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The universe of FTL is inhabited by friendly and enemy ships. These ships come in a variety of layouts, and can be equipped with various systems and subsystems, weapons, drones, and augmentations.

Each player ship can carry a maximum of eight crew members of various races, with an initial crew of between one and four members. Each ship starts with varying systems, weapons, power levels, missile ammunition, and drone parts.

Playable Ships

See Also: Ship Strategies and Ship Comparison.
There are ten ship classes available in FTL:

• The Kestrel Cruiser
• The Engi Cruiser
• The Federation Cruiser
• The Zoltan Cruiser
• The Mantis Cruiser
• The Slug Cruiser
• The Rock Cruiser
• The Stealth Cruiser
• The Lanius Cruiser
• The Crystal Cruiser

Enemy Ship General Info

Enemy ships can have Systems that exceed 8, which is the limit for players. Most commonly, this is seen late game with ships having been seen with 10 in Shields or Weapons. Typically, it's the larger, more powerful ships that will go beyond 8 limit. No other system exceeds the 8 limit, though it should be noted that the Rebel Flagship uses special versions of Drones that cost less energy, giving it the ability to use what seems to be more than 8 in Drone Control.

Pirate ships can have a few differences from their counterparts. In addition to the paint job, a few exceptions allow some ships will have different layouts and new Systems installed. In addition, Pirates will always have the same amount of crew but of various races (excluding Crystal, though Lanius Pirates may appear in the Abandoned Sector).

Enemy ships usually have about 10 Missiles and 4 Drones stocked, but this can vary.

Enemy Ships

• Crystal Ships
• Engi Ships
• Federation Ships
• Lanius Ships
• Mantis Ships
• Rebel Ships
• AI-Controlled Rebel Ships
• Rock Ships
• Slug Ships
• Zoltan Ships
• The Rebel Flagship

Reactor

Each ship powers its systems, weapons, and drones using energy from the ship's reactor. Enemy ships always have exactly enough reactor power to fully power their ship, except in ion storms where this power is halved.

Player ships start with varying amounts of reactor power. Scrap can be used to upgrade the reactor to a maximum of 25 power bars. Each Zoltan crew provides one additional power bar to the room they occupy, and the Backup battery can provide an additional 4 bars of power for 30 seconds (when upgraded). This allows the player to have a maximum of 37 power available.

Layouts

Each ship unlocks with only its Layout A available. You need to complete predefined objectives to unlock additional layouts:

Layout of the PC Ship list/Unlock Progress.

• Layout A - You start with Kestrel Cruiser Layout A. Other Layout A's (Other Ships) can be earned via beating the game on any difficulty with the previous ship. The order in which you unlock is identified by an arrow with a V. See screenshot for example. You can also earn other ships by completing their respective quest.
• Layout B - earn 2 of the 3 ship related Achievements to unlock
• Layout C - reach sector 8 with Layout B and Advanced Mode enabled to unlock

The Lanius and Crystal cruiser do not have a 'C' layout.

Ship Comparisons

It's possible to calculate the total scrap value of a ship's starting equipment, although this has little practical use.

Click on the buttons below to reveal ship data. Click different ships to compare between them.

Kestrel Cruiser A - The Kestrel		Kestrel Cruiser B - Red-Tail		Kestrel Cruiser C - The Swallow
Engi Cruiser A - The Torus		Engi Cruiser B - The Vortex		Engi Cruiser C - Tetragon
Federation Cruiser A - The Osprey		Federation Cruiser B - Nisos		Federation Cruiser C - The Fregatidae
Zoltan Cruiser A - The Adjudicator		Zoltan Cruiser B - Noether		Zoltan Cruiser C - Cerenkov
Mantis Cruiser A - The Gila Monster		Mantis Cruiser B - The Basilisk		Mantis Cruiser C - The Theseus
Slug Cruiser A - Man of War		Slug Cruiser B - The Stormwalker		Slug Cruiser C - Ariolimax
Rock Cruiser A - Bulwark		Rock Cruiser B - Shivan		Rock Cruiser C - Tektite
Stealth Cruiser A - The Nesasio		Stealth Cruiser B - DA-SR 12		Stealth Cruiser C - Simo-H
Lanius Cruiser A - Kruos			Lanius Cruiser B - The Shrike
Crystal Cruiser A - Bravais			Crystal Cruiser B - Carnelian

Kestrel Cruiser - Layout A - The Kestrel	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	8	2					- - -
	2	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Artemis, Burst Laser II								- 2 Max Drones - -

Kestrel Cruiser - Layout B - Red-Tail	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	5	0					- - -
	2	2	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Basic Laser, Basic Laser Basic Laser, Basic Laser								- 2 Max Drones - -

Kestrel Cruiser - Layout C - The Swallow	Reactor Power - 7 -			16	4	3					- - -
	2	2	1	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Dual Lasers, Ion Stunner								- 2 Max Drones - -

