Bastion Cruiser

Bastion Cruiser

“	The Bastion Cruiser is a formidable Altairian hull with its Counter-Chain capability and Firestorm Overdrive unleashing devastating damage when your shields drop. Plus look at all that leg room!	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Bastion Cruiser

Basic Information
Faction	Altairians
Tier	7A
Class	Cruiser
Slot Configuration
Weapon	4
Armor	3
Shield	2
Special	3
Resistance	1
Specifications
Health	9,075
Unladen Mass	920 t
Maximum Mass	18,428 t
Firing Arc	270.00°
Cargo	2,282,300 t
Ship Speed	320 m/s
Turning Speed	20.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	150 m/s
Rear Speed	150 m/s
Acceleration	120 m/s²
Sector Speed	540 AU/h
Hull XP	39,209 XP
Modifiers
Overdrive	Firestorm I
Cutter Damage	+10%
Pharmakon Damage	+20%
Resurgence	20%
Resists	50%
Resists	40%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Counter Chain	1
Applies to	Cannon
Max. Range	+1,000 m
Research
Blueprint
Available in	Altairian Vanguard Cargo
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory XIII, Ship Lab XII
Build
Time	1d 0h
He-3	126,792,924
AM	40,573,736
Craft
Time	1d 0h
He-3	126,792,924
AM	40,573,736
Fragments	900
Repair
Time	Fixed 2h 00m

The Bastion Cruiser is a Tier 7 cruiser, a tank that drains the Chain effect of weapons on hit. Its Firestorm Overdrive ability is activated upon losing shields, drastically increasing offensive capability for a short duration.

Cannon weapons that are equipped on this ship gain an extra 1,000 m of range, which can be stacked with other range-increasing effects.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

With incredible base health, the Bastion Cruiser is capable of taking a heavy beating. Its Counter Chain is very effective against Chain weapons such as the ECHO Ray and Reverb Ray, severely limiting the amount of damage they can do to your fleet.

It has 3 armor slots, allowing you to equip 3x Resonant Armor for a massive +60% shield energy bonus, which complements well with the multiple shield slots typical of cruisers. It also has the most resistor slots out of the Altairian Hulls, making this ship perfect as a sponge for soaking up damage.

Its Firestorm Overdrive grants +300% DPS, +40% shield bypass and +20% range, enabling it to dish out large amounts of damage at long range and immediately turn the tide of battle. This ability can be reused in subsequent battles.

Equip Pulse Cannons, Epsilon ECHO Cannons or other Cannon weapons to make the most of the Bastion Cruiser's range bonus. Even without the Overdrive, enemies will still find it difficult to kite Bastion Cruisers that have over 5,000 m range.

The Bastion Cruiser also has a built-in damage increase against cutters, enabling it to make short work of them quickly. As an Altairian ship, it deals bonus damage against the Pharmakon faction.

Disadvantages[ | ]

If you wish to use your Overdrive ability, refrain from using too much shielding. Otherwise, enemies with high shield bypass may be able to take out your ships without fully depleting the shields.

Tier 7 battleships has a built-in modifier against cruisers, making them a natural counter against Bastion Cruisers.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Shield Slots	3	3	3	3	3
Resistance Slots	1	1	2	2	2
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	19,350 t	20,270 t	21,190 t	22,115 t	22,115 t
Cargo	2,738,760 t	2,852,875 t	2,966,990 t	3,081,105 t	6,162,210 t
Sector Speed	540 AU/h	540 AU/h	540 AU/h	540 AU/h	780 AU/h
Hull XP	45,039 XP	51,736 XP	59,430 XP	68,267 XP	68,267 XP
MODIFIERS
Overdrive	Firestorm II	Firestorm III	Firestorm IV	Firestorm V	Firestorm V
Cutter Damage	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+30%
Armor Mass	-5%	-15%	-30%	-50%	-50%
Shield Mass	-5%	-15%	-30%	-50%	-50%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Resists	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%
Counter Chain	1	2	2	3	3
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Bastion Cruiser, Same level of Revelation Cruiser
Workshop Required	IX
Time	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	N/A
Mineral Ore	63,396,462	126,792,924	164,830,801	253,585,848	N/A
CRAFT
Time	7h 08m	12h 24m	19h 32m	1d 0h	1h 00m
Mineral Ore	21,132,154	42,264,308	63,396,462	126,792,924	44,377,523
Patterns	20	40	60	140	N/A
Cores	10	30	45	80	N/A
Parts	25	60	115	200	N/A
Armaments	985	2,300	3,600	4,925	N/A
Fragments	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	150

Trivia[ | ]

The Bastion Cruiser is the first of the Altairian Hulls.
The Bastion Cruiser's design resembles a Protoss Carrier from Starcraft II.
Along with other T7A Herald ships before the Renascence Battlecruiser, this ship has received complete resistance to Alien Nebula and Plasma Nebula in the early April 2019 update.
The USA Bastion Cruiser releases fireworks in a small animation upon destruction.

At the start of the Synchrony event, all players were gifted aa fleet of 5 Bastion Cruisers.

All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.
The repair time of all Tier 7 ships apart from dreadnoughts has been standardized to a flat 2 hours (similar to existing Tier 8 ships) in the late September 2020 update.

Gallery[ | ]

Mk I/II Herald Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk III/IV Herald Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk V Herald Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk VI Herald Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk I/II Oni Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk III/IV Oni Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk V Oni Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk VI Oni Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk I/II Retro Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk III/IV Retro Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk V Retro Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk VI Retro Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk I/II USA Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk III/IV USA Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk V USA Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Mk VI USA Bastion Cruiser angled HD render
Bastion Cruiser appearing in Contact event trailer
Herald Bastion Cruisers fighting against Oligarch Bastion Cruisers, note the Overdrive icon on the top left of each ship
Two fleets consisting of destroyers guarded by Bastion Cruisers, fighting each other
Bastion Cruisers fighting Guardian Cruisers
Oni Bastion Cruiser Elites Fighting Retro Bastion Cruiser Elites
Oni Bastion Cruiser Elites dueling Manticore Battlecruisers
Retro Bastion Cruisers Fighting Regular Herald Bastion Cruisers.
USA Bastion Cruisers fighting off Pharmakon ships.
USA Bastion Cruisers defending themselves from a flotilla of Phoenix Frigates.