Planetoids

## Overview

### Type

Battle station/Galactic Assault Craft (military)Artificial Celestial Body (civilian)

## Capabilities

### Firepower

Ranging from destruction of solar systems to star clusters

### Compliment

Hangar baysTurbolasers

Point-Defense Systems

Ultra Laser arrays

Shields

Gravity well generators

### Variants

Ultra PlanetoidsOrganic Planetoids

Planetoid Cruiser

Terracities

Planetoids, also known as World Crafts, World Ships, and Megastations, are planet-sized space stations that can be used for either civilian or military purposes. They rank below System Class, but above Dreadnoughts.

## Capabilities

Given their massive size, and the fact that they are almost always fully covered in armor down to the core, Planetoids are incredibly tough stations with shields that can block Ultra Lasers. Battle Station-type Planetoids have massive Ultra Laser arrays of their own, with enough firepower to destroy star clusters during galactic assaults. However, civilian Planetoids are often simply artificial planets with a population capacity far above that of naturally-formed planets, and are fully self-sufficient with controlled climates. Most military Planetoids often double as factories and repair plants, able to produce and repair armor, weapons, and vehicles, ranging from ground vehicles to starfighters and even cruisers. Some Planetoids are entirely manufacturing plants, such as the ones used by Megacorp and the Military Manufacturing Corps. Most Planetoids are incapable of traveling into Hyperspace, but some battle-station Planetoids, mostly the smaller variants, are equipped with massive Light Drives that can allow them to travel through hyperlanes, although they often cannot go the same distances as smaller crafts. For basic engines, Planetoids operated with reactionless drives, which can only be constructed at something of their scale, and work in tandem with sub-hyperspace properties. Planetoids, like dreadnoughts and other large warships, often carry gravity well generators, which can move other planets and stop ships from escaping into hyperspace, even pulling ships out of hyperspace if the need arises.

## Background

Planetoids were developed by the Titanians, who used Cyberformers to convert barren worlds, especially rogue planets, into manufacturing worlds. During the time of the Great Titanian Civil War, weaponized Planetoids were developed. They were also utilized by the Intergalactic Empire with the usage of Ultra Planetoids, and later the Government. It was illegal for non-Government to own Planetoids within Government space for a very long time, until some permissions were granted to Megacorp after the Government gradually nationalized it. Some civilizations in No Man's Space occasionally built crude Planetoids, mostly classified as Organic Planetoids, mainly serving both a civil and wartime purpose. Planetoids can have artificial rings, which can serve many purposes, or artificial moons, often orbital defense platforms. Planetoids are often built by System Class or Galactic Class Spacecraft.

## Variants

Standard: Often referred to as the Conventional variant, these are the most common form of Planetoids, often seen in the form of battle stations. They are built in planet-like spherical shapes, often made directly from cyberformed planets. Battle station variants are equipped with all defense measures, and Ultra Laser arrays. This variant can also be used to form civilian worlds or manufacturing worlds, known as Terracities.

Ultra Planetoids: This variant is several times larger than a standard Planetoid, often reaching the size of stars, and often flatten out into disc-like designs rather than a simple sphere. They have several times more firepower and defenses, and are not to be confused with Dyson Spheres. Ultra Planetoids are a very uncommon model, and have thus far been almost exclusively used for military purposes. Larger spacecraft are referred to as System Class.

Organic Planetoids: A rather common variant among civilizations not as advanced or rich as major factions, organic planetoids are ordinary planets which have some armor, built-in weaponry, and sometimes, space-faring systems, allowing it to move. The main feature is that the planet is not completely cyberformed, thus remaining "organic," although this often results in less defenses. These variants are often used for civilian purposes. This may also refer to organic beings the size of planets, such as some breeds of dragons and vacuum-dwelling creatures.

Planetoid Cruiser: Planetoid Cruisers are crafts not shaped like planets, but are of similar sizes. Some large dreadnought flagships get classified as this, although most, such as Mega Stardusters, only make it up to the size of planetside regions, not of an entire planet.