Faction (Federation, Union, and Empire) ships are restricted to pilots that have joined that faction. All ships have another requirement, other than cost. In the case of Neutral ships it is experience Level; in the case of Faction ships it is another sort of experience: Faction Ranking.
Armor and Hull stats are interchangeable, with respect to the default equipment; ships can be roughly compared to each other by comparing the totals of their Armor and Hull values. However, a ship with a more Armor offers potentially superior protection, as this armor can be upgraded.
For example, when comparing the Imperial Spectre to the Shadow Stealth Craft, the Spectre has 60 more total Armor + Hull, because although the Shadow has almost twice as much Armor, it has only a bit more than a third the Hull value. This advantage disappears when both are upgraded to *2 armors such as Tritanium; the Spectre ends up with 20 less A + H. Upgrade once again, to *3 armor, and the Shadow becomes clearly superior in defense, with 300 more A + H than the Spectre. All this upgrading comes at a price, of course, but the example shows that the Armor + Hull system allows for a more complex and varied approach to damage protection.
For more on ship statistics, see the Ship layout section of the Fighting page.
- Syndicate Ships
After 500,000 Action Points played and a suitable Reputation (low for the Shadow Syndicate, by getting bounties for being caught in possession or trading illegal goods, and high for the Esteemed Pilots Syndicate, by running missions), a player can join one of the two syndicates. With syndicate membership and a high enough Competency rating, obtained by completing neutral missions, players can buy Syndicate ships.
Syndicate membership allows access to other equipment besides ships. Faction-only equipment Specials cannot be used on syndicate ships and syndicate equipment cannot be used on Faction-only ships. See the Pardus Instruction Manual, section Syndicate Bonuses
Neutral ships[edit]
All neutral ships are available to every player, regardless of faction. These ships are limited by how much exp you have. These ships are quite common since everyone can get them and they can be used to fill the holes in one faction's ship tree if players cannot find a good ship to proceed in.
Sabre[edit]
Gun Mounts | 1 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 225 | Hull | 195 |
Cargo | 70 | Required Exp | 0 |
Size | 12 | Trade Class | 5 |
- General all purpose
New pilots
The Sabre is the ship you will start out with unless you are a Ska'ari, in which case you will start out with a Rustclaw. It is a starter ship with just a gun mount to allow you to fight space maggots to rank/exp up to a better ship and get out of it. It is not recommended that you spend much money on this ship, since you will not spend very much time flying it. With its small size, being the third smallest ship in the game, it is often used as a way to train cloaking by more experienced players looking to jump into a large ship like the Liberator and retain the ability to cloak efficiently. Many Battleship-class pilots (for example, Union pilots recently acquiring rank for a Scorpion) spend some time training their Cloaking skill in a Sabre. It is also occasionally used by hackers (particularly during faction wars) as it is extremely cheap to replace in the likely event of a bounty-related death.
Level: One
Cost: 15000
Rustclaw[edit]
Gun Mounts | 1 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 135 | Hull | 240 |
Cargo | 105 | Required Exp | 645 |
Size | 63 | Trade Class | 6 |
- Small trader
New pilots
Nicknamed the "Rusty" in pilots slang, Ska'ari receive a Rustclaw for free, rather than the Sabre given to graduating pilots of the other three races. It's comparably large cargo hull make it a passable trader and package-ranker at such an early stage in a pilot's career. Unlike the Sabre, it has enough capacity to enable a new player to construct their first building. Low armour and poor survivability mean that the Rustclaw is not recommended for combat purposes.
Level: Two
Cost: 21500
Interceptor[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 1 |
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Armor | 285 | Hull | 165 |
Cargo | 85 | Required Exp | 2220 |
Size | 8 | Trade Class | 0 |
- Light fighter
New/learning fighters
The first dedicated fighter available to many pilots, The Interceptor (or "Inty" as it is often referred to) is outclassed by most every other fighter craft in the game. Even so, it is a popular choice for those first embarking on the long process of skilling. It's position on the first 'rung' of the fighter ladder means that many wannabe pirates begin (and more than likely end) their raiding careers in this ship, leading to the commonly-used acronym "NIP" - Noob Inty Pirate.
