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− | == Fleet Ships== | + | == Fleet Ships == |
− | Fleet ships will form the backbone of your fleet. Numerous and cheap to make, you start with the [[Fighter]], [[Bomber]], [[Missile Frigate]], and an additional bonus ship type for each homeworld you start with. The AI starts with at least one bonus ship, or two bonus ships if the difficulty is 7 or above (See [[ | + | Fleet ships will form the backbone of your fleet. Numerous and cheap to make, you start with the [[AI War:Fighter|Fighter]], [[AI War:Bomber|Bomber]], [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigate]], and an additional bonus ship type for each homeworld you start with. The AI starts with at least one bonus ship, or two bonus ships if the difficulty is 7 or above (See [[AI War:AI_Techs#Bonus_Ship_Types_For_AI|here]] for more details.) |
− | The basic mechanics of fleet-ship balance revolves around the Ship-Triangle, where ships types have damage bonuses against each other. In this, [[Fighter]] | + | The basic mechanics of fleet-ship balance revolves around the Ship-Triangle, where ships types have damage bonuses against each other. In this, [[AI War:Fighter|Fighters]] beat [[AI War:Bomber|Bombers]] beats [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigates]] beats [[AI War:Fighter|Fighters]]: |
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− | | [[Fighter]] || Inexpensive, with a small attack range. | + | | [[AI War:Fighter|Fighter]] || Inexpensive, with a small attack range. |
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− | | [[Bomber]] || Inflicts high damage on heavy defenses. Best ship class for hitting force fields and the final AI command stations. | + | | [[AI War:Bomber|Bomber]] || Inflicts high damage on heavy defenses. Best ship class for hitting force fields and the final AI command stations. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Missile Frigate]] || Fires powerful, long-range missiles, but has a very slow reload time. | + | | [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigate]] || Fires powerful, long-range missiles, but has a very slow reload time. |
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! Fleet Roles !! Sub-types !! Ships list | ! Fleet Roles !! Sub-types !! Ships list | ||
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− | ! scope="row" rowspan=" | + | ! scope="row" rowspan="4" style="background:#f0f0d0;font-size:bigger" | Fleet combat |
− | | Role: Brawling (archetype: [[Fighter]]) | + | | Role: Brawling (archetype: [[AI War:Fighter|Fighter]]) |
* Large numbers, easily replaceable | * Large numbers, easily replaceable | ||
* geared towards general combat and attacking assault-craft | * geared towards general combat and attacking assault-craft | ||
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* Short range | * Short range | ||
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− | * [[Acid Sprayer]] (anti-rare hulls/bombers) | + | * [[AI War:Acid Sprayer|Acid Sprayer]] (anti-rare hulls/bombers) |
− | * [[Anti-Armor]] (Long-range, anti-heavy/bombers) | + | * [[AI War:Anti-Armor|Anti-Armor]] (Long-range, anti-heavy/bombers) |
− | * [[Fighter]] | + | * [[AI War:Fighter|Fighter]] |
− | * [[Laser Gatling]] | + | * [[AI War:Laser Gatling|Laser Gatling]] |
− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Commando]] (anti-light) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Commando|Neinzul Youngling Commando]] (anti-light) |
− | * [[Tachyon Microfighter]] | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Weasel|Neinzul Youngling Weasel]] (anti-rare hulls/bombers) |
− | * [[Vampire Claw]] (melee) | + | * [[AI War:Tachyon Microfighter|Tachyon Microfighter]] |
− | * [[Vorticular Cutlass]] (melee) | + | * [[AI War:Vampire Claw|Vampire Claw]] (melee) |
+ | * [[AI War:Vorticular Cutlass|Vorticular Cutlass]] (melee) | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Role: | + | | Role: Tanking (archetype: [[AI War:Shield Bearer|Shield Bearer]]) |
* Emphasis on survivability | * Emphasis on survivability | ||
− | * | + | * Possesses immunity to some ammunition, or high HP |
* Can lead ahead of other ships | * Can lead ahead of other ships | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Armor Ship]] (anti-light) | + | * [[AI War:Armor Ship|Armor Ship]] (anti-light) |
− | * [[Bulletproof Fighter]] | + | * [[AI War:Bulletproof Fighter|Bulletproof Fighter]] |
− | * [[ | + | * [[AI War:Shield Bearer|Shield Bearer]] |
− | * [[ | + | * [[AI War:Space Tank|Space Tank]] (polycrystal) |
− | * [[Zenith Viral Shredder]] (melee) | + | * [[AI War:Spire Railcluster|Spire Railcluster]] |
+ | * [[AI War:Spire Stealth Battleship|Spire Stealth Battleship]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Reprocessor|Zenith Reprocessor]] (converts enemies into resources) | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Viral Shredder|Zenith Viral Shredder]] (melee) | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Role: AOE-attack (archetype: [[Electric Shuttle]]) | + | | Role: AOE-attack (archetype: [[AI War:Electric Shuttle|Electric Shuttle]]) |
* Damage increases with enemy fleet size | * Damage increases with enemy fleet size | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Electric Shuttle]] | + | * [[AI War:Electric Shuttle|Electric Shuttle]] |
− | * [[Grenade Launcher]] | + | * [[AI War:Grenade Launcher|Grenade Launcher]] |
− | * [[Zenith Auto Bomb]] | + | * [[AI War:Saboteur|Saboteur]] (AoE on enemy death) |
− | * [[Zenith Beam Frigate]] | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Firefly|Neinzul Youngling Firefly]] (AoE on ship death) |
+ | * [[AI War:Tackle Drone Launcher|Tackle Drone Launcher]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Auto Bomb|Zenith Auto Bomb]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Beam Frigate|Zenith Beam Frigate]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Role: Utility (archetype: [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigate]]) | ||
+ | * Bonuses against specialised hull-types such as Neutron, Refractive and Composite | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Acid Sprayer|Acid Sprayer]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigate]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Weasel|Neinzul Youngling Weasel]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Reprocessor|Zenith Reprocessor]] (converts enemies into resources) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background:#f0e0e0;font-size:bigger" | Assault-craft | ! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background:#f0e0e0;font-size:bigger" | Assault-craft | ||
− | | Role: Assault (archetype: [[Bomber]]) | + | | Role: Assault (archetype: [[AI War:Bomber|Bomber]]) |
* geared towards larger and/or armored targets | * geared towards larger and/or armored targets | ||
* Rarer hulls such as Swarmer, Neutron and Polycrystal | * Rarer hulls such as Swarmer, Neutron and Polycrystal | ||
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* Usually require fleet support unless on suicide run | * Usually require fleet support unless on suicide run | ||
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− | * [[Autocannon Minipod]] (cheap swarmer, no heavy bonus) | + | * [[AI_War:Autocannon_Minipod|Autocannon Minipod]] (cheap swarmer, no heavy bonus) |
− | * [[Bomber]] (polycrystal) | + | * [[AI War:Bomber|Bomber]] (polycrystal) |
− | * [[Infiltrator]] (cheap swarmer, no structural bonus) | + | * [[AI War:Infiltrator|Infiltrator]] (cheap swarmer, no structural bonus) |
− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Tiger]] (cheap polycrystal) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Tiger|Neinzul Youngling Tiger]] (cheap polycrystal) |
