Encounters

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Summary

In short, encounters are in game events such as structures spawning in space.

Types

There are two main types of encounters the first are Cargo Ships which are large grid ships that attack on sight. (notice that they can spawn owned by your faction and will attack other ships). The second are crashed ships which can be any size and usually have active turrets.

Types Of Cargo Ships

Cargo Ship Category Mass (Kg) Speed (M/s) Booby Trapped Exterior Defences Interior Defences Game Version
Private Sail Private 72 447
25
No
2x Interior Turret Icon.png - 01.045.000
Business Shipment 184 972
17
No
2x Interior Turret Icon.png - 01.045.000
Commercial Freighter 463 395
10
No
3x Gatling Turret Icon.png 1x Interior Turret Icon.png 01.045.000
Mining Carriage Mining 266 084
25
No
1x Gatling Turret Icon.png - 01.030.000
Mining Transport 401 953
17
No
2x Gatling Turret Icon.png 1x Interior Turret Icon.png 01.031.000
Mining Hauler 1 540 908
10
Yes
4x Gatling Turret Icon.png 2x Missile Turret Icon.png 2x Interior Turret Icon.png 01.030.000
Military Escort Military 350 048
25
No
2x Gatling Turret Icon.png 2x Missile Turret Icon.png - 01.030.000
Military Minelayer 1 637 990
17
Yes
5x Gatling Turret Icon.png 2x Missile Turret Icon.png - 01.030.000
Military Transporter 5 578 454
10
Yes
5x Gatling Turret Icon.png 3x Missile Turret Icon.png 5x Interior Turret Icon.png 01.030.000

While its behavior differs slightly from that of cargo ships, the recently-added Argentavis pirate carrier is another possible encounter. It is rather heavily armed and spawns drones but carries a substantial reward for any players who successfully defeat it.

Crashed Ships

Cargo Ship Category Exterior Defences Interior Defences layout location Apparent cause of crash
Section F Cargo - 1x Interior Turret Icon.png it is a yellow and black ship with a crew quarters named crew quarters F and a one service bay named service bay four it has a hangar with a free floating escape pod in it. Crashes on planets Either was attacked, hit by a comet or had a meltdown.
Mercenary military 2x Gatling Turret Icon.png1x Missile Turret Icon.png 2x Interior Turret Icon.png It is a heavily damaged Military Transporter with almost the same layout and some chunks missing. Embedded in asteroids, floating in space. power surge nocked it from building dock with the crew inside.