Pattern house · lineage of SolmeraWilliam'sXASTER L
Habitable patrol ship
«The M, grown in the beam.»
- Hull length
- 16.32m
- Span
- 17.77m
- Standard armament
- 4 × S3
Moving parts
Cameras
Systems
Interior
William's · XASTER
Dossier
The M, grown in the beam.
The M taken further: a single-pilot patrol ship with a whole deck to live on, a bridge with its own anteroom and four S3 weapons.
Dossier
The L is not a new ship: it is the M taken further. It grows in the beam to 17.77 m and turns all that width into living space.
The deck runs from side to side — an arrowhead that opens from the cockpit toward the nacelles. Forward, a lengthened bridge sits behind its own anteroom, sealed by a two-leaf door that slides into the walls. Behind it: a vestibule with an armoured locker and an armoury for two rifles and two pistols; a cabin with a 2.05 × 0.90 m bed, wardrobe and desk; a washroom with shower, toilet and washbasin; and a lounge with a curved bench, a table and a screen.
Aft, the hold spans the beam between the engines, above the ramp.
Four S3 weapons: two railguns under the wings, inboard of the fold line, and twin laser cannons on the spine.
House and pattern
The L does not add a new drawing to the pattern: it derives from the M, grown in the beam, and William's homologates it as part of the same XASTER lineage. The bridge anteroom, the lounge and the full-width hold are the M's answers, taken further.
Strengths
- A whole deck for one pilot: lounge, cabin, washroom with shower and a full-width hold.
- Bridge with anteroom: a sealed command space behind a sculpted two-leaf door.
- Four S3 weapons: two Horquilla railguns and two Faro laser cannons — the heaviest single-seat loadout in the family.
- Missiles: four S3 missiles per salvo, sixteen in reserve.
- Bigger engines: nozzles 1.35 times wider than the M's.
- Folding wings: the span drops from 17.77 m to 13.48 m on the ground.
Role in the fleet
The L is a long-range patrol ship for a single pilot: the combat alternative to the Starhopper for those who patrol rather than chart, built for patrols that cross the Aurin system from one world to the next.
Within the family
Barely longer than the M (18.03 m against 14.88 m overall) but almost half as wide again (17.77 m against 12.14 m), and 34 t against 22 t, the L is the last single-pilot XASTER. The XL adds what the L doesn't have: a second seat, a turret and a galley.
XASTER L
Specification sheet
Dimensions and mass
- Overall length
- 18.03 moverall: gear down, standard weapons, wings deployed
- Hull length
- 16.32 m
- Span
- 17.77 m
- Span, wings folded
- 13.48 m
- Height
- 5.69 mon the ground, gear down, standard weapons fitted
- Keel to ground
- 1.20 mkeel to ground
- Empty mass
- 29 t
- Combat mass
- 34 t
- Hull volume
- 268.7 m³
Crew and cargo
- Crew seats
- 1
- Stations
- Pilot
- Jump seats
- 0
- Beds
- 1
- Cargo
- 4 UUUU positions modelled in the hold of the final model: 1.5 m³ slots reserved and checked by the interior cargo gate (clear of the safety aisle, supported, no clash with the fittings), measured on the 13-10 final assemblies.
- Cargo access
- Rear ramp-door
- Boarding
- Rear ramp-door: 2.30 m wide at 28°, with telescopic tongue and visor. It is the only entrance.
Armament
4 × S3
| Position | Size | Units | Type | Standard fit | Operated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the wings, inboard of the fold line | S3 | 2 | Railgun repeater | Horquilla railgun repeater (A) | Pilot |
| Spine (port and starboard) | S3 | 2 | Laser cannon | Faro laser cannon (A) | Pilot |
Missiles
- Size
- S3
- Per salvo
- 4
- In reserve
- 16
- Launcher
- RV-S3 revolver launcher, 8 positions: 2 drums in 2 belly bays
Systems
- Sensors and avionicsConformal forward lidar/radar; avionics bays on either side of the nose-gear well.
- Life supportO₂, water and environmental control under the floor.
- Power and shieldPower core in the nacelle; accumulators under the hold floor; shield generator under the floor.
- PropulsionTwin main engines, 1.35 times wider than the M's (8.3 m² of engine mouth).
- Manoeuvring (RCS)18 conformal ports, 12 vents and VTOL fans. Flush ports by function; balance verified per axis: 3.0 g lateral, 4.0 g up, 2.5 g down, 2.5 g braking, 1.2 g lift.
- Landing gearThree legs with visible knee; 9.37 m wheelbase, 6.16 m track.