Engi Cruiser - Layout A - The Torus	Reactor Power - 10 -			16	0	15					Engi Med-bot Dispersal
	2	2	1	3	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Ion Blast II								- 3 Max Drones - Combat I

Engi Cruiser - Layout B - The Vortex	Reactor Power - 9 -			16	0	6					Drone Reactor Booster
	2	1	1	3	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Heavy Ion, Heavy Laser I								- 3 Max Drones - Anti-Personnel, System Repair System Repair

Engi Cruiser - Layout C - Tetragon	Reactor Power - 9 -			16	0	25					Defense Scrambler
	2	2	1	1	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Dual Lasers								- 3 Max Drones - Beam I

Federation Cruiser - Layout A - The Osprey	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	5	2					- - -
	2	2	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	L1	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Burst Laser II								- 2 Max Drones - -

Federation Cruiser - Layout B - Nisos	Reactor Power - 9 -			16	9	0					- - -
	2	2	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	L2	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Dual Lasers, Leto								- 2 Max Drones - -

Federation Cruiser - Layout C - The Fregatidae	Reactor Power - 7 -			16	5	0					Emergency Respirators
	2	2	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	F1	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - -								- 2 Max Drones - -

Zoltan Cruiser - Layout A - The Adjudicator	Reactor Power - 5 -			16	12	2					Zoltan Shield
	2	1	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Halberd Beam, Leto								- 2 Max Drones - -

Zoltan Cruiser - Layout B - Noether	Reactor Power - 5 -			16	0	2					Zoltan Shield
	1	2	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Ion Blast, Ion Blast Pike Beam								- 2 Max Drones - -

Zoltan Cruiser - Layout C - Cerenkov	Reactor Power - 2 -			16	2	15					Zoltan Shield
	2	2	1	2	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2
	- 4 Max Weapons - Ion Charge								- 2 Max Drones - Beam I

Mantis Cruiser - Layout A - The Gila Monster	Reactor Power - 7 -			16	16	0					Mantis Pheromones
	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Small Bomb, Basic Laser								- 2 Max Drones - -

Mantis Cruiser - Layout B - The Basilisk	Reactor Power - 11 -			16	0	15					Mantis Pheromones
	4	1	1	1	1	-	3	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - -								- 2 Max Drones - Boarding, Defense I

Mantis Cruiser - Layout C - The Theseus	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	20	0					Mantis Pheromones
	2	2	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Lockdown Bomb, Stun Bomb								- 2 Max Drones - -

Slug Cruiser - Layout A - Man of War	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	15	0					Slug Repair Gel
	2	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Anti-Bio Beam, Breach Bomb I Dual Lasers								- 2 Max Drones - -

Slug Cruiser - Layout B - The Stormwalker	Reactor Power - 7 -			16	25	0					Slug Repair Gel
	2	2	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	2	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Healing Burst, Artemis								- 2 Max Drones - -

Slug Cruiser - Layout C - Ariolimax	Reactor Power - 9 -			16	1	15					Slug Repair Gel
	2	2	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	2	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Chain Laser								- 2 Max Drones - -

Rock Cruiser - Layout A - Bulwark	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	28	0					Rock Plating
	2	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Artemis, Hull Missile								- 2 Max Drones - -

Rock Cruiser - Layout B - Shivan	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	18	0					Rock Plating
	2	2	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Heavy Pierce I, Fire Bomb								- 2 Max Drones - -

Rock Cruiser - Layout C - Tektite	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	15	0					Rock Plating
	2	2	1	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Swarm, Crystal Heavy I								- 2 Max Drones - -

Stealth Cruiser - Layout A - The Nesasio	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	0	0					Long-Ranged Scanners Titanium System Casing
	-	4	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Mini Beam, Dual Lasers								- 2 Max Drones - -

Stealth Cruiser - Layout B - DA-SR 12	Reactor Power - 7 -			16	0	0					Long-Ranged Scanners
	-	2	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Glaive Beam								- 2 Max Drones - -

Stealth Cruiser - Layout C - Simo-H	Reactor Power - 7 -			16	0	16					Long-Ranged Scanners
	-	3	1	2	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-
	- 3 Max Weapons - Charge Laser+, Mini Beam								- 3 Max Drones - Shield+, Anti-Drone

Lanius Cruiser - Layout A - Kruos	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	3	9					Emergency Respirators
	2	1	1	3	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Chain Laser, Ion Stunner								- 2 Max Drones - -

Lanius Cruiser - Layout B - The Shrike	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	0	0					Emergency Respirators
	2	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Advanced Flak								- 2 Max Drones - -

Crystal Cruiser - Layout A - Bravais	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	0	0					Crystal Vengeance
	2	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - Crystal Burst I, Heavy Crystal I								- 2 Max Drones - -

Crystal Cruiser - Layout B - Carnelian	Reactor Power - 8 -			16	0	0					Crystal Vengeance
	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	1	-
	- 4 Max Weapons - -								- 2 Max Drones - -