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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 [[AI_War_-_AI_Techs#Bonus_Ship_Types_For_AI|here]] for more details.) | 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 [[AI_War_-_AI_Techs#Bonus_Ship_Types_For_AI|here]] for more details.) | ||
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| + | == Starships == | ||
| + | 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/> | ||
| + | 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.<br/> | ||
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| + | '''The following Starships can be build at the [[Starship Constructor]]:''' | ||
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| + | ! Starship !! Role | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Light Starship|Light Starship (Mk I)]]<br/>[[Flagship|Flagship (Mk II)]]<br/>[[Zenith Starship|Zenith Starship (Mk III)]]<br/>[[Spire Starship|Spire Starship (Mk IV)]] || A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet.<br/>Boosts the attack power of nearby units. | ||
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| + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Bomber Starship]] || A starship version of a bomber with similar attack bonuses.<br/>Is also [[Immunities|Immune to Tractor Beams]]. | ||
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| + | |style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[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" | [[Leech Starship]] || Starship that reclaims enemies it kills.<br/>Reclaimed ships are converted to your side and join your fleet. | ||
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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]]. | ||
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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. | ||
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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/> | ||
| + | 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. | ||
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| + | '''The following Starships can be build at captured [[Core Fabricator|Core Fabricators]]:''' | ||
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| + | ! Starship !! Role | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Core Starship|Core Starship (Mk V)]] || A front line combatant to stiffen your fleet.<br/>Boosts the attack power of nearby units.<br/>Is the Mark V ship in the basic starship line that begins with the [[Light Starship]]. | ||
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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]]. | ||
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| + | | style="background:#f0f0d0" | [[Warbird Starship]] || A fast starship equipped with a burst weapon for attacking multiple ships at once. | ||
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Revision as of 14:47, 1 May 2012
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. |
| 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. |
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