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The Donald Chick Rebel IDA Frigate is a Rebellion ship in Escape Velocity Nova. To purchase this ship, you must either have successfully executed an Auroran campaign or discovered the location of the Bureau HQ for the Rebels. Also, your shareware trial must not have passed 30 days.
"The IDA Frigate was the mainstay of the Colonial Council line before the collapse of the Gate system, and instrumental in the defense of the core worlds against the Aurorans. These ships were made to last; the spaceframe itself is compartmental and component-based, and, like the Leviathan, it is virtually indestructible. Once Donald Chick got his hands on it, he retrofitted it to be a fairly lethal weapons platform capable of projecting a fair amount of firepower deep into enemy territory." ― Buying a Rebel IDA Frigate
The Rebel IDA Frigate is a combination medium warship and freighter used by the Rebels as an artillery platform and carrier. They truly have done a swell job at modernizing this ancient warship.
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"The captain of this recently upgraded Rebel IDA Frigate introduces you to his crew as a matter of course as he takes you on a tour of his heavily upgraded ship. By the look of the large number of weapons that have been added to the framework of this vessel, she would be capable of holding off even Federation task-forces for a while. In retrospect, you decide that this is exactly what they were looking for when they upgraded her..." ― Hiring a Rebel IDA Frigate
Rebel Upgrade I (#412)[]
For this base model only, stat changes are relative to the IDA Frigate, 350NC.
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Wild Variants[]
Shipvariant stat changes are relative to the stats of the basic model. The basic model is Rebel IDA Frigate, Rebel Upgrade I.
The following shipvariants are unavailable in the shipyard and must be captured in the field.
Rebel Upgrade II (#413)[]
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Rebel Upgrade III (#414)[]
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This shipvariant has the most gun slots in the game.
Gameplay Analysis[]
"The IDA Frigate is the Rebellion's attempt at bridging the gap between the Starbridge and the Destroyer. It's faster than the Destroyer, and is armed with mid-range weaponry (and a compliment of fighters). By no means a solo attack ship, these refitted Frigates are best used in small fleets with other types of ships." ― EVula Survival Guide
The Rebel IDA Frigate is a great cruiser class ship because it has a much heavier armament compared to some other capital ships. If you want one of these, try to capture an Upgrade III for the better specs and weapons. You'll be glad you did. It has dual Bio-Relay Lasers which can destroy all but the most powerful ships with close-range firepower.
One of the oft-overlooked perks of this ship is the 360-degree Heavy Blaster Turrets. Most ships in the galaxy that come with these devastating guns have a blind spot in the rear. The Rebel IDA along with the Leviathan, the Pirate Enterprise, the Starbridge and the Pirate Carrier are examples of the few ships in the game that have no such drawback.
As with any ship that includes a large number of fighter bays, one should consider stripping them to create a great deal of space for more direct firepower.
Images[]
The Rebel IDA Frigate was mostly made by Scott Vardy of ATMOS, with a little done by Dave Williams.
Appearance[]
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Ship Spins[]
This ship has one set with 64 frames.
- Ship: 100x100
- Lights: 200x200
- Engine: 200x200
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| Rebellion Ships: Viper 120k, Lightning 300k, Valkyrie 375k, Thunderhead 550k, Starbridge 650k, Destroyer 2M, Dragon 3M, IDA Frigate 5M Rebellion Storyline (Preamble • Intro Missions • Merrol Filler • Short Track • Long Track) Rebellion Outfits • Rebellion Weapons | ||