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Encyclopedia: thargoid

[Elite-A, Parasite]

Name: thargoid [Show more] Type: Variable Category: Encyclopedia Summary: Ship card data for the encyclopedia entry for the Thargoid Deep dive: The Encyclopedia Galactica
Context: See this variable in context in the source code References: This variable is used as follows: * card_addr uses thargoid
.thargoid EQUB 2 \ 2: Combat factor: "6" EQUS "6" \ EQUB 0 \ Encoded as: "6" EQUB 3 \ 3: Dimensions: "180/40/180FT" EQUS "180/40/180" \ CTOK 42 \ Encoded as: "180/40/180[42]" EQUB 0 EQUB 4 \ 4: Speed: "0.39{all caps}LM{sentence case}" EQUS "0.39" \ CTOK 64 \ Encoded as: "0.39[64]" EQUB 0 EQUB 5 \ 5: Crew: "50" EQUS "50" \ EQUB 0 \ Encoded as: "50" EQUB 6 \ 6: Range: "UNKNOWN" EQUS "Unk" \ ETWO 'N', 'O' \ Encoded as: "Unk<227>wn" EQUS "wn" EQUB 0 EQUB 8 \ 8: Armaments: "WIDELY VARYING" EQUS "Widely v" \ ETWO 'A', 'R' \ Encoded as: "Widely v<238>y<240>g" EQUS "y" ETWO 'I', 'N' EQUS "g" EQUB 0 \EQUB 9 \ This data is commented out in the original source \EQUS "Unk" \ \TWOK 'N', 'O' \ It would show the hull as "UNKNOWN" \EQUS "wn" \EQUB 0 EQUB 10 \ 10: Drive motors: "THARGOID INVENTION" CTOK 30 \ EQUS " " \ Encoded as: "[30] [68]" CTOK 68 EQUB 0 EQUB 0