Sigma 16 - Chapter 12 – Hardware Upgrades
Talia woke slowly, her body feeling heavy and sluggish. A glance at her HUD showed she had slept for a full 17 hours. The local time was equi...
2023-07-02 12:49:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Sigma 16 - Chapter 11 – Power Acquisition
Talia gazed at the dense foliage that stood between her and the sand desert beyond, and her pod. The entrance she had used was now thoroughly...
2023-07-02 10:08:13 +0000 UTC View PostSigma 16 - Chapters 6-10
Chapter 6 – Fabrication Woes
The glow moths had been easy to taunt into range. The various glowing mushrooms, plants...
2023-07-01 00:22:54 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 184 – Optics Pt.2
USD: A few hours later
Location: Meltisar, Mil-1A, Meltisar High Command, Tia’s CIC
Alex frowned. “That’s why I had Nameless run through some simulations. It is viable.”
The other three girls around the table stared at her, each with their own vastly different expression.
Thea grinned at her and gave her an ea...
2023-06-30 13:31:12 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 183 – Optics Pt.1
USD: The Morning after IFRB Warrant
Location: Meltisar, Mil-1A, Meltisar High Command, Tia’s CIC
A massive fireball streaked toward Alex. Her heart pounded as she raised her staff and gritted her teeth. Sweat dripped down her forehead and her pointed wizard hat blew off her head in a gust of wind as she strained to hold back th...
2023-06-24 07:32:28 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 182 – IFRB Warrant
USD: A few days after leaving M3 Shipworks
Location: Meltisar, MIL-1A, Concourse 32B
The bag of food threatened to collapse as Alex turned the corner. She’d snuck out to grab some kebabs and skewers, which the food stall owner had helpfully piled into soft foam containers for her. Unfortunately, the paper bags didn’t seem sta...
2023-06-15 13:15:35 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 181 – Cold Engagements
USD: Eighteen hours after Jump point battle
Location: 92 Pegasi, SR Destroyer Squadron, SR02
Alpha Yalof remained in his command seat, observing the colored blips on SR02’s tactical screen. Over the months of his command of the ship, he had found little reason to leave the captain’s chair. His lower body had slowly merged wit...
2023-06-13 23:35:56 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 180 – Industrial Level Contemplation
USD: The Next Day
Location: Meltisar, Meltisar A, M3, MNS ‘Shipworks’ Facility, MNS Alacrity
Alex scanned the vast expanse of the orbital shipworks through the observation deck’s ceiling height window. They were in a low orbit, only a couple dozen of kilometers up, and the ground buzzed by below at a rapid clip. A constant ...
2023-06-10 10:40:43 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 179 – Career Choices
USD: One day after a FUBAR ground mission
Location: Meltisar, Mil-1A, Naval Academy, Gathering Hall A1
Alex leaned against the wall, tapping her fingers nervously on her thigh as she glanced around at the other cadets. They were all in a spacious room with sleek metal walls and a high ceiling, waiting for their fates to be announ...
2023-06-04 06:47:29 +0000 UTC View PostA3 Character AMA
That's this Friday. Here's a link to where the AMA is happening at:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/41463/shipcore/chapter/1231181/a3-character-am...
2023-05-31 19:33:14 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 178 – Excessive Force
USD: A moment later
Location: Meltisar, Groundside, Rogue Ertan NAI Target’s Mining Tunnels
Around the very next corner, Elis caught a glimpse of another vehicle taking a turn ahead of them. “There he is!”
“We’re gaining.” Thea answered back. The sighting encouraged a bit more s...
2023-05-30 05:51:42 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 177 – Track not included.
USD: A moment later
Location: Meltisar, Groundside, Rogue Ertan NAI Target’s secret bunker
“Do you have some sort of phobia or something?” Thea asked sharply before pointing to a ladder in the corner of the shaft. Elis grunted and turned to look at the NAI with disbelief.
“You’re kidding, right?” Elis said.
<... 2023-05-28 19:18:37 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 176 – Entering the Dark
USD: A few minutes after a discussion about Power Armor Aesthetics
Location: Meltisar, Groundside, 62km north of M-Prime, Rogue NAI Base
Distant echoes of small arms fire echoed from the fortress, each rapidly punctuated by a replying explosion. By the time Elis and Thea reached a ruined entry point on the compound’s exterior, ...
2023-05-26 04:21:55 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 175 – Light from Ertan
USD: Seconds after jumping out of Thea’ VTOL
Location: Meltisar, Groundside, 62km north of M-Prime
Air streamed past her suit as she fell like a rock, holding Thea against her suit’s armored chest. An altitude indicator appeared where there should definitely not be an altitude indicator, and Elis let out a curse as the ground...
2023-05-21 22:31:08 +0000 UTC View PostA1 - Extra Content - End of New 16
The Shrike slipped out of the asteroid base’s hangar with a single burst from maneuvering thrusters. Once it cleared the hangar, the ship yawed to point towards the first EM drone and fired off a burst of the Linear ...
2023-05-19 08:48:24 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 174 – Plans and Slam
USD: One week After A3123Y left the system
Location: Nu Crateris, Dedia Orbital Fleetworks, MOR-1
Heeler measured the number of resource extraction vessels leaving the fleet works towards Nu Crateris’ gas giant. Each departing vessel was tasked with a specific resource and was specialized in extra-planetary extraction. The moon...