− | * [[Raider]] (cheap, no structural bonus) | + | * [[AI War:Raider|Raider]] (cheap, no structural bonus) |
− | * [[Space Tank]] (polycrystal) | + | * [[AI War:Space Tank|Space Tank]] (polycrystal) |
− | * [[Zenith Chameleon]] (close combat) | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Chameleon|Zenith Chameleon]] (close combat) |
− | * [[Zenith Electric Bomber]] (neutron) | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Siege Engine|Zenith Siege Engine]] (set-up time, AoE attack) |
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Electric Bomber|Zenith Electric Bomber]] (neutron) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Sub-Role: Alternative | | Sub-Role: Alternative | ||
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* Increased damage against specific types of targets | * Increased damage against specific types of targets | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Anti-Armor]] (Long-range, armor-piercing) | + | * [[AI War:Anti-Armor|Anti-Armor]] (Long-range, armor-piercing) |
− | * [[Impulse Reaction Emitter]] (neutron, energy-based scaling) | + | * [[AI War:Impulse Reaction Emitter|Impulse Reaction Emitter]] (neutron, energy-based scaling) |
− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Vulture]] (ship damage-based scaling) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Vulture|Neinzul Youngling Vulture]] (ship damage-based scaling) |
− | * [[Spire Armor Rotter]] (removes armor) | + | * [[AI War:Spire Armor Rotter|Spire Armor Rotter]] (removes armor) |
− | * [[Zenith Polarizer]] (armor-based scaling) | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Polarizer|Zenith Polarizer]] (armor-based scaling) |
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="background:#e0f0e0;font-size:bigger" | Long-range | ! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="background:#e0f0e0;font-size:bigger" | Long-range | ||
− | | Role: Fleet-oriented (archetype: [[Missile Frigate]]) | + | | Role: Fleet-oriented (archetype: [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigate]]) |
* Out-ranges combat ships (range >6000) | * Out-ranges combat ships (range >6000) | ||
* (usually) bonuses to Light, Ultra-Light, and/or Swarmer | * (usually) bonuses to Light, Ultra-Light, and/or Swarmer | ||
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* Slow to medium speed | * Slow to medium speed | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[AI War:Attractor Drone|Attractor Drone]] |
− | * [[Grenade Launcher]] | + | * [[AI War:Grenade Launcher|Grenade Launcher]] |
− | * [[Missile Frigate]] | + | * [[AI War:Missile Frigate|Missile Frigate]] |
− | * [[MLRS]] | + | * [[AI War:MLRS|MLRS]] |
− | * [[Spider Bot]] | + | * [[AI War:Spider Bot|Spider Bot]] |
− | * [[Spire Stealth Battleship]] | + | * [[AI War:Spire Stealth Battleship|Spire Stealth Battleship]] |
− | * [[Zenith Beam Frigate]] | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Beam Frigate|Zenith Beam Frigate]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Sub-role: Kiting ships (archetype: [[Raptor]]) | + | | Sub-role: Kiting ships (archetype: [[AI War:Raptor|Raptor]]) |
* Fast AND long-ranged | * Fast AND long-ranged | ||
* Relatively brittle | * Relatively brittle | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Raider]] | + | * [[AI War:Raider|Raider]] |
− | * [[Raptor]] | + | * [[AI War:Raptor|Raptor]] |
− | * [[Space Plane]] | + | * [[AI War:Space Plane|Space Plane]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Sub-Role: Super-sniping (archetype: [[Sniper]]) | + | | Sub-Role: Super-sniping (archetype: [[AI War:Sniper|Sniper]]) |
* Very long-range/Planet-wide attack | * Very long-range/Planet-wide attack | ||
* High-DPS against target, armour-piercing | * High-DPS against target, armour-piercing | ||
* Retreats | * Retreats | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Sentinel Frigate]] | + | * [[AI War:Sentinel Frigate|Sentinel Frigate]] |
− | * [[Sniper]] | + | * [[AI War:Sniper|Sniper]] |
− | * [[Spire Blade Spawner]] | + | * [[AI War:Spire Blade Spawner|Spire Blade Spawner]] |
− | * [[Zenith Bombard]] | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Bombard|Zenith Bombard]] |
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="background:#d0d0f0;font-size:bigger" | Strike-teams | ! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="background:#d0d0f0;font-size:bigger" | Strike-teams | ||
− | | Role: Assassination (archetype: [[Eye Bot]]) | + | | Role: Assassination (archetype: [[AI War:Eye Bot|Eye Bot]]) |
* Cloaking, free reign in absence of tachyon | * Cloaking, free reign in absence of tachyon | ||
* Bypasses some defenses | * Bypasses some defenses | ||
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(Top-ranks lean towards anti-light, ''e.g.'' fleet-ship combat) | (Top-ranks lean towards anti-light, ''e.g.'' fleet-ship combat) | ||
− | * [[Raptor]] | + | * [[AI War:Raptor|Raptor]] |
− | * [[Vampire Claw]] | + | * [[AI War:Vampire Claw|Vampire Claw]] |
− | * [[Spire Stealth Battleship]] (Ultra-heavy hull) | + | * [[AI War:Spire Stealth Battleship|Spire Stealth Battleship]] (Ultra-heavy hull) |
− | * [[Etherjet]] | + | * [[AI War:Etherjet|Etherjet]] |
− | * [[Space Plane]] (Ultra-light hull) | + | * [[AI War:Space Plane|Space Plane]] (Ultra-light hull) |
− | * [[Autocannon Minipod]] (Swarmer hull) | + | * [[AI War:Autocannon Minipod|Autocannon Minipod]] (Swarmer hull) |
− | * [[Eye Bot]] | + | * [[AI War:Eye Bot|Eye Bot]] |
− | * [[Zenith Chameleon]] (Close combat hull) | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Chameleon|Zenith Chameleon]] (Close combat hull) |
(Bottom-ranks lean towards on anti-heavy, ''e.g.'' neutering) | (Bottom-ranks lean towards on anti-heavy, ''e.g.'' neutering) | ||
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* Optimised in roles | * Optimised in roles | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm]] (support) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm|Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm]] (support) |
− | * [[Spire Mini Ram]] (anti-large) | + | * [[AI War:Spire Mini Ram|Spire Mini Ram]] (anti-large) |
− | * [[Zenith Auto Bomb]] (anti-small) | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Auto Bomb|Zenith Auto Bomb]] (anti-small) |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Role: Teleportation (archetype: [[Teleport Battle Station]]) | + | | Role: Teleportation (archetype: [[AI War:Teleport Battle Station|Teleport Battle Station]]) |
* Instant movement within wormholes | * Instant movement within wormholes | ||
* High mobile defense | * High mobile defense | ||
* Positioning critical for targeted attacks | * Positioning critical for targeted attacks | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [[Teleport Battle Station]] | + | * [[AI War:Teleport Battle Station|Teleport Battle Station]] |
− | * [[Teleport Raider]] | + | * [[AI War:Teleport Raider|Teleport Raider]] |
− | * [[Spire Teleporting Leech]] | + | * [[AI War:Spire Teleporting Leech|Spire Teleporting Leech]] |
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="background:#d0e0e0;font-size:bigger" | Support ships | ! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="background:#d0e0e0;font-size:bigger" | Support ships | ||
− | | Role: Fleet-support (archetype: [[Munitions Booster]]) | + | | Role: Fleet-support (archetype: [[AI War:Munitions Booster|Munitions Booster]]) |
* Increases effectiveness of other ships | * Increases effectiveness of other ships | ||
* by altering stats or DPS, or | * by altering stats or DPS, or | ||
