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The Family Heraan Argosy is an Auroran ship in Escape Velocity Nova. This craft is unavailable for most of the Vell-os Storyline.
"The Heraan house have always held scientists and scholars in much higher regard than the rest of the Empire. The fertile environment in which Heraan technicians work has produced this surprisingly trim vessel. Built more along the lines of early Federation efforts, the Argosy packs many improvements on even the latest Federation efforts, and is a spritely performer. It sports twin hyperdrive 'nacelles' that allow for more accurate FTL travel, and those selfsame nacelles can fold outward for excellent maneuverability in atmospheric flight." ― Buying an Argosy
The Argosy is a very economical light freighter that features best-in-class cargo capacity among its corvette kin. It pays for its thriftiness with awful speed and low expansion space.
Stats[]
"«Many warriors may mock my ship. That is because they do not have a forward-thinking mind. She may not be traditional, but she carries enough cargo to be worthwhile, with the teeth to get it where it needs to go.» You eye the Auroran opposite you, and wonder why these people are so often seen as savages." ― Hiring an Argosy
Heavy Upgrade Path[]
Untitled (#138)[]
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This is the only Argosy that charges its hyperjumps at an average speed.
Wild Variants[]
Shipvariant stat changes are relative to the stats of the basic model. The basic model is Untitled. All Argosy variants jump slower than the basic ship.
The following shipvariants are unavailable in the shipyard and must be captured in the field.
Modified (#204)[]
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This shipvariant is a little faster and better armed but a lot better protected.
Heavily Modified (#206)[]
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This shipvariant features a lot of equipment space, heavy railguns and upgraded shielding.
Light Upgrade Path[]
Modified #2 (#205)[]
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This shipvariant is a little better protected but a lot faster and better armed.
Heavily Modified #2 (#207)[]
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This shipvariant features greatly improved protection and speed but a worse loadout.
Gameplay Analysis[]
"A very nice, heavily armed/defended freighter, the Argosy is the perfect ship to use if you need to go through a hostile area. They're fun to pirate, but take care for the Heavily Modified variants." ― EVula Survival Guide
The Argosy has a high number of weapon mounts for a freighter and can destroy hostile fighters quickly. Face your prow toward enemy ships when attacking. Most Auroran weapons have forward-quadrant turret capabilities which do help with the Argosy's low turn speed. Running out of ammo is not a serious concern if you stock up. A greater concern is the Argosy's dreadful top speed, which makes retreating from overwhelming odds a nightmare.
Terror of the Sigma males[]
If you purchase an Argosy from Heraan, you can hire a Marine Platoon, load up on IR Missiles and steal Leviathans from the very same system. Just don't shoot any freighters labelled 'Auroran'.
Images[]
The Argosy was made by Dave Williams, with Stephen Chick on textures.
Appearance[]
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Ship Spins[]
This ship has 36 frames per set and 6 sets for 216 frames in total. It unfolds when entering hyperspace, and refolds when leaving a planet.
- Ship: 48x48
- Engine: 96x96
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| Sub-factions: Family Heraan • Family Moash • Family Dani • Family Tekel • Family Vella • Dechtakar • Houseless Auroran Ships: Firebird (v) (i) 150k, Phoenix (v) (i) 150k, Argosy (v) (i) 200k, Abomination (v) (i) 400k, Enterprise (v) (i) 450k, Cruiser (v) (i) 2M, Carrier (v) (i) 12M, Thunderforge (i) 14M Heraan Storyline (Preamble • Intro Missions • Main Story • Gaiden 1 • Gaiden 2 • Final Missions) Auroran Outfits • Auroran Weapons Auroran fauna: Cunjo • Drop Bear | ||