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Fixed Genesis link to reference the Star Engine process, and not the starliner ship.

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'''Maelstrom''' is the [[StarCitizen:Star Engine]]'s physically based destruction system.<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKWa4WoTkV4 CitizenCon 2953: Shaping the ‘Verse - The Future of StarEngine], Star Citizen, YouTube, 24 oct. 2023</ref>

Many of the structures created by [[StarCitizen:Starchitect]] or [[StarCitizen:Base building|Base Building]] as part of [[StarCitizen:Genesis (Star Engine)|Genesis]] will feature the '''Maelstrom''' destruction system, allowing for a range of scales of geometry fracturing and physics dependent on the force used. For instance, a [[StarCitizen:P4-AR Rifle|P4-AR]] may be able to shoot small chunks out of a barricade, while a [[StarCitizen:GP-33 MOD Grenade Launcher|GP-33]] could be able to raze a small structure with one shot.<ref name=":0" />

'''Maelstrom''' is to be implemented in both [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]] and [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]] as a ship destruction system. [[StarCitizen:Ships]] using '''Maelstrom''' require converting from the prior "PU damage model" used in Star Citizen, a process referred to as "pressing a few buttons" due to '''Maelstrom'''<nowiki/>'s ability to import from the prior model. This is followed by further dedicated work from the [[StarCitizen:Tech art]] and [[StarCitizen:Ship art]] teams of [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium]] to make ships more believably destructible.<ref>Star Citizen Live: Invictus Ship Talk (Maelstrom) (timestamped): https://youtu.be/fOkYR-y2Sx4?t=1595</ref>

The '''Maelstrom''' system is also used for deriving and calculating the physical mass of detachable and destructible ship parts based on their applied materials and thicknesses, instead of priorly-used rough volume calculations and designer-set values.<ref>Star Citizen Live: Invictus Ship Talk (Maelstrom mass) (timestamped): https://youtu.be/fOkYR-y2Sx4?t=1737</ref>

The applied hull materials of a ship will be used in the calculation of armor effectiveness in '''Maelstrom'''.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/3/thread/star-citizen-comms-dive-3-september-16-2025|text=Star Citizen Comms-Dive #3|accessdate=2025-11-28}}</ref>

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