This page tracks the current BOTF findings for the Cardassian faction: the ship rows in the roster, the hull/model families behind them, and the current model and effect bundles attached to those ships.
Representative Hull
Keldon appears in the roster as Strike Cruiser, uses visual token ch3, and currently links to model files ch3_a.hob, ch3_c.hob, ch3_b.hob.
Known animation bundle: none linked yet. Known VTX bundle: laser.vtx.
Weapon/effect family: cphaser.hob, cphoton.hob. Explosion/effect family: cbboom.hob, cgboom.hob, csboom.hob.
Current lore preview: The Keldon-class strike cruiser is designed for long-range assault and planetary bombardment. It sacrifices battle armor and phaser arrays in favor of a fearsom
Class Layout
How this faction breaks down by class name, ship-row coverage, and visual-token grouping.
| Class | ShipRows | Ships | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galor | 2 | Battleship, Battleship II | ch1 |
| Keldon | 2 | Strike Cruiser, Strike Cruiser II | ch3 |
| Nerok | 2 | Scout, Scout II | cl2 |
| Netel | 2 | Destroyer, Destroyer II | cl1 |
| Neterok | 2 | Cruiser, Cruiser II | cm1 |
| Outpost | 2 | Outpost, Outpost II | co |
| Ranol | 4 | Colony Ship, Colony Ship II, Troop Transport, Troop Transport II | ct, cu |
| Starbase | 2 | Starbase, Starbase II | cs |
| Telok | 2 | Heavy Cruiser, Heavy Cruiser II | ch2 |
Hull Family Layout
The real model families behind this faction, with linked asset counts and primary HOB bundles.
| Token | Class | Display | Ships | HOB | ANI | VTX | Effects | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch1 | Galor | Battleship | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ch1_b.hob, ch1_a.hob, ch1_c.hob |
| ch2 | Telok | Heavy Cruiser | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ch2_c.hob, ch2_a.hob, ch2_b.hob |
| ch3 | Keldon | Strike Cruiser | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ch3_b.hob, ch3_c.hob, ch3_a.hob |
| cl1 | Netel | Destroyer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | cl1_a.hob, cl1_b.hob, cl1_c.hob |
| cl2 | Nerok | Scout | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | cl2_b.hob, cl2_a.hob, cl2_c.hob |
| cm1 | Neterok | Cruiser | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | cm1_b.hob, cm1_c.hob, cm1_a.hob |
| co | Outpost | Outpost | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | co_b.hob, co_a.hob, co_c.hob |
| cs | Starbase | Starbase | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | cs_a.hob, cs_c.hob, cs_b.hob |
| ct | Ranol | Troop Transport | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ct_b.hob, ct_a.hob, ct_c.hob |
| cu | Ranol | Colony Ship | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | cu_b.hob, cu_a.hob, cu_c.hob |
Weapon and Effect Bundle
Current faction-level weapon and explosion assets linked out of the ship rows.
| Weapons | Explosions | VTX |
|---|---|---|
| cphaser.hob, cphoton.hob | cbboom.hob, cgboom.hob, csboom.hob | laser.vtx |
Ship Variant Layout
Every gameplay ship row currently mapped to this faction.
| Index | Class | Ship | Type | Token | HOB | ANI | VTX | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Keldon | Strike Cruiser | Strike Cruiser | ch3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | Keldon | Strike Cruiser II | Strike Cruiser | ch3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Ranol | Colony Ship | Colony Ship | cu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Ranol | Colony Ship II | Colony Ship | cu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Galor | Battleship | Command Ship | ch1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Galor | Battleship II | Command Ship | ch1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Outpost | Outpost | Outpost | co | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Outpost | Outpost II | Outpost | co | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Netel | Destroyer | Destroyer | cl1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Netel | Destroyer II | Destroyer | cl1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Nerok | Scout | Scout | cl2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Nerok | Scout II | Scout | cl2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Starbase | Starbase | Starbase | cs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Starbase | Starbase II | Starbase | cs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Ranol | Troop Transport | Troop Transport | ct | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Ranol | Troop Transport II | Troop Transport | ct | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Neterok | Cruiser | Heavy Cruiser | cm1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Neterok | Cruiser II | Heavy Cruiser | cm1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Telok | Heavy Cruiser | Heavy Cruiser | ch2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Telok | Heavy Cruiser II | Heavy Cruiser | ch2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |