The Game Quick FAQ Unofficial FAQ System Req. Some ships in the Western Alliance fleet have experimental equipment or other special equipment. In this section you will find out more about that equipment.
Some ships are equipped with reverse thrust, basically, they can fly backward.
The only drawback from using this equipment is that is uses precious afterburner fuel. This advanced shield technology adjusts to counter the most frequently used energy-based weapon fire enabling itself to become immune from that type of attack. However, this technology will drain your craft's energy reserves quite quickly. Stealth Ships of the highest order in the Western Alliance fleet can cloak their signatures, basically rendering themselves invisible to any form of detection. While you are still visible to the naked eye, the cloak makes targetting for the enemy quite difficult.