S.S Troy. (Splits in Thirds)
The S.S Troy would be built by A. Leslie and Co. in 1863 for the London and North Western Railway. She would serve her time sailing in the Irish Sea, being charted regularly by other companies for transatlantic service. Because she was built purely as a passenger steamer, she attracted the attention of the Australasian Steam Navigation Co. who needed a vessel of her type to accommodate Australian immigrants. The Troy was bought by the company in 1872 and promptly began service from Liverpool to Sydney. She would continue under this role till 1886 when she was modified to carry cargo, by then starting to show her age. In 1894 she was being considered for a conversion to screw propeller propulsion; however, she would wreck herself on the Great Barrier Reef in a gale, splitting into thirds, and becoming a total loss. She sank with a loss of 250-300 souls.
General Characteristics:
Length – 60.5m
Width – 16.0m
Paddle Overhang – 2.5m
Draft – 2.75m
Speed – 11 Knots
Features:
First-ever marine rotating 2-cylinder crankshaft steam engine
Full detailed interior, including Saloon, Second, and Third Class accommodations
Various saloon and lounge spaces
Promenade saloon spaces
Crew and officers quarters with equipment
Working Whistle and flare distress system
Well deck with gangway doors for boarding
Chess in Crew lounge made by Mr Lenyn: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2591243019&searchtext=chess
Scripted/dynamic sinking allowing the vessel to Split Into Thirds
Boiler explosion Scuttle
2 Lifeboat vessels with electric engines
GPS with autopilot system
Helms for steering both at amidship and stern
Startup:
Make your way to the engine room
Walk forward to the middle bridge catwalk
Press the key button titled “Light Boilers”
The throttle is controllable from the engine room and forward helm
To Sink, Split, or Explode:
Go behind the officer’s quarters deckhouse
Three Buttons are pressable, being:
Explosive Scuttle – Causes the ship to explode and sink
Dynamic Splitting – Enables the ship to split into thirds (doesn’t scuttle ship)
Scuttle – Causes the ship to sink
WARNING: Once pressing these buttons there is no going back.
Distress System:
Press key button at forward helm titled “Launch Distress Signal”
Flare will launch and an emergency beacon signal will be sent out
Notes/Bugs/Clarifying:
This vessel may look small, but because of being in three massive pieces, she can seriously lag. Anyone with lower-end computers beware.
When sinking, the vessel takes on a list to port, causing one paddle wheel to be raised higher than another. This causes the ship to consistently turn in the port direction unless countered by the player or autopilot at the helm. It’s not much of a big deal, but it’s good to keep in mind so you don’t run into any islands or landmasses.
This vessel for the most part generally does well in waves, but full-on broadside waves or tsunamis will surely swamp her.
This vessel does come with minor bugs, fortunately, these bugs are small and unlikely to cause any annoyance. These bugs consist of one furnace in the boiler room not properly lighting (though seemingly connected correctly) and the possibility of the ship not properly splitting or losing power when burning in the explosion scuttle. (The fire might damage logic for those systems) Besides that, I have not found any other bugs; however, please report to me if I might have missed any.
Finally, as some may have noticed already, this ship does not run on steam. I could rant and rave about what I don’t like within the nuclear update, but to keep it short, I preferred to pick and choose parts of the update I liked. I threw away the parts of the update that truly need reworking or redesigning, in hopes of one day returning to them when they’ve become more useful and interesting to use. I hope regardless that you enjoy the vessel for what it is, despite its differences.
The S.S Troy is inspired by several Victorian-style paddle steamers, mainly being: S.S Ben-My-Chree (1875), HMY Alberta (1863), S.S Duke of Sutherland (1868), S.S Ireland (1885), and the S.S Coonanbarra (1863).
Many thanks to all of those who support my work. It’s been a while since I’ve posted for sure, but I hope that this vessel makes up for it. The S.S Troy I believe is unique and one-of-a-kind, and though it’s been one of my most logic-complicated builds, it’s been also one of my greatest builds yet. (:
