Hyper Freighter

[hamburglar007]

A few questions about the hyper freighter ship. Is it available too early in the game? Does it have too much of an advantage over the other ships? Finally, is there anything better than the hyper freighter for that type of ship?

I find that the ship outclasses much of what it is up against with the right upgrades and stats, much more so than other ships. And it comes fairly early in game and relatively cheap. I have yet to find a ship in the yards that exceeds its stats, and the only ships I encounter that can pose any real difficulty are aliens and some random ind. ship I can't remember the name of.

[slayernz]

It is a good ship, but it's definitely a merchant class ship - great for game play focused primarily on being friendly to many and carrying cargo for profit. No military person would be seen dead flying one of these things (okay maybe they might be willing to pilot it dead). It's got only a small crew, limited guns, and almost no torp tubes.

I've decimated a number of these ships during my gametime - the only thing I don't like is that smugglers or military officers DON'T fly it - therefore you can't gain 188 units of decent stuff (like weapons, electronics, etc)