User blog:Esnardo/Guide: Destroying Friendly ships

There are several types of friendly ships in the game, including shops, the mobile trading ship, the starting base, the ships surrounding it, and mercenaries. These are not meant to be destroyed by the player, however as Destroying one allows you to take all the items it has as well as a hefty sum of money, you may wish to. The following are several ways to do so

Things to consider
Because shops give the largest reward, they are the main focus of this guide. While it may at first seem easy to destroy a friendly ship, it is not so simple. To start, all friendly ships cannot be attacked directly, as bullets pass through them. In addition, they possess guns and Shields which make it harder for enemy ships to do any damage. It is however worth noting that all ships with a talk menu are unable to repair themselves.

Enemies
By far the most obvious way to destroy a shop other than shooting it is to lead an enemy to it and have it do the job for you.

Rocky Planet Drome
Rocky planets do not posses strong enough enemies to even come close to taking down a shop, making this approach unviable

Desert planet Drome
These shops have only one weakness, bombers. These ships circle the planet, dropping bombs on the player as they pass. With proper positioning, they will hit the shops shield with every single bomb except the last, which will hit the Drome itself. Eventually the shop will be destroyed.

Starting hub
The hardest and most rewarding thing to destroy, Hubs have mercenaries, Shields, and guns all to protect them. However by using the E.M Gun