Ships are a core feature of the game Rebel Galaxy. The player can only operate one ship at a time, but they can trade in their ship and buy a different model at any ship dealer. Some ships are best suited for combat, while others excel at trading. Many of the capital ships the player faces can also be piloted by the player as long as they have the right reputation with the corresponding faction, however there are some ship models that are exclusively used by NPCs. All purchased ships can be upgraded with new weapons, defense systems, and utility components through the equipment bay service of some stations. Ships can also be renamed and, in Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, have their appearance customized with paint jobs, options which are available at ship dealers.
Rebel Galaxy[]
There are numerous ships in Rebel Galaxy; the player begins the game with a Hammerhead-class ship named the Rasputin. The player can upgrade to any ship provided they have enough funds. When doing so, the current value of your ship is also deducted from the cost of the ship you wish to purchase. Turrets, secondaries and components are automatically transferred over to the new ship upon purchase, and if the player chooses to "downgrade" to a ship of a lower cost, the difference in cost will be credited to the player. If the new ship has fewer Component or Turret slots than the old one, extra equipment will be unequipped and put in your storage.
There are also un-shown multipliers for the ships based on their weight class (very light, light, medium, heavy, very heavy). They are admittedly difficult to determine, but the heavier the ship class the more the following are observed:
- Acceleration rate is reduced
- Shields are tougher
- Hull strength is tougher
- Broadside range is increased; very heavy ships have proven to roughly double the shown range of their equipped broadside weapons.
| Name | Class | Speed | Maneuverability | Broadside Ports | Turrets | Secondary Ports | Component Banks | Hold Size | Hull Class | Availability | Requirement | Cost (with Hammerhead) | |||||
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| Citizenry | Mercenaries' Guild | Merchant's Guild | System Militia | Outsiders | Red Devil Cartel | ||||||||||||
| Barracuda | Corvette | Very Fast | Very Fast | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | Medium | 
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621,000 | |||||
| Hammerhead | Corvette | Very Fast | Very Fast | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Light |
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0 | |||
| Icarus | Corvette | Very Fast | Very Fast | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Medium |
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92,700 | |||||
| Mastadon | Light Frigate | Very Fast | Very Fast | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Light |
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43,000 | |||
| Scarab | Light Frigate | Average | Very Fast | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | Medium |
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366,500 | ||||
| Hellion | Frigate | Very Fast | Very Fast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | Medium |
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Red Devil Neutral/Friendly | 66,100 | |||||
| Sturville | Frigate | Very Fast | Very Fast | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | Medium |
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Mercenary Rank 3 | 849,500 | |||||
| Tennhausen | Frigate | Fast | Fast | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | Medium |
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172,400 | |||||
| Dravius | Heavy Frigate | Average | Fast | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | Heavy |
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482,500 | ||||
| Vanguard | Heavy Frigate | Average | Average | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Heavy |
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1,374,500 | ||||
| Arcturus | Destroyer (Ship Class) | Slow | Slow | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Heavy |
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Militia Friendly | 1,719,500 | |||||
| Damocles | Destroyer (Ship Class) | Average | Slow | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | Medium |
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Red Devil Neutral/Friendly | 1,922,000 | |||||
| Manticore | Destroyer (Ship Class) | Slow | Average | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | Heavy |
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3,949,500 | ||||
| Minotaur | Destroyer (Ship Class) | Average | Average | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | Medium |
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Mercenary Rank 6 | 8,439,500 | ||||
| McKinley | Cruiser | Very Slow | Very Slow | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 42 | Heavy |
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7,165,500 | ||||||
| Blackgate | Dreadnaught | Slow | Slow | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 28 | Very Heavy |
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18,124,500 | ||||
| Polaris | Dreadnaught | Slow | Average | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 20 | Heavy |
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16,879,500 | ||||
| Sorcerer | Dreadnaught | Slow | Slow | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 18 | Very Heavy |
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Militia Neutral/Friendly | 13,689,500 | |||||
| Turath | Light Hauler | Fast | Slow | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | Medium |
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Merchant Rank 2 | 78,750 | |||||
| Radovich | Hauler | Very Fast | Average | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | Heavy |
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Merchant Rank 4 | 2,244,500 | |||||
| Deep Horizon | Heavy Hauler | Slow | Slow | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 45 | Heavy |
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Merchant Rank 7 | 5,248,500 | |||||
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw[]
As of patch 1.18, the player can choose from a total of 12 unique ship models, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Juno Markev loses her ship at the beginning of the story in Rebel Galaxy Outlaw. A friend helps her by giving her a dilapidated replacement, which she can later replace.
Non-player ships[]
There are also different series of ships which is not available for the player, piloted by civilians, police, or criminals.
Capital ships[]
Large ships used for different roles are also present in the game, albeit it is not used by the player.