Sea of Stars Ship Reviews: Muktian Destroyer

Sea of Stars Ship Reviews: Muktian Destroyer

Having already reviewed the Terran lineup of capital ships, and also some Calatian capital ships, I have decided that doing the same thing to other factions' capital ships is a logical extension of this series of blog posts regarding Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars. To this end, I'll start with the largest non-Terran capital ship available in normal gameplay other than the Damocles and Kestrel, both of which only appear in their respective quests. I am, of course, referring to the Muktian Destroyer.

A highly upgraded Muktian Destroyer parked at Urlu's Vortex of Shining Deals.

The only way to acquire a Muktian destroyer during normal gameplay is to rescue the Farseeker (a Muktian scout), deliver it to the Muktian home world intact, and convert it to a destroyer for 5 coins (even if it has already been converted into a corvette or frigate; even so, the destroyer is not offered for sale until late in the game (around 4595 AD). But when you do get your hands on one of these big beasts, you'll be able to make it into one of the most powerful ships in the entire game.

For starters, it has four universal hardpoints (two in the front and two on the top); the Terran Destroyer is the only other capital ship with this configuration. However, the Muktian Destroyer's hardpoints are arranged in a square instead of a diamond. This provides better all-around coverage against targets attacking from behind; as such, it is more useful in a defensive role. Nevertheless, this ship is focused firmly on offense due to its frontal hardpoints having very wide coverage. A commonly used setup is a Multi-Missile Launcher on each frontal hardpoint and a Proton Blaster on each dorsal hardpoint, as shown above.

The sheer size of the Muktian destroyer also gives it plenty of space for armor. Indeed, it has one of the most durable hulls in the game, rivalling the Terran destroyer. It's big on the inside as well, with six equipment slots for shields, targeting systems, scanners, etc. However, all that mass makes it one of the slowest and least maneuverable ships in the game, even with a Reactionless Thruster fitted. As such, I tend to let it hang back and snipe enemy capital ships with missile salvos whenever I deploy it in combat.

A Muktian destroyer attacking a Tchorak Vent Mother with the help of two Terran destroyers and a Calatian super-dreadnought.

In short, the Muktian destroyer proves that sometimes, bigger really is better, especially when attacking larger capital ships at long range. Stay tuned for more ship reviews in the future - there are many more ships in the game worthy of a detailed review from me.