Tsar's Guide to Capital Ships! Update: V1.81 [10/10/04]

[Suey_Cydal]

hmm yes granted 2 big but then again so is a m6 and i wudnt call them a cap ship
to me a cap ship it a beasty 1 that leads fleets into battles not sumthing that "transports" stuff from a 2 b
but hey my opinion (and i still think its stupid u have 2 b in the sector 2 let ure tl unload)

[Tsar_of_Cows]

There is already an M6 guide though, and its based off of this one!

[Suey_Cydal]

i know ive been on forums all day (omg i so need a life just realised.... sod it it can w8 till im a bit older)
but i was basically sayin in my mind tls arent caps ships mainly bcasuse their not fighter craft and have a t rating not an m if that make sense but nm

[x2newbie1]

-Xenon J
http://www.the-commander.com/x2/pics/xm1b.jpg
summary: Slow... Slow... and slow.... This ship is a tad useless... it excels at nothing. its slow... and everything else is either average or low. i cant think of a good use for this ship other than to sell it.
price: Free, you need to take up one of the "transport shady guy who is under threat of Xenon attack" missions from a station Bulletin Board... you need a very very high rank possibly "Ace of Aces 1st Grade" and Xenon Js will show up... you WILL be able to capture them... this is the only way to get a J... you cannot capture ones in Xenon sectors. Ive also just been informed that it might not be possible to capture these after all... in which case, get your scripts out!

Not sure why this is still here since it has been commented on several times already, but you *cannot* cap Xenon Js with Ace of Ace 1st Grade. It's the Xenon K that can be capped. If Xenon Js spawn at AoA1, someone would have mentioned it by now.

-Xenon K
http://www.the-commander.com/x2/pics/xm2.jpg
summary: Deadly, Very deadly, and fast, very fast, faster than a Python... This ship is good on most fronts, and fast aswell... Just found the stats for it, so Ive updated it. Ive also been lucky enough to see a few of them in action.. and WOW! In my humble opinion, this is one of the better M2s, dispite the docking problem, it earns my seal of aproval for being so damn fast without any major downsides when it comes to gombat, it is fast, yet still hs average shields and weapons. It also is the most bland ship in terms of looks. i cant say much about it, its not "Gnaw-my-own-leg-off-in-apreciation", but it isnt "oh-my-god-im-haveing-bowel-movements-its-so-ugly" either! Its just... spacey, and there... nothing that makes it particuarly stand out.
price:Free, as with the Xenon J, the K is captuarable in the 'transport with Xenon threat' BBS missions (why BBS? I would have said Station Bulletin Boards, SBB)when youhave a high enough rank.
speed:306.3m/s (ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! )
weapons: My everywhere hurts! Lots of PPCs! But no PSGs or Ion Ds.
shields:625000 Average
Docking: N/A Big drawback... very big drawback.
Cargo Bay:3500 Average

Another thing that sets the Xenon K apart from other M2s is that it's highly maneuverable. Having flown an Odysseus for the past few weeks and flying a Xenon K recently, it's like night and day. Once they fix the docking bug, the Xenon K would probably be the best personal capital ship in the game (because of speed and maneuverability).

[Mad Max 36]

Another thing that sets the Xenon K apart from other M2s is that it's highly maneuverable. Having flown an Odysseus for the past few weeks and flying a Xenon K recently, it's like night and day. Once they fix the docking bug, the Xenon K would probably be the best personal capital ship in the game (because of speed and maneuverability).

I agree - fastest M2, best steering and best acceleration as well as good weapon placement

[Tsar_of_Cows]

Ok I'll fix that.

[xalien]

Tsar, when you described Phoenix you mentioned that it can bring 3 turrets on the same target. Is that the only M2 capable of doing this?

[pjknibbs]

Tsar, when you described Phoenix you mentioned that it can bring 3 turrets on the same target. Is that the only M2 capable of doing this?

I think most can, but it's harder in some than in others. The Ray is certainly capable of getting front, side, and top or bottom turret all engaged on a target at once--in fact, the Ray is extremely good for this; it has very few blind spots.

[Tsar_of_Cows]

its a compilation of knowledge Ive ppicked up off the forums... so it has holes in it.. I havent flown all or even most of the ships I did reviews on.

[ians]

Great Work Tsar_of_Cows great Guild

[Tsar_of_Cows]

Im afraid i havent gotten around to doing that TL guide... too much too do.

[comradesniper]

can the Teladi Peonix actually have Ion Ds as you said?
the argonopedia says otherwise.

[Captain Drago]

Also if you bring up the ship info in game the Pheonix doesn't show Ion D capable. But I dont care. Ive just got one and its a very impressive ship with many uses.

[Hooded Claw]

Great list and great timing in spotting it too... with 90mil in the pocket I'm in the market for a fighting machine - err... read it all ... and still dont know what I want - but at least I am more informed now

[Tsar_of_Cows]

BUMP: TL section complete!

[Myo]

Very nice work on the new TL section, its really helpful.

[Tsar_of_Cows]

Thanks!

[vonstalhein]

Thanks for the guide!

[Suey_Cydal]

dont agree with split elephant 1 thou i think it looks nice tbh:P
and was a gd ship 2 me when i had her
but atm mamouths r the best
i have 2 very nice for setting up loops the hanger is a bit lame thou but the speed is kwl

[Greyhawk1]

How about a TP guide . I think I'm flying one of every race's TP's right now (even the Toucan).

Out of the lot I'd say the best TP for factory support is the Manta (dont use it for XL so thats not a factor). The best TP to fly yourself is the Split Iguana. Moves like a rocket, is very heavily armed and can mount no less than four Ion D's if you're completely mental. Small but useful cargo bay as well for what the player needs. Its almost an M3 if it werent for the handling.