Minelayer

Overview

Minelayer http://i.imgur.com/YoSshkr.jpg Class Support Hull 200 Power 9 GW Mass 120 Engine 54 Weapon Mines Abilities Opposer Proximity Mine, EMP Mine, Distress Beacon, Nano-Hull Spray, Shield Recharger Cost 100 75 25

• Your Battlecruiser starts with 1 Corvette docked in the Hangar.
• Corvettes are sluggish with low engines, projectile speed, and a moderate turn rate. Corvettes are ideal for defending Miners and deterring offensive attacks, but can also be used offensively with the help of an ally Wraith and by storing enough energy.
• Corvettes also have large hulls that can soak up damage.
• Corvettes Photon Barrage is lethal at close ranges.
• Upgraded Corvettes are a powerful weapon that can turn the tides in Battlecruiser vs Battlecruiser battles.

Abilities

Corvette Abilities

Icon	Name	http://i.imgur.com/TIFgEiD.jpg	http://i.imgur.com/9QP6qX8.jpg	Description
http://i.imgur.com/UuudqaF.jpg	Fire Photon Barrage	20	0	Fires 5 photon projectiles.
http://i.imgur.com/GCmlRoX.jpg	Reflective Shield	0	30	Creates a reflective shield around the ship.
http://i.imgur.com/Ix7o7cv.jpg	Photon Rush	150	15	Charges the Corvette towards target point.

Uses & Tactics

• Corvettes should formost distract, tank and provide cover for your teams small ships.
• Ionic Transfer makes the Corvette a very dangerous ship.
• Thruster upgrades can increase the dps of Corvettes as staying closer to enemies allows the Photon Barrage to connect more projectiles.
• The Corvette is a very good ship, however it's limited early game by its engine speed and energy.
• Rest Corvettes inside Asteroid Fields to recover energy before attacking the enemy. A Corvette needs proper energy reserves before attacking.
• Use Reflective Shield to cover yourself or to block enemy projectiles from hitting ally ships.
• Use Photon Rush offensively to reduce the distance between you and enemies or defensively to flee across the map.
• When attacking, go in from below. The view is greater above ships and smaller below.
• Hold shift and F (fire Photon Barrage hotkey) to get a reliable volly of attacks against adjacent enemies.

Tips

Corvettes vs;

• Miner:
• Chomper:
• Wraith: Use your shield to deflect any series of incoming fire you cannot dodge, whenever your shield is active you should be trying to close the gap. While your shield is up you cannot be shut down by the enemy EMP.
• Corvette:
• Destroyer: Go in from behind and attack until it dies. Use the shield ability to deflect Quantum Bombardment. Ionic will make it easier to surprise the Destroyer.
• Minelayer: Minelayers will try to get close and plant mines be wary for existing minefields.
• Infiltrator:
• Subjugator:
• Battlecruiser:

OLD

Minelayer
Name	Minelayer
Hull	200
Power	9 GW
Mass	120
Abilities	Opposer Proximity Mine, EMP Mine, Distress Beacon, Nano-Hull Spray, Shield Recharger
Cost	100 75 25

Basics

A support ship. It is one of the fastest small ships, alongside the miner. It is not very tough but has a high energy storage and regeneration.

Abilities

• The minelayer can drop a mine which will travel towards the most nearby enemy and explode. The usual amount of mines carried by the minelayer is 25 but it can be extended. However when the minelayer docks it will be rearmed. The mines are destroyable by many kinds of weapons, including the wraith cannon and the mining laser.

• [EMP MINE: INFORMATION REQUIRED]

• The distress beacon is basically an item left behind by the minelayer which emits a constant signal. It will be recorded by pingers on the battlecruiser and can cause distractions or mislead enemies. It can be constructed with the battlecruisers Construction Console and appears in loads of five beacons.

• The minelayer is the only ship that can repair a ship's hull (whether small ship or battlecruiser). The nanite-based repairing materials are randomly released from the front of the ship, in a narrow cone.

• The minelayer can also remotely recharge shields in a similar system to the Nano-Hull spray [see above].

Tips and hints

• Many distress beacons can confuse an enemy and make them lose time trying to destroy them.

• Place mines strategically, for example in an asteroid field or as somebody is following you. Beware as mines may cause lag if in excess.

• Nebulas are not visible to all players, but placing a mine inside of one is a clever way to hide them

• Do not stack mines, 1 mine goes in pursuit 1 at a time, multiple will have no effect on 1 ship.

• Your heal spray and shield spray can be used at the same time if you wish to deplete your energy quickly and switch ships.

• A clever mine layer can follow a destroyer to harass the enemy BC, the shield and hull heals are very effective.