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-======Fusion: Genesis======
-                           - Basic Knowledge & Tips -
-                                       [I]
-While this section does contain features like basic controls, I highly recommend
-those who are new to the game to look over this section because there is vital
-information that you need to be made aware of. Even if you're not new to the
-game but don't know everything about the interface will likely need to stop and
-take a look because there are some things that not even the game will tell you.
-                               - Controls [BKC] -
-"A" button - Mapped Skill/(Default function is the "Use" command). When
-navigating menus this serves as the button you use to select options or menus.
-"B" button - Mapped Skill/(Default function is the Afterburner skill) When
-navigating menus this serves as the button you use to cancel an option or exit
-out to a previous menu
-"X" button - Mapped Skill
-"Y" button - Mapped Skill/(Default function is a zone map shortcut).
-Left Analog Stick - Fly/Move
-Right Analog Stick - Fire Weapon (fires in the direction you point the analog
-stick. Beams and missiles must be locked on before they can be fired).
-L3/Left analog stick button - Boost/Sub-light (you do not need to hold the
-analog stick button down, the boost is toggled).
-R3/Right analog stick button - Unused
-Left Bumper/Shoulder Button - Unused
-Right Bumper/Shoulder Button - Drop mines/autoguns
-Left Trigger - Sentient Lock-on
-Right Trigger - Weapon Lock-on (for beams and missiles)
-Back/Select Button - Quickview menu(s)
-Start Button - Pause Menu (Figuratively speaking, the game doesn't actually
-pause.
-Some of these will require a little more information but the Quickview menu
-might as well have its own damn encyclopedia. Seriously, Starfire really dropped
-the ball by failing to effectively provide a comprehensive rundown of its many
-functions. It would be an inexcusable travesty for me not to share my knowledge,
-but I'm going to start with some noteworthy aspects regarding the pause menu
-first. Don't worry though, I'll describe the Quickview menu immediately
-afterwards.
-                             - Pause Menu [BKM] -
-The two things you're most likely to use the pause menu for are selecting
-special missions and changing settings. Selecting settings within the Help &
-Options tab will let you adjust audio settings, but there's no restore defaults
-option, you've been warned. The Safe Area settings let you shift certain
-on-screen elements closer to the edges so that they don't obstruct your view too
-much.
-The How to Play tab is riddled with incomplete information. The Controls section
-(which incidentally was already provided a tab) fails to include the boost
-command, the Quickview section barely scratches the surface of its various
-functions, Onscreen display fails to explain the curved bars next to sentient
-and pilot skills, (they represent the cooldown time/how much more energy is
-needed to use it, whichever is needed most at the time), and lastly the icon
-glossary only lists those that are either unimportant or easily deduced, failing
-to include weapon classification icons, radar icons, and/or buff icons.
-The More Options tab includes some online options, the ability to turn off the
-radar ring (though why you would want to do such a thing is beyond me),
-something called Starfield which I must confess I have no clue about, and camera
-options. The Camera is set overhead by default, provides an equal view in all
-directions, and is the most useful for gameplay. Overhead + Look Ahead provides
-the same view as the previous one but also looks in front of the ship slightly
-but it's not that great. Fixed Angle gives you a 45 degree view that lets you
-view certain visual elements that would otherwise have been obstructed by the
-default setup. Tilt might as well have been titled "Vomit Inducer" as it's
-practically upside-down half the time and very disorienting. The game's
-practically unplayable with that option. Lastly, the Lazy setting is one of the
-more unique ones since it has a 45 degree angle like Fixed Angle, but unlike it
-and the two overhead views, its orientation isn't fixed. Instead, Lazy follows
-directly behind the player's ship, providing new perspectives of well-known
-zones. I highly recommend switching to the Lazy setting once you've completed
-a significant portion of the game and can cruise lazily around without fear
-because the altered perspective lets you really take in the sights.
-The left side of the pause menu includes the galaxy map (which is also
-accessible from the quickview menu), online social options, and the special
-missions tab. Special missions can be initiated at almost any time and include
-military warzones, Dark Legion invasion missions (more commonly referred to as
-Legion Raids), and the Ark (more commonly referred to as Ark Raids. Military
-warzones become available almost as soon as you join the Revenant Order or
-Dominion of Allied Planets, Ark Raids are unlocked after completing all the main
-story missions, but it's not quite clear to me when Legion Raids become
-unlocked. All are explored in greater detail in later parts of the guide.
-                            - Quickview Menu [BKQ] -
-I'm not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that this is the heart of the
-game and a make-or-break aspect that was clearly broken, as evidenced by the
-game's low notoriety and sales (though the less than significant marketing
-didn't help either). The information supplied in the Help & Options section
-barely scratches the surface of what you need to know to be successful, and
-it's the reason I'm guessing a lot of people didn't bother with the game after
-playing the free trial. But fear not! For I have the answers you seek! Though if
-you would like a video presentation, there is at least one tutorial video on
-Youtube that can be helpful. However, since its creator failed to respond to my
-message, I will not be posting a link since I was unable to get permission. So
-if you're the type that likes a visual look at what you need to know, search for
-it. For those of you who prefer text to fancy-pants videos (and to cover my aft
-if the video is removed for one reason or another) I've got you covered there
-too.
-We'll begin from the top-left, work our way right, go to the bottom-left and
-work our way right again. To navigate through the menus you have to hold the
-left analog stick to select a menu tile and press "A" to see more of it. Since
-the game's Help & Options section already describes the first set of menus I
-won't bother listing it here, especially since most of it is either easily
-deduced or has more significant meaning/functionality after being selected.
-One thing I will explain here is that any time a menu tile is flashing it means
-that there's something new you can do in that tile. For the Pilot Sub-Menu it
-means you've acquired a base/faction point that's capable of being assigned. For
-the ship menu it means you've acquired an upgrade and/or new weapon (although
-the upgrades tile will flash regardless of which one it is). Lastly, the
-sentients menu will flash when your sentients have unassigned
-skill/stat/attribute points, and/or when you've acquired a new sentient.
-                            - Pilot Sub-Menu [QP] -
-The Pilot Sub-menu is all about you and your growth as a character. (Small
-interjectory note: you can exceed 999,999 credits.) Starting from the top-right
-(because the top-left is the same as the tile you just selected to enter this
-menu) is the Pilot Skills menu. The Skills button will automatically be
-highlighted when you press "A" on this tile, but move around with the left
-analog stick and you can highlight the skills assigned to each button. By
-pressing "A" you can cycle through the skills capable of being assigned, along
-with the multipurpose "Use" command and a zone map shortcut. You have to have
-the "Use" command bound to at least one button, but the zone map is pretty
-useless since the mini-map displays enemies in a wide area and you can select
-the map from the first set of tiles in the Quickview menu anyway. It's good to
-have on hand in the early parts of the game when you want to get your bearrings
-but you'll definitely want to replace it with a skill once you know the basic
-layout of the zones. Want to know what skills you've got or how to get a new
-one? Select that skills button I mentioned earlier and I'll tell you what you
-need to know.
-Skills are divided into Base skills and faction skills. Base skills are made
-more effective by assigning base points to them. Base points are awarded every
-time you level up, 1 per level, just highlight the skill and press "A" to put a
-point in it. You cannot put more than 25 points into any given skill. Faction
-skills become available after joining a particular faction and completing one of
-their story missions. Again, the skills are made more effective the more points
-you put into a skill, points are awarded upon completing faction story missions,
-and no more than 5 points can be assigned to a given skill. You can, however,
-put faction points earned from one faction into another factions skill since the
-points are universal. Lastly, Military skills are shared between the Order and
-Dominion, so joining either faction will unlock that set of skills. For a more
-detailed look at the skills and recommendations on what to get, see section VIII
-of this guide.
-The third quadrant/bottom-left tile includes challenges you can complete, which
-are unlocked when you fulfill the criteria for a challenge in a given category.
-Press "A" to select the tile, scroll through to the category whose challenges
-you wish to view, and press "A" again to view them. For a full list of
-challenges and recommendations on the best methods for completing them see
-section IX of the guide.
-The last tile is the Squadron tile, which allows you to change multiplayer
-social settings and presumably create/join a group of players.
-                              - Zone Map [QZ] -
-Nothing more than its title says, it's just a map of the zone you're currently
-occupying.
-                            - Ship Sub-Menu [QSH] -
-The first quadrant/top-left tile is a list of your weapons and sentients, the
-maximum total being 15 (Though you can't have more than 5 sentients).
-Weapons/sentients with small circles before their names are currently equipped.
-Press "A" when a weapon/sentient is highlighted and use the left analog stick to
-toggle between options, then press "A" again to select that option. You can
-replace an equipped item without losing it (this is standard in like 99% of
-games but the clarification is important since the same function is glitched in
-another tile).
-The second quadrant/top-right tile cannot be selected, but highlighting it will
-display your ship's current statistics, which are modified by skills, upgrades,
-and equipped sentients.
-The third quadrant/bottom-left tile is where upgrades are stored. There are
-three different types of upgrades: ship, weapon, and ability, and all have the
-same basic features. After selecting the tile you can scroll through acquired
-upgrades or use the left/right triggers to display a different upgrade type.
-Once again, equipped upgrades will have a small circle before their titles and
-you can have a maximum of 2 equipped in each category simultaneously. This can
-include two upgrades with the same effect, and the number of upgrades capable of
-being stored/equipped is the same for every ship from every faction. (You will
-also be able to pick up dropped upgrades even if your cargo hold is full, due to
-the fact that upgrades do not take up cargo space.) Like weapon slots, it
-doesn't matter what upgrade is assigned to a given slot, though when after
-exiting the ship tile upgrades in slot A will be listed at the top, and upgrades
-in slot B will be just below it.
-Pressing "A" on a highlighted upgrade will let you choose to un-equip it, place
-it in slot A/B, or desynthesize it. Although you can choose to replace an
-already equipped upgrade, I strongly recommend that you don't. Upgrades can
-sometimes fail to de-equip the one they're supposed to be replacing, and though
-the event is uncommon it will most certainly delete one, or possibly more
-upgrades from your inventory. You can prevent this when you see more than two
-upgrades equipped by de-equipping all of them and selecting the two you want.
-But it's tedious to scroll up and down to make sure no more than two upgrades
-are equipped, so I advise manually un-equipping upgrades. Although even this
-method is glitched, it's easier to see when there's a problem because you can
-tell if an upgrade has been successfully unequipped because equipped upgrades
-are filled in light blue while empty slots are left empty and a darker blue.
-Plus, you'll know exactly which upgrade is effected, just equip it, and un-equip
-it again and the slot should be empty like normal.
-The desynthesize option is the only way to get rid of unwanted upgrades since
-they cannot be sold. Desynthesizing upgrades instantly provides you with green
-crystals for ship upgrades, red crystals for weapon upgrades, and yellow
-crystals for ability upgrades, (the amount yielded is shown at the bottom-left
-of the mini-menu displaying the upgrade's function). I don't know what the limit
-is for the number of upgrades because given the aforementioned glitch I didn't
-want to risk exceeding any undefined limit like the item containers in The
-Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I'd recommend keeping no more than around 10
-upgrades or so and desynthasizing unwanted ones at your earliest convenience
-just to be on the safe side.
-The last tile is the cargo tile which shows the various useless knick-knacks
-you've picked up, how much room they're taking up, and your total number of
-credits.Selecting the sell now/sell all options will allow you to sell the
-cargo item(s) without docking provided you have a sentient with at least 1 point
-in the Trading skill equipped.
-                            - Sentients Sub-Menu [QSE] -
-The left half displays equipped sentients and weapons, though with less
-information regarding the latter. The bottom-right tile displays the total
-number of each crystal you have, and lets you toggle Auto-Feed on or off. I
-highly recommend you turn it off for reasons I'll explain later in this section.
-Lastly, the top-right tile is a list of your sentients, press "A" on a
-highlighted one to open up yet another set of tiles.
-The first quadrant/top-left tile displays the sentient's level, mood, equipment
-status, and icons of abilities currently mapped to the D-pad. Sentient mood can
-be toggled between defensive, aggressive, and passive with each changing all
-sentient behaviors, not just the one you're currently viewing. Defensive is the
-default setting with sentients attacking but not leaving your side. Aggressive
-is the same for all but the DPS sentient which will fly around and pursue
-enemies, making it easier for it's pulse weapon to hit targets (Though also
-potentially making it more difficult to activate its abilities. Passive prevents
-your sentients from attacking altogether and is mandatory when sentients are
-equipped and you want to use the undercover skill for stealth purposes.
-The second quadrant/top-right tile lists the sentient's skills and assignable
-skill points. Pressing "A" while a skill is highlighted, then pressing "A" again
-will let you assign a skill point to a given ability (the maximum number of
-points capable of being assigned is 8). Pressing "A" while a skill is
-highlighted, then pulling back on the left analog stick will then let you toggle
-where a skill is assigned on the D-pad. Abilities without this option are
-usually passive and active at all times.
-The third quadrant/bottom-left tile displays the sentient's stats/attributes.
-Attribute points may be assigned to one of four categories: damage, speed,
-armor, and shield which increases your weapon damage, speed, hull, and shield
-strength respectively. Though I don't recommend putting as many points in armor
-compared to shields since the pilot skill "Increase Defense", in spite of what
-its description states, only increases hull strength. Pulling the left/right
-trigger will allow you to view the sentient's statistics if you're viewing
-attributes and vice versa. These statistics modify the effectiveness of sentient
-abilities, although the times for mining and trading actually go up rather than
-down via stat point influence, it fortunately has no effect on the actual times
-in the game.
-As with the attributes list, pressing "A" will allow you to assign stat points,
-but there's also a button at the bottom that says "Create Black Crystal".
-Creating a black crystal requires a red, yellow, green, and blue crystal, and
-this menu option is the only way to get black crystals. Black crystals are also
-the only way to acquire stat points because they are not awarded when the
-sentient levels up like the skill and attribute points are. This is why turning
-off auto-feed is advised, you can't get blue crystals by desynthesizing
-upgrades, you'll develop favorite areas to mine, and auto-feed "feeds" crystals
-to sentients regardless of how many or few of a given type you possess. Speaking
-of crystals...
-The last tile displays your crystals, and since you're in the menu of a
-sentient, you can "feed" them to said sentient. Pressing "A" will highlight a
-crystal's number count, which can then be increased/decreased. Don't worry about
-"overfeeding" a sentient one of the four basic crystal types that level it up as
-there are only so many that can be "fed". Those crystals (red, yellow, green,
-and blue) can be acquired by mining objects such as asteroids, ice crystals, and
-pieces of debris. Leveling up a sentient, as mentioned before, grants skill and
-attribute points to spend. (Note: You will still pick up crystals even if your
-cargo hold is full because they do not take up cargo space.)
-Prismatic crystals are awarded after completing all 5 waves of a Legion Raid
-mission or completing an Ark Raid. Both only yield fractions of a whole crystal
-so multiple raids must be undertaken. Once you have one however, you can "feed"
-it to a sentient to reset all of your skills (both base and faction skills)
-without penalty. You only need ONE whole prismatic crystal to do this so don't
-"feed" it more than that. You also cannot reset your sentient's skills.
-Lastly there are the Black crystals mentioned earlier. Each black crystal "fed"
-to a sentient provides 1 stat point, and with a 10 point limit and six
-categories you need 60 to max out its statistics. Neither these nor prismatic
-crystals are "fed" to sentients when auto-feed is turned on, but both can be
-"fed" more than is necessary without any benefit in doing so, so make sure it's
-the right amount.
-A few small notes: crystals will still be picked up even if your cargo hold is
-full. And although I don't know what the limit is (or if there even is one for
-that matter), I was able to exceed 1,000 Red/Yellow/Green/Blue crystals, 10
-prismatic crystals, and 100 black crystals.
-====지역 난이도 ====
-be. The first three contain tier 1 (weakest) enemies, the following two, contain
-tier 2 enemies, the two after that tier 3, and the last two tier 4.
-====레이다 ====
-The radar ring is that blue ring around your ship with all the little markers on
-them. Here's what they mean:
-Green Triangles = Friendlies
-Yellow Triangles = Neutral Targets
-Red Triangles = Hostiles
-Light Blue plus sign diamond things = primary objectives, carrier spawn points,
-in warzone missions, and downed turrets in Legion Raids
-Yellow plus sign diamond things = secondary objectives like spynet satellites,
-Warzone Supply points, etc.
-Red plus sign diamond things = hostile targets that you need to destroy.
-Circles are SHIFT platforms.
-Upside down Y's (be they Green, Yellow, or Red) are docking stations.
-=====도전과제=====
-  * Chosen (10)	Complete all the Revenant Order story missions.
-  * Collector (10)	Acquire a new sentient AI.
-  * Crimelord (10)	Complete all the Sunshadow Syndicate story missions.
-  * Defender (10)	Complete a Dark Legion Invasion mission.
-  * Hero (10)	Reach pilot level 75.
-  * Lawmaster (10)	Complete all the Praetoriate Fleet story missions.
-  * Legend (10)	Reach pilot level 100.
-  * Omniscient (10)	Level a sentient to maximum level.
-  * Protector (10)	Join the Praetoriate Fleet.
-  * Savior (10)	Complete the Ark special mission.
-  * Skilled (10)	Earn all skills for a faction.
-  * Smuggler (10)	Join the Sunshadow Syndicate.
-  * Trader (10)	Join the Consortium faction.
-  * Tycoon (10)	Complete all the Consortium story missions.
-  * Upstart (10)	Reach pilot level 25.
-  * Veteran (10)	Reach pilot level 50.
-  * Warlord (10)	Complete all the Dominion of Allied Planets story missions.
-  * Warmonger (10)	Complete a Warzone mission.
-  * Warrior (10)	Join the Dominion of Allied Planets.
-  * Zealot (10)	Join the Revenant Order.
-                      - Miscellaneous Knowledge [BKM] -
-Some information just doesn't have a specific category to be listed in, so I'm
-going to have to lazily dump them all here in no particular order.
-Unprofessional? Perhaps. But at least I'm not depriving you of the information.
-- Don't fret when you're told not to completely destroy an enemy(s) in the
-middle of a mission, enemies will automatically be crippled to non-functionality
-when they receive enough damage be it from you or your sentient(s) and will not
-be capable of being targeted (Am uncertain if they can still be damaged at this
-point but sincerely doubt it).
-지도나 상태를 보는 중에도 게임이 정지되지 않으므로, 정비를 할 때에도
-약한 몹이 출몰하는 곳이나 운석 주변에 정차하면 좋다.
-RTB = Return to Base
-KIA = Killed in Action
-AWOL = Absent Without Leave
-DPS = Damage Per Second
-LR = Legion Raid
-AR = Ark Raid
-PVP = Player vs. Player
-WZN = Warzone
-NPC = Non-playable character
-HUD = Heads Up Display
-DMZ = I'm pretty sure it stands for De-Militarized Zone
-FYI = For Your Information
-APB = All Points Bulletin
-SOB = Son of a Bitch
-ASAP = As Soon As Possible
-pt(s) = Point(s)
-Aft means rear AKA ass.
-=====공략=====
-==== Prometheus Station [WPS]-====
- 탈출하면 된다.
-                    - Commandeer, it's a Nautical Term [WNT] -
-...And voila! It's done! (The linear parts I mean.) That's right, from here on
-out you can pretty much go wherever you want and do whatever you want, leaving
-it up to me to show you the optimal path to give you an edge and prepare you for
-any and all pitfalls. There are a good number of things to go over before one
-can be ready for future challenges, unfortunately there isn't any specific
-linear path to follow to reach that point. There are however, a few tips you
-can follow that can GREATLY reduce the difficulty of the process. Before that
-though, you need to know how to change factions. All you have to do is fly back
-to Alpha Station, select "Embassy Missions" and choose the option to join a
-different faction. You can change factions at any time that you're not on a
-mission, and you do NOT loose progress with a faction that would result in
-having to jump through hoops to re-join, nor does your progress with a faction's
-enemies affect anything within either faction.
-The first, and most useful thing to have on hand when starting the game is the
-commandeer ability. In the Syndicate faction there's a skill called "Hijack"
-that lets you take control of enemy ships, but with many restrictions like the
-fact that you can't dock anywhere without the ship being replaced with what
-you had originally. The commandeer ability has the same basic concept but is
-vastly superior in other ways, but most notably for being able to dock and take
-part in missions without being replaced. Its only restriction compared to Hijack
-is that it's restricted to friendly ships, but that can be circumvented.
-Commandeer is a ship ability that's innate to an interceptor from either the
-Dominion of Allied Planets or Revenant Order. Joining either faction will get
-you access to the interceptors, with tier 1 versions being capable of being
-purchased right away for 2,000 credits.
-With the commandeer skill you can take control of ANY friendly ship from the
-same faction, regardless of tier level, but to encounter higher tier ships
-you'll need access to new zones. To be permitted access to later zones all you
-have to do is explore the regions of the zones you've already unlocked. And by
-explore I mean fly into different areas, and when the text displaying the region
-name appears it means you've "explored" the area. The later the zones, the
-higher the tier level of the ships are likely to be. You find tier 1 ships in
-the Asteria and Erebus zones, tier 1, & occasionally 2, in the Leviathan zone,
-tier 2 ships in the Graveyard and Tempest zones, tier 3 ships in the Solaria and
-Tartarus zones, and tier 4 ships in the Crucible and Shadowrift zones.
-                          - Hidden Arsenal [WHA] -
-This next glitch is so ridiculously easy to trigger that you're bound to trigger
-it eventually. Fortunately for us, it's a BENEFICIAL glitch. All you have to do
-is fly a ship with 3 or more weapons into Alpha Station to change factions and
-not change your weapon load out. No seriously, that's all you have to do! For
-some reason, when you get switched to the ship "Goodbye Becky" to change
-factions, the equipped weapons remain equipped in spite of the fact that the
-ship can only support 2. It's assumed that Starfire wanted to de-equip all the
-weapons, were having problems with the upgrades glitch that makes upgrades
-disappear from time to time, couldn't deal with the complications before
-releasing the game, and decided to just keep the glitches in and try to patch
-the game later.
-Sentients will not be visibly active if assigned to slots C or D on a ship that
-doesn't support them, their passive abilities will still be active while
-equipped in those slots. Weapons however, will function normally regardless of
-whether the ship supports a slot or not. This glitch will reset when buying new
-weapons or sentinets, or when switching ships (unless you're hijacking or
-commandeering). You can also take advantage of this glitch if you fly a
-commandeered vessel into Alpha Station to change factions, just so long as you
-replace the ship with your own weapons first. Lastly, while you can manually
-de-equip weapons/sentients assigned to an unsupported slot, you cannot PLACE a
-weapon in an unsupported slot manually.
-Note: Although more items are being equipped to ships than should be possible,
-they are still displayed normally in the list of weapons/sentients, and will not
-result in you going beyond the 15 weapon/sentient limit. This means you don't
-have to worry about valuable items disappearing if you buy/acquire new
-weapons/sentients because your inventory will never exceed the assigned limit,
-which would likely have caused it to glitch.
-              - Smuggling Ships and Other Impossibilities [WSI] -
-Unlike the above glitch, you might trigger this one on accident, but you
-probably won't realize it's potential right away. The Undercover glitch, AKA
-Eugene, requires more effort on your part than the last glitch, but it's just as
-beneficial, if not more so. Rather than go through the process, I'll just
-direct you to the part of the guide that goes into the details (MSUG), and focus
-on the applications and advice. Using Eugene, you can bring military
-interceptors with the commandeer ability into other factions, and since the
-ability works on ships that are a part of the same faction you're currently in
-rather than ships marked green, you can use it to commandeer ships that were
-never meant to be controlled by the ability. Unfortunately for you, the
-Undercover skill starts off with a whopping 5 minute cooldown time after use,
-so in spite of the fact that Eugene is capable of working with only 1 point
-assigned to the skill, you'll need at least 3 assigned before the wait is less
-ridiculous.
-                            - The Fantastic 5 [WFF] -
-There are 5 things you'll want in order to gain an edge in the game, credits,
-crystals, side mission completion, faction skills/skill points, and sentients.
-All are important in their own way, but few can be acquired without needing to
-move on to the other before being done with the potential exception of mining
-for crystals. Mining for crystals is slow enough as it is, but it's even worse
-if you only have one sentient to do the mining. That's why you want 2 sentients
-with the mining skill maxed out and a couple of points in looting before you
-move on. You'll want the Tank and Healer sentients to start off with, and the
-skills Mining, Shield Regeneration, Armor Increase, Repair, Recharge, and
-Hull Regeneration all maxed out. (Or at least close to it in the case of the
-Healer sentient if you don't get the uncommon version of it).
-To get the Healer sentient you'll need credits, which will also help you get
-your hands on stronger ships in the future. Credits rewards for completing
-missions are highest in the Consortium story missions, so you'll want to work
-on their missions to get the money you need. That said, you don't really need a
-ton of money unless you're aiming to get the uncommon versions of sentients or
-purchase a tier 4 military cruiser to use with Eugene. But you'll also get
-faction skill points for completing faction story missions, which are extremely
-valuable. But to gain access to ALL the skills, you'll need to join each faction
-and complete the first story mission in each, (Dominion OR Order may be chosen
-since they both unlock the military skills). As for WHICH skills to develop,
-there again is no way to say what the best order is because it depends on what
-you plan on taking advantage of as well as your playstyle. But I'll list a few
-that are of note, for more information see the "Mad Skillz" section of the
-guide, (XX).
-- Advanced Radar is a Praetorian skill you'll want to have so that you can see
-cloaked enemies, especially if you're not using lock-on weapons like beams or
-missiles. But you also only want to put one point in the skill because more
-points just increases radar range and nothing else.
-- Roll is another skill you only need 1 point in to take advantage of the Roll
-glitch, though if you're not planning on using a cargo ship or cruiser you can
-skip this.
-- Undercover is fantastic for utilizing Eugene, but if you're one of those
-people who don't cheat under any circumstances then you might want to skip it.
-- Abation is best to me for its near neutralization of the tractor beam's
-inhibiting effects on you, but it's also great for reducing the amount of time
-abilities like disable and shield short effect you for.
-- Flares fire more frequently the more points you put in the skill which means
-more energy drained, but if you have an analogous upgrade of any strength level
-then you won't have to worry about it at all. Flares isn't as great against
-missiles as the Roll glitch is against beams but it's not far off.
-To get more faction points you'll need to complete more faction story missions,
-and that means getting the faction experience points (AKA FXP) to unlock them.
-The easiest way to earn FXP is to complete side missions, preset side missions
-especially since they rarely require any skills/weapons of your own. I recommend
-playing the Revenant Order story and preset missions if you want the resources
-associated with them because some of the Dominion preset missions are
-ridiculous, and nearly half of the Order story missions have presets too.
-                            - Finding Identity [WFI] -
-It's important to know what kind of gameplay style you prefer so that I can put
-you on the right road. In the beginning, you'll want to commandeer a tier 4
-cargo ship and have the Tank and Healer sentient equipped so that you can take
-advantage of their increased weapon power and spam Recharge and Armor Increase.
-This combination will serve you well for quite some time but will eventually
-need to be replaced with something that offers more firepower. That's where this
-section comes into play, it's purpose is to list ship, weapon, and sentient
-combinations that achieve certain results.
-- Cruiser + Battlegun + All three sentinet types.
-Description - This is one of my go-to setups, it's basic and well-rounded.
-- Consortium Heavy Fighter + Battlegun 4 in slot D + All three sentient types.
-Description - This is an upgraded version of the above type thanks to increased
-speed.
-- Military Scout + 2 DPS sentients in the A & B slots + Corsairs in the C & D
-slots.
-Description - The innately higher energy regenation of scout crafts, plus the
-% cost reduction from military scouts, and the DPS sentient's Energy
-Regeneration skill let you unleash a volley of powerful projectiles against
-strong targets (though it's not nearly as good for ship-to-ship dogfighting).
-- Praetorian Scout + Undercover
-Description - This is best used in Ark Raids with the Deathshrike Mine V.
-- Syndicate Heavy Fighter + Coffin Nail Missiles
-Description - Power Missiles are good on any ship for their ability to fire
-with minimal lock-on but full firepower. Coffin Nail missiles on the other hand
-are very strong... but need max lock-on to be propelled at full speed. The
-Syndicate's Vampire however, provides the Power Missile's effect to the Coffin
-Nail.
-- Praetorian Heavy Fighter + 1/2 DPS sentients + 2/3 Power Lightning Beams
-Description - This combo is a little iffy since I'm not certain whether the
-Enforcer's ability increases the OVERALL power of beam attacks, or if it just
-conveys the same ability as the power beam that fires at full power regardless
-of lock-on time but doesn't increase overall firepower or fire for as long as
-a fully locked shot.
-The Battlegun is a great weapon to have and there's a good reason that most
-players covet it. It's a pulse weapon, so there's no defense other than the
-supershield ability, it's handicap can be overcome by equipping it to a cruiser
-or Consortium Heavy Fighter, and it fires extremely fast making it easier to hit
-targets from far away. A level 4 Battlegun is pricey so you'll have to take
-part in several Warzone missions before you can purchase it. It's also probably
-best to use the cargo ship setup in tier 3 warzones like Solaria or Tartarus
-since the points awarded are slightly less, but the enemy battleship will fall
-faster. The other weapons require time spent in Legion Raids and Ark Raids so
-they take longer to get access and are usually more difficult to get your hands
-on.
