Leonov

Overview

The Leonov is an elite small and sleek Starjet ship which excells on hunting down aliens in the lowers.

Obtaining

• Shop (Ships, for 15,000 Uridium)

• Auction

• Payment (Space Rogue Starter Pack | 7.59 €)

• In Assembly:

  • 2 H-NCA

  • 1 H-HFC

Advantages

• A great starting ship for new players.

• The Leonov is most powerful while in it's home Lower Maps. Stats increase according to this table.

Lowers	Uppers
260,000 HP	164,000 HP
2,000 Cargo Bay	1,000 Cargo Bay
380 Speed	360 Speed
+25% Laser Damage	Normal Laser Damage
x2 Shield Power	Normal Shield Power
x2 Rocket Damage*	Normal Rocket Damage*

* - does not include rocket launcher damage.

Disadvantages

• The bonuses from Lowers don't apply in the Uppers. (check the table above)

Tips

• If you just began to play DarkOrbit Reloaded, you must bid on this ship.

• Leonov is a very good ship at cleaning the NPCs from the Lowers.

• In combination with the Arrow Drone Formation or the Chevron Drone Formation, the user can deal up to 5,000 damage with PLT-2026, damage comparable to PLT-2021's damage.

• It is recommended to gain the speed generators fast when a new player so you can move around the map faster.

Trivia

• Drones level up at an increased speed on this ship but they level up much faster on a Phoenix ship.

• It is thought to be named after Alexey Leonov, the first human to take a spacewalk.

• Even with no equipment, this ship is amazing at allowing you to chase aliens and escape enemies

• A blue outer glow on a Leonov ship shows the home advantage, which increases the number of hit points and cargo that the ship can carry while in the Lower Maps.

• Once this ship travels anywhere beyond the X-1 to X-4 maps, it becomes a weaker ship with overall low ship status, comparable to a Piranha ship.

• Destroying the Leonov gives very small rewards (in terms of honour and experience) to the destroyer.

  • This encourages the usage of Leonov in case you don't want your destroyers to get anything in return.

Changelog:

• Uppers Nanohull from 64,000 to 164,000.

• Lowers Nanohull from 160,000 to 260,000.

• UNKNOWN DATE: Max laser ammunition cap changed from 6,000 to unlimited. Max rocket ammunition cap changed from 300 to unlimited.