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{{DISPLAYTITLE:ge-next player ship classes}}
These are the stock player classes in ge-next. They are defined in <code>MPOGESHP.MSG</code>, which also ships unchanged in the 32-bit package. A sysop can modify the class table. See [[Ships]] for the player-facing overview and [[Ship class configuration]] for configuration details.

== At a glance ==
'''Shield / phaser''' gives maximum installable Marks, not current equipment. A zero means the class lacks that system. '''Warp''' is rated cruising speed; '''scan''' is range in distance units. Price is in cash. Kill points are awarded to an opponent when the class is destroyed.
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Class !! Shield / phaser max !! Warp !! Cargo (tons) !! Scan !! Price !! Kill pts
|-
| 1 || Interceptor || 8 / 8 || 10 || 5,000 || 100,000 || 50,000 || 750
|-
| 2 || Scout || 0 / 0 || 40 || 1,000 || 100,000 || 75,000 || 500
|-
| 3 || Light Freighter || 4 / 2 || 8 || 100,000 || 50,000 || 100,000 || 1,000
|-
| 4 || Patrol || 10 / 10 || 4 || 10,000 || 50,000 || 150,000 || 1,000
|-
| 5 || Minelayer || 10 / 3 || 15 || 30,000 || 100,000 || 200,000 || 1,500
|-
| 6 || Monitor || 5 / 15 || 20 || 20,000 || 200,000 || 400,000 || 1,000
|-
| 7 || Heavy Freighter || 8 / 4 || 12 || 400,000 || 100,000 || 600,000 || 1,500
|-
| 8 || Destroyer || 10 / 10 || 25 || 20,000 || 150,000 || 800,000 || 2,000
|-
| 9 || Frigate || 8 / 6 || 30 || 200,000 || 250,000 || 1,000,000 || 5,000
|-
| 10 || Battle Cruiser || 16 / 16 || 35 || 40,000 || 250,000 || 2,000,000 || 5,000
|-
| 11 || Dreadnought || 19 / 19 || 40 || 100,000 || 500,000 || 3,000,000 || 10,000
|-
| 12 || Freight Barge || 6 / 3 || 15 || 1,000,000 || 200,000 || 5,000,000 || 5,000
|-
| 13 || Surveyor || 12 / 0 || 75 || 20,000 || 400,000 || 8,000,000 || 2,500
|-
| 14 || Planetary Transport || 19 / 0 || 0 || 800,000,000 || 100,000 || 20,000,000 || 10,000
|-
| 15 || MBM Dreadnought || 19 / 19 || 50 || 40,000 || 500,000 || 32,000,000 || 20,000
|-
| 16 || Fleet Command || 17 / 17 || 65 || 1,000,000 || 800,000 || 200,000,000 || 30,000
|}
The "MBM Dreadnought" has the exact same class settings as the Dreadnought from classic GE, and is presented in-game as a relic from a previous era. Compared to the stock ge-next Dreadnought, it has a higher warp speed and faster acceleration, but half the durability and less than half of the cargo space. It is also not eligible for any [[ship upgrades]]. It's named after Mike Murdock.

== Equipment and durability ==
Unlike classic's yes/no weapon flags, ge-next stores the number of torpedo and missile launchers. Zero means no launcher. '''Other systems''' lists permitted equipment, not stock ammunition or installed upgrades. The class's acceleration and [[DAMF|damage factor]] are separate from its rated warp and shield Mark. '''Cyb fire / pursuers''' shows the unprovoked-fire flag followed by the configured pursuit limit; a class can attract a pursuing Cybertron without allowing it to fire unprovoked. Upgrade eligibility is another class setting and does not follow automatically from the systems listed here.
{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Torpedo / missile launchers !! Other systems !! Acceleration !! DAMF !! Cyb fire / pursuers
|-
| Interceptor || 1 / 0 || decoys, jammers || 5,000 || 100 || No / 1
|-
| Scout || 0 / 0 || jammers || 10,000 || 80 || No / 0
|-
| Light Freighter || 0 / 0 || decoys, jammers, fighters || 3,000 || 120 || No / 1
|-
| Patrol || 1 / 1 || decoys, zippers, cloak || 2,000 || 110 || Yes / 2
|-
| Minelayer || 0 / 0 || mines, zippers, cloak || 5,000 || 125 || Yes / 2
|-
| Monitor || 2 / 0 || decoys, jammers, zippers || 8,000 || 130 || Yes / 2
|-
| Heavy Freighter || 0 / 0 || decoys, jammers, zippers, fighters || 3,000 || 200 || Yes / 1
|-
| Destroyer || 2 / 1 || mines, decoys, jammers, zippers || 10,000 || 175 || Yes / 2
|-
| Frigate || 1 / 1 || mines, decoys, jammers, zippers, fighters || 4,000 || 200 || Yes / 2
|-
| Battle Cruiser || 2 / 2 || mines, decoys, jammers, zippers, cloak || 6,000 || 225 || Yes / 3
|-
| Dreadnought || 3 / 3 || mines, decoys, jammers, zippers, fighters, cloak || 4,000 || 250 || Yes / 3
|-
| Freight Barge || 0 / 0 || decoys, jammers, fighters || 2,000 || 300 || Yes / 2
|-
| Surveyor || 0 / 0 || decoys, jammers, cloak || 15,000 || 90 || Yes / 1
|-
| Planetary Transport || 1 / 0 || decoys || 200 || 900 || Yes / 2
|-
| MBM Dreadnought || 3 / 3 || mines, decoys, jammers, zippers, fighters, cloak || 15,000 || 125 || Yes / 3
|-
| Fleet Command || 3 / 3 || mines, decoys, jammers, zippers || 10,000 || 500 || Yes / 3
|}

== Use in ge-arena ==
The stock ge-arena class designs use the same maximum system ratings, movement, cargo, scanner range, and DAMF as their ge-next counterparts, but each mode defines its own starting shields, phasers, ammunition, and other loadout. The roster is selected per mode; the price shown above is for persistent ge-next play, not an arena purchase.
{| class="wikitable"
! Mode !! Stock player classes
|-
| Battle || Interceptor, Minelayer, Monitor, Destroyer, Battle Cruiser
|-
| Hoard || Destroyer, Frigate, Battle Cruiser, Dreadnought
|-
| King || Monitor, Frigate, Battle Cruiser, Surveyor
|-
| Base || Dreadnought
|-
| Scored || Interceptor, Minelayer, Destroyer, Frigate, Dreadnought
|}

These are shipped defaults; an arena sysop can change the class roster and loadouts.

== See also ==
* [[Ships]] and [[Classic player ship classes]]
* [[ge-next NPC ship classes]]
* [[Ship class configuration]], [[Ship inventory]], and [[DAMF]]

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