- Folding wingsFold 95° with 5 rotary actuators: 17.77 → 13.48 m.
- BridgeLengthened bridge behind an anteroom with a two-leaf door that slides into the walls.
Specs subject to change during alpha.
Moving parts
Mechanisms modelled on the ship, with their cycle time.
- Cycle · 5 sLanding gear
- Cycle · 5.7 sFolding wings
- Cycle · 10.7 sLanding and take-off sequence
- Cycle · 7.1 sRear ramp-door
- Cycle · 2.3 sRamp visor
- Cycle · 1.8 sBridge door
- Cycle · 1.4 sFlaps, ailerons and rudders
- Cycle · 1.2 sCockpit controls (stick, throttle, pedals)
- Cycle · 0.9 sIntake spill doors
- Cycle · 1 sVTOL fans
- Cycle · 2.8 sMissile bays and launch cycle
- Cycle · 1.1 sBed drawers and lounge lockers
On board
- BridgePanoramic cockpit with horseshoe dashboard.
- Bridge anteroomSculpted two-leaf door with layered frame and gold pinstripe.
- Vestibule and armouryArmoured locker to port, armoury for two rifles and two pistols to starboard.
- Cabin2.05 × 0.90 m bed along the hull, wardrobe and desk.
- Washroom0.95 × 0.95 m shower, toilet and washbasin.
- LoungeCurved bench against the hull, table, screen and lockers.
- HoldFull-width hold between the engines, above the ramp.
Renders
Render of the ship model. Not a capture of the game.
To scale
Side view
Plan view
Pilot, 1.75 mMetresSide view uses overall length and height; top view uses length and span. The Revenant’s span and height are approximate.
Side by side
| Ship | XASTER X | XASTER S | XASTER M | XASTER L | XASTER XL | ALPHA M | REVENANT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| homologated | homologated | homologated | homologated | homologated | homologated | service-record | |
| 7.14 m | 12.48 m | 14.88 m | 18.03 m | 23.01 m | 21.02 m | 54.5 m | |
| 5.80 m | 11.50 m | 13.50 m | 16.32 m | 21.02 m | ≈ 19.80 m | ≈ 51.6 m | |
| 6.14 m | 9.92 m | 12.14 m | 17.77 m | 22.75 m | 11.69 m | 30.1 m | |
| 5.46 m | 7.62 m | 11.72 m | 13.48 m | 16.91 m | — | — | |
| 2.60 m | 3.46 m | 5.46 m | 5.69 m | 7.20 m | 7.49 m | 11.78 m | |
| 4.2 t | 13.5 t | 19 t | 29 t | 52 t | — | — | |
| 5 t | 15 t | 22 t | 34 t | 60 t | — | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 UU | 0 UU | 1 UU | 4 UU | 4 UU | 64 UU | 358 UU | |
| 4 × S1 | 2 × S2 | 2 × S2 + 1 × S3 | 4 × S3 | 4 × S4 + 2 × S6 (turret) | 2 × S2 + 2 × S1 (turret) | 2 × S5 + 4 × S4 (turrets) + 2 × S1 (doors) | |
| 2 × S1 · 8 | 4 × S1 · 16 | 4 × S2 · 16 | 4 × S3 · 16 | 4 × S4 · 16 | 4 × S2 · 16 | Optional | |
| Boarding seat over the nose: the canopy opens 125° aft and two telescopic booms lower the seat to the ground (8.6 s). | Deployable eight-step ladder from the port shoulder bay, non-slip wing walkway and canopy that slides 1.10 m aft. | Rear ramp-door: 2.10 m wide at 28°, with telescopic tongue and visor. It is the only entrance. | Rear ramp-door: 2.30 m wide at 28°, with telescopic tongue and visor. It is the only entrance. | Rear ramp-door: 2.60 m wide at 28°, with two-stage telescopic tongue and visor. It is the only entrance. | Rear ramp hinged at the hold floor, and two 3.2 × 2.0 m plug doors that slide 3.55 m forward into pockets in the hull. Each door sill sits 0.52 m off the ground with the gear down. | Two side doors with double plug leaves sliding into internal pockets (5.34 × 3.00 m clear), and a clamshell rear ramp with a two-piece visor (5.5 × 4.5 m clear). | |
| Turret | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Folding wings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Living quarters | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Closed alpha
The hangar is open.
The first closed alpha wave lands in winter 2026-2027 and applications are open now. Apply for your key: the pilots who get in help shape what comes next.
The ships in this hangar are still in development. What each alpha wave includes will be announced in the alpha notes.
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