Diaspora Ship Information

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Ship Informations:

Available for sale: Zephyr, Arachne, Nisus, Talos, Neried, Endymion, Talos II, Nisus II and Helios.
Above all classes you see the pictures of the various vessels. From left to right: Seeker, Fighter, Carrier, Hunter. Below: Freighter, Attacker, Destroyer and Behemoth.

ZEPHYR CLASS
	Seeker		Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	5800		19,000			15,000	30,000		100,000	150,000	350,000	600,000
Exp Needed	0		0			0	0		0	0	0	0
Hull	120		170			230	300		380	480	600	750
Shield	40		45			45	50		55	60	65	70
Range	3		3			3	3		4	4	5	6
Speed	18		16			10	14		8	12	10	8
Evasion	45		40			35	30		20	15	10	5
Gun Ports	1		2			1	2		4	3	5	7
Missile Ports	2		2			2	3		4	4	6	8
Miscellaneous	2		3			3	4		5	5	6	7
Cargo Space:	50		70			300	80		260	90	100	110

What can I say? Zephyr's for starters. Or for semi-kamikaze missions. The carrier is a good starting ship, 300 cargo (450 with pods). The Seeker is fast and dodgy... The combat versions of this class are useless.

ARACHNE CLASS
	Seeker		Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	7000		25,000			26,000	40,000		90,000	200,000	500,000	900,000
Exp Needed	0		0			0	0		0	0	0	0
Hull	100		150			200	260		320	400	500	600
Shield	40		45			45	50		50	55	60	65
Range	4		4			4	4		5	5	6	7
Speed	20		18			12	16		12	16	14	12
Evasion	50		45			40	35		25	20	15	10
Gun Ports	2		3			2	4		5	6	8	10
Missile Ports	1		2			2	3		3	4	5	8
Miscellaneous	2		3			3	4		5	5	6	7
Cargo Space	60		80			400	90		350	100	110	130

Arachne is 0 exp. Arachne is good for traders (Carrier maxes at 550 cargo, Freighter at 600). Arachne is useless in most combat. Again, the seeker can be used for fast missions. The seeker is the fastest ship in it's class... Range is limited however. Combat versions of these ships are poor. The Attacker and Behemoth are frequently used to gain the 1st 50 EXP.

 

NISUS CLASS				NOTE: Nisus ships are a complete waste of money.
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	20,000	50,000			70,000	100,000		300,000	600,000	1,000,000	3,000,000
Exp Needed	0	0			50	50		50	100	150	200
Hull	150	240			340	480		550	700	900	1200
Shield	50	55			55	60		70	65	70	75
Range	5	5			4	5		6	6	7	8
Speed	12	10			4	8		2	6	4	2
Evasion	50	45			40	35		25	20	15	10
Gun Ports	2	2			5	3		5	6	8	10
Missile Ports	2	3			3	5		5	7	8	10
Miscellaneous	2	3			3	4		5	5	6	7
Cargo Space:	50	70			280	80		220	90	100	110

See above. The only thing you *might* want with these plans are the weapons. These puppies are too weak and slow. But hey, if you use the faststart as described in Newbie Section, you should be getting these for free :)

TALOS CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	25,000	80,000			150,000	200,000		600,000	700,000	2,000,000	5,000,000
Exp Needed	0	0			50	50		50	100	150	200
Hull	180	290			400	600		700	900	1200	1600
Shield	45	50			50	55		60	60	65	70
Range	6	6			6	6		7	7	8	8
Speed	16	12			6	10		6	10	8	6
Evasion	50	45			40	35		25	20	15	10
Gun Ports	3	3			3	4		6	7	10	12
Missile Ports	2	2			2	4		4	6	9	11
Miscellaneous	2	3			3	4		5	6	7	8
Cargo Space:	60	80			360	90		300	100	110	130

Talos... With these you're getting somewhere. You will need to kill a few Rin/Klyn to have enough exp. to get these. Still, you can always buy the plans before you get the experience... To get a few better weapons. The seeker is most people's choice for the first serious combat vessel. With 2 hull boosters it can survive a few Rin attacks.

NEREID CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	35,000	102,000			300,000	600,000		900,000	2,000,000	6,000,000	10,000,000
Exp Needed	50	100			150	200		250	300	350	400
Hull	300	450			600	800		1000	1300	1600	2000
Shield	55	60			60	65		75	70	75	80
Range	8	8			7	8		8	9	9	9
Speed	16	12			6	10		6	10	8	6
Evasion	50	45			40	35		25	20	15	10
Gun Ports	4	4			4	6		7	8	11	13
Missile Ports	3	3			3	5		6	7	10	12
Miscellaneous	3	4			4	5		6	7	8	9
Cargo Space:	100	140			500	180		450	200	200	200

Haven't seen these much. Hmm... Players seem to skip these and jump straight to Talos 2... Most likely because a Talos 1 seeker can not reach Hy Syng. Jump range 7 required... The ships look okay 'tough. Good cargo space and speed on all ships exept the Carrier.

