Pirates

The Distant Stars Pirates are better equipped to handle the player on offense as well as defense, most notably, the presence of a starbase at their home and the use of capital ships.

Ships and structures listed in YELLOW are added in Distant Stars.

Pirate Capital Ships
Pirate Battleship - A secretly developed capital ship called the Jolly Roger that are the battleships of choice for home protection and raiding parties of elevated threat levels or above. (Can have 2 per raiding party at severe threat level)

Pirate Halcyon Carrier - Provides the strike craft support at home and abroad for high threat level or higher raiding parties. (Can have 2 per raiding party at severe threat level)

Pirate Akkan Battlecruiser - Only present at the pirate base

Pirate Dunov Battlecruiser - Provides fleet longevity at home and away on high threat level or higher raiding parties. (Can have 2 per raiding party at severe threat level)

Pirate Vulkoras Desolator - Planet bombardment capabilities make this a choice craft for pirates in high threat level or above raiding parties. Also present at the home base. (Can have 2 per raiding party at severe threat level)

Pirate Cruisers and Frigates
Pirate Corsair - Modified Kodiak Heavy Cruiser - Provides most of the firepower of the pirate fleet

Pirate Rogue - Modified Cobalt Light Frigate - Fast attack frigate for the pirate fleet

Pirate Pillager - Modified Krosov Siege Frigate - Planet bombardment frigate of the pirate fleet

Pirate Reaper - Modified Garda Flak Frigate - Strike craft defense for the pirate fleet

Pirate Cutthroat - Modified Trade Ship - Steals credits while present in the gravity well, also favors trade and refinery ships as targets. The true raider of the pirate fleet.

Pirate Structures
Pirate Defense Platform - Likely stolen from the TEC, this is the basic defense around the pirate's home.

Pirate Hangar Defense Platform - An upgrade to the defenses over their Trader Space counterparts, provides fighter coverage to take out invading bombers.

Pirate Repair Platform - Also an upgrade over their Trader Space counterparts, helps to keep structures and ships around longer.

Pirate Phase Jump Inhibitor - A new upgrade that prevents invaders from leaving the fight too early, also restores shield power to pirates in the immediate area.

Pirate Starbase and Strike Craft
Pirate Orkulus - This Orkulus is actually a Argonev outfitted with Vasari equipment. It's as deadly as the Argonev, and very mobile like the Orkulus.

Pirate Strike Fighters - These little pests do their best to take out your bombers and draw fire away from their pirate buddies.