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Little is known about the Drifters' ships, but so far capsuleers have encountered the following ships:

=== ~~Drifter Dreadnaught~~ ===

=== Strategos Dreadnought ===

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| style="padding: 0;" |[[File:Strategos_Dreadnaught.jpg|alt=drifter dreadnaught|128x128px]]

| style="padding: 10px;" |~~CONCORD's analysis~~ of this ~~battleship has been hampered by its advanced hull and shielding. The propulsion system~~ is ~~unfamiliar~~ but ~~tentative theories have suggested that the vessel somehow directly interacts with the fabric of space-time while moving. The standard weapon systems of this ship appear~~ to ~~be semi-autonomous and effective against a range of targets.~~

| style="padding: 10px;" |A Drifter Dreadnought piloted by Tyrannos Strategos, leader of the Vigilant Tyrannos.

DED contact briefings suggest the free floating turrets are a secondary weapon, with an extremely dangerous primary weapon held in reserve against those this ship's commander considers a significant threat.

Her work within this Nexus is unclear, but she will show no mercy to any who would disrupt it.

~~Threat level: Critical~~

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Encounters with these ships have revealed several unique mechanics related to them alone. One such mechanic is that of an "overshield" - an additional layer of shielding colored blue on the targeting display. When this blue shield has been depleted, target locks on the Drifter break, in the manner of ECM. Many have also reported that the Drifters' weapons deal massive amounts of damage, difficult for any sub-capital ship to tank without a specialized fit. Even capital ships are not immune, with many carriers being lost to Drifters, many by players attempting to test their capabilities. Drifters drop blue loot and Antikythera Elements.

There are 3 different types of ~~Drifter battleships~~:

There are multiple different types of Drifters that can be commonly encountered:

* The type flown by Apollo and Artemis features an overshield and a doomsday weapon, but has a relatively poor tank. It can be found in known space and in Drifter wormholes.

* The Hikanta type is similar but more dangerous. It was only found inside the Drifter hive sites in Drifter wormholes.

** Ladon and Strategos are now found in those systems, with Ladon ~~having~~ a doomsday ~~weapon~~ and Strategos ~~flying a Dreadnaught~~

** Ladon, Mynos and Strategos are now found in those systems, with Ladon and Mynos flying battleships and Strategos flying a Dreadnought. They all feature overshields and doomsday weapons, though Ladon has web and no warp disruption, Mynos has no web but will warp scramble at 11km (shuts down MWDs/MJDs), and Strategos has neither web nor warp disruption.

* Finally the Arithmos type has no overshield or doomsday, but has a very strong tank, neuts with an impressive 200GJ/s and is warp core stabilized with 5 points. It can only be found in C5 and C6 wormholes, where it spawns in site escalations. It holds high-value loot, but does not despawn and will roam the system until destroyed. Spawning multiple Arithmos in a system affords interesting challenges and opportunities.

* Finally the Arithmos type has no overshield or doomsday, but has a very strong tank, neuts with an impressive 200GJ/s and is warp core stabilized with 3 points. It can only be found in C5 and C6 wormholes, where it spawns in site escalations, provided a capital is on grid. It holds high-value loot, but does not despawn and will roam the system until destroyed. Spawning multiple Arithmos in a system affords interesting challenges and opportunities.

** If no capital is on grid when a C5/6 site escalation is triggered, Hyleus Tyrannos appears instead in a '''Drifter Recon Battleship'''. It has similar behavior to the Arithmos and identical EWAR capabilities but is weaker in tank and DPS and gives (relatively) lower value loot.

Drifter battleships can reach up to 3500m/s and do about 1300dps of omni damage with their standard Lux Kontos suspended weapon system. Their additional doomsday-like weapon that does about 750,000 damage.

K-Space Drifter battleships can reach up to 3500m/s and do about 1300dps of omni damage with their standard Lux Kontos suspended weapon system. Their additional doomsday-like weapon that does about 750,000 damage.

Note that both the stats and the engagement tactics of Drifter ships have changed several times and can not be relied upon.