-Before we finish this section, I need to talk about base pilot skills. It's
-important that you understand how each one effects you as you proceed because
-you'll want to build up your character as early as possible. The four skills
-to boost effect offense, defense, energy, and the Afterburner skill. Although
-you may instantly be drawn to the increase in damage it's important to look at
-the actual increase in value. The skills that boost offense and defense can only
-go up to 25%, Afterburner can go up to 50%, and your energy pool can increase to
-%! Increasing defense has some good to offer, but it's only REALLY potent in
-the Dominion faction because, contrary to what the description of the skill
-states, only your hull strength increases, not shields. Making the Dominion the
-choice because their hulls are twice as shields, rather than the other way
-around like it is in the Order. The Afterburner is a useful skill not just for
-getting out of tight spots in a hurry, but for traversal in general which is
-why I tend to boost the skill along with increasing energy reserves. Afterburner
-doesn't just make your ship go slightly faster when you put points in the skill,
-it also reduces its energy cost. Eventually you can pair it with a DPS sentient
-and boost for an indefinite amount of time!
-====본편 이야기 ====
-Main story missions are those you get from Judah at Alpha Station in the Asteria
-zone. They can be completed with any ship from any faction and culminate in the
-unlocking of the Ark Raid special mission. All of these missions yield a measly
-XP so I won't even bother listing the rewards for the missions.
-=== Old Friends, New Enemies [MS1] -===
-Unlocked at: level 5, Gameplay Zone: Asteria.
-Description - All you have to do is get to the preset locations and scan them,
-then fly over to the Dark Legion Ship that appears at the end, nothing more,
-nothing less.
-===Hunter and Hunted [MS2] -===
-Unlocked at: level 10, Gameplay Zone: Erebus
-Description - One of the more brief missions, the name of the game here is RUN,
-and while faster ships aren't required, they sure as hell don't hurt. All you
-have to do is take the SHIFT platform to the Erebus zone, fly to the
-destination, then move on to the SHIFT platform in Dominion territory to leave.
-Before you can do that however, a handful of Dark Legion fighters and a cruiser
-about the size of a cargo ship will appear. The fighters can be dealt with but
-not the cruiser because its strength scales depending upon your level making it
-do massive amounts damage, and most importantly cannot be destroyed. Just don't
-dawdle and you should be fine.
-=== Undercover [MS3] -===
-Unlocked at: level 15, Gameplay Zone: The Graveyard
-Description - You'll be tasked with meeting an old colleague of Judah's
-currently in the Dominion over at the Monument of the Fallen region. After a few
-boxes of text he'll call for backup to keep his cover from being blown (even if
-you're in a Dominion ship as opposed to an Order one). Judah will tell you that
-you need to incapacitate the ships without completely destroying them but don't
-worry, no matter how strong your attacks are the ships will be stopped and
-incapable of receiving any more damage automatically after damaging them enough.
-===War and Pieces [MS4] -===
-Unlocked at: level 20, Gameplay Zone: The Tempest
-Description - The Dominion and Order are done with small-scale skirmishes and
-have engaged in full-on battle in the Tempest zone. No matter who wins, war will
-be inevitable if you don't diffuse things fast. To do that, you'll need to
-protect the battleships carrying major leaders from both factions, and that
-means taking out as many fighters and cruisers as possible. Fortunately, both
-sides will be too busy fighting each other to launch a coordinated attack
-against you. After destroying enough designated ships a Praetorian cruiser
-arrives demanding an immediate ceasefire, stopping the conflict and opening up
-the chance to warn the Convocation about the Dark Legion in the next mission.
-=== Sacrifice [MS5] -===
-Unlocked at: level 25, Gameplay Zone: The Tempest
-It's negotiation time and we're going back to the scene of the last battle, The
-Tempest zone. With the Praetorian's presiding over things negotiations are tense
-yet under control, but the biggest threat is not each other... Before things can
-be settled Dark Legion Ships begin appearing out of nowhere and attack the
-capital ships.
-You'll need to protect both parties again but against much stronger ships this
-time. Be especially careful of the cargo ship-sized cruisers as their Hellfire
-beams pack a wallop. Admiral Alencourt should/will escape first, then the
-Order's matriarch, at which point you can race over to the SHIFT platform and
-turn in the mission.
-=== Captured [MS6] -===
-Unlocked at: level 30, Gameplay Zone: Solaria
-Description - Alright! An agreement has been made and all you have to do is
-facilitate a trade, easy right? Yeah, even if this was your first video game
-you'd have to have a severe mental deficiency to look at the title of the
-mission and not think that things are going to go South in some form or another.
-Sure enough, when you arrive you're boxed in by a Dark Legion Dreadnought and
-none other than the Order's Matriarch's flagship. Now you must survive waves of
-ships whose pilots are apparently under the control of Dark Legionnaires, but
-there's something you should know first. Although there appear to be two massive
-ships blocking any hope of escape, not only will you not run into them, they
-won't even fire at you when you leave! (Save for at the end of the mission as
-they're going their separate ways). All the action's in the Cauldron region and
-you need to destroy the ships to proceed, but the option is there to get out of
-range if you start taking too much damage.
-The first wave consists of four scout-class Consortium fighters, the second, 4
-interceptor-class Praetorian fighters, the third, 4 Order Heavy Fighters, the
-fourth, a pair of Syndicate cargo ships, and finally, a Dominion cruiser.
-Survive all 5 waves and the two ships will part ways and let you go with no
-strings attached. One can only assume that they are under the impression that
-there's nothing you can do to stop them.
-===Retribution [MS7] -===
-Unlocked at: level 35, Gameplay Zone: Shadowrift
-Description - Lock and load, we've got a major combat mission on our hands and
-the enemy isn't going to just lay down and die. I recommend torpedoes and/or
-strong missiles for this since you're going to be taking down capital ships that
-don't go down easy if you're using a tier peashooter. With the Order's matriarch
-gone bad in the worst way, the Dominion are the only major force backing you up
-in this endeavor which makes things look grim. That is until you actually enter
-the fight...
-Remember how I said that the enemy wouldn't go down without a fight? Yeah, I
-lied, kinda. The matriarch's allegiance with the Dark Legion was apparently too
-much for everyone other than the crew of her ship to accept because there are no
-Order ships other than the flagship. And there must be some serious infighting
-on board because it never fires back at you or anyone else! The Dark Legion
-arrived in less-than-optimal numbers too so making the matriarch pay is as easy
-as can be.
-With its targeting distraction sundered, the Dark Legion ship makes a tactical
-relocation AKA runs away like a pansy. But the Legionnaire is justified in his
-confidence when you catch up; you're up against a carrier-class vessel with no
-backup in sight. But then, out of nowhere, a Syndicate Reaper cruiser commanded
-by warlord Alencourt, son of the Dominion admiral of the same name, forces his
-way into the fray to assist you! Now that the unexpected cavalry has arrived,
-avoid the carrier's torpedo weapons and make that smug Legionnaire say uncle!
-After taking enough damage the carrier will try to flee again but it's no use,
-they just can't make it past the DMZ. With nowhere to run, shields gone, and
-hull at 50% it's time to turn that Dreadnought into a pile of scorched debris!
-===All Good Things [MS8] -===
-Unlocked at: level 40, Gameplay Zone: Shadowrift/The Ark
-Description - This is it, the final main story mission. Your goal is to fly into
-the heart of Dark Legion space so you can pinpoint the location of, and go to,
-the Ark. To do this, you can either get yourself a high tier ship, load it up
-with powerful weapons and/or sentients, and upgrades, dodge the powerful
-hellfire beams fired by the numerous Legion tanks, take the SHIFT platform
-through to the Ark and destroy the enemies you find THERE as well... Or you can
-switch on Cloak/Undercover, fly right past the clueless buggers, and leave the
-Ark as soon as you arrive. No seriously, the latter description really is that
-easy. Although the Ark enemies are worth a sizable amount of XP, you can engage
-them any time you want when initiating Ark Raids so there's really no reason to
-stay. After turning in the mission you will unlock Ark Raids in the Special
-Missions menu.
-===파벌===
-                    - Basic Knowledge and Recommendations -
-You can change factions at any time by docking at Alpha Station in the Asteria
-zone and selecting the option on the missions screen. (You cannot do this in the
-middle of a mission though). Changing factions does NOT affect your statistics
-and will NOT change your relationship with a given faction upon re-joining them,
-even if you switch to its enemy. There are 5 factions, each with unique
-characteristics. The Consortium of Free Traders, The Sunshadow Syndicate, The
-Praetoriate Fleet, The Dominion of Allied Planets, and The Revenant Order.
-The Consortium is a business-centric organization that performs smuggling
-operations from time to time but is on the right side of the law more often than
-not and have few enemies. The Syndicate is a band of the most ruthless
-cut-throats in the galaxy, consisting of smugglers, pirates, assassins, and just
-about anyone you'd want to steer clear of. They have no allies apart from
-themselves and are sworn enemies of the Praetorians, with the Consortium being a
-close second. Speaking of the Praetorians, they're the law enforcers who uphold
-the terms of the truce that has kept the galaxy from descending into civil war.
-The Dominion is the human government military that represents the species
-officially, and though a Colonel was discharged, a high ranking Admiral has been
-the subject of much criticism behind closed airlocks. They are the enemies of
-the Order. The Order is a militant religious group that consists of mostly
-humans and is led by a mysterious matriarch that dictates the course the whole
-group takes. They are the enemies of the Dominion.
-Each of the factions has an additional aspect that differentiates them from
-others. Consortium ships have, on average, twice the normal cargo capacity
-compared to ships of the same class (with the exception being the cruisers which
-have the same capacity as the Praetorian and Syndicate's, and half that of the
-Dominion and Order's). Syndicate ships are 25% faster, Praetorian ships and
-weapons cost 50% less but with no statistical downgrade. Dominion ships have
-twice the hull strength compared to shields, save for the heavy fighters, and
-Order ships have twice the shield strength compared to hull, again save for the
-heavy fighters.
-                  - Faction Story Mission General Information -
-All faction missions have certain shared qualities that I'm going to list here
-rather than repeat throughout the descriptions. For starters, the first section
-of each faction category involves both the joining of the faction and the first
-story mission given as a full member. This is because the initial joining is
-incredibly short and easy, and the following mission usually isn't much more
-substantial. Completing the mission that lets you join the faction supplies you
-with a free tier 1 scout fighter and neither the joining mission nor the
-following first mission requires faction experience points (AKA FXP) before they
-can be attempted, unlike those that follow. Speaking of FXP, you need 300 for
-the second mission, and 300 more for every one that follows before you can
-attempt them. Faction XP can be earned by performing tasks that support the
-faction such as destroying ships allied with the faction's enemy, performing
-side missions, etc.
-Faction XP will NOT carry over, meaning if you unlock a story mission for a
-faction and earn 10,000 FXP you'll still have to regain FXP to unlock the next
-story mission. You can see the amount of FXP you've earned/need for the next
-story mission on the Faction stats screen of the dock menu. If you see a number
-showing how much FXP you've earned rather than a number out of the necessary
-amount to unlock the next mission it means you've already unlocked the next
-mission.
-You gain faction levels by completing the Faction story missions that follow
-your initial joining of the faction, so don't bother trying to get a tier 4
-cruiser by earning FXP because you'll just be wasting your time. You will always
-ascend to the faction level analogous to the mission number, i.e. completing
-mission 5 will have you at faction level 5, completing mission 8 will put you at
-faction level 8 etc. You always receive a faction point to put in skills after
-completing a story mission that advances faction level as well.
-With the exception of the Consortium, which yields more credits as you complete
-missions, faction missions always yield 100 XP and 250 credits upon completion.
-The mission-giver zone is where you need to go in order to start a mission for a
-given faction after acquiring the necessary amount of FXP. The gameplay zone is
-where you'll be sent to take part in a given mission, and the later the stage,
-the tougher things usually are. Rank is just a title you're given within the
-faction that can be viewed when you look at your faction status in the docking
-menu, it has no effect on gameplay and serves no purpose but I thought I'd list
-it anyway. Presets are ships and weapons you're supplied for a given mission and
-that mission only.
-The Praetorians appear to be glitched because if they scan you and find stolen
-goods (which I'm assuming are the commodities dropped by defeated enemy ships
-picked up while in the Syndicate faction) they don't just attack you, they
-become invincible. Yeah you read that right, it's literally impossible to do ANY
-damage to them no matter what you do.
-===Consortium of Free Traders Story Missions -===
-                                      [V]
-===What's Mine is Yours [CSM1] -===
-Joining the Consortium is mandatory if you want to be able to switch to other
-factions and such so I won't bother going over it again, even though the mission
-to follow is even easier. All you have to do is pay 2,000 credits, leave the
-base, and come right back. No really, that's ALL you need to do, and since the
-"mission" rewards you with 4,000 credits not only do you not lose money you GAIN
-it, so even if this is early in the game and you were saving for an interceptor
-from the Dominion/Order you'd still be advised to do this ASAP.
-=== Special Delivery [CSM2] -===
-Unlocked with - 300 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Rewards - Consortium Rank 2 and 6,000 credits.
-Orders are pouring in for the prototype you tested and the staff is overworked,
-so you've been contracted to make some deliveries to thin out the work load.
-Although Remus mentions taking a cargo ship, your ship does not change. Just
-cruise over to the marked location, deliver the goods, and when you do you'll
-receive a call. Apparently, the Dominion is making things difficult in the
-Erebus sector and you need to find out what's wrong.
-Things are grim when you arrive as Admiral Kincaid is capturing or killing
-everyone aboard Consortium ships. One of the pilots tells you to flee before
-being blown to bits, and you'd be wise to heed that advice. Deal with the
-Dominion fighters that get in your way and get your aft through the SHIFT
-platform and out of there.
-=== Breaking the Code [CSM3] -===
-Unlocked with - 600 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Leviathan, Rewards - Consortium Rank 3 and 9,000 credits.
-As if Kincaid wasn't enough, the situation back at Last Stand station is nothing
-short of insane in the membrane. Remus informs you that a hidden code in the
-prototype is infecting Consortium ships, making them attack one another. An
-antivirus program has already been created but you need to get to the corrupted
-ships and upload it into their systems before they blast each other to pieces.
-Romulus will tell you not to return fire but you need not worry about your
-sentients because they won't attack either. Get in there, avoid attacks, hang
-back and give your shields the chance to recharge when needed, and you should
-complete the mission without incident. Upon returning it's clear to Romulus that
-this was an inside job working on behalf of either Kincaid or the Syndicate,
-meaning we have a traitor in our midst.
-===They Will Pay [CSM4] -===
-Unlocked with - 900 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Graveyard, Rewards - Consortium Rank 4 and 13,500 credits.
-Romulus has his money on the Syndicate being behind the latest attack but
-doesn't want to be wrong and end up paying for it later. Rather than launch an
-assault, you and a group of Consortium ships (including a cruiser to discourage
-enemies from attacking) are sent into Syndicate space to get some answers.
-The Syndicate is less than eager to talk so you'll have to protect Commander
-Cuss, who is leading the operation, by either dealing with enemies directly,
-healing/boosting offensive/defensive capabilities of allies, or all of the
-above. Upon reaching the end of the mission you'll find a lone Consortium ship
-attempting to flee. Pursue it, and if you stay close enough for long enough
-Romulus will identify the culprit.
-=== Throwing Rocks [CSM5] -===
-Unlocked with - 1200 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Tempest and Asteria, Rewards - Consortium Rank 5 and 20,250 credits.
-The traitor Raconteur has been traced to a region in The Tempest zone, head to
-it and confront him on behalf of the Consortium. When you've done enough damage
-he'll warp to Asteria, follow him and confront him again. This time you can
-cripple his ship after doing enough damage and drag his sorry aft back to
-Romulus who, after a good talking to and scolding alongside his brother,
-mercifully lets him go, finishing the mission.
-===Impressment [CSM6] -===
-Unlocked with - 1500 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Crucible, Rewards - Consortium Rank 6 and 30,375 credits.
-Kincaid is back to threatening the Consortium, and with the Praetorians occupied
-at the moment Romulus is looking to resolve this sooner rather than later.
-That's where you come in, you'll be paired with Commander Cuss again, and sent
-into the region where the Consortium prisoners are being held. Kincaid himself
-and his supercarrier are there to greet you, and after Cuss initiates the scene
-depicted on the game's digital cover art the battle will begin.
-Bring down half of the supercarrier's shields and Cuss will tell you to get the
-Consortium fighters moving while he deals with Kincaid. Time is of the essence
-so reactivate them and reactivate them FAST if you don't want to fail this
-mission. Kincaid will have gotten away if you succeed, but at least the
-prisoners are safe.
-=== Unfinished Business [CSM7] -===
-Unlocked with - 1800 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Tartarus, Rewards - Consortium Rank 7 and 45,562 credits.
-The Syndicate is long overdue for a good aft-kicking after that prototype viral
-fiasco, and the only person with knowledge of the organization that can be
-turned to is the traitor Raconteur. Your mission is to have him guide you to an
-Element 213 production facility critical to the Syndicate's business dealings
-and wreck it. Automated security systems won't make things easy and will
-eventually become too much after destroying enough of the marked targets. It
-forces Romulus to tell you to abandon the mission and retreat, but Raconteur
-isn't going anywhere, instead sacrificing himself by crashing into the main
-silo, crippling the facility and delivering a massive blow to the Syndicate.
-=== The Last Stand [CSM8] -===
-Unlocked with - 2100 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Asteria,
-Rewards - Consortium Rank 8 and 68,343 credits.
-The mission to make the Syndicate pay for their antics with interest was
-successful, too successful actually. They're not satisfied with the steepness of
-your interest fees and are coming down to the Last Stand base to propose an
-alternative settlement. By which I of course mean, they're coming to raze the
-station and make sure everyone dies as horrible a death as possible.
-Scouts have detected everything from fighters to cruisers inbound, but many of
-them thankfully belong to lower tiers so as long as you're not still in the tier
-scout fighter this should be a breeze. This is more of a battle of attrition
-though because it takes a while for the Praetorians to show up. When they
-eventually do though, and the Reaper cruiser that's stronger than its peers
-shows up and is destroyed the Syndicate should back down.
-===A Good Cussing Out [CSM9] -===
-Unlocked with - 2400 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Shadowrift, Rewards - Consortium Rank 9 and 102,545 credits.
-Admiral Kincaid's escapades have apparently finally been noticed by his
-superiors, because he's now AWOL and wanted by the Dominion. It's time to get
-some serious payback, and Romulus knows just where to find him. Unfortunately,
-when you arrive you'll find that Kincaid's ship is being protected by an
-impenetrable shield that Commander Cuss will need to hack. Dominion fighters and
-security droids will be after you both so protect Cuss while he works and watch
-your aft. Once the shield is down, the weapons will be able to fire, and will be
-gunning for you, so either be very mindful of the amount of damage you're
-taking, or just use the roll glitch and laugh maniacally as you tear that hunk
-of metal asunder. (Note: Maniacal laughter is optional and will not improve
-likelihood of success).
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-====Sunshadow Syndicate Story Missions -====
-                                     [VI]
-===Initiation [SSM1] -===
-Before you can even get to the Syndicate's enclave you'll be ambushed by one of
-its members, Captain Zazo. Avoid his missiles and best him in combat and he'll
-make you an offer you can't refuse (that is unless you quit the mission by
-opening a SHIFT platform or turning off the console). Accept the mission and you
-will have gained access to the Syndicate and your first mission as an initiate
-which is creatively dubbed "Initiation".
-Your task is to destroy containers outside of Mintek which sounds like a breeze
-but is more complicated than that. The complications in this case being that,
-the Praetorians are the sworn enemies of the Syndicate, and the Praetorians just
-happen to have a base set up at MinTek. Also, since every other faction is
-neutral towards you, you'll have more enemies than allies on hand. All while in
-the weakest fighter in the faction.
-It's a good thing that your ship is also the fastest in the game, so make good
-use of it and high-tail it when things get tough. I had a fighter, a cargo ship,
-and, no joke, a bloody CRUISER on me and I still managed to complete the mission
-with no hull damage so even in the most dire of situations it's far from
-impossible. The Prospector Field sometimes houses friendly Syndicate ships so
-heading East is probably your best bet if you're having trouble.
-===Let's Make a Deal [SSM2] -===
-Unlocked with - 300 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Leviathan, Reward - Syndicate Rank 2, Presets - Tier 1 cargo ship, Multi
-Missile II, and Reaver Antimatter Cannon Mk. II.
-Alright initiation's done, so now our first job as a legitimate member is...
-being given a cargo ship full of extremely valuable goods to deliver to a
-religious militant organization with whom they have a secret fragile business
-alliance. Say what?!? If the Syndicate trusts that much sensitive information,
-valuable property, and mission responsibility to a rookie they're either so
-shorthanded that they've got monkeys doing the maintenance and janitorial
-duties, they've got so many safeguards in place that your head will explode if
-you so much as entertain the notion of betraying them, or the exchange isn't
-that big a deal because they have super secret projects to create death star
-laser pistols or space hamster assassins or something. Or maybe they're just
-stupid....
-Anyway, you need to meet up with the Order vessel and make the trade, but when
-you do the 5-0 arrive. You need to bounce back to base but can't warp while
-you're up to your pelvis in Praetorians, though it should be a drift though the
-nebula (walk in the park) to thin them out with the equipment you've been given.
-You and your client should escape with ease, but upon returning it seems as
-though a member of the Syndicate was captured during the skirmish...
-=== The Lucky Charm [SSM3] -===
-Unlocked with - 600 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Asteria
-and Erebus, Reward - Syndicate Rank 3.
-Captain Zazo needs his star pilot back and you're going to help, but first we
-need to find out where the poor SOB was taken. To find out, you need to hijack a
-Consortiums ship so that you can get close enough to a Praetorian station and
-hack the necessary Intel out of it. If you do not possess the Hijack skill it
-will be automatically be capable of being used even if you don't put any points
-into it. For more information on the skill see the Syndicate Skills section
-(MSS).
-Cargo ships are slow but have an annoying beam attack, while Consortium Heavy
-Fighters are faster but have a slower missile attack. If you're capable of
-executing the roll glitch outlined in the Consortium Skills section (CSS) with
-your current resources then the former is an obvious choice, otherwise, you're
-probably going to want to go with the Heavy Fighter. Once you have the ship just
-go through the SHIFT platform, get the info, and leave quick before the
-Praetorians get wise.
-=== Odd Job [SSM4] -===
-Unlocked with - 900 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Leviathan, Reward - Syndicate Rank 4.
-During planning Captain Zazo is informed that something has come up, and you
-need to scan some Consortium ships to gather data. If you have the
-Cloak/Undercover ability this will likely be no problem, otherwise, I hope you
-like scanning while hectically dodging enemy fire. But that's really all there
-is to this mission, scanning ships, then leaving.
-===Break [SSM5] -===
-Unlocked with - 1200 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Tempest, Reward - Syndicate Rank 5. Presets: Tier 2 interceptor and 3 Crusher
-C-Beams.
-Since no one else can get close enough (and you have no say in the matter),
-you're going to be hijacking a Praetorian cruiser. Don't worry though, this
-isn't as difficult as it sounds. You're given resources to help you, and that's
-where things get odd.
-Your ship is a tier 2 interceptor yet your given 3 Crusher C-Beams, which are
-all equipped in spite of the fact that interceptors are only supposed to have 2
-weapon slots. This isn't unheard of, but it only get's weirder from here. You're
-given a Consortium ship rather than a Praetorian one, but your pilot profile
-picture puts you in Praetorian gear, and you can even REPAIR SpyNet satellites!
-As if all that weren't enough, every single ship shows up as neutral, including
-the Syndicate ships, which can be targeted but not damaged...
-To get a cruiser away from prying eyes and sensors, fake distress calls will be
-made to patrolling Praetorian forces. You have a small squadron of cloaked
-interceptors ready to pounce on the unsuspecting prey. (They're also coded as
-allies here too so you don't have to worry about accidentally targeting them
-with your beam weapons). You'll lure a small group of Praetorian fighters first,
-a pair of cargo ships second, and finally a cruiser. Your allies help distract
-the big guns away from you but they can only survive for so long so work fast to
-complete this mission successfully.
-===Skin of Your Teeth [SSM6] -===
-Unlocked with - 1500 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Asteria,
-Reward - Syndicate Rank 6. Presets: Tier 3 Heavy Fighter, a Piledriver
-Missile 1, and 3 Viper Proximity Mine I's
-Everything's all set to get Lucky out, but you know what they say about the best
-laid plans and all that... Oddly enough though, it's not riding up in a
-Syndicate missile-loving heavy fighter that raises the alert but the bioscan of
-you. The Praetorians should take a lesson from the movie "Serenity" and look
-with their eyes.
-If you try to complete this mission without using mines you WILL fail, so make
-sure that you deploy them at every chance you get with the right bumper/shoulder
-button. Although the cooldown time for the mines is a little lengthy, it's
-countered by the fact you have three different launchers for them that have
-cooldown times independent of each other. If you hold out long enough that Lucky
-can take control of the ship and lend fire support, you should have no problems
-from then on.
-=== The Rat [SSM7] -===
-Unlocked with - 1800 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Solaria,
-Reward - Syndicate Rank 7.
-Now that Lucky is back and the Syndicate is one big happy back-stabbing family
-again, matters can once again return to undercutting the law for personal gain.
-There's going to be an exchange with the Order, and as much as some like to say
-it doesn't, history has a way of repeating itself. Warlord Vestium sells out the
-entire Syndicate to the Praetorians who are not fooling around.
-Don't bother trying to chase/shoot down Vestium's ship, and try not to head
-South for awhile because Order ships are down there and they're marked as
-neutral enemies rather than allies. Just focus on the Praetorian forces which
-consist of a cruiser and a lot of fighters to be exterminated. You have a pair
-of cargo ships backing you up but you'll have to handle the brunt of the work in
-this fight yourself, especially since the mission fails if Zazo falls in battle,
-so don't even think about playing this mission as a tier 1 scout fighter.
-=== Ouroboros [SSM8] -===
-Unlocked with - 2100 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Tartarus, Reward - Syndicate Rank 8.
-As the title of the mission suggests, the Syndicate is tearing itself apart with
- the help of Vestium who is taking part in the divisive battle being waged
-himself. Zazo tries to get everyone to stand down but to no avail, there are
-jamming signals coming from cargo ships that were no doubt brought by Vestium.
-Unfortunately, said cargo ships are right in the thick of the fight, and with
-everyone at each other's throats, you're fair game so take them down as quickly
-as you can. Once the cargo ships have been dealt with, Lucky will transmit
-evidence of Vestium's treachery, stopping the fight, and causing the warlord to
-make a break for it.
-Chasing and firing at your target will eventually force it to warp to another
-zone, somehow managing to do so in spite of the fact that there are no SHIFT
-platforms nearby. Did Vestium cut a deal with the Order to get a share of
-whatever they were using Element 213 for in exchange for letting his former
-Syndicate brothers and sisters take the fall from the Praetorians, or is there
-something more sinister at work? Whatever the case may be he's out of your
-reach... for now...
-=== What Goes Around [SSM9] -===
-Unlocked with - 2400 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Crucible, Reward - Syndicate Rank 9.
-Thought we were done with Syndicate mission weirdness? It ain't over 'till the
-fat piggy warlord squeals, and in space no one can hear you squeal... No one...
-Before the mission even starts Zazo tells you that Vestium has been tracked
-down, only to tell you sentences later that he doesn't know where he is... Zazo
-also tells you during the brief that you can bring Vestium back dead or alive...
-only to to tell you to bring him back alive only as soon as the mission starts.
-Anyway, all you have to do is damage the cruiser enough that Vestium tries to
-flee in an escape pod, then capture the pods before he gets away. The cruiser
-will primarily use missiles and can fire during the scrolling of the dialog
-boxes so prepare yourself accordingly. After Vestium has been dealt with Zazo
-will be promoted and you'll have a comfortable standning in the organization.
-==== Praetoriate Fleet Story Missions -====
-===The Blue Line [PSM1] -===
-The Praetoriate Fleet is always looking for more people to help keep the peace,
-so head to the destination and get their attention by dispatching the two
-Syndicate scouts causing trouble to prove your worth. Note: When I tried to sic
-my sentients on them they wouldn't attack for some reason (the sentients not the
-fighters) so bring at least one standard ship weapon for this battle. Joining
-the Praetorians will grant you the rank of Cadet.
-Your first official mission is an easy one, scan Consortium ships to make sure
-they're not transporting anything illegal. And although the mission brief says
-that you should arrest them if they come quietly, I'm all but certain that such
-an event cannot occur. Also, any Consortium ship will do, not just the cargo
-ships and not just those found near the objective marker. Therefore I advise
-that you stay as close to the home base as possible if you happen across an
-enemy that's too much for you to handle at present. Plus, since you only have to
-scan 3 ships, it's possible you won't even have to leave anyway, or engage in
-combat for that matter if you didn't put any faction points into the Advanced
-Scanner before starting this mission. You'll be promoted to the rank of Officer
-after completing this mission.
-=== On the Job [PSM2] -===
-Unlocked with - 300 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Reward - Detective rank.
-You'll be partnered with a veteran Praetorian named Kel from here on out, he can
-be gruff, but he's not as condescending as Malus. Anyway, you need to ask around
-marked Consortium ships at the destination by flying close enough to them that
-the use option changes to "talk" and pressing the appropriate button. Eventually
-one of them will point you where you need to go, and when you arrive you'll need
-to deal with the nearby hostiles to keep from blowing the informant's cover,
-then deal with the small group of Syndicate ships gunning for him. Once all
-hostiles have been dealt with, the mission will be complete. (Just an FYI, the
-informant happens to be the Standard side mission supplier when you're in the
-Syndicate faction.)
