Pattern house · lineage of SolmeraWilliam'sXASTER XL
Heavy patrol ship with a gunner
«Two seats. One turret. No blind spots.»
- Hull length
- 21.02m
- Remote turret
- 2 × S6
- Crew
- 2
Moving parts
Cameras
Systems
Interior
William's · XASTER
Dossier
Two seats. One turret. No blind spots.
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.
Dossier
The XL carries two people side by side under a wide canopy, and a remote turret with two S6 guns that covers the entire upper hemisphere.
The co-pilot/gunner runs the turret from their seat: continuous rotation through 360 degrees at 40°/s and elevation from −10 to +85 degrees. Under the wings, four staggered S4 weapons.
The bridge spans the full width of the hull: two rail-mounted command seats, a panoramic dashboard built into the fairing and an overhead console, behind an anteroom sealed by a two-leaf door.
Inside, there is everything: a dining area and lounge with a table for four; a galley with a flush hob, a sink and a column fridge; eight storage compartments; an armoury for four rifles and four pistols; a large bathroom with a shower; and a double cabin with two 2.05 × 0.90 m beds.
Aft, the hold spans the beam between the engines. Sixty tonnes in combat trim that still fly like an XASTER.
House and pattern
The XL closes the XASTER pattern. Like the rest of the family, it is built on a chassis of the MMU (Matriz de Manufactura Unificada) and homologated by William's; the turret, the second seat and the galley belong to the drawing, not to later additions.
Strengths
- No blind spots: a dorsal remote turret with two Martillo ballistic cannons (S6) covers the entire upper hemisphere; only the lowest angles are masked.
- Four S4 under the wings: two Horquilla railguns and two Lanza laser repeaters, for armour and shields alike.
- Missiles: four S4 missiles per salvo, sixteen in reserve.
- Built for two: galley, dining area, large bathroom, double cabin and an armoury for four rifles and four pistols.
- Command bridge: full-width, with rail-mounted seats and a sealed anteroom.
- Wide ramp: a 2.60 m ramp-door with a two-stage telescopic tongue.
Role in the fleet
With two crew and a turret, the XL is a colony's patrol ship and the last step before a capital ship. Until someone finishes rebuilding an Aura-class corvette, it is as close to one as a colony gets.
Within the family
The top of the ladder: 23.01 m overall against the L's 18.03 m, 60 t against 34 t, and the only XASTER with a second seat and a turret. Next to the X it is more than three times as long and twelve times as heavy — and it still wears exactly the same lines.
XASTER XL
Specification sheet
Dimensions and mass
- Overall length
- 23.01 moverall: gear down, standard weapons, wings deployed
- Hull length
- 21.02 m
- Span
- 22.75 m
- Span, wings folded
- 16.91 m
- Height
- 7.20 mon the ground, gear down, standard weapons fitted
- Keel to ground
- 1.45 mkeel to ground
- Empty mass
- 52 t
- Combat mass
- 60 t
- Hull volume
- 478.3 m³
Crew and cargo
- Crew seats
- 2
- Stations
- Pilot (port) · Co-pilot / gunner, turret control (starboard)
- Jump seats
- 0
- Beds
- 2
- 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. The other four slots were removed when the lining went under the turret barbette.
- Cargo access
- Rear ramp-door
- Boarding
- Rear ramp-door: 2.60 m wide at 28°, with two-stage telescopic tongue and visor. It is the only entrance.
Armament
4 × S4 + 2 × S6 (turret)
| Position | Size | Units | Type | Standard fit | Operated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner wings (port and starboard) | S4 | 2 | Railgun repeater | Horquilla railgun repeater (A) | Pilot |
| Outer wings (port and starboard) | S4 | 2 | Laser repeater | Lanza laser repeater (A) | Pilot |
| Dorsal remote turret | S6 | 2 | Ballistic cannon | Martillo ballistic cannon (A) | Co-pilot |
| Turret | Operated by | Traverse | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsal remote turretCovers 100 % of the upper hemisphere; the only dead zone is low, down to −7.5°. Fire arcs are checked against hull, fins and antennas in every pose. | Co-pilot | Continuous, −180° to +180° at 40°/s | −10° to +85° at 25°/s |
Missiles
- Size
- S4
- Per salvo
- 4
- In reserve
- 16
- Launcher
- RV-S4 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; turret sensor head.
- 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 with 11.6 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.
- Turret driveSlewing ring with toothed crown and two drives; power, cooling and data through a rotary joint.
- Landing gearThree legs with visible knee; 12.28 m wheelbase, 7.53 m track.
- Folding wingsFold 95° with 7 rotary actuators: 22.75 → 16.91 m.
- BridgeFull-width bridge, two rail-mounted command seats, panoramic dashboard and overhead console behind an anteroom.
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 · 9 sRemote turret: rotation and elevation
- Cycle · 3.3 sRail-mounted command seats
- Cycle · 1.8 sBridge door
- Cycle · 1.4 sFlaps, ailerons and rudders
- Cycle · 0.9 sIntake spill doors
- Cycle · 1 sVTOL fans
- Cycle · 3 sMissile bays and launch cycle
- Cycle · 1.1 sBed drawers and storage compartments
On board
- BridgeTwo seats side by side, the starboard one with turret control; panoramic dashboard built into the fairing.
- Bridge anteroomTwo-leaf sculpted door sliding into lined pockets.
- VestibuleBench chests on both sides.
- Galley0.90 m worktop with flush hob and sink, column fridge and overhead cabinets, all built in.
- Dining area and loungeCurved bench and a table for four.
- Compartments and armouryEight storage compartments and an armoury for four rifles and four pistols.
- Large bathroom0.95 × 0.95 m shower, toilet, washbasin and cupboard.
- Double cabinTwo 2.05 × 0.90 m beds side by side, wardrobes.
- 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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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
Habitable heavy fighterWilliam's XASTER M
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- Hull length
- 13.50 m
- Standard armament
- 2 × S2 + 1 × S3
- Rear ramp
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Single-seat light fighterWilliam's XASTER S
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.
- Hull length
- 11.50 m
- Standard armament
- 2 × S2
- Folded span
- 7.62 m
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
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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