Starships

A Starship is the basic element of the military, which projects power beyond the home system, be it by establishing a new colony or sending an armada to wipe out enemy resistance. Ships generally fit into ship classes, each specified by a blueprint. The ship designer creates custom classes using specific components.

Ship types

The available blueprints cluster into abstract ship types, with one blueprint defining the canonical form and others the variants. We define ship types by their hull size, role and primary weapon.

Support ships

Support ships are unarmed and perform support functions according to their utility module or, in the case of the Unrecognized icon name Carrier, carrier module.

Name	Hull	Ability	DLC
Unrecognized icon name Scout	Tiny hull
Unrecognized icon name Explorer	Tiny hull	Unrecognized icon name Survey
Unrecognized icon name Survey Ship	Medium hull	Unrecognized icon name Survey
Unrecognized icon name Colony Ship	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Colonize
Unrecognized icon name Constructor	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Construct
Unrecognized icon name Freighter	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Create Trade Route
Unrecognized icon name Transport	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Invade
Unrecognized icon name Carrier	Large hull	Unrecognized icon name Carry Fighters
Unrecognized icon name Supply Ship	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Supply Social
Unrecognized icon name Stellar Architect	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Build Hypergate
Unrecognized icon name Spore	Cargo hull	Unrecognized icon name Genocide Planet

Warships

Warships are armed with weapons, typically of a single type, and perform a specific role in battle.

Name	Hull	Role	Primary weapon
Unrecognized icon name Sniper	Tiny hull	Interceptor	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon
Unrecognized icon name Bomber	Tiny hull	Interceptor	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon
Unrecognized icon name Guardian	Tiny hull	Guardian	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon
Unrecognized icon name Knight	Tiny hull	Interceptor	Unrecognized icon name All Weapons
Unrecognized icon name Cutter	Small hull	Assault	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon
Unrecognized icon name Defender	Small hull	Assault	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon
Unrecognized icon name Gunboat	Small hull	Assault	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon
Unrecognized icon name Fury	Small hull	Assault	Unrecognized icon name All Weapons
Unrecognized icon name Corvette	Medium hull	Escort	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon
Unrecognized icon name Ranger	Medium hull	Escort	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon
Unrecognized icon name Frigate	Medium hull	Escort	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon
Unrecognized icon name Battle Hammer	Medium hull	Escort	Unrecognized icon name All Weapons
Unrecognized icon name Cruiser	Large hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon
Unrecognized icon name Destroyer	Large hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon
Unrecognized icon name Battleship	Large hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon
Unrecognized icon name Overlord	Large hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name All Weapons
Unrecognized icon name Avatar	Huge hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon
Unrecognized icon name Fortress	Huge hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon
Unrecognized icon name Dreadnought	Huge hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon
Unrecognized icon name Titan	Huge hull	Capital	Unrecognized icon name All Weapons

Fighters

Fighters are tiny hull ships that travel through the galaxy inside a Unrecognized icon name Carrier. They are only deployed during ship combat.

Name	Role	Primary weapon
Assault	Assault	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon, Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon
Drone	Interceptor	Unrecognized icon name Beam weapon
Guardian	Guardian	Unrecognized icon name Kinetic weapon

Unique ships

Flagships in

Some citizens have their own flagships that perform a support role.

Name	Hull	Citizen
Template:Abb[[File:Template:Abb|x24px|link=Commander (Ship)]] Commander (Ship)	Medium	Unrecognized icon name Commander
Template:Abb[[File:Template:Abb|x24px|link=Admiral (Ship)]] Admiral (Ship)	Large	Unrecognized icon name Admiral
Template:Abb[[File:Template:Abb|x24px|link=Navigator (Ship)]] Navigator (Ship)	Medium	Unrecognized icon name Navigator
Unrecognized icon name Martyr (Ship)	Large	Unrecognized icon name Martyr
Unrecognized icon name Exterminator (Ship)	Large	Unrecognized icon name Exterminator

Automated ships in

Some tiny hull ships perform automated functions.

Name	Description
Template:Abb[[File:Template:Abb|x24px|link=Mission ship]] Mission ship	Performs missions
Unrecognized icon name Unit transport	Transports citizens to colonies