-=== Breaking Heads [PSM3] -===
-Unlocked with - 600 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Reward - Praetorian rank 3.
-Apparently there's a disturbance in the Erebus Zone that needs investigating, so
-rendezvous with your partner and help the damsel in distress in the Hive region.
-The Order ship's weapons, shields, and thrusters are kaputt (busted/out of
-order) so they're completely vulnerable. Fortunately for you, there's nothing
-but Vanid as enemies "threatening" the vessel so this should be a drift through
-the nebula (walk in the park) for you. The mission drags on for awhile due to
-the enemies being so weak that they hardly pose a thread at all so just bear
-with it and you should complete the mission without incident.
-===Dirty [PSM4] -===
-Unlocked with - 900 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Graveyard, Reward - Praetorian rank 4.
-The Praetorians are now aware that Element 213 was utilized in some form during
-the destruction of Killan's Rest. They may not know how, but if E. 213 was
-needed they aren't about to let any shipments go without intercepting them.
-Malus believes that one such shipment is being transported in the Graveyard Zone
-and wants you and your partner, who isn't so keen on the idea, to investigate.
-Don't fret when you exit the SHIFT platform and immediately enter combat, the
-Monument of the Fallen just has a bit of a Vanid problem so it's nothing to
-worry about.
-Once you reach the objective marker you'll get visual contact with the small
-Syndicate convoy transporting E. 213. Malus orders you to attack but Kel thinks
-you need reinforcements (and if you're still in a tier 1 scout ship he might be
-right if you don't have sufficient abilities/ordinance to compensate). But
-regardless, reinforcements wouldn't be able to make it in time so you'll have to
-deal with them as you are, ready or not.
-There's a small squadron of tier 2 interceptors and a cargo ship to fight, but
-something's wrong... Kel doesn't seem to be attacking the Syndicate ships, not
-even when their attacks hit him inadvertently... Sure enough, after eliminating
-the opposition your partner reveals that he was in league with the scallywags
-and promptly disables your ship, leaving you to die. Fortunately, your sentient
-is able to reboot your ship's systems and get them back online, allowing you to
-return and get Malus to send out an APB for your ex-partner.
-It should also be noted that when I played through this mission while
-Undercover, all of the enemies ignored me even when I fired upon them, save for
-the cargo ship, which started firing back at the end. Also keep in mind that I
-was in a Praetorian Peacekeeper, which can fire while undercover without
-disengaging the ability.
-===No Good Deed Goes Unpunished [PSM5] -===
-Unlocked with - 1200 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Tempest, Reward - Sergeant rank.
-The reputation of the Praetoriate Fleet, and Malus in particular, will suffer
-greatly if word gets out that Kel was a dirty cop, so you're going to go look
-for him. You're going to The Tempest zone, and the region you're sent to will
-have both Vanid and Syndicate ships of various classes close by so be prepared
-when you go through the SHIFT platform. Once you reach your destination you'll
-find it devoid of importance and Malus with no lead left to follow. But
-something more immediate demands attention, a member of the Order is in danger
-and has sent out a distress call.
-Get to the escape pod containing Aspirant Choi on the double and tether it to
-your ship before anything can finish the pod off. When you do, Dominion ships
-will arrive, but for some reason they want her dead not because she's an enemy
-combatant but because she's a Heratic wanted by the Order... WHAT?!? I can only
-assume that Starfire programmed the wrong fighter type to show up as enemies and
-intended for them to be members of the Order.
-It turns out that not only does Choi know what happened at Killan's Rest, and
-what device, utilizing Element 213, was used to put it in that state, but also
-knows where to find Kel! Wow, either she's extremely well informed about the
-important goings on in the galaxy right now, or she's saying anything to seem
-useful so that you don't throw her to the metaphorical wolves. Malus
-understandably wants to find out for certain but doesn't want the Dominion ships
-completely destroyed, though you don't have to worry since it's not possible for
-you to do so anyway. Return with Aspirant Choi and Malus will contrive some BS
-charges to keep the Dominion from trying to get ahold of her. How about that?
-Bureaucracy FACILITATING justice rather than hindering it, who would've thought?
-(FYI, Aspirant Choi was presumably on board the cruiser you helped in the third
-mission in spite of the fact that Sister Octavia was the one communicating with
-you. I can only assume that either Starfire placed the wrong character portrait
-in the dialog box or Choi was just on board the ship too. Personally I think
-that the former is the case.)
-===Dead or Alive [PSM6] -===
-Unlocked with - 1500 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Solaria,
-Reward - Lieutenant rank.
-Kel's been found, he's somewhere in Solaria and you need to find him, and you
-are to begin your search in the Sea of Fire region. Scan the Consortium ships,
-he's hiding in one of them and he'll attack once you sniff him out. Show him
-who's boss and he'll attack while fleeing instead, follow him while taking care
-to avoid his attacks and you'll be led to the Syndicate zone base. Kel will then
-be content to let others do his dirty work, sending out a large squadron of
-fighters (about 6 - 8 scout fighters) to take you down, all of which are
-Praetorian for some reason.
-Defeat the ships and Warlord Cinnefa will intervene, inquiring the reason for
-your assault to your superior, who then explains and requests that Kel be turned
-over. Shockingly enough, it works, Cinnefa kicks Kel's aft out of the hanger as
-an offering to the Praetoriate Fleet under the reasoning that if Kel can't get
-rid of one human pilot (not to mention the fact that his cover was blown) he's
-useless, and getting rid of him would keep the Praetorians off them for a time.
-Also, if he was successful at driving you off, they would think twice about
-attacking the Syndicate again. That Cinnefa's a sharp one... Blast Kel into the
-vacuum and leave before you overstay your welcome.
-=== Unwelcome Discoveries [PSM7] -===
-Unlocked with - 1800 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Tartarus/Unknown/Shadowrift, Reward - Captain rank.
-Malus is giving you a break from all the Syndicate-associated neck-risking
-antics in favor a nice quiet investigation of an anomalous radiation signature
-that might be tied to the utter obliteration of an entire colony. ...Well it's
-the thought that counts... I guess... head out to Tartarus and start scanning.
-As you may have already guessed, this mission isn't exactly a drift through the
-nebula because you're transported to an uncharted location. A location so alien
-and unknown that there's a SpyNet satellite close to where you spawn -_-.
-Anyway, it looks like you're in space inhabited by the Dark Legion, and they
-aren't exactly known for being the most sociable and diplomatic, especially when
-others intrude on them. Your sentient is working on opening a SHIFT platform out
-but it's going to take some time so you're going to have to fight or stay out of
-sight of the incoming ships. After you've eliminated or snuck past the enemy
-ships you'll find yourself right in the middle of Syndicate-controlled space in
-the Shadowrift zone. Don't brown your trousers though because before they can
-gang up on you they realize that some Dark Legion ships followed you and will be
-distracted by them while you escape and report back to Malus.
-===Interdiction [PSM8] -===
-Unlocked with - 2100 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Shadowrift, Reward - Major rank.
-Although the higher-ups are more concerned with quelling the war between the
-Dominion and Order, you're sent to the aftermath of a battle to see if the
-source of Element 213 can be found and eliminated. The debris is found in
-Syndicate and Legion controlled space so either be prepared for a fight or cloak
-yourself/go undercover. There are 4 scanning destinations with 3 being in
-Syndicate space and the last 1 in Legion territory.
-===Razing Sunshadow Bay [PSM9] -===
-Unlocked with - 2400 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Crucible, Reward - Commander rank.
-The Praetoriate Fleet has discovered the location of the Syndicate's Element 213
-manufacturing facility and you're going to bring it down. To do this you'll need
-to overload 4 key points, and you can't be engaged in combat at the time so
-you'll need to either destroy everything in the area or go in while
-cloaked/undercover. But even then, overloading the tanks triggers the station's
-automated security droids which can spot you whether you're concealed or not. So
-if you plan on taking the sneaky route you'll need to lure the droids away from
-the station, destroy them, go back in to overload another tank and repeat. Do
-this and you will have completed all the Praetorian faction story missions.
-==== Dominion of Allied Planets Story Missions -====
-                                     [VIII]
-===Shakedown [DSM1] -===
-As soon as you get to the destination you'll find a Dominion Flight Commander
-named Joran engaged with hostile Syndicate ships and requesting assistance.
-Funnily enough, even if you don't so much as twitch a butt-cheek and she fights
-them off herself she'll still praise your skill and let you join the Dominioin.
-(Apparently the military's combat prowess and IQ standards are a lot lower than
-they should be for commanding officers. For completing this initial skirmish
-and joining the Dominion of Allied Planets you'll be brought in at the rank of
-Private.
-You are given a test of skill to see if you have what it takes to join up,
-tasking you with clearing out a mines within a set time limit. Speed is
-important so if you're going to commandeer a vessel, make it a tier 4 scout
-rather than any type of cruiser. Also, be advised that once you reach the end
-you'll be close to Order territory, so if you're vulnerable you had best be
-careful and leave ASAP. Completing this mission will earn you the rank of
-Corporal.
-=== Without Warning [DSM2] -===
-Unlocked with - 300 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Reward - Sergeant rank.
-Killan's Rest just sent out a distress signal and you need to investigate it.
-Upon arriving you find the colony obliterated and Order ships on the scene.
-Joran wants retribution but Lieutenant Brighton is hesitant, though ultimately
-complies. You'll be up against a heavy fighter, a small squadron of
-interceptors, AND a cargo ship, so even with a pair of heavy fighters backing
-you up this won't be easy. That is assuming you haven't commandeered a high tier
-ship and/or have strong weapons to back you up. Brighton is still convinced
-that the destruction was too great for the Order to have achieved, and is
-leanded credence when an anomalous radiation signature nearby that you're asked
-to scan before finishing the mission.
-===Reciprocity [DSM3] -===
-Unlocked with - 600 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Leviathan, Reward - Master Sergeant rank, Presets - Tier 2 cruiser and 4
-Vanquisher Miniguns.
-Your mission is to assault the Order Carrier Guardian One as a ruse to cover for
-an infiltrator hacking intel on how the Order destroyed Killan's Rest. You'll
-have all three classes of fighters at your side and will contend with fighters
-and turrets. Do enough damage and/or destroy enough fighters and the matriarch
-herself will appear to drive you away. (Interestingly enough, although it takes
-awhile, you can destroy the matriarch's ship, though you will neither get an
-interesting dialog box nor fail the mission for doing so).
-===Casus Belli [DSM4] -===
-Unlocked with - 900 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Tempest, Reward - Lieutenant rank.
-You're being sent on another carrier assault run but this time it's not a ruse,
-it's a full-on battle, and you get to bring your own ship and weapons this time
-so this shouldn't even be a challenge if you've got the right tools. Inflict
-enough damage and the matriarch will show up again, and it is again both
-possible and pointless to destroy her ship.
-===A Bad Taste [DSM5] -===
-Unlocked with - 1200 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus, Gameplay Zone - Solaria,
-Reward - Commander rank.
-A squad of Dominion ships have gone dark and Admiral Alencourt himself wants you
-and your squadron to find out why. When you arrive you find the squadron wiped
-out and Consortium scavengers picking through the debris for valuables, but
-before being persuaded to leave, Admiral Kincaid butts in and accuses them of
-destroying the ships. Since he's clearly going beyond acceptable deviations in
-commandment issuance and judgment under Dominion military protocols, AKA being
-a colossal douchebag Joran and Brighton both defy his orders. Protect the
-innocent traders by destroying the marked fighters, some of them might be stuck
-outside the rock walls so if things go quiet for a while don't be afraid to
-leave them by themselves. Also, Kincaid's cruiser will not fire on you (or the
-Consortium ships for that matter) and won't be marked as hostile so just ignore
-it.
-=== Fight and Flight [DSM6] -===
-Unlocked with - 1500 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus, Gameplay Zone -
-Erebus/Unknown/Shadowrift, Reward - Captain rank.
-Surprise surprise, Battle Group Sicarus WASN'T wiped out by the Consortium;
-Dominion brass made it official when another anomolous radiation signature was
-found that matched Killan's Rest. Speaking of which, strange readings are coming
-from the former colony and the Dominion wants you to investigate. A shaken
-Consortium pilot flees the scene and recommends that you do too but your
-superiors need answers.
-Not long after scanning you're pulled into a wormhole that takes you to an
-uncharted sector that features an ancient super sentient and a good number of
-Legion ships. The super sentient begins opening a SHIFT platform back, but it
-will take time that the Legion don't plan to squander. You can either fight off
-the ships or try using cloak/undercover, either way the SHIFT platform will
-eventually open to take you to the Shadowrift zone. Once there, go through the
-other platform that opens and return to base to complete the mission.
-=== Unwanted Guests [DSM7] -===
-Unlocked with - 1800 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus, Gameplay Zone - Tartarus,
-Reward - Major rank.
-Apparently the footage from your ship's camera wasn't conclusive so Admiral
-Alencourt has judged that trying to enlist the aid of the Convocation wouldn't
-be wise without sufficient proof. The Dominion needs hard data on the Order's
-weapon and intelligence points to a scientific outpost in the Tartarus zone.
-Your mission is simple, destroy all fighters and turrets, then capture any
-personnel attempting to flee. Some of the fighters are actually Praetorian, but
-since they're acting on behalf of the Order and not the Convocation you don't
-have to worry about them calling in cruisers for backup when you destroy them.
-=== Recon [DSM8] -===
-Unlocked with - 2100 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus, Gameplay Zone -
-Shadowrift, Reward - Colonel rank.
-The Dominion has finally pinpointed the location of the Order's secret weapon,
-it's aboard a battleship in the Shadowrift Zone. If you're familiar with the
-warzone missions you'll know what to expect here, except this time all the
-supply/carrier spawn points have been captured (save for the forward carrier
-spawn point) and you start off pretty close to the enemy battleship.
-Unfortunately, the ship's weapons aren't preset so you can end up either
-laughing in the face of beam/missile weapons or fearfully dodging a torrent of
-torpedoes. Don't be too ashamed to boost and hide while your shields/hull
-recover because otherwise you'll have to start over.
-===A Nest of Vipers [DSM9] -===
-Unlocked with - 2400 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Reward - General rank, Presets - A badass Dark Legion ship, a Hellfire Beam,
-Healing and Wormhole abilities.
-Before I get into the more standard description I'd like to point out that this
-is probably the single most unique mission in the whole game as it's the only
-time you get to pilot a Legion ship. I've tested the Undercover glitch (MSUG)
-AKA Eugene on this ship and it does in fact work, but that means that if you
-want to pilot the ship, you CANNOT complete this mission! Once you complete the
-mission the game will autosave, and you will NEVER be able to fly a Dark Legion
-ship again. To use Eugene, replace the skill mapped to the "B" button with
-Undercover when the mission starts, activate the ability, open a SHIFT platform
-to abort the mission, then de-activate the Undercover skill to revert to the
-Dark Legion ship.
-Somehow, the Dominion managed to get its hands on a Legion ship, and they want
-YOU to pilot it. Not only that, but they've outfitted it with the wormhole
-device that was recovered in the last mission so that you can destroy Aerie
-Shipyard AKA Vostok 2. The "X" button summons Legion ships and the "Y" button
-heals them, though unlike the Healer sentient's ability it doesn't heal you too.
-Since you're in a Legion ship the Order won't be your only opposition because
-Praetorians mistaking you for a Legionnaire will attack you on sight.
-Your job is to destroy the multiple enemy cruisers, and the battleship they
-surround. An outwardly daunting task for such a small ship, but child's-play for
-one that can summon an army. Keep an eye on your ability cooldown, keep pumping
-out Legion hard-hitters and cannon fodder, and let the enemy ships target the
-summoned ships while you heal them and the Order ships will be decimated.
-At the end of the mission Commander Joran will defend the actions of Lieutenant
-Brighton who flew in to evacuate some of the Order population before the Legion
-overtook the base since they were civilians and not enlisted military personnel.
-Those curious as to why she continuously calls him "lunchbox" should know that
-it's his knick-name, but damned if I know how he got it.
-==== Revenant Order Story Missions -====
-===A Test of Faith [OSM1] -===
-Presets - Tier 2 heavy fighter, 2 Devastator ES 1's, and 2 Purifier Light Lasers
-(yes, that's 4 weapons even though heavy fighters can only have 3.
-As soon as you approach Vostok 1's station the Order's matriarch herself herself
-will speak to you, already aware of who you are, and your significance. She then
-permits you to pass and provides the opportunity to join them if you pass a
-"test of faith". A Test of Faith consists of you at the helm of weapons on a
-heavy fighter with several other ships to back you up for an assault against a
-Dominion carrier. It sounds like a tall order (no pun intended), but as long as
-you keep firing you're bound to succeed. Completing this mission will grant
-access not only to Military skills, but Warzone special missions as well.
-===Inquiry [OSM2] -===
-Unlocked with: 300 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Reward - Agent Order Rank, Presets - Tier 1 cargo ship and 1 tier 1 Purifier
-Light Laser.
-You're job is to venture into Killan's Rest and find out what happened. After a
-few scans a Dominion recon pilot will come across you assuming that you
-single-handedly destroyed the colony with your devastatingly powerful tier 1
-ship and weapon. -_-. With no way to reach into the cockpit and beat some sense
-into them, you're left having to destroy them instead. There are only 4
-interceptors so it shouldn't be anything you can't handle with the default ship
-and weapon. Complete the mission and Aspirant Choi will already know what really
-happened after analyzing the scan results, smart cookie that one. The Dark
-Legion was behind the attack.
-===Divine Wrath [OSM3] -===
-Unlocked with - 600FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus, Gameplay Zone - The
-Graveyard, Reward - Secret Agent Order Rank, Presets - Tier 1 cruiser, 3
-Absolution Laser Assemblies, and a Tornado - CS3.
-The higher-ups believe the devastation of Killan's Rest was just a Syndicate
-Raid, either they're averse to facts and science like many real-world religious
-groups or someone laced mercury into the hairspray they need to make their funky
-hairdos. Anyway, you're sent on a mission to give some payback for the lives
-lost. Enemy ships are higher in tier but your weapons make up for the difference
-somewhat, plus you've got a small squadron of fighters to back you up. Fire away
-at the Syndicate base and be mindful of the ships that come out (Reaper cruisers
-can be especially nasty), then head through the SHIFT platform when you're done.
-===Heathens [OSM4] -===
-Unlocked with - 900 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Leviathan, Reward - Order rank 4.
-This is the first Order mission to not feature preset ships and weapons so
-you'll be able to use a commandeered vessal for this mission. You've likely
-noticed that you've been sent back to Asteria and Aspirant Coi, but in the
-mission brief it says that you need to defend the Supercarrier Guardian One
-which is housing... Aspirant Choi... Uh, oooookaaaayyyyy.... How can she be the
-mission-giver if she's in the middle of organizing the defense of the ship? I
-mean the brief seemed rather simplistic in its content, by which I mean they
-don't mention anyone making a recorded video distress broadcast so it's not like
-she personally requested your help.
-Sorry, got a bit distracted by the details. Anyway, the Dominion is out to get
-the Order for that squadron you destroyed and the destruction of Killan's Rest.
-You need to rocket your way there to offer temporary assistance until the big
-guns show up. The Dominion will attack from 2 directions but only one side of
-the ship, and their forces will consist of interceptors and the occasional cargo
-vessal. Since you are no longer restricted to a specific ship and weapon
-loadout, you should have no problem mowing down until the matriarch arrives and
-lends assistance. After mopping up the rest of the ships you'll get a mission
-complete and be free to turn in the mission.
-=== A Plague of Unbelievers [OSM5] -===
-Unlocked with - 1200 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - The
-Tempest, Reward - Order rank 5.
-An Order patrol has been silent for 3 cycles (days) and Aspirant Choi is
-understandably concerned. You need to head to their last known location and
-either offer assistance or find out what led to their untimely demise. As you
-arrive you find Syndicate and Consortium ships are scavenging the wreckage of
-the patrol and fighting over the salvage. You're task is to drive them off
-before they can make off with something that could lead to an understanding of
-what happened there. There are several scouts and heavy fighters in the area,
-but fortunately for you they don't gang up on you all at once, and as soon as
-you deplete enough numbers from a particular group they'll leave the conflict
-outright. Once you've driven off the vultures from the scene it'll be time to
-figure out what happened to the patrol (aside from dying of course).
-Scan the wreckage and you'll come across an anomalous radiation signature
-similar to the one at Killan's Rest. Aspirant Choi contacts you and tells you
-that the matriarch has just stated that the patrol was wiped out by the
-Dominion, something is definitely wrong here... Head though the SHIFT platform
-and return to base. When you hand in your mission report Choi will tell you that
-she wants to trust you with a secret. Oh please let it be that she's got a crush
-on me, because women who are not only pretty but think for themselves and
-question authority when presented contrary evidence (especially in a religion),
-is a major turn-on for me.
-=== A Question of Blasphemy [OSM6] -===
-Unlocked with - 1500 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone -
-Tartarus, Reward - Order Rank 6.
-Aspirant Choi is going against the matriarch's orders. Whoo! Power to the
-people! Viva la revolucion! Freeeeeeeeeeedoooommmmmmm! ...By sending a science
-team to collect more data... (sigh), okay so maybe taking on a zealous religious
-military organization with only two people yelling "CHAERDGE!" isn't the best
-idea but it would've felt good for the 1.2 seconds before getting vaporized by
-the Evangelist Fleet. Besides, I thought we were made aware that the Dark Legion
-was behind all this like 5 missions ago.
-Anyway, you need to get to the science team and make sure that they perform
-their task without outside interfe- aw crap, the Legion's already here! You
-arrive just in time to see the last research vessal pulverized and the Legion
-carrier disappear. You'll be asked to investigate with caution, but it's not
-easy to do so when you're next to a wormhole and, sure enough, you get sucked in
-while scanning. You'll reach an uncharted section of space and be near an
-ancient Progenitor sentient on the other side. But no matter what you might
-think regarding the gravity of such an encounter you'll have to get out ASAP
-because Legion ships are closing in on your position. The sentient offers to
-open a SHIFT platform for you but it's not as young as it used to be so it's
-going to take awhile. Your options are cloaking/going undercover and waiting
-until the platform opens or flying and blasting at anything that moves. If your
-weapons/ship tiers are too low I'd advise the former option.
-=== Apostate [OSM7] -===
-Unlocked with - 1800 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Asteria, Gameplay Zone - Erebus,
-Reward - Order Rank 7, Presets - Tier 3 cruiser, 3 Devastator ES III's and a
-Mongoose Proto Trap 2 (a mine deployed with the right bumper/shoulder button).
-Aspirant Choi has discovered that the Order has secretly been constructing a
-wormhole device that can bypass the mines in the DMZ, bringing Dark Legion ships
-in from the other side. No matter what the reasons might be one thing is clear,
-it's far too dangerous to exist any longer. Your mission is to protect Choi's
-ship long enough that she can break into the secret facility, steal the device,
-and make a SHIFT jump to safety. While it's not necessary to use the mines, they
-will help a little though you don't want to rely on them exclusively either.
-Having said that this mission is a good opportunity to test the function of this
-particular mine if you're thinking about purchasing it with PVP points, or to
-boost your mine damage/kill challenge completion. Also keep in mind that after
-fending off the enemies as part of the mission, said mission will NOT end at
-that point or even after going through the SHIFT platform. This means that you
-can complete the mission, then combat Syndicate/Dominion ships to boost
-challenge completion or further test the mine's applications before actually
-turning the mission in. Aside from the above information, the fact that you/Choi
-will be hindered by the occasional tractor beam, and that you fight Praetorian
-ships (presumably on the matriarch's payroll) along with the Order ships there
-really isn't anything left you need to know.
-=== Heratic [OSM8] -===
-Unlocked with - 2100 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus (personally also had it
-available in the Shadowrift zone too), Gameplay Zone - Solaria, Reward - Order
-Rank 8.
-Alright, Choi's turned traitor and now it's time for you to hunt down that dirty
-two-timing bi-whoa whoa WHOA! Back that cargo ship of confusion up! Why am I
-helping the Revenant Order track down Aspirant Choi when I was the one helping
-her in the first place?!? I mean, I understand that you'd have to keep up
-appearances to avoid suspicion but come on!
-Anyway, she was last seen in the Solaria zone and you're tasked with accessing
-data from satellites to find out where she went. you can use cloak/undercover to
-bypass the hazards altogether or just fight your way through. The first
-satellite has nothing, the next two have Dominion fighters guarding them, and
-the one closest to the Dominion base has a cruiser and various random forces
-patrolling to deal with. You've been warned.
-===Shug [OSM9] -===
-Unlocked with - 2400 FXP, Mission-Giver Zone - Erebus (again in Shadowrift too),
-Gameplay Zone - The Crucible, Reward - Order Rank 9.
-Looks like I underestimated Aspirant Choi. Not only did she keep the Order from
-finding her via the satellite data, they're now so certain that they won't find
-her or the wormhole device that they're cutting ties with the Syndicate which
-supplied them with the element 213 needed to make the device work. Gotta love a
-resourceful woman...
-Seneschal Brighton tells you to meet with the Syndicate warlord known as Shug so
-that the Order can politely ask if the Syndicate wouldn't mind terminating the
-production contract, not be paid for the last shipment, and quietly slink off
-into the darkest corners of the galaxy amicably. Either she's profoundly stupid
-or she's leading you to slaughter because she secretly found out about you
-aiding Choi's efforts. Whatever the case, we need to head to the
-Syndicate-controlled region of The Crucible.
-Before you go you should have at least 1 weapon equipped instead of nothing but
-sentients, you'll find out why soon enough. The meeting goes downhill faster
-than you can say "told ya so", Shug's cruiser erects a supershield, and a small
-squadron of cloaked fighters start gunning for you. Cloaked enemies CANNOT be
-targeted by sentients, even if you target them manually for them, so you'll have
-to take them out with your own weapons.
-Once the pups have been dealt with it's time to take down the nigh illiterate
-big dog and his cruiser. After it's destroyed Brighton will further test your
-patience and make you want to reach through the TV screen to slap some sense
-into her because she not only offers to rescue Shug, not turn him in to the
-Praetorians, and even take him anywhere he wants to go. Despite being given the
-chance to gather his strength, exact revenge against Brighton and the Order, and
-most importantly not die, Shug is either too stupid or too prideful to accept
-the offer and goes down in flames instead. Hopefully if she tries pulling that
-crap again it will be her own aft on the line and not the poor shuttle pilot she
-would've dispatched.
-====Side Missions -====
-Side missions come in three different types: Standard, preset, and military.
-Each has their own unique individuals that dispense the missions and
-characteristics that differentiate themselves from others. I'll give the
-important details in each section but they'll be the first thing I mention about
-them so you won't have to scroll through a ton of text just to know what you're
-looking at. Also, since the preset side missions require more information than
-the other two types, I've segregated them into their own sections, so this
-section is going to focus on the standard and military side missions.
-===Standard Side Missions [SM] -===
-Standard side missions are limitless but randomized and have disproportionate
-ratios for certain mission types. Therefore I'm going to list the mission types
-from least common to most common. Spy missions require more information if you
-want to complete them successfully so you'll want to see the (SPY) section below
-for vital data. The difficulty of standard side missions can be adjusted while
-viewing them by pulling the left/right triggers to decrease/increase the
-difficulty, respectively. Pulling the triggers will also change what missions
-are displayed so you don't have to exit the screen to get a particular mission
-to appear, just flip back and fourth between difficulty settings. Increasing the
-difficulty and/or participating in standard side missions in later zones grants
-access to more credits and better quality upgrades upon completion. (Note that
-there are only three levels of difficulty). You can also increase the amount of
-credits yielded from standard side missions from a faction the more times you
-complete side missions of any kind for said faction.
-Following the spy mission walkthrough will be the Upgrades Title Listing (UTL),
-which lists the names of the upgrades and what they do so that if you're trying
-to get a particular kind of upgrade you'll know what you're getting. Gameplay
-hot tip - All side missions contain enemies, so use cloak/undercover during
-missions that don't require combat, i.e. the Seeker, Explorer, and Collector
-missions.
-Mission types: Spy, Courier/Escort, Object/NPC Defense, Object/NPC
-Locator/Seeker, Scout/Exploration, Use/Acquisition(/Collector), and
-Kill/Destroy.
-        Faction: Consortium, Mission Supplier: Preacher.