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 Little is known about the Drifters' ships, but so far capsuleers have encountered the following ships:
-=== Drifter Dreadnaught ===
+=== Strategos Dreadnought ===
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 | style="padding: 0;" |[[File:Strategos_Dreadnaught.jpg|alt=drifter dreadnaught|128x128px]]
-| style="padding: 10px;" |CONCORD's analysis of this battleship has been hampered by its advanced hull and shielding. The propulsion system is unfamiliar but tentative theories have suggested that the vessel somehow directly interacts with the fabric of space-time while moving. The standard weapon systems of this ship appear to be semi-autonomous and effective against a range of targets.
+| style="padding: 10px;" |A Drifter Dreadnought piloted by Tyrannos Strategos, leader of the Vigilant Tyrannos.
-DED contact briefings suggest the free floating turrets are a secondary weapon, with an extremely dangerous primary weapon held in reserve against those this ship's commander considers a significant threat.
+Her work within this Nexus is unclear, but she will show no mercy to any who would disrupt it.
-Threat level: Critical
 |}
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 Encounters with these ships have revealed several unique mechanics related to them alone. One such mechanic is that of an "overshield" - an additional layer of shielding colored blue on the targeting display. When this blue shield has been depleted, target locks on the Drifter break, in the manner of ECM. Many have also reported that the Drifters' weapons deal massive amounts of damage, difficult for any sub-capital ship to tank without a specialized fit. Even capital ships are not immune, with many carriers being lost to Drifters, many by players attempting to test their capabilities. Drifters drop blue loot and Antikythera Elements.
-There are 3 different types of Drifter battleships:
+There are multiple different types of Drifters that can be commonly encountered:
 * The type flown by Apollo and Artemis features an overshield and a doomsday weapon, but has a relatively poor tank. It can be found in known space and in Drifter wormholes.
 * The Hikanta type is similar but more dangerous. It was only found inside the Drifter hive sites in Drifter wormholes.
-** Ladon and Strategos are now found in those systems, with Ladon having a doomsday weapon and Strategos flying a Dreadnaught
+** Ladon, Mynos and Strategos are now found in those systems, with Ladon and Mynos flying battleships and Strategos flying a Dreadnought. They all feature overshields and doomsday weapons, though Ladon has web and no warp disruption, Mynos has no web but will warp scramble at 11km (shuts down MWDs/MJDs),  and Strategos has neither web nor warp disruption.
-* Finally the Arithmos type has no overshield or doomsday, but has a very strong tank, neuts with an impressive 200GJ/s and is warp core stabilized with 5 points. It can only be found in C5 and C6 wormholes, where it spawns in site escalations. It holds high-value loot, but does not despawn and will roam the system until destroyed. Spawning multiple Arithmos in a system affords interesting challenges and opportunities.
+* Finally the Arithmos type has no overshield or doomsday, but has a very strong tank, neuts with an impressive 200GJ/s and is warp core stabilized with 3 points. It can only be found in C5 and C6 wormholes, where it spawns in site escalations, provided a capital is on grid. It holds high-value loot, but does not despawn and will roam the system until destroyed. Spawning multiple Arithmos in a system affords interesting challenges and opportunities.
+** If no capital is on grid when a C5/6 site escalation is triggered, Hyleus Tyrannos appears instead in a '''Drifter Recon Battleship'''. It has similar behavior to the Arithmos and identical EWAR capabilities but is weaker in tank and DPS and gives (relatively) lower value loot.
-Drifter battleships can reach up to 3500m/s and do about 1300dps of omni damage with their standard Lux Kontos suspended weapon system. Their additional doomsday-like weapon that does about 750,000 damage.
+K-Space Drifter battleships can reach up to 3500m/s and do about 1300dps of omni damage with their standard Lux Kontos suspended weapon system. Their additional doomsday-like weapon that does about 750,000 damage.
 Note that both the stats and the engagement tactics of Drifter ships have changed several times and can not be relied upon.