BridgeSimComparison

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1	Name	Artemis	Empty Epsilon	Starship Horizons
2	Stations	Captain, Helm, Weapons, Science, Engineering, Communications, Fighter Pilot	Captain, Helm, Weapons, Science, Engineering, Relay OR Captain, Tactical, Engineering+, Operations	Captain, Flight, Tactical, Science, Engineering, Communications
3	Operating Systems	Windows (Server + Client)	Windows, Linux, Android (Server + Client)	Windows (Server), Browser (Client)
4	Mission Count	7 base + 11 scripted	26	6
5	Base Ship Types	8	15	1 (Potentially 17, but the other require you to create a custom mission to use)
6	Weapons	Beam, Homing, Mine, Nuke, EMP, PShock Torpedoes	Beam, Homing, Mine, Nuke, EMP, HVLI	Beam, 9x Cannons, 3x Missiles
7	3D/2D	2D+ (some vertical climb/dive for main ship, full 3d for fighter)	2D	3D
8	Directional Tubes	No	Yes	Yes
9	Scripting Language	XML	Lua	XML/C#, built-in UI for development (mission, ship, station, world, universe, etc.)
10	In-Game Tutorials	No	Yes	No
11	Engineering Notes	Instantaneous Power & Coolant application & withdrawal More power is always more efficient and/or time saving System damage model is a series of plateaus	slow fluidic power & coolant application & withdrawal More power is generally less efficient, but still time saving. damage is more granular & on a gradient	Engineering can have power redirected like in Artemis, but unlike Artemis, there is no coolant system. Overcharged systems take gradual damage until they are destroyed. Engineering also manages damage control teams, like in Artemis, but they function differently.
12	Ship Restocking	Docking with a station automatically restocks the ship with whatever ordnance is available until supplies run out at that base. Fighters and damage control team members may also be replenished at bases in Artemis. Energy is rapidly restocked at a base. Bases can be asked to manufacture different types of ordnance, but it takes time to make that ordnance.	You spend reputation to replenish ordnance at a base (it's not automatic). HVLIs, homing torpedoes and mines are relatively inexpensive while EMPs and Nukes are more expensive. Scan probes are automatically, but slowly replenished. Energy is automatically rapidly replenished. Hull damage is slowly repaired. Available ordnance is limited only by reputation. By default, bases are the only way to restock. You may spend reputation to request a supply drop from a station, which will take time to be delivered.	Ships regenerate energy and do not require fuel or frequent station stops. Cannons use energy, Missile Ordnance replenishment is done at planets/bases according to the rules of the specific mission
13	In-Game Docs			IRIS system
14	Controller Support	Joystick, Touch	Joystick, Touch	Joystick, Touch
15	Notable Differences	Fighter pilot station(s), Interactive beam targeting	Open-source (Free), Mini-games for Science and Relay, Directional Tubes, Station Options for Reduced Players	3D, Browser-based clients, UI tools to control module creation, world and scenario creation, and hardware usage (dmx, etc.), Branching story and dialogue trees, leading to more complex missions than "kill all enemis"
16	Author	Thom Robertson	Daid	Mythric Studios (David "Auric" Hernly)
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