just what are the heavy cannons and Gauss cannons? What kind of ammo do they fire and what kind of damage can they do? Will there ever be specialized ammo (shield reducing vs armor piercing vs something-cool-from-Dana)?

7OO Tnega Terces

Hey, wait a minute, I thought that the Invictus now has THREE airlocks on each side...

7OO Tnega Terces

Are there any large internal connections between the cargo bay, the secondary hanger, and the primary hanger? Like for moving around big old Mech or even larger projects of Dana's?!?