Wraith

Wraith
Name	Wraith
Hull	300
Power	6 GW
Mass	{{{Mass}}}
Abilities	Plasma Cannon, EMP, Miner Ping, Side boosts
Cost	50 50 100

Basics

The Wraith is your offensive small ship. It's small, fast and maneuverable. It is frequently used in hit-and-run attacks against miners. It may accompany other ships (miner escort or other offensive small ships) and it can be used for scouting as well. It has a high base speed and it turns very quickly. It is relatively inexpensive. Also, if a team runs out of offensive small ships, a Wraith will be automatically produced from the Battlecruiser.

Abilities

~ Its main weapon is a Plasma Cannon. This fires a single, average speed projectile from the front of the Wraith. It has low damage but a high firing rate and low energy cost.

~ The EMP projectile can be fired from any side of the Wraith and is an extremly fast moving bullet. On contact with a small ship, it will temporarily shut down its engines. This is used to stop a miner from fleeing, or running away from a wraith or corvette opponent. It has quite a long range, too, so "sniping" (hitting outside your line of sight) is also possible. It isn't energy-expensive.

~ A wraith comes equipped with a small pinger that can, when used, detect the current location of enemy miners. I'll say it again, only enemy miners. The BC and other small ships will not be detected by the miner ping. This ping can be used relatively often (~20 seconds) and isn't very energy draining, but shouldn't be abused without energy upgrades.

~ Side boosts truly are what makes a Wraith so agile. They provide a fast, slightly delayed boost of speed in the chosen direction (left or right, of course). This is particularily useful when dodging a slow projectile or running away from somebody's sight radius. It is occasionally used to quickly move across the map and catch up on a miner or fleeing opponent. While the side boost can effectively double your maximum speed, it is extremly energy consuming if constantly used, so beware!