Igni Defence Ship

## Description

Igni Defence Ship is an NPR ship belonging to the Igni. Igni Defence Ships bear a resemblance to Igni Assault Ships, but with the addition of two detached stone arches contained within the ship's main arch, as well as the addition of two symmetrical forward-facing fins on either side of the main arch.

## Combat and Strategy

All associated items can be found on the Igni page.

In general, the Igni are quite tough - boasting large health pools that can be significantly reinforced using Igni Harden allow the igni to temporarily sacrifice speed for the ability to withstand twice the normal amount of punishment - making them quite troublesome to kill.

For Primary Weapons, the Igni have the Igni Rock Scatter that functions like a scatter cannon, allowing the igni to deal with targets up-close.

For Secondary Weapons, the Igni can pelt foes from afar using numerous Igni Rock Rocket Barrages - clusters of Stealthed torpedoes that auto-aim at locked targets before launching - their delay can allow targets time to escape, deploy countermeasures, or use evasive maneuvers, as the rockets do not update their trajectory after launch. The igni also have access to the Igni Onager, which is capable of temporarily applying Stabilizer Fail - much like the Lightning Orb - but has the added property of destroying weapons on contact.

Besides the Igni harden Utility, the Igni also have access to the Igni Stone Wall, a unique Locking-dependent barrier that also damages ships that collide with it, with the resulting damage depending on their speed. The Igni Defence Ship in particular can use the igni harden's Damage resistance to massively increase their effective shield value - it is recommended that players wait out the harden effect time rather than engage a toughened-up igni defence ship.

For Mines, the Igni have Igni Rock Mine variants that function similarly to the Electrostatic Mine line, with notable differences in spread and in Damage Type.

For Proximity Weapons, the Igni have access to the Igni Rock Follower, a unique mid-speed proximity that can orbit the user, destabilizing and dealing damage to nearby enemies.

For Large Weapons, the igni have access to the Igni Onager Small Array, which they use to quickly stun nearby enemies with Igni Onagers when in close proximity. Additionally, Igni have access to the Igni Wave Summoner, which has the capacity to summon an Asteroid Wave after a short delay, which, depending on the Star System, has the capacity to deal massive damage to many ships in the sector on demand. As such. it is recommended that the player have some form of teleportation, speed boost, or asteroid avoidance method to avoid taking massive damage from asteroids.

Most notably, the Igni have a major weakness in the Igni Rock Shield - while they do resist Explosive damage completely, they take 200% damage from Photonic and Laser damage sources - making weapons like the Laser Beam and Photon Bomb incredibly powerful against the igni.

As such, the Igni are quite vulnerable to laser and photonic weapons despite their powerful defenses. Players should take care to avoid their many stun-based weaponry, as even a short stun can allow the Igni to follow up with many rock rockets - which can prove fatal to the player. Anti-lock gear to avoid their biggest threats is recommended, and utilities that give the user Weapon Repel are recommended, as the Igni have no active tracking weaponry.

## Notes

* More info about the respective NPR in general can be found on the Igni page and the Igni category page.