Ziggurat

Ziggurat-class Phase Vessel
Capital
Logistical data
CR per deployment	50%
CR per deployment	50%
Recovery rate (per day)	3%
Recovery rate (per day)	3%
Recovery cost (supplies)	75
Recovery cost (supplies)	75
Peak performance (sec)	600
Peak performance (sec)	600
Ordnance points	260
Ordnance points	260
Maintenance (supplies/month)	75
Maintenance (supplies/month)	75
Cargo capacity	200
Cargo capacity	200
Maximum crew	400
Maximum crew	400
Skeleton crew required	300
Skeleton crew required	300
Fuel capacity	500
Fuel capacity	500
Maximum burn	7
Maximum burn	7
Fuel per light year	10
Fuel per light year	10
Combat performance
Hull integrity	14,000
Armor rating	1500
Flux capacity	16,000
Flux dissipation	1,200
Top speed	40
Systems
System	Mote Attractor
Defense	Phase Cloak
Cloak activation cost	320
Cloak upkeep/sec	320
Mounts	2x Large Energy 4x Medium Universal 6x Small Synergy
Hullmods	Phase Field Delicate Machinery Experimental Phase Coils

	A plaque on the bridge declares this ship class to be the result of "Project Ziggurat". It appears to be built on technology created in a Tri-Tachyon prototype lab unknown to the Persean Sector at-large. In addition to advanced conventional loadout, there are certain one-off components of exotic manufacture - it is possible to reverse-engineer undamaged examples and produce replacements, but the underlying operating principles do not resemble any known Domain technology and thus remain a mystery. The Ziggurat-class ship once had a human crew; or, at least, was intended to be crewed by humans. No sign of them remains as physical evidence or in databanks. Even the cleanest Hegemony warship will have some initials and a rude word or two about the CO scratched behind a maintenance hatch. Here, nothing.
–In-Game Description

The Ziggurat-class Phase Vessel is a unique phase capital ship encountered at the Alpha Site as part of the Project Ziggurat quest, where it is an extremely dangerous enemy. After defeating it, the ship can be recovered in a somewhat weaker form for player use. Its default name is "TTS Xenorphica".

As the Ziggurat is a unique, distinctive ship, while it is in the player fleet other fleets will always recognize the player even with the transponder disabled.

Alpha Site can be visited at any time, regardless if you're doing the quest or not. All you need is the Transverse Jump ability. The location is usually to the north-east of Hybrasil, appearing as a nascent gravity well.

Trivia

• A ziggurat is a type of large Mesopotamian structure. The word itself originates from the ancient Assyrian word ziqqurratum, meaning height or pinnacle.
• The ship's default name, xenorphica, originates from a 19th-century musical instrument. Otherwise known as the claviharp, it's a combination of a harp and a keyboard.

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