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== Advantages == | == Advantages == | ||
* Has special [[Turrets]] that completely shred small ships. | * Has special [[Turrets]] that completely shred small ships. | ||
* | * 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. | ||
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* 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. | |||
== Disadvantages == | == Disadvantages == | ||
* One of the most expensive [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyers]] so far at 60,000 credits and 4 plasma batteries. | * One of the most expensive [[:Category:Destroyer|Destroyers]] so far at 60,000 credits and 4 plasma batteries. | ||
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* 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 ship; if you lose it, it's gone until it comes back into rotation. | * 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. | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
* 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. | * 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''' is quite literally a "Nightmare" for any stray [[:Category:Miner|Miner]] or [[:Category:Freighter|Freighter]] | * The '''Nightmare''' is quite literally a "Nightmare" for any stray [[:Category:Miner|Miner]] or [[:Category:Freighter|Freighter]] due to its fantastic agility. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | |||
*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 carriers. | |||
*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. | |||
== 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. | ||
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*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 Incrased to 100k credits 5 plasma batteries and 1 ascension crystal in version | *Price Incrased to 100k credits 5 plasma batteries and 1 ascension crystal in version .75a5. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* It's one of the few extremely expensive "Advanced Ships" in the game, the others being the [[Atheon]], [[Zhen]], the [[Osiris]], the [[Galaxy]], the [[Helios]], and the [[Imperator]] as of now. | * It's one of the few extremely expensive "Advanced Ships" in the game, the others being the [[Atheon]], [[Zhen]], the [[Osiris]], the [[Galaxy]], the [[Helios]], and the [[Imperator]] as of now. | ||