Null Battleship

## Description

Null Battleship is an NPR ship belonging to the Null Dwellers. Null Battleships are characterized by a matte black coloration that is speckled with glowing cyan dots, streaks, and runes. The central wedge-shaped hull of the ship is supported by two pointed butteryfly-shaped wings.

## Combat and Strategy

All associated items can be found on the Null Dwellers page.

In general, Null Dwellers use a variety of Cold Fusion-applying weapons and deal special Null Damage that is generally unresisted.

For Primary Weapons, Null Battleships feature both the Null Bolter and the Null Cannon, both of which deal extreme DPS at close range - it is recommended that players use deflecting items, such as Deflector Shields or Energy Reflector Bubble if they wish to mitigate primary weapon damage when approaching Null Battleships.

For Secondary Weapons, Null Battleships primarily feature the following:

* Dark Energy Bomb - special variant of the Photon Bomb that is quite spammable - so players must have a reliable anti-locking method ready to use.
* Cold Ray - a close-range, high-damage beam that can be mitigated by either the Null's own Dark Shield or the Beam Refractor Shields.
* Cold Plasma Cannon - a variant of the Plasma Cannon that moves slowly but can home in on nearby ships. It is recommended the player use speed and agility-based items, such as Engine Overdrive or Sidestep to avoid these.

For Utilities, Null Battleships primarily feature the following:

* Dark Shield Bubble - an Ammo-Based variant of the Shield Bubble that has a shorter duration, but can recharge spent energy for each guided weapon blocked.
* Null Smoke Screen - an Energy-Based utility that can hide the user and break locks of guided weapons in the same manner of the Smoke Screen.

For Mines, Null Battleships have access to the Dark Mine and variants, a quick-arming high-damage mine with a short lifetime. Players should take care to avoid trailing too close behind a destroyer to avoid heavy dark mine damage.

For Proximity Weapons, Null Battleships have access to the Cold Fusion Blast - players should take care not to face-hug a Null Battleship, or else they will suffer a significant amount of cold fusion damage DOT. This is entirely negated by the Dark Shield.

For Large Weapons, Null Battleships notably have access to the following:

* Null Drone Launcher - Allows null battleships to summon Null Drones in the heat of combat. Using AOE weapons, such as proximity blasts and/or Mines can shut down null drones right after being launched.
* Cold Fusion Bomb - Works similarly to the Fusion Bomb, but applies cold fusion damage DOT instead.
* Cold Plasma Relay - Works similarly to the Plasma Relay, but shifts some of the instant damage to relying on cold fusion dot - extremely powerful, so players should avoid flying in the frontal cone of a null battleship or risk suffering heavy damage.

Null Battleships also have access to several Null Turrets, which can augment their CQC DPS if they player remains too close to the battleship. Barriers and/or turret-disabling effects are recommended if the player wishes to stay in close proximity.

Being heavily shielded, featuring a wide locking angle. and having access to a variety of threatening weaponry and defenses, Null Battleships pose an incredible threat to early-game players: even endgame players can take a while to whittle down a Null Battleship due to their rare combination of reliable utilities, extreme bulk, and damage.

It is recommended that players use stealth, range, and/or a quick ship when taking on Null Battleships, as prolonged close-range combat increases the likelihood of a mishap. By nature, the null dweller's own shield, the Dark Shield, is very effective at cutting down the plethora of Cold Fusion weaponry the null dwellers use.

## Notes

* More info about the respective NPR in general can be found on the Null Dwellers page and the Null Dwellers category page.
* Null Battleships are one of the most heavily shielded ships in the game, and being accessible as early as Level zero makes them an incredible threat to newer players.