Operator

“	The Operator is designed for close range engagements. High speeds allow it to incessantly pursure its targets and upon exiting Phase it's able to deal massive burst damage.	”
	— In-Game Description

General

Operator

Basic Information
Faction	Pharmakon
Tier	8C
Class	Specialist
Role	Fighter
Slot Configuration
Weapon	4
Armor	1
Screen	2
Special	2
Trigger	1
Skin	1
Specifications
Health	13,000
Unladen Mass	900 t
Maximum Mass	17,500 t
Firing Arc	65.00°
Cargo	3,500,000 t
Ship Speed	500 m/s
Turning Speed	36.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	420 m/s
Rear Speed	140 m/s
Acceleration	440 m/s²
Sector Speed	600 AU/h
Hull XP	273,067 XP
Modifiers
Overdrive	Operator Phase State I Rupture I
Effective Range	0-3,000 m
Weapon Mass	-10%
DoT Stacks	10 stacks for 20 s per 250 damage done
Dmg. per Stack	1 per 1 s
Resists	50%
Resists	5%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Enemy Abl.	+5% threshold, -10% recovery for 10 s
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
Repair
Time	2h 00m

The Operator is a fighter modeled after the cutter class. Though it has very short range, enemies caught within its firing arc are quickly destroyed by its Rupture overdrive.

Note that Tier 8 ships have a fixed repair time which is not affected by equipment.

Strategy and Setup

Advantages

Like other Tier 8 ships, the Operator has greatly increased movement speeds over Tier 7 ships and thus can better dodge incoming shots and rearrange fleet formation. It also has a fixed repair time of 2 hours, regardless of equipment, so it could return back to the fray in a relatively short amount of time.

Compared to the Valrayvn, it has increased maximum mass and reduced unladen mass, allowing it to field more equipment.

Upon exiting Phase State, it fires a burst of projectiles that have a huge damage bonus. The damage inflicted is capable of one-shotting many enemy ships, especially when the Nova Driver is used (though the weapon has an extremely narrow range band on this ship).

It has a passive Ablative Suppression effect which, on hit, reduces the ability of enemy Umbra ships to regenerate their Ablative Armor.

Disadvantages

The Operator is somewhat slower than the Valrayvn when not in Phase State. As a result, you must rely on Phase State to get in range in order to defeat them.

Moreover, its range is capped at a measly 3 km. This means that the Valrayvn can easily get a few shots off before this ship can even start to deal damage. If not flown properly, Operators may be prematurely forced out of Phase State and become sitting ducks.

Its damage output heavily relies on its Rupture overdrive, which only activates upon exiting Phase State. Without it, its damage output is actually worse than the Valrayvn's, with two firing arcs compared to one for the Operator. Operators can thus be defeated by preventing them from entering Phase State, such as via the Renascence Battlecruiser's Feedback Loop or through sheer damage.

Upgrading

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Weapon Slots	4	4	4	4	5
Screen Slots	3	3	3	3	3
Resistance Slots	0	0	1	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	18,500 t	19,500 t	20,500 t	21,500 t	22,500 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	313,671 XP	360,314 XP	413,892 XP	475,437 XP	546,133 XP
MODIFIERS
Overdrive	Rupture I	Rupture II	Rupture II	Rupture III	Rupture III
Weapon Mass	-20%	-30%	-40%	-60%	-80%
Screen Mass	-0%	-30%	-35%	-45%	-60%
Resists	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
Ablative Damage Threshold	+5%	+7%	+7%	+10%	+10%
Ablative Recovery	-10%	-20%	-20%	-40%	-40%
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