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* '''Command-Grade''' &ndash; Command stations; [[Data Center]]s; [[Hunter/Killer|rare spoilers]]. Bombers are the only ordinary ship that get a damage bonus against this hull type, whereas most turrets get a 0.1x damage penalty.<br/>
 
* '''Command-Grade''' &ndash; Command stations; [[Data Center]]s; [[Hunter/Killer|rare spoilers]]. Bombers are the only ordinary ship that get a damage bonus against this hull type, whereas most turrets get a 0.1x damage penalty.<br/>
 
* '''Composite''' &ndash; Several bonus fleet ships<br/>
 
* '''Composite''' &ndash; Several bonus fleet ships<br/>
* '''Heavy''' &ndash; [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Starships|Starships]] including [[Light Starship|Light]], [[Leech Starship|Leech]], [[Riot Control Starship|Riot Control]], and [[Neinzul Enclave Starship|Neinzul Enclave]]; all [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Spirecraft|Spirecraft]] except [[Spirecraft Implosion Artillery|Implosion Artillery]] and [[Spirecraft Shield Bearer|Shield Bearers]]; [[Hybrid Hives]]; [[Dyson Gatling]]s<br/>
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* '''Heavy''' &ndash; [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Starships|Starships]] including [[Light Starship|Light]], [[Leech Starship|Leech]], [[Riot Control Starship|Riot Control]], and [[Neinzul Enclave Starship|Neinzul Enclave]]; all [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Spirecraft|Spirecraft]] except [[Spirecraft Implosion Artillery|Implosion Artillery]] and [[Spirecraft Shield Bearer|Shield Bearers]]; [[Hybrid Hives]] (under their shield modules); [[Dyson Gatling]]s<br/>
 
* '''Light''' &ndash; [[Fighter]]s and similar bonus fleet ships<br/>
 
* '''Light''' &ndash; [[Fighter]]s and similar bonus fleet ships<br/>
 
* '''Medium''' &ndash; Several bonus fleet ships<br/>
 
* '''Medium''' &ndash; Several bonus fleet ships<br/>
* '''Neutron''' &ndash; Alien starships ([[Zenith Starship|Zenith]] and [[Spire Starship|Spire]]); five bonus fleet ships introduced in [[AI_War_Expansion_1:_Zenith_Remnant|The Zenith Remnant]]<br/>
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* '''Neutron''' &ndash; Alien starships ([[Zenith Starship|Zenith]], [[Spire Starship|Spire]], and [[Core Starship|Core]]); five bonus fleet ships of which four were introduced in [[AI_War_Expansion_1:_Zenith_Remnant|The Zenith Remnant]]<br/>
 
* '''Polycrystal''' &ndash;  [[Bomber Starship]]s; [[Bomber]]s and a couple of similar bonus fleet ships. As of v. 5.032, [[Fortress]]es get a 0.01x damage penalty against this hull type, so it is recommended that a strike force attacking a Fortress consist only of ships with polycrystal hulls.<br/>
 
* '''Polycrystal''' &ndash;  [[Bomber Starship]]s; [[Bomber]]s and a couple of similar bonus fleet ships. As of v. 5.032, [[Fortress]]es get a 0.01x damage penalty against this hull type, so it is recommended that a strike force attacking a Fortress consist only of ships with polycrystal hulls.<br/>
 
* '''Refractive''' &ndash; [[Cloaker Starship]]s; all types of [[Mine]]s; various bonus fleet ships that are either [[AI_War_-_Cloaking|cloaked]] or that [[Armor and Munitions Boosts|boost]] nearby ships<br/>
 
* '''Refractive''' &ndash; [[Cloaker Starship]]s; all types of [[Mine]]s; various bonus fleet ships that are either [[AI_War_-_Cloaking|cloaked]] or that [[Armor and Munitions Boosts|boost]] nearby ships<br/>
 
* '''Scout''' &ndash; [[Scout]]s; [[Scout Starship]]s; [[Transport Ship]]s<br/>
 
* '''Scout''' &ndash; [[Scout]]s; [[Scout Starship]]s; [[Transport Ship]]s<br/>
* '''Structural''' &ndash; Ordinary free-standing [[Force Field]]s; high-priority immobile targets including [[Raid Engine]]s and [[Alarm Post]]s<br/>
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* '''Structural''' &ndash; Ordinary free-standing [[Force Field]]s; high-priority immobile targets including [[Raid Engine]]s and [[Alarm Post]]s; [[Hybrid Hives]]' shield modules<br/>
 
* '''Swarmer''' &ndash; Several high-cap bonus fleet ships<br/>
 
* '''Swarmer''' &ndash; Several high-cap bonus fleet ships<br/>
 
* '''Turret''' &ndash; All [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Turrets|Turret]]s, including [[Tractor Beam Turret|Tractor Beam]], [[Gravitational Turret|Gravitational]], [[Counter Sniper Turret|Counter Sniper]], and [[Counter Sniper Turret|Counter Missile]]<br/>
 
* '''Turret''' &ndash; All [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Turrets|Turret]]s, including [[Tractor Beam Turret|Tractor Beam]], [[Gravitational Turret|Gravitational]], [[Counter Sniper Turret|Counter Sniper]], and [[Counter Sniper Turret|Counter Missile]]<br/>

Revision as of 20:55, 29 May 2012


This page is up to date for game version 5.032 and is likely out of date.

Every ship in the game has an Hull Type that is what its structural hull is made from.
Most military ships get an Attack Multiplier against 3 or 4 Hull Types. Ships that get no hull bonuses tend to have higher base damage.
In-game when looking at the ship description pop-up, the Hull Type at the end of the second white line as, for example, "Hull: Light".


Note that Attack Multipliers are not tied to the type of ammunition a ship fires, although a ship can be immune to a certain shot type as described in the Ship Immunities page.
How damage is calculated can be found on the Armor page.

The following are all the Hull Types in v. 5.032, along with some examples of ships possessing that hull:





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