-Moonlighting = Spy
-Convoy Escort = Courrier
-Mayday = Defender
-Sabatoge = Defender
-Scouting = Explorer
-Mapmaker = Explorer
-Locate Object = Seeker
-Identify Escape Pods = Seeker
-The Lost Pilot = Seeker
-Rogue Drones = Killer
-Syndicate Plunder = Killr
-Syndicate Purge = Killer
-Lost Cargo = Collector
-Lost Cargo (turrets) = Collector
-Lost Cargo (friend) = Collector
-Maintenance Man = Collector
-Scan Reports = Collector
-        Faction: Syndicate, Mission Supplier: Sketch
-Tracking Device = Spy
-Inside Information = Courier
-Information Overload = Explorer
-Escaping the Net = Defender
-Hotwire Help = Defender
-Salvage = Collector
-Viral Infection = Collector
-Syndicate in Need = Collector
-Jammed Coms = Seeker
-Missing Ships = Seeker
-Eyes and Ears = Seeker
-Consortium Strike = Killer
-Easy Pickings = Killer
-Praetorian Strike = Killer
-Law Deforcing = Killer
-Dominion Trouble = Killer
-Dominion Strike = Killr
-Order Trouble = Killer
-Revenant Order Strike = Killer
-Loose Ends = Killer
-Mousetrap = Killer
-        Faction: Praetorian, Mission Supplier: Praefectus Juventis
-Parole Breaker = Spy
-Protect the VIP = Courier
-Hit = Defender
-Evidence Protection = Defender
-Stakeout = Explorer
-Watch Duty = Explorer
-Joyride = Seeker
-Distress Signal = Seeker
-Law Enforcing = Killer
-Pirate Hunt = Killer
-Disinfection = Collector
-Station Security = Collector
-Security Test = Collector
-Suspect Debris = Collector
-Stolen Goods = Collector
-        Faction: Dominion, Mission Supplier: Lieutenant Brighton
-The Traitor's Message = Spy
-Defection = Courier
-The Ambush = Defender
-Defend the Transports = Defender
-Missing Spysats = Seeker
-Brokern Communications = Seeker
-Patrolling = Explorer
-Exploration = Explorer
-Sentry Shutdown = Collector
-Turret Defendse = Collector
-Lost Convoys = Collector
-Ambushed Supplies = Collector
-Antipiracy = Killer
-Syndiacte Hunt = Killer
-Demolition = Killer
-Revenant Oder Hunt = Killer
-        Fation: Order, Mission Supplier: Brother Bookman
-Traitorous Deeds = Spy
-Save the Defector = Courier
-Surprise Attack = Defender
-Transport Defender = Defender
-Lost Contact = Seeker
-Lost Satelites = Seeker
-Exploration = Explorer
-Renenant Patrol = Explorer
-Turret Defender = Collector
-Sentry Reactivation = Collector
-Lost Convoys = Collector
-Psi Repair = Collector
-Syndicate Eradication = Killer
-Dominion Storm = Killer
-Dominion Hunt = Killer
-Dominion Probe-lems = Killer
-===Spy Mission Walkthrough [SPY] -===
-Spy missions deserve their own guided explanation as they can be infuriating if
-you aren't aware of the following information. The first rule of spy missions
-is to ALWAYS pick the easiest version of these missions, for reasons that will
-become clear later in this section. Also, regardless of what the mission
-description says, it will always involves finding a targeted fighter and keeping
-it in range long enough for the mission to be completed. Even if you're
-cloaked/undercover before entering the mission, some enemies can still find you,
-and you don't need to be hidden to trail targets anyway.
-Right from the start there are complications you need to be made aware of to
-avoid frustration. Such as the percentage number in the objectives box on the
-HUD which will not only climb when at the appropriate distance, but also descend
-into negative percentages, failing the mission when -100% is reached. The goal
-is to get to +100%, but unless you pay attention to both your distance from the
-target AND the percentage indicator you won't know how close is too close. You
-typically need to keep the target ship at the bottom/top edges of the screen and
-where the edges WOULD be on an equal-sided square for the left/right sides. But
-do the complications stop there? Hardly, we've only just started.
-You see, the ships vary in speed and behavior. It can be as easy as a
-slow-cruising heavy fighter with a barely curved vector, or as frustrating as a
-speedy Syndicate scout fighter conducting more U-turns than water in an
-infinitely looping S-bend. But what makes this guide so important to have is the
-last, and possibly most crucial complication of all, the one that made me stress
-the importance of selecting the easiest difficulty setting: Weapons Fire.
-You see, every spy mission has enemies in the area near the target. You're
-probably thinking that setting the difficulty lower is needed so that destroying
-the enemy ships is easier, thus making your attacks less likely to hit the
-target ship right? WRONG! While it's true that firing on your target is a no-no
-and you'll want to dispose of enemies ASAP, it's really because if ANY ship hits
-your target the mission will fail as though it had been you that did it. Why
-would enemy fire hit the target you're tailing? Because Starfire programmed them
-as neutral targets rather than hostiles, so hostile weapons fire can still hit
-your target even though they're supposed to be allies. As if all that weren't
-enough, the spy target can actively engage in fire-fights, and while the Dark
-Legion are an obvious concern when taking part in spy missions in Shadowrift,
-the ever-present Vanid will end the mission as soon as one of their beams locks
-on to the target. The easiest missions take place in pocket areas outside of all
-zones and feature no Vanid or Dark Legion ships, it's not perfect but it's the
-best possible way to complete the missions if you're trying to complete the
-analogous challenge.
-=== Upgrades Title Listing [UTL] -===
-Upgrades have titles that are meaningless once you have them but are easy to
-forget when you need to know them. Therefore, I've compiled a list of all the
-upgrade titles and what their effects are so that you'll have the information
-needed to find what you're looking for. However, I won't be listing the
-adjectives that describe the upgrade's percentage yield since that's not as
-important.
-Ship Upgrades:
-Injector = Increases the maximum speed
-Coil = Increases maximum warp speed
-Energizer = Increases maximum shield capacity
-Lining = Increases maximum hull strength
-Pod = Increases maximum cargo size
-Weapon Upgrades:
-Power Gem = Increases damage of all weapons
-Recharger = Increases the refire rate of all weapons
-_____ Boost = Increases the damage and refire rate of _____ weapons (i.e. mine
-boost boosts mine weapons, auto boost boosts autogun weapons, etc.)
-Ability Upgrades:
-Harvester = Harvest
-Deceiver = Feign Death
-Escaper = Roll
-Hider = Cloaking
-Teleporter = Teleport
-Stealer = Hijack
-Scanner = Scan
-Shielder = Supershield
-Misdirector = Undercover
-Flaregun = Flares
-Controller = Clone
-Ram = Ram
-===Military Warzone Side Missions [WSM] -===
-Military Warzone side missions are the most simplistic since there are only two
-factions that have them, there are only three missions, and they're the same in
-both factions with zones only changing the rewards. The people who supply the
-missions are Sergeant Torsky (Dominion), and Sister Octavia (Order). When taking
-part in these missions keep in mind that you cannot go to a different zone
-after accepting them to fight in a different zone. You also cannot collect your
-reward for completing the side mission while taking part in a warzone battle,
-you have to wait until you win or lose before turning in the mission. That is
-unless you take part in a warzone battle in a different zone by selecting
-"Random Zone" rather than the one you're in, in which case a SHIFT platform will
-appear automatically upon completing the objective.
-Warlord - The objective is simple, destroy 20 enemy ships. This includes all
-pilotable ships as well as carriers and the battleship, though turrets do not
-count.
-Supply Chain - Although Supply Chain missions state that you need to capture
-supply points specifically, carrier spawn points count towards credit. You need
-to capture at least 5 points to to complete the mission.
-War! - About as straightforward as it gets, you just have to win. You do not
-have to fire the final shot on a battleship to get credit for destroying it for
-"War!" side missions or even damage it. It is assumed however that you need to
-at least damage it to get credit for the analogous challenge.
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-                - Basic Mission Progression and Rewards [WZNP] -
-Military Warzone missions are unlocked after joining the Revenant Order or
-Dominion of Allied Planets, and can only be initiated while an active member of
-either faction. To take part in a Warzone battle, open the pause/start menu,
-select "Special Missions", and choose "Warzone". The goal of these missions is
-simple, destroy the enemy's battleship while guarding your own. Warzone missions
-can be played alone or online in PVP, and take place in one of the nine zones in
-the game. This is why there are no Syndicate vs. Praetorian, Syndicate vs.
-Consortium, etc. versions of this mission, because aside from necessitating a
-military focus that would justify the construction of massive battleships, the
-bases of the factions need to be far, and opposite one another. Each zone has
-Order and Dominion on opposite edges of the map, making it necessary to capture
-carrier points to spawn from, and supply points for support. That was likely the
-working theory anyway, but since this is an RPG, certain behaviors that would be
-logical in games like Star Wars Battlefront just don't translate.
-Battleships will always attack you over your allies because the player stands as
-the most significant threat more often than not. Because you're capable of
-growing in strength several magnitudes greater than NPC ships, or perhaps due
-simply to poor programming and pathfinding skills, your allied forces will not
-storm the enemy base in force for a great length of time, if at all, even when
-you're in control of every single resource available. So unless you're piloting
-weaker ships with peashooter weapons, it's faster to just rush in and assault
-the battleship by yourself, and even if you DO die, you won't fail the mission
-unless it happens 25 times (more on that later).
-Warzone missions function the same Legion Raids with regards to difficulty
-adjustment. There will be a number in parenthesis next to the areas that are
-displayed on screen whenever you move into a region or exit a base structure.
-Said number indicates the tier level of your enemy's ships so it will always be
-- 4, no more, no less. The number is dependent upon the whichever value is
-highest, the Zone you're playing in, or the highest tier ship you posses in your
-current faction (this does NOT include the tier level of a hijacked/commandeered
-ship). So if you have a tier 2 ship but are in a tier 3 zone, the enemy's tier
-level will be 3. Also, if you're in a tier 1 ship but posses a tier 3 ship, in a
-tier 1 zone, the enemy's tier level will still be 3, because it counts the
-highest tier ship you posses, not what you're currently piloting. The tier
-associated with each zone is as follows: Asteria, Erebus, and Leviathan are tier
-zones, The Graveyard and The Tempest are tier 2 zones, Solaria and Tartarus
-are tier 3 zones, and The Crucible and Shadowrift are tier 4 zones.
-The number of Warzone points (WZN pts.) yielded is also effected by the final
-tier level of your enemies. You get 3 times the tier level after the battleship
-is destroyed, regardless of whether you were the one to fire the final shot, or
-even damaged it in the first place. Destroying enemies, capturing supply
-points/carrier spawn points, and other activities have no impact on the amount
-of warzone points you receive at the end. Note: There are NO penalties for
-quitting before the enemy battleship has been destroyed, but you will NOT be
-able to resume where you left off. Warzone points are great for getting one
-weapon, and one weapon only, the Battlegun. Even if the torpedo weapons weren't
-outmatched by the Legion Raid Corsair, the Battlegun is a fantastic weapon to
-get ahold of, especially early on in the game.
-              - Important Mission Elements and Interaction [WZNE] -
-The first thing to note is the HUD boxes to the left and right. The one on the
-left always represents the Order, and the one on the right represents the
-Dominion. The percentages represents that faction's battleship's "health", the
-second item represents captured carrier points, the third, supply points, and
-the last representing human player points. Battleship "health" is depleted as
-you damage it, but shields can be recovered slightly if NPCs or human players
-use the Recharge ability. (NPC cargo ships can use it by themselves, but human
-players must have Healer sentients, that have the ability, actively equipped.)
-Battleships can have many different weapons and abilities, the latter being
-dependent upon the faction it belongs to when it comes to the specifics.
-(Dominion Battleships can have Creeping Death missiles, Order Battleships can
-have Piranha missiles, Dominion Battleships can have Silkworm torpedoes, Order
-Battleships can have Tornado torpedoes, etc.) That's right, the battleships
-unfortunately can have torpedoes in addition to missiles, beams, and pulse
-weapons. They can also use Disable, Tractor Beam, and Shield Short if you get
-too close as well. NPC ships, battleships included, are not restricted by energy
-cost either, so don't expect a torrent of torpedoes to ever let up.
-Carrier spawn points, as their name suggests, spawns a carrier upon capturing
-it. When a carrier is under your control, it acts as a spawn point for you if
-your ship is destroyed (you spawn at the carrier closest to the enemy base).
-Carriers also heal you and your NPC allies. When a carrier is destroyed, the
-spawn point can be captured by either side, provided that it's a neutral point.
-There are two different kind of carrier spawn points, neutral and forward.
-Neutral points can be captured by either faction, but forward points are close
-to the enemy's base, can only be captured by that base's faction's enemy, and
-only while in the possession of a neutral point. Forward carrier points can be
-valuable, but it's best to attempt to capture them while cloaked/undercover.
-Carriers can also be healed by NPC ships and players, and to a greater degree
-than a Battleship.
-Supply points are more numerous and contribute to the number of NPC allies
-spawned to combat the enemies. These points are always neutral and can be
-captured at any time, regardless of whether you or your enemy currently controls
-it. You cannot begin to capture a supply/carrier point while in combat. You WILL
-however be able to CONTINUE capturing a point if an enemy attacks after you've
-begun capturing a point. Lastly, human player points are subtracted by 4
-whenever you're defeated in battle, and this is regardless of your
-ship's/weapon's/sentient's tier level or statistics. If you lose all 100 points,
-you fail the mission, so defeating human players in PVP 25 times will win the
-mission without destroying the battleship.
-                - Basic Mission Zone Layout and Contents [WZNZ] -
-This will be an outline of where each carrier spawn point/Supply point can be
-found within each zone. Points are in the center or in such a small area that
-it's nearly impossible to miss unless otherwise noted. Locations in parentheses
-dictates the location of the region, locations following the Supply
-Point/Carrier Spawn Point dictate the point's location. Note: It's possible for
-the enemy Dominion battleship in The Tempest zone to become glitched & not take
-damage for varying periods of time. I have not encountered this problem
-elsewhere so I would recommend avoiding The Tempest for Military Warzone matches
-just in case.
-                                 - Asteria -
-Ghost Zone (path between Calico Base and Alpha Station), Supply Point, found
-about halfway through to the first entrance to Calico Base).
-Calico's End, Supply point, North West of the Ghost Zone Supply point,just
-before the collection of barriers in the corner.
-Nemo's Folly (North of Fort Hestion), Supply point, A little East of the center.
-Icy Wastes (North of the entrance to Fort Neston), Carrier Spawn Point, almost
-directly North of the entrance.
-Vostok 1, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, at the Northern end of the main
-area.
-Fort Heston, Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point, at the Southern end of the main
-area.
-Alpha Station, Carrier Spawn Point, almost dead center and far South of Alpha
-Station itself.
-Clearing Area. (East of Alpha Stations), Supply Point, between the two Southern
-triangular map objects with circles in them.
-Pitkins Patch, (east of Alpha Station), Supply Point, in the Northwest corner.
-MinTek Storage Depot, Supply Point, between the two entrances and the base
-itself.
-Prospect Field (between MinTek and Last Stand), Carrier Spawn Point, bottom
-center.
-The Last Stand, Supply Point, in the center of the central structure in the base
-area.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 3, Total Supply Points: 7.
-                                  - Erebus -
-Shadowden, Supply Point, Center.
-Habitation, (area South of Shadoden), Supply Point.
-Beta Station, Supply Point, center.
-Killian's Rest, (Far North East quadrant), Supply Point.
-Power Generation, (near North East quadrant), Supply Point.
-Fort Thorn, Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point, Far South end of the Core.
-Vostok 2, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, far north end.
-Processing Plant, (near South West quadrant), Supply Point.
-Hive, (far South West quadrant), Carrier Spawn Point.
-Pit, (Near South East quadrant), Supply Point.
-Silverlode, (Far South East quadrant), Carrier Spawn Point.
-Precinct 357, Supply Point, center.
-                                 - Leviathan -
-Colony, (West of Guardian One/The Vigilant), Supply Point.
-Guardian One/The Vigilant, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, to the left of
-the base ship).
-Communications Array, (north East of Delta Station and South West of
-Guardian One/The Vigilant), Supply Point.
-Solar Collectors (North West of Sanctuary and South East of Guardian
-One/The Vigilant), Supply Point.
-Delta Station, Supply Point, Just North of the station.
-Delta Station, Carrier Spawn Point, Just East of the station.
-Power Core, (between Delta Station and Sanctuary), Supply Point.
-Sanctuary, Carrier Spawn Point, Near the bottom of the Sunshadow Syndicate
-symbol.
-Control, (South of the Power Core), Supply Point.
-Engine Bay (South of Control), Supply Point.
-Eagle's Nest (Dominion Region), Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point, to the right
-of the base ship.
-                              - The Graveyard -
-Minefield (North East of Falcon's Roost), Supply Point.
-Falcon's Roost, Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point.
-Sentinal Gate, (East of Falcon's Roost), Supply Point.
-Breaker's Yard, (South East of Falcon's Roost), Supply Point, center South.
-Cemetery, (North West of Kappa Station), Carrier Spawn Point.
-Monument of the Fallen, (South West of Kappa Station), Supply Point.
-Station Kappa, Supply Point, just North of the Station.
-Wraithmist, (North East of kappa Station), Supply Point.
-Cage, (South East of Kappa Station), Supply Point.
-Radzone, (North West of Guardian Two/The Defiant), Supply Point.
-Guardian Two/The Defiant, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, North West
-between it and the Supply Point.
-Calico's Den, Supply Point.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 2, Total Supply points: 8
-                               - The Tempest -
-Fort Bravo, Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point, South East of Fort Bravo and very
-close to the Dominion Battleship.
-Attractor, (East of Fort Bravo (or East by Northeast), Carrier Spawn Point, East
-side of the structure.
-Wilderness, (South of Attractor), Supply Point, almost at the center of the dark
-amorphous blob on the map.
-Sanctuary Station, Supply Point, South West of the station, just outside.
-Sanctuary Base, Carrier Spawn Point.
-Fog Core, (East of Sanctuary Base), Supply Point.
-Gauntlet, (East of Shroudport /Ruined Biosphere), Supply Point, Near the North
-end.
-Lonecrag Lighthouse, (Far East of Sanctuary base), Supply Point.
-Shroudport, Supply Point.
-Vostok 3, Dominion Forward Carrier Point, Right North next to Vostok 3 and the
-battleship.
-Research Outpost, (East of Vostok 3), Supply Point.
-Brimstone Creek, (East of Research Outpost), Supply Point.
-Widow's Claim, (South of Vostok 3 and the Research Outpost), Carrier Spawn
-Point.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 3, Total Supply Points: 7.
-                                 - Solaria -
-Cauldron, (West of Lambda Station), Supply Point.
-Lambda Station, Supply Point,  West Side.
-Sea of Fire, (East of Lambda Station), Supply Point.
-Eden, (South of Cauldron), Carrier Spawn Point.
-Hotzone, (South by South West of Lambda Station), Carrier Spawn Point.
-Sunshadow Bay, Carrier Spawn Point.
-Ventrica, (South of Eden/North of Condor's Perch), Supply Point, North end.
-Port Quickbuck, (South of Sunshadow Bay), Supply Point.
-Ventrica, (South of Eden/North of Condor's Perch), Order Forward Carrier Spawn
-Point.
-Glassica (South of Quickbuck and North of Guardian Three), Supply Point.
-Guardian Three, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, North East of Guardian
-Three and South West of Glassica.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 3, Total Supply Points: 6.
-                                 - Tartarus -
-Recycler, (North of Fort Bilgh), Supply Point.
-Theta Station, Supply Point, Just South of the station.
-Theta Station, Carrier Spawn Point, South of the aforementioned point (and near
-the Tightrope region).
-Brink Science Outpost, (East of Theta Station, Supply Point.
-Apex Antimatter Factory, (East of Fort Bilgh), Supply Point, South by South East
-of the center.
-Apex Antimatter Factory, (East of Fort Bilgh), Order Forward Carrier Spawn
-Point, South West of the center.
-Event Horizon, (Center of Zone, East of Apex Antimatter Factory), Supply Point.
-Vosok 4, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, between the Tempus Labs and the
-South West corner of Vostok 4.
-Dimension Gate, (South of Fort Bilgh), Supply Point, in the third/Far right
-circle.
-Tempus Labs, (Structures South East of the Event Horizon), Carrier Spawn Point,
-Almost directly South of the Event Horizon.
-New Eden, Supply Point.
-Chrona Farm (East by North East of the Event Horizon), Supply Point, at the
-center of the closed off section.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 2, Supply Points: 8.
-                              - The Crucible -
-Cold Storage, (North East of Fort Deckard), Supply Point.
-Epsilon Station, Supply Point.
-Fort Deckard, Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point, Next to the Southern Collection
-of mines.
-Assimilator, (North West of Nexus (the Zone's center)), Supply Point.
-Flotsam Wastes, (North East of Nexus (the Zone's center)), Supply Point.
-Metropolis, (North of Vostok 5), Supply Point.
-Nexus, (the center of the zone map), Carrier Spawn Point.
-Spinespire (South of Nexus), Supply Point, South of Nexus near the downed cargo
-ship.
-Vostok 5, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, between Vostok 5 and access
-point from the inner part of the map.
-MinTek Headquarters, (South of Fort Deckard), Supply Point, between the two sets
-of tunnels not near the buildings.
-Drydock, (South West of Vostok 5), Supply Point.
-Sunshadow Bay, Supply Point.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 1, Total Supply Points: 9.
-                                - Shadowrift -
-Omega Station, Supply Point, North of station's entrance.
-Fort Baxtor, Order Forward Carrier Spawn Point, between Murkpit, City Ruins, and
-Fort Baxtor.
-City Ruins, (East of Fort Baxtor), Supply Point.
-Lost Hope, Carrier Spawn Point.
-Catacombs, South of center and equidistant to Lost Hope and Omega
-Station, Supply Point.
-Cathedral, (West of Vostok 6), Supply Point.
-Vostok 6, Dominion Forward Carrier Spawn Point, North at the divide between
-Vostok 6 and Cathedral.
-Murkpit, (far South West/Opposite Lost Hope), Supply Point.
-Dustpan/Catacombs, Carrier Spawn Point, In the middle of the divide between
-Dustpan and Catacombs.
-Infection Island, (South East of the Catacombs), Supply Point.
-Impact Site, (South of Dustpan/Catacombs), Supply Point.
-Webweave, (South of the Impact Site) 2 Supply points.
-        Total Neutral Carrier Spawn Points: 2, Supply Points: 9.
-===== Ark Raid Mission Guide -=====
-Ark Raids are unlocked after completing all the main story missions so you'll be
-at a minimum of level 40 when you start this, meaning you should have access to
-many resources at this point such as high-tier ships, weapons, and high level
-sentients. If you don't then you probably shouldn't even be looking at this
-section, but if you do you'll likely still need some pointers before you jump
-into the fray. Ark Raids are pretty much all about boss fights with each having
-their own strengths and weaknesses, and I'll be sure to walk you through them.
-The Ark Raids are a good mission set to take part in before attempting to best
-later versions of Legion Raids, as you can be supplied with more weapons and
-upgrades to help you along. It's also good for power leveling as the first two
-sections of the mission feature cannon fodder enemies that yield a high amount
-of XP when compared to how much damage they take to destroy. Ark Raids also
-offer the only way to get rarer sentients without getting them through the
-mobile game Fusion: Sentient, as well as some sweet weapons. In order for
-weapons to be dropped however, you must have room for them, i.e. no more than
-weapons and sentients total. It's not clear if certain weapons or 50%
-upgrades are exclusive to a given boss but I'll list all the ones I've
-encountered in my personal experience. More information on the weapons
-themselves can be found in the Bonus Weapons section (WB).
-It's worth noting that since you don't start off docked at a station like the
-Warzones and Legion Raids, you can take hijacked ships through this as long as
-you don't die, otherwise you'll respawn as your original ship. Ark raid points
-are awarded thusly: 1 point for the first boss, 2 points for each of the
-following 3, 3 for the Hall of Mirrors boss, and 5 for the final boss for a
-possible total of 15. Lastly, there is no penalty for leaving Ark Raids before
-they're completed, however you will NOT be able to pick up where you left off.
-                         - Stealthly Blitzkrieg [ARS] -
-In spite of the fact that the majority of enemies in the game react to your
-presence when you shoot them while cloaked/undercover, Ark Raids are a bizarre
-exception to this rule as few will return fire or even react for that matter.
-For reasons that are unclear, Splitters and Janus (Mirror boss) will attack the
-player if you're cloaked, but not when you're undercover. The rest of these will
-fail to acknowledge your presence regardless of your stealth ability of choice.
-All the first enemies, (including the boss) all Path of the Dead enemies
-(including the boss), the Elder ones, and all droids and torpedo nodes in the
-final area.
-While in a state of stealth, you can let your sentients attack for you if you're
-undercover, but you'll have to use your weapons if you're cloaked. It should
-also go without saying that you need either the Syndicate or Praetorian scout
-fighter if you want to attack without disengaging the cloak or undercover
-abilities respectively. But since you need to do as much damage as possible
-against the Elder Ones, the Deathshrike Mine V is a good weapon to use.As a
-side-note, it's worth mentioning that the Splitters only need to be split once
-each in order to "unlock" the doors in the main chamber.
-During the battle with Janus (Mirror boss), I should note that while you can
-technically use sentients to attack him/her while in a cruiser, there are more
-complications outside of the obvious increased defensive qualities of your
-enemy. Since Janus doesn't attack but still flies around, the ship can get stuck
-in the environment, and while ships that get trapped for an extended period of
-time have their positions reset, Janus just disappears. So don't say I didn't
-warn you, and no you cannot leave and come back to reset the state of things,
-you have to start all over again.
-                              - Clay Tok [ARC] -
-The first part of the Ark Raid is, appropriately, the very area you went to at
-the end of the last main mission. You should see a large number of hostile
-markers on your mini-map, and you'll want to take them out, but try to keep your
-distance with the right/Eastern most portion of this area. Also, try not to
-engage too many at a time, they're manageable in small groups, but getting the
-attention of most of them at once is a really stupid idea, especially since
-they can boost each other's offensive power. They exclusively use beam weapons
-though, so if you're able to perform the Roll glitch then feel free to go nuts.
-Once you've cleared out most or all of the smaller enemies it will be safer to
-venture to the right/East. Guarding the path to the other areas is a giant
-version of the enemies you were fighting, which in turn were giant versions of
-the Vanid/space mites. It is known as Clay Tok, and if you didn't heed my advice
-regarding the destruction of the many smaller enemies or just blundered too
-close by mistake, you can probably kiss your aft goodbye. This is because
-partway through inflicting damage to it, Clay Tok will draw in ALL of the
-smaller enemies, allowing them to not only gang up on you but boost Clay Tok's
-firepower.
-Without the added support however, Clay Tok can be bested with ease if you don't
-stay still long enough for its KL-088 attack (those pink/magenta pulse blasts)
-to hit you. Clay Tok uses Supershield and, most prominently, Feign Death so
-missiles are a bad idea in this fight. It only uses the Supershield ability for
-a second or two after being attacked initially, similarly to many cruisers and
-cargo ships, before stopping. You don't actually visibly see the shield come up,
-but you can hear the effect noise it makes, and it clearly suffers no damage
-even though it should. While the KL-088 is pretty strong, clay Tok is completely
-incapable of firing while it uses Feign Death, and though you can't see its
-statistics it takes damage in that state, so hit it with everything you've got.
-A 50% Feign Death upgrade can be dropped by Clay Tok, as well as the Power Beam
-and Deathshrike Mine V weapons.
-                           - Forks in the Road [ARF] -
-After defeating Clay Tok it will drop either an upgrade or a weapon, pick it up
-and fly near the portal-like opening which the game calls a door until the
-option to go through comes up. On the other side will be a ton of Splitters and
-many more barred entrances. If you're unfamiliar with them, splitters are the
-enemies you can encounter North West of the center of The Crucible. As their
-name implies, they split apart, becoming defensively weaker, though I'm
-uncertain if they're weaker offensively as well (I don't think they do).
-Splitters multiply whenever you completely deplete their health and can only
-split so many times before being completely destroyed. They use beam weapons so
-if you can/are taking advantage of the Roll glitch you won't even have to worry
-about them.
-There are 4 doorways with 5 splitters in front of each. The Northernmost door
-leads to the Librarian boss, the Northwest one leads to the Elder ones, the
-Southwest one leads to the Mirror boss Janus, and the Southeast one leads to
-the Ghost Battleship. All three must be defeated before the door leading to the
-Mirror boss can be opened so you've got no choice but to fight them all. So
-I'll be listing them in an order that I feel represents the incline of
-difficulty from least to greatest, starting with the Southeast doorway leading
-to the Path of the Dead.
-                           - Path of the Dead [ARD] -
-The minute you reach the other side you'll encounter a Ghost Dominion cruiser,
-whose Admiral you need to speak with to proceed. Regardless of your faction
-you'll be tasked with protecting said cruiser from missiles that appear out of
-thin air multiple times. This is easier than it might sound however because
-although they can be damaging for the escort target, they don't do too much
-damage to you if you're in a tier 4 cargo ship/cruiser, you're given a fair
-amount of time to reach them, and they're not too difficult to destroy.
-The missiles will appear in clusters that are easily seen from the mini-map, and
-appear in front of cruiser, front, front left (your left, not the cruiser's),
-left (again, your left, not the cruiser's), behind, front, and both in front
-AND behind it. Go after the one's in front first because the cruiser is
-actively moving away from the others. The cruiser has tier 4 Dominion beam
-weapons but they alone are not enough to intercept the missiles.
-Once you've fended off the missiles you'll need fly close so that you can talk
-to the Ghost Admiral again. This time you'll have to protect the cruiser from
-several ships aiming to destroy it. Failing to protect it will not forfeit the
-entire mission, or even send you back to the beginning of the Path of the Dead,
-but you will have to fight all ships over again until you succeed. Said ships
-are pretty weak but the cruiser won't fire back this time around so it's
-entirely up to you. You'll have to fend off fighters, cargo ships, a pair of
-cruisers, a carrier that launches fighters, and a Ghost Battleship before the
-mission is through.
-The cargo ship's have annoying supershields, the cruisers can be intercepted
-with relative ease, the carrier always has tier 4 Dominion beam weapons, and
-the Battleship always fires missiles. Unfortunately, just where exactly the
-ships appear is not consistent, so keep close to draw fire away from the escort
-target just in case. Flares are useful for countering missiles, Clone is good
-for drawing away attacks, and a Healer sentient's recharge ability is obviously
-quite useful here. Once you defeat the Ghost battleship a reward (with the Power
-Lightning Beam being possible) will be dropped and you'll be given the
-appropriate number of Ark Raid points. The mission also starts as it means to go
-on by NOT making you backtrack all the way back to the entrance of the area, but
-rather the threshhold leading to this circular area.
