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* O'Neill Cylinders -- Also known as "Island-3" colonies, these are far and away the most common type. These come in two flavors: "Open-type" colonies, which only make use of half of the interior surface for habitation space and cover the remainder in transparent "sky" panels, and "closed-type" colonies, which remove the "sky" panels and are inhabited the whole way through. | * O'Neill Cylinders -- Also known as "Island-3" colonies, these are far and away the most common type. These come in two flavors: "Open-type" colonies, which only make use of half of the interior surface for habitation space and cover the remainder in transparent "sky" panels, and "closed-type" colonies, which remove the "sky" panels and are inhabited the whole way through. | ||
* Stanford Torus -- A Stanford torus is a colony similar in shape to a donut, housing less than 150,000 residents. A Stanford torus was to be the home of the Federation's chief executive, but the destruction of this colony in a terror attack turned people off to the design. | * Stanford Torus -- A Stanford torus is a colony similar in shape to a donut, housing less than 150,000 residents. A Stanford torus was to be the home of the Federation's chief executive, but the destruction of this colony in a terror attack turned people off to the design. | ||
| − | * PLANT - Similar in shape to an hourglass, a PLANT | + | * PLANT - Similar in shape to an hourglass, a PLANT places its living space at the ends rather than along the cylinder. |
* Bernal Sphere - Also known as "Island-1" or "Island-2" colonies, Bernal spheres consist of a central habitation sphere and other components. | * Bernal Sphere - Also known as "Island-1" or "Island-2" colonies, Bernal spheres consist of a central habitation sphere and other components. | ||
* Asteroid Base - Many asteroids have been turned into semi-functioning space colonies by building facilities along the interior after ore extraction. | * Asteroid Base - Many asteroids have been turned into semi-functioning space colonies by building facilities along the interior after ore extraction. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 5 March 2022
A space colony is a megastructure in space where people live. Space colonies come in several arrangements. What follows includes many of the most common types.
- O'Neill Cylinders -- Also known as "Island-3" colonies, these are far and away the most common type. These come in two flavors: "Open-type" colonies, which only make use of half of the interior surface for habitation space and cover the remainder in transparent "sky" panels, and "closed-type" colonies, which remove the "sky" panels and are inhabited the whole way through.
- Stanford Torus -- A Stanford torus is a colony similar in shape to a donut, housing less than 150,000 residents. A Stanford torus was to be the home of the Federation's chief executive, but the destruction of this colony in a terror attack turned people off to the design.
- PLANT - Similar in shape to an hourglass, a PLANT places its living space at the ends rather than along the cylinder.
- Bernal Sphere - Also known as "Island-1" or "Island-2" colonies, Bernal spheres consist of a central habitation sphere and other components.
- Asteroid Base - Many asteroids have been turned into semi-functioning space colonies by building facilities along the interior after ore extraction.
- Island-4 - Island-4s are a flat, disc-like colony model using Zentradi technology to provide artificial gravity, and are most common as attachments to exploration fleets like the Frontier Fleet. Neo Colonies use a pseudo-Island 4 design.