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Simple boosters: | Simple boosters: | ||
− | * [[Armor Booster]] | + | * [[AI War:Armor Booster|Armor Booster]] |
− | * [[ | + | * [[AI War:Munitions Booster|Munitions Booster]] |
− | + | * [[AI War:Spire Armor Rotter|Spire Armor Rotter]] | |
− | * [[Spire Armor Rotter]] | ||
Damage redirection: | Damage redirection: | ||
− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Weasel]] (redirect missile) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Scapegoat|Neinzul Scapegoat]] (sacrifices itself to regenerate ships) |
− | * [[Shield Bearer]] (force field) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Weasel|Neinzul Youngling Weasel]] (redirect missile) |
− | * [[Zenith Mirror]] (redirect damage, retaliation) | + | * [[AI War:Shield Bearer|Shield Bearer]] (force field) |
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Mirror|Zenith Mirror]] (redirect damage, retaliation) | ||
+ | Repair: | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Zenith Medic Frigate|Zenith Medic Frigate]] | ||
+ | Tachyon Detection: | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Tachyon Microfighter|Tachyon Microfighter]] | ||
+ | * [[AI War:Sentinel Frigate|Sentinel Frigate]] | ||
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− | | Role: Disablers | + | | Role: Disablers (archetype: [[AI War:Spider Bot|Spider Bot]]) |
* Provides some form of delaying | * Provides some form of delaying | ||
* Generally useful on defense | * Generally useful on defense | ||
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Paralyse/Remove attacker: | Paralyse/Remove attacker: | ||
− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm]] (paralysis) | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm|Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm]] (paralysis) |
− | * [[Spire Maw]] (eats ships) | + | * [[AI War:Spire Maw|Spire Maw]] (eats ships) |
− | * [[Zenith Paralyzer]] (paralysis) | + | * [[AI War:Zenith Paralyzer|Zenith Paralyzer]] (paralysis) |
Slows/stops attacker (but not damage): | Slows/stops attacker (but not damage): | ||
− | * [[Spider Bot]] (engine damage) | + | * [[AI War:Spider Bot|Spider Bot]] (engine damage) |
− | * [[Spire Gravity Drainer]] (gravity) | + | * [[AI War:Gravity Drainer|Spire Gravity Drainer]] (gravity) |
− | * [[Spire Gravity Ripper]] (paralysis) | + | * [[AI War:Gravity Ripper|Spire Gravity Ripper]] (paralysis) |
Tractors: | Tractors: | ||
− | * [[Etherjet]] | + | * [[AI War:Etherjet|Etherjet]] |
− | * [[Spire Tractor Platform]] | + | * [[AI War:Spire Tractor Platform|Spire Tractor Platform]] |
+ | * [[AI War:Tackle Drone Launcher|Tackle Drone Launcher]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Role: Reclaimers (archetype: [[Parasite]]) | + | | Role: Reclaimers (archetype: [[AI War:Parasite|Parasite]]) |
* Does reclamation damage | * Does reclamation damage | ||
* Converts enemy ships | * Converts enemy ships | ||
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− | * [[Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm]] | + | * [[AI War:Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm|Neinzul Youngling Nanoswarm]] |
− | * [[Parasite]] | + | * [[AI War:Parasite|Parasite]] |
− | * [[Spire Teleporting Leech]] | + | * [[AI War:Spire Teleporting Leech|Spire Teleporting Leech]] |
|}<br/> | |}<br/> | ||
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== Starships == | == Starships == | ||
Starships are large centerpieces that you build your fleet around.<br/> | Starships are large centerpieces that you build your fleet around.<br/> | ||
Most Starships have extra abilities to boost your fleet or increase your strategic options.<br/> | Most Starships have extra abilities to boost your fleet or increase your strategic options.<br/> | ||
− | + | A single starship has vastly more health and damage dealing potential then a single fleet ship. A ship-cap of starships has roughly twice the health and 75% the dps of a ship cap of an equivalent Mark of fleet ships, but also costs more.<br/> | |
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'''The following Starships can be build at the [[Starship Constructor]]:''' | '''The following Starships can be build at the [[Starship Constructor]]:''' | ||
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! Starship !! Role | ! Starship !! Role | ||
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− | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[ | + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Flagship|Flagship]] || A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet.<br/>Boosts the attack power of nearby units. |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Zenith Starship|Zenith Starship]] || A powerful combat starship reverse-engineered from scavenged Zenith technology. Mounts many medium-range missile launchers. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Spire Starship|Spire Starship]] || A formidable combat starship built using technology based on alien artifacts discovered years ago. Mounts a single [[Spire Frigate|photon lance]] (sustained fire beam weapon). | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Bomber Starship|Bomber Starship]] || Fast, tough starship that cannot attack small targets, including most fleet ships. | ||
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[ | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Cloaker Starship|Cloaker Starship]] || Equipped with a [[Cloaking_and_Tachyon_Beams(Stealth)|Cloaking Super-Booster]], this ship can grant cloaking to ships near it that do not have it themselves. |
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[ | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Leech Starship|Leech Starship]] || Starship that reclaims enemies.<br/>Reclaimed ships are converted to your side and join your fleet. |
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[ | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Neinzul Enclave Starship|Neinzul Enclave Starship]] || Starship that can build the same units as a [[Space Dock]] but can build them anywhere, even outside of [[AI War:Supply|Supply]]. |
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Plasma Siege Starship]] || Starship that excels against large ships and structures.<br/>Also does massive engine damage to multiple ships when it attacks.<br/>Specializes in attacking [[Force Field|Force Fields]]. | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Plasma Siege Starship|Plasma Siege Starship]] || Starship that excels against large ships and structures.<br/>Also does massive engine damage to multiple ships when it attacks.<br/>Specializes in attacking [[Force Field|Force Fields]]. |
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Raid Starship]] || Extremely fast Starship designed for raiding.<br/>Is [[Immunities|Immune]] to [[Black Hole Machine|Black Hole Machines]] and [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Tractor Beams]].<br/>Is also [[Immunities|Immune]] to [[Force Field|Force Fields]] and can attack enemy units protected by them. | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Raid Starship|Raid Starship]] || Extremely fast Starship designed for raiding.<br/>Is [[Immunities|Immune]] to [[Black Hole Machine|Black Hole Machines]] and [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Tractor Beams]].<br/>Is also [[Immunities|Immune]] to [[Force Field|Force Fields]] and can attack enemy units protected by them. |
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Riot Control Starship]] || Starship designed to counter swarms of smaller ships.<br/>Can be equipped with various modules to customize its loadout.<br/> | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Riot Control Starship|Riot Control Starship]] || Starship designed to counter swarms of smaller ships.<br/>Can be equipped with various modules to customize its loadout.<br/> |