Level: Three
Cost: 74000
Lanner Mini[edit]
Gun Mounts | 0 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 300 | Hull | 270 |
Cargo | 180 | Required Exp | 11460 |
Size | 45 | Trade Class | 6 |
- Medium Trader
Semi-experienced players
Smaller brother to the larger Lanner, the Lanner Mini shares many similarities with its sibling - chiefly, that it has no gun or missile slots. It makes up for this by being an effective trader (with more capacity than the similarly-priced Harrier) and is quite tough to destroy. TSS aspirants often find the Lanner Mini to be a useful ship thanks to its decent cargo capacity.
Level: Four
Cost: 382000
Harrier[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 4 |
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Armor | 210 | Hull | 375 |
Cargo | 165 | Required Exp | 12600 |
Size | 56 | Trade Class | 2 |
- Medium trade/fighter hybrid
Semi-experienced players
Universally derided, the Harrier (aka the "Pelican" or "Pelly") is considered the first neutral hybrid-type ship. However, unlike most hybrid craft it does not perform particularly well at either trading or fighting. The (possibly fictional) ailment 'Harrier Sickness' afflicts those who fly it, convincing them it is a good ship... despite several attempts at discouraging usage by force in the Orion Universe.
Level: Five
Cost: 420000
Mercury[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 3 |
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Armor | 390 | Hull | 210 |
Cargo | 120 | Required Exp | 25560 |
Size | 27 | Trade Class | 1 |
- Medium fighter
Middle class fighters
The Mercury is the first viable neutral ship for PvP thanks to its additional missile slots. It is an improvement on the Interceptor in all way but size. Guns are easier to use than missiles. This is a very popular ship for ranking and skilling.
Level: Six
Cost: 426000
Hercules[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 10 |
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Armor | 195 | Hull | 525 |
Cargo | 255 | Required Exp | 79200 |
Size | 66 | Trade Class | 5 |
- Medium trader
Experienced traders
The Hercules is a trade class ship with two guns mounts and ten missile mounts. It has quite low armor for its Level and offers a very large profile to missiles. It is a good trader that pilots from all factions jump into since it has a nice cargo hull of 255. Neutral pilots will find it difficult to gain the experience in a Mercury, from the Mercury's 25,000 to the Hercules' 79,000.
Level: Seven
Cost: 1320000
Lanner[edit]
Gun Mounts | 0 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 390 | Hull | 375 |
Cargo | 285 | Required Exp | 94500 |
Size | 98 | Trade Class | 0 |
Like its younger sibling, the Lanner is a pure trade vessel, which can carry no weapons. It has 30 tons more carrying capacity than the Hercules, and 45 more Armor + Hull points, although because it has a considerably higher armor value, it can be boosted to be much more defensive than the Hercules. On the other hand, a Hercules with all the guns removed is superior in that potential attackers will not know that it cannot counterattack, and is cheaper.
Level: Eight
Cost: 1575000
Hawk[edit]
Gun Mounts | 5 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 480 | Hull | 225 |
Cargo | 150 | Required Exp | 102000 |
Size | 33 | Trade Class | 0 |
- Heavy fighter
Experienced fighters
The Hawk is a high-end fighter designed for skilling and fighting. It is held in high regard in the community being the only ship aside from the Doomstar with 5 gun mounts. There are variations, PASC, Nighthawk, and NHD. It however, has no missile mounts, making ambushing less attractive in this ship. It is well suited to survive ambushes however, being small and having high armor. Its cargo is quite cramped, which puts off some people from getting the better weapons put on it.
Level: Nine
Cost: 1700000
Gargantua[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 6 |
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Armor | 450 | Hull | 450 |
Cargo | 195 | Required Exp | 177000 |
Size | 79 | Trade Class | 2 |
- Medium battle-ship
Experienced fighters
The gargantua is regarded as a fairly poor ship as a fighter, and an OK hybrid. It has about the same number of missile and gun mounts as the Scorpion, Dominator, and Gauntlet from all of the three factions, but its other stats are inferior compared to these ships in the same class. Very few people are in this ship due to how poor it is statistically and prefer to use a faction warship.
