Here are the basic ship types, according to their unique ship icons in-game.
Fleet Roles |
Sub-types |
Ship list
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Strikecraft
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Role: Slowing enemies
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Spider: stronger engine damage.
V-Wing: weaker engine damage. Damage bonus against weak engines.
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Role: Wormhole attack
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Pulsar Tank: damage bonus when exiting wormholes (and fleet?).
Raider: immunity to speed-related maluses.
Stingray: damage bonus against units under bubble forcefields.
Vanguard: damage reduction from enemies when exiting wormholes.
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Role: Ambush
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Raptor: damage bonus if the target has recently appeared in the system.
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Role: Sniping
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Sentinel Frigate: cloak reveal. No damage bonus.
Stingray: damage bonus against very fast targets
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Role: TBD
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Ablative Gatling: damage bonus against targets with high albedo.
Agravic Pod: cloaked. Damage bonus against strong engines.
Autocannon Minipod: cloaked. Damage bonus against high armor.
Fusion Bomber: all damage applied directly to hull, ignoring shields. Further damage bonus if enemy shields are still strong.
Eyebot: cloaked. Damage bonus against enemies with weak reactors (energy use).
Parasite: enemies that have been damaged by this ship will be raised as an automated ally if it dies.
Space Plane: damage reduction from enemies far away.
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Role: Melee
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Vampire Claw: cloaked. Leeches life from enemies.
Vicious Metabolizing Gangsaw: self damaging unit, but converts its damage into metal income
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Role: Guided bombs
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Auto Bomb: explodes on contact to deal area damage.
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AI only
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Etherjet: cloaked. Carries a tractor to snag enemies.
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Corvettes
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TBF
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Frigates
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TBF
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