Ship

Star cruiser ship in ship builder.

Ships are units of a fleet, and may have civilian roles such as research or have military roles.

	Type	Is Civilian?	Base Stats	Unlocked By
	Gunboat	No
	Frigate	No
	Light Cruiser	No
	Heavy Cruiser	No
	Star Cruiser	No
	Explorer	Yes
	Builder	Yes
	Colonist	Yes

Turrets

Range

Only when a turret/ship is within range to an enemy, it shoots.

Fire Rate

How often a ship fires. A fire rate of 0.10 means the turret is fired shots every 10 simulated days.

Turret Types

1. Gatlings: Rapid fire at a short range, with low damage.
2. Lasers: Constant damage at a short range, with a constant fire rate.
3. Ballistic: Ballistic turrets have medium range and moderate fire rate.
4. Snipers: Railguns have a long range, low fire rate but deal the most damage per hit.

Ideas for Presets

Gunboat: Swarmers

Agile gunboats equipped with gatling guns for rapid, close-range assaults.

+ Quick to strike with significant initial damage.

- Vulnerable to long-range attacks; best used in swarms for effectiveness.

Heavy cruiser ship in the ship builder.

Heavy Cruiser: Snipers

Robust cruisers with railguns, designed to make the first impactful hits.

+ Delivers powerful initial blows with railguns.

- Slower follow-up attacks due to the low fire rate; can be outmanoeuvred by swarmers.