"Prove yourself to the rockmen to earn this powerful cruiser."
Layout A
"Similar to its designers, this super dense behemoth uses brute force to overwhelm its foes."
- Default name: Bulwark
- Starting Crew: 3 Rockmen
- Starting Reactor: 8
- Starting Systems:
- Starting Weapons:
- Starting Augmentation:
- Starting Resources:
- 16 Fuel
- 28 Missiles
- 0 Drone parts
- Slots: 4 Weapon, 2 Drone (requires system)
Unlock
See the Rock war vessel encounter.
Alternatively, defeat The Rebel Flagship with the Slug cruiser.
Layout B
"With no airlocks, this ship must rely entirely on its rock crew to put out fires."
- Default name: Shivan
- Starting Crew: 4 Rockmen
- Starting Reactor: 8
- Starting Systems:
- Starting Weapons:
- Starting Augmentation:
- Starting Resources:
- 16 Fuel
- 18 Missiles
- 0 Drone parts
- Slots: 4 Weapon, 2 Drone (requires system)
The Shivan starts without a door system, requiring 60 scrap to install. It is the only ship which does not have airlocks, preventing any sections from being vented to space except via a hull breach. If in advanced edition, Lanius crew can be used to suck air out of rooms, even if they are not in that room.
Unlock
Earning two of the three Rock Cruiser achievements will unlock Layout B.
Trivia
The name "Shivan" combined with the color scheme of Layout B is a reference to an alien race of the same name in the game Descent: Freespace.
Layout C
"Contact has been made with the Crystalline race and this cruiser was offered to the Federation as part of diplomatic discussions between the sister species."
- Default name: Tektite
- Starting Crew: 2 Rockmen, 1 Crystal
- Starting Reactor: 8
- Starting Systems:
- Starting Weapons:
- Starting Augmentation:
- Starting Resources:
- 16 Fuel
- 15 Missiles
- 0 Drone parts
- Clone Bay
- Slots: 4 Weapon, 2 Drone (requires system)
Unlock
Reaching sector 8 with the Rock Cruiser B with Advanced Mode enabled will unlock layout C
Trivia
The name "Tektite" combined with the color scheme of Layout C is a referenec to the jumping spider-crab-like enemies found on Death Mountain in the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo64.
Achievements
- Is it warm in here? - Have your crew kill a burning enemy on their ship while using the Rock Cruiser.
- Defense Drones Don't Do D'anything! - While using the Rock Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship which has a defense drone deployed using only missiles.
- Ancestry - Find the secret sector with the Rock Cruiser.