Coriolis

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Coriolis

The Coriolis starport is a time-tested station design (in the shape of a cuboctahedron) pioneered by the Galactic Cooperative and regarded as its most prolific and enduring legacy. Renowned for its efficient, modular layout, a single Coriolis can be assembled and made operational within a matter of weeks. These stations are usually the first to be built in newly-colonized systems, and are converted into trading posts once the initial phase of colonization is completed.

Overview

Modern Coriolis stations are cuboctahedrons with a 2-kilometer diameter. When it was first introduced by GalCop, the design had a much smaller diameter of 1 kilometer, but beginning in the 3200's the size was increased. By the 3300's, although new Coriolis stations continue to be built both within the Core Systems and out in the frontiers of the Colonia Region and Pleiades Nebula, maintaining them has become more costly as parts have become more difficult to procure or manufacture.

The exterior of the Coriolis consists of inverted skyscrapers, where penthouses provide spectacular views of space in addition to comfortable levels of gravity. In rare cases, a Coriolis will also feature two "arms" extending from opposite facets of the main structure, as seen with Smith Reserve in LDS 883. A second variant with four "arms" was introduced with Cavalieri in Electra.

The independent construction company Steel Castle Inc is known to specialise in modifying Coriolis stations, and in September 3306 it began a campaign to upgrade a number of refinery outposts into Coriolis models at the request of Brewer Corporation.

Docking

Main article: Docking

Due to the symmetrical nature of Coriolis stations it can be difficult to find the docking slot. To remedy this the target hologram displayed when targeting the station has arrows pointing towards the station's entrance. It is possible to line up the approach vector with the front of the station while in supercruise using the hologram to gauge position, allowing a pilot to drop from supercruise facing the station's entrance.

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A damaged - yet still partially functional - Coriolis Station.

Aside from the hologram, an alternative method of locating the entrance is to observe the starport's axis of rotation after arriving. The entrance will always be located at the end of the axis of rotation that spins counter-clockwise when you are facing the starport. In addition, the rear of the station has red lights in the corners, while the front is lit by green lights.

Damage

As with other types of star port, Coriolis stations were susceptible to heavy damage from attacks by Thargoid forces. Initially these were limited to stations in nebulae surrounding the bubble, however this changed after the the failure of the Proteus Wave lead to a full invasion of human space. If not completely forced offline by an attack, the stations would retain emergency level services and provide missions to aid in evacuations and clear attacking Thargoid crafts. Such damaged or disabled stations would require large quantities of commodities to be repaired, once Thargoid forces were ejected from their local system.

Of note, a damaged Coriolis station - Wakata Station in HIP 23716 - became infamous as the first station/system to repel a Thargoid Invasion during the first weeks of the war.

Colonisation

Coriolis Stations are a Tier 2 station and can be selected as the starting build in the Primary Port location. The cost to build a Coriolis station will be the same no matter if the selection is 0 truss, 2 truss, or 4 truss.

The approximate cost in resources for a Coriolis built as a Primary Port with the 30% increase will be between 69,000 and 75,000 tons total. And a player will have 4 weeks to deliver all needed material or they will forfeit the claim.

Primary Port Resources

Material	Tons
Water	2100
Titanium	11500
Copper	730
Aluminium	12500
Fruits and Vegetables	140
Food Cartridges	230
Polymers	1100
Semiconductors	210
Superconductors	350
Power Generators	60
Water Purifiers	105
Computer Components	200
Non-Lethal Weapons	25
Ceramic Composites	1300
Liquid Oxygen	5000
Insulating Membrane	800
CMM Composite	14200
Medical Diagnostic Equipment	25
Steel	18200

To build a Coriolis in an established system the base requirement is 3 Tier 2 construction points. The station will require between 53,000 and 58,000 resources but established systems no longer have the 4 week time limit.

Established System Resources

Material	Tons
Water	1600
Titanium	8400
Copper	650
Aluminium	10000
Fruits and Vegetables	150
Food Cartridges	240
Polymers	1050
Semiconductors	160
Superconductors	280
Power Generators	65
Water Purifiers	105
Computer Components	145
Non-Lethal Weapons	25
Ceramic Composites	1200
Liquid Oxygen	3800
Insulating Membrane	640
CMM Composite	11200
Medical Diagnostic Equipment	25
Steel	14000

The games BGS system will adjust the cost of each resource by up to ±5% of the listed cost based off of calculations made when the construction site is placed.

Videos

• File:Starport Coriolis - Elite Dangerous
• File:Bresnik Mine
• File:Lave Station - Elite Dangerous vs Elite

Gallery

• Coriolis station
  Coriolis station
• Coriolis station and a planet
  Coriolis station and a planet
• Coriolis station
  Coriolis station
• Coriolis station and a planet
  Coriolis station and a planet
• File:Coriolis Station ED Wallpaper.jpg
• Coriolis station, Titan's Daughter
  Coriolis station, Titan's Daughter
• Type-9 approaches a Coriolis
  Type-9 approaches a Coriolis
• Coriolis station closeup
  Coriolis station closeup
• Orca and Coriolis
  Orca and Coriolis
• Coriolis transparent
  Coriolis transparent
• Cobra mkIII and Coriolis
  Cobra mkIII and Coriolis
• Coriolis station Cavalieri in Electra
  Coriolis station Cavalieri in Electra
• Coriolis station repair, exterior
  Coriolis station repair, exterior
• Elite Dangerous Vertical Poster with Coriolis station
  Elite Dangerous Vertical Poster with Coriolis station
• Coriolis station papercraft model
  Coriolis station papercraft model
• Coriolis station blueprint
  Coriolis station blueprint
• Coriolis icon
  Coriolis icon
• Coriolis icon as seen from System View
  Coriolis icon as seen from System View

References

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