

This only occurs if the player's Freighter is in the same system and the Frigate is not on expedition: the responding Frigate will be the one with the highest Combat stat out of those present. Can assist the player during space combat by warping nearby and sending out friendly ships. Combat Specialist - Higher Combat capabilities.The five types of frigates are as follows: Frigates can be dismissed/deleted from your fleet in the same manner as deleting a tech or item from your inventory (Consoles: hold R3/hold right stick click, PC: hold middle mouse button). The fleet can have a maximum of 30 frigates. Not all frigates that spawn are available for purchase: those that are are marked with green icons. In order to hire a frigate the player must travel close to the frigate's position and, once the frigate captain is open for communication, use their intercom (via quick menu) to talk to the captain and choose the option to hire their services. Building more than one Command Room allows the player to have multiple active missions with different frigates at once.Ī list of documented frigates is available at Starship Catalogue - Frigate. The frigate fleet is controlled by the Fleet Command Room, located on the freighter that commands the fleet.

Frigates can then be sent on expeditions to other star systems. A player can own up to 30 frigates once they command a freighter. They can usually be found surrounding an NPC freighter. 11.1 Fuel cost calculation for missionsįrigates are ships larger than a single-user starship, but smaller than a freighter.
