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Ships in Naev are 2D sprites, but they're generated from 3D models. In future, 3D models will be used in-game, which should be kept in mind with regard to texture sizes and polycount.

Contents 1 Ship Models 1.1 Civilian Ships 1.2 Faction Ships 1.2.1 Empire 1.2.2 Dvaered 1.2.3 Sirius 1.2.4 Za'lek 1.2.5 Proteron 1.2.6 Soromid 1.2.7 Collective

Ship Models

Ship models should adhere to the following guidelines:

• Polycount: Ideally as few as necessary. Existing models range from approximately 500 to 5000 faces.
• Format: Blender files are preferred, but any format Blender can import (3DS, OBJ, etc.) is sufficient.
• Orientation: Centered on the origin and oriented so the front of the model faces negative Y (Example).
• Style: There are currently no developed stylistic guidelines, as most existing factions (Barring Sirius and Za'lek) largely consist of models from Vega Strike.
• Refer to the Ships article for ship class descriptions.

Civilian Ships

We need ships to put civilian pilots in. There is no limit to the amount of ship types Naev can use, so the only guideline here is, the more the better.

Civilian ships should give the impression that they're not combat ships (because they won't be). Compare civilian ships to personal automobiles - they can be sports models, family models, small transports, run down secondhands, et cetera.

Faction Ships

Each faction should have its own unique ship set. Civilian versions of faction ships may be available, but should generally be toned-down editions. Faction ships should be themed on a common colour scheme, while civilian versions should be mostly unmarked. Each major faction should have the following:

• Light fighter (police)
• Heavy fighter (military)
• Bomber
• Corvette
• Destroyer
• Cruiser
• Carrier

However, minor factions may lack some of these. For style please refer to faction styles.

The following is a list of the current factions and their ships.

Empire

Class	Status
Shark	Y Done
Lancelot	Y Done
Bomber	N Not done
Admonisher	Y Done
Pacifier	Y Done
Hawking	Y Done
Peacemaker	Y Done

Dvaered

Class	Status
Light fighter (police)	N Not done
Vendetta	Y Done
Ancestor	Y Done
Phalanx	Y Done
Vigilance	Y Done
Goddard	Y Done
Carrier	N Not done

Sirius

Class	Status
Fidelity	Y Done
Heavy fighter (military)	N Not done
Shaman	Y Done
Preacher	Y Done
Destroyer	N Not done
Dogma	Y Done
Divinity	Y Done

Za'lek

Class	Status
Sensor drone	In progress
Light fighter drone	In progress
Heavy fighter drone	In progress
Bomber drone	N Not done
Corvette (small drone bay)	N Not done
Destroyer (medium drone bay)	N Not done
Cruiser (large drone bay)	N Not done
Carrier (enormous drone bay)	In progress

Proteron

Status	Class
Light fighter (police)	N Not done
Derivative	Y Done
Bomber	N Not done
Corvette	N Not done
Kahan	Y Done
Archimedes	Y Done
Watson	Y Done

Soromid

Class	Status
Brigand	Y Done
Reaver	Y Done
Marauder	Y Done
Odium	Y Done
Nyx	Y Done
Ira	Y Done
Arx	Y Done

Collective

Class	Status
Drone	Y Done
Heavy Drone	N Not done
Mothership (based on the hypergate model)	In progress