Sovereign Carrier

Sovereign Carrier

“	The Sovereign Carrier is the peak of Altairian design. It has a more combat oriented design with its regenerative shields, as well as the ability to swap Overdrive Generators to adapt to a well prepared commander.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Sovereign Carrier

Basic Information
Faction	Altairians
Tier	7A
Class	Carrier
Slot Configuration
Hangar	6
Armor	2
Shield	2
Special	3
Specifications
Health	17,730
Unladen Mass	1,163 t
Maximum Mass	23,250 t
Firing Arc	360.00°
Cargo	3,804,000 t
Ship Speed	200 m/s
Turning Speed	10.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	50 m/s
Rear Speed	50 m/s
Acceleration	50 m/s²
Sector Speed	240 AU/h
Hull XP	55,450 XP
Modifiers
Pharmakon Damage	+20%
Shield Energy	+50%
Shield Recharge	+2% energy/s
Recharge Delay	10 s
Resurgence	20%
Resists	50%
Resists	40%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Research
Blueprint
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory XIII, Ship Lab XII
Build
Time	3d 0h
He-3	234,580,000
AM	88,760,000
Craft
Time	1d 0h
He-3	234,580,000
AM	88,760,000
Fragments	1,800
Repair
Time	Fixed 2h 00m

The Sovereign Carrier is the Altairian Carrier, and the first Tier 7 Carrier as well.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

The Sovereign Carrier has a significant boost to shield energy, and by default is able to recharge its shields through out combat, making its survivability much higher than previous carriers. The recharge rate can be further augmented with Deflector Shell or Regeneration Converter, increasing its durability even further.

It is also able to equip hangar weapons with tremendous range, but its true strength lies in its equippable overdrive generators (namely the Enguard Overdrive Generator and the Riposte Overdrive Generator), granting powerful bonuses to both itself and the fleet.

As an Altairian ship, it deals bonus damage against the Pharmakon faction.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Sovereign is unable to equip any other support fields, especially the Agility Field Generator, Phase Shifter Generator and etc which are meant for the Paladin Carrier. Since the overdrive generators only generate a support field when active, this makes the ships unable to passively generate any support field.

If equipped with squadrons, Suppressors and Tyrants, with their squadron damage boost, will effectively make short work of its squadrons, rendering the carrier defenseless against any fleets with those ships inside.

Like all carriers, it is slow, and has limited mobility, making it somewhat of a liability in combat even with the benefits it offers. It is especially weak to the Phoenix Frigate which deals extra damage to carriers and shields.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Shield Slots	2	2	3	3	3
Resistance Slots	1	1	1	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	24,415 t	25,575 t	26,735 t	27,900 t	27,900 t
Cargo	4,564,800 t	4,755,000 t	4,945,200 t	5,135,400 t	10,270,800 t
Sector Speed	240 AU/h	240 AU/h	240 AU/h	240 AU/h	390 AU/h
Hull XP	63,695 XP	73,166 XP	84,046 XP	96,544 XP	96,544 XP
MODIFIERS
Hangar Weapon Mass	-5%	-15%	-30%	-50%	-50%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Resists	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Sovereign Carrier, Same level of Valhalla Carrier
Workshop Required	IX
Time	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	N/A
Mineral Ore	117,290,000	234,580,000	304,954,000	469,160,000	N/A
CRAFT
Time	18h 54m	1d 13h 48m	2d 8h 42m	3d 0h	1h 00m
Mineral Ore	39,096,667	78,193,333	117,290,000	234,580,000	117,290,000
Patterns	40	140	210	280	N/A
Cores	30	80	120	160	N/A
Parts	50	155	235	435	N/A
Armaments	1,970	4,100	6,300	8,500	N/A
Fragments	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	300

Trivia[ | ]

The Sovereign Carrier is the first Tier 7 Carrier.
The Sovereign Carrier was the first carrier to utilize an Overdrive Generator, which combines both the support field and Overdrive systems together.
The sprites for this ship were released 1 month early in the May 2018 Update.
On December 25 of 2018, players were given the Sovereign Carrier as a gift from KIXEYE.
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.
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[ | ]

Herald Sovereign Carrier Mk1-2 Render
Herald Sovereign Carrier Mk3-4 Render
Herald Sovereign Carrier Mk 5 Render
Herald Sovereign Carrier Elite Render
Oni Sovereign Carrier Mk1-2 Render
Oni Sovereign Carrier Mk3-4 Render
Oni Sovereign Carrier Mk 5 Render
Oni Sovereign Carrier Elite Render
Retro Sovereign Carrier Mk1-2 Render
Retro Sovereign Carrier Mk3-4 Render
Retro Sovereign Carrier Mk 5 Render
Retro Sovereign Carrier Elite Render
Sovereign Carrier Elite and 4 Bastion Cruisers chasing down a Paladin Carrier Elite.
A Group of Cavalier Cutters Rushing a Sovereign Carrier escorted by a group of Bastion Cruisers.
Elite Inquisitor Destroyers Taking advantage of the Pierce on the Xeno Sai Missile to destroy a Sovereign Carrier behind Elite Bastion Cruisers.
A Sovereign Carrier firing Cyclotron Beams at Altairian Corvettes.
Oni Sovereign Carrier Firing Hammer Missiles at Renascence Battlecruisers.
Retro Sovereign Carrier Fleeing from a Gargoyle Carrier.