Best ship for hunting aliens?

[AA]

Alien hunting is vary dangerous if you don't have the right ship.there are many different ways to hunt aliens each with pros and cons.
If anyone knows a good ship and/or strategy to fight aliens please post it here.

[Cory Trese]

You want Fast/Fast with high armor. Cargo should be filled with Weapons or Artifacts, depending on your Officer mix.

The fastest way to die to Xeno is by Engine destruction, so you want as many spare Engines as possible.

I usually pack an Escape Shuttle when I am hunting Xeno as well.

[AA]

I mean specific ships i'm already a master alien hunter on easy and normal

[spacemonkey]

Oct 27, 2014 10:15:11 GMT -5 AA said:

I mean specific ships i'm already a master alien hunter on easy and normal

I've had some good luck with choosing Pirate and getting a Terror Class ASAP, no idea if it's the best ship but it any play through I've picked one up early I have always good luck with it

[AA]

I mean stats for designed ships

[beverage]

Xeno Spectre:[/p]

Hull 25

Armor 16

Engines 50   

Sails 50

Crew 160 (145 +15 Shalun Mercs)

Hold 180 (150 +20% Cargo hold)

Guns 45

Torps 22 (20 +2 Xeno Torps)

Xeno Crew Suits

Null Field Generator

Always carry a minimum of 65 weapz, Ideally 100 and NEVER EVER CARRY ARTIFACTS!!!

[AA]

Oct 28, 2014 23:37:42 GMT -5 beverage said:

Xeno Spectre:

Hull 25

Armor 16

Engines 50   

Sails 50

Crew 160 (145 +15 Shalun Mercs)

Hold 180 (150 +20% Cargo hold)

Guns 45

Torps 22 (20 +2 Xeno Torps)

Xeno Crew Suits

Null Field Generator

Always carry a minimum of 65 weapz, Ideally 100 and NEVER EVER CARRY ARTIFACTS!!!

thanks i will post mine as soon as i find it's stats

[AA]

hull 16
Armor 22
engines 36
Sails 55
Crew 50
Cargo as high as possible
Guns 18
torps 10

[slayernz]

Don't forget that the probability of encountering Aliens is directly proportional to the difficulty level you are playing. So if you play on Normal, you're significantly less likely to be skewered by an Alien than if you were on Insane.

[AA]

Oct 29, 2014 3:01:36 GMT -5 slayernz said:

Don't forget that the probability of encountering Aliens is directly proportional to the difficulty level you are playing. So if you play on Normal, you're significantly less likely to be skewered by an Alien than if you were on Insane.

yeah i know but i really only play higher difficulty's for awards at least until i'm better at the game

[slayernz]

Doooooon't go alien hunting until you are ready. It'd be like going out and trying to snag Jaws with your little string line and an inflatable row boat.

[AA]

I'm not ready to go alien hunting on higher difficulty's i'm already hunting aliens on normal

[Deleted]

Best custom made ship:
Hull 36
Armor 25
Sails 51
Engines 51
Crew 160
Cargo 160
Guns 45
Torps 26

Best already-made ship: carnifex cruiser


best upgrade/officer combo for finding and killing aliens:
upgrades: battle prow, artifact isolation chamber, battleship architecture, null void generator, hyperion superstructure/titan gun batteries/cargo pod (hyperion best for damage reduction vs ram and gun, cargo pod best for increasing weapons which increase damage and board success, titan batteries provide board and gun bonus)
officers: veteran, templar, bodyguard
skills: 200% lv or more warrior and strength, 130%+ pilot, 70% tactics (minimum 12)
cargo: 25 artifacts, 50+ weapons
emphassis: patrolling dead planets, board vs aliens

best upgrade/officer combo for combat vs aliens only:
upgrades: battle prow, artifact iso chamber/weapon compartment/crew xeno suits (iso chamber best for board success with veteran, cabinet best for damage, xeno suits best for reducing damage), battleship architecture, titan components, hyperion/catgo pod/titan batteries
officers: military, templar, veteran/pilot (veteran best for combat and board vs aliens specifically with artifacts and iso chamber, pilot best for avoiding enemy ram, including non aliens)
skills: 230% lv or more warrior and strength, 130%+ pilot, 12+ tactics,
emphasis: board vs aliens

You might also want to consider getting an escape shuttle when playing on impossible difficulty, and getting a pilot officer as being rammed becomes incredibly dangerous. You're not unto that difficulty yet, but its only a matter of time. There is also spare XP to invest in more skills based on the guidelines described above. More warrior is better for being more successful at boarding xenos and winning, except when being rammed. Pilot is needed for board vs ram, when the enemy tries ramming while you try boarding, in order to avoid the ram. Intimidate decreases wc during red sectors, which is kinda important for patrolling dead planets as most are in red sectors. A small intimidate (9+) is also critical for moving in space without water-fuel. You'll need more pilot and intimidate with the carnifex because there are more crew and hence more wc consumption, and because carnifex has smaller hold.

Hope that helps!

[AA]

@starfixer-Yeah it does. I already know alot of it but not all