From the depths of deep space where the Dark Fleet dwells comes the Vasari Exodus' Vorastra-class titan. Originally designed as a means to keep insurgent elements deterred in the old empire, the Vorastra continues to serve as the Exodus faction’s most lethal weapon.
At a glance, the Vorastra may seem under-powered compared to the Vasari Alliance’s Kultorask titan class, but this would be a mistake. The Vorastra’s strength comes from being highly mobile and from its ability to deal massive area-of-effect damage to enemies.
With its default configuration, the Vorastra features the following loadout:
2 Phase Missile Arrays comprised of 31 launchers each (1 array per wing).
4 Heavy Beam Cannon turrets (2 on the center body; 1 per wingtip).
12 Heavy Wave Cannon turrets (4 on the center body; 6 forward facing on the wings; 2 aft facing on the wings).
12 Point Defense Pulse Gun turrets (8 forward facing; 4 aft facing).
Planetary Bombardment Beam Cannon.
As with all titans, this basic configuration can be further specialized using a variety of offensive, defensive and utility improvements, or with mobile rulership enhancements.
Special Abilities
The Vorastra can be upgraded with several unique abilities as the ship gains experience:
Micro Phase Jump: Instantly transports the titan to the targeted position in the same gravity well and deals area-of-effect damage upon arrival.
The Maw: Immobilizes the titan and draws in nearby enemy ships in a frontal cone. Enemy ships that are drawn into the maw are destroyed and converted into resources.
Desperation: Passive ability upgrade that grants the Vorastra splash damage to its weapons, a bonus to weapon reload speed, and damage reduction proportional to its missing hull.
Phase Tunneling: Allows the Vorastra to generate a temporary phase lane between its current gravity well and a target detected one.
Optional Offensive Upgrades for the Vorastra-class Titan
The titan and its abilities can be further enhanced with a number of offensive upgrades:
Nano Attack Swarm (3 uses): A swarm of nanites damage the targeted enemy and then continue to damage it over time.
Auxiliary Hangar: Adds a hangar bay to the titan, giving it the ability to host 10 bomber squadrons.
Micro Phase Jump Enhancer: Enemies damaged by the Micro Phase Jump’s arrival now incur a weapon reload rate penalty for a short duration.
The Maw Enhancer: The Maw now adds a stacking buff (up to 20) to the titan’s weapon damage for each ship consumed for a short duration.
Heavy Wave Cannons x2: Adds fixed heavy wave cannons to each wing of the Vorastra.
Phase Cannon: Unlocks the Vorastra’s powerful Phase Cannon.
Beam Modulator: Uses advanced modulation of the ship’s beam cannons to increase damage. Can be set to an ‘active’ state to greatly increase the damage for a time.
Phase Missile Augments: Customizes the launcher and targeting systems of the Vorastra’s phase missiles, increasing their damage output. Can be set to an ‘active’ state for a time in order to increase their ability to bypass shields.
Wave Modulator: Modulates wave cannons before firing to maintain a more stable waveform. This both increases wave cannon damage and increases their fire rate.
Optional Defensive Upgrades for the Vorastra-class Titan
Nano Repair Swarm: Nanites repair the hull and armor of the targeted ally unit.
Phase Attenuated Shield: Extends the inner edge of the Vorastra’s shield into phase space, increasing the speed of shield regeneration. Also provides a large passive bonus to shield burst restore points.
Hull Plating (3 Levels): Adds additional armor plating to the Vorastra, greatly increasing its ability to survive combat.
Self-Repairing Armor: Experimental nanites are installed to enable armor regeneration while in combat and to rapidly restore armor capacity in an emergency.
