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Type
Frigate
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Class
Snowfall
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Initial Weapon
Blaster
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Tactical Position
[Heavy] [Disruptor]
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Processor
3822
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Power
262
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EM RES
50%
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Kinetic RES
30%
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Thermal RES
10%
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Armor
2595
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Component Capacity
4
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Shield
2767
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Cargo Space
100
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Volume Factor
140
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Warp Stability
1
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Initial Speed
704
Required License: ECD T3 Frigates License
【ECD T3 Frigates License】Each level grants
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Slightly increase SD performance
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Blasters DMG Boost
3.0%
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Blasters Range Boost
2.0%
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Cargo Space Bonus
5.0%
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AoE Firepower Interference Devices CD Reduction
20.0%
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AoE Firepower Interference Devices Activation Cost Reduction
65.0%
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AoE Firepower Interference Devices Range Boost
50.0%
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Adaptive Protection Field Generator III
Tactical Component
When the superdevice is fully charged, increases all shield resistances by 32% at the cost of 27% reduced velocity.
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Emergency Shield Recharge Amplifier III
Superdevice
Recharges 658 shield instantly, then grants an additional shield recovery of 53 per second for 7.5s while boosting velocity by 20.02% for 15s.
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Frigate Artillery
Superdevice
Attacks a target within a range of 6km, dealing 48 damage per second.
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Frigate Std. Shield Recharger III
Recharger
Recharges your ship's shield by 31 per second for 30s.
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Frigate Std. Ion Thruster III
Thruster
Boosts your ship's velocity by 100% for 30s.
The development of the Snowfall frigate was an upgrade program by the Redbud Group right after the Snowflake. It resulted in significant improvements to both armor and component compatibilities, allowing the craft to fight outstandingly alongside interception ships.
The Snowfall's development was plagued by setbacks. Most believed that this upgrade was unnecessary. After all, in the eyes of plutocrats, the Snowflake frigate performed well enough as a heavy interception ship, and made enough of a profit. But researchers at the Redbud Group carried on with this upgrade anyway, seemingly trying to make the Snowfall perfect by fixing the minor design flaws of the Snowflake. The Board of Directors finally compromised with this pedantry, which was fueled by ""academic spirit and perfectionism"" (or just lots of jabbering), and established an independent research institute separate from the Redbud Group's various ship development departments—the Ninth Research Institute.
In the next 30+ years, upgrade plans and trial ships of the Snowflake were continually produced and tested, but no breakthrough was made. If it weren't for Director Nakagawa Shimadzu's unwavering support of the Ninth Research Institute, this project may have ended without any achievements. In 987 AG, the Snowfall was finally successfully produced.
The Snowfall maintains the layout of the Snowflake, and carries on its tactical role as a heavy disruptor, while markedly enhancing its maneuverability, speed control, capacitor, and processor capability. Its frontal underbelly is equipped with multiple disruption field generators, with its space for modules expanded, and an array of energy allocators equipped, which enhances the ship's energy efficiency significantly. When the emergency self-preservation core activates to increase shield resistances, propulsion is still inevitably affected. But for Snowfall, with its improved maneuverability, this period of time is enough for experienced warriors to escape the danger zone.
