Lazer Gatling

[Stilletto]

Where can I find this laser gatling thing I keep reading about that's a good all around starting ship?  Is it in one of the addons that I'm not using at this point or am I totally blind?

Thank you.

[x4000]

You probably need to enable complex ship types -- without that, you're limited to just 10ish of the 26 starting ships in the base game.

[Stilletto]

I turned on complex ships (I was playing on simple), and I still don't see it.  What unit builds that ship?  Is it a special ship that requires research?

[x4000]

I turned on complex ships (I was playing on simple), and I still don't see it.  What unit builds that ship?  Is it a special ship that requires research?

Oh, I see.  Well, it's one of the many types of ships (26 in all) that are "bonus" ship types.  You have to select that on the galaxy map before you start your game at all.  Alternatively, through advanced research stations you might get lucky and find one, but that's like a 1/25 chance.  The ship types used in each campaign are always different, so if you didn't start with laser gatlings there's a good chance they might not be in this specific campaign at all.

[Stilletto]

That makes sense.  I had just been letting the computer put me where it decided but I see lots of little ships on this starting map.  I'll find a lazer gatling and start there.
Thanks!

[x4000]

You bet!