The Zoltan Cruiser

"Learn from the Zoltan, sometimes diplomacy works."

Layout A

"The Zoltan's advanced shields technology give this ship an edge during each battle."

Default name: The Adjudicator Crew: 3 Zoltan Reactor: 5 Systems: Shields (2) Engines (1) Medbay (1) Oxygen (1) Weapons (3) Piloting (1) Sensors (1) Door System (2) Weapons (4 slots): Halberd Beam Leto Missiles Drones (2 slots): none (requires system) Augmentations: Zoltan Shield Resources: 16 Fuel 12 Missiles 2 Drone parts
Unlock: See the Unarmed Zoltan Transport. Alternatively, defeat The Rebel Flagship with the Federation Cruiser.

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Layout B

"This ship starts with a weakened Shield system and must rely on its Zoltan shield."

Default Name: Noether Crew: 3 Zoltan Reactor: 5 Systems: Shields (1) Engines (2) Medbay (1) Oxygen (1) Weapon Control (4) Piloting (1) Sensors (1) Door System (1) Weapons (4 slots): Ion Blast (x2) Pike Beam Drones (2 slots): none (requires system) Augmentations: Zoltan Shield Resources: 16 Fuel 0 Missiles 2 Drone parts
Unlock: Earning two of the three Zoltan Cruiser achievements will unlock Layout B.

• Special notes:
  • Weak (level 1) Shields system requires 100 scrap to upgrade it to level 2 (in order to have a normal shield layer)

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Layout C

"The designer of this ship was not willing to spend the money for a decent reactor. Instead it relies on its Zoltan crew and Backup Battery."

Default name: Cerenkov Crew: 4 Zoltan Reactor: 2 Systems: Piloting (1) Doors (1) Sensors (1) Clone Bay (1) Oxygen (1) Shields (2) Engines (2) Weapons (2) Drones (3) Backup Battery (2) Weapons (4 slots): Ion Charger Drones (2 slots): none (requires system) Anti-Ship Beam Drone I Augmentations: Zoltan Shield Resources: 16 Fuel 2 Missiles 15 Drone parts
Unlock: Getting to Sector 8 with the The Zoltan Cruiser Type B with Advanced Edition Content enabled will unlock Layout C.

• Special notes:
  • Weak (level 2) Reactor requires 30 scrap per power bar upgrade until level 5 (inclusive).

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Achievements

• Shields Holding - Destroy a ship before it gets through the Zoltan Shield.
• Givin' her all she's got, Captain! - With the Zoltan Cruiser, have 29 power in systems at the same time.
• Manpower - Get to sector 5 without upgrading your reactor in the Zoltan Cruiser.

Gallery

Zoltan A

Zoltan B

Zoltan C

Trivia

• Ship names:
  • The Adjudicator:
    • an adjudicator is someone who presides, judges, and arbitrates during a formal dispute or competition.
    • given the Zoltan more peaceful ways, and that when entering Zoltan Sectors it states" you will be given a fair trial", this seems to imply that the name was given as the Zoltan see it in a more peacekeeping role.
    • it could also be a reference to StarCraft Judicators, some of whom were Protoss pilots of Carrier and Arbiter ships, both of which have a striking visual resemblance to the Zoltan Cruiser.
  • Noether is possibly named after Emmy Noether, a mathematician who is known for her great contributions to the fields of math and physics.
  • The name Cerenkov may be a reference to Soviet physicist Pavel Cherenkov (or Cerenkov) or the radiation that he discovered in 1934. This radiation is produced when charged particles pass through a dielectric material at a velocity greater than the phase velocity of light in that material. It is what produces the blue glow that emanates from underwater nuclear reactors.

• Total scrap cost (including resources / not including resources):
  • Zoltan A:   863 / 775
  • Zoltan B:   806 / 790
  • Zoltan C:   957 / 825