Space Combat in Rogue Trader refers to all combat-related instances in which players have to use or pilot the voidship. There are different ships available depending on the version of the game, and there are also different posts abilities, depending on which Companions are covering said posts. The voidship also levels up as players defeat enemy ships. The voidship's level cap is 12.

Space Combat

The Might of His Navy

Let Slip the Dogs of War

Rendering each planet an island unto itself is the vast gulf of space, a void from which light struggles to cross and life cannot hope to thrive in. It is traversable solely due to the advent of void ships. Vast, labyrinthine vessels of adamantine and plasteel that trawl through the great expanse. Each is unto a city itself with generations of crew living and dying without ever knowing the touch of a planet’s atmosphere. But more than mere arks that transport man across the stars, they are veritable fortresses that wield enough firepower to lay siege to an entire celestial body.

However, one must possess a ship and have the know-how to direct it in even the worst circumstances. After all, it is only the most foolish of captains who shoulder blame unto their equipment rather than better their ability to master the void.

Ships Available

The von Valancius flagship is the mightiest voidship belonging to the von Valancius dynasty. Every system aboard this frigate has been tried and tested in innumerable engagements. Its weapons and turrets deliver hard-hitting volleys with pinpoint accuracy. Its plasma drives are rugged yet reliable in extreme conditions. The flagship's size and manoeuvrability are perfect for pursuing smaller, faster raiders and for hunting the countless pirates, xenos, and heretics in the Koronus Expanse. Numerous von Valancius Rogue Traders have acknowledged the exceptional performance of this vessel, and, with a few minor updates, the flagship has continued to faithfully serve the von Valancius dynasty.

• Non-default ships are available to founders, as well as for the purchase of certain editions.

 

Ship Characteristics

In order to bring righteous judgement to the Imperium’s many foes, one must familiarize themselves with the various mechanisms at play within a void ship. There are many systems and many officers who maintain a vigil over them. From the speed of the vessel to its armor’s ability to reduce incoming damage. All of these are paramount for the survival and success of any would-be dynasty figurehead.

Ship Posts and Abilities

While controlling the Rogue Trader's flagship in combat, a total of 6 posts, representing various ship systems, are available for you to manage. As you level up your ship, you can select new abilities that your posts can use. Each post can have up to two basic abilities. These can be used each round, but they have a random cooldown time and each post can only activate one of its abilities per round.

In addition to basic abilities, each post can have one ultimate ability. Such abilities require time to charge. The gauge gradually fills each round of combat, at the end of combat, and during certain events outside combat. You can have multiple ultimate abilities from different posts charged up at once, but only one of them can be used in a single battle.

It is advisable to assign one of your companions to each post as the officer in charge. A specific skill or some other condition is required for each post, but your companions have special features that can improve some of your ship's abilities.

Abilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ultimate abilities

only one can be used in a single battle

 

 

 

 

Ship Shields

Most ships in the Imperium utilise void shields — energy fields that protect the vessel from enemy fire. For every point of damage absorbed by a shield, it loses one point of its charge. Your void shield has 4 sectors distributed along the sides of the ship. Each sector has its own independent charge, and if one of them is depleted, that shield sector will no longer be able to absorb damage even if the rest of the shields are intact.

The shield charge does not recover automatically mid-combat, but it is fully replenished between battles and can be recharged using the Restart Shields ability.

Shields do not always absorb the entirety of the damage dealt to the ship. Depending on how much charge a shield sector has, it might absorb all of the damage, half of it, or none at all. The more charge a shield sector has, the higher the chance of it absorbing damage. A fully charged shield is guaranteed to absorb all the damage it can. When the charge is at 50% or higher, the shield absorbs either all or half of the damage. When the charge is at 50% or lower, the shield absorbs either half or no damage.

Scrap and Repairs

Scrap

The resource used to repair the voidship. Use scrap to repair your ship and restore its hull integrity, improve the parameters of your ship's prow and hull, or upgrade the abilities of its posts. Scrap can be found while exploring star systems, collected after certain space battles, or purchased from merchants affiliated with various factions.

Your flagship carries a stockpile of scrap — spare parts and materials that can be used for repairs. Scrap can be spent on repairing your ship's hull integrity after a battle, improving system components, or adapting the ship's posts.

You can collect scrap from destroyed enemy ships and from a few other sources.

If you find yourself in desperate need of scrap to make repairs, you can dismantle an upgrade from one of the system components and receive a portion of the scrap you spent on the upgrade.

Ship Components

In addition to the hull, a voidship has a number of components such as weapons, engines, and other ship parts. Most components can be replaced with ones of the same type, should you happen to procure them. You can make such replacements at any time outside combat.

There are many ways to obtain new ship components — you can collect them as spoils of war, receive during certain events, collect them as rewards from your colonies, or purchase them from a merchant in the Furibundus System, as long as you have a sufficiently high reputation with their faction.

Apart from replaceable components, your voidship also has two system components — elements of the ship's structure that cannot be replaced but can be upgraded.

There is one more limitation: you cannot install two weapons of the same type in the prow slots.

 

 

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