The Galaxy Exploration Cruiser is a Captain (Tier 4) level Federation Cruiser vessel. The most prominent Exploration Cruiser variant is the Galaxy class, which was the flagship of the fleet when it was first introduced in the late 2350s. The most well known Galaxy class vessel was the USS Enterprise-D, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Variants
Galaxy class
The ship of legend...and canon. The Galaxy class was made popular by the multiple award winning series Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is the shortest Exploration Cruiser variant but arguably the most iconic.
Celestial class
The Celestial Class has stylings of the canon ship USS Enterprise-C. However the pylons are straight instead of banked and is much longer. Its saucer has a dome-like appearance at the top. The nacelles feature a barrel shape with a contour which is constrained in the front and enlarged toward the back.
Envoy class
The Envoy variant is the longest of the three. The saucer and its neck is also the largest. The pylons are slightly banked and are forked toward the nacelle area. The ship is significantly bulkier than the other variants which feature smooth hulls. Its nacelles are less armored than the others with a field grille covering the bottom end of the nacelle.
Performance
The Exploration Cruiser is the player's first taste of end-game cruiser piloting. Admiral tier ships either have the same turn rate as the Exploration Cruiser, or they have a slightly increased one. However, this teaches the lesson that cruisers are not escorts and its not necessarily a disadvantage to not face your enemy. Utilizing beam array weapons, broadsiding the opponent will get the player better results. Because an Exploration Cruiser has a very high hull stat, it's better at taking damage while dishing it out than the other Tier 4 ships.
Weapon slots on an Exploration Cruiser are also plentiful gaining 4 fore and 3 aft which allows the player to experiment and maximize firepower while compensating for the lack of turn speed. This tier of cruiser also allows players 3 Lieutenant Stations and a Commander Station which greatly expands Bridge Officer ability options.
Standard Configuration
Federation starships come with standard equipment and weapons of the lowest mark available at the ship's minimum rank. The items provided are appropriate to the type of vessel and its related playing style.
Equipment
Fore Weapons
Aft Weapons
Gallery
In game screenshot of a Galaxy Class Starship at Deep Space 9
Notes
- According to an interview with Adam Williams on Priority One, there was a variant for this ship class during production which had to be replaced. However, a preview screenshot was released on IGN.com. At the time of the interview he used the ship as his forums avatar, a nod to the fact that the ship "pissed off" Daniel Stahl, who ordered the ship to be redone. The variant that replaced this design was probably the Envoy class, as Williams described it as "the type 3, it's really blocky".
Playable starships (All Factions)
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Unlocking Cross-Faction Flying will grant the player the ability to use any starship, from any faction. |
Starfleet: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Klingon Defense Force: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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DujHod Chariot • Kivra Shuttle • Rozhenko Timeship • To'Duj Fighter • Toron Shuttle |
Romulan Republic: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Commander's Gig • Tiercel Shuttle • Kestrel Runabout • Scorpion Fighter |