Does moderate [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Engine Damage]]. | Does moderate [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Engine Damage]]. | ||
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− | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Scout Starship]] || An unarmed, cloaked Starship designed for scouting.<br/>Is [[Immunities|immune]] to anything that would slow it down or block its path. | + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Scout Starship|Scout Starship]] || An unarmed, cloaked Starship designed for scouting.<br/>Is [[Immunities|immune]] to anything that would slow it down or block its path. |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Spire Corvette|Spire Corvette]] || A bonus starship with a photon lance. Can be customized with various modules, making it quite versatile. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Protector Starship|Protector Starship]] || A unique bonus starship that can protect nearby allies from enemy fire with its shot-intercepting defensive modules. | ||
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! Starship !! Role | ! Starship !! Role | ||
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− | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Core Starship|Core Starship | + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Core Starship|Core Starship]] || A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet.<br/>Boosts the attack power of nearby units. |
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− | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Beam Starship]] || A starship equipped with a powerful beam weapon.<br/>Fires the [[Ammunition_Types|Zenith Beam Weapon]]. | + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Beam Starship|Beam Starship]] || A starship equipped with a powerful beam weapon.<br/>Fires the [[Ammunition_Types|Zenith Beam Weapon]]. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Warbird Starship]] || A fast starship equipped with a burst weapon for attacking multiple ships at once. | + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Warbird Starship|Warbird Starship]] || A fast starship equipped with a burst weapon for attacking multiple ships at once. |
+ | |} | ||
+ | <br/> | ||
+ | '''The following Starships are non-combat support ships built from the SUP tab of the system build menu:''' | ||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! Starship !! Role | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Decloaker|Decloaker]] || A mobile [[Cloaking_and_Tachyon_Beams(Stealth)|Tachyon Beam Emitter]] with a massive range for revealing [[Cloaking_and_Tachyon_Beams(Stealth)|Cloaked units]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Transport Ship|Transport Ship]] || An unarmed but fast and heavily armored ship for carrying smaller units.<br/>Is [[Immunities|immune]] to [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Tractor Beams]] and [[AI War:Mine|Mines]]. | ||
+ | |}<br/> | ||
+ | <br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''The following Starships are only available to the AI or a non-controllable [[AI War:Minor Factions|Minor Factions]]:''' | ||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! Starship !! Role | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:AI-Neinzul Hybrid|AI-Neinzul Hybrid]] || A strange fusion of AI technology with Neinzul Youngling biology.<br/>The primary actor of the Hybrid Hives [[AI War:AI Plots#Hybrid Hives (requires Children of Neinzul)|AI Plot]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Avenger|Avenger]] || A massive, mobile space station that the AI sends after you in retaliation for destroying an [[Command Station|AI Home Command Station]].<br/>Enabled by the Avenger [[AI War:AI Plots#Avenger|AI Plot]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Beachhead]] || A highly disruptive structure that the AI has a chance of sending along with its waves.<br/>Enabled by the Beachheads [[AI War:AI Plots#Beachheads (requires Light of the Spire)|AI Plot]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Carrier|Carrier]] || A storage location for AI ships when there are too many located in a single star system for the AI to keep online. Once activated, it carries its cargo towards human territory. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Hunter/Killer|Hunter/Killer]] || Extremely strong starship that the AI sends from outside the galaxy to attack human territory once the AIs concern at the Human alliance with the [[Fallen Spire Campaign|Fallen Spire]] has reached unacceptable levels. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Mothership|Mothership]] || A colossal armed planetoid that the AI sends when even the [[Hunter/Killer]] is not enough. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Neinzul Preservation Warden|Neinzul Preservation Warden]] || The Wardens are enthralled by the beauty of the celestial realm and horrified by the human's rapid resource extraction and use of nuclear weapons and will attack humans for their affront against the sanctity of space.<br/>Enabled by the [[AI War:Minor Factions#Neinzul Preservation Wardens|Neinzul Preservation Wardens]] minor faction. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Neinzul Roaming Enclave|Neinzul Roaming Enclave]] || The Neinzul who have not allied with either the Human or the AI forces roam space trying to survive.<br/>Enabled by the [[AI War:Minor Factions#Neinzul Roaming Enclaves|Neinzul Roaming Enclaves]] minor faction. | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Turrets == | == Turrets == | ||
+ | '''Turrets are immobile, Human-only defensive structures:''' | ||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! Turret !! Description | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Counter Dark Matter Turret]] || Negates all [[Ammunition Types|Dark Matter]] weapons fire in a radius around itself.<br/>Most commonly used to counter [[AI_War:Ships_and_Structures#AstroTrains|AstroTraims]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Counter Missile Turret]] || Negates all [[Ammunition Types|Missile]] weapons fire in a radius around itself. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Counter Sniper Turret]] || Negates all [[Ammunition Types|Sniper]] weapons fire in a radius around itself. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Flak Turret]] || Short range turret that fires exploding canisters for taking out swarms of lighter ships.<br/>Only has its attack power reduced by 25% by friendly [[Force Field|Force Fields]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Gravitational Turret]] || This turret slows the [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Move Speed]] of enemy ships in a radius around itself. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Heavy Beam Turret]] || This turret is armed with a massive long-range beam cannon. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Needler Turret]] || Basic medium-range turret. Counters heavy and artillery armor. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Laser Turret]] || Another medium-range turret. Counters heavy and polycrystal armor. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Lightning Turret]] || Emits an [[Ammunition Types|Electrical Blast]] in a radius around itself.<br/>Only has its attack power reduced by 25% by friendly [[Force Field|Force Fields]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[MLRS Turret]] || Fires multiple, mid-powered rockets. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Missile Turret]] || Fires high powered and extremely long ranged missiles but has a slower reload time. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Sniper Turret]] || Fires [[Ammunition Types|Sniper Shots]] that can target any ship in the same system. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spider Turret]] || Fires [[Ammunition Types|Sniper Shots]] that can target any ship in the same system and damage the engines of any target it strikes. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Tachyon_Beam_Emitter_(Stealth)|Tachyon Beam Emmitter]] || Emits tachyon beams around itself to reveal cloaked ships. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Tractor Beam Turret]] || Emits [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)|Tractor Beams]] that lock on to enemy ships and immobilize them. | ||
