Frigates: Difference between revisions

All four rookie ships can carry at least one light drone in their dronebay. The Gallente Velator can carry two.

= Shuttles =

Shuttles are a cheap and fast way to travel between systems. They are cheap to construct and buy off the market and they move fast for their price, thus making them an excellent choice for travel. While shuttles have been known to be used as scout or survey ships, their most common use is to travel to pick up other, more expensive ships. They have very limited cargo space and cannot fit any modules. Note that you can fly any race's shuttle.

= T1 Frigates =

=== Electronic Warfare ===

Electronic warfare frigates all have bonuses to [[EW]] modules, such as the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Target_Painter_I Target Painter], [[EWar_101_Guide|ECM]] modules, [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Remote_Sensor_Dampener_I Remote Sensor Damper] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Tracking_Disruptor_I Tracking Disruptor]. These ships operate at much longer ranges than other frigates, and rely on positioning and speed to survive. In a small pack, and with some support ships to deal damage, they can be formidable.

=== Exploration ===

Geared toward [[exploration]] and scanning, the 'Exploration' class of T1 Frigates all have bonuses to aid in scanning and hacking. Fitted with a Core Probe launcher, they can make a good cheap alternative to the Tech 2 [[Covert Ops]] variants. All can field a few drones, but are by no means combat worthy.

=== Fast Frigates ===

Fast frigates, sometimes referred to as 'tackler frigates' (and to CCP as 'Attack Frigates'), are built to align and reach their top speed quickly. Although their base speed, agility, and scan resolution would seem to make them good all-round PvP ships, their lack of slots and low fittings make them worse for that role compared to some other frigates. These ships have received significant [http://community.eveonline.com/updates/patchnotes.asp?newpatchlogID=73093 buffs in Inferno 1.2], with the stated aim of making them into T1 versions of Interceptors. They are still somewhat fragile compared to the 'standard' tackle frigates, but they are capable of higher speeds and many of the slot issues have been addressed.  

=== Damage Dealer ===

==== Launcher ====

==== Turret ====

=== Logistics Frigates ===  

The logistics frigates have bonuses to small [[Guide to Logistics|logistics]] modules, and can support small ship fleets. These hulls were originally meant for mining, but were repurposed with the release of the Venture.

=== Mining Frigate ===

= Tech 2 Frigates =

These are basically frigate-sized version of the combat [[Cruiser#Recon Ships|recon ships]], but their proportion of usefulness to cost varies from ship to ship. Each race's electronic attack frigate is based on the hull of that race's Tech 1 electronic warfare frigate.

== Interceptors ==

=== Tackler Interceptor ===

=== Damage Dealer Interceptor ===

== Covert Ops ==

=== Covert Ops Frigate ===

In E-Uni Covert Ops are mainly used as a forward scout or rear scout. For more information for using a Covert Ops and Scouting: [[Scouting]].

=== Stealth Bombers ===

Each race's stealth bomber is based on the hull of that race's missile frigate (the Gallente Nemesis is based on the Tristan hull) and has a damage bonus for bombs and torpedoes which do its race's associated [[NPC Damage Types|damage type]].

== Assault Frigates ==  

=== Tanking Assault ===

=== Damage Dealer Assault ===

== Expedition Frigate==

The expedition frigate class has a single hull, the Prospect. It is designed for resource gathering in hostile environments, and can fit a covert ops cloaking device, although it loses the small drone bay that the Venture had.

= Faction, Rare and Unique =

=== Empire Faction Frigates ===

=== Other Faction Frigates ===

== Rare and Unique Frigates ==

* [[Gold Magnate]]: No longer exists after its destruction in 2004.

* [[Silver Magnate]]

== Rare and Unique Shuttles ==