-                           - Path of Knowledge [ARK] -
-Head to the far North end and enter go through the doorway leading to the Path
-of Knowledge. You again have to initiate a conversation, but this time it's with
-a massively oversized healer sentient. Follow the path to the end of the tunnels
-swatting down security droids along the way and you'll eventually find yourself
-in another boss arena. This time however it's one enemy with pretty high
-defensive statistics and a beam attack that would make the BFG 9,000 from Doom
-feel insecure about it's potency. Fortunately, as I just said it's a beam
-weapon, and as such is susceptible to the Roll glitch, as well as the Roll
-ability in general, and the Supershield ability too. Speaking of Supershields,
-the giant enemy sentient will have a supershield up if you're too far away so
-don't expect to pick away at it from a distance. You have to get pretty close to
-the sentient for the shield to go down. After 1 section of its shields are
-depleted it will erect a supershield and start drifting away while it
-presumably makes modifications to boost weapon power because it's Big Green
-Power beam can slaughter you at this point in time if you can't avoid it. Try to
-stay as close as possible to its center while it's drifting and when the shield
-eventually goes down. If you have enough firepower you can destroy it utterly
-before it manages to get even 1 shot off.
-It's worth noting that in addition to the standard rewards of upgrades,
-potential for weapons, and Ark Raid points, this is the only method by which
-you can acquire rarer sentients in the game without transferring them from
-Fusion: Sentient or getting them from online Auctions. So long as you have
-or fewer weapons (including equipped ones) AND 4 or less sentinets, there's
-a chance that the Librarian boss will drop a Rare, Epic, or Legendary sentient
-that can be one of the three different types. A 50% Flare upgrade is also
-possible.
-                            - Path of Darkness [ARP] -
-Head to the Northwest section and go through the door to be on your way to the
-Path or Darkness. Unlike the Path of Knowledge there aren't any enemies on the
-way, but the journey is the most dangerous of the three since there are
-booby-trap-esque Hellfire beams being fired in the tight spaces. The beams get
-all the more frequent by the end so if you're having trouble with just the early
-bits you're horrendously unprepared for what lies in wait at the end. Once
-again though the roll glitch lets you sail through with ease, unless of course
-you're in a cruiser in which case the tight quarters are going to be quite
-irritating to navigate.
-Upon reaching the end you'll be greeted by three yellow Dark Legion carriers
-being controlled by beings calling themselves The Elder Ones, and request the
-administration of voluntary euthanasia. But apparently they're from a country
-that isn't progressive enough to permit such a practice without mandating
-self-defense because they fire incredibly powerful missiles at you and
-constantly heal one another. You have to either deplete their health incredibly
-fast, or get close enough to one that it starts chasing you, and allow you to
-lure it away from its allies. You'll need either Flares or Supershield for this
-fight because as I said previously the missiles they fire are incredibly
-powerful. Fortunately while their shields are pretty tough and can be healed,
-their hull strength is laughably weak and can't be recovered so once their
-shields go down they won't have long.
-Watch out if you're engaging The Elder Ones in one of the three fighter types
-though because they have a tendency to use the Healer sentient knockback skill
-which is not just annoying, it can prevent you from avoiding the missiles fired.
-You'll have to take each of the three down one at a time, but don't expect them
-all to yield goodies, only the last one you destroy will provide an upgrade or
-weapon. Speaking of which, the Power Big Green Power Beam and Power Missile are
-possible weapon drops.
-                           - Hall of Mirrors [ARH] -
-Now that all three major bosses have been extinguished we can move on through
-the door that was previously sealed in the Southwest part of the main area.
-Unlike the preceding sections though you only fly a couple of meters before
-the boss, Janus, makes his/her presence known. Janus copies you ship but only to
-a certain extent. It's defenses appear to be higher, but the weapons used are
-thankfully not your own. The ship that is mimicked is whatever you're currently
-flying, not whatever you might be able to change into when you disengage the
-undercover ability. Janus also only copies what your ship's statistics are
-SUPPOSED to be and inflates them a little from there. Meaning if you rock up in
-a scout fighter with the shields and hull of a military cruiser using Eugene
-then Janus will be stuck with defensive stats that are pathetic by comparison.
-The area's large enough to run and use a Healer and Tank sentient combo to boost
-your shields if things start going South so it's not too difficult overall, it
-can be more about attrition than anything. A 50% Undercover upgrade can be
-dropped, as well as the Deathshrike Mine V, and the Power Lightning Beam.
-                              - The Ark [ARA] -
-Getting to the right point where you can enter the next door will be a little
-difficult but once you get there you can proceed to the Ark's core. Ahead of you
-will be the Ark super-sentient, protected by a series of powerful defenses. To
-start, there are large beams inhibiting your progress that need the emitters at
-both ends to be destroyed. Doing so will get rid of the deadly beam (seriously,
-it can be VERY dangerous if you're defenses are not too close to the top), as
-well as launch security droids from the damaged nodes that are weak
-afterthoughts. After shutting down a few of those pesky beams you'll come to
-the Ark's inner sanctum, only to find more beams in your way. Or at least that's
-how it LOOKS, the beams are actually powering a shield that recovers faster than
-you can damage it, and the beams themselves can't harm you in the slightest.
-What CAN harm you however are the nodes, on either side of the towers supplying
-shield energy, which fire massive torpedoes that will do a lot of damage if
-you don't keep moving and stay out of the way. Destroying those nodes will keep
-the torpedoes off your aft but not for very long so concentrate on the ones
-supplying shield energy instead.
-Once you've cut off all four towers from the super-sentient you can attack the
-sentient itself. Unfortunately however, you can only do 25% hull damage before
-its shields are brought back online. Even more frustrating is trying to damage
-it while in one of the three fighter classes because like the Elder Ones the
-Ark super-sentient can use the knockback ability. But as long as you keep moving
-and damaging the core you'll eventually defeat the age-old construct and claim
-your due rewards, which can include the Power Missile. A message might pop up
-very quickly and ask if you're sure you want to quit the mission. Either select
-"no" or don't select yes until your sentients pick up the loot dropped by the
-boss, because not only is the upgrade/weapon supposed to be dropped, but unlike
-in Legion Raids, Prismatic crystal pieces are dropped rather than being
-automatically added to your inventory.
-===== Mad Skillz (Pilot Skills List & Ratings) -=====
-                            - Base Skills [MSB] -
-No more than 25 base points, which are awarded upon leveling up your pilot
-character, can be assigned to any one skill, and since you get one point per
-level and 100 levels you'll have enough points to max out every skill with the
-only question being how you'll initially distribute the points. I should mention
-that energy cost of using the Afterburner ability can decrease to the point
-where having 1 DPS sentient equipped with a high enough level Energy
-Regeneration bonus can let you use it indefinitely. Speaking of energy, although
-your first thought may be to increase energy reserves since it offers the
-highest increase per point, you'll want to avoid weapons that drain energy in
-the early parts of the game, and some of the upgrades to abilities can outright
-negate the energy cost so focus on the others. Lastly, while the description for
-Increase Defense states that it increases both shields and hull, it only
-increases hull strength, so keep that in mind.
-Increase Damage - 1% increase per point, Total possible = 25%
-Increase Defense - 1% increase to hull per point, Total possible = 25%
-Afterburner - 2% increase to speed and efficiency per point, Total possible =
-%
-Increase Energy - 4% increase per point, Total possible = 100%
-                              - Faction Skills [MSF] -
-Faction skills are where you can become either a terror among the stars, or a
-laughingstock for touring vessels to point at and mock. I'll help you make sure
-you become the former, and turn your enemies into the latter. Each skill will be
-evaluated with more in-depth descriptions and information after point level
-statistics. The *'s represent how good a skill is, the more *'s the better,
-though that should become apparent in the description. But first, some general
-info you need to know.
-Faction skills are added when you become a member of a faction and completed a
-mission that rewards you with a faction point to spend on skills. Don't worry
-about accidentally choosing one of the lame skills since Prismatic crystals can
-reset all your skills without penalty, just keep in mind that it may take a good
-deal of time before you can get some and the act of acquiring them will be made
-easier if you have better skills. Faction points are universal, meaning that
-points earned in one faction can be spent to unlock/advance another's skills.
-Also, Military Skills are shared between the Revenant Order and Dominion of
-Allied Planets, so joining either faction will unlock the skills.
-                             - Consortium Skills [MSC] -
-Harvest (Passive) - Extracts ore from any asteroid or gas cloud.
-Lvl 1 - 10%        Lvl 2 - 20%        Lvl - 30%        Lvl 4 - 40%
-Lvl 5 - 50%
-Rating: 1/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Although the name is different and it mentions gas clouds, the
-Harvest skill is just mining. The gas cloud bit is bizarre because there's no
-expanded function for the mining ability, it only speeds up the mining time,
-there doesn't appear to be any difference in the quantity or quality of
-resources yielded. Although you can put enough points into the ability that you
-can mine faster than your sentients with maxed out mining skills, the fact that
-you can have multiple sentients mining at a time makes this skill useless until
-you can get prismatic crystals without leaning on certain skills. In all I'd say
-it's got 0/4 *'s in the early parts of the game and maybe 2/4 *'s for the later
-parts with the average being the final rating seen at the beginning.
-Feign Death - Fakes the death of the ship, possibly tricking enemies. Energy
-Cost - 50 pts.
-Lvl 1 - 160 sec cooldown        Lvl 2 - 80 sec cooldown
-Lvl 3 - 40 sec cooldown        Lvl 4 - 20 sec cooldown
-Lvl 5 - 10 sec cooldown
-Rating: 1/4 *'s
-Evaluation - If you've fought Clay Tok then you probably already know why this
-skill doesn't have a good rating, if not, I'll naturally explain it to you.
-Feign Death can stop missiles mid-flight but note that the description states
-that it can only POSSIBLY trick enemies into stopping their attacks. When you
-use Feign Death you're completely immobile until the effect wears off, and
-though your shields can recover in this state, you can take damage too. This
-means that if you use the ability in the no-man's-land of a fire-fight, you'll
-be hammered with projectiles even if the enemies DID back off. The afterburner
-is a base skill, you'd best use it instead.
-Roll - Performs a roll maneuver, allowing dodging of beam attacks. Energy Cost -
-pts.
-Lvl 1 - 4 sec cooldown and 1 sec evasion
-Lvl 2 - 4 sec cooldown and 1.5 sec lock-on break
-Lvl 3 - 4 sec cooldown and 2 sec lock-on break
-Lvl 4 - 4 sec cooldown and 2.5 sec lock-on break
-Lvl 5 - 4 sec cooldown and 3 sec lock-on break
-Rating: 4/4 *'s
-Evaluation - I'm sure a lot of you are surprised by this rating because I
-originally was going to put this at 0/4 *'s. That was until I looked more
-closely at the skill and found many errors that elevate its standing and a
-glitch that makes it a must-have for nearly everyone. For one thing, the
-description is not true, there is NO cooldown time for the ability. And since
-the analogous upgrade negates the energy cost regardless of its percentage
-value, you can use it as many times as you want. That's great n' all but it's
-not what gives this skill such a high rating it's the following glitch.
-My theory is that Starfire programmed the roll animation to be executed with
-fighters but not capital ships because the idea that such a large craft avoided
-beam fire by out-maneuvering it would come across as understandably absurd,
-leaving the effect to be explained by shield movement deflecting fire or
-something else the player might imagine. Unbeknownst to them at the time, the
-coding for the skill presumably had the effects activate when energy was
-deducted, and concluded after the roll animation was finished, but since the
-animation never actually STARTS, the duration never ends. That's right, if you
-use the roll ability while in a cargo ship or cruiser you will be immune to all
-forms of beam weaponry INDEFINITELY. That's not much of an exaggeration,
-going through SHIFT platforms, docking, initiating missions, etc. do not reset
-your status. Not even switching out the skill with a different one will change
-it!
-Being immune to an entire category of weapons that at least 1 ship from every
-faction uses is great enough in its own right, even if it's limited to cargo
-ships and cruisers. But the fact that this effect can be applied with only 1
-point assigned to the skill to reap the benefits of the glitch gives it a
-perfect rating. Note: The barrel rolls your ship sometimes performs cannot be
-induced at will outside of using the Consortium Roll skill so don't bother
-asking be how to make the ship do it. Lastly, although you don't take damage
-from the beam attacks and the hijack skill will not be interrupted, your shields
-will not recover when beams are being fired at you.
-Increase Cargo (Passive) - Increases amount of cargo the ship can carry.
-Lvl 1 - 20% increase        Lvl 2 - 40% increase
-Lvl 3 - 60% increase        Lvl 4 - 80% increase
-Lvl 5 - 100% increase
-Rating: 2/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Cargo capacity is hardly vital, but not having to go back to
-docking stations/send sentients to sell its contents as often is still a
-convenience, though one you'll not want to take advantage of early on in the
-game when there are better options.
-                           - Syndicate Skills [MSS] -
-Cloaking - Cloaks the ship, making it almost invisible.
-Lvl 1 - Drains shields in 5 sec, 10 sec cooldown
-Lvl 2 - Drains shields in 10 sec, 9 sec cooldown
-Lvl 3 - Drains shields in 15 sec, 8 sec cooldown
-Lvl 4 - Drains shields in 25 sec, 7 sec cooldown
-Lvl 5 - Drains shields in 30 sec, 6 sec cooldown
-Rating - 0/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Once near the top of the heap, this skill gets thrown down to
-useless thanks to another skill's unbelievably versatile glitch. I'll address
-that when I talk about said skill, until then, here are some things you should
-know:
-- Your shields are drained a little, but your energy will run out long before
-your shields.
-- An analogous upgrade, regardless of percentage value will prevent any and all
-energy/shield drain while the ability is active. Even while this upgrade is
-active however, not only will energy and shields not regenerate, but your hull
-will be incapable of recovering with the Healer sentient's abilities either.
-- Although there is no point in doing so, both the Cloak and Undercover skills
-can be active simultaneously.
-- Enemy weapons can still harm you even if they don't target you while you're
-cloaked, so watch out.
-- If you attack or your enemy hits you while you're flying in anything other
-than a Ghost scout fighter the cloak will automatically disengage.
-- Although the Ghost scout fighter lets you fire while cloaked, nearby enemies
-will be alerted to your presence and will be able to target you even though the
-ability was not disengaged. It won't be disengaged when fired upon either so
-you'll need to manually turn it off to be able to recover shields, hull, and
-energy.
-- Your sentients will automatically not engage enemies while you're cloaked, so
-you don't have to worry about setting their combat mood to passive to keep them
-from giving away your position.
-- Although the the hint screens say that those using the Cloaking skill should
-be wary of ships with advanced radar, it appears as though no ships possess it,
-not even Dark Legion ships. If you're suddenly de-cloaked with no combat taking
-place, it's likely that you flew too close to an enemy/neutral target that had a
-ram shield erected.
-Teleport - Teleports the ship to a new position. Energy Cost - 20 pts.
-Lvl 1 - 30 sec cooldown        Lvl 2 - 20 sec cooldown
-Lvl 3 - 15 sec cooldown        Lvl 4 - 10 sec cooldown
-Lvl 5 - 5 sec cooldown
-Rating - 0/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Believe it or not, not only does this skill get better because of a
-glitch, the glitch necessitates that you not put any points into the skill. You
-see, preset side missions for the 5 factions will give you skills, and said
-skills are usually more effective the more points you have in them even though
-they're preset missions. But for some reason, when you have no points in the
-Teleport skill the cooldown time is non-existent during those missions. Pair it
-with an analogous upgrade and you can use it as often as you want, but
-ironically, the skill is pretty lackluster even then.
-All it does is teleport your ship a short distance away. The time in transit is
-quick so you can't expect to be immune to enemy fire for an extended period of
-time, the starting distance is short and doesn't get better as you put more
-points into the ability, and the cooldown time is so long outside of preset
-missions that you can avoid more fire and cover more ground with the default
-afterburner. This is probably the single worst and most useless skill in the
-game, don't even touch it.
-Hijack (Passive) - Takes control of a ship that has no shields. Not effective
-against players. Energy Cost - 50 pts
-Lvl 1 - 10 sec capture time, 30 sec reuse time
-Lvl 2 - 8 sec capture time, 30 sec reuse time
-Lvl 3 - 6 sec capture time, 30 sec reuse time
-Lvl 4 - 4 sec capture time, 30 sec reuse time
-Lvl 5 - 2 sec capture time, 30 sec reuse time
-Rating - 0/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Before discovering the Undercover glitch this was the go-to ability
-for people too cheap to buy ships and weapons of their own (like me). Now it's
-more of a nice little novelty that has unfortunately lost its usefulness. Its
-obsolescence will be made clear soon enough, in the meantime here is some
-information regarding the skill you should know:
-- If you do not possess the hijack skill when starting a Syndicate story mission
-that requires it, it will be provided for you, can be used even when not apart
-of the faction, will be capable of being used without any points in the skill
-until all Syndicate story missions have been completed.
-- You only need to deplete one section of shields in order to hijack a ship, NOT
-both.
-- If you hijack a ship, it will be replaced with whatever you were piloting
-originally when you dock, though not when going through a SHIFT platform or
-initiating special missions like Legion Raids or Ark Raids.
-- Dark Legion ships sadly can't be hijacked. :(
-- Your sentients will stop attacking and your weapons will be disabled while
-hijacking so that the targeted ship isn't inadvertently destroyed, so make sure
-you have as few other enemies around as possible when attempting a hijack
-because you will be unable to defend yourself.
-- You cannot hijack friendly ship, only enemies or neutral targets with the
-capacity to BECOME enemies. If you hijack a Dominion/Order interceptor you can
-use its commandeer ability to take control of a friendly unit that you could not
-previously take control of. However, it will be subject to the same rules as a
-hijacked ship and will be replaced with your original ship as soon as you dock.
-- Cloning while in a hijacked ship *will* produce a copy of the ship you
-hijacked... but it will attack *you* instead of your enemies. However if you
-hijack a Dominion/Order interceptor and commandeer a friendly ship, said ship
-will aid you when cloned.
-- Although you can't equip sentients in hijacked ships per say, their passive
-bonuses such as energy regeneration and statistical boosts will still be
-applied.
-- Although you don't do any damage, hijacking a ship while cloaked/undercover
-will cause the targeted ship to attack you.
-- Although you don't take any damage, being hit while a supershield is erected
-will hinder the hijacking process.
-- If you hijack a ship(s) you were supposed to destroy the mission will glitch
-and and fail to continue, even if you hijack a different ship to destroy it. The
-only solution is to quit the mission.
-- A high leveled Shield Short & Hijack skill make for a potent combo. The
-Tractor Beam also is good for pinning down particularly slippery hijack targets
-like fighters.
-- If you hijack a ship during a mission, you will be reverted back to your
-original ship the moment it's completed.
-- If you find yourself suddenly in the pod you were in at the start of the very
-first mission while engaging Syndicate ships it means that your ship was
-hijacked. Syndicate interceptors appear to be the only enemies that can hijack
-your ship. Just as with you, they can't hijack your ship unless at least one
-section of shields has been depleted, they can't attack, and their attempt will
-fail if you destroy them first or get far enough out of range.
-Don't worry though, you don't have to re-purchase the ship, & you don't lose
-weapons, upgrades, sentients, or crystals though I assume you lose whatever
-cargo you were carrying, & possibly some credits as well. Dying or docking will
-put you back in your ship good as new.
-Scavenge (Passive) - Defeated enemies have a chance of dropping temporary
-power-up.
-Lvl 1 - 10% chance        Lvl 2 - 20% chance        Lvl 3 - 30% chance
-Lvl 4 - 40% chance        Lvl 5 - 50% chance
-Rating - 0/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Fusion Genesis' power-ups aren't very impactful so this is hardly a
-game-changer, and if you don't like your sentients flying off to pick up things
-on the other side of the screen you're not interested in this will certainly not
-be an ability that you'll want. The only reason to pick this skill would be to
-advance the Syndicate challenge of the same name.
-                           - Praetorian Skills [MSP] -
-Scan Enemies (Passive) - Scans a ship for illegal goods and increases the chance
-of higher-quality salvage.
-Lvl 1 - 10 sec scan time        Lvl 2 - 8 sec scan time
-Lvl 3 - 6 sec scan time        Lvl 4 - 4 sec scan time
-Lvl 5 - 2 sec scan time
-Rating 0/4 *'s
-Evaluation - You get much better upgrades from Legion and Ark Raid missions so
-the major point of the skill goes out the airlock right there. But there are
-other advantages to putting points into this skill that keep it from being as
-bad as something like Teleport. For one thing there are challenges that are less
-tedious to complete with the scan time reduced as much as possible. Also,
-fighters in earlier zones will be momentarily incapacitated after being scanned
-and will be unable to attack for a short amount of time. So in summary, good for
-completing challenges but offers no significant boons for combat.
-- Since Scanning will temporarily incapacitate some lower class & tier ships,
-try scanning an enemy while cloaked/undercover before attacking to gain an
-advantage.
-- You must be an active member of the Praetorian faction to advance the scanner
-and revealer challenges. Both scan targets must be Consortium ships, and the
-revealer challenge requires you to put at least 1 point in this skill (because
-you can't detect illegal goods otherwise).
-- You can earn points for the Praetorian Judge challenge, by scanning and
-destroying Syndicate ships while apart of the Order, Dominion, or Consortium, if
-you have at least one point in this skill. But not while a member of the
-Praetorian faction, and obviously not the Syndicate.
-Supershield - A special shield that nullifies pulse weapon damage, but drains
-energy.
-Lvl 1 - 100% energy drain rate
-Lvl 2 - 90% energy drain rate
-Lvl 3 - 80% energy drain rate
-Lvl 4 - 65% energy drain rate
-Lvl 5 - 50% energy drain rate
-Rating 3/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Contrary to its description, the Supershield skill nullifies ALL
-damage, not just pulse weapon damage. While the Supershield is active your
-energy is drained, neither you nor your sentients are capable of attacking, and
-you can't recover your shields if you're under attack even though you're not
-taking damage. In despite all those handicaps, the Supershield can be a valuable
-asset.
-As I said earlier, the Supershield negates all damage and not just pulse damage,
-and while the percentages might make you think that the shield will drain your
-energy reserves instantaneously it's not that bad. In fact, with the right
-preparations you can maintain a Supershield indefinitely. That's partially
-because the shield's energy drain is unaffected by weapons fire, so it will
-consume the same amount of energy blocking a super powerful boss attack as a
-tier 1 Vanid's beam attack. And while neither you nor your sentients can attack
-while the shield is active and beams stop firing as soon as you erect it,
-missiles will still fly to their targets.
-A major advantage of the Supershield is that it's quick to erect and capable of
-staying active for as long or as little as you'd like (provided you have the
-energy to maintain it of course). This means that you can flicker the shield on
-momentarily to stop a missile or hunker down against a torrent of weapon fire.
-It's not the best ability but it definitely warrants attention.
-Undercover - Turns the ship into asteroids and space junk and enhances its
-defensive capabilities.
-Lvl 1 - 300 sec cooldown time and 10% damage absorption
-Lvl 2 - 180 sec cooldown time and 25% damage absorption
-Lvl 3 - 90 sec cooldown time and 40% damage absorption
-Lvl 4 - 60 sec cooldown time and 55% damage absorption
-Lvl 5 - 30 sec cooldown time, 70% damage absorption, and 50% damage increase
-Rating - 5/4 *'s
-Evaluation - No, that's not a typo. This is it. This is the singe most versatile
-and useful ability in the entire game, not even Abation can exceed this skill's
-caliber, and it's all thanks to the most beneficial glitch this game has to
-offer. Before I had discovered the Undercover glitch (AKA U.G.), which I call
-Eugene, this skill was an afterthought and I never used it. After discovering
-Eugene however, it opened up a staggering amount of possibilities that
-completely changed the game.
-The Undercover skill was meant to be the Praetorian version of the Syndicate
-faction's cloak skill as both had the same purpose: keep enemies from knowing
-you're there. The Undercover ability turns your ship into an unremarkable
-asteroid to both slip past enemies and increase your ship's defensive
-properties. Since it actually improved defense rather than weaken it by
-hindering regeneration handicaps had to be tacked on to balance it out. These
-included having the ability drain energy while moving if you didn't have the
-analogous upgrade, having to go into the sentient menu and set their combat mood
-to passive to keep them from attacking while the ability was active for stealth
-purposes, and most crippling of all, greatly reducing movement speed and
-maneuverability. Although the description doesn't mention it, your ship moves
-like molasses going uphill in January. With crutches. And though the ability
-gains a damage absorption percentage that borders on the absurd, and there's
-apparently a 50% boost to weapon damage at level 4, your slow speed and terrible
-maneuverability makes it difficult to go beyond a compensation factor.
-                         - Undercover Glitch: Eugene [MSUG] -
-I began to notice something though; every time I docked at a station while
-undercover, my ship would no longer be disguised when I exited. What's more, I
-had to activate the ability twice to re-engage it, and every time I completed a
-mission the same thing would happen to my ship because mission completion
-reverts you to the status your ship has after having docked.
-It was a curiosity that eventually led me to a great realization; although my
-ship's appearance and controls had changed after docking, the Undercover ability
-was still active! This is why when you try to activate the ability again after
-leaving a docking station that your ship flickers and you have to activate it
-again, because it was actually disengaging the ability. By simply activating
-the Undercover ability before docking at a station and then leaving, you can
-take advantage of all the boons without having to suffer with the navigation
-handicaps! Eugene's elevating of the Undercover skill's status was a major gain,
-but he has so much more to offer than that alone.
-Not long after I discovered the application Eugene possesses that can completely
-change the game: the ability to take a ship from one faction and use it in
-another. As strange as it sounds it's actually true, with Eugene's help you can
-pilot any ship from any faction (save for the carriers and battleships of
-course), and even Goodbye Becky! All you have to do is...
-) activate the Undercover ability for the ship you want to use, then either
-dock at nearest station to reduce travel time, enter Alpha Station, or in the
-case of Goodbye Becky, just continue to the station you're supposed to dock at.
-) Head to Alpha Station and select the option to change factions (you do not
-need to do this if you are trying to pilot Goodbye Becky), and leave the
-station.
-) Join/re-join the desired faction, exit the station, and disengage the
-Undercover ability.
-) Enjoy your success because you're now flying the ship you were in when you
-used the Undercover ability!
-Eugene can have a slight downside, but one that can not only be compensated for,
-but turned into yet another major game-changing advantage. You see, while
-everything else is the same, your ship maintains the shield/hull strength of the
-ship you are put into by default when joining/re-joining a faction. Those just
-starting will find think this is an unavoidable hurdle that will leave powerful
-ships with a tier 1 scout fighter's hull and shields, but veterans will know why
-this isn't a problem in the slightest. Because while you start out with a scout
-fighter when first joining a faction, the ship you are put into automatically
-after RE-joining a faction is whatever you were last piloting. Connect the dots
-yet? That means you can take a scout fighter from one faction and give it the
-hull and shields of a military-grade cruiser! Believe it or not, there's even
-more Eugene has to offer.
-With all the possibilities Eugene provides you're probably thinking that he's
-all well and good later on when you have tier 4 cruisers to play around with,
-but what about during the early sections of the game? Well, you know how you
-can't hijack one of your own faction's ships, but hijacking an Order or Dominion
-interceptor will allow you to commandeer friendly ships? Well if you use Eugene
-to get one of the aforementioned interceptors in another faction you can use it
-to commandeer a tier 4 ship from a later zone without it being replaced as soon
-as you dock because it wasn't hijacked! Now you see why the Undercover skill has
-a better-than-perfect rating; the benefits gained from Eugene just can't be
-matched.
-Think we're done? Think again, there's one last wondrous thing that Eugene lets
-you do. As mentioned before, there are many fun things you can do with the ships
-you own, but there's something else that can be done with a different ship, a
-ship that was never meant to be used more than once. That's right, you can
-perform the Undercover glitch with the Dark Legion ship provided to you in the
-last Dominion story mission and use it whenever you want! The catch is that you
-can't complete the mission or you won't get to pilot it and work Eugene's magic
-again so you'll have to forfeit the faction point you'd get for completing the
-mission to continue piloting the ship. In order for Eugene to effect the ship,
-you need to manually replace the default Afterburner skill with Undercover, use
-the ability, then manually open a SHIFT platform to abort the mission (this is
-because you can't dock at a base during the mission). Then disengage the ability
-when you revert back to your ship to revert back to the Legion ship. Note that
-you can't summon Dark Legion ships to fight for you or heal them. I know that
-this section is already very long, but there are just a few more things to know
-about the Undercover skill before moving on:
-- As mentioned previously, you need to switch your sentient's combat mood from
-aggressive/defensive to passive when using the Undercover ability for stealth
-purposes because they will attack enemies otherwise.
-- Undercover does not disengage upon completing missions it just gets switched
-to the state you find the ship after docking. (Already being in that state when
-a mission ends will not disengage the ability or revert it to its intended form
-either).
-- Unlike the Cloak ability, you can recover hull, shields, and energy while
-Undercover, and even be hit by enemies without the ability being disengaged.
-- Get a good Undercover upgrade and a DPS sentient with a high level Energy
-Regeneration skill and you can move without draining energy. You can also boost
-and still regenerate energy or even not drain energy at all if you have enough
-DPS sentients with high leveled Energy Regeneration skills.
-- Although there is no point in doing so, both the Cloak and Undercover skills
-can be active simultaneously.
-- Although the Peacemaker ship lets you fire while undercover, nearby enemies
-will be alerted to your presence and will be able to target you even though the
-ability was not disengaged.
-- Enemy weapons can still harm you even if they don't target you while
-undercover so watch out.
