Broadsider

Broadsider (Player)

“	The Broadsider is a Liberatus hull commandeered and repurposed by Spectre R&D. Its power relies on its ability to spawn multiple waves of smaller hulls to overwhelm and swarm enemies, though at the cost of conventional weaponry. It features a Prime Shift Active super shot aimed at supplementing its supportive spawned hulls.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Broadsider

Basic Information
Faction	Spectre
Tier	9.5
Class	Battleship
Slot Configuration
Weapon	4
Spawner	3
Armor	2
Shield	3
Special	2
Trigger	1
Skin	1
Specifications
Health	45,000
Unladen Mass	900 t
Maximum Mass	19,000 t
Firing Arc 1	90.00° (90.00° offset)
Firing Arc 2	90.00° (-90.00° offset)
Cargo	3,500,000 t
Ship Speed	690 m/s
Turning Speed	63.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	350 m/s
Rear Speed	220 m/s
Acceleration	400 m/s²
Sector Speed	600 AU/h
Hull XP	672,369 XP
Modifiers
Prime Shift Threshold	80%
Charge Rate (Atk.)	2%/s
Overdrive	Broadsider Prime Shift I
Effective Range	3,500-8,000 m
Altairian Damage	+50%
Umbra Damage	+50%
Pharmakon Damage	+50%
Weapon Mass	-60%
Spawner Mass	-65%
Armor Mass	-10%
Shield Mass	-16%
Shield Recharge	+3% energy/s
Recharge Delay	0 s
Shield Damage	+25%
Resurgence	20%
Resists	40%
Resists	40%
Resists	40%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Research
Blueprint
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory XIII, Ship Lab XII
Build
Time	1d 0h
He-3	230,000,000
AM	69,000,000
Craft
Time	0s
He-3	230,000,000
AM	69,000,000
Fragments	900
Repair
Time	Fixed 2h 00m

The Broadsider is yet another ship originally designed by Liberatus but modified by Spectre for their own use. When in Prime Shift, its spawned ships gain combat bonuses, and the Broadsider could launch a piercing, splitting shot to support its spawned ships.

Like other Tier 9 Spectre ships, the Broadsider can recharge its shields even after being fully depleted.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

The Broadsider has the most spawner slots out of any Spectre ship. With up to a -90% mass modifier for this slot, it is recommended that you fit the best spawned ships available to maximize mass efficiency. With six in the fleet, up to fifty-four (54) spawned ships (four Pikes + one Halt Revenant for each Broadsider) could be active at once, easily overwhelming enemies that are designed for single-target damage. Its Prime Shift bonus further increases the mobility, damage and durability of its spawned ships. making them even more threatening.

Its Prime Shift Active weapon, while basic, packs a huge punch (270k base damage at Mk V), not to mention that it pierces. If lined up correctly, a single Broadsider could one-shot multiple enemy ships with it. Keep in mind that it is activated based on spawning more ships, so you should try to ensure that the spawned ships are destroyed regularly to fire the overdrive more often; Combined with a split secondary projectile, this allows it to effectively damage modules from 11,000m - beyond the range of all base weapons.

Compared to other ships, the Broadsider has extra resistance against Alien, Plasma and Blight, and thus can better deal with the Halt, Decay and Hush Revenant respectively. It also has a significant shield damage modifier which helps it take down enemy shields, despite its limited firepower.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Broadsider is especially weak against the Switch's mind control ability, which could turn the mass of spawned ships against the Broadsider itself.

Compared to the Arc, it has far fewer weapon slots.

As this ship mainly relies on its spawned ships and is somewhat vulnerable up close, you should keep this ship at the rear, dealing direct damage only to charge up the Prime Shift meter.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Weapon Slots	4	4	4	4	5
Spawner Slots	3	3	4	4	4
Armor Slots	3	3	3	3	3
Shield Slots	3	4	4	4	4
Resistance Slots	0	0	0	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	20,000 t	21,000 t	22,000 t	23,000 t	24,000 t
Cargo	3,750,000 t	4,000,000 t	4,250,000 t	4,500,000 t	9,000,000 t
Sector Speed	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	780 AU/h
Hull XP	772,349 XP	887,196 XP	1,019,121 XP	1,170,662 XP	1,344,738 XP
MODIFIERS
Overdrive	Broadsider Prime Shift I	Broadsider Prime Shift II	Broadsider Prime Shift II	Broadsider Prime Shift III	Broadsider Prime Shift III
Weapon Mass	-63%	-70%	-73%	-80%	-83%
Spawner Mass	-70%	-75%	-80%	-85%	-90%
Armor Mass	-10%	-35%	-35%	-40%	-40%
Shield Mass	-16%	-40%	-40%	-45%	-45%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Shield Damage	+25%	+35%	+35%	+45%	+50%
Shield Recharge	+3% energy/s	+6% energy/s	+6% energy/s	+10% energy/s	+10% energy/s
Resists	45%	50%	55%	60%	60%
Resists	45%	50%	55%	60%	60%
Resists	45%	50%	55%	60%	60%
CRAFT
Time	5h 00m	10h 00m	15h 00m	20h 00m	1d 0h
Mineral Ore	25,000,000	50,000,000	75,000,000	100,000,000	125,000,000
Patterns	20	40	60	140	250