Nightmare

 

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Nightmare

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Sansha's Nation Pirate Faction Battleships Nightmare Class High Amount of Medium Slots HIGHLIGHTS RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Nightmare on zKillboard Nightmare on EVE Workbench Nightmare on Janice Nightmare on EVE Ref

When this terror was first seen haunting the spacelanes, rumors abounded about its design, which bore the indelible stamp of Sansha Kuvakei's unique madness. Who else, the conspiracy theorists argued, could come up with such marvelously twisted designs? These and other theories were all but confirmed during the Sansha invasions of YC 111-112, as endless swarms of Nightmare fleets descended upon planet dweller and capsuleer alike, eager to serve their returned master Sansha Kuvakei once again. SHIP BONUSES Caldari Battleship bonuses (per skill level): 30% bonus to Afterburner velocity bonus Amarr Battleship bonuses (per skill level): 7.5% bonus to Large Energy Turret tracking speed Role Bonus: 150% bonus to Large Energy Turret damage 100% bonus to Shield Extender hitpoints 50% bonus to Armor Plate hitpoints 5% Additional bonus to Reinforced Bulkhead hitpoints Required Skills Amarr Battleship I1h 6m Spaceship Command IV1d 1h 8m Amarr Battlecruiser III1d 2h 40m Spaceship Command III4h 26m Amarr Cruiser III22h 13m Spaceship Command II47m Amarr Destroyer III8h 53m Amarr Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Caldari Battleship I1h 6m Spaceship Command IV1d 1h 8m Caldari Battlecruiser III1d 2h 40m Spaceship Command III4h 26m Caldari Cruiser III22h 13m Spaceship Command II47m Caldari Destroyer III8h 53m Caldari Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Training Time what's this? 6d 16h 41m 50s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations none Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 14,500 MW CPU 710 tf Capacitor 6,950 GJ High 6 Launchers 0 Turrets 4 Medium 7 Low 6 Rig 3   large Calibration 350 Navigation Max Velocity 114 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.122 Warp Speed 3 AU/s Base Time to Warp 16.79 s what's this? Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects. Drones Drone Capacity 75 m³ Drone Bandwidth 75 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 96 km Max Locked Targets 7 RADAR Sensor 28 points Sig. Radius 370 m Scan Res. 143 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 9,020 HP Mass 99,300,000 kg Volume 470,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 830 m³ Frigate Escape Bay 1 Frigate Armor Armor Hitpoints 9,515 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 35 KIN 25 EXP 20 Shields Shield Capacity 11,605 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Nightmare is a pirate laser battleship created by the Sansha's Nation. Like other Sansha ships, the Nightmare requires Caldari and Amarr ship command skills, has bonuses for afterburner speed and energy turrets, and is designed to be shield tanked.

While the Nightmare only has 4 turret slots, its flat 150% damage bonus makes its lasers deal as much damage as 10 unbonused turrets, without any skill training and at less than half the capacitor cost.

The Nightmare's main drawbacks are its sheer cost in ISK, and its demanding SP requirements. It is commonly used in PvE combat in Incursions, and in PvP combat by wealthy soloists and when well-resourced but outnumbered groups need to escalate to a powerful sub-capital fleet and cannot resort to the "n+1" tactic of a larger HAC gang. The Nightmare also sees frequent use by richer nullsec alliances as a fast, long-ranged, hard-hitting doctrine ship.

Skills

A Nightmare is an expensive investment for many pilots, and deserves excellent general support skills. Capacitor skills such as Capacitor Systems Operation, Capacitor Management, and Controlled Bursts will be especially important, as will navigation and afterburner skills for PvP Nightmares.

While in most contexts Nightmares almost universally fit afterburners, an Incursion Nightmare is typically MWD-fit, so its pilot only needs the first rank of Caldari Battleship.

Tactics

As a shield tanker and a laser boat, the Nightmare's capacitor requirements tend to be very high. Although its 7 mid slots look generous, they often have to be used for capacitor upgrades or a capacitor booster as well as the shield tank.

Since the afterburner speed bonus (150% with Caldari Battleship V trained) makes a Nightmare able to treat an afterburner much like a MWD on any other ship, it has a particular niche as one of the most powerful and tactically-flexible ships which can enter an ESS grid, where MWDs do not work and capital ships cannot go.

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Patch History

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Version 20.09 Version 2022-10-11.1 Patch notes 🤝 All Battleships that had an assembled volume above 470,000m3 have been reduced to 470,000m3. 20.03 Release - Build: 2013787 - 2022-03-08 - "Road to Fanfest" Update (Patch Notes) Brand new Role bonuses have been added to all battleships (excluding the Praxis). 50% bonus to HP from all Armor Plates 100% bonus to HP from all Shield Extenders 5% additive bonus to all Reinforced Bulkhead modules, for those with discerning tastes. 18.04 Release - Build: 1706308 - 2020-04-15 - "Surgical Strike" Update (Patch Notes) T1, Faction and Pirate Battleship base hp increased by 10% T1, Faction and Pirate Battleship base scan resolution increased 30% October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1 Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before. Warp Speed increased from 2 AU/s to 3 AU/s (+1 AU/s)

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