-- When taking part in Legion Raids, the reinforcements you get come from the
-faction you last joined, not the faction whose ship you are piloting using
-Eugene's exploit.
-- When taking part in Ark Raids, the ship that Janus (Mirror boss) turns into is
-the one you're piloting while you're undercover, not the one you can change
-into by disengaging the ability.
-- Likewise, when engaging Janus in a ship from a different faction and/or class,
-Janus will copy the statistics that the ship is meant to have, meaning it will
-have a scout's hull/shields if you're in a scout but have a cruiser's
-hull/shields.
-Advanced Radar (Passive) - Uncovers cloaked enemies and increases radar range.
-Lvl 1 - 2,500 units of range        Lvl 2 - 3,000 units of range
-Lvl 3 - 3,500 units of range        Lvl 4 - 4,000 units of range
-Lvl 5 - 4,500 units of range
-Rating - 2/4 *'s
-Evaluation - This one's a bit polarizing since the ability to see cloaked
-enemies can be advantageous, but having your radar ring cluttered with enemies
-from greater distances than you need to be aware of can be a nuisence.
-Personally I just put one point in the skill and be done with it as cloaked
-enemies don't become more easily visible the higher the skill gets or anything.
-And since I use the mini-map when looking for far away enemies and the radar
-ring for more immediate threats I see no reason to add any more points.
-                            - Military Skills [MSM] -
-Flares - Deploys anti-missile countermeasures. (The energy cost for this ability
-is estimated to be around 20 points per cluster of flares).
-Lvl 1 - 15 sec cooldown, number of flares fired- 1
-Lvl 2 - 12 sec cooldown, number of flares fired - 2
-Lvl 3 - 9 sec cooldown, number of flares fired - 3
-Lvl 4 - 6 sec cooldown, number of flares fired - 4
-Lvl 5 - 3 sec cooldown, number of flares fired - 5
-Rating - 4/4 *'s
-Evaluation - This is one of the few skills that manages to pull its own weight
-without the use of glitches. Missiles are the most damaging of the basic weapon
-types so this ability is in a good position right off the bat. And while it's
-not guaranteed to prevent a missile from hitting you, it succeeds often and most
-importantly, without player interaction. That's right, the Flares skill is
-entirely automated, just press the assigned button once to activate the ability
-and your ship will automatically fire flares whenever a missile targets you. Not
-only that, but as you put more points into the skill, the number of flares fired
-will increase, while the time between flares being deployed decreases. Lastly,
-the energy cost can be nullified when an analogous upgrade is equipped in
-addition to reducing the cooldown time by the percentage indicated.
-Clone - Projects a duplicate of the ship that will temporarily assist in combat.
-Energy Cost - 50 pts.
-Lvl 1 - 15 sec fight time and 180 sec cooldown time
-Lvl 2 - 30 sec fight time and 120 sec cooldown time
-Lvl 3 - 60 sec fight time and 90 sec cooldown time
-Lvl 4 - 90 sec fight time and 60 sec cooldown time
-Lvl 5 - 120 sec fight time and 30 sec cooldown time
-Rating - 2/4 *'s
-Evaluation - The Clone ability sounds like something you want, and want now but
-that's not quite the case. You see while the ability does indeed get much better
-the more points you put into the skill it's not the battlefield-dominating skill
-you might think it is. For one thing the cloned ship does not have your
-statistical bonuses from upgrades, skills, or sentient statistics. It also
-doesn't have your weapons, instead using the weapons that ships of your class
-and tier can be seen using outside of missions in the various zones. Things look
-bad but they're going to get worse because cloned ships can't be directed or
-controlled in any capacity and will often stay put while you advance and engage
-enemies elsewhere without assistance. You can clone a ship again even while the
-first clone is still active but A) the newly cloned ship will replace the old
-one so you can't build up a sizable amount of reinforcements, and B) The lengthy
-cooldown time means that you're likely going to take down most of the enemies
-yourself before you'll be able to use it again.
-With all that said it's still great for point defense missions, especially when
-you have a cruiser, clones distract enemy ships from you/escort targets, and
-while they're not that good at it, they can help you mine asteroids too. Lastly,
-cloning while in a hijacked ship *will* produce a copy of the ship you
-hijacked... but it will attack YOU instead of your enemies. However if you
-hijack a Dominion/Order interceptor and commandeer a friendly ship, said ship
-will aid you when cloned.
-Ram - Generates a temporary shield that damages anything the shielded ship
-collides with. Energy Cost - 20 pts.
-Lvl 1 - 4 sec duration        Lvl 2 - 8 sec duration
-Lvl 3 - 12 sec duration        Lvl 4 - 15 sec duration
-Lvl 5 - 20 sec duration
-Rating - 0/4 *'s
-Evaluation - This is another skill with no redeeming qualities that's near
-Teleport levels of uselessness. The barrier generated is small, requires that
-you be right on top of an enemy ship to damage it, and to top it off couldn't do
-significant damage to ship with no shields and major rust problems with its
-hull. The skill is also glitched in preset missions, but not in a good way. Ram
-will not work properly in preset missions unless you have at least one point
-assigned to the skill, but even if it worked better in preset missions you'd
-want to avoid this skill.
-Abation (Passive) - Reduces the effects of negative attacks such as Tractor
-beams, knockbacks, and control effects.
-Lvl 1 - 20%        Lvl 2 - 35%        Lvl 3 - 50%        Lvl 4 - 65%
-Lvl 5 - 80%
-Rating - 4/4 *'s
-Evaluation - Before finding out about Eugene this was the number 1 skill to get
-and it's not hard to see why. It's an entirely passive ability that makes the
-Tractor Beam practically powerless when it's used against you, and significantly
-cuts down on the time Shield Short and Disable affect you for.
-=====Challenge List & Recommendations -=====
-Challenges are not necessary to unlock anything but they're a good side
-attraction for completionists, and provide a boost of XP. I'll provide
-descriptions and tips when I feel it's needed, otherwise I'll just leave the
-basic in-game listing. All of the challenges are cumulative, i.e. the criteria
-doesn't need to be fulfilled all at once in order to complete the challenge. I
-experienced an instance where my sentient damage challenge was reset. I regained
-completion status quickly but am concerned that this could happen with other
-challenges as well. (This happened with the Pulse weapon damage challenge too.
-Again, I regained completion status quickly.)
-                        - Exploration Challenges [CLE] -
-Explorer - Explore all the regions in a zone.
-Description - Don't worry, although challenges don't register completion until
-after completing the mandatory mission for the Consortium, any areas you went to
-beforehand, though not counted, can be visited again to count toward the
-challenge.
-Docker - Dock at as many different stations as possible.
-Description - By "different" it means "not the same one you just left", so don't
-bother listing all the stations and try to dock at each one because that won't
-work.
-Traveler - Move a certain amount of distance.
-Booster - Travel a certain distance using boost.
-Burner - Travel a certain distance using afterburner.
-Warper - Warp into new zones a certain number of times.
-Description - By "warp" it means using SHIFT platforms, and by "new" it again
-means "not the one you were just at".
-                         - Mission Challenges [CLMI] -
-For more information on what side missions fall into each category see the
-Standard Side Missions (SMS) section of this guide.
-Killer - Complete kill or destroy missions
-Defender - Complete defend object or NPC missions
-Seeker - Complete locate object or NPC missions
-Spy - Complete spy missions
-Description - See the (SPY) section of the Side Missions guide for more in-depth
-information.
-Explorer - Complete explore or scout missions
-Courier - Complete courier or escort missions
-Collector - Complete use or acquire missions
-                         - Combat Challenges [CLCO] -
-Most of these challenges can be completed inadvertently by joining the faction's
-enemy and completing their story and/or side missions. Kills by sentients count
-toward these challenges.
-Consortium Bankrupter - Kill Consortium ships
-Cop Retirer - Kill Praetorian ships
-Syndicate Slayer - Kill Syndicate ships
-Military Enforcer - Kill Dominion or Order ships
-Legion Bane - Kill Dark Legion ships
-Description - Webweave and Legion Raid missions seem like the obvious choice
-here but the best way to rack up the Legion kill count is by engaging the
-Splitters in the Ark Raid mission since it counts as a kill each time a Splitter
-splits.
-Asteroid Clearer - Destroy asteroids
-Critter Killer - Kill critters
-Description - Critters, also known as space mites, are the little dots you can
-see flying around aimlessly in certain regions like Asteria's Icy Wastes. They
-have the same appearance as the Vanid which can be found in areas like the
-Erebus zone's Hive region but are not the same behavior wise or in challenge
-criteria fulfillment. Critters are not hostile towards you and that's how you
-can tell the difference, so squash the bugs every chance you get because there
-are no missions where you can engage them inadvertently.
-Pincushion - Take Damage
-Unstoppable - Die many times
-                         - Weapon Challenges [CLW] -
-Sentient attacks (and presumably autoguns) count toward both the damage and kill
-challenges listed here as well.
-Beamer - Cause damage with beam weapons
-Missiler - Cause damage with missile weapons
-Pulser - Cause damage with pulse weapons
-Torpedoer - Cause damage with torpedo weapons
-Mine-iac - Cause damage with mine weapons
-Beam Kill - Kills obtained with beam weapons
-Missile kill - Kills obtained with missile weapons
-Pulser kill - Kills obtained with pulse weapons
-Torpedo kill - Kills obtained with torpedo weapons
-Mine Kill - Kills obtained with mine weapons
-                         - Acquisition Challenges [CLA] -
-Shopaholic - Buy as many ships or pieces of equipment as possible.
-Description - Contrary to its description, Shopaholic is based on the amount of
-credits spent not number of items purchased.
-Improver - Get as many upgrades as possible.
-Description - upgrades can be acquired by looting them off some destroyed ships,
-occasionally mined out of asteroids, or completing standard side missions.
-Desynther - Desynth as many upgrades as possible.
-Description - Upgrades cannot be sold but they can be broken down into crystals
-to "feed" to sentients. Desynthesize enough unwanted upgrades by selecting the
-option in the upgrades section of the Quickview menu and you'll complete this
-challenge eventually.
-Temper - Earn as many temporary power-ups as possible
-Reddy - Mine as many red crystals as possible.
-Yellower - Mine as many yellow crystals as possible.
-Bluey - Mine as many blue crystals as possible
-Greener - Mine as many green crystals as possible.
-Mixer - Create as many black crystals as possible.
-Description - See the (QSE) section of the Quickview guide for more information
-on the creation and function of black crystals.
-Rainbow Chaser - Earn as many prismatic crystals as possible.
-Description - See the (QSE) section of the Quickview guide for more information
-on the acquisition methods and function of prismatic crystals.
-                         - Consortium Challenges [CLC] -
-Trader - Sell as many trade goods as possible.
-Description - Sell items from your cargo hold, not weapons/sentients. This
-appears to only advance when using the analogous shared sentient ability.
-Miner - Mine as many pieces of ore as possible.
-Roller - Evade as many beam attacks as possible.
-Description - It's not clear if the roll glitch outlined in the Mad Skillz
-section as it might not register with this challenge unless it's functioning
-normally.
-Feigner - Fool as many enemies as possible into stopping their attacks. (Using
-the Feign Death ability if that wasn't apparent) It's not clear if tricking
-missiles counts toward the completion of this challenge. If it does, the most
-convenient place to do so would likely be the Path of the Dead battleship as
-when it's not near the escort target, it fires four missiles at a time and
-nothing else.
-                         - Praetorian Challenges [CLP] -
-Scanner - Scan as many targets as possible.
-Description - You must be actively in the Praetorian faction, and the scan
-targets must be Consortium ships.
-Star Employee - Earn as many credits from a wage as possible.
-Description - This one's a little odd, as there doesn't seem to be any way of
-determining what is necessary to fulfill the criteria for this challenge. It
-seems like a given that you have to be in the Praetorian faction, but as for
-what you need to do, that's not so obvious. I think that patrolling zones helps,
-but your best bet will probably be completing standard side missions and
-destroying Syndicate ships.
-Revealer - Unmask as many criminals transporting illegal goods as possible.
-Description - Again you must actively be in the Praetorian faction, and again
-the scan targets must be Consortium ships. You also need at least one point in
-the scan skill because you won't be able to detect illegal goods otherwise. When
-a Consortium ship turns hostile after scanning it, it means you've exposed its
-illegal cargo.
-Judge - Stop as many criminals transporting illegal goods as possible.
-Description - Surprisingly you can actually advance this challenge without
-actually being in the Praetorian faction. You can earn points this challenge,
-by scanning and destroying Syndicate ships while apart of the Order, Dominion,
-or Consortium, if you have at least one point in this skill. But not while a
-member of the Praetorian faction, and obviously not the Syndicate. Otherwise,
-you need to destroy the Consortium ships that become hostile after scanning and
-revealing their illegal cargo.
-Undercover - Use the undercover ability to observe as many enemies as possible.
-Description - You do not need to be in visual range of enemies or be moving for
-this challenge to register, you can even advance it while docked at a station.
-Shielder - Absorb as much damage as possible using Supershield.
-Description - Having DPS sentients with high level Energy Regeneration skills
-and/or an analogous ability upgrade will make this challenge easier.
-Repairer - Repair as many Spynet satellites as possible.
-Description - I'll provide the locations of the various satellites below. You do
-not have to be out of combat to repair spynet satellites.
-Asteria Zone: Ghost Zone and Icy Wastes regions
-Erebus Zone: Habitation, Power Generation, and Pit regions.
-Leviathan Zone: Left/West half of the ship's Solar Collectors, Power Core, and
-Control Regions
-The Graveyard Zone: Radzone and Breaker's Yard regions.
-The Tempest Zone: North edge of the Research Outpost and Gauntlet (just above
-the halfway point)
-Solaria Zone: Cauldron and Glassica regions.
-Tartarus Zone: Northern edge of Dimensional Gate and Chrona Farm (next to the
-little plus sign that's 1 of 7 and furthest to the East).
-The Crucible Zone: Mintek Headquarters (southernmost portion of the buildings),
-and Nexus regions.
-Shadowrift Zone: City Ruins and Catacombs regions.
-Spynet satellites will reset their status, i.e. you can repair them again,
-whenever you use a SHIFT platform, but NOT after dying, completing missions,
-docking at stations, etc.
-                         - Syndicate Challenges [CLS] -
-Hijacker - Hijack as many enemy ships as possible.
-Description - The best way to do this is to get a strong beam weapon upgrade to
-give yourself an offensive advantage, have the flares skill to counter missiles,
-and hijack Consortium cargo ships while using the roll glitch. Since the hijack
-skill isn't interrupted when avoiding beam attacks your enemies will be
-helpless.
-Looter - Steal as much loot from destroyed enemies as possible.
-Description - You must be actively apart of the Syndicate in order for this
-challenge to be completed, but it will register even if your cargo hold is full
-upon looting items enemies drop.
-Cloaker - Travel as far as possible while cloaked.
-Description - Just like with the Undercover skill, you don't have to be moving
-in order to advance this challenge, and can even do so while docked.
-Scavenger - Scavenge as many temporary power-ups as possible.
-Description - Not only do you have to actively be in the faction in order to
-advance the challenge, but you also have to have at least 1 point put into the
-ability of the same name.
-Hacker - Hack as many Spynet satellites as possible.
-Description - I'll provide the locations of the various satellites below. You do
-not have to be out of combat to hack spynet satellites.
-Asteria Zone: Clearing Area and Prospector Field regions.
-Erebus Zone: Processing Plant and Core regions
-Leviathan Zone: Control and the trench dividing the Communications Array and
-Solar Collectors regions.
-The Graveyard Zone: Wraithmist and between Cemetery and Monument of the Fallen,
-just before reaching the Sentinal Gate region.
-The Tempest Zone: Just to the West of the Ruined Biosphere region (on the edge
-of No Man's Land), and the Wilderness region East of Fort Bravo.
-Solaria Zone: Sea of Fire and between the Ventrica and Eden regions.
-Tartarus: SE corner of the Recycler region and Brink Science Outpost, near Theta
-Station.
-The Crucible Zone: Cold Storage and Metropolis regions.
-Shadowrift Zone: Western edge of Infection Island and Impact Site regions.
-Spynet satellites will reset their status (i.e. you can hack them again)
-whenever you use a SHIFT platform but NOT after dying, completing missions,
-docking at stations, etc.
-                         - Military Challenges [CLM] -
-Warlord - Win as many warzones as possible.
-Resupplier - Capture as many resupply points as possible.
-Description - Like the faction military mission, this challenge is advanced when
-capturing carrier spawn points, not just supply points.
-Carrier Bane - Destroy as many enemy carriers as possible.
-Description - You'll have to allow the enemy to do their own thing if you want
-them to capture a carrier spawn point. I recommend, going off and mining for
-crystals you wait.
-Battle Bane - Destroy as many enemy battleships as possible.
-Legioneer - Win as many Dark Legion Raids as possible
-Description - You have to play until all waves of attack have concluded, you
-can't complete a few waves and quit.
-Dazzler - Use the Flares ability as many times as possible.
-                         - Sentient Challenges [CLSE] -
-Damager - Deal as much damage with the sentient as possible.
-Leveler - Gain as many sentient levels as possible
-Healer - Heal as much damage with a sentient as possible.
-Description - The Healer sentient's recharge skill most certainly counts toward
-this challenge's completion, and it's likely that the Repair ability's hull
-restoration function counts as well. What's not clear is whether the shield
-reboot part of Repair and the passive Hull Regeneration abilities count too.
-Tractorer - Tractor as many enemies as possible.
-Description - You can use either the Tractor Beam OR Knockback abilities, and
-you can use them on the same target multiple times.
-Disabler - Disable as many enemies as possible.
-Debuffer - Debuff the shields of as many enemies as possible.
-Description - This is referring to the Shield Short ability.
-Enhancer - Enhance the energy, armor, or damage for as many friends as possible.
-Description - This counts when using the abilities on yourself, though things
-will obviously go faster when using it on multiple other allies. The best
-opportunity to do this is during warzone missions when several allied ships
-eventually migrate to the enemy battleship.
-=====Sentient Information Guide =====
-Sentients are a big part of the game, after all they're featured in the story
-and have their own game in the form of Fusion: Sentient. You can have a maximum
-of 5 sentients, even though the weapon/sentient total is 15. Having the right
-knowledge regarding sentient abilities can make a big difference in battle,
-which is why I'm going to list and evaluate them here. I'll also provide a quick
-look at sentient rarity, but that will be all. If you want to know more about
-how to use or upgrade a sentient, see section (QSE) of the Quickview guide.
-Keep in mind that a cargo ship can use sentient skills at nauseam without using
-energy, so go nuts. This is particularly useful for sentient-based challenges
-dependent upon using their abilities to harm enemies/heal allies. Also, Armor
-Increase, Damage Increase, Energize, and Recharge apply to you as well, not just
-friendly ships. Lastly, s sentient's offensive weapon(s) strength is tied to
-your ship's tier level, the higher the the tier, the more powerful its weapon.
-Although you may not notice it, the healer sentient DOES have an offensive
-weapon. It fires missiles that are not as conspicuous as the tank and DPS
-sentient's beams and pulse blasts, so don't neglect leveling up its offensive
-attributes.
-The weapons that sentients use are capable of being purchased from the
-Consortium and include the following:
-Tank sentient - A/B/C/G Beams
-DPS sentient - Dirge Rail Gun Mk. 1/2/3/4 (primary weapon, the secondary weapon
-doesn't appear to have an analog).
-Healer sentient - C1/2/3/4-Hawkeye missiles
-                           - Sentient Rarity [SIR] -
-Sentients come in 5 different rarities. Going from least to greatest, there's
-Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Common and Uncommon variants can
-be purchased in nearly any station store in the galaxy, with the Common ones
-costing 1,000 credits, and the Uncommon ones costing 10,000 credits. The other
-versions of the sentients can be acquired in one of three ways: 1) By being
-transferred through the tie-in game Fusion Sentient. 2) By purchasing them
-through the in-game online auction store (which I have heard is glitch and
-should be avoided at all costs for reasons I do not know). or 3) By having it
-dropped by the Librarian sub-boss in the Ark Raid mission (this is not a common
-occurrence, and you must have 14 or less total weapons/sentients AND 4 or less
-total sentients).
-The characteristics of the sentient rarities are as follows:
-- Common Sentients are "Gun-Metal" grey, cost 1,000 credits and sell for 900
-credits, and have 32 levels.
-- Uncommon Sentients are green, cost 10,000 credits and sell for 9,000 credits,
-and have 40 levels.
-- Rare Sentients are Dark Blue, sell for 45,000 credits, and have 48 levels.
-- Epic Sentients are Pink, Sell for 90,000 credits, and have 56 levels.
-- Legendary Sentients are Orange, sell for 450,000 credits, and have 64 levels.
-(Sale prices are based off of in-game station stores, not the average online
-auction prices, it also does not change regardless of level or point
-distribution)
-                   - Tank Sentient, and Ability Evaluation [SIT] -
-The first sentient you gain access to, the Tank Sentient, is in the middle when
-it comes to offensive strength and ability usefulness in my opinion. Recommended
-number of sentients of this type - 1
-The Following information is based upon the MAXIMUM possible statistical ratings
-that are boosting by assigning attribute points, which are gained by "feeding"
-sentients Black Crystals. Again, see (QSE) of the Quickview guide for more
-information.
-Shield Short - Nullifies part of enemy shields for 10 seconds.
-Evaluation - Cutting off an enemy's shields to strike at the Hull underneath is
-great and all that, but you'll want to use tractor beam to keep the ship from
-turning the unaffected half of the shield to face you. In case you didn't deduce
-this from the previous statement, Shield Short only effects either the fore or
-aft section of shields. It will also be next to useless in PVP matches against
-opponents with high Abation skills. But this ability IS useful when used in
-conjunction with the Hijack ability.
-Taunt - Taunts an enemy into attacking the sentient for 50 seconds.
-Evaluation - Hands down the most useless ability of the lot, taunt makes your
-enemies target the Tank sentient instead of you. But how that's supposed to be
-any kind of an advantage when you still take damage is beyond me. Your rear
-shields are still harmed, there's no visual indication that that the ability
-has taken effect, and it's also pretty fickle, probably requiring you to
-manually target specific enemies for it to work properly. I'm not sure if you
-can avoid hull damage damage, but again, it's not very reliable so I'd hardly
-count on it in an emergency anyway.
-Tractor Beam - Slows down the movement off the targeted enemy for 10 seconds.
-Evaluation - This ability slows down enemies to a crawl, allowing you pin down
-particularly slippery enemies that would otherwise be too difficult to hijack or
-hit with missiles. While it's again useless against PVP opponents with high
-Abation skills, and hardly a game-changing tide-turner, it's a decent enough
-ability to consider.
-Armor Increase - Ionizes friendly ships, absorbing 40% of any damage inflicted
-for 30 seconds.
-Evaluation - This ability absorbs a portion of damage rather than marginally
-boosting hull/shields, which is important to note, because if it did it wouldn't
-be useful at all for high tier cruisers with the maximum amount of shields/hull.
-Although it can't match/exceed 50% at its maximum level it's still a pretty
-potent form of protection that makes you and your allies that much stronger for
-a time. (Note: This ability CANNOT stack with the Undercover ability and absorb
-% of damage so don't even bother trying it).
-Shield Regeneration - Increases the ship's shield regeneration rate by 200%.
-Evaluation - Passive abilities are always good to have and you'll most certainly
-want to have this one, as Shield Regeneration greatly increases the rate at
-which shields are recovered. Although you still have to deal with the delay
-beforehand, which can be circumvented with the Healer sentient's Repair ability,
-it's still a must-have.
-                   - DPS Sentient, and Ability Evaluation [SID] -
-DPS sentients are pretty lackluster, in fact were it not for its passive ability
-I probably wouldn't bother with them at all. Recommended number of sentients of
-this type - 2
-The Following information is based upon the MAXIMUM possible statistical ratings
-that are boosting by assigning attribute points, which are gained by "feeding"
-sentients Black Crystals. Again, see (QSE) of the Quickview guide for more
-information.
-Primary Weapon - Increases the power of the pirmary weapon that the sentient
-uses.
-Evaluation - You know that expression, "you can polish a turd but it's still a
-turd"? Well the same principle pretty much applies here, you can increase the
-Dirge Rail Gun's power, but it's still a Dirge Rail Gun. (Note that the DPS
-sentient is the only type affected by changing sentient mood to aggressive
-(noted in the (QSE) section of the guide), and will make it more likely to hit
-its targets. This will also potentially make it more difficult to activate its
-abilities since it won't be close to you most of the time).
-Power Weapon - Increases the power of the secondary weapon that the sentient
-uses.
-Evaluation - You may have asked yourself, "a stronger weapon for the sentient to
-use, and a more accurate beam weapon no less, why WOULDN'T I want that?!?" Five
-words: Energy cost and default status. The title of "Power Weapon" refers to
-more than just strength, it also drains energy, even with Energy Regeneration
-set as high as possible. And while you might want to have the ability on
-SOMEtimes but not others, the ability is on by default when equipped, so you
-have to tinker in the menus to assign the skill, exit out and use it, and then
-go back in the menus to assign the skill you really want. If you don't use power
-weapons or abilities that would otherwise detract from your energy pool then I
-guess it's not a bad option to have on all the time for added firepower.
-Personally though, I like to not put any points in the skill at all.
-Disable - Stops the target from using special abilities for 20 seconds.
-Evaluation - While it's not as useful against NPC enemies as shield short or
-tractor beam are, PVP opponents have to wait twice as long as the aforementioned
-abilities before they recover. Use it at the right time and your opponent will
-be utterly helpless.
-Damage Increase - Increases the damage of nearby friendly units by 40% for 30
-seconds.
-Evaluation - The DPS sentient's answer to the Tank sentient's Armor Increase,
-this ability increases weapon damage by a solid amount. However, it's more
-useful to you than to allies in Warzone or Legion Raid missions since their
-damage values are lower than yours, so your better off using Armor Increase in
-those missions to keep them alive as target fodder while you do most of the
-work. Though that's not to say that you can't boost the ships with BOTH
-abilities, just that I prefer the other skill if forced to choose between the
-two.
-Energy Regeneration - Increases the ship's shield regeneration rate by 200%.
-Evaluation - This is where it's at baby, this is the ability that makes a DPS
-sentient worth having!  A single DPS sentient with this skill maxed out can
-completely negate the energy drain of an Afterburner skill that's leveled high
-enough, make a KL-088's energy drain practically non-existent, or let you use
-the Afterburner skill while Undercover for longer. Plus, since passive abilities
-stack, that means multiple DPS sentients can compensate completely for weapons
-like torpedoes, or even skills like Supershield.
-                   - Healer Sentient, and Ability Evaluation [SIH] -
-The Healer sentients are the best on average in my book, striking a good balance
-of weapon strength and ability usefulness. Recommended number of sentients of
-this type - 1
-The Following information is based upon the MAXIMUM possible statistical ratings
-that are boosting by assigning attribute points, which are gained by "feeding"
-sentients Black Crystals. Again, see (QSE) of the Quickview guide for more
-information.
-Repair - Constantly repairs 50 units of hull and reboots the shields.
-Evaluation - Probably its most useful ability, using it in conjunction with
-a Tank sentient's passive ability will can bring your shields from non-existent,
-to completely full in a matter of seconds. You still have to avoid enemy fire,
-but for far less time. It also repairs hull damage at the cost of energy, but
-will do so whether you're taking damage or not.
-Recharge - Restores 200 units of shield energy to all nearby friendly units.
-Evaluation - This ability doesn't boost your shields/allied shields by that
-much, but when used continuously in conjunction with a cargo ship you can be a
-VERY difficult target to take down. This ability is also good to have on hand
-for the Ark Raid Path of the Dead section.
-Knockback - Knocks back up to 20 nearby enemies.
-Evaluation - A minor nuisance in PVP, and completely worthless against NPC
-enemies, this ability is a complete dud because it doesn't push enemies that
-far back, doesn't increase in range as the number of affected enemies increases,
-and can't even be used often enough to be a novelty. It's at least worth noting
-that it can advance the Tractor Sentient Challenge, but you're better off
-advancing that with the Tractor Beam.
-Energize - Increases the energy capacity of friendly ships by 40% for 30
-seconds.
-Evaluation - A potential 80 pt. increase to energy reserves sounds nice, but
-with no boost to regeneration rate, a 30 second duration, energy cost of its
-own, and NPCs possessing an infinite amount of energy, this ability is another
-dud.
-Hull Regeneration - Increases the hull regeneration rate of the ship by 200%.
-Evaluation - Potentially the weakest of the 3 passive abilities, it's still
-worth investing in. Hull Regeneration will, in spite of its high percentage
-total, slowly but surely repair hull damage at all times. Note that although
-this applies during temporary invincibility, you will not be able to re-enter
-the state immediately after recovering a small amount of health, you still have
-to wait until the set amount of time has passed.
-Also worth noting is the unique nature of the ability. Hull Regeneration, like
-Shield Regeneration's performance, is dependent upon the ship it's being applied
-to. Since some ships have stronger/weaker shields/hull, the number of points
-restored differs from ship to ship because the rate of regeneration is a fixed
-percentage. That means that ships with higher shields/hull will have more points
-per second restored whenever the ability is active. But since Hull Regeneration
-is active at all times, and passive abilities stack, you can probably see where
-this is going. A ship with a strong Hull like a tier 4 cruiser, (ideally a
-Dominion cruiser), coupled with a Healer sentient or two with high Hull
-Regeneration stats can potentially recover hull damage faster than it can be
-depleted!
