Ship Classes

The term 'ship class' refers primarily to the capital ships and transport ships of the 'capital vessel' (CV) type used by the NPC factions.

These ship types are also referred to in the game as OPVs (orbital patrol vessels).

For the classification, we use the 'Atk' (Attack value) part of the 'Combat (Atk/Def)' value displayed in each blueprint (including those of the players)

What is the Attack Value?

The Atk calculates a comparative value from all turrets and weapon systems (except Sentry Guns) carried by an OPV. No distinction is made between activated and deactivated. The decisive factor is the calculated value, which is determined by impact and area damage as well as rate of fire.

Important: How well the ship is armored or whether it has shields ( 'Def' in the blueprint combat info) is currently not included in the ship class calculation, since all damage (without shields) is always block-based and shields and their value is always the same and does not correlate or vary with combat strength.

How is the subdivision organized?

There is one main TIER class. The TIERs are then subdivided into up to three subclasses depending on the range of attack values. In addition, there are two special forms with freighters and carrier ships that are not specifically categorized into TIERs but rather refer to a primary feature and may have weaker or stronger attack values compared to a TIER class.

How is this used in the game?

The categorization is currently primarily used by content creators and those who submit blueprints for inclusion in the game. To ensure that the OPVs can be used correctly (e.g. in the dynamic space defense of the NPC stations), the ships are assigned to spawn groups based on the following classification into combat class tiers.

The syntax is: OPV<faction name><tier>

Example: OPVUCHT5

Special Classes

Tier	Attack min	Attack max	Class	Abbreviation
Freighter	any	any	Freighter	Frg
Carrier	any	any	Carrier	Crr

OPV Classes

Tier	Attack min	Attack max	Class	Abbreviation
T0	0	100	DroneClass: Gunboat	Gb
T0	100	250	DroneClass: Patrol	Pt
T1	250	275	Light Corvette	LCo
T1	275	450	Corvette	Co
T1	450	500	Heavy Corvette	HCo
T2	500	550	Light Frigate	LFr
T2	550	900	Frigate	Fr
T2	900	1000	Heavy Frigate	HFr
T3	1000	1100	Light Destroyer	LDe
T3	1100	1800	Destroyer	De
T3	1800	2000	Heavy Destroyer	HDe
T4	2000	2200	Light Cruiser	LCr
T4	2200	3600	Cruiser	Cr
T4	3600	4000	Heavy Cruiser	HCr
T5	4000	4400	Light Battle Cruiser	LBCr
T5	4400	7200	Battle Cruiser	BCr
T5	7200	8000	Heavy Battle Cruiser	HBCr
T6	8000	16000	Battleship	BS
T7	16000	32000	Dreadnought	DN
T8	32000	64000	Super Dreadnought	SDN