Zhen

Advanced Ship

This ship is an Advanced ship. It is a powerful, semi-limited ship that stands out among others of its class and may require special build materials or quests.

The Zhen is the only Advanced Battlecruiser.

Description

The Zhen has a naturally flat design, which gives it a huge edge in dog-fighting. Its four Turrets are Advanced AutoLasers and AutoCannons, which help tremendously when it comes to fighting smaller ships.

Most weapons will have more difficulty hitting the Zhen. It comes equipped with powerful Spinals, carrying two Small Torpedoes and two Medium Phasers that are capable of massive damage if you can hit the ship you are attacking.

Interior

The interior of the ship is very small, with room for just a pilot, and minimal paneling and decoration. On the bottom of the cockpit there is a picture of the Undertale character Sans.

Advantages

• By far the fastest Battlecruiser, able to out-speed some Frigates.
• The flat design makes it difficult to hit, allowing it to engage ships near Starbases.
• High Spinal damage.
• Shreds both small and big ships.
• Great at hunting Aliens and Miners, thanks to its firepower and large cargo hold.
• Effective in swarms.
• The Small Torpedoes have a good range of 6000 studs, allowing engagement at a long range.
• Has a good DPS of 126 Shield and 100 Hull, better than some Battleships.

Disadvantages

• Worse overall damage output than the Atheon and Nightmare, even though this ship is ironically supposed to be better than said advanced ships that are below its class.
• Vulnerable bottom and relatively vulnerable backside, though this may not be an issue if the pilot is skilled.
• The most expensive Battlecruiser, coming in at a whopping 400,000 Credits.
• Damage per second is reduced drastically if the pilot is not skilled with Spinals.
• Torpedoes are highly inconsistent, with a tendency to deviate from the intended path.
• Mostly considered not worth it due to the price and health.
• Its status as an Advanced Ship makes it temporarily unobtainable from month to month.

Strategy

• This ship should be used primarily for pirating large Miners and Freighters since it can easily chase them down and score multiple Torpedo hits.
• In team fight situations, use this ship for sneaking into blind spots of bigger ships for easy damage.
• The Zhen's flat design will typically let you dodge most of the time, but beware of small turrets.
• Avoid ships with highly accurate turrets (Such as the Ampharos or Mjolnheimr) as they will easily shred you.
• Use this in swarms to take down larger ships.
• The Zhen is very good at fighting siege fleets made up of primarily Dreadnoughts, as it's high speed will allow it to dodge almost anything that is thrown at it.

Version History

• Price buffed soon after its release.
• Price reduced, and weapons nerfed the day after it was released.
• The Zhen’s 2 Medium Torpedoes were nerfed into 2 Small Torpedoes in an unknown version.
• In .65a5, the Zhen had it's Dual Gatlings changed to Advanced AutoLasers and Advanced AutoCannons.
• Turn Speed reduced from 0.75 to 0.7, Torpedo firing interval increased to 0.3s, Max Hull reduced to 1200 from 1000, Phaser barrel interval increased to 0.3 in .65b
• Disabled along with all other Advanced Ships (previously identified as Artifact Ships) in version .65a (?).
• Re-enabled in version .65b, but cost increased dramatically to 250,000 Credits. Also, it is no longer a VIP-only ship.
• Remodeled in version .65b.
• Buffed and recolored in version .66b—Shield/Hull increased from 950/1000 to 1150/1050, Top Speed increased from 200 to 250, and Medium Phaser interval reduced from 0.2s to 0.01s.
• Made available with every other advanced ship (except Osiris) for a month in version .69e.
• Shields increased from 1150 to 1250, 1 Advanced Medium AutoLaser and 1 Advanced Medium AutoCannon added in version .69e.
• Price increased to 400k in version .69e.

Trivia

• Used to be the only Battlecruiser with multiple Torpedoes.
• Contrary to it being mentioned that the price was reduced, it was increased.
• The Zhen is based on the Zhen from Star Conflict Heros
• The ship has no Faction coloring.
• Most expensive Battlecruiser in the game.
• On the floor of the Zhen, there is a picture of Sans from the game Undertale.
• If you try to say the Zhen's name in the in-game chat, it will be censored.
• The current Zhen's trails look like Halley's Comet
• It looks similiar to the Nightmare, another advanced ship.
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  Zhen's 2nd Recolor
  
  
  

  Old model