The upgraded version is faster than the original, but the heavily upgraded version is slower, so you're probably better off not outdoing the upgrades, because with these ships as escorts, you'll probably have to run rather than fight.Īs Own Ship: Finally - a ship that's wider than it is long. However, if you do actually want to capture Argosies, the Houseless Warriors over in Kipa use them. Enterprises (which are only a little over twice the price) have five times more cargo space and have better defenses, but the Auroran version isn't too well armed. He doesn't have enough cargo space to make much of a difference, and he doesn't have enough weapons to defend you. I suggest you sell the Chaingun (since it requires ammo, and is almost useless for asteroid mining) and stock up with Mining Lasers, or Medium Blasters, or both (or maybe a FusionĪs Escort: As an escort, it's not worth it, even if you capture one. It is also surprisingly heavy for a ship of that apparent size - at 150 tons, you'll be spending two days in hyperspace. Only three drawbacks that I can see - they are slightly slower and less agile than the Shuttle, but the sprite image is about the same size, which means you're in for a harder job sweeping up all those fragments. This guy is good for mining in places where are you are likely to come under attack, and it is one of the cheapest ships that can fit an Asteroid Scoop, Mining Lasers, and a Solar Panel or two, meaning that when your five jumps of energy run out, you won't be completely stranded. Unlike a lot of other ships in this price and mass range (like the Valkyrie and the Starbridge), the Argosy is basically a heavily armed and armoured light freighter. In my second pilot, I upgraded to one of these straight from the Shuttle, but I never did do any asteroid mining with it. With 225 shields and 300 armour he's quite a tank of a little ship, and his little pop-out hyperspace nacelles (right) make for a nice visual effect. As a step up from the Shuttle, it's pretty good - it costs 200,000 credits and has 50 tons of cargo space, as well as 30 tons of weapon space (and 2 more guns and 2 more turrets than the Shuttle). You can usually find one in any of the Heraan planets. Which you can buy without doing any of the missions. Belthazar's Guide to Asteroid Mining 5.1.6 Auroran ShipsĪs Own Ship: The Auroran Argosy is one of the two Auroran ships

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