Codex · Ships

Science Ship

Vermessungsschiff mit Sensorenanlagen. Führt Planetenscan-Missionen durch, um Ressourcen zu entdecken und die Kolonisierung freizuschalten.

Base stats

Attack
50
Shield
200
Hull
1,500
Speed
8,000
Cargo
2,000
Fuel / unit
15
Crew
80

Base values before research and race modifiers. Weapons Technology raises attack, Shielding Technology raises shields and Armour Technology raises hull, each by 10% of the base per level.

Cost to build

Metal
10,000
Crystal
16,000
Deuterium
6,000
Build time
12h

Base shipyard time. A higher Shipyard, Nanite Factory or Orbital Shipyard builds it faster.

Requirements

RequirementTypeLevel
Impulse Drive Research 3
Shipyard Planet 4

Every one of these must be met before Science Ship can be ordered.

How each race builds it

The four races share the same ship rules but not the same hardware — each one names and renders it differently, and applies its own combat multipliers from its race profile.

Directorate Science Ship — Terran Directorate ship
Directorate Science Ship
Reliable modular hull used by Terran command fleets.
Harmonic Surveyor — Auralith Concord ship
Harmonic Surveyor
Crystalline hull geometry tuned for shield resonance and low thermal waste.
Gene-Scryer — Varkesh Brood ship
Gene-Scryer
Grown organism bred for pressure, replacement speed and instinctive formation behavior.
Survey Oracle — Synthera Assembly ship
Survey Oracle
Distributed machine craft optimized for precise logistics and attrition control.

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