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====== Piracy ======

Piracy is the act of capturing, or 'capping', of NPC ships by the player. There are two types of capture - claiming and boarding.

==== Claiming ====
Pilots of fighters and other small ships will sometimes bail out when fired on; then, the ship may be claimed by the player.

==== Boarding ====
Capital ships, corvettes and TM-class vessels must be boarded with Marines to be captured.

==== Uses ====
There are several reasons for a player to engage in piracy:

Some of the most powerful or unique ships in their class are not sold or rewarded to the player, and thus can only be obtained via capture. Popular targets include:

 * Pirate Kestrel (M5) \\
 * Paranid Hyperion Vanguard (M6+) \\
 * Xenon I (M2+) \\
 * ATF Valhalla (M2+) \\
 * Goner Aran (M1) \\
 * Terran Atmospheric Lifter (TL) \\

Capturing a ship leaves the cargo hold intact (for most item types). Some rare items, such as the [[Incendiary Bomb Launcher]] or the [[Jump Beacon]], can be easier to obtain via capturing, rather than destroying the carrying ship and hoping the cargo survives.

Captured ships, especially larger ones, can sell for a large amount of credits.

Some Plots involve capturing ships.