| An ancient and tough heavy frigate featuring robust construction, a combat burn drive, and no modern shields. Instead, the Vanguard is equipped with an integrated Damper Field of archaic design but tuned to modern standards. This allows the Vanguard to allocate 100% of flux buildup to weapon systems, leaving defense to its heavy armor enhanced by the obscure physics of resonant field-dampening.
This design is old enough to be contemporary with early models of the Onslaught battleship, though unlike that illustrious pillar of the Domain Navy the Vanguard was retired from service long before the collapse of the Gate network. In the post-Collapse chaos it was a chance discovery by an enterprising arms dealer that saw relatively complete schematics of the Vanguard-class heavy frigate lifted from an overlooked museum exhibit. The atavistic and aggressive design opens an unexpected niche for the Vanguard in modern fleets - with the added advantage that all essential components have been declassified for ages, and are of simple make; even repair of catastrophic damage is relatively straightforward. |
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| This ship has been heavily modified - and poorly maintained - by its pirate crew.
An ancient and tough heavy frigate featuring robust construction, a combat burn drive, and no modern shields. Instead, the Vanguard is equipped with an integrated Damper Field of archaic design but tuned to modern standards. This allows the Vanguard to allocate 100% of flux buildup to weapon systems, leaving defense to its heavy armor enhanced by the obscure physics of resonant field-dampening. This design is old enough to be contemporary with early models of the Onslaught battleship, though unlike that illustrious pillar of the Domain Navy the Vanguard was retired from service long before the collapse of the Gate network. In the post-Collapse chaos it was a chance discovery by an enterprising arms dealer that saw relatively complete schematics of the Vanguard-class heavy frigate lifted from an overlooked museum exhibit. The atavistic and aggressive design opens an unexpected niche for the Vanguard in modern fleets - with the added advantage that all essential components have been declassified for ages, and are of simple make; even repair of catastrophic damage is relatively straightforward. |
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Overview[]
The Vanguard is a low-tech heavy frigate that is disposable, easily recoverable, and low maintenance, making it a useful addition to early game fleets.
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| Derelict | Defender · Picket · Sentry · Warden · · Bastillon · Berserker · · Rampart · · Guardian · · Mothership | |
| Remnant | Flash · Lux · Spark · · Glimmer · Lumen · · Fulgent · Scintilla · · Apex · Brilliant · · Nova · Radiant · · Battlestation | |
| Omega | Aspect · Dextral Shard · Sinistral Shard · Facet · Tesseract | |
| Other | Ziggurat | |
Change History[]
0.95.1a
- Added elite low-tech Heavy Frigate, Vanguard-class
- Burn Drive system, Damper Field (on right click) instead of shields
- Heavily armored but reasonably fast;
- Built-in "Rugged Construction" hullmod
- Reduces effect of d-mods by 50%, adds 50% chance to avoid new d-mods when lost
- Almost always recoverable
- Vanguard (P) version: same as the base version
Only up to date for version 0.95.1a. It is likely still broadly correct but not verified for the most up to date data yet. Please double check the Version History.