+ | |}<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Guard Posts== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The AI currently have no [[#Turrets|Turrets]] to defend their planets with. Instead, they employ large structures called Guard Posts. While most of these mount basic weapons, some have special abilities that the player should be careful of, such as the [[Counterattack Guard Post]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A list is available [[AI War:Guard Posts|here]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Guardians == | ||
+ | |||
+ | In addition to regular starships the human player also has access to, the AI will reinforce its planets with a special class of starship called guardians. Many of these mount basic weapons such as lasers or missiles, but some have special roles the player should be wary of. This applies especially to the [[AI War:EMP Guardian|EMP Guardian]], [[AI War:Warp Gate Guardian|Warp Gate Guardian]], and [[AI War:Special Forces Rally Guardian|Special Forces Rally Guardian]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A list is available [[AI War:Guardians|here]]. | ||
== Military Structures == | == Military Structures == | ||
+ | === Modular Fortresses === | ||
+ | These are only available with the [[AI War:Ancient Shadows|Ancient Shadows]] expansion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Human Modular Fortresses are researched with any Science lab for 3000 knowledge. Other races' modular fortresses are unlocked as rewards for completing nebulae. | ||
+ | |||
+ | All modular fortresses can mount 8 light and 4 heavy modules, which never exceed Mark III, and must follow the same racial restrictions as champion modules. Mark I Needler, Laser Cannon, MLRS, Missile, and Shield Modules are always available. Higher marks are unlocked by researching higher marks of the corresponding turrets or regular (non-hardened) forcefields. Mark I and higher versions of other modules are unlocked along with the corresponding champion modules as nebula rewards or by spending unlock points. | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are two special cases: | ||
+ | * Missile Modules are light for modular fortresses but heavy for champions. | ||
+ | * Heavy Beam Cannon Modules for modular fortresses are made available by researching the corresponding turrets. | ||
== Economic Structures == | == Economic Structures == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Fallen Spire Campaign == | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''The following Starships are part of the [[AI War:Fallen Spire Campaign|Fallen Spire Campaign]]:''' | ||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! Starship !! Role | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spire Frigate]] || The smallest of the Spire's combat ships.<br/>Mounts a powerful [[Ammunition_Types|Spire Beam Weapon]] designed for engaging Starships and Heavy Defenses. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spire Destroyer]] || A medium Spire combat ship.<br/>The smallest Spire ship that can mount weapon and shield modules. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spire Cruiser]] || A medium-large Spire combat ship.<br/>Can mount more powerful weapon and shield modules. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spire Battleship]] || A large Spire combat ship.<br/>Can mount the most powerful weapon and shield modules. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spire Dreadnought]] || A gigantic Spire combat ship.<br/>Can mount several of the most powerful weapon and shield modules. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Spire Super Dreadnought]] || A stupendously large Spire combat ship that can only be built outside our galaxy.<br/>Mounts many of the most powerful weapon and shield modules. | ||
+ | |}<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Ancient Shadows == | ||
+ | These are only available with the [[AI War:Ancient Shadows|Ancient Shadows]] expansion. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''''Light/Heavy Modules on Champion Ships''''' | ||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! Race \ Class !!Frigate!!Destroyer!!Cruiser!!Battleship | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Human||6/2||12/3||16/4||20/5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Zenith||6/2||8/4||10/6||12/8 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Spire||2/3||4/5||6/7||8/9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Neinzul|| ||6/2||6/4||8/5 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Champion Modules=== | ||
+ | Mark I versions of Needler, Laser Cannon, MLRS, and Shield Modules are always available. Mark I Missile Modules can be unlocked for 1 unlock point. All other modules become available at Mark I as rewards for completing nebulae, although not every module is unlocked in an ordinary game. Mark II / III / IV / V modules are unlocked by spending 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 unlock points. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''''Modules' Racial Compatibility''''' | ||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! Module!!Human!!Zenith!!Spire!!Neinzul | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Light modules''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Needler''<sup></sup>||√||√||√||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Laser Cannon''<sup></sup>||√||√||√||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''MLRS''<sup></sup>||√||√||√||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Acid Jet||X||√||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Doom Accelerator||√||X||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Flak||√||√||X||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Impulse Reactor Cannon||X||√||√||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Insanity Inducer||X||X||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Nanosubverter||√||√||X||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Paralyzer||√||√||X||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Polariser||X||√||√||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Rail Cannon||√||X||√||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Translocator||X||X||√||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Heavy Modules''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Shield''<sup></sup>||√||√||√||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Missile''<sup></sup>||√||√||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Bomber Bay||√||√||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Interceptor Bay||√||√||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Slicer Bay||√||√||X||√ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Heat Beam||X||√||X||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Heavy Beam Cannon||√||X||X||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Photon Lance||X||X||√||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Plasma Seige Cannon||X||X||√||X | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Rail Cluster||X||√||√||X | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Spirecraft == | ||
