Arguably, the most important part of any ship's design in is the Reactor, with the best ones granting a balanced spread of power to all of a vessel's systems. Various important pieces are available for the three different ship classes you might obtain during your adventures. Ranging from your crew size to your ship's overall defenses, your Reactor could determine success or failure in the deeper regions of space.
Reactors are responsible for a ship's Power Generation, Crew Capacity, and Hull systems in. The first stat regulates how much power goes into other subsections, such as your engines, weapons, and even your grav drive as you travel to new planets. The Crew Capacity lets you know how many crew members you can have on a ship, while the Hull shows you how many points of defense the vessel can take before being destroyed.
Some Reactors cannot be used in a custom ship design if you do not have a high enough Piloting or Starship Design skill rank. Some of the best backgrounds in give you free Ranks for both of these attributes when you make your character.
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A-Class Reactors like the 360T Stellarator mostly work on smaller ships with less power generation or Hull values but are far lighter. This particular generator can be excellent for early missions, providing above-average stats for the vessels you can access at the start of your journey in. In addition, this Reactor doesn't require your character to have a Skill Rank to use the part.
The 20 Power of the Stellarator marks it as one of the highest generating Reactors in the first parts of, along with a repair rate that outshines many other versions of this part. Although it does cost more once your character reaches level
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