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| 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. | | 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. | ||
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| + | '''The following Starships are only available to the AI or a non-controllable [[Minor Faction]]:''' | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[AI-Neinzul Hybrid]] || A strange fusion of AI technology with Neinzul Youngling biology.<br/>The primary actor of the [[Hybrid Hives]] minor faction. | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[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 Plot]]. | ||
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| + | | 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 Plot]]. | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Carier]] || 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. | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Hunter/Killer]] || Extremely strong starship that the AI sends from outside the galaxy to attack human territory once | ||
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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: Damage-soaker (archetype: Shield Bearer)
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Role: AOE-attack (archetype: Electric Shuttle)
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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:
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Role: Disablers
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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.
While 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 half the dps of a ship cap of an equivalent Mark of fleet ships.
The following Starships can be build at the Starship Constructor:
| Starship | Role |
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| Light Starship (Mk I) Flagship (Mk II) Zenith Starship (Mk III) Spire Starship (Mk IV) |
A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet. Boosts the attack power of nearby units. |
| Bomber Starship | A starship version of a bomber with similar attack bonuses. Is also Immune to Tractor Beams. |
| 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 it kills. 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. |
The following Starships can be build at captured Core Fabricators:
| Starship | Role |
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| Core Starship (Mk V) | A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet. Boosts the attack power of nearby units. Is the Mark V ship in the basic starship line that begins with the Light Starship. |
| 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:
| Starship | Role |
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| Decloaker | A mobile Tachyon Beam Emitter with a massive range for revealing Cloaked units. |
| Transport | An unarmed but fast and heavily armored ship for carrying smaller units. Is immune to Tractor Beams and Mines. |
The following Starships are part of the Fallen Spire Campaign:
| Starship | Role |
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| 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. |
The following Starships are only available to the AI or a non-controllable Minor Faction:
