Missiles

Missiles are guided projectiles: they do damage upon impacting a target, oftentimes much more than any conventional weapon of a similar Tech Level could do. Missiles are therefore a good choice for players looking to increase their damage throughput, albeit a sometimes expensive one.

To use Missiles, a player must have a Missile Launcher equipped and an appropriate Ammo Crate in their inventory. Ammo Crates Type I through III can be opened to yield either 10, 25, or 50 missiles, respectively.

Missiles will attempt to fly towards whatever target was selected when the Missile was launched. They can be destroyed or knocked off course just like ships can, but some (if not all, needs checking) Missiles contain an inbuilt Missile Stabilizer reducing effect of concussions by %50.

Most Missiles have Resistances to Mining(75%) and Radiation(100%) damage and a vulnerability to Physical(200%) damage.

See also: Base Missiles.

Sortable Listing

Name	Tech	Size	Launch Energy	Damage	Damage Type	Speed	Lifespan	Min/Max Launch Distance	Source	Skill Needed	Weight	Description	Notes
Vulcaroid Missile	3	1	300	?	Physical	150	?	?	Ammo Crate from Vulcan	none	1,000	Physical damage payload that leaves fires!
Small Kinetic Missile	5	1	1000	250x5	Physical	150	2 minutes	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Small Kinetic Type I/II/III	none	1000	Physical damage payload delivered to a single target
Small Armor Piercing Missile	5	1	1000	500x5	Mining	75	2 minutes	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Small AP Type I/II/III	none	1000	Mining damage payload delivered to a single target
Medium Kinetic Missile	10	1	2000	1600x5	Physical	200	2 minutes	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Medium Kinetic Type I/II/III	none	2000	Physical damage payload delivered to a single target
Medium Armor Piercing Missile	11	1	4000	2500x5	Mining	75	2 minutes	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Medium AP Type I/II/III	none	2000	Mining damage payload delivered to a single target
Large Kinetic Missile	15	1	2700	2500x5	Physical	250	2 minutes	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Large Kinetic Type I/II/III	none	3000	Physical damage payload delivered to a single target
Eggsile	15	2	650	1250	Physical	80~?	30s or 1min	50/2000	Eggbox Crate from Easter Drop	none	10000	How is this going to work? Cover their view ports with egg?	Has 5000 vis, seems buggy
Explosive Space Rat	15	1	10	?	?	?	?	?	Grotesque Undead Rat	none	3,000	What's that bulging sore on it's side?
Carcass Missile	16	1	1000	5000	Heat	100	7 seconds	50/2000	Carcass Missile Generator	none	10000	If its worth killing, its probably worth overkilling	splash 1000 at 100 range.
Large Armor Piercing Missile	16	1	6600	6250x5	Mining	75	2 minutes	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Large AP Type I/II/III	none	3000	Mining damage payload delivered to a single target
Zaphragi Cheetah Missile	16	1	4000	10000x3	Surgical	350	20 seconds	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Armada WMD Factory	none	3000	Faster than any other missile on the prairies
Flaming Lantern Missile	17	2	350	7000	Heat	200	?	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Halloween drop	none	2000	Flaming Skull of Dooom.
Medium MIRV Rocket	17	1	6000	2500x7	Mining	105	?	50/2000	Built from Medium MIRV Rocket Production	none	2000	Fly my pretties, fly
Red Photon Plasma Missile	20	3	1000	2100	Heat	?	?	50/2000	Ammo Crate from Red Photon Missile Factory	none	3,000	Red Photon specialized missile
Large Lancer Missile	20	6	4000	3000	Heat	~340	?	1200/5000	Built from Large Lancer Missile Production	Gunner class 20	3000	Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening.	Shoots heat damage beam type weapon. Does add destruction debuff up to 5% debuff to resists. (Missile acts as a slave giving half class skills, and only single fires allowing half effectiveness of destruction.)
Large MIRV Rocket	20	4	10000	6250 x8	Mining	105	30s	50/2000	Built from Large MIRV Torpedo Production	Gunner class 20	3000	Fly my pretties,fly	splits into several smaller missiles
Large Bunkerbuster Missile	20	6	3000	10000	Physical	105	30s	50/2000	Built from Large Bunkerbuster Missile Production	Gunner class 20	3000	Hasta la Vista baby.	Deals area of effect damage and damages the user, Knockback
Large Burst Missile	20	3	1300	2800	Mining	105	30s	50/2000	Built from Large Burst Missile Production	Gunner class 20	3000	Nuke em from orbit. it's the only way to be sure.	Deals area of effect damage and damages the user

Lore

Missiles are rumored to have been invented when a Zebucart decided to ram a Fly at flank speed, destroying both ships instantly. While the people of Hyperion claim to be the aficionados on missile technology, that Zebucart was the pioneer. After the incident, researchers began investigating the possible uses of flinging several tons of metal at another object while travelling at near relativistic speeds. Initial results were promising, as it was discovered that all test subjects were reduced to carbon wisps. However, researchers denounced the technology, claiming that it was too expensive since the missiles had to withstand the harshness of space and also propel themselves to the target. This obstacle was overcome when a valiant undergrad intern decided to pack several hundred pounds of C4 into the back of a cylinder made of reinforced graphite. The resultant explosion annihilated his home planet, but the information he gathered proved invaluable. In any case, missile launchers advanced to the point where they could use anti-matter accelerators in order to propel the missiles. The missiles then only need attitude thrusters for control, reducing costs exponentially. Since then, missile technology has exploded, and the field continues to grow with each passing year.