Level: Ten
Cost: 2950000
Behemoth[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 8 |
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Armor | 405 | Hull | 720 |
Cargo | 315 | Required Exp | 299700 |
Size | 206 | Trade Class | 6 |
- Large trader
Experienced traders
The Behemoth, jokingly and affectionately referred to as the "Big Brown Box" or "BBB", is a popular and versatile craft. Having the third highest cargo capacity in Pardus makes it excellent for package ranking and trading, whilst a high hull value reduces the risk of death during explosives mission ranking. BBB's also find much use for Engineering-skilling - armed with mining lasers and large shields, their huge size ensures that the enemy being skilled on hits often!
Level: Eleven
Cost: 4995000
Liberator[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 8 |
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Armor | 510 | Hull | 525 |
Cargo | 240 | Required Exp | 509850 |
Size | 82 | Trade Class | 2 |
- Large battle-ship
Very experienced fighters
The Liberator was designed as a battleship/trader hybrid, but it falls short of that, excelling only at killing. It has the highest exp requirement of all the neutral ships making it only for the veteran players. It is a universal fighter used by all 3 factions but it is set up radically changes depending on what faction the pilot is in, due to special equipment. This is particularly true with the union, where it is set up to make a heavy weapon laden tactical fighter.
Level: 12
Cost: 16995000
Union ships[edit]
The Union has only 8 exclusive ships. The Union offers technologically advanced hardware outfitted to ships that are typically inferior to the other two factions in firepower. However, their ships can prove to be very powerful when properly equipped with the unique Union equipment, including the exclusive Union-only level VI conventional armor, heavy shields, cloakers, counter measure equipment, and interferometers.
Rustfire[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 1 |
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Armor | 210 | Hull | 255 |
Cargo | 100 | Required Rank | |
Size | 60 | Trade Class | 2 |
- Fighter/trader hybrid
Learning pilots
The Rustfire ('Rusty') is the first Union ship, but it is not available until the second Union Rank. If it is to be compared with the Rank One Federation Wasp and Empire Ficon, the comparison is favorable, and like the more directly comparable Rank Two Federation ship #Adder, though it is inferior to the #Interceptor. It is a hybrid between a trader and a ranker with two gun mounts and a missile mount. Pilots who fly it typically trade in it to make money for particle lasers, then rank up to a Marauder or a Junker. It is a well made hybrid that almost everyone who joins the Union gets into at one point or another.
Rank: Two
Cost: 32500
Marauder[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 330 | Hull | 120 |
Cargo | 105 | Required Rank | |
Size | 14 | Trade Class | 0 |
- Light fighter
Learning fighters
The marauder is a Rank Four ship designed for skilling and gaining rank and exp. It compares unfavorably with the Rank Four Federation Viper Defense Craft, Empire Shadow Stealth Craft, and Neutral Mercury, with considerably weaker Armor + Hull than even the SSC. It is recommended by many people to just exp up to a Mercury rather than to use this ship for fighting.
Rank: Four
Cost: 200000
Junker IV[edit]
Gun Mounts | 1 | Missile Mounts | 2 |
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Armor | 90 | Hull | 540 |
Cargo | 210 | Required Rank | |
Size | 52 | Trade Class | 6 |
- Small/Medium trader
New traders
The junker IV (junker) is a mid-level trade ship for the union. It offers a large cargo of 210, making FWE at this point better money than stocking. It has a strong hull, making explosive missions quite feasible at this point and the cargo allows it to package rank easily. Because it is the only trade ship available at this point short of exping to a Hercules, many pilots get in this ship after a Rustfire then make money and rank for a better ship such as an El Padre.
