The Black Prophecy shipbuilding system has been revealed by creators Reakktor and gamigo in a press release this week. We are told that “At regular intervals, gamigo and Reakktor will introduce and shed some light on some of the features of the upcoming space action MMOG Black Prophecy.” The first of such is, of course, the modular shipbuilding system. Below is a variety of screenshots showing two ships with three distinct configurations each, as well as a link to a larger version of the above view of the configuration screen.
Also included is a concept diagram of a ship’s components, which gamigo tells us represents a fully constructed ship of either Black Prophecy faction, the Tyi or the Genides. Every ship must have a cockpit and left and right wings and engines, but the weapons, missile launcher and shield are optional. Use of these modules, and determination of which modules can be fitted, will be decided by nine upgradeable player skills. This modular building system will also be used for clan stations – which will apparently “start as small habitats and can be expanded to gigantic space complexes.”