-                   - Shared Sentient Ability Evaluation [SIS] -
-The Following information is based upon the MAXIMUM possible statistical ratings
-that are boosting by assigning attribute points, which are gained by "feeding"
-sentients Black Crystals. However, said attribute points actually makes 2 skills
-in this category LESS effective if you just look at the listed times, when in
-actuality, they do not change from their values prior to "feeding" the
-sentient. Therefore, I'm going to list BOTH values so that you understand the
-contrast. Again, see (QSE) of the Quickview guide for more information.
-Mining - Allows the ship to mine nearby asteroids with a mining time of 14
-seconds (listed statistic post-attribute point assignment), AKA 7 seconds (the
-actual statistic observed post-attribute point assignment, and listed statistic
-pre-attribute point assignment).
-Evaluation - Considering sentients can mine faster than you (though not when the
-Harvest skill is leveled up), and you can have up to 4 out at a time, this skill
-is pretty useful. You'll want to pair it with the looter skill and a cargo ship
-with nothing but sentients to get the most out of this ability.
-Looting - Allows the sentient to loot any items that can be picked up with a
-range of 10
-Evaluation - This ability is both a blessing and a curse. It enables sentients
-to detect, and fly to, salvage, power-ups, crystals, etc. and pick them up for
-you so that you don't have to line up your ship and do it yourself (which is
-particularly irritating while in slower ships). But unfortunately, sentients
-cannot venture farther than the edges of the screen, but will continue to try
-and get something that's out of their reach. In combat, this results in the
-sentients being too far to use their abilities or attack most enemies. Sentient
-pickup range can be as restricted as practically right next to it, or the
-entirety of the area being viewed. I advise taking it slow and finding a range
-that works for you, ideally one that's really close to the edges of the screen
-without going beyond them.
-Trading - Allows the sentient to travel to a station to sell items with a travel
-time of 40 seconds (listed statistic post-attribute point assignment), AKA 20
-seconds (the actual statistic observed post-attribute point assignment, and
-listed statistic pre-attribute point assignment).
-Evaluation - Trading is a minor convenience, but a convenience nonetheless. You
-won't need more than 1 sentient with this skill, but said sentient must be
-visibly equipped if you want to use it.
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-                   - Weapons: Statistics and Recommendations -
-                                     [XXIII]
-                        - Weapon Type Analysis [WTA] -
-There are many different types of weapons in the game, and they have different
-strengths and weaknesses which I'll be listing here to give you an idea of what
-to expect. There are three basic weapon types that are represented in every
-faction's ships and purchase options: Pulse, Beam, and Missile weapons. The
-other weapon types are torpedoes, mines, and autoguns and can only be acquired
-by spending reward points or being dropped by certain major enemies.
-- Pulse weapons fire manually aimed rapid-fire projectiles at targets that were
-presumably meant to be countered with the Supershield ability before being
-changed to prevent all weapons fire. Pulse weapons have no specific counter but
-have a handicap in the form of a reduced rate of fire if used for to long
-without pause. However, tier 1 pulse weapons (and pulse weapons scaled down on
-tier 1 ships) don't overheat and slow down, with the exception of the Battlegun.
-The Pulse weapon's handicap can also be compensated for by equipping them to
-Consortium Heavy Fighters or any faction's cruisers.
-- Beam weapons fire long blasts of energy and fire for longer periods of time
-and do more damage the longer the weapon is locked on for. Beam weapons are
-accurate, tend to have long range, and most will jump to another locked on
-target after the last one has been destroyed. The beam weapon's handicap
-involves the fact that many fighters will roll and avoid most of the first
-shot's damage, forcing you to lock on and fire again.
-- Missile weapons fire warheads that track down and detonate on targets, flying
-faster the longer the weapon is locked on for (though not farther). Missile
-weapons are quite strong but are limited to their speed and turning arc, making
-them less effective against small and nimble targets like Vanid. Missiles also
-must be aimed at a enemies with a certain degree of precision, as you can easily
-lock on to the wrong target when there are large clusters of enemies. Missiles
-can also be wasted if they collide with asteroids, meteors, or other ships en
-route to the intended target. Lastly, the countermeasure used against missiles
-is the Flares ability, which draws the missile away by making it chase a new
-cluster of heat signatures.
-- Torpedo weapons fire very powerful energy projectiles rather than warheads
-like you might have been expecting. Torpedoes can be devastating when used
-against cargo ships, cruisers, and other large-scale ships, but diminish in
-effectiveness when used against fighters because of the enemy's maneuverability
-and small size. Torpedo weapons also drain energy with every shot, necessitating
-precise shots with time to recharge, and/or the pairing with a DPS sentient's
-Energy Regeneration boost.
-- Mines are powerful explosive weapons that are set with the right
-bumper/shoulder button and detonate on contact with enemy ships. Mines are only
-really useful during Legion Raid missions and some missions where they're
-supplied for faction story missions. Since the enemy ships have to actually come
-in contact with the mine to be damaged you need to either place them in choke
-points or use maneuverable fighters to get right on top of your enemy to
-deploy the mine. In spite of their many handicaps, mines tend to do much more
-damage at a time than other weapons.
-- Autoguns are turrets that are another point-defense weapon set with the right
-bumper/shoulder button that's most useful in certain preset missions and Legion
-Raid missions. Again the weapons are immobile, but with one exception (the
-Thumper Autogun) they doesn't need to be. Each of the three autogun types uses
-either missiles, beams, or pulse weapons to engage enemies. The handicap for
-autoguns is the need to be near the weapon to ensure enemies coming for you will
-be engaged by it, and its lengthy period of time before being able to be
-deployed again.
-                           - Statistics Intro [WSI] -
-I'm going to list various weapons and statistics so you can be informed of their
-ups and downs through and through BEFORE spending you hard earned
-credits/points. First however, a reminder: I have not played PVP matches so I
-won't be listing much that you can't find out yourself. That said, I WILL point
-you in the right direction to judge for yourself by listing missions that
-feature them as presets so you won't be completely blind.
-You can only have a maximum of 15 weapons/sentients, and while you can only have
-sentients, there is no limit to consider outside of the 15 with regards to
-weapons. Though it wouldn't be wise to have nothing but weapons in your
-inventory When purchasing weapons, red text means that you cannot afford the
-weapon, yellow means that you can afford it but it will have to be scaled down,
-and green means that you can both afford it and it will work at full power. When
-a weapon is scaled down, its attributes reflect that of one who's level is the
-same as your ship's tier. This does NOT mean however, that a level 4 weapon
-equipped to say a tier 1 ship will reduce the strength of the weapon
-indefinitely, it just changes depending on the ship it's equipped to. Speaking
-of weapon attributes, unlike ships, the menus do not take into account damage
-or rate of fire augments from stats, sentient boosts, or upgrades.
-Weapon classification, RoF (rate of fire), range, and energy costs (for beam
-weapons it's based on the cost at maximum lock on) are consistent from weapon to
-weapon of the same basic name but different tier, therefore I will only list
-them for the tier 1 weapon rather than repeat the same information 3 more times.
-Likewise, weapon tier level advances the same way every time, starting from
-lowest and ending in highest, and always 4 in total, so I won't be listing the
-tier level of the weapons at all. (FYI, DPS means damage per second in case you
-didn't already know.) Range refers to the weapon's effectiveness based upon
-distance. Close range weapons do more damage when you're near the enemy, long
-range weapons do more damage when you're farther away, and medium range weapons
-appear to do well at any distance.
-The rate of fire statistic sadly isn't consistent from weapon to weapon.
-Sometimes weapons with higher RoF fire incredibly slow, while others are pretty
-damn fast. For example, many pulse weapons have an RoF of 8, but fire
-projectiles faster than Deathshrike Legion mines which have an RoF of 3.
-Conversely, the Deathshrike Legion mines have an RoF of 3, but the Deathshrike
-mine V has an RoF of 1.5 yet fires twice as fast. Most pulse weapons have an RoF
-of 8, the Praetorian pulse weapon fires much faster and has an RoF of 15, but
-the Battlegun has an RoF of 1 in spite of firing about as fast as the Praetorian
-weapon. In short, in spite of copying the RoF as seen in the game it's nigh
-impossible to know what it means.
-                           - Consortium Weapons [WC] -
-Spike A - Beam, Classification - Beam, DPS - 39, RoF - 0, Cost - 2,000 credits,
-Range - Medium, Description - A high-energy gravity-wave weapon. Popular for
-its cost and reliability, but surpassed by other beam weapons.
-Slash B - Beam, DPS - 77, Cost - 3,000 credits, Description - Upgrade of the
-Spike A - Beam, this gravity-wave weapon is effective at long range and against
-armored targets.
-Crusher C - Beam, DPS - 154, Cost - 10,125 credits, Description - Improved
-version of the Slash B - Beam, highly effective with sustained bursts of
-particle energy.
-Rupture G - Beam, DPS - 553, Cost - 22,781 credits, Description - The pinnacle
-of Consortium tech, the Rupture is coveted among free traders and operatives
-alike for its sheer destructive power.
-Dirge Rail Gun Mk. I, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 2,285 credits, DPS - 36,
-Rof - 8, Range - Medium, Description - Of Maris design, with huge slugs of metal
-magnetically accelerated to high velocity to the target. Crude but effective.
-Dirge Rail Gun Mk. II, Cost - 3,428 credits, DPS - 71, Description - Uses
-improved magnetic channels and aluminum rounds coated in a synthetic alloy
-specifically to punch through targets.
-Dirge Rail Gun Mk. III, Cost - 11,571 credits, DPS - 145, Description - using a
-secret Maris technique, the magnetic couplers have been coated in an unknown
-substance that accelerates the round at deadly speed.
-Dirge Rail Gun Mk. IV, Cost - 26,035 credits, DPS - 289, Description -
-Custom-made on Maris Prime and coveted by fighter jocks of any faction.
-Fast-reloading and hard-hitting, the Dirge Mk. IV is the ultimate in rail-gun
-technology.
-C1-Hawkeye, Classification - Missile, Cost - 2,666 credits, DPS - 97, RoF - 1,
-Range - medium, Description - A tried and tested missile, possessing a good
-balance of turn rate and speed.
-C2-Hawkeye, Cost - 4,000, credits, DPS - 178, Description - Upgraded version of
-the C1 - Hawkeye, boasting improved damage potential.
-C3-Hawkeye, Cost - 13,500 credits, DPS - 372, Description - Upgraded version of
-the Hawkeye missile, boasting significantly improved damage potential.
-C4-Hawkeye, Cost - 30,374 credits, DPS - 744, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Hawkeye missile, boasting devastating damage potential.
-                           - Syndicate Weapons [WS] -
-Reaver Antimatter Cannon Mk. I, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 3,426 credits,
-DPS - 60, Rof - 4, Range - Long, Description - Slow-firing, highly damaging
-bolts of antimatter that are harmless until they come in contact with matter.
-Most effective at range.
-Reaver Antimatter Cannon Mk. II, Cost - 5,142 credits, DPS - 121, Description -
-Launches devastating bolts of antimatter at the target with an improved firing
-rate.
-Reaver Antimatter Cannon Mk. III, Cost - 17,357 credits, DPS - 242, Description
-- Modified to more quickly assemble antimatter particles for a faster firing
-rate.
-Reaver Antimatter Cannon Mk. IV, Cost - 39,053 credits, DPS - 434, Description -
-Delivers slow-firing, highly damaging bolts of antimatter that are harmless
-until they com in contact with matter. Most effective at range.
-Incinerator Plasma-Thrower, Classification - Beam, Cost - 2,500 credits, DPS -
-, RoF - 0, Range - Close, Description - High-damaging short-range plasma
-stream popular with Syndicate mercenaries. Deadly in close quarters but
-inaccurate at long range.
-Incinerator II Plasma-Thrower, Cost - 4,100 credits, DPS - 111, Description -
-Deadly close quarters upgrade of the original that discharges a powerful stream
-of superheated plasma. Requires recharging.
-Incinerator III Plasma-Thrower, Cost - 12,656 credits, DPS - 266, Description -
-Developed by Warlord Cinnefato effectively throw a longer and more sustained
-burst of plasma.
-Incinerator IV Plasma Cannon, Cost - 28,476 credits, DPS - 444, Description -
-The height of plasma technology pirated from Convocation research; the deadliest
-close-combat weapon in known space.
-Piledriver I, Classification - Missile, Cost - 4,000 credits, DPS - 101, RoF -
-, Range - Medium, Description - A Syndicate-hacked version of Order technology.
-All navigation has been sacrificed to produce a super-fast missile that starts
-off slow and is capable of high damage.
-Piledriver II, Cost - 6,000 credits, DPS - 184, Description - Upgraded version
-of the Piledriver missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Piledriver III, Cost - 20,250 credits, DPS - 404, Description - Upgraded version
-of the Piledriver missile, boasting significantly improved damage potential.
-Piledriver IV, Cost - 45,562 credits, DPS - 775, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Piledriver missile, boasting devastating damage potential.
-                          - Praetorian Weapons [WP] -
-Like their ships, Praetorian weapons cost 50% less than the average price of
-weapons in the same category and tier but are no less effective.
-Crackshot LR, Classification - Beam, Cost - 1,250 credits, DPS - 64, RoF - 0,
-Range - Long, Description - Accurate long-range energy weapon used by the
-Praetoriate. Valued for its accuracy, which guarantees a hit on enemy ships.
-Crackshot LR II, Cost - 2,050 credits, DPS - 128, Description - Upgrade of the
-Cracshot LR, this long-range weapon fires penetrating guided rounds with
-destructive results
-Crackshot LR III, Cost - 6,328 credits, DPS - 255, Description - Next-Generation
-long-range precision weapon that fires solid-slug rounds with internal guidance
-systems.
-Crackshot LR IV, Cost - 14,238 credits, DPS - 510, Description -
-High-performance ordinance that puts a solid-slug round on target from distance
-with improved tracking.
-Pulse Hi-EX I, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 1,714 credits, DPS - 44, RoF - 15,
-Range - Close, Description - Fast-firing Praetorian-issue. Fires high energy
-projectiles toward the target using Qui pulse technology.
-Pulse Hi-Ex II, Cost - 2,571 credits, DPS - 90, Description - With its improved
-cyclical rate, this weapon fires a constant stream of energy at the target.
-Pulse Hi-Ex III, Cost - 8,678 credits, DPS - 179, Description - Thanks to
-proprietary Qui technology, the pulses are more rapidly energized and released
-for destructive effect.
-Pulse Hi-Ex IV, Cost - 19,526 credits, DPS - 350, Description - This Convocation
-mainstay was converted from anti-fighter ordinance to anti-armor for tactical
-missions requiring sustained firepower.
-Packhound v1, Classification - Missile, Cost - 2,000 credits, DPS - 101, RoF -
-, Range - Medium, Description - The standard issue missile on almost all
-Praetorian ships. can be fired multiple times in a short span of time, although
-damage is sacrificed.
-Packhount v2, Cost - 3,000 credits, DPS - 198, Description - Upgraded version of
-the Packhound missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Packhound v3, Cost - 10,125, DPS - 423, Description - Upgraded version of the
-Packhound missile, boasting significantly improved damage potential.
-Packhound v4, Cost - 22,781 credits, DPS - 808, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Packhound missile, boasting devastating damage potential.
-                           - Dominion Weapons [WD] -
-Phalanx Plasma Cannon Mk. I, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 2557 credits, DPS -
-, RoF - 8, Range - Close, Description - Charged shots of superheated balls of
-plasma are fired at the target with devastating anti-armor effects. Best at
-short range.
-Phalanx Plasma Cannon Mk. II, Cost - 4,285 credits, DPS - 74, Description - This
-upgraded version of the Phalanx has better range from improved long-barrel
-cooling technology.
-Phalanx Plasma Cannon Mk. III, Cost - 14,464 credits, DPS - 150, Description -
-The latest in plasma delivery technology, this model of the Phalanx delivers a
-more destructive round at range that gathers strength while in transit.
-Phalanx Plasma Cannon Mk. IV, Cost - 32,544 credits, DPS - 300, Description -
-The very latest in plasma cannon tech, the Phalanx delivers a large destructive
-bolt of pure plasma on target with devastating effects.
-Dominion Minigun, Classification - Beam, Cost - 3,000 credits, DPS - 55, RoF -
-, Range - Long, Description - A kinetic weapon introduced during the Colony
-Wars 50 years ago. Fires high-velocity shells at long range with fast lock time.
-Vanquisher Minigun, Cost - 4,000 credits, DPS - 111, Description - Enhanced
-version of the Decimator minigun that fires self-propelled shells at high rates
-of speed.
-Annihilator Minigun, Cost - 15,187 credits, DPS - 222, Description - Modified
-version used exclusively by the Basilisks, with improved kinetic stabilization
-to keep sustained fire on target.
-Reaper Minigun, Cost - 34,171 credits, DPS - 444, Description - Using applied
-gyro-stabilizers and solid-shell detonating warheads, the Reaper is more
-accurately characterized as a "mini-cannon".
-Creeping Death Mk. I, Classification - Missile, Cost - 3,333 credits, DPS - 105,
- RoF - 1, Range - Medium, Description - A slow Dominion-made missile with an
-excellent turning arc. Capable of high damage.
-Creeping Death Mk. II, Cost - 5,000 credits, DPS - 210, Description - Upgraded
-version of the Creeping Death missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Creeping Death Mk. III, Cost - 16,875, DPS - 420, Description - Upgraded version
-of the Creeping Death missile, boasting significantly improved damage potential.
-Creeping Death Mk. IV, Cost - 37,968 credits, DPS - 879, Description -
-Top-of-the-line version of the Creeping Death missile, boasting devastating
-damage potential.
-                            - Order Weapons [WO] -
-Devastator ES I, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 2,857 credits, DPS - 56, RoF -
-, Range - Long, Description - A ball of electrons glued together by Order
-nanotechnology. Critical mass is not achieved until high velocity so best used
-at long range.
-Devastator ES II, Cost - 4,285 credits, DPS - 114, Description - Improved range
-and magnetic clouds increase the speed of the projectile without compromising
-weapon's strength.
-Devastator ES III, Cost - 14,464 credits, DPS - 226, Description - A ball of
-electrons glued together by Order nanotechnology. Critical mass is not achieved
-until high velocity so best used at long range.
-Devastator ES IV, Cost - 32,544 credits, DPS - 449, Description - The cutting
-edge of electronic shunt technology, the Devastator creates a massive ball of
-pure fusion energy held together by nano-tethers.
-Purifier Light Laser, Classification - Beam, Cost - 3,000 credits, DPS - 55,
-RoF - 0, Range - Close, Description - Short-range high-damage beam of energy.
-While effective, the weapon does require recharging before use.
-Absolution Laser Assembly, Cost - 4,500 credits, DPS - 111, Description -
-Enhanced version of the Purifier Light Laser that fires a sustained beam of
-high-damage energy.
-Deliverance Custom Laser, Cost - 15,187 credits, DPS - 222, Description -
-Developed by Order scientists, the D - laser is a veritable torrent of fusion
-energy harnessed into a beam of incandescent weapons fire.
-Domination Laser, Cost - 34,171, DPS - 444, The highest level of Order beam
-technology, the Domination Laser is coveted by any who witness its deadly
-effects in combat.
-Piranha-A, Classification - Missile, Cost - 3,333 credits, DPS - 112, RoF - 1,
-Range - Medium, Description - A fast-moving missile from the Order's Evangelist
-Fleet technical laboratories. Hampered by low turning arc and low damage.
-Piranha-B, Cost - 5,000 credits, DPS - 216, Description - Upgraded version of
-the Piranha missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Piranha-C, Cost - 16,875, DPS - 431, Description - Upgraded version of the
-Piranha missile, boasting significantly improved damage potential.
-Piranha-D, Cost - 37,968 credits, DPS - 899, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Piranha missile, boasting devastating damage potential.
-                              - PVP Weapons [WP] -
-As I said in the introduction I do not have access to PVP weapons so I can't
-provide intimate statistical details, but I'll do all I can to give you an idea
-of what to expect.
-Viper Proximity Mine - Presumably the same as the Deathshike Legion Mine, just
-weaker and incapable of cloaking. This weapon can be tested in the Syndicate
-story mission "Skin of Your Teeth", Dominion preset mission "Waste Management",
-and the Order preset mission "Restoration of Order"
-Mongoose Proto Trap - A mobile mine that homes in on enemies that get close
-enough, the problem being that far more mines than necessary can end up chasing
-a target. This weapon can be seen in The Graveyard's Minefield region, tested in
-the Order story mission "Apostate", and the Order preset mission "Enemy Hands".
-Thumper Autogun - An autogun that fires pulse weapons if I'm not mistaken. Pulse
-weapons aren't as accurate as beams and will slow down after awhile so unless it
-could fire Battlegun rounds this probably wouldn't be a weapon you'd want. This
-weapon can be tested in the Consortium preset missions "Waste Management",
-"Enemy Hands", and the Order preset mission "Restoration of Order".
-KL-088 - Here's where the money is, this is an energy-based pulse weapon in the
-same rank as the Battlegun and Excruciator. Although it's meant to be a close
-range weapon it's not bad at medium range, and larger targets you use it against
-aren't maneuverable enough to avoid its fire. The KL - 088's energy drain is
-present but not overly ridiculous and can be countered with a well-leveled
-energy regeneration from a DPS sentient.
-This weapon can be tested in multiple preset missions including the Consortium's
-"Eye of the Needle", Syndicate's "Prototype Escort", "Mind the Minefield",
-"Cage Match", "Close to the Edge", "Quickbuck Crossing", "Information Shredder",
-and "Waste Management", Praetorian's "Information Shredder", and Dominion's
-"Eye of the Needle".
-Corona - The only other energy-based pulse weapon, and not that spectacular at
-that. It fires several pulse projectiles in a circular blast that looks like a
-firework going off. While certainly conducive to the "Shmup" genre, and not
-particularly weak per projectile, the energy drain is too significant to be
-worth using seriously in my opinion, but it's a nice novelty weapon.
-This weapon is always used against you in some capacity in the preset missions
-"Enemy Hands", "Catastrophe in the Catacombs", and by the cruisers in the
-"Fallen on Hard Times" missions. The only time you get to wield it is during the
-Syndicate preset mission "Frozen".
-Multi Missile - The only energy-based missile weapon in the game, the Multi
-Missile is quite the spectacle, firing several missiles in a swarm that
-violently arc and destroy the target. It's a solid weapon from what I've seen
-but despite firing multiple missiles, they won't divert to other targets after
-the first one has been destroyed like most beam weapons.
-This weapon can be tested in preset missions including the Consortium's
-"Defending the Icy Wastes", "Enemy Hands", Praetorian's "Wrath Unleashed", and
-"Space Mites", Dominion's "Defending the Icy Wastes", "Close to the Edge", and
-"Fire for Effect", Order's "Defending the Icy Wastes", "Fallen on Hard Times",
-and "Space Madness".
-                           - Warzone Weapons [WW] -
-WZN pt(s), means Warzone point(s), the points awarded to the player at the
-conclusion of a warzone mission. Although all of the torpedo weapons on this
-list have the same statistics, they vary in speed and projectile size, though
-the Legion Raid Corsair outclasses the lot of them in my book so you'll probably
-only care about the Battleguns.
-Silkworm I, Classification - Torpedo, Cost - 1 WZN pt., DPS - 120, RoF - 1,
-Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 20 points, Description - Highly damaging
-projectile with a good balance between speed and damage.
-Silkworm II, Cost - 10 WZN pts., DPS - 240, Description - Enhanced version of
-the Silkworm; a highly damaging projectile with a good balance between speed and
-damage.
-Silkworm III, Cost - 30 WZN pts., DPS - 479, Significantly enhanced version of
-the Silkworm; a highly damaging projectile with a good balance between speed and
-damage.
-Silkworm IV, Cost - 80 WZN pts., DPS - 959, Top-of-the-line version of the
-Silkworm; a highly damaging projectile with a good balance between speed and
-damage.
-Marauder I, Classification - Torpedo, Cost - 2 WZN pts., DPS - 120, RoF - 1,
-Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 20 points, Description - Torpedo with an enhanced
-fuel supply that allows for extra speed at the cost of damage.
-Marauder II, Cost - 12 WZN pts., DPS - 240, Description - Enhanced version of
-the Marauder; a torpedo with an enhanced fuel supply that allows for extra speed
-at the cost of damage.
-Marauder III, Cost - 33 WZN pts., DPS - 479, Description - Significantly
-enhanced version of the Marauder; a torpedo with an enhanced fuel supply that
-allows for extra speed at the cost of damage.
-Marauder IV, Cost - 84 WZN pts., DPS - 959, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Marauder; a torpedo with an enhanced fuel supply that allows for
-extra speed at the cost of damage.
-Adjudicator, Classification - Torpedo, Cost - 2 WZN pts., DPS - 120, RoF - 1,
-Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 20 points, Description - Antimatter orb that is
-very slow but capable of causing devestating damage to a target.
-Adjudicator Mk. II, Cost - 12 WZN pts., DPS - 240, Description - Enhanced
-version of the Adjudicator; an antimatter orb that is very slow but capable of
-causing devastating damage to a target.
-Adjudicator Mk. III, Cost - 33 WZN pts., DPS - 479, Description - Significantly
-enhanced version of the Adjudicator; an antimatter orb that is very slow but
-capable of causing devastating damage to a target.
-Adjudicator Mk. IV, Cost - 84 WZN pts., DPS 959, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Adjudicator; an antimatter orb that is very slow but capable of
-causing devastating damage to a target.
-Tornado-CS1, Classification - Torpedo, Cost - 3 WZN pts., DPS - 120, RoF - 1,
-Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 20 points, Description - Its slow-launching
-mechanism means that the Tornado takes a while to get to top speed, but when it
-does, it takes some stopping.
-Tornado-CS2, Cost - 14 WZN pts., DPS - 240, Description - Enhanced version of
-the Tornado, slow-launching but difficult to stop at top speed.
-Tornado-CS3, Cost - 36 WZN pts., DPS - 479, Description - Significantly enhanced
-version of the Tornado, slow-launching but difficult to stop at top speed.
-Tornado-CS4, Cost - 88 WZN pts., DPS - 959, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Tornado, slow-launching, but difficult to stop at top speed.
-Sunfire Bomb v1, Classification - Torpedo, Cost - 3 WZN pts., DPS - 120, RoF -
-, Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 20 points, Description - huge ball of deadly
-plasma, the benefit being the quick refire rate.
-Sunfire Bomb v2, Cost - 14 WZN pts., DPS - 240, Description - Enhanced version
-of the Sunfire bomb; a huge ball of deadly plasma, the benefit being the quick
-refire rate.
-Sunfire Bomb v3, Cost - 36 WZN pts., DPS - 479, Description - Significantly
-enhanced version of the Sunfire Bomb; a huge ball of deadly plasma, the benefit
-being the quick refire rate.
-Sunfire Bomb v4, Cost - 88 WZN pts., DPS - 959, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Sunfire Bomb; a huge ball of deadly plasma, the benefit being the
-quick refire rate.
-Battlegun 1, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 4 WZN pts., DPS - 140, RoF - 1,
-Range - Medium, Description - A tried and tested missile, possessing a good
-balance between turn rate and speed.
-Battlegun 2, Cost - 16 WZN pts., DPS - 278, Description - A tried and tested
-missile, possessing a good balance between turn rate and speed.
-Battlegun 3, Cost - 39 WZN pts., DPS - 556, Description - A tried and tested
-missile, possessing a good balance between turn rate and speed.
-Battlegun 4, Cost - 92 WZN pts., DPS - 1115, Description - A tried and tested
-missile, possessing a good balance between turn rate and speed.
-                        - Legion Raid Weapons [WL] -
-LR pt(s), means Warzone point(s), the points awarded to the player at the
-conclusion of a Legion Raid wave/mission. This is the only time that one of the
-statistics that usually applies to all the weapons of the same basic namesake
-changes. The Excruciator's rate of fire (RoF) stat changes after the level 1
-tier, though follows the second tier's statistic from that point onward. Pay
-attention to the Excruciator Iv's description because although all the weapons
-bypass shields, it's only for fighters. The Hellfire beams do not jump to other
-locked on targets after the first one has been destroyed like most beam weapons.
-It is utilized by Legion Tanks in the Webweave region of Shadowrift and is a
-defense mechanism in the Ark's Path of Darkness region.
-Excruciator I, Classification - Pulse, Cost - 1 LR pt., DPS - 40, RoF - 2, Range
-- Medium, Description - Legion pulse technology that hurls bolts of formed
-plasma that bypasses shielding to strike the armor underneath.
-Excruciator II, Cost - 20 LR pts., DPS - 80, RoF - 0, Description - Enhanced
-accuracy and performance create a deadlier salvo of munitions.
-Excruciator III, Cost - 60 LR pts., DPS - 150, Description - Plasma bolts shaped
-with an outer and inner core, which allows for the plasma to penetrate the
-target and then detonate.
-Excruciator IV, Cost - 120 LR pts., DPS - 318, Description - A fighter-killer,
-the Excruciator IV fires a single destructive piercing plasma warhead that
-easily bypasses most shields to destroy a ship in minutes.
-Deathbloom Autogun, Classification - Autogun, Cost - 2 LR pts., DPS - 40, RoF -
-, Range - Medium, Description - Autogun that fires guided missiles.
-Deathbloom Autogun 2, Cost - 24 LR pts., DPS - 80, Autogun that fires improved
-guided missiles.
-Deathbloom Autogun 3, Cost - 66 LR pts., DPS - 160, Autogun that fires
-significantly improved guided missiles.
