Pattern house · lineage of SolmeraWilliam'sXASTER S
Single-seat light fighter
«The purest line in the house.»
- Hull length
- 11.50m
- Standard armament
- 2 × S2
- Folded span
- 7.62m
Moving parts
Cameras
Systems
Interior
William's · XASTER
Dossier
The purest line in the house.
The fighter that defines the XASTER family: 11.5 m of hull, a wide cranked delta, a slide-back canopy and two S2 guns under the wings.
Dossier
The S is the fighter that defines the family: 11.50 m of hull, a wide cranked delta and nothing else.
The nose sharpens into a radome tip and lets the chine run down the flank until it melts into the leading edge. Above it sits a low, raked wedge canopy whose hood slides 1.10 m aft on its rails. The shoulders rise beside the windscreen, sweep back and land on the wing.
You walk to the cockpit: an eight-step ladder unfolds from the port shoulder bay, a non-slip walkway crosses the wing and a grab handle waits at the sill. Inside, the horseshoe dashboard wraps the pilot in conformal screens.
Twin engines in the tail, an armoured spine between them and two S2 guns under the wings. On the ground, the outer wing folds 105 degrees and the span drops from 9.92 m to 7.62 m.
House and pattern
The S is the oldest drawing in the XASTER pattern: the M is the S with a two-metre module added, and the L and the XL grow from the M. It is not a new combat hull but a pattern older than the war, one the MMU (Matriz de Manufactura Unificada) already knew how to build. William's homologates every S that leaves the Matrix against that same drawing, line for line.
Strengths
- The line's pure fighter: low canopy, wide delta and twin engines.
- Walk-on boarding: deployable eight-step ladder, wing walkway and slide-back canopy.
- Two S2 guns: standard fit of two Lanza laser repeaters; any S2 weapon from the standard catalogue fits the same mounts.
- Missiles: four S1 missiles per salvo, sixteen in reserve.
- Precise near the ground: VTOL fans and flush RCS ports.
- Folds to 7.62 m for compact parking.
Role in the fleet
The S is a line fighter, something no Tortuga can be. It is faster and better armed than the Tortuga “Espolón”, which is still a light-assault Tortuga, and around an Aura-class corvette it would be the fighter screen.
Within the family
Almost twice the length of the X (12.48 m against 7.14 m overall) and three times its mass (15.0 t against 5.0 t), the S trades four S1 guns for two heavier S2s and introduces the slide-back canopy and the walk-on wing. The M takes this exact fighter, adds a two-metre module and makes it a ship you can live in.
XASTER S
Specification sheet
Dimensions and mass
- Overall length
- 12.48 moverall: gear down, standard weapons, wings deployed
- Hull length
- 11.50 m
- Span
- 9.92 m
- Span, wings folded
- 7.62 m
- Height
- 3.46 mon the ground, gear down, standard weapons fitted
- Keel to ground
- 1.10 mkeel to ground
- Empty mass
- 13.5 t
- Combat mass
- 15 t
- Hull volume
- 41.1 m³
Crew and cargo
- Crew seats
- 1
- Stations
- Pilot
- Jump seats
- 0
- Beds
- 0
- Cargo
- 0 UUNo hold: cockpit only.
- Boarding
- Deployable eight-step ladder from the port shoulder bay, non-slip wing walkway and canopy that slides 1.10 m aft.
Armament
2 × S2
| Position | Size | Units | Type | Standard fit | Operated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the wings (port and starboard) | S2 | 2 | Laser repeater | Lanza laser repeater (A) | Pilot |
Missiles
- Size
- S1
- Per salvo
- 4
- In reserve
- 16
- Launcher
- RV-S1 revolver launcher, 8 positions: 2 drums in 1 belly bay
Systems
- SensorsConformal forward lidar/radar.
- CockpitPressurised tub under the canopy; avionics and flight computer under the floor.
- Life supportO₂, environmental control and pressurisation.
- Power and shieldCompact power core, capacitor banks and shield generator.
- PropulsionTwin main engines with long petal nozzles; scoop intakes with boundary-layer splitter and spill doors.
- Manoeuvring (RCS)18 conformal ports, 10 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; 6.25 m wheelbase, 4.90 m track.
- Folding wingsOuter panel folds 105° with 3 rotary actuators: 9.92 → 7.62 m.
- CanopyLow wedge canopy sliding 1.10 m aft on rails; 60 mm armoured glass; 12.8° of view over the nose.
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 · 4.7 sSliding canopy
- Cycle · 1.2 sBoarding ladder bay
- 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 · 2.4 sMissile bays and launch cycle
On board
- CockpitPressurised cockpit with horseshoe dashboard and conformal screens.
- Pilot's view
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 |
More ships
Single-seat escort snubWilliam's XASTER X
The smallest ship William's has ever drawn: a 5.8 m escort snub with four S1 guns, folding blade-arms and a seat that lowers you to the ground.
- Hull length
- 5.80 m
- Standard armament
- 4 × S1
- Ground to controls
- 8.6 s
Habitable heavy fighterWilliam's XASTER M
The first XASTER you can live in: a heavy fighter with a bunk, a shower, an armoury and a hold behind a 2.10 m rear ramp.
- Hull length
- 13.50 m
- Standard armament
- 2 × S2 + 1 × S3
- Rear ramp
- 2.10 m
Habitable patrol shipWilliam's XASTER L
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.
- Hull length
- 16.32 m
- Span
- 17.77 m
- Standard armament
- 4 × S3
Heavy patrol ship with a gunnerWilliam's XASTER XL
The crewed XASTER: two seats side by side, a remote S6 turret covering the whole upper hemisphere, four S4 weapons and a galley, bathroom and double cabin.
- Hull length
- 21.02 m
- Remote turret
- 2 × S6
- Crew
- 2
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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