Rank: Five
Cost: 780000
Slider[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 2 |
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Armor | 285 | Hull | 330 |
Cargo | 180 | Required Rank | |
Size | 38 | Trade Class | 3 |
- Fighter/trader hybrid
Semi-experienced fighters
The slider is a mid-level hybrid available at rank accountant. Many pilots looking for a combination of trading and fighting in the union choose this ship, although it will become outdated in fighting once they get to a rank requiring you to kill NPCs that require serious firepower and armor. Many people choose to use this ship as a hybrid package/assassination ranker, as it has high cargo space, strong hull, and good firepower. However, that is generally what people use it as, people looking to trade should look a rank lower at the Junker or a rank higher at the El Padre.
Rank: Six
Cost: 1330000
El Padre[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 6 |
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Armor | 195 | Hull | 510 |
Cargo | 270 | Required Rank | |
Size | 140 | Trade Class | 6 |
- Medium trader
Fairly experienced pilots
The El Padre (Padre) is a mid-level trader for the Union. It is the highest level pure trader in the Union, though the later Hercules and Behemoth have more cargo space. It allows good midgame trading for pilots before or during gaining rank for the Hercules. Its performance is quite good for its class.
Rank: Seven
Cost: 1650000
Chitin[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 4 |
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Armor | 420 | Hull | 240 |
Cargo | 175 | Required Rank | |
Size | 46 | Trade Class | 1 |
- Fighter (Ambusher)
Experienced fighters
The Chitin is one of the Union's best ships being regarded as the ultimate ambush craft, often serving in ambushes and combat. It is the Union equivalent of the Federation's and Empire's Nighthawk series and PASC. Its combination of 4 missile and gun mounts are reflected by the Union's ECCM making the NN-550s almost as effective as the Empire's MKII missile considering the opponent has an ECM.
Rank: Eight
Cost: 2310000
Horpor[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 0 |
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Armor | 390 | Hull | 420 |
Cargo | 255 | Required Rank | |
Size | 78 | Trade Class | 2 |
- Fighter/trader hybrid (Ranker)
Experienced fighters
The Horpor is an effective fighter/transporter ship having the gun mounts it needs to fight NPCs and the capacity to transport materials. It is not an incredibly popular choice, but people who use it are satisfied with its performance. Many people use it to do package missions and assassination missions at the same time. It does not hold up well in PVP combat however, its armor is somewhat low, it is a large ship, and it has no missile mounts.
Rank: Ten
Cost: 5050000
Scorpion[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 6 |
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Armor | 630 | Hull | 525 |
Cargo | 235 | Required Rank | |
Size | 84 | Trade Class | 1 |
- Large battle-ship
Very experienced fighters
The Scorpion is the pride and glory of the Union. It is considered as being one of the best battleship class ships in the game with all things considered such as price, rank, and equipment set ups. Like the Liberator, it is normally set up to be a tactical fighter with the ability to cloak, destroy buildings, fight, and ambush break. It is comparably better to the Dominator and the Liberator in stats, and is powerful enough to hold up to a Mooncrusher. Many pilots going into this ship choose to jump in a Sabre to practice their cloaking.
Although its base Armor is only tied for last place (in the Battleship class) with the Neutral Liberator, when fully upgraded to the Union-only level VI armor conventional armor the Scorpion is the most defensive ship in the game in terms of Armor and Hull, with 4300 Armor + Hull vs the Federation Doomstar's 4305 at level V armor.
Rank: Twelve
Cost: 15125000
Federation ships[edit]
The Federation has twelve ships, the most of any faction, and access to the twelve Neutral ships. They are a progression of equally fine fighters with no significant downside, although they typically are not of large cargo capacity, except the ships focused on trade. The best mid-rank ships in the game, and with the addition of the subscription-only War Nova, the best end-game ship also.
Wasp[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | |
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Armor | 240 | Hull | 225 |
Cargo | 75 | Required Rank | Recruit |
Size | 14 | Trade Class |
Well worth getting to skill up to higher Federation ships. Slightly cheaper but slightly less defensive than the Empire's Ficon; the Union's first ship requires the second Rank.