2023-05-17 22:23:37 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 173 – Flames of War
USD: 12 days after awakening.
Location: 92 Pegasi, Nu Crateris Jump Point Emergence, A3123Y
The enemy fleet contracted as A31 surged forward, almost as if it could sense something was amiss. Amy’s eyes remained riveted on the tactical display, keenly observing the unfolding action. From what she knew, they should have had littl...
2023-05-16 19:50:11 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 172 – Favorable Odds
USD: After Four days of aborted negotiations.
Location: Meltisar, MOR-1, Ambassadorial Station Segment, Meeting Room A
Alex pressed forward, pushing into Tia’s back more tightly. She suppressed a giggle as she noticed the other girl blushing furiously. The situation reminded her of when Tia had embarrassed her in front of Rache...
2023-05-15 05:26:03 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 171 – Ghosts in the Machine
USD: Three days of aborted negotiations.
Location: Meltisar, MOR-1, Ambassadorial Station Segment, Near Meeting Room A
[Info\Warn: A political attack via congressional oversight committee has been initiated.]
Tia sat up in bed abruptly, her eyes widening and her heart pounding with alarm. The voice in her h...
2023-05-14 00:55:46 +0000 UTC View PostA1 - Extra Content - Chapter 16 Rewriting + New
Sorry for those of you who are looking for A4. I've signed a book deal with Aethon for the first three arcs to be made into books, so I'm spending about half my time on A1, editing and writing the new content! This section is 7500~ new words, as well as a rewritten/edited prologue that's inserted into the story and Alex witnesses it directly. 2023-05-13 05:39:58 +0000 UTC View Post
A4 - Chapter 170 – Punching Decisions
USD: Three days after Arrival Groundside
Location: Meltisar, Capital City, Thea’s Safehouse Warehouse
A dense fog shrouded the ground, casting an ethereal glow on the flickering neon signs while muffling the sound of air traffic overhead. Elis approached a side door and pressed her hand against its biometric sensor.
A1 - Extra Content - Chapter 16 rewriting
(This would insert before Chapter 16 and after 15: omega authentication)
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USD: ~Sixteen weeks since awakening
Location: Unknown Yellow Dwarf, L4 Lagrange Point, nearby Federation Heavy Cruiser wreckage in Debris Cloud #32
The sound of Nameless’s voice in Alex’s ears was a sweet relief.
[Informative: Ind...
2023-05-09 23:50:17 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 169 – Political Decisions
USD: After two days of aborted negotiations.
Location: Meltisar, MOR-1, Ambassadorial Station Segment, Near Meeting Room A
Alex sank into the plush lounge sofa, her tense shoulders proof of her unease. The thick carpet and elaborate decorations surrounding her did little to alleviate her mood and while the smart fabric couch was ...
2023-05-08 23:47:10 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 168 – Tactical Decisions
USD: 6 days after awakening.
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, approaching 92 Pegasi Jump Point, A3123Y
Amy sat at her console on the bridge with Abbey, her eyes glued to the main screen as they observed the fleets moving toward the 92 Pegasi Jump Point. A31 was burning hard, while the Corpo fleet coalesced around its flagship...
2023-05-08 21:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostAn Art Post (Not a Chapter)
So most of the ShipCore art gets posted on the discord, but I realize that some people don't want to use discord and it would be a shame for them to miss out, so here is a dedicated art chapter with some of the more recent AI works. Just about all the art is AI generated by me.
I am sharing a quite a few in this post, some might be a...
2023-05-06 12:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 167 – Prelude to War
USD: 4 days after awakening.
Location: Nu Crateris, Outer System, Gas Giant High Orbit, A3123Y
The never-ending persistence of soft beeping monitors and status screens flowed out of A3123Y’s command center as a sliding door automatically authorized her and slid open. Her HUD automatically highlighted several screens and made a ...
2023-05-05 19:55:56 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 166 – Diplomacy is Not
USD: Three days after returning to MIL-1A
Location: Meltisar, MOR-1, Ambassadorial Station Segment, Near Meeting Room A
Station MOR-1 had just a slightly higher-pitched hum than MIL-1A, but it was enough to annoy Alex as they continued down the hall. MOR-1 was the largest orbital in Meltisar, the primary civilian hub, and had hun...
2023-05-05 19:54:50 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 165 – Formal Dress Required
USD: 1 day after awakening.
Location: Meltisar, Mil-1A, Naval Academy, Simulator Classroom 36C
The door to the apartment slid open with a soft whirr, revealing the inviting warmth of the smartly illuminated living space. The room was bathed in gentle, diffuse light emitted by seamlessly integrated panels along the walls and ceili...
2023-05-01 17:49:29 +0000 UTC View PostA4 - Chapter 164 – Engagements and Clutches
USD: 1 day after awakening.
Location: Meltisar, Mil-1A, Naval Academy, Simulator Classroom 36C
The cadets returned to the classroom, their excitement palpable as they chattered about the simulated battle. It was the class’s first time using the simulator, and the experience had left them buzzing with energy.
Li...
2023-04-30 06:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post