After a certain amount of time, it will duplicate and explode. Upon appearing near a player, they will cast a single, colored projectile that attempts to home in on the nearest player, phasing through blocks and slowly gaining speed. The Saladin class is one of the most recognizable ships found within the Star Fleet Universe series of games (such as Star Fleet Battles), and is one of a handful of ship designs which cross over from 'official' Star Trek literature into the Star Fleet Universe lore, by means of a licensing agreement with Franz Joseph and Ballantine Books.The Desert Spirit is a Hardmode enemy that can be found in Corrupted or Crimson Underground Desert biomes.Ī Desert Spirit's Curse, the projectile fired by Desert Spirits.ĭesert Spirits have an attack pattern that is unique compared to most enemies. However, this does formally bring the class back into the "official" Trek lore. It also lists the ship as a frigate, and states the destroyer nomenclature was too militaristic for Star Trek in the Original Series era. The Last Unicorn Games version of the Star Trek role-playing game included the Saladin officially into its Ships of the Original Series guide, though with numerous errors in its text. The artwork was taken directly from the Star Fleet Technical Manual. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Saladin is used for displays on the Enterprise bridge. Unlike the other ships portrayed in the manual, the Saladin, at least in uprated configuration, did make it onto the screen in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as part of the "wreck-bashed fleet." It was one of four 'new' designs of starships in that manual, and represents one of the oldest official Star Fleet designs. The Saladin class was designed by Franz Joseph for the Star Fleet Technical Manual. Federation medium cruiser ( Excelsior-variant medium cruiser).Federation light cruiser ( Constitution-variant light cruiser.Federation heavy cruiser ( 2380s heavy cruiser).Ĭonstellation ( Challenger deep space explorer).Starship classes of the Federation StarfleetĪpollo ( Akula frigate / light cruiser) Saladin-class mk VIII class I destroyer starships VIII Saladin class was the parent design for two distinct subclasses, the Mk. Ships commissioned This article or subsection has an associated category. In the Kelvin timeline, the Saladin-class was conceived of in the same role and general design as in the primary universe, but the design was modified as that divergent reality had a different evolution of technology breakthroughs. ( ST reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual, TOS video game: Starfleet Command) For this reason, it had the same laboratory facilities. The Saladin-class was expected, during peacetime, to carry out essentially the same research and exploration duties as the Constitution-class. It lacked the engine power of the cruiser and has been found lacking in maneuverability.
The Saladin-class destroyer was designed as a smaller and less expensive companion vessel to the Constitution-class, but was less successful. The Apollo-class was also a similar design, lacking the deflector/ sensor dish of the Saladin and hull details on the nacelle dorsal connector.
( ST reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual) Where the Saladin-class housed 3 phaser banks and 2 photon torpedo launchers, the Hermes scout only housed one bank of 2 phasers, and a slightly smaller crew. The only difference between the Saladin and a sister design, the Hermes-class scout, were armament and personnel. The Saladin was seen displayed on Library computer screens in Star Trek II and Star Trek III, apparently in unlatered scans of pages from the Star Fleet Technical Manual. ( TOS movies: The Wrath of Khan, The Search For Spock)
This class destroyer consisted of a saucer section, and only a single nacelle, with similar exterior design to the Constitution-class heavy cruiser vessel of the 2260s decade.
The Saladin design was authorized for construction by Starfleet appropriation of stardate 0965.
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