GigaCore – EX3
CV Class 12, Core 7 (RE2) Tier 4 (Vanilla), Unlock level 25 Dual compatible build
Primary roles: Mid/late game carrier/dropship, Upgradeable
Detailed stats and costs can be found in the last few screenshots, first for RE2 and then for Vanilla (marked on pictures)
The Gigacore EX3 is a refit of Jrandall’s old Gigacore EX2 . The EX3 was built to bring one of Jrandall’s oldest and coolest designs back to functionality since it was built before even weights and volumes were a thing. It is meant to be dual compatible between reforged eden 2 & vanilla although it probably also works in RE1 (not verified). This does mean that the ship by default spawns in without CPU cores, so if you play with this mechanic you’ll have to add in the proper amount depending on which scenario you’re playing.
There’s room for these in a dedicated core room which has reinforced walls to protect these valuable components as well as can be. For Vanilla adding in 4 T4 cores in the ‘superior cores’ slot will do, for RE2 you’ll need 2 basic cores, 2 improved cores and 2 advanced cores in the associated slots. You can however upgrade up to core 13 which allows an assortment off upgrades such as more guns, shield parts, turbines, advanced warp core, long range radar and upgrading all thrusters to plasma/antimatter. This last upgrade does require the addition of 4 improved large generators in the associated slots in the upper rear engineering decks.
Stock Features
The EX3 comes with 12 320K container controllers, 2 320K ammo controllers, several cargo boxes and palletes, drone and predator deffense (4 retractable minigun turrets, 4 retractable sentry guns & 1 canon turret), warp drive & shield, oxygen stations and armor lockers, repair bay and station, 8 Advanced constructors, Full WiFi coverage, 2 spot lights (P menu option), teleporter, several medic bays and a full 144 grow plot farm. There’s also some RP rooms in the forms of crew quarters and 2 launges as well as toilet and shower ammenities. There’s also room for an enormous amount of HV’s/SV’s in the hangar as well as multiple SV’s/small CV’s on the top landing pads.
Upgrade options
The GigaCore EX3 has locations to add all the necesary cores to achieve basic functionality as well as room to improve beyond that in RE2 with the addition of 2 superior cores and 4 quantum cores. There’s room for 4 mounted light weapons, 8 small shield parts, 6 medium shield parts, 2 small turbines, 2 medium turbines and many other upgrades in regards to turret placements. The hangar is also massive so you can add whatever you want there such as large shield parts, fusion reactors or large turbines.
Offense and defense
The outside hull is built with hardened steel and some carbon for trim blocks, these don’t protect anything so don’t worry if they get blasted off! The interior is mostly carbon with some steel, hardened steel and combat steel protecting the core room. The combat bridge is also protected by combat steel and serves as the final frontal deffense layer protecting your core room. By default there’s only 5 turrets for drones and 4 for predators on the sides.
Features Summary:
1. CV Class 12, Core 7 RE2 (T4 Vanilla), Unlock level 25 dual compatible
2. Hardened steel hull, mostly carbon interior
3. 12x320K storage, 2x320K ammo
4. Wifi, detector, armor locker, O2, repair station & bay
5. Full medical suite
6. Part placement info LCD (P menu control)
7. Advanced constructors x 8
8. 2 Spotlights (P menu control-
9. 144 growplots (not included stock)
10. Locations to add aditional cores
11. Locations to add aditional generators
12. Locations to add shield parts
13. Locations to add turbines
14. Warp drive (non advanced for dual compatability)
15. T2 shield & pentaxid tank
I hope you enjoy!
Notes: All credit for this build goes to Jrandall, who came up with the brilliant initial design and sillhouette. I just made use of all the block shapes and deco blocks added since then to dress it up a little, make sure to check out J’s workshop HERE . I hope i did him justice as he’s my favorite author and the best of us all in my opinion. He has inspired me countless times and is a good friend. I especially took special care to texture it as good as i possibly could to mimic his style. All other ships featured in the screenshots are also Jrandall builds and can also be found on his workshop. Ships used are the: Trebuchet HAC, Dagger MTX, Transit CH5, Centaur MT, Aethon MRF, Deimos HT, Wisp ST, Merc MX14 & MX7, Merc Renegade TT & Scarab HG1 RE2.
Special thanks go to Pear78 for motivition getting this thing done, it was a monumental 75+ hours task to create this ship, i would not have been able to finish it without Pear’s motiviation. Check out his workshop HERE .
