Your Vessel
Each Moonstalker operates from their own orbital vessel — a small, personal ship hanging in low Earth orbit. It's equal parts home, workshop, and lifeline. These vessels were salvaged, stolen, or jury-rigged from whatever survived the collapse. They're yours alone.
The Framing
Where You Truly Exist
The surface is where you work. Your vessel is where you truly exist.
Your vessel serves as:
- Your private sanctuary — No other players can enter
- Your progression bank — Extracted resources are permanently secured here
- Your clone bay — Where you respawn after death, from your last "save"
- Your workshop — Craft gear, upgrade systems, manage inventory
- Your mission terminal — Review available contracts and surface conditions
The surface below is the dangerous workplace you descend into. Your vessel is the only place you can make permanent progress.
Workshop
Crafting and Preparation
Your workshop is where you prepare for surface runs:
- Craft gear from extracted resources
- Upgrade systems and equipment
- Manage inventory — what you take is what you risk
- Store secured loot from previous extractions
- Repair damaged equipment brought back from the surface
Vessel Upgrades
Your Ship Grows With You
Extract valuable materials to upgrade your vessel, improving your capabilities and survival odds:
- Clone Bay Improvements
- Faster respawn, better memory retention, reduced degradation
- Workshop Expansion
- Craft advanced gear, repair damaged equipment
- Cargo Capacity
- Bring more supplies down, carry more back up
- Sensor Suite
- Better surface scans, resource detection, hazard warnings
- Life Support
- Longer surface endurance before needing to shelter
Mission Terminal
Surface Preparation
Before each drop, you check:
- Tide forecast — When's the next flood? Which zones are accessible?
- Contract board — What's Selenite Corp paying for today?
- Inventory status — What gear survived your last extraction?
- Clone save state — How much progress is locked in?
Customization
Open Design Questions
How much vessel customization should be allowed?
- Cosmetic personalization?
- Functional layouts (command deck, workshop, clone bay arrangements)?
- Visible from surface when overhead (your ship passing in orbit)?