
This can be done on any difficulty with any ship. To unlock, the player must simply reach Sector 5. You will then travel to the next sector where you must destroy a bounty hunter ship who is searching for him. He proceeds to provide you with the plans for the Mantis cruiser and a quest point (in the next sector) for a hidden stash of military goods. KazaaakplethKilik, the famous thief, will join your crew for saving him. Medbay) Quickly teleport him back to the medbay.

One of the nodes (Long-Ranged Scanners will show empty space) will have blue dialogue that spawns two quest markers. To unlock, enter the Engi Homeworlds Sector (Green) with an Engi Crewmember. The type C starts with dual lasers and an ion stunner, making it worthless against tier 3 and 4 shields unless better weapons are equipped. The variety of crew allows for dealing with most situations, but upgrades to the lasers are a must to beat the game. The type B is capable of tearing through tier one - three shields, but against a tier four she is useless.

The type A's burst laser is extremely formidable, and accompanied with the three human crew and the Artemis missile launcher the type A is extremely capable in the early game. It's a gunship, with 4 weapon slots and only 2 drone slots. The ship has powerful starting weapons, but no augments. The player is provided with Layout A of this ship from the start.
