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Player > Starships > Manufacturers > Compiler Enterprises
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual p.69
Anacite Explorers
Manufacturing Centers: Aballon (Horse Eye Orbital Plate, Pursuit, Striving)
Specialties: Colony ships and explorers
Famous Models: AEV, Group Defense Frigate, Those Who Are
As the philosophies of the two major sects of anacites on Aballon
took shape, the group known as Those Who Become began to reach
out to the stars. Believing it their destiny to take up the mantle
of their creators, Those Who Become strive to colonize distant
worlds. However, no existing companies were able to meet their
specific needs on the scale they required. Few companies produce
enough ships to transport an entire colony into the unknown
without a known destination or expected transit time. These
anacites tried purchasing ships from multiple manufacturers to
assemble a fleet, but it still wasn’t enough. However, the time
they spent refitting vessels to suit their needs taught them a
great deal about starship construction. They embraced their
new expertise, and the first ships sailed off Compiler Enterprises
(CompEnt)’s relatively small production line shortly thereafter.
Today, CompEnt is the premiere manufacturer of large vessels
designed for long-term operation with few—or no—opportunities
to return home for maintenance.
Those Who Become operate the company with a design
philosophy influenced by their belief that they are the inheritors
of the First Ones. Large colony ships and long-term deep space
exploration vessels make up the bulk of the company’s production.
Unlike starship manufacturers that equip ships with a fixed suite
of expansion bays to serve the ships’ intended purposes, CompEnt
ships boast modular expansion bays that allow for heavy
modification. A new starship’s bays are left empty, enabling the
buyer to configure the ship however they like. These cavernous
interiors make CompEnt vessels very popular as smuggler ships,
cargo haulers, and passenger transports.
Being of Aballonian design, CompEnt’s ships have a simple,
practical look. The ships’ hulls are polished to a shine but are
otherwise unadorned beyond the hull markings, giving them a
feel of rugged accessibility and suggesting they’re just the sort
of ships to help colonists accomplish their dreams. In addition to
the usual customization options, CompEnt also builds ships with
unusual materials on request. Rumors say that the company is
involved in manufacturing the golden commerce barges of the
Prophets of Kalistrade—no surprise, given most of those opulent
starships originate in Aballon’s Horse Eye Orbital Plate shipyards.
But other reports suggest this lucrative contract was in fact
stolen from CompEnt by another ruthless (and so far unknown)
corporate rival, and that CompEnt is debating how ruthless its
own response should be. Regardless, its ships also support large
complements while minimizing the requirements for each crew
member and providing a great deal of space, which certainly
fulfills the requirements of followers of the Prophecies and other
luxury clients.
Manufacturer Perk: External expansion bays installed on CompEnt starships cost only 2 BP each (rather than 3 BP).
Name | Tier | Type | Source |
---|---|---|---|
CompEnt AEV | 1/3 | Tiny racer | PWD p.154 |
CompEnt Group Defense Frigate | 8 | Large destroyer | PWD p.154 |
CompEnt Windfall | 8 | Huge bulk freighter | FF04 p.0 |
CompEnt Those Who Are | 17 | Colossal dreadnought (colony ship) | SOM p.116 |
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