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Tadpole Boat

Vanilla | No Mods | Script | 4/10 DLC

Light assault boat for starting survival and encounters vs Factorum and aggressive NPCs. Capable of intercepting a pirate Mining Carriage, catching up with a Commercial Hopper and capturing Factorum stationary stations to research Prototech technologies. Designed for space and moons, but easily modified for survival on planets with gravity up to 3g (last screenshot). Almost infinite autonomy. Oxygen is not included. Published in the final version together with a Base that allows you to comfortably play on Unidentified signals.

Note: survival in the encounters with Factorum is described in detail in the Prototech War guide

PCU: 1920/3958
Blocks: 119/589
Weight: 102/507 tn
Energy: 6/96 MW
Gas H2/O2: 15/8 ML
Size (LWH): 25 x 10 x 15 m (with turrets)


The main advantages of the boat are its very small size and high maneuverability in all axes. Therefore, the mass of the ship is a determining factor for survival in combat. There is no need to start a fight against a larger enemy if the ship's load exceeds 15 tons. To regulate the load on the military modification, the Autokit Assembler script is installed and configured.

If you start survival in space, it is best to build a boat after an ice deposit is found. If you start on a planet, you will need additional vertical thrusters (last screenshot) to keep the ship in the air and leave the planet. Oxygen is not included, so always have a small supply of ice in the O2/H2 generator to fill the gas bottles.

The boat can withstand two or three hits from an assault turret or a small railgun (see screenshots). Avoid fights with multiple drones and ships armed with longer-range turrets. If you want to feel like a pilot of a space fighter, which is shaking from enemy shells, then this is your choice!

Note: a tactic for fighting against a strong defense using the Safe Zone is shown in a video on Reddit. You can use an artillery turret instead of an assault turret to increase your range, but it's best not to engage in a maneuverable fight with this layout.

Vanilla: Base cabin sealing, Base battery charge control

Scripts: Grand Cruise 2.0 automation Base flights - take-off, landing, cruise control, stabilized flight, orbilal flight, lidar.
Autokit Assembler - automatic production of ammunition and components for repair for both ships.

The Base is a modified Mobile Utilite Platform ship that was captured in encounters and modified to be played with a Boat.