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{{Artifact Ship}}The '''''Nightmare''''' is an [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced]]''' [[:category:destroyer|Destroyer]]''' | {{Artifact Ship}}''Visit this [[Advanced Ship Computers|Page]] to see if this ship is in rotation as it is classified as an [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced Ship.]]'' | ||
The '''''Nightmare''''' is an extremely agile and powerful [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced]]''' [[:category:destroyer|Destroyer]]'''. | |||
{{Ship Infobox Template | {{Ship Infobox Template | ||
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|image1 = <gallery> | |image1 = <gallery> | ||
Nightmare-icon.png|Overview | Nightmare-icon.png|Overview | ||
Nightmare-front.png|Front | |||
Nightmare-back.png|Back | |||
Nightmare-side.png|Side | |||
Nightmare-top.png|Top | |||
Nightmare-bottom.png|Bottom | |||
Nightmare-trails.png|Trails | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
|shields = 600 | |shields = 600 | ||
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|total_cost = $100,000 | |total_cost = $100,000 | ||
|plasma_batteries = 5 | |plasma_batteries = 5 | ||
| | |ascension_crystal=1|warehouse = N/A | ||
|warehouse = N/A | |||
|description = A precise and deadly advanced warship designed to defeat much larger vessels without taking a hit. | |description = A precise and deadly advanced warship designed to defeat much larger vessels without taking a hit. | ||
|creator = lordmoneymonkey (Original) | |creator = lordmoneymonkey (Original) | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The '''Nightmare''' is an incredibly fast and highly maneuverable [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyer]] and the only one equipped with [[Turrets|Auto-Cannons]]. On top of that, its damage profile is balanced out between [[Shields]] and [[Hull]], so it | The '''Nightmare''' is an incredibly fast and highly maneuverable [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyer]] and the only one equipped with [[Turrets|Auto-Cannons]]. On top of that, its damage profile is balanced out between [[Shields]] and [[Hull]], so it excels at adapting to combating enemy ships. It also can defend against unbalanced ships, and escape easily if all else fails with it's agility. | ||
All these combined, the Nightmare can be used as a multi-role ship like other [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced Ships]]. | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
The ''' | The Nightmare has a long and thin profile for a [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyer]]. It has a somewhat older look compared to the other [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced Ships]] with it's detailing and orange tinted glass. It features a large spinal barrel on the front; it's size almost half of the ship itself, and 4 long angled engines on the back, with similar design to the [[Zhen]]. | ||
==Advantages== | |||
*Has special [[Turrets]] that completely shred small ships. | The '''Cockpit''' of the Nightmare is fully made of glass, tinted with orange, from top to bottom, with control panels on the front. | ||
==Advantages == | |||
* Has special [[Turrets]] that completely shred small ships. | |||
*Amazing DPS for a [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyer]], being higher than some [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]. | *Amazing DPS for a [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyer]], being higher than some [[:Category:Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]. | ||
*Very fast, and highly maneuverable. | *Very fast, and highly maneuverable. | ||
*Powerful [[Spinals]] for its class. | * Powerful [[Spinals]] for its class. | ||
*Deals | *Deals [[Galaxy Slang|Balanced]] damage to [[Shields]] and [[Hull]]. | ||
*Can reliably fight big and small [[ships]] alike with its amazing armament and speed. | *Can reliably fight big and small [[ships]] alike with its amazing armament and speed. | ||
*Flat design makes it harder to hit. | *Flat design makes it harder to hit. | ||
*Can easily hide in blind spots of slower, larger ships while dealing high damage. | *Can easily hide in blind spots of slower, larger ships while dealing high damage. | ||
*Small spinals reload and move quickly, making it easier to deal great damage when dogfighting. | *Small spinals reload and move quickly, making it easier to deal great damage when dogfighting. | ||
==Disadvantages== | ==Disadvantages== | ||
*One of the most expensive [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyers]] so far at 100,000 | *One of the most expensive [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyers]] so far at 100,000 Credits, 1 [[Artifacts|Ascension Crystal]] and 5 [[Plasma Battery|Plasma Batteries]]. | ||
*Vulnerable underbelly, but not a major concern for skilled pilots because of the Turn Speed. | *Vulnerable underbelly, but not a major concern for skilled pilots because of the Turn Speed. | ||
*Has a mere 1200 total health, meaning it won't last long under heavy fire. | *Has a mere 1200 total health, meaning it won't last long under heavy fire. | ||
*Advanced | *''[[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced Ship]]''; if you lose it, it's gone until it comes back into rotation. | ||
*Can be destroyed with little difficulty by ships with precision weapons. | * Can be destroyed with little difficulty by ships with precision weapons. | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
* This ship excels at | *This ship excels at Dogfighting: due to its Speed and Turn Speed, it can pick at its targets with less risk of taking high damage from the likes of the [[Spectre]] or other [[Spinals|Spinal]]-based ships. | ||
* The '''Nightmare''' | *Turn your Nightmare 90 Degrees from its axis then [[Strategies#Drifting|Drift]], but with Z and C, this makes it much more harder for enemies to hit you. | ||