-Deathbloom Autogun 4, Cost - 96 LR pts., DPS - 320, Top-of-the-line autogun
-that fires devastating guided missiles.
-Praetorian Autogun, Classification - Autogun, Cost - 2 LR pts., DPS - 40, RoF -
-, Range - Medium, Description - Autogun that fires beams.
-Praetorian Autogun 2, Cost - 24 LR pts., DPS - 80, Autogun that fires improved
-beams.
-Praetorian Autogun 3, Cost - 66 LR pts., DPS - 160, Autogun that fires
-significantly improved beams.
-Praetorian Autogun 4, Cost - 96 LR pts., DPS - 320, Top-of-the-line autogun that
-fires devestating beams.
-Corsair I, Classification - Torpedo, Cost - 4 LR pts., DPS - 132, RoF - 1, Range
-- Medium, Energy Cost - 20 pts. Description - Formidable anti-cruiser weapon
-with an improved warhead payload that sacrifices speed for maximum damage.
-Corsair II, Cost - 28 LR pts., DPS - 204, Description - Enhanced version of the
-Corsair, slow-launching but difficult to stop at top speed.
-Corsair III, Cost - 72 LR pts., DPS - 527, Description - Significantly enhanced
-version of the Corsair, slow-launching but difficult to stop at top speed.
-Corsair IV, Cost - 136 LR pts., DPS - 1055, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the Corsair, slow-launching but difficult to stop at top speed.
-Coffin Nail I, Classification - Missile, Cost - 6 LR pts., DPS - 117, RoF - 3,
-Range - Medium, Description - Nicknamed the "Coffin Nail" by Convocation forces,
-this Legion missile sacrifices warhead strength for speed.
-Coffin Nail II, Cost - 32 LR pts., DPS - 322, Description - Upgraded version of
-the Coffin Nail missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Coffin Nail III, Cost - 78 LR pts., DPS - 644, Description - Significantly
-improved version of the Coffin Nail missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Coffin Nail IV, Cost - 144 LR pts., DPS - 1,288, Description - Top-of-the-line
-upgrade of the Coffin Nail missile, boasting improved damage potential.
-Hellfire Beam, Classification - Beam, Cost - 8 LR pts., DPS - 115, RoF - 0,
-Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 75 pts., Description - Large gravitic beam that
-fires a concentrated burst of fusion energy.
-Hellfire Beam II, Cost - 36 LR pts., DPS - 233, Description - Upgrade of the
-large gravitic beam that fires a concentrated burst of fusion energy.
-Hellfire Beam III, Cost - 84 LR pts., DPS - 506, Description - Significant
-upgrade of the large gravitic beam that fires a concentrated burst of fusion
-energy.
-Hellfire Beam IV, Cost - 152 LR pts., DPS - 970, Description - Top-of-the-line
-upgrade of the large gravitic beam that fires a concentrated burst of fusion
-energy.
-                          - Ark Raid Weapons [WA] -
-AR pts, means Ark Raid points, the point(s) awarded to the player as a reward
-for beating the various sub-bosses. The Lightning Beams in this section are one
-of only three beam weapons that do not jump to the next locked on target after
-the first has been destroyed like most beam weapons so keep that in mind.
-Deathshrike Legion Mine I, Classification - Mine, Cost - 5 AR pts., DPS - 400,
-RoF - 3, Range - Medium, Description - Highly damaging version of a proximity
-mine with the ability to remain cloaked.
-Deathshrike Legion Mine II, Cost - 20 AR pts., DPS - 800, Description - Upgraded
-version of the hugely damaging version of a proximity mine with the ability to
-remain cloaked.
-Deathshrike Legion Mine III, Cost - 50 AR pts., DPS - 1,600, Description -
-Significantly upgraded version of the hugely damaging version of a proximity
-mine with the ability to remain cloaked.
-Deathshrike Legion Mine IV, Cost - 80 AR pts., DPS - 3,200, Description -
-Top-of-the-line version of the hugely damaging version of a proximity mine with
-the ability to remain cloaked.
-Lightning Beam Mk. I, Classification - Beam, Cost - 10 AR pts., DPS - 128, RoF -
-, Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 75 pts., Description - Weapon that fires
-strands of crackling supercharged plasma.
-Lightning Beam Mk. II, Cost - 30 AR pts., DPS - 247, Description - Significant
-upgrade of the weapon that fires strands of crackling supercharged plasma.
-Lightning Beam Mk. III, Cost - 60 AR pts., DPS - 491, Description - Significant
-upgrade of the weapon that fires strands of crackling supercharged plasma.
-Lightning Beam Mk. IV, Cost - 90 AR pts., DPS - 979, Description -
-Top-of-the-line upgrade of the weapon that fires strands of crackling
-supercharged plasma.
-Big Green Power I, Classification - Beam, Cost - 15 AR pts., DPS - 119, RoF - 0,
-Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 75 pts., Description - Big, green, and powerful
-weapon.
-Big Green Power II, Cost - 40 AR pts., DPS - 235, Description - Upgrade of the
-big, green, and powerful weapon.
-Big Green Power III, Cost - 70 AR pts., DPS - 470, Description - Significant
-upgrade of the big, green, and powerful weapon.
-Big Green Power IV, Cost - 100 AR pts., DPS - 942, Description - Top-of-the-line
-version of the big, green, and powerful weapon.
-                          - Bonus Weapons [WB] -
-Bonus weapons are dropped by specific enemies, they CANNOT be purchased in the
-game's docking stations. It's not clear to me exactly how many there are but
-I'll list everything I've encountered (and some that I have yet to acquire but
-know exist). I think that some of the weapons are dropped by Ark sub-bosses and
-some by PVP battleships, the latter I obviously do not have access to. Keep in
-mind that you must have 14 or fewer weapons/sentients in order for a bonus
-weapon to be dropped. Also, your upgrades menu will flash regardless of whether
-you pick up an upgrade or weapon. All of these weapons are listed in your basic
-weapons section when docked.
-Power Beam, Classification - Beam, Can be dropped by - Clay Tok, DPS - 573,
-RoF - 0, Range - Medium, Description - Beam weapon that instantly generates
-maximum damage, regardless of lock-on time. (Note that this is one of the few
-beam weapons that will not jump to the next locked target after the first has
-been destroyed like most beam weapons, and although damage is unchanged, the
-beam will not fire for as long as when you're fully locked on. This weapon is
-utilized by Legion Tanks in Legion Raid missions.)
-Power Missile, Classification - Missile, Can be dropped by - Elder Ones, and
-Final Ark boss, DPS - 874, RoF - 1, Range - Medium, Description - Prototype
-missile weapon that always fires at maximum velocity.
-Deathshrike Mine V, Classification - Mine, Can be dropped by - Clay Tok and
-Janus (Mirror boss) DPS - 3,200, RoF - (2 when viewing comparison statistics,
-which is presumably rounded up from the in-depth statistics which list it as
-.5), Range - Medium, Description - Ultimate highly damaging proximity mine,
-equipped with the ability to remain cloaked.
-Power Lightning Beam, Classification - Beam, Can be dropped by - Path of the
-Dead battleship boss and Janus (Mirror boss), DPS - 1,856, RoF - 0, Range -
-Medium, Energy Cost - 37.5, Description - Prototype huge lightning beam that
-uses less energy.
-Power Big Green Power Beam, Classification - Beam, Can be dropped by - Elder
-Ones, DPS - 300, RoF - 0, Range - Medium, Energy Cost - 37.5, Description -
-Prototype huge Green Power that uses less energy. (No, I did not make a mistake,
-I checked the DPS and tested it in combat, it really is that weak.)
-The following are weapons that I have not acquired but have seen given as
-equipment in preset missions:
-Power Pulse - Presumably a bonus version of the Dirge Rail Gun. This weapon does
-not overheat.
-Deathbloom Autogun V
-Praetorian Autogun V - Fires beams with the same appearance as the ones used by
-the Legion Splitters in The Crucible and Ark.
-Viper Proximity Mine V
-Mongoose Proto Trap V
-Thumper Autogun V
-Power Spray - Presumably a bonus version of the KL-088  whose projectiles look
-similar to one of the Warzone torpedo weapons both in aesthetics and size.
-Power Multi-Missile - Missiles are orange-ish peach rather than light blue and
-presumably use less energy, do more damage, or both.
-                         - Weapon Recommendations [WREC] -
-The Battlegun is generally considered the best weapon from what little I've seen
-online and it's most certainly high up on the list. Just make sure it's equipped
-to a Cruiser or Consortium Heavy Fighter to counteract the overheating because
-in spite of its description it's actually a pulse weapon. Most of the faction
-specific weapons aren't worth bothering with, it's the ones purchased with
-points or dropped by enemies that you'll want most of the time. In spite of how
-powerful they are in the hands of enemies, the Big Green Power and Hellfire
-beams aren't ones you should aspire to acquire (rhyme unintended), because the
-Power Lightning Beam is much stronger if the DPS statistic is to be believed.
-The Coffin Nail missile would probably do well with a Syndicate heavy fighter,
-but you'll want the Power Missile or Multi-Missile/Power Multi-Missile. The
-Corsair is the Torpedo to get, the Deathshrike Mine V is probably the best mine,
-or maybe the Mongoose Proto Trap V, the Deathbloom/Praetorian V's are the
-autoguns to get since the pulse weapon-firing one isn't as accurate from a
-distance, and when it comes to pulse weapons the Battlegun, Excruciator, and
-Power Spray/KL-088 are the ones to keep in mind.
-I typically use pulse weapons with ships that counteract their fire-rate
-handicap so I use the Battlegun, but since I don't get to spend as much quality
-time with PVP weapons, and not every build is right for every player so it
-doesn't feel right saying it's the best.
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-                                     [XXIV]
-Ships will be listed by: 1) Order of availability, 2) ship tier level, 3) then
-class (scout, interceptor, etc.) "RFL" stands for Required Faction Level, which
-is the necessary level you have to be in order to be eligible to purchase a
-given ship. "Cargo" meanwhile represents the cargo capacity of the given ships,
-and cost always refers to credits. Ships of the same class in a faction have the
-exact same descriptions across all tier levels so I'm only going to list the
-description once for each of the tier 1 ships rather than copy-paste it 3 more
-times. Ship speed and cargo capacity also repeat from tier to tier when it's the
-same class in the same faction so I'll list them once each in the tier 1 listing
-but not for the following 3. Also, the number next to each ship name refers to
-its tier level (Punisher 2 is a tier level 2 ship, Hammerhead 3 is a tier level
-ship, etc.) so I won't bother listing the tier levels of each ship. Another
-thing that carries across every faction is the number of weapon slots each ship
-class has. Again, for the sake of reducing repetition here's a list of the ship
-classes and the number of weapon slots each has:
-Scout - 2, Interceptor - 2, Heavy Fighter - 3, Cargo ship - 2, Cruiser - 4.
-All cargo ships and cruisers across every faction have the same innate abilities
-so I'm listing them here rather than posting them 4 times each: Cargo ships -
-Sentient ability use requires no energy with this ship. Cruiser - Capable of
-maintaining sustained weapons fire with no penalties. (Note: A cruiser's ability
-to maintain fire with no penalties refers to preventing pulse weapons from
-overheating and slowing down only, so don't expect weapons that drain energy to
-not do so when equipped to a cruiser. Lastly, I'd like to note that the
-statistics listed regarding shields and hull are based on the ORIGINAL values of
-the ships with no augments like ship upgrades, pilot skills, or sentient
-bonuses, all of which are added to the total when viewing ships. So if your
-statistics are higher than those listed here, that's why.
-Dominion/Order interceptors can commandeer, AKA steal/take control of ships that
-are apart of your current faction, even other interceptors, regardless of tier
-level. When you do this, your sentient's will still have their passive abilities
-active just like when hijacking even though they won't be equipped. Unlike
-hijacking however, the ship you commandeer will not be replaced when docking or
-taking part in missions (unless said missions have a preset ship for you to
-pilot/ride in). Your own weapons will also be automatically equipped when
-docking or warping to another zone, preventing you from having to rely on
-default load-outs.
-                           - Consortium Ships [SC] -
-All Consortium ships have twice the usual cargo capacity, with the exception of
-the cruisers which have holds equal to Syndicate and Praetorian cruiser's size,
-and half that of the Dominion and Revenant Order's.
-Name - Spider 1, Class - Scout, RFL - 0, Cost - 0, Hull - 100, Shields - 100,
-Speed - 120, Cargo - 10, Description - A fast advance scout used for smuggling
-small goods, recon missions, and light combat. Ability - Mining yields higher
-ore with this ship.
-Name - Hammerhead 1, Class - Interceptor, RFL - 0, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 200,
-Shields - 200, Speed - 100, Cargo - 10, Description - A high-defense interceptor
-made for heavy combat and running Praetorian blockades. Ability - This ship can
-maintain travel boost even while firing.
-Name - Scorpion 1, Class - Heavy Fighter, RFL - 1, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 150,
-Shields - 150, Speed - 80, Cargo - 10, Description - An interdiction and support
-ship created specifically for the Consortium, focusing on heavy offense. Ability
-- Pulse weapons don't overheat with this ship
-Name - Tugboat 1, Class - Cargo Ship, RFL - 1 Cost - 4,000, Hull- 500, Shields -
-, Speed - 50, Cargo - 40, Description - A common sight in Convocation space,
-those ships make up the majority of the Consortium free-trader fleet.
-Name - Grizzly 1, Class - Cruiser, RFL - 2, Cost - 4,000 credits, Hull - 1,000,
-Shields - 1,000, Speed - 25, Cargo - 5, Description - Outfitted for combat and
-light transportation needs and built specifically for the Consortium.
-Spider 2, RFL - 2, Cost - 6,000, Hull - 200, Shields - 200.
-Hammerhead 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 400, Shields - 400.
-Scorpion 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 300, Shields - 300.
-Tugboat 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 1,000, Shields - 1,000.
-Grizzly 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Spider 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 400, Shields - 400.
-Hammerhead 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 800, Shields - 800.
-Scorpion 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 600, Shields - 600.
-Tugboat 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Grizzly 3, RFL - 7, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Spider 4, RFL - 7, Cost - 45,562, Hull - 800, Shields - 800.
-Hammerhead 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 1,600, Shields - 1,600.
-Scorpion 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 1,200, Shields - 1,200.
-Tugboat 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Grizzly 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 8,000, Shields - 8,000.
-                            - Syndicate Ships [SS] -
-All Syndicate ships are 25% faster than other ships in the same class, and
-though it may seem like an error, the cargo statistics for these ships are in
-fact correct. The Heavy fighter has the largest cargo capacity in the faction,
-and the cargo ship can't carry any more than a typical scout fighter. Also, in
-spite of the Specter's ability description implying exclusivity, the fact is
-that all ships from every faction repair ships when you hijack them, it was
-either a design error, or a gameplay decision that came too late to come up with
-a new ability unique to the craft. Lastly, are the Syndicate cargo ships
-displayed upside down? While some details are debatable, the cockpit window
-screen extends downward instead of upward like the other ships in the faction.
-Odd...
-Name - Ghost 1, Class - Scout, RFL - 0, Cost - 0, Hull - 100, Shields - 100,
-Speed - 150, Cargo - 5, Description - A combat scout fighter with a fearsome
-reputation because of it's unparalleled speed. Ability - Can fire while cloaked
-(and be fired *upon* without de-cloaking as well)
-Name - Specter 1, Class - Interceptor, RFL - 0, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 200,
-Shields - 200, Speed - 125, Cargo - 5, Description - Surprisingly deadly in
-combat, thanks to a lethal ship-to-ship combat fuselage providing superior
-defense. Ability - Hijacking with this ship will repair it.
-Name - Vampire 1, Class - Heavy Fighter, RFL - 1, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 150,
-Shields - 150 Speed - 100, Cargo - 10, Description - A heavy weapons platform
-capable of dealing out deadly salvos of missile fire, requiring minimum lock-on
-for maximum velocity. Ability - Missiles will fire at top speed regardless of
-how long you spent locking on to them.
-Name - Wyvern 1, Class - Cargo Ship, RFL - 1, Cost - 4,000, Hull - 500, Shields
-- 500, Speed - 62.5, Cargo - 5, Description - The Syndicate's answer to cargo
-transport and heavy support, designed specifically by Warlord Cinnefa.
-Name - Reaper 1, Class - Cruiser, RFL - 2, Cost - 4,000, Hull - 1,000, Shields -
-,000, Speed - 31.25, Cargo - 5, Description - A cruiser made for destruction -
-the Syndicate's first choice for obliterating its enemies.
-Ghost 2, RFL - 2, Cost - 6,000, Hull - 200, Shields - 200.
-Specter 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 400, Shields - 400.
-Vampire 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 300, Shields - 300.
-Wyvern 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 1,000, Shields - 1,000.
-Reaper 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Ghost 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 400, Shields - 400.
-Specter 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 800, Shields - 800.
-Vampire 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 600, Shields - 600.
-Wyvern 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Reaper 3, RFL - 7, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Ghost 4, RFL - 7, Cost - 45,562, Hull - 800, Shields - 800.
-Specter 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 1,600, Shields - 1,600.
-Vampire 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 1,200, Shields - 1,200.
-Wyvern 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Reaper 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 8,000, Shields - 8,000.
-                            - Praetorian Ships [SP] -
-All Praetorian ships cost 50% less than normal with no statistical downside.
-Name - Peacemaker 1, Class - Scout, RFL - 0, Cost - 0, Hull - 100, Shields -
-, Speed - 120, Cargo - 5, Description - A short-range, fast patrol fighter
-used for scouting and enforcing the Articles of Convocation. Ability - This ship
-can fire while Undercover (without disengaging the ability).
-Name - Judicator 1, Class - Interceptor, RFL - 0, Cost - 1,000, Hull - 200,
-Shields - 200, Speed - 100, Cargo - 5, Description - The staple of the
-Praetorian Fleet, a customizable combat-ready ship with superlative defensive
-capabilities. Ability - The most maneuverable ship in the galaxy (boasts sharper
-turns and controls, presumably intended to use in conjunction with the
-Undercover ability).
-Name - Enforcer 1, Class - Heavy Fighter, RFL - 1, Cost - 1,000, Hull - 150,
-Shields - 150, Speed - 80, Cargo - 5, Description - A heavy-weapons platform,
-most commonly associated with Praetorian authority, capable of delivering
-catastrophic damage - especially with beam weapons. Ability - Either it
-increases the overall strength of beam weapons like an upgrade, or it lets beam
-weapons do full damage without completely locking on like the Power Beam, I'm
-not certain.
-Name - Bulldog 1, Class - Cargo Ship, RFL - 1, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 500, Shields
-- 500, Speed - 50, Cargo - 20, Description - A heavy-transport ship used for
-prisoner transfer and cargo.
-Name - Executor 1, Class - Cruiser, RFL - 2, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 1,000, Shields
-- 1,000, Speed - 25, Cargo - 5, Description - A heavy cruiser used for direct
-Praetorian intervention and combat needs throughout Convocation space.
-Peacemaker 2, RFL - 2, Cost - 3,000, Hull - 200, Shields - 200.
-Judicator 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 4,500, Hull - 400, Shields - 400.
-Enforcer 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 4,500, Hull - 300, Shields - 300.
-Bulldog 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 6,750, Hull - 1,000, Shields - 1,000.
-Executor 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 6,750, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Peacemaker 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 10,125, Hull - 400, Shields - 400.
-Judicator 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 10,125, Hull - 800, Shields - 800.
-Enforcer 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 10,125, Hull - 600, Shields - 600.
-Bulldog 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 15,187, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Executor 3, RFL - 7, Cost - 12,187, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Peacemaker 4, RFL - 7, Cost - 22,781, Hull - 800, Shields - 800.
-Judicator 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 34,171, Hull - 1,600, Shields - 1,600.
-Enforcer 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 34,171, Hull - 1,200, Shields - 1,200.
-Bulldog 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 51,257, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Executor 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 51,257, Hull - 8,000, Shields - 8,000.
-                            - Dominion Ships [SD] -
-All Dominion ships have stronger hulls when compared to shields, typically twice
-as much.
-Name - Pegasus 1, Class - Scout, RFL - 0, Cost - 0, Hull - 200, Shields - 100,
-Speed - 120, Cargo - 5, Description - A long-range scout ship for both recon and
-combat. Ability - Power weapons are much more energy efficient with this ship.
-(33.333333% etc. less energy used)
-Name - Phoenix 1, Class - Interceptor, RFL - 0, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 400,
-Shields - 200, Speed - 100, Cargo - 5, Description - The workhorse of the
-Dominion Fleet and a deadly space-supremacy fighter. Ability - Capable of
-commandeering friendly units.
-Name - Hydra 1, Class - Heavy Fighter, RFL - 1, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 285,
-Shields - 15, Speed - 80, Cargo - 5, Description - A heavy-combat support unit
-equipped for maximum offensive capability. Ability - A double thick hull
-compensates for its low shielding. (Terribly so. Even if I liked the idea of
-piloting a ship that has next to no shielding to allow for greater hull strength
-that can't be recovered without a healer sentient the math it off. Given the
-patterns of past ships the total defensive strength of the ship should be right
-between the scout and interceptor, somewhere around 425 for hull and 25 for
-shields, but as is it's no better than the Pegasus scout fighter).
-Name - Centaur 1, Class - Cargo Ship, RFL - 1, Cost - 4,000, Hull - 1,000,
-Shields - 500, Speed - 50, Cargo - 20, Description - A transport ship with the
-offensive elements of a light cruiser.
-Name - Cyclops 1, Class - Cruiser, RFL - 2, Cost - 4,000, Hull - 2,000, Shields
-- 1,000, Speed - 25, Cargo - 10, Description - A common sight in Convocation
-space and a mainstay in the Dominion Fleet strength.
-Pegasus 2, RFL - 2, Cost - 6,000, Hull - 400, Shields - 200.
-Phoenix 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 800, Shields - 400.
-Hydra 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 570, Shields - 30.
-Centaur 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 1,000.
-Cyclops 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Pegasus 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 800, Shields - 400.
-Phoenix 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 1,600, Shields - 800.
-Hydra 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 1,140, Shields - 60.
-Centaur 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Cyclops 3, RFL - 7, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 8,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Pegasus 4, RFL - 7, Cost - 45,562, Hull - 1,600, Shields - 800.
-Phoenix 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 3,200, Shields - 1,600.
-Hydra 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 2,280, Shields - 120.
-Centaur 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 8,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Cyclops 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 16,000, Shields - 8,000.
-                             - Order Ships [SO] -
-All Order ships have stronger shields when compared to hull, typically twice as
-much.
-Name - Explorer 1, Class - Scout, RFL - 0, Cost - 0, Hull - 100, Shields - 200,
-Speed - 120, Cargo - 5, Description - Renowned for its speed, ideal for recon
-and Evangelist fleet security operations. Ability - Power weapons are much more
-energy efficient with this ship. (33.333333% etc. less energy used)
-Name - Defender 1, Class - Interceptor, RFL - 0, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 200,
-Shields - 400, Speed - 100, Cargo - 5, Description - The most defensive fighter
-in the Evangelist fleet (and highly valued on the black market.) Ability -
-Capable of commandeering friendly units.
-Name - Avenger 1, Class - Heavy Fighter, RFL - 1, Cost - 2,000, Hull - 15,
-Shields - 285, Speed - 80, Cargo - 5, Description - A deadly combination of
-firepower and adaptability, used for direct fighter support and heavy weapons.
-Ability - A paper thin hull is protected by a superior strength shield. (Again,
-no stronger than the scout in terms of defense, and while it's not as bad as low
-shields, the ship is far more vulnerable when a shield short is executed on it.
-Name - Dragonfly 1, Class - Cargo Ship, RFL - 1, Cost - 4,000, Hull - 500,
-Shields - 1,000, Speed - 50, Cargo - 20, Description - A hybrid light cruiser
-and transport, making it the perfect amalgamation of cargo hauler and heavy
-weapons support.
-Name - Punisher 1, Class - Cruiser, RFL - 2, Cost - 4,000, Hull - 1,000, Shields
-- 2,000, Speed - 25, Cargo - 10, Description - Sacrifices speed for improved
-weapon arrays and shielding, making it a terrifying opponent.
-Explorer 2, RFL - 2, Cost - 6,000, Hull - 200, Shields - 400.
-Defender 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 400, Shields - 800.
-Avenger 2, RFL - 3, Cost - 9,000, Hull - 30, Shields - 570.
-Dragonfly 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 1,000, Shields - 2,000.
-Punisher 2, RFL - 4, Cost - 13,500, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Explorer 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 400, Shields - 800.
-Defender 3, RFL - 5, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 800, Shields - 1,600.
-Avenger 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 20,250, Hull - 60, Shields - 1140.
-Dragonfly 3, RFL - 6, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 2,000, Shields - 4,000.
-Punisher 3, RFL - 7, Cost - 30,375, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 8,000.
-Explorer 4, RFL - 7, Cost - 45,562, Hull - 800, Shields - 1,600.
-Defender 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 1,600, Shields - 3,200.
-Avenger 4, RFL - 8, Cost - 68,343, Hull - 120, Shields - 2,280.
-Dragonfly 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 4,000, Shields - 8,000.
-Punisher 4, RFL - 9, Cost - 102,515, Hull - 8,000, Shields - 16,000.
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-           - Clarifications, Disclaimers, & Miscellaneous Info -
-                                    [XXV]
-                         - Miscellaneous Info [MI] -
-- Prometheus Station's aesthetics are the same as the Revenant Order's, just
-blue instead of red.
-- Pulling the left/right triggers will alter the orientation of ships being
-viewed while docked, while moving the right analog stick will turn the ship
-left/right.
-- Syndicate faction progression is listed as a "Crime Sheet" rather than a Time
-Sheet.
-- Cruisers appear larger when in small ships because the camera zooms in closer
-when in smaller ships so that you're not controlling what looks like a spec on
-the screen.
-- Dominion Battleships are actually just slightly altered Consortium Cruisers.
-- Occasionally when scanned by a Praetorian ship they'll say "These aren't the
-clones we're looking for", a clear Star Wars reference. Syndicate grunts are
-cloned pilots that are presumably either trained or implanted with software that
-allows a Syndicate member to control them without putting themselves at risk.
-- GameFAQs user "Eremyndil" theorized that the PVP weapon KL-088 might be a
-reference to Goldeneye's "Klobb" weapon (KL088 - KLOBB, post's URL address here:
-http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/648815-fusion-genesis/62839390 ), personally I
-think it's just a coincidence but that's open to debate. (It's worth noting
-though, that some of the developers at Starfire are composed of former Halo and
-Goldeneye developers, the latter being the game that included the Klobb
-submachinegun). (Another minor note is that the KL-088 is a pulse weapon and
-resembles a submachinegun more than any of the other weapon types not only for
-being a rapid-fire projectile-launcher, but because it's range is shorter than
-the other pulse weapons. This is because the projectiles move slower, making it
-more practical to use it while closer to an enemy, and submachineguns in games
-generally are considered to be less accurate at range).
-- Ships and objects in Tartarus slowly drift clockwise, reflecting the pull of
-the nearby black hole. There is also a region in it called Event Horizon,
-which might be a reference to the movie of the same name. I'm pretty sure it's
-a label given in the scientific community but it could still be the case. The
-description of the area in the preset mission "Absolute Horizone" said the
-following: "The site of where something has come through the black hole, the
-construct seems to have the same capabilities as the Leviathan. It's to the
-DIR." I have no idea what DIR stands for, but the description relates to the
-story of "Event Horizon" the movie, which involved an experimental ship of the
-same name using a black hole's power to bend space and time to create wormholes
-in space for rapid transit.
-                        - Clarifications/Disclaimers [CD] -
-- The reason I don't get Xbox Live gold is because I refuse to pay to access
-parts of a game I own, I have no problem with charging for the other services
-similarly to Playstation Plus, but basic online play is not something I will pay
-for. If Capcom can catch flak for creating on-disc DLC we, as consumers, should
-be just as willing to take a stand, not by signing a petition or complaining
-about it, but by doing something. Microsoft has no right to hold our games
-hostage, and we cannot stand for it.
-- The lack of indentations for paragraphs is due to a GameFAQs guide composition
-rule that does not encourage/allow it.
-- During the Prometheus Station walkthrough I was not trying to imply that
-Starfire Studios ripped off/copied Bioshock, I am well aware that Prometheus is
-a Greek Mythological figure who's name has appeared in everything from Yu-Gi-Oh
-to Batman. It was a mildly humorous bit and nothing more.
-- The title for the Walkthrough that read "Commandeer, it's a Nautical Term", is
-a paraphrased reference to an early scene in the first Pirates of the Caribbean
-movie.
-- In the third preset mission walkthrough for the (PPA) section I mentioned that
-there was no pun intended when talking about interceptors dogging the escort
-target. This is both because you're armed with a "Packhound" missile, and the
-cargo ship being escorted is known as a "bulldog".
-- The labeling of the Undercover glitch as "Eugene" was done not out of some
-pathetic compensation factor for the deprivation of human contact, but because
-) "Eugene" is shorter than "Undercover glitch", 2) The acronym U.G. sounds
-like 2 thirds of the name "Eugene", and 3) It's not as dry and boring a way of
-labeling it when compared to "Undercover glitch".
-                     - Credits and Legal Information [CI] -
-This document is written by Benjamin Wyatt Beeman 2013. All Rights Reserved.
-Credits:
-(The) "Genteel-Madman", me, Naturally, and GameFAQs user "Eremyndil" for finding
-the potential "Goldeneye" reference.
-All information in this guide was researched through in game interaction and
-analysis, any resemblences to existing works, published or unpublished, is
-purely coincidental.
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