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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
Armor 225 Hull 195
Cargo 70 Required Exp 0
Size 12 Trade Class 5
General all purpose

New pilots

Pardus Sabre.png

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
Armor 135 Hull 240
Cargo 105 Required Exp 645
Size 63 Trade Class 6
Small trader

New pilots

Pardus Rustclaw.png

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
Armor 285 Hull 165
Cargo 85 Required Exp 2220
Size 8 Trade Class 0
Light fighter

New/learning fighters

Pardus Interceptor.png

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
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
Armor 210 Hull 375
Cargo 165 Required Exp 12600
Size 56 Trade Class 2
Medium trade/fighter hybrid

Semi-experienced players

Pardus Harrier.png

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
Armor 390 Hull 210
Cargo 120 Required Exp 25560
Size 27 Trade Class 1
Medium fighter

Middle class fighters

Pardus Mercury.png

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
Armor 195 Hull 525
Cargo 255 Required Exp 79200
Size 66 Trade Class 5
Medium trader

Experienced traders

Pardus Hercules.png

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
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
Armor 480 Hull 225
Cargo 150 Required Exp 102000
Size 33 Trade Class 0
Heavy fighter

Experienced fighters

Pardus Hawk.png

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
Armor 450 Hull 450
Cargo 195 Required Exp 177000
Size 79 Trade Class 2
Medium battle-ship

Experienced fighters

Pardus Gargantua.png

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
Armor 405 Hull 720
Cargo 315 Required Exp 299700
Size 206 Trade Class 6
Large trader

Experienced traders

Pardus Behemoth.png

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
Armor 510 Hull 525
Cargo 240 Required Exp 509850
Size 82 Trade Class 2
Large battle-ship

Very experienced fighters

Pardus Liberator.png

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]

Pardus Union.png

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
Armor 210 Hull 255
Cargo 100 Required Rank Pardus Union Minion.png
Size 60 Trade Class 2
Fighter/trader hybrid

Learning pilots

Pardus Rustfire.png

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
Armor 330 Hull 120
Cargo 105 Required Rank Pardus Union Bookie.png
Size 14 Trade Class 0
Light fighter

Learning fighters

Pardus Marauder.png

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
Armor 90 Hull 540
Cargo 210 Required Rank Pardus Union Collector.png
Size 52 Trade Class 6
Small/Medium trader

New traders

Pardus Junker IV.png

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
Armor 285 Hull 330
Cargo 180 Required Rank Pardus Union Accountant.png
Size 38 Trade Class 3
Fighter/trader hybrid

Semi-experienced fighters

Pardus Slider.png

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
Armor 195 Hull 510
Cargo 270 Required Rank Pardus Union Cleaner.png
Size 140 Trade Class 6
Medium trader

Fairly experienced pilots

Pardus El padre.png

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
Armor 420 Hull 240
Cargo 175 Required Rank Pardus Union Made man.png
Size 46 Trade Class 1
Fighter (Ambusher)

Experienced fighters

Pardus Chitin.png

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
Armor 390 Hull 420
Cargo 255 Required Rank Pardus Union Kingpin.png
Size 78 Trade Class 2
Fighter/trader hybrid (Ranker)

Experienced fighters

Pardus Horpor.png

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
Armor 630 Hull 525
Cargo 235 Required Rank Pardus Union Son.png
Size 84 Trade Class 1
Large battle-ship

Very experienced fighters

Pardus Scorpion.png

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]

Pardus Federation.png

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
Armor 240 Hull 225
Cargo 75 Required Rank Recruit
Size 14 Trade Class
Pardus Wasp.png

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
Armor 255 Hull 285
Cargo 100 Required Rank Private
Size 18 Trade Class
Pardus Adder.png

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
Pardus Thunderbird.png

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
Pardus Viper defence craft.png

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
Armor 210 Hull 525
Cargo 225 Required Rank Major
Size 92 Trade Class
Pardus Babel transporter.png

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
Pardus Piranha.png

Rank: Six, the same rank requirement as the Babel Transporter

Cost: 556,000

Nighthawk[edit]

Gun Mounts 4 Missile Mounts 1
Armor 510 Hull 270
Cargo 165 Required Rank Lieutenant
Size 29 Trade Class
Pardus Nighthawk.png

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
Armor 540 Hull 300
Cargo 175 Required Rank Lt. Commander
Size 36 Trade Class
Pardus Nighthawk deluxe.png

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
Armor 390 Hull 600
Cargo 250 Required Rank Lt. Commander
Size 134 Trade Class
Pardus Mantis.png

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
Pardus Extender.png

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
Pardus Gauntlet.png

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
Pardus Doomstar.png

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
Armor 990 Hull 810
Cargo 290 Required Rank 14
Size 250 Trade Class

Subscription only.

Empire ships[edit]

Pardus Empire.png

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
Armor 270 Hull 210
Cargo 80 Required Rank Outsider
Size 17 Trade Class
Pardus Ficon.png

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
Armor 60 Hull 300
Cargo 130 Required Rank Serf
Size 74 Trade Class
Pardus Tyrant.png

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
Armor 225 Hull 330
Cargo 136 Required Rank Master / Mistress
Size 34 Trade Class
Pardus Spectre.png

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
Pardus Shadow stealth craft.png

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
Armor 375 Hull 375
Cargo 160 Required Rank Squire
Size 46 Trade Class
Pardus Venom.png

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
Armor 285 Hull 570
Cargo 260 Required Rank Baron / Baroness
Size 131 Trade Class
Pardus Constrictor.png

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
Armor 525 Hull 150
Cargo 155 Required Rank Count / Countess
Size 23 Trade Class
Pardus Phantom advanced stealth craft.png

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
Armor 495 Hull 570
Cargo 210 Required Rank Earl / Marchesa
Size 88 Trade Class
Pardus Dominator.png

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
Armor 465 Hull 795
Cargo 330 Required Rank Marquis / Marchioness
Size 182 Trade Class
Pardus Boa ultimate carrier.png

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
Armor 540 Hull 945
Cargo 325 Required Rank Prince / Princess
Size 142 Trade Class
Pardus Mooncrusher.png

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.