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| − | |[[File:AIWarSpireFrigate.png|100px|left|Spire Frigate]] || valign="top" | The smallest of the fully military ships used by the Spire.<br/>Mounts a single [[ | + | |[[File:AIWarSpireFrigate.png|100px|left|Spire Frigate]] || valign="top" | The smallest of the fully military ships used by the Spire.<br/>Mounts a single [[Ammunition_Types|Photon Bombardment Cannon]], a form of beam weapon vastly different from that commonly used by either the Zenith or the Humans.<br/>Each [[Spire Shipyard]] supports four of these frigates, and the [[Spire Outpost|Refugee Outpost]] supports an additional four. |
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! align="center" | [[Armor|Damage]] || align="center" | Attack Range || align="center" | Reload || align="center" | Health || align="center" | [[Armor]] || align="center" | [[Engines and Speed|Speed]] || align="center" | [[Engines and Speed|Engine Health]] || align="center" | Single Ship DPS || align="center" | [[Abilities]] | ! align="center" | [[Armor|Damage]] || align="center" | Attack Range || align="center" | Reload || align="center" | Health || align="center" | [[Armor]] || align="center" | [[Engines and Speed|Speed]] || align="center" | [[Engines and Speed|Engine Health]] || align="center" | Single Ship DPS || align="center" | [[Abilities]] | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 4,000,000 || align="center" | 13,000 || align="center" | 8 sec || align="center" | 5,000,000 || align="center" | 200 || align="center" | 56 || align="center" | 300,000 || align="right" | | + | | align="center" | 4,000,000 || align="center" | 13,000 || align="center" | 8 sec || align="center" | 5,000,000 || align="center" | 200 || align="center" | 56 || align="center" | 300,000 || align="right" | 400,000 dmg/sec || align="left" | Personal Attack Boost Limited To +20% Armor Piercing 6,000 |
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== How to use in your fleet == | == How to use in your fleet == | ||
| − | + | Spire Frigates are the basic units of the Spire Fleet, and each sport enough fire-power to eliminate fleet ships with ease, if aimed properly. The cannon is actually a damage over time weapon lasting two seconds, unlike the similar [[Zenith Beam Frigate]]. This aiming is also an inexact science: once a frigate fires its "laser", it is fixed at a certain angle to the firing ship instead of the first target. | |
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| + | Therefore, a good tactic is to establish a direction that the AI is coming from and then kite your Spire Fleet directly backwards. Parking your whole fleet in a sizeable battle can often result in arcs of AI-ships stopping at their respective maximum ranges (the cannon will punch through a point, and then waste the rest of its damage). Conversely, your Frigates won't be very useful doing drive-bys on stationary targets. There are many other ways to increase your mileage out of the Spire Fleet. | ||
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== How to counter when in the AI fleet == | == How to counter when in the AI fleet == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 6 January 2014
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The smallest of the fully military ships used by the Spire. Mounts a single Photon Bombardment Cannon, a form of beam weapon vastly different from that commonly used by either the Zenith or the Humans. Each Spire Shipyard supports four of these frigates, and the Refugee Outpost supports an additional four. |
Base Stats
| Ammo Type | Armor Type | Immunities | Damage Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beam Weapon | Heavy | Fusion Cutters Black Hole Machines Armor Boosts Tractor Beams Reclamation Paralysis Attacks Nuclear Explosions Being Insta-Killed EMPs |
| Damage | Attack Range | Reload | Health | Armor | Speed | Engine Health | Single Ship DPS | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,000,000 | 13,000 | 8 sec | 5,000,000 | 200 | 56 | 300,000 | 400,000 dmg/sec | Personal Attack Boost Limited To +20% Armor Piercing 6,000 |
| Knowledge | Metal Cost | Crystal Cost | Total Cost | Energy Cost | Build Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | 32,000 | 56,000 | 88,000 | 2,000 | 00:07:47 |
How to use in your fleet
Spire Frigates are the basic units of the Spire Fleet, and each sport enough fire-power to eliminate fleet ships with ease, if aimed properly. The cannon is actually a damage over time weapon lasting two seconds, unlike the similar Zenith Beam Frigate. This aiming is also an inexact science: once a frigate fires its "laser", it is fixed at a certain angle to the firing ship instead of the first target.
Therefore, a good tactic is to establish a direction that the AI is coming from and then kite your Spire Fleet directly backwards. Parking your whole fleet in a sizeable battle can often result in arcs of AI-ships stopping at their respective maximum ranges (the cannon will punch through a point, and then waste the rest of its damage). Conversely, your Frigates won't be very useful doing drive-bys on stationary targets. There are many other ways to increase your mileage out of the Spire Fleet.
How to counter when in the AI fleet
Coming soon
