In the X: Rebirth Universe, ships comprises a large part of the game. They can trade, they can mine and they can also fight.
What are Ships
Ships are spacecrafts that players can see while travelling around the X Universe with their personal ship (currently the Pride of Albion / Albion Skunk). Each are specialized in a different way.
To briefly describe, each ship can fall under one of these categories: Civilian Ships, Drones, Small Ships, and Capital Ships.
How to Obtain a Ship
Depending on your desired ship, there are different ways to obtain a ship and use it on your own:
Legitimate and Legal Way: Buy it
- You can not obtain Civilian Ships through any in-game methods.
- Small Ships are built-to-order and are bought at Small Ship Dealers
- The Dealers are in various Small Ship-yards in the Universe. There are 2 in Albion, 1 in DeVries, 2 in Omicron Lyrae, and (DLC: TO) 1 in Fields of Opportunity.
- Capital Ships are built on request and are built by talking to Capital Ship Dealers
- The Dealers are in various Capital Ship-yards in the Universe. There are 2 in Albion, 1 in DeVries, 1 in Omicron Lyrae. and (DLC: TO) 1 in Fields of Opportunity.
- Drones are obtained in a rather complicated way.
- If you want to get a Drone for the Albion Skunk, talk to Drone Dealers on NPC dealers. They will show you a list of available Drones. Note that the Construction URV was removed from this list, so do not complain not able to find any.
- If you want to get a Drone for your Small Ships or Capital Ships, talk to the Ship Dealers who sell you that kind of ship respectively. Go to Modify Ships,and then Equip drones, and then follow the steps to complete the job.
"Illegal" and "Pirate" Way: Board it
Refer to the article about Boarding Ships for more info.
Simply put, you order your boarding team to try to overrun the ship and take control of the ship. Note that it can cost your reputation to do so.
Random Way: Claim it
NOTE: This only applies to Small Ships only! For the Capital Ship counterpart, see "Board it" above.
When in dogfights with hostile Small Ships, sometimes the Pilot in that ship bails out and escapes as an Escape Pod. The Small Ship then becomes "Neutral" and does not function at all.
You will need a Pilot recruited from NPC stations. Once done, return to where your desired ship is at, and double click on it. Click "Claim" and wait for your Pilot to complete all procedures.
It is rumored that there are random owner-less fighter ships scattering in the various locations in the entire X: Rebirth Universe...
Classifications of Ships
By Class
Ships are often classified by its "class". Here are the classes currently used:
- XS
- S
- M
- L
- XL
Small Ships are always S or M-sized ships while Capital Ships are always L or XL-sized ships.
By Purpose
Ships are specially designed and can complete the following purposes:
- Trading with Stations
- Mining raw materials
- Fighting against hostilities
- Building Stations
By Availability
Different ships are available only to different Star Systems.
- Albion
- DeVries
- Omicron Lyrae
- (DLC: TO) Fields of Opportunity
- (Upcoming) (DLC: HoL) Home of Light
By Appeareance
Different ships may exist as NPC ships and carry out commands designed by the game.
- Albion
- DeVries
- Omicron Lyrae
- Maelstrom
- (DLC: TO) Fields of Opportunity
- (Upcoming) (DLC: HoL) Home of Light
- (Upcoming) (DLC: HoL) Toride
- (Upcoming) (DLC: HoL) Cold Star
List of Ships Available
(Sorted by Ship Class)
XS Ships
- Construction URV
- Cargolifter URV
- Interceptor URV Mk1
- Interceptor URV Mk2
- Intrepid URV Mk1
- Intrepid URV Mk2
- Overrun URV Mk1
- Overrun URV Mk2
- Assault URV
- Beholder URV
- Traitor URV
- Shield Matrix URV
- And also various Civilian Ships
S Ships
- ...
M Ships
- Gigurum (all 4 variants)
L Ships
- Rahanas (all 4 variants)
- Sanahar
- Fedhelm
- Sequana
- Midir
- Boann
- Light Sul
- Heavy Sul
- Balor
- Styrvok (all 6 variants)
- Stromvok
- Hermod
- Lepton
- K
XL Ships
- Construction Vessel
- Scaldis
- Taranis
- Arawn
- Succelleus
- Olmekron
- Fulmekron
- Gangrene Chaser
- I