Harvester

Offsale

This ship is currently offsale due to glitches, remodeling, or other issues. Players that already own this ship may still use it, but no new ones can be built.

The Harvester was the first Miner-class ship to ever have a Warp Drive. It later also gained a Medium Mining Laser

Harvester
Health
Shields	1,300
Hull	1,300
Maneuverability
Top Speed	110
Acceleration	16
Turn Speed	0.50
Armament
Tiny Turrets	2 Tiny Mining Laser
Med. Turrets	1 Medium Mining Laser
Max Turret Range	5,500
Recom. Range from Target	4,000
Mining Lasers	1 Medium Mining Laser 2 Tiny Mining Laser
Mining Range	5500
Utility
Cargo Hold	100
Ore Hold	1,000
Warp Drive	Yes
Stealth	No
Average Turret DPS	7
Explosion Radius	25
Cost
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$0
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$0
Warehouse Level	1
Warehouse Level	1
Estimated Total Cost	$3,288
Misc
Description	The Harvester is an agile Miner used mostly in the unmapped regions of space to collect Uranium Ore.
Creator	Original model: farterbotz Current model: VaderTahu101
Version Added	.45
VIP Required	No
Loyalty Required	0% + Level 1 Starbase

Description

The Harvester was the first Warp capable Miner-class ship in Galaxy.

It mines as fast as the Advanced Miner and Saturn. Its total health of 1800 divides evenly between Hull and Shields (900/900). Takes a minimum of 120 seconds to fill up its Ore Hold.

Appearance

The Harvester has no interior other than a simple pilot's seat set against a slanted gray wall.

Advantages

• High mobility.
• Small, making it hard to hit.
• Decent speed.
• The Medium Mining Laser provides a considerable range, and the Tiny Mining Lasers allow short-range harvesting.
• Very affordable Miner.

Disadvantages

• Low health pool.
• Small Ore Hold.
• Slow Acceleration and Deceleration.
• Aliens often target Miner-class ships.
• Awful Model

Strategy

• Make sure to constantly check for hostile ships heading in your direction. Constantly check your Minimap.
• Watch out if you're at War, you're likely to be ambushed.
• Don't mine at the Mega Base if you are at War and you aren't protected.

Version History

• Received a remodel in version .56b.
• Nerfed in an unknown version, losing 175 Cargo Hold.
• As of .61i, its Mining Lasers now mine Ores as far as 3000 studs, the original distance of Medium Mining Lasers.
• Received a buff in .64a? that upgraded its two Small Mining Lasers into 1 Medium Mining Laser.
• Received a buff in .64f that added 2 Tiny Mining Lasers and upped its Ore Hold from 750 to 900.
• Received a buff in .66b that buffed its 2 Tiny Mining Lasers to 2 Small Mining Lasers. Its speed also increased to 225 while also receiving a buff to its Ore Hold, making it 1150.
• Buff reverted in .66b?: Ore Hold was 900, Cargo Hold was 90.
• In an unknown version, its Ore Hold was buffed to 1000 and Cargo Hold was buffed to 100.
• Alongside the Advanced Miner, this ship was put off sale in version .75a10.

Trivia

• The creator of the ship once called for the ship to be renamed, but it was refused. Had he been successful, this ship would be known as the Flevyrion.
• Brings in about 937 credits without any Loyalty per run, but can earn up to 1687 credits.
• Has a cult following in the Galaxy Community (Harvesterism).
• Was the first ever Miner-class ship to have a Warp Drive.
• According to the U.N.E lore, an off-course Harvester discovered Aqueous ll.
• The second of two Miner-class ships to have Tiny Mining Lasers, with the Woolly Mammoth being the first Miner-class ship to ever have Tiny Mining Lasers.
• Was shadowed by the Hornet for a while, due to it being better in nearly all aspects.
• Before it was buffed, it had only 2 Tiny Mining Lasers.
• The largest Miner-class ship you can buy with a level one warehouse.
• According to the description, it was used in deep, unmapped regions of space to mine uranium.