== Golems == | == Golems == | ||
+ | {{5.050}} | ||
+ | Golems from the Zenith expansion come in two flavours: broken wrecks of the ancient Zenith empire that can be utilised by players (and AI-versions that may appear under select circumstances), and the survivors who may interact with both players and AIs in different ways. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In order to use a golem wreck, players must repair it and also constantly maintain it once they bring it online. This is because golems have constant attrition damage to themselves unless they are put in low-power. The attrition will slowly bring its health down to 1 (it will not kill the golem by itself) usually over a span of 2 hours except for the [[Cursed Golem]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note that when playing against the AI-type Golemites, their healths are a fraction of the player based golems. this is 50% of normal value except for Botnets, which are 10%. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A rule of thumb on maintenance costs: an [[Artillery Golem]] (10M m+c) will cost ~350 metal and crystal per second (in addition to energy costs) to keep online. This is calculated via (0.25)*(build cost)/(attrition time). Between Unity release and 5.046, this rate has been reduced by Engineers in a ratio with their repair rate - this exploit has been fixed in 5.050. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| {{AIWarTableHeader}} | ||
+ | ! [[AI War:Minor Factions#Broken Golems|Broken Golems]] !! Descriptions !! 5.035 "nominal" maintenance cost per sec | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Armored Golem|Armored Golem]] || A heavily armoured golem suitable for frontal assault. || 1041.67 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Artillery Golem|Artillery Golem]] || Siege artillery with a powerful, infinite range attack against large targets. || 347.22 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Black Widow Golem|Black Widow Golem]] || Carries paralysing tractor beams for superb riot-control. || 868.06 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Botnet Golem|Botnet Golem]] || Reclaimer - converts masses of enemy fleet-ships into zombies. || 1388.89 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Cursed Golem|Cursed Golem]] || Powerful infinite range attacks, but attritions faster than other golems. || 694.44 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Hive Golem|Hive Golem]] || Produces and stores [[Wasp]]s for release in swarms. ''(NB: 1 wasp every 2 seconds.)'' || 694.44 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" |[[AI War:Regenerator Golem|Regenerator Golem]] || Resurrects other player ships when they are destroyed on the same planet, at a cost to its own health. || 208.33 (equiv. 27.8K HP, has bonus of 1/10 repair cost) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Golems of [[AI War:Minor Factions|Minor Factions]] !! colspan="2" | Descriptions | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Devourer Golem|Devourer Golem]] || colspan="2" | A lone vessel that traverses the galaxy, consuming any non mark-V military ships (mobile ships with weapons and scouts) it encounters, player or AI. Triggers AI alert. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]] || colspan="2" | A stationary golem at the edge of a system. Produces powerful [[Dyson Gatling]]s that have different alliances depending on who owns the planet. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Mining Golem|Mining Golem]] || colspan="2" | Fleets of minor golems will periodically travel to a planet in the galaxy, and consume all of its metal and crystal deposits in order to maintain their vessels. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI War:Minor Factions#Zenith Traders|Trade Ship]] || colspan="2" | A lone vessel that traverses the galaxy, who will sell unique structures to the player (at exorbitant prices) or AI (for no cost?!). | ||
+ | |}<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Warheads == | ||
== Astrotrains == | == Astrotrains == |
Latest revision as of 11:40, 4 February 2017
Contents
Fleet Ships
Fleet ships will form the backbone of your fleet. Numerous and cheap to make, you start with the Fighter, Bomber, Missile Frigate, and an additional bonus ship type for each homeworld you start with. The AI starts with at least one bonus ship, or two bonus ships if the difficulty is 7 or above (See here for more details.)
The basic mechanics of fleet-ship balance revolves around the Ship-Triangle, where ships types have damage bonuses against each other. In this, Fighters beat Bombers beats Missile Frigates beats Fighters:
Fighter | Inexpensive, with a small attack range. |
Bomber | Inflicts high damage on heavy defenses. Best ship class for hitting force fields and the final AI command stations. |
Missile Frigate | Fires powerful, long-range missiles, but has a very slow reload time. |
Most bonus ship-types either place themselves in-relation to this triangle, or provide some new role not previously available. The various fleet-ships unlockable by the player can then be roughly categorised by their roles below. Note that some ship-types are versatile and have been listed in multiple categories, and that the Triangle-Ship counter are highly ship-type dependent:
Fleet Roles | Sub-types | Ships list |
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Fleet combat | Role: Brawling (archetype: Fighter)
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Role: Tanking (archetype: Shield Bearer)
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Role: AOE-attack (archetype: Electric Shuttle)
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Role: Utility (archetype: Missile Frigate)
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Assault-craft | Role: Assault (archetype: Bomber)
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Sub-Role: Alternative
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Long-range | Role: Fleet-oriented (archetype: Missile Frigate)
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Sub-role: Kiting ships (archetype: Raptor)
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Sub-Role: Super-sniping (archetype: Sniper)
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Strike-teams | Role: Assassination (archetype: Eye Bot)
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(Top-ranks lean towards anti-light, e.g. fleet-ship combat)
(Bottom-ranks lean towards on anti-heavy, e.g. neutering) |
Role: KO-ships
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Role: Teleportation (archetype: Teleport Battle Station)
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Support ships | Role: Fleet-support (archetype: Munitions Booster)
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Simple boosters: Damage redirection:
Repair: Tachyon Detection: |
Role: Disablers (archetype: Spider Bot)
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Paralyse/Remove attacker:
Slows/stops attacker (but not damage):
Tractors: | |
Role: Reclaimers (archetype: Parasite)
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Starships
Starships are large centerpieces that you build your fleet around.
