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Here is the discussion topic regard the Raiders Special unit: Star Raider
Share your ideas here. We are interested in replies with reasoning.


Here is the initial design:
Star Raider Basic Details
Metal Cost 15.000 Crystal Cost 7.500

Shield Strength 40
Attack Points 250
Cargo Capacity 3000 Units
Base Speed 15.000
Fuel Consumption (Deuterium) 150

RF against Light Laser 15
RF against Rocket Launcher 15
RF against Heavy Laser 10
RF against Light Fighter 10
RF against Heavy Fighter 8


The idea behind the design is to offer an early elite raiding ship. It is fairly cheap and has good rates against all early structures. In a 30day universe, you can't expect it being top rate for more than 3 or 5 days but still this is a long time to give an advantage for the raider style. Once the big ships are out, they still will be useful against crushed/weak enemies.

Its fuel consumption is dramatically low and its only weakness is the lower shield protection, as a result of higher firepower but most of all carrying capacity.

The ship has been implemented in the test server just as described above.

The tech requirements are minimal:
-Impulse Engine lvl 1
-Shipyard Lvl 1
and of course Raider General (available only to raiders)