Venture

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***"Sir, with all due respect, this is a warship, not a salvage vessel."*** - Capt. Forrester

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## Overview

“*The Venture is a small frigate ideal for trading but also capable of defending itself when needed.”*

-In-game description

The Venture is a small and cheap frigate. It is mostly used as a trading vessel because of its weaker hull assembly.

The Venture acts as a bridge to close the gap between the more robust frigates and the nimbler fighters. It has 600 hull strength (similar to the Flyer-A), but can equip up to 650 shield, making it stronger than a fighter but still less fortified than the other frigates. The Venture moves at 30 units/sec when stock, and has a turn rate of 50, making it maneuverable among frigates and ships in general. Its moderately sized cargo hold makes it an effective trading vessel.

The Venture can be used as a combat vessel with some modifications. It is equipped with four Turret ports, a Mine bay, and a Countermeasure bay. It has less firepower than a Drake, but it is able to leave an explosive surprise for any ships that are giving chase. The Venture is notable for having two turrets (top & mid turrets) that have a full 360° of coverage, allowing the pilot to not only use the ship's maneuverability to absorb plenty of damage evenly across the shields, but also allowing the ship to effectively return fire, regardless which way it is pointing. The Venture is the cheapest frigate to set up (cheaper than a Drake and even more so than a Thunder or Orion) and as a result features less firepower and hull strength. However, the ship's two 360° turrets help make up for these shortcomings. The fully-upgraded Venture is formidable in a 1 on 1 battle, but adding another ship to the fight makes it very unlikely for the ship to survive.

As stated earlier, the Venture has a cargo hold of 48 and a movement speed of 30, putting it on par with the Pioneer. However, equipping the Frigate Engine 16.0 makes it an exponentially better trader, since the upgrade makes the Venture faster than the Pioneer. Something to be noted is that the Venture lacks a passenger cabin, making it a more specialized trading ship than the Pioneer. The Venture is only marginally more expensive to set up than a Pioneer, so it is better in the long run to choose the Venture as an AI trading vessel.

While there is not an X-variant available, the Venture sports an electronics bay for a small cloaking device, giving the player an advantage in both combat and trading situations. Something else to be noted is that the Venture has a 65% repair cost, meaning that if the player plans on abusing it or if it gets caught in a sticky situation, it will lift some strain from the player's budget.

## Stats & Weapons

### Stats

 Hull strength
 Shields
 Max. Speed
 Turn rate
 Cargo space
 Capacitor
 Power Gen.

### Stock Weapons

Front Turret: Photon Burst I

Mid Turret: None

Rear Turret: Laser I

Top Turret: Plasma Pulse I

Mine Bay: Mine I (equipped with 5x Mine I)

Countermeasure Bay: Countermeasure I (equipped with 5x ECM I)

## See Also

* Drake, a more combat-oriented Frigate variant
* Pioneer, a fighter model with similar turret loadout.