Colony Ship
Flying
Landed
Unit
Race	Terran
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Role	Immense transport
Properties
Transport capacity	50
Sight range	12
Production
Minerals	200
Gas	200
Supply	2
Movement
Speed	2.05
Protection
Hit points	1500
Armor	1
Type	Mechanical
Armor type	Armored

The colony ship is a terran aerospace transport.

Game UnitEdit

Colony ships appear in the Wings of Liberty single-player campaign.^[1] It is primarily used for transporting civilians and all necessary equipment to start a new colony. In the campaign, it is an NPC unit, but it is available to the player through the map editor. The colony ship has 50 passenger slots, but cannot load units with a transport size greater than 8. This means it cannot load massive units such as the thor. The colony ship can also take off and land and can (un)load units while both airborne or on the ground.^[2]

Despite being larger than the Hercules dropship, it is not a massive unit like the Hercules. The colony ship also costs less resources and supply than the Hercules, has less armor and utilizes the same model, the only difference being the units' size.^[2]

An infested colony ship exists; it has 600 hit points.^[3]

AbilitiesEdit

Lift Off/Land
Usage Activation/ Build Time 6 (for lifting off and landing) Hotkey L (but this does not work, since Load also uses "L")
Notes
This colony ship can lift off, enabling it to fly. While in flight, the colony ship can land.

UpgradesEdit

Terran Ship Plating
Researched at	Armory
Hotkey	P
Properties
Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
Increases the armor of all terran air units.
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DevelopmentEdit

The colony ship was one of the early undertakings to create unique artwork for the campaign of Wings of Liberty. The Hercules dropship stemmed from its conception.^[4]

ReferencesEdit