Most Starships have extra abilities to boost your fleet or increase your strategic options.
A single starship has vastly more health and damage dealing potential then a single fleet ship. A ship-cap of starships has roughly twice the health and 75% the dps of a ship cap of an equivalent Mark of fleet ships, but also costs more.
The following Starships can be build at the Starship Constructor:
Starship | Role |
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Flagship | A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet. Boosts the attack power of nearby units. |
Zenith Starship | A powerful combat starship reverse-engineered from scavenged Zenith technology. Mounts many medium-range missile launchers. |
Spire Starship | A formidable combat starship built using technology based on alien artifacts discovered years ago. Mounts a single photon lance (sustained fire beam weapon). |
Bomber Starship | Fast, tough starship that cannot attack small targets, including most fleet ships. |
Cloaker Starship | Equipped with a Cloaking Super-Booster, this ship can grant cloaking to ships near it that do not have it themselves. |
Leech Starship | Starship that reclaims enemies. Reclaimed ships are converted to your side and join your fleet. |
Neinzul Enclave Starship | Starship that can build the same units as a Space Dock but can build them anywhere, even outside of Supply. |
Plasma Siege Starship | Starship that excels against large ships and structures. Also does massive engine damage to multiple ships when it attacks. Specializes in attacking Force Fields. |
Raid Starship | Extremely fast Starship designed for raiding. Is Immune to Black Hole Machines and Tractor Beams. Is also Immune to Force Fields and can attack enemy units protected by them. |
Riot Control Starship | Starship designed to counter swarms of smaller ships. Can be equipped with various modules to customize its loadout. Does moderate Engine Damage. |
Scout Starship | An unarmed, cloaked Starship designed for scouting. Is immune to anything that would slow it down or block its path. |
Spire Corvette | A bonus starship with a photon lance. Can be customized with various modules, making it quite versatile. |
Protector Starship | A unique bonus starship that can protect nearby allies from enemy fire with its shot-intercepting defensive modules. |
The following Starships can be build at captured Core Fabricators:
Starship | Role |
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Core Starship | A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet. Boosts the attack power of nearby units. |
Beam Starship | A starship equipped with a powerful beam weapon. Fires the Zenith Beam Weapon. |
Warbird Starship | A fast starship equipped with a burst weapon for attacking multiple ships at once. |
The following Starships are non-combat support ships built from the SUP tab of the system build menu:
Starship | Role |
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Decloaker | A mobile Tachyon Beam Emitter with a massive range for revealing Cloaked units. |
Transport Ship | An unarmed but fast and heavily armored ship for carrying smaller units. Is immune to Tractor Beams and Mines. |
The following Starships are only available to the AI or a non-controllable Minor Factions:
Starship | Role |
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AI-Neinzul Hybrid | A strange fusion of AI technology with Neinzul Youngling biology. The primary actor of the Hybrid Hives AI Plot. |
Avenger | A massive, mobile space station that the AI sends after you in retaliation for destroying an AI Home Command Station. Enabled by the Avenger AI Plot. |
Beachhead | A highly disruptive structure that the AI has a chance of sending along with its waves. Enabled by the Beachheads AI Plot. |
Carrier | A storage location for AI ships when there are too many located in a single star system for the AI to keep online. Once activated, it carries its cargo towards human territory. |
Hunter/Killer | Extremely strong starship that the AI sends from outside the galaxy to attack human territory once the AIs concern at the Human alliance with the Fallen Spire has reached unacceptable levels. |
Mothership | A colossal armed planetoid that the AI sends when even the Hunter/Killer is not enough. |
Neinzul Preservation Warden | The Wardens are enthralled by the beauty of the celestial realm and horrified by the human's rapid resource extraction and use of nuclear weapons and will attack humans for their affront against the sanctity of space. Enabled by the Neinzul Preservation Wardens minor faction. |
Neinzul Roaming Enclave | The Neinzul who have not allied with either the Human or the AI forces roam space trying to survive. Enabled by the Neinzul Roaming Enclaves minor faction. |
Turrets
Turrets are immobile, Human-only defensive structures:
Turret | Description |
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Counter Dark Matter Turret | Negates all Dark Matter weapons fire in a radius around itself. Most commonly used to counter AstroTraims. |
Counter Missile Turret | Negates all Missile weapons fire in a radius around itself. |
Counter Sniper Turret | Negates all Sniper weapons fire in a radius around itself. |
Flak Turret | Short range turret that fires exploding canisters for taking out swarms of lighter ships. Only has its attack power reduced by 25% by friendly Force Fields. |
Gravitational Turret | This turret slows the Move Speed of enemy ships in a radius around itself. |
Heavy Beam Turret | This turret is armed with a massive long-range beam cannon. |
Needler Turret | Basic medium-range turret. Counters heavy and artillery armor. |
Laser Turret | Another medium-range turret. Counters heavy and polycrystal armor. |
Lightning Turret | Emits an Electrical Blast in a radius around itself. Only has its attack power reduced by 25% by friendly Force Fields. |
MLRS Turret | Fires multiple, mid-powered rockets. |
Missile Turret | Fires high powered and extremely long ranged missiles but has a slower reload time. |
Sniper Turret | Fires Sniper Shots that can target any ship in the same system. |
Spider Turret | Fires Sniper Shots that can target any ship in the same system and damage the engines of any target it strikes. |
Tachyon Beam Emmitter | Emits tachyon beams around itself to reveal cloaked ships. |
Tractor Beam Turret | Emits Tractor Beams that lock on to enemy ships and immobilize them. |
Guard Posts
The AI currently have no Turrets to defend their planets with. Instead, they employ large structures called Guard Posts. While most of these mount basic weapons, some have special abilities that the player should be careful of, such as the Counterattack Guard Post.
A list is available here.
Guardians
In addition to regular starships the human player also has access to, the AI will reinforce its planets with a special class of starship called guardians. Many of these mount basic weapons such as lasers or missiles, but some have special roles the player should be wary of. This applies especially to the EMP Guardian, Warp Gate Guardian, and Special Forces Rally Guardian.