Rank: One
Cost: 20,000
Adder[edit]
Gun Mounts | 1 | Missile Mounts | 2 |
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Armor | 255 | Hull | 285 |
Cargo | 100 | Required Rank | Private |
Size | 18 | Trade Class |
The Empire's second ship is significantly superior to the third neutral ship, the Interceptor; the Federation superiority in low end fighters over post-Ficon Empire ships begins here, where the Empire ships diverge to add the markedly poor Tyrant trader.
Rank: Two
Cost: 35,000
Thunderbird[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 270 | Hull | 360 |
Cargo | 125 | Required Rank | Corporal |
Size | 29 | Trade Class |
Superior in every way except as usual, cargo capacity, to the same-rank Spectre. It is even cheaper. The Union has no Rank Three ship.
Rank: Three
Cost: 121,000
Viper Defense Craft[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 2 |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 405 | Hull | 300 |
Cargo | 95 | Required Rank | Sergeant |
Size | 10 | Trade Class |
Better Hull value than the same-rank Shadow Stealth Craft, which itself is markedly superior to the same-rank Union Marauder.
Rank: Four
Cost: 183,000
Babel Transporter[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 6 |
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Armor | 210 | Hull | 525 |
Cargo | 225 | Required Rank | Major |
Size | 92 | Trade Class |
The first Federation vessel with over 200 Cargo,
Rank: Five, the same rank requirement as the Piranha
Cost: 532,000
Piranha[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 375 | Hull | 315 |
Cargo | 130 | Required Rank | Major |
Size | 24 | Trade Class |
Rank: Six, the same rank requirement as the Babel Transporter
Cost: 556,000
Nighthawk[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 1 |
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Armor | 510 | Hull | 270 |
Cargo | 165 | Required Rank | Lieutenant |
Size | 29 | Trade Class |
As usual with stealth ships, lower A + H and weaponry than same-rank ships. However, when compared with even the Phantom Advanced Stealth Craft, which is one Rank higher, it still has better A + H and only one less missile, highlighting the Federation's superiority in stealth vessels.
Rank: Eight
Cost: 2,000,000
Nighthawk Deluxe[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 3 |
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Armor | 540 | Hull | 300 |
Cargo | 175 | Required Rank | Lt. Commander |
Size | 36 | Trade Class |
The deluxe model of the Nighthawk is seven sizes larger, but makes up for its increased size with superior armor, hull, capacity, and an additional missile slot. When compared with other "hawk class" ships the Nighthawk Deluxe (NHD) is better suited as a PvP ship.
Rank: Nine, the same rank as the Mantis
Cost: 3,000,000
Mantis[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 8 |
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Armor | 390 | Hull | 600 |
Cargo | 250 | Required Rank | Lt. Commander |
Size | 134 | Trade Class |
Rank: Nine, the same rank as the Nighthawk Deluxe
Cost: 3,300,000
Extender[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 14 |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 345 | Hull | 750 |
Cargo | 310 | Required Rank | Captain |
Size | 104 | Trade Class |
Rank: Ten
Cost: 4,100,000
Gauntlet[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 7 |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 585 | Hull | 465 |
Cargo | 220 | Required Rank | Commodore |
Size | 68 | Trade Class |
Rank: Eleven
Cost: 8,900,000
Doomstar[edit]
Gun Mounts | 5 | Missile Mounts | 10 |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 720 | Hull | 585 |
Cargo | 265 | Required Rank | Admiral |
Size | 101 | Trade Class |
Highest Armor in the game. Fully upgraded, the second most defensive ship in the game in terms of Armor and Hull, with 4185 Armor + Hull at level V conventional armor vs the Scorpion's 4305 with Union-only level VI armor.
Rank: Thirteen
Cost: 34,750,000
War Nova[edit]
Gun Mounts | 5 | Missile Mounts | 25 |
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Armor | 990 | Hull | 810 |
Cargo | 290 | Required Rank | 14 |
Size | 250 | Trade Class |
Subscription only.
