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Just when you think you're ready to post some ship designs, over 6 months of crap gets in the way. I'll wait until I get the Ship's Operation Manual before In Thrust We Trust 319 Pact Worlds Aerospace Expo Special: The Ships, just in case any of my frames, systems, etc. gets included.

I'd like to see better rules for vehicles and starships in SF2, particularly how they can fight each other when a starship's still in a planet's atmosphere. And also, an official vehicle building guide would be a plus.

INTRODUCTION

Sen Hiriko, human male host: "Welcome ship enthusiasts, to In Thrust We Trust's coverage of the 319 Pact Worlds Aerospace Expo. The normally crowded space around Absalom Station is even more crowded this week, as the Pact Worlds' biggest aerospace show graces the station. Just about every starship and component manufacturer, most of the top modders and custom designers, lots of recent graduates from flight academies, as well as from crew and engineering schools, and courting them, of course, are navies from almost all governments, corporations, and religious orders, shipping lines both huge and tiny, and many others. In fact, the only faction I don't see here are the Corpse Fleet, like anyone here would want them to show up, anyway!"
"This year, the trend is toward 'personal' space transportation. Now, even mid-level execs are torn between a luxury land cruiser and a Tier 1/4 or 1/2 starship. And the starship builders are doing their best to accommodate them, from well-known names like
Sanjaval, ATech and Ringworks, to newcomers like Infinite Driftworks, who in a couple of years, has made a name for itself in the luxury market."
"Many of these new ships feature new frames, components, weapons and the like. Here we're featuring the latest and greatest systems this year, so let's get started!"

In Thrust We Trust

ITWT began as a show about new starships, similar to Galactic Touring. In fact, the original cast moved to Galactic Touring after a few incidents with Jezza and the Ysoki.

After they were fired, ITWT's producers decided to hire a more authoritative cast. And so they hired Fleeta "Fleetfoot" Padfoot (halfling female), three-time winner of the Absalom Run, and one of the top circuit racers; Tairon (Lashunta Korasha male), noted explorer of the Drift; Rebeka "Revved Up" Terapin (human female), freighter pilot and former star of the reality show "Terapin Express"; ship designer and modder Upgrade 1 (asexual android), and "it's" tech, Tweek "The Tweeker" (Ysoki male), to xover the latest in ship's systems and weapons. And for combat experience, they chose Katara "The Gatecrasher" (Vesk female), one of the top fighter squadron commanders of both the Vesk War and the battle against the Swarm, and Admiral Trig Masterson (human male) (Ret.), fleet admiral of the AbadarCorp and ATech fleets during both wars, and who led many assaults against the Swarm.

After surpassing Galactic Touring in the ratings, In Thrust We Trust branched out into special episodes, spaceship sim games, sites on most Pact Worlds infospheres, and is now its own network, with not just the main show, but separate shows with each cast member covering the latest developments through their own area of expertise, coverage of both circuit and endurance racing.