Civilian Factions

Civilian factions are your generic traders, miners, builders. They operate a number of trade stations that sell and purchase according items based on the business focus of said faction. Civilians are not raiders, they are legitimate businesses. Their patrols and convoys are not hostile until faction is provoked. They will however attack hostiles and unaffiliated when their reputation goes too low.

Faction types
Miners: Factions that operate mining operations, usually purchase raw ores and sell ingots and basic components.

Builders: Factions that operate small space shipyards, they sell basic ships and purchase components they need to construct them.

Traders: These factions sell rare components and exotic stuff, they purchase precious metals and rare components and focus on high end merchandise.

Ships Types
Armed Hauler - Light hauler ship equipped with basic weaponry

Atmospheric Defender - Light atmospheric lifter equipped with basic Gatling turret instead of cargo

Combat Drone - Small automated drone designed to seek and engage hostile targets.

Escort Ship - Lightly armored winged ship equipped with front facing weaponry, designed more to scare away potential pirates than to be actually combat effective

Heavy Corvette - Heavily armored corvette equipped with missile weaponry

Heavy Escort Ship - Armored and well armed escort ship capable of dealing with potential pirate strike vessels.

Heavy Freighter - Lightly armed heavy freighter designed to carry large loads of material

Light Frigate - Light frigate equipped with large and small gun emplacements and front facing guided missile launchers.

Light Hauler - Unarmed light freighter designed for short distance cargo hauling missions

Mercenary Corvette - Corvette sized vessel with multiple turret system designed to hunt down smaller ships, it is usually operated by civilian mercenaries

Mercenary Fighter - Fighter craft operated by civilian mercenaries

Mercenary Frigate - Large frigate sized ship operated by civilian mercenaries

Mercenary Gunship - Small gunship sized craft with several front facing missile tubes operated by civilian mercenaries

Military Corvette - Nimble well armed ships equipped with heavy gun emplacements as well as with point defense weapons usually designed to screen larger ships

Military Cruiser - Large Cruiser ship capable of firing in multiple directions at once. Most angles are covered by point defense weapons and it's front facing weapons include guided missiles.

Torpedo Boat - Lightly armored and defended torpedo boat capable of firing multiple torpedoes at once on the enemy from longer distance. Ship is usually protected by other ships drawing enemy fire.

Ore Freighter - Basic but reliable ore freighter capable of hauling large loads of unrefined ore.

Patrol Ship - Small security forces vessel designed to deal with small fighter type pirate ships.

R.U.S.T MK II - Advanced freighter design used to haul some more expansive commodities.

Rogue Trader - Rustic trade ship of an older design used by both pirate and civilian factions.

Service Hauler - Ship used by engineering factions to deliver spare parts to their faraway bases.

Space Fighter - Small but reliable space superiority fighter capable of firing both Gatling guns and large salvoes of missiles.

Traveling Merchant - mostly private yachts modified to carry cargo and trade terminals.