Nox Kue

The Nox Kue is a limited edition open-canopy racer produced by Aopoa that capable of flying along planet surfaces or through deep space. It is named after the Xi'an term for 'thrust' ( Xi'an: Kue3(Kue”) (Proper); ). The vehicle showcases an exquisite brushed-silver finish and was designed to commemorate the initial sale of the first Nox intended for Human riders.^[1]

Features szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

All-Terrain Anti-Gravity Drive

The Nox, like the Dragonfly, is equipped with an anti-gravity drive to allow it to hover about 1 meter above the ground. This allows it to skim over any rough terrain, including water. It can skim over ground at 40 meters per second, or up to 100 meters per second with afterburner. Despite this drive, it cannot transition between ground and space but will require a carrier vehicle. The drive also doubles as a landing gear, allowing the ship to hover at all times with emergency power.^[2]

Articulated Back Plate

The expandable back plate offers additional above protection for the pilot when the ship is activated.^[3]

Molded Carbon Composite Plating

The Nox's sleek hull is crafted from lightweight molded carbon composite that provides maximum speed and maneuverability in both atmospheric environments and vacuum.^[4]

Ports szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

2×S1hardpoint_weapon_left

S1ARMR_XIAN_Nox

S0Fridan

S0Radix

S1Flight Blade

S1XIAN_Nox_CML_Flare

S1XIAN_Nox_CML_Chaff

S0Denning

S1hardpoint_paint

Landing Systems

S1Default_LandingSystem

Thrusters

14×S1XIAN_Nox_Thruster_Mav_Fixed

S1XIAN_Nox_Thruster_Aux_Left

S1XIAN_Nox_Thruster_Aux_Right

S3XIAN_Nox_Thruster_Main

2×S1XIAN_Nox_Thruster_Retro

Other

4×S1hardpoint_gravplate_center_right

S1hardpoint_avionics_motherboard

S1Radar_Helper

S1hardpoint_scanner

S1hardpoint_ping

S1hardpoint_personal_storage

S1hardpoint_lights_ext

Crew Stations

S1TRGT. STATUS

S1Access

S1XIAN_Nox_SCItem_Dashboard_Pilot

Fuel

2×S1INTK_XIAN_Nox

2×S1Internal Tank

Controllers

S1POWER

S1LIGHTS

S1HEAT

S1WEAPONS

S1Controller_CapacitorAssignment

S1COMMS

S1SECURITY

S1hardpoint_air_traffic_controller

Systems

S1hardpoint_weapon_regen_pool

S1Self Destruct Unit

Docking

S1DockingTube_Fuel_Ports_XIAN_Nox

Relays

S1Relay

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Ship profile szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Series variants szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Nox

Nox

Racing

Nox Kue

Nox Kue

Racing

Paints szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Acquisition szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Buy: Unknown
Rent: Unknown
Pledge: Yes

Lore szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

The Nox was first introduced in the late 28th century, it represents one of the most recent additions to the Aopoa lineup. It was designed as a direct Xi'an response to Human open-canopy vehicles such as the Dragonfly. After the ship was introduced into Xi'an culture via a settlement on Oya III, the inhabitants there learned to love riding these Human space bikes. Thus with permission from Emperor Kr.ē, the Aopoa council started designing an open-canopy vehicle which is now known as the Nox.^[5]

The Nox has been long valued among open-canopy enthusiasts. Because of its Xi'an technology and limited trade restriction between UEE and Xi'an Empire prior to the passage of the Human Xi'an Trade Initiative,^[6] they had to search far and wide to get their hands on a Nox, and spend a great sum of credits to rebuild and customize one for human usage themselves.^[5]^[7] But in 2947, with the passage of the HuXa, Aopoa and the Maiden Group started the sale of the Nox that has been adapted for human usage.^[5]

On 2947-06-20, a Hull C named the MV Golden Ticket was delivering the first shipment of the human variant of the Nox from Xi'an space to an Astro Armada in the Terra system. During transportation the shipment was attacked by pirates under the leadership of Captain Bane.^[8] With the help of law-abiding citizens, the ship was able to reach Terra Prime safely on 2947-06-21, and the Advocacy hunted down and captured these pirates shortly after.^[9] The first human-pilotable variant of the Nox was finally made available to the public on 2947-06-23 through Astro Armada, along with the limited edition Nox Kue to celebrate the inaugural sale of the first Nox for Human riders.^[10]

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Development szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Unlike many other ships, the Nox was produced by multiple studios. The initial 2D concept of the Nox was created in Foundry 42 UK after which it was passed onto CIG Austin to get the ship flight-ready.

The Nox was concepted by the Vehicle Team in the CIG UK studio after the Dragonfly, based on the reimagination of the 30th century equivalent of a sports bike. The Xi'an was chosen to provide an alien spin on the original open-canopy concept.^[11]

2017-06-23	Concept sale along with the limited edition Nox Kue.^[5]
2018-03-31	Flight ready in Alpha 3.1.0 along with Nox Kue.^[12]

Role	Contributors
Original concept	Gary Sanchez^[13]
Art	Chris Smith,^[13] CIG UK Vehicle Team
Narrative	Will Weissbaum, Dave Haddock^[13]
Technical design	Partick Salerno,^[3] Calix Reneau, Karl Jones^[13]
User interface	Zane Bien^[13]
Visual effect	Michal Piatek^[13]

Aims & Aesthetic
Aims	A small, space motorcycle for racing
Aesthetic	Sleek and sporty — if the Dragonfly is a Harley, the Xi'an Nox is a superbike.

Key stats
Max crew	1 Pilot
Length	5.5 m
Width	1.5 m
Height	1.5 m
Entry method	Open-Side canopy
Modular components	No
Ejection seat	No
Variants	None
Mass	1,000 kg
Landing gear	Skids
Docking ring	No
Cargo capacity	0 SCU
Take-off method	VTOL
Radar type	3D
Cargo storage	N/A
Role	Racing
Item categories	Civilian, Racing
Default categories	Racing C

Hull
Armor	None
Life support	None (flight suit only)
Fuel ports	1
Seats	1
Stations (inc seats)	1
Fuel tank	1x S0
Light	1
Audio	1
Relay	0
Doors	0

Avionics
Landing system	Hover
Computers	1x S0
Computer blades	TBD
Scanner	1
Radar	1x S0

Propulsion
Power plant	1x S0
Engine	1
Thrusters	1x S0 (Main), 16x S0 (Joint)

Other
Coolers	1x S0
Fuel intakes	1x S0
Gravity generator	None
Battery	1x S0
Shield emitters	1
Shield generator	1x S0

Weapons
Countermeasures	2x
Hardpoints	2x S1 (Nose), 2x S1 Laser

Cannon TBC
Ammobox	None
Missiles	None

Special equipment	None
Default loadout	None

Trivia szerkesztés forrásszöveg szerkesztése

Nox is the latin word for night .^[14]
Nox is not pronounceable in Xi'an. It is unknown whether the Xi'an have another name for the vehicle.
Before the introduction of the Human variant, the Nox already had a notorious reputation in Hyperion Rally.
If emergency power is depleted, the anti-gravity drive will shut down and the Nox will fall if subject to gravity.^[2]
Ben Lesnick once jokingly said that the plural of Nox is Noxoodles.^[15]