Tuco's Cruisers

These are the personal cruisers used by the dread pirate Tuco, they have weaker hulls compared to the rest of the ships, but they compensate by having strong loadouts. They appear on page 4.

## **Layout A**

*The personalized ship of the famous pirate Tuco himself. With some minor modifications and repairs, this model remains weaker than other ships in hull, but it starts off incredibly strong.*

* Default Name: The Good
* Starting Crew: 1 Tuco, 1 Free Mantis, 1 Human, 1 Engi
* Starting Reactor: 12
* Max Hull: **15**
* Crew Capacity: 8
* Starting Systems
	+ Shields (4)
	+ Engines (3)
	+ Oxygen (1)
	+ Weapons (3)
	+ Medbay (1)
	+ Hacking (1)
	+ Piloting (2)
	+ Doors (2)
* Starting Weapons
	+ Flak Gun MK I
	+ Simple Ion
	+ Defense Laser
	+ Defense Laser
* Starting Augments
	+ Weapon Pre-Igniter
* Starting Resources
	+ 5
* Slots: 4 Weapons, 2 Drones, 2-tile Teleporter
* Last Stand entry text: *On the vidscreen appears several Federation and Engi officers, as well as Admiral Tully in the center. "Is that... Tuco? Which one of you hired Tuco as a mercenary? Well, I appreciate your... dedication to the Federation. Let us just hope that it pays off."* **(SHIP\_TUCO)**

### **Unlock**

* Help out the legendary pirate Tuco with his gambling issues to unlock this ship... OR defeat the flagship with the Prototype Cruiser A.

## **Layout B**

*Federation Multiverse scouts managed to retrieve the original model of Tuco's Cruiser before its capture. Turns out, it was a mobile casino. It's been outfitted properly for combat, but the gambling equipment remains.*

* Default Name: The Bad
* Starting Crew: 1 Slug, 2 Human
* Starting Reactor: 9
* Max Hull: **15**
* Crew Capacity: 8
* Starting Systems
	+ Shields (4)
	+ Engines (2)
	+ Oxygen (1)
	+ Weapons (3)
	+ Medbay (1)
	+ Mind Control (1)
	+ Piloting (2)
	+ Sensors (1)
	+ Doors (2)
	+ Battery (1)
* Starting Weapons
	+ Burst Laser MK II
	+ Defense Laser
* Starting Augments
	+ Gambling Machine
* Slots: 4 Weapons, 2 Drones, 2-tile Teleporter
* Last Stand entry text: *On the vidscreen appears several Federation and Engi officers, as well as Admiral Tully in the center. "A gambling vessel. I'm not certain where these ships are coming from, but if you're the key to defeating the Flagship, then I'm not going to complain."* **(SHIP\_GAMBLING)**

### **Unlock**

* Assist Sky-Drifter casino with their pirate dillema to unlock this ship... OR defeat the flagship with the Prototype Cruiser B.

## **Layout C**

*After a successful bout of gambling, Tuco became so rich that he was able to build a ship whose hull is made almost entirely out of gold.*

* Default Name: The Ugly
* Starting Crew: 1 Slug, 1 Human, 1 Lanius
* Starting Reactor: 8
* Max Hull: **15**
* Crew Capacity: 8
* Starting Systems
	+ Shields (2)
	+ Engines (2)
	+ Oxygen (1)
	+ Weapons (2)
	+ Clonebay (1)
	+ Piloting (2)
	+ Sensors (1)
	+ Doors (2)
* Starting Weapons
	+ Golden Flak Gun
	+ 'Spontoon' Beam
* Starting Augments
	+ Golden Plating
* Slots: 4 Weapons, 2 Drones, 2-tile Teleporter
* Last Stand entry text: *On the vidscreen appears several Federation and Engi officers, as well as Admiral Tully in the center. "That's a very bright ship you have. I'm sure a fascinating story stands behind it. I'd love to hear it some day, assuming we aren't all dead at the end of this."* **(SHIP\_TUCO\_GOLD)**

### **Trivia**

* The names of the layouts for the Tuco Cruisers are a reference to the film "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"