Intech

This is the home of the legends of the Intech technology, exploring the development of ships, doctrines, and all advancements that led to and developed this technology.

Main Doctrine
The first traces of this technology derived from Ashera Prime by the Cy'In Corporation. This company already was an expert of atmospheric and spacefaring transport, and rose to prominence in 2420. Led by Kary Werner, the corporation focused on producing ships with the strongest and toughest hulls in the galaxy to properly survive the dangers of intergalactic travel. Designed to take asteroid hits without stopping for repairs, Cy'In originally produced transport ships. These were semi-popular as they were a bit slow to many merchant companies. Dr. Melanie Pera and Steve Privis acted as the head scientists for Cy'In. In 2406, the pair found that alloys made with Indium metal, a previously common but useless metal, massively improved toughness, durability, and shock absorption. These properties allowed ships to have high structural integrity and hull strength. By 2414, continued advancements in this field led to the production of ships that required relatively little material but still could absorb critical blows with their Indium hulls. By then, many other systems had heard about these and began purchasing hundreds of their transport ships to help ensure the delivery of cargo, as their hulls made it possible to defend valuable cargo against fast-moving pirates and random asteroid hits. Not only that, since only a lesser amount of hull material was needed, the transports could hold more than others. Cy'In had a monopoly over this technology, and soon it became more commonly known as the Intech Corporation.

After a while, many warlords soon began to see the military uses of this technology. The Nadée, Vilqua, and Artop systems' leaders all asked Cy'In if they could sell warships using their technology. Werner approved of this, and soon authorized the development of warships in 2416. With scientific development still led by Pera and Privis, Cy'In first looked into weapon development as their already tried and true hulls did not need major changes. The weapon of choice was the railgun, as engineering the projectile with indium would not be difficult and would produce a simple yet effective blast. Partnering with the already renowned Kinova Industries, which had already created and sold railgun weapons, the Cy'In corporation went to work combining its technology with Kinova's. Cy'In bought Kinova within a few months, as it feared Kinova might break their contract and steal Cy'In technology. This made sector news, and by 2418 Cy'In produced the first prototype: the J-I Railgun, firing a tungsten-indium projectile using an advanced propulsion system. Tungsten, already known for its heavy mass, combined with the strength of indium, produced a projectile capable of piercing even Cy'In's hulls. With that, Cy'In improved the armor and by 2420, rolled out its first ship, The Outrider-class Frigate. Immediately a success, Cy'In became known throughout galaxies as a respected warship manufacturer, and soon received contracts with major empires to produce the ships. A year later, advanced targeting coupled with the production of smaller railguns led to the creation of the Vanguard frigate, a ship used for anti-fighter purposes. In 2421, Cy'In also began development of better missiles, as it realized that each ship would need more powerful missiles in tandem with the already excellent railguns. It created the Devastation-class missile, which used the previously made targeting system and Indium-strengthened structure to score devastating hits on enemy capital ships. By 2423, Cy'In Corporation produced the Spearhead-class Cruiser and in 2424 the Warden-class Battleship, all even more successful than the Outrider. By 2430, Cy'In had released the Colossus Carrier, Omega-class Battleship, and a variety of strike craft that based themselves on high durability. All used powerful railguns and missiles to tear massive holes into enemy ships. The Colossus in particular used Cy'In's original hull doctrine to allow for an incredible amount of extra hangar space, as the hull did not nearly have to be as thick to provide similar protection.

Outrider & Vanguard

Hammerhead

Spearhead

Adamant

Warden

Omega

Colossus

Spike

Vulture

Anvil