Empire ships[edit]
Empire has the best starting ship, and then is in second place until the last non-subscription ship. Its 'stealth ships', in particular, are no better at stealthing than Federation ones, and are uniformly weaker in Hull value. It is all about the exclusive Empire weaponry, and skilling up to the final ships; in terms of pure attack power, the Mooncrusher is the best ship in the game, with the possible exception of the subscription-only War Nova.
Ficon[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | |
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Armor | 270 | Hull | 210 |
Cargo | 80 | Required Rank | Outsider |
Size | 17 | Trade Class |
The best Rank 1 ship, with 15 Armor + Hull more than a Wasp, and 30 more armor.
Rank: One
Cost: 21,000
Tyrant[edit]
Gun Mounts | Missile Mounts | 3 | |
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Armor | 60 | Hull | 300 |
Cargo | 130 | Required Rank | Serf |
Size | 74 | Trade Class |
Lowest armor in the game. Lowest Armor + Hull in the game. Relying on the strength of the Ficon to make it to the next Empire ship or the neutral Interceptor might be a better choice.
Rank: Two
Cost: 38,500
Spectre[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 2 |
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Armor | 225 | Hull | 330 |
Cargo | 136 | Required Rank | Master / Mistress |
Size | 34 | Trade Class |
The Spectre shows some of the promise of future Empire behemoths: good Armor + Hull (although significantly lower than the Thunderbird), good weaponry, and good carrying capacity as well.
Rank: Three
Cost: 190,000
Shadow Stealth Craft[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | |
---|---|---|---|
Armor | 405 | Hull | 90 |
Cargo | 95 | Required Rank | Sir / Dame |
Size | 7 | Trade Class |
An eggshell hull but the same armor as the Federation stealth craft of the same rank, the Viper Defense craft.
Rank: Four
Cost: 310,000
Venom[edit]
Gun Mounts | 3 | Missile Mounts | 4 |
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Armor | 375 | Hull | 375 |
Cargo | 160 | Required Rank | Squire |
Size | 46 | Trade Class |
At Rank Five, considerably better A + H than the Level Seven Neutral Hercules, with one more missile mount than the Level Six Neutral Mercury. As is to be expected when comparing with specialized ships, namely the Rank Five Federation ships Babel Transporter trader and Piranha fighter, it compares negatively with their speciality and favorably with their weakness.
Rank: Five
Cost: 964,000
Constrictor[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 8 |
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Armor | 285 | Hull | 570 |
Cargo | 260 | Required Rank | Baron / Baroness |
Size | 131 | Trade Class |
Same number of weapons mountings as the Venom, with two extra guns and two fewer missiles. At Rank Seven, almost as good A + H as the Level Ten Neutral Gargantua, with the same number of gun and missile mountings. Unlike the Venom, when comparing with the Nighthawk Deluxe stealth ship, it compares favorably. Compared with the Rank Seven Federation Mantis hybrid vessel, it has less armor.
Rank: Seven
Cost: 1,500,000
Phantom Advanced Stealth Craft[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 2 |
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Armor | 525 | Hull | 150 |
Cargo | 155 | Required Rank | Count / Countess |
Size | 23 | Trade Class |
As usual for stealth craft, lower weaponry and cargo capacity. As usual for Empire stealth craft, low hull value also.
Rank: Nine
Cost: 2,720,000
Dominator[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 6 |
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Armor | 495 | Hull | 570 |
Cargo | 210 | Required Rank | Earl / Marchesa |
Size | 88 | Trade Class |
Adequate cargo capacity and the same number of weapon mounts (10) as the Constrictor, with two missile mounts converted to gun mounts for a total of four. The same weapon setup as the Gargantua, which is the same Level as the Dominator's Rank, but considerably better A + H, so any flaws are not a reason to go looking for a neutral ship.
Rank: Ten
Cost: 3,650,000
Boa Ultimate Carrier[edit]
Gun Mounts | 2 | Missile Mounts | 12 |
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Armor | 465 | Hull | 795 |
Cargo | 330 | Required Rank | Marquis / Marchioness |
Size | 182 | Trade Class |
Highest cargo capacity in the game. Equivalent to the Doomstar in rank requirement, with which it compares favorably only in cargo capacity and Hull value; it has a lower Armor + Hull value and lower Armor value, thus upgrading to much less total A + H. However, it has 40% more weapon slots than the top-ranked Union Scorpion.