*If a ship with high-accuracy [[Turrets]] starts picking at your health, don't hesitate. Warp to quickly reposition yourself in a weak spot and use your exceptional Turn Speed to stay positioned in this spot. | *The Nightmare is quite literally a "'''Nightmare'''" for any stray [[:Category:Miner|Miner]] or [[:Category:Freighter|Freighter]] due to its fantastic agility. | ||
*Use your extreme agility to exploit [[Galaxy Slang|Blindspots]]. | |||
*Pilots using this ship need to be skilled in aiming [[Spinal Weaponry]] due to most of the firepower coming from Spinals. | |||
* If a ship with high-accuracy [[Turrets]] starts picking at your health, don't hesitate. Warp to quickly reposition yourself in a weak spot and use your exceptional Turn Speed to stay positioned in this spot. | |||
*Because the spinal barrel placement is more widespread, use A and D to tilt your ship to make sure you hit the most [[Spinals]] possible. | *Because the spinal barrel placement is more widespread, use A and D to tilt your ship to make sure you hit the most [[Spinals]] possible. | ||
*Be extremely cautious around ships like the Ampharos, their turrets will easily shred you. | * Be extremely cautious around [[Galaxy Slang|AA]] ships like the [[Ampharos]], their turrets will easily shred you. | ||
*Always target slow, inaccurate ships. They usually have multiple blind spots and difficulty hitting smaller ships like the | *Always target slow, inaccurate ships. They usually have multiple blind spots and difficulty hitting smaller ships like the Nightmare. | ||
*Use this ship in swarms to completely obliterate slow ships like most | *Use this ship in swarms to completely obliterate slow ships like most [[:Category:Carrier|Carrier]]. | ||
*When fighting carriers, hide in the fighter bay and use your spinals. If they warp a short distance, quickly move into another blind spot or warp away. | * When fighting carriers, hide in the fighter bay and use your spinals. If they warp a short distance, quickly move into another blind spot or warp away. | ||
* Beware of any explosions from ships you destroy; Your health will lead to a quick destruction if you don’t pay attention. | |||
==Version History== | ==Version History== | ||
*Re-Introduced in Version .74b14 with a cost of 60k Credits and 4 Plasma batteries. | *Re-Introduced in Version .74b14 with a cost of 60k Credits and 4 Plasma batteries. | ||
*Top Speed reduced from 290 to 250 shortly after it being introduced as of version .64f. | *Top Speed reduced from 290 to 250 shortly after it being introduced as of version .64f. | ||
*Disabled along with all other [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced Ships]] (previously identified as Artifact Ships) in version .65a | *Disabled along with all other [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced Ships]] (previously identified as Artifact Ships) in version .65a. | ||
*Re-enabled in version .65b, but cost increased dramatically to 150,000 [[Credits]]. | *Re-enabled in version .65b, but cost increased dramatically to 150,000 [[Credits]]. | ||
*Made partially limited in version .66b due to the Advanced Ship Rotations. | *Made partially limited in version .66b due to the Advanced Ship Rotations. | ||
**Re-introduced in the October 2019 [[Shady Dealer|Advanced Ship rotation]]. | ** Re-introduced in the October 2019 [[Shady Dealer|Advanced Ship rotation]]. | ||
*Turn speed reduced from 0.9 to 0.75 in version .66b. | *Turn speed reduced from 0.9 to 0.75 in version .66b. | ||
*Received a remodel and custom turrets in version .66j3. | *Received a remodel and custom turrets in version .66j3. | ||
* Made available with every other advanced ship (except [[Osiris]]) for a month in version .69e. | *Made available with every other advanced ship (except [[Osiris]]) for a month in version .69e. | ||
*Price increased to 150k in version .69e. | *Price increased to 150k in version .69e. | ||
* 1 [[Turrets|Compact Advanced AutoLaser]] and 1 [[Turrets|Compact Advanced AutoCannon]] removed in version .69e. | *1 [[Turrets|Compact Advanced AutoLaser]] and 1 [[Turrets|Compact Advanced AutoCannon]] removed in version .69e. | ||
* Price increased yet again to 275k in version .69e. | *Price increased yet again to 275k in version .69e. | ||
*Re-enabled in version .72d with a new cost of 1 antimatter shard and 125k credits. | *Re-enabled in version .72d with a new cost of 1 antimatter shard and 125k credits. | ||
* Price nerfed to 60k credits and 5 plasma batteries in an unknown version. | * Price nerfed to 60k credits and 5 plasma batteries in an unknown version. | ||
*Price Increased to 100k credits 5 plasma batteries and 1 ascension crystal in version .75a5. | *Price Increased to 100k credits 5 plasma batteries and 1 ascension crystal in version .75a5. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*During a while when the '''Nightmare''' was re-released, selling this ship would have given a negative credit value, meaning that you needed to pay to lose the ship. This may also apply to getting it destroyed. This is because the ship had [[Ores and Materials|Debt Tokens]] used in the 'construction'. They were dropped if you wanted to loot one. | |||
* During a while when the '''Nightmare''' was re-released, selling this ship would have given a negative credit value, meaning that you needed to pay to lose the ship. This may also apply to getting it destroyed. This is because the ship had [[Ores and Materials|Debt Tokens]] used in the 'construction'. They were dropped if you wanted to loot one. | |||
*The current model was submitted as a [[Zhen]] remodel. | *The current model was submitted as a [[Zhen]] remodel. | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
[[Category:PVP Ship]] | [[Category:PVP Ship]] | ||
[[Category:Advanced Ship]] | [[Category:Advanced Ship]] | ||
[[Category:Pirate Ship]] | [[Category:Pirate Ship]] |
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