A list is available here.
Military Structures
Modular Fortresses
These are only available with the Ancient Shadows expansion.
Human Modular Fortresses are researched with any Science lab for 3000 knowledge. Other races' modular fortresses are unlocked as rewards for completing nebulae.
All modular fortresses can mount 8 light and 4 heavy modules, which never exceed Mark III, and must follow the same racial restrictions as champion modules. Mark I Needler, Laser Cannon, MLRS, Missile, and Shield Modules are always available. Higher marks are unlocked by researching higher marks of the corresponding turrets or regular (non-hardened) forcefields. Mark I and higher versions of other modules are unlocked along with the corresponding champion modules as nebula rewards or by spending unlock points.
There are two special cases:
- Missile Modules are light for modular fortresses but heavy for champions.
- Heavy Beam Cannon Modules for modular fortresses are made available by researching the corresponding turrets.
Economic Structures
Fallen Spire Campaign
The following Starships are part of the Fallen Spire Campaign:
Starship | Role |
---|---|
Spire Frigate | The smallest of the Spire's combat ships. Mounts a powerful Spire Beam Weapon designed for engaging Starships and Heavy Defenses. |
Spire Destroyer | A medium Spire combat ship. The smallest Spire ship that can mount weapon and shield modules. |
Spire Cruiser | A medium-large Spire combat ship. Can mount more powerful weapon and shield modules. |
Spire Battleship | A large Spire combat ship. Can mount the most powerful weapon and shield modules. |
Spire Dreadnought | A gigantic Spire combat ship. Can mount several of the most powerful weapon and shield modules. |
Spire Super Dreadnought | A stupendously large Spire combat ship that can only be built outside our galaxy. Mounts many of the most powerful weapon and shield modules. |
Ancient Shadows
These are only available with the Ancient Shadows expansion.
Light/Heavy Modules on Champion Ships
Race \ Class | Frigate | Destroyer | Cruiser | Battleship |
---|---|---|---|---|
Human | 6/2 | 12/3 | 16/4 | 20/5 |
Zenith | 6/2 | 8/4 | 10/6 | 12/8 |
Spire | 2/3 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 8/9 |
Neinzul | 6/2 | 6/4 | 8/5 |
Champion Modules
Mark I versions of Needler, Laser Cannon, MLRS, and Shield Modules are always available. Mark I Missile Modules can be unlocked for 1 unlock point. All other modules become available at Mark I as rewards for completing nebulae, although not every module is unlocked in an ordinary game. Mark II / III / IV / V modules are unlocked by spending 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 unlock points.
Modules' Racial Compatibility
Module | Human | Zenith | Spire | Neinzul |
---|---|---|---|---|
Light modules | ||||
Needler | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Laser Cannon | √ | √ | √ | √ |
MLRS | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Acid Jet | X | √ | X | √ |
Doom Accelerator | √ | X | X | √ |
Flak | √ | √ | X | X |
Impulse Reactor Cannon | X | √ | √ | X |
Insanity Inducer | X | X | X | √ |
Nanosubverter | √ | √ | X | X |
Paralyzer | √ | √ | X | X |
Polariser | X | √ | √ | X |
Rail Cannon | √ | X | √ | X |
Translocator | X | X | √ | √ |
Heavy Modules | ||||
Shield | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Missile | √ | √ | X | √ |
Bomber Bay | √ | √ | X | √ |
Interceptor Bay | √ | √ | X | √ |
Slicer Bay | √ | √ | X | √ |
Heat Beam | X | √ | X | X |
Heavy Beam Cannon | √ | X | X | X |
Photon Lance | X | X | √ | X |
Plasma Seige Cannon | X | X | √ | X |
Rail Cluster | X | √ | √ | X |
Spirecraft
Golems
This page is updated game version 5.050 and should still be correct |
Golems from the Zenith expansion come in two flavours: broken wrecks of the ancient Zenith empire that can be utilised by players (and AI-versions that may appear under select circumstances), and the survivors who may interact with both players and AIs in different ways.
In order to use a golem wreck, players must repair it and also constantly maintain it once they bring it online. This is because golems have constant attrition damage to themselves unless they are put in low-power. The attrition will slowly bring its health down to 1 (it will not kill the golem by itself) usually over a span of 2 hours except for the Cursed Golem.
Note that when playing against the AI-type Golemites, their healths are a fraction of the player based golems. this is 50% of normal value except for Botnets, which are 10%.
A rule of thumb on maintenance costs: an Artillery Golem (10M m+c) will cost ~350 metal and crystal per second (in addition to energy costs) to keep online. This is calculated via (0.25)*(build cost)/(attrition time). Between Unity release and 5.046, this rate has been reduced by Engineers in a ratio with their repair rate - this exploit has been fixed in 5.050.
Broken Golems | Descriptions | 5.035 "nominal" maintenance cost per sec |
---|---|---|
Armored Golem | A heavily armoured golem suitable for frontal assault. | 1041.67 |
Artillery Golem | Siege artillery with a powerful, infinite range attack against large targets. | 347.22 |
Black Widow Golem | Carries paralysing tractor beams for superb riot-control. | 868.06 |
Botnet Golem | Reclaimer - converts masses of enemy fleet-ships into zombies. | 1388.89 |
Cursed Golem | Powerful infinite range attacks, but attritions faster than other golems. | 694.44 |
Hive Golem | Produces and stores Wasps for release in swarms. (NB: 1 wasp every 2 seconds.) | 694.44 |
Regenerator Golem | Resurrects other player ships when they are destroyed on the same planet, at a cost to its own health. | 208.33 (equiv. 27.8K HP, has bonus of 1/10 repair cost) |
Golems of Minor Factions | Descriptions | |
Devourer Golem | A lone vessel that traverses the galaxy, consuming any non mark-V military ships (mobile ships with weapons and scouts) it encounters, player or AI. Triggers AI alert. | |
Dyson Sphere | A stationary golem at the edge of a system. Produces powerful Dyson Gatlings that have different alliances depending on who owns the planet. | |
Mining Golem | Fleets of minor golems will periodically travel to a planet in the galaxy, and consume all of its metal and crystal deposits in order to maintain their vessels. | |
Trade Ship | A lone vessel that traverses the galaxy, who will sell unique structures to the player (at exorbitant prices) or AI (for no cost?!). |
Warheads
Astrotrains