Rank: Eleven
Cost: 8,250,000
Mooncrusher[edit]
Gun Mounts | 4 | Missile Mounts | 16 |
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Armor | 540 | Hull | 945 |
Cargo | 325 | Required Rank | Prince / Princess |
Size | 142 | Trade Class |
The Mooncrusher has the highest Rank requirement in the game. In terms of raw attack power, it is easily the best ship in the game. However, its defense, 3645 Armor + Hull at level V armor, is third place, only a little better than the Neutral Liberator at 3585 level V.
It has 1/3 more weaponry than the Doomstar, vs 15% more Armor + Hull, fully upgraded. It has double the weapons of a Scorpion, vs 18% more Armor + Hull, given level VI armor. If the destination is worth a hard journey, it really is a prize worth waiting for.
It has the second best carrying capacity in the game, behind the Boa Ultimate Carrier
Rank: Thirteen
Cost: 37,900,000
Shadow Syndicate[edit]
Rover[edit]
"Light Raider"
The Rover is designed to do exactly as its name implies: rove about, causing trouble and wreaking havoc whenever the opportunity presents itself. Most view this small craft as little more than a pirate training tool; unlike most light fighters, which are equipped for battle against hostile life forms, the Rover was designed for only one purpose- to destroy other vessels. For this reason, construction of the Rover was outlawed by all factions several decades ago, shortly after the ship made its first appearance. An effort was made to recall and destroy all Rovers that had been sold before the ban; however, a number of the ships were successfully smuggled out of faction space and are now in possession of The Shadow Syndicate.
Available with Competency level Six and membership in the Shadow Syndicate.
Reaper[edit]
"Heavy Raider"
Though not a particularly large craft, the Reaper is well-armed and usually equipped with quite advanced, if outlawed, technology. Quick and responsive, Reapers are particularly renowned for their impressive maneuvering capabilities. Unfortunately the Reaper design failed to pass inspection by the Intergalactic Space Vessel Safety Administration (ISVSA), so commercial construction was halted and the plans were eventually scrapped. Illegal fabrication of the craft continues, however, despite efforts of faction authorities, bounty hunters and the Esteemed Pilots Syndicate to eradicate all facilities involved in the construction or sale of outlawed vessels.
Available with Competency level Nine and membership in the Shadow Syndicate.
Blood Lanner[edit]
"Brigand Raider"
No doubt pacifist Linda Lanner, famous designer of the Lanner-series tradeships, is turning in her grave at the sight of this twisted perversion of her life's work. Modifications to the weaponless Lanner's subsystems and roomy cargo holds have enabled the Blood Lanner to carry both guns and missiles as well as cargo- a pirate's dream come true. Though not technically illegal, there are no legitimate spacecraft construction plants currently producing the Blood Lanner- the public expresses such outrage at using a ship built for peace as an instrument of destruction that to do so would surely be corporate suicide.
Available with Competency level Ten and membership in the Shadow Syndicate.
Sudden Death[edit]
"Brigand Cruiser"
Available with Competency level Twelve and membership in the Shadow Syndicate.
Esteemed Pilots Syndicate[edit]
Trident[edit]
Available with Competency level Seven and membership in the Esteemed Pilots Syndicate.
Celeus[edit]
Available with Competency level Ten and membership in the Esteemed Pilots Syndicate.
Vulcan[edit]
Available with Competency level Eleven and membership in the Esteemed Pilots Syndicate.
Nano[edit]
Available with competency 12 And EPS
Mounts Missiles: 1 Guns: 5
Hull Capacity: 135 Size: 9 Armor: 500 Hull Points: 150 Crew Seats: 1
Comp. Level 12 Price: 14,200,000
Liberator EPS[edit]
Available with Competency level Thirteen and membership in the Esteemed Pilots Syndicate.