 

ENDYMION CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	50,000	206,000			260,000	900,000		2,000,000	5,000,000	12,000,000	16,000,000
Exp Needed	100	200			300	400		500	600	700	800
Hull	500	800			1000	1500		1800	2000	2400	3000
Shield	55	60			60	65		75	70	75	80
Range	9	9			8	9		9	10	10	10
Speed	12	10			4	8		2	6	4	2
Evasion	45	40			35	30		20	15	10	5
Gun Ports	4	5			5	7		8	10	12	14
Missile Ports	4	5			5	7		8	10	12	14
Miscellaneous	4	5			5	6		7	8	9	10
Cargo Space:	60	70			280	80		220	90	100	150

Useless for trading. Not the top in fighting. I'd personally skip these... Go straight for Talos 2. Lots of guns on the fighter ships 'tough... Hmmm... The favourite of the AI militia. And the strongest of old...

TALOS 2 CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	40,000	146,000			340,000	700,000		3,000,000	3,000,000	8,000,000	12,000,000
Exp Needed	50	100			150	200		850	300	350	400
Hull	350	550			750	1000		1300	1500	1900	2400
Shield	55	55			55	60		80	65	70	75
Range	9	9			9	9		10	10	10	10
Speed	18	14			10	12		2	12	10	8
Evasion	55	50			45	45		30	25	20	15
Gun Ports	4	5			5	6		5	9	11	12
Missile Ports	3	4			4	7		4	10	12	14
Miscellaneous	4	5			5	6		5	8	9	10
Cargo Space:	90	120			450	140		950	160	160	180

You can't tell the difference between Talos 1 and Talos 2 from sight. A little surprise for the PKers among us... Oh, the carrier and freighter are good trading vessels. 550/1000 cargo... Boost it to 16/10 speed 'tough.

 

NISUS 2 CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	40,000	146,000			200,000	700,000		800,000	3,000,000	8,000,000	12,000,000
Exp Needed	50	100			150	200		250	300	350	400
Hull	450	700			900	1250		1500	1800	2200	2700
Shield	55	60			60	65		75	70	75	80
Range	9	9			9	9		10	10	10	10
Speed	12	10			4	8		2	6	4	2
Evasion	40	40			30	25		15	10	5	5
Gun Ports	4	5			5	6		7	9	12	12
Missile Ports	3	4			4	7		8	10	11	14
Miscellaneous	4	5			5	6		7	8	9	10
Cargo Space:	60	70			280	80		220	90	100	150

Nisus research labs realised their early err... misstake. This looks much better... But slowww... Give me Talos 2 or Helios. These are still bad.


 

HELIOS CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost	100,000	360,000			3,500,000	1,600,000		4,500,000	8,400,000	17,000,000	26,000,000
Exp Needed	200	400			400	800		1000	1200	1400	1600
Hull	700	1000			1200	1800		2200	2400	3200	3600
Shield	55	60			80	65		85	70	75	80
Range	10	10			10	10		11	11	11	11
Speed	16	12			6	10		4	8	6	6
Evasion	55	50			25	45		15	25	20	15
Gun Ports	5	6			6	8		8	11	14	16
Missile Ports	5	6			4	8		4	11	14	16
Miscellaneous	5	6			6	7		5	9	10	11
Cargo Space:	60	70			700	80		950	90	100	150

Best comes last. The seeker is great for Klyn/Rin hunting... The freighter packs 1200 cargo as well, and is a little faster. But more costly then Talos 2. It however is the only trade ship that can reach Kaydarin, which makes it everyone's favourite trader (high profits in the Renos Brin-Kaydarin trade). Boost the Freighter to 8 speed, 1000 cargo and 95 shield.
The Behemoth is almost invulnerable when you boost it to 28 speed. Almost...

ERINYES CLASS
	Seeker	Fighter			Carrier	Hunter		Freighter	Attacker	Destroyer	Behemoth
Cost
Exp Needed
Hull
Shield
Range
Speed
Evasion
Gun Ports
Missile Ports
Miscellaneous
Cargo Space:

Not much is known about these puppies yet, save for that they rumour to be stronger then Helios... And are not yet implemented. Rumours speak of a 4000+ hull on the behemoth...

Q: Where do I get the ship plans and how much do they cost?

PLAN:	COST:	LOCATION:
Zephyr Arachne Nisus Talos Nereid Endymion Talos 2 Nisus 2 Helios	Free 5,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 80,000 160,000 320,000 640,000	You start with these Lauis Metis Tyros Jen Cando Hy Syng Daynow Jen Kayle Crontas Helianthan

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