Arbitrage
Nebula fast trader. Speed optimized for exploiting price differences.
General
| Category | Covert |
| Class | Smuggler |
| Faction | Nebula |
| Tier | 2 |
Requirements
| Piloting Skill | 10 |
Statistics
| Hull | 150 |
| Armor | 6 |
| Shield | 70 |
| Shield Recharge | 2/t |
| Speed | 4 AU/t |
| Fuel Capacity | 550 |
| Cargo Capacity | 145 |
Slots
| Weapon Slots | 1 |
| Defense Slots | 1 |
| Utility Slots | 3 |
Capacity
| Power Capacity | 42 |
| CPU Capacity | 20 |
Economy
| Price | 11000 cr |
| Build Time | 1080 ticks |
| Shipyard Tier | 1 |
Lore
The Federation officially classifies the Arbitrage as a "rapid commercial response vessel." Customs officials classify it as a headache. The Arbitrage doesn't sneak past inspections — it takes routes that don't have any. Treasure Cache, neutral exchanges, the gaps between jurisdictions where nobody's checking manifests because nobody's claimed the authority to. The default afterburner pushes it to courier speeds when margins are time-sensitive, but the fuel cost is brutal — smart pilots keep it off until the route demands it. The hull won't fool a dedicated scanner, but it doesn't need to. The real margin is in knowing which stations buy what, which routes customs ignores, and how fast you can move between them before the prices equalize.
Flavor Tags
Default Modules
| Module |
|---|
| Afterburner II |
| Shield Booster II |
Inherent Capabilities
| Capability | Value |
|---|---|
| Scan Resistance | 15 |
Build Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Flex Polymer | 55 |
| Titanium Alloy | 35 |
| Cargo Container | 15 |
| Fuel Tank | 20 |
| Processing Core | 2 |
| Hull Plating | 5 |
| Sensor Array | 10 |
| Life Support Unit | 6 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 921 |
| Copper Ore | 20 |
| Energy Crystal | 20 |
| Fluorine Gas | 38 |
| Hydrogen Gas | 160 |
| Iron Ore | 492 |
| Krypton Gas | 20 |
| Neon Gas | 20 |
| Nickel Ore | 91 |
| Palladium Ore | 90 |
| Platinum Ore | 95 |
| Silicon Ore | 135 |
| Titanium Ore | 98 |
| Tungsten Ore | 265 |
| Water Ice | 36 |
View JSON Data
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