Hangar Console
The hangar is located on the lower deck of the Battlecruiser. The hangar has 6 hangar consoles that anyone on your team can use. The hangar console is like any other console to use, however the UI is quite different (to access a console see this) . The hangar consoles allow players to launch, load/unload items, buy and salvage small ships.
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Launching/Docking A Small Ship
Launching
To launch a small ship from the hangar console, simply select the ship you want to launch by clicking it and then click the large "launch" button bot left of the UI. You cannot launch a ship that has already been launched or a ship that is reconstructing (destroyed). Ships that have been taken, by a player or AI, will have a launch icon (
) displayed, while reconstructing ships have a countdown timer. After launching, your small ship gains no collision while close to your Battlecruiser and there is a 12 second wait time before you can dock.
Side Matters
Launching your small ship from a left side hangar console will launch you on the left side of the battlecruiser and similarly for right side hangars. Spawning on specific sides is important when you want your small ships to safely launch and not be under enemy fire.
Docking
To Dock a small ship, move your ship close to your Battlecruiser and use the "dock" ability. Docking with your battlecruiser instantly repairs the small ships hull and transfers all the ships stored energy to the battlecruiser, this is the reason why a launched small ship will always have full hull and only a small amount of stored energy.
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Loading/Unloading Items into Small Ships
To load and unload items into small ships you first need to know what a loading pad is. there are 6 load pads, one for each hangar console, they are represented by the blue circles.
Loading and unloading items from small ships is done from the hangar console.
items to be loaded onto a selected ship are dropped on top of one of the hangar load pads, then from the hangar console the option to
"Deposit all items on the pad into the currently selected ship" is clicked (next to the launch button bottom left of the UI). To unload items simply click the items in the ships inventory from the hangar console UI, or to unload all items click the "Withdraw all items from the ship. You can withdraw individual items by clicking them" button (also next to the launch button bottom left of the UI).
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Buying and Salvaging Small Ships
Buying Small Ships
To buy a small ship go onto the hangar console and select a vacant hangar ship slot (slot with no icon). The option to buy a ship will come up, select "purchase ship", after that you can select the small ship type you want to buy.
The cost of smalls ships can be reduced through upgrades.
Salvaging Small Ships
Small ships remain in your hangar.
Even if a small ship is destroyed it will stay while it gets reconstructed.
To remove a ship from the hangar you must salvage that ship while it is not reconstructing.
Salvaging a ship removes that ship from its slot and refunds you some minerals.
To salvage a small ship, access a hangar console and select the ship you want to salvage and then press the salvage icon.
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Reconstruction Time
When a small ship is destroyed in combat, the hangar will automatically recreate the ship. The rebuild process is completely free, however it does take time. During the reconstructing time you will be unable to salvage or launch the small ship.
- upgrades reduce reconstruct times.
-economy T2 Reduces miner reconstruction time by 90seconds. -offensive T2 Reconstruction time of Wraith, Corvette and Destroyer reduced by 20%.
Reconstruction times (in seconds): Miner: 180 Wraith: 160 Corvette: 260 Destroyer: 600 Minelayer: 240 Chomper: 360 Infiltrator: 480 Subjugator: 480