To make sure that everyone knows what's available, here's a master technology list. I'll update this every turn, as new technologies come out.
Game StartUnit Types: WarShip, Space Station, JumpShip, DropShip(small only), Small Craft, Aerospace Fighter, Atmospheric Fighter, Combat Vehicle
Mech-scale weapons: AC/5, AC/2, Machine Gun
WarShip-scale weapons: All NAC sizes, all NL sizes, and Barracuda/White Shark/Killer Whale/AR-10.
Relevant Support Equipment: Standard Armor, Single Heat Sinks, Standard/Compact/Sub-Compact K-F Drives, Docking Collars, Naval Comm-Scanner Suite, Grav Decks, Cargo(all types), Crew Quarters(all types), Unit Bays(for all existent unit types), Escape Pods/Lifeboats, Naval Repair Facilities, Naval Tug Adaptor, Energy Storage Battery
Notes:
- Standard-scale weapons attacking WarShips are much less effective than in standard rules. Instead, fighters can mount capital missiles to their bomb hardpoints to conduct anti-shipping strikes.
- AMS systems(and things used for similar roles, like Machine Guns in the pre-AMS era) are much less effective than in canon rules.
- Bearings-only capital missile launches, tele-operated missiles, and bracket fire are not yet available.
- Drop shuttles are not used(we'll pretend they're the same thing a small DropShips).
Future TechnologiesHere is a list of future technologies that will be introduced. These are sorted by
canon introduction date(except as noted
here, but I've modified the start dates to make it so that you get one new tech per turn. All game introduction dates are within 60 years of canon. Note that some of these techs are technically for Mech-sized equipment, but have been assumed to also allow upgrades to equivalent WarShip-scale equipment as well(Active Probe, CASE, etc.).
Ferro-Aluminum 2350
Vehicular Drop Chute 2351
NPPC 2356
SRM 2370
Improved Ferro-Aluminum 2370
Castles Brian 2391
Small/Medium Laser 2400
LRM 2400
Large Laser 2430
Mechs 2443
Naval Gauss 2448
AC/10 2460
PPC 2460
Medium DropShip 2470
CASE 2476
Large DropShip 2480
AC/20 2500
L-F Battery 2529
Double Heat Sink 2567
Ferro-Carbide 2571
Active Probe 2576
XL Fusion Engine 2579
Narc 2587
Gauss Rifle 2590
LB-10X 2595
ECM 2597
Artemis IV 2598
Pulse Lasers 2609
Lamellor Ferro-Carbide 2615
AMS 2617
ER Large Laser 2620
HyperPulse Generators 2629
Chameleon/Null-Sig 2630
UAC/5 2640
Streak SRM 2647
Mobile HPG 2655
LAMs 2688
Caspar Drones 2690
Light Power Armor 2710
Mass Driver 2715
Reinforced Repair Bay 2750
ER PPC 2760
Bearings-Only Launches (not specified)
Bracket Fire (not specified)