This is a list of all the ships in ASCII Sector. If no price is given the ship is not purchasable from the shipyard . The player starts the game with a Tarsus .
Small Ships [ ]
Symbol
Name
Faction
Description
Price
#
Tarsus
Merchant
Light scout vessel. Decent cargo volume, but suffers from low speed and weak armor/shields.
(30,000)
M
Demon
Hunter
Medium combat vessel. As fast as a Talon, decent defenses, agile enough to be dangerous.
60,000
O
Orion
Hunter
Heavy combat vessel. High armor/shields and energy reserves, slow and sluggish, has a rear turret.
75,000
X
Galaxy
Merchant
Small merchant vessel. Versatile, good balance of protection, cargo, and speed. Also has rear turret.
150,000
◆
Centurion
Hunter
Elite hunter vessel. The pinnacle of mercenary fighters.
200,000
☼
Ulysses
Merchant
Medium merchant ship. More quarters, a bit more cargo room (only the Drayman has more), and a rear turret.
250,000
V
Talon
Pirate , Militia , Retro
Light combat patrol craft. Very weak, though some are upgraded to have heavy weapons. Very agile/fast.
N/A
I
Stiletto
Confed
Light interceptor. Weak armor/shields, moderate weapons load, but there's nothing faster or more agile.
N/A
G
Gladius
Confed, Militia
Medium fighter. Good speed and agility, decent weapons, tougher than Talons or Stilettos. Sometimes flown by Militia, too.
N/A
8
Broadsword
Confed
Heavy bomber. No afterburner, but heavy firepower (including a turret) and heavy shields/armor.
N/A
C
Dralthi
Kilrathi
Light/medium patrol fighter. Very fast, light weapons, decent armor/shields.
N/A
D
Gothri
Kilrathi
Elite heavy fighter. A formidable foe for anyone . Heavy guns, good missiles, thick shields and armor, fast, agile, has a rear turret... tough!
N/A
Capital Ships [ ]
Symbol
Name
Faction
Description
Price
(8)
8X8
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Drayman
Merchant
Heavy freighter. By far the most cargo capacity and slots for three turrets. Extremely slow.
1.2M
{A}
000
{V}
Nexus
Confed, Pirate, Retro
The tank of Ascii Sector. Decent cargo hold, heavily armored and armed, three turrets. A bit sluggish.
1.8M
A
<0>
V
Pegasus
Confed, Pirate, Retro
Top of the line attack ship. 900 KPS with afterburner, as maneuverable as a Demon. Heavy forward weapons and a rear turret.
2.0M
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VMV
Paradigm
Confed
Flagship of Confed fleets. Can often be seen near Loye Naval Base .
N/A
A
<M>
<MMM>
<M>
V
Kamekh
Kilrathi
Capital ship of Kilrathi fleets. Normally only encountered on Mercenaries Guild missions.
N/A
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mining crawler
none
Randomly seen on mining asteroids during landing and after loading games, one permanently parked on Priam . Decoration, non-functional.
N/A