Rucker star system

The **Rucker star system** is a pre-charted primary star system and gate network in Evochron Legacy.

## Summary

Rucker has been most famous as a battleground between the Federation and the Alliance, so much so that it is named after a heroic Alliance admiral that defied the advances of the UFA in the first civil war. In honor of this heritage it has been a changing warfront for either faction with the Alliance having reconquered it during the Insanity War.

Despite this long shadow of heritage, Rucker has been the ground of many wormhole and fulcrum experiments and is the site of the first, and alleged only, Shefeld gate, which can operate without a counterpart and bridge massive distances. It has long lost this function as the colonization of Lost Rucker by the refugee Renegades and the construction of a proper gate to connect back to it made its function redundant. However, it is not the only one.

Rumors exist of a wormhole in Rucker that leads halfway to a nearby star. Why it exists is unknown today and lost to time.

## Location

The **Rucker star system** lies in the west of the Rucker region.

## Attributes

* Nebula Prevalence: None
* Asteroid Prevalence: High
* Local Ship Abilities: Medium
* Military Carriers: 0
* Economy Classes: I
	+ Fulcrum distance
* Control: Alliance

## History

### During Legends/Mercenaries

Rucker is named for the admiral of the Alliance fleet in the first civil war. It is a large system filled with asteroids, making jump drive navigation dangerous. While not a common stop for mercenaries due to the difficult navigation conditions, it does offer a moderate economy with no docking fees and low prices. It is considered a potential gold mine for well-equipped mercenaries interested in mining due to its vast asteroid fields and its close proximity to the high paying system of Pearl.

Faction Details:

* Energy Companies - Strong presence, includes miners for harvesting ore.
* Navy/Military - Moderate presence, primarily protects energy interests.
* Rebels - Light presence, occasionally seen joining with Guilds/Clans.
* Guilds/Clans - Light presence, primarily opportunistic explorers.
* Miners - Joined with energy companies for common energy supply goals.

### Arvoch Alliance

Alongside former claims on Deneb and Rigel, Rucker is the main reason the Dissolution War was fought.

### After the Insanity War

The long established warzone and constant casus belli between the two factions has fallen with the entire First Federation back to the Alliance of Sol. Even though the Federation could take control of the important resource hub of Rucker after the Arvoch Conflict, the Alliance always planned to take it back.

Now less of an important military frontline and fortress it is once again a central node and system for all kinds of industrial production. Rucker can return to its glory days of old and serve as a further expansion hub towards the Lost Rucker quadrant which has been completely pacified and integrated into the Alliance. Or so they claim...

## Trade Routes

Local ore to turn to machines is abound and the machines are needed in Pearl and other systems.

## Stellar Bodies

Local Stars: 1

* Rucker A
	+ Coordinates: (1801 0 -1999)

Local Planets: 1

* Rucker
	+ Coordinates: (1800 0 -2000)
	+ Distance: 1 Sector
	+ Economy: Industrial
	+ Population: One capital, two settlements
	+ Terrain: Ice
	+ Conditions: Clouds, oxygen atmosphere
	+ Special Status: Multiringed

Rucker
## Stations and Carriers

### Stations

* Rucker Station (1800 0 -2000)
	+ Alliance

* Rucker Outpost (1801 0 -2000)
	+ Alliance

## Jump Gates

* Capella (1802 0 -1995)
	+ Destination: (2001 0 -998)

* Virgo (1797 0 -1999)
	+ Destination: (700 0 -1250)

* Aquila (1799 0 -2002)
	+ Destination: (1400 0 -2700)

* Pearl (1800 0 -2000)
	+ Destination: (3498 0 -1801)

* Lost Rucker (1802 0 -2000)
	+ Destination: (5498 0 -1000)

## Wormholes

* Southern Rift (1800 0 -2002)
	+ Destination: (1820 0 -1980)
	+ Shortcut to Q598 (1867 1 -1958)?

## Stellar Resources

### Asteroids

* Asteroid Ring: (1802 0 -2000)
	+ Metal = High / Platinum = Low

* Asteroid Ring: (1801 0 -2001)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring Mine: (1801 0 -2000)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1801 0 -1999)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1800 0 -2002)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1800 0 -2001)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Mine: (1800 0 -2000)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1800 0 -1999)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1800 0 -1998)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1799 0 -2001)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1799 0 -2000)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1799 0 -1999)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

* Asteroid Ring: (1798 0 -2000)
	+ Metal = Med / Diamond = Med / Platinum = Med

## Unknown

### Scrapyard Mines

* Rucker Planetary Ring
	+ -65k 7.5k -54.5k

* Dark space near Rucker
	+ -65k 8k 54.5k

### Beacon

* Rucker Planetary Ring
	+ -19.5k -5k -62k
	+ R87 Debris Field / Blueprint Repair Beam

* Dark space near Rucker
	+ 1k 3k 72k
	+ Blueprint Cannon Heatsink

### Wreckages

* R80 Cruiser
	+ Asteroid Field near Rucker 3k 3k 7k
	+ Held the line against the Federation hoping reinforcements arrive in time
	+ Affiliation: Alliance

* R40 Battleship
	+ Asteroid Field near Outpost -13k 1k 17k
	+ Addressed the Alliance battlegroup by "Alliance", said to join 7th fleet (famous Federation), expects all (hostile) ships to be destroyed already though. It was wrong...
	+ Affiliation: Federation during the Arvoch Alliance War

## Colonized Sectors

* Sector 1801 0 -2000 | Outpost Sector - Scanned / 1 Unknown
* Sector 1800 0 -2000 | Rucker Sector - Scanned / 5 Unknowns

## Important Sectors

* Sector 1820 0 -1980 | Rift Exit - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1802 0 -2000 | Shefeld Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1801 0 -2001 | Southeast Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1801 0 -1999 | Rucker A Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1800 0 -2002 | Rift Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1800 0 -2001 | Inner South Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1800 0 -1999 | Inner North Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1800 0 -1998 | Outer North Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1799 0 -2001 | Southwest Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1799 0 -2000 | Inner West Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1799 0 -1999 | Northwest Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns
* Sector 1798 0 -2000 | Outer West Asteroid Sector - Scanned / No Unknowns