[Gatac]

Designed by this fan right here.

The Eclipse is - ostensibly - a normal fleet design. The fact that it's a bit heavy on the security measures stems from a rational analysis of previous mission profiles, i.e. we're not gonna have aliens run roughshed on the ship every week. It's my way of trying to work around some TV oddities that just don't work for a game.

On the other hand, it *was* designed to be easily adaptible to intelligence missions. In the world after Nemesis, the Federation has just been screwed with one time too many. That doesn't mean that they're fundamentally different, just more...careful. And in some respects, it openly flies in the face of previous policy, just to show flag. It's largely a "What works, what doesn't" look at Federation ship design.

As for you guys, your little tactical team doesn't come standard with the class. The way I have it pegged right now, you're specifically assembled for a mission - and your success will hopefully prove that you're worth keeping around.

Gatac