Halcyon Carrier
From Sins of a Solar Empire
 Advent
Halcyon Carrier
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Responsible for remotely piloting groups of the Drone fighters, Drone Anima are valued crewmembers aboard all Advent capital ships. The most veteran of this caste are reserved for positions aboard Halcyon Carriers; leveraging the piloting skill of these elite Psintegrat allows the ship to host a veritable swarm of strike craft. Halcyon Carriers employ a number of systems to augment the combat effectiveness of their own fighter wings, as well as those of allies.
Extracted from the game manual.
[edit] Tactics
After you've built a Radiance Battleship, it's probably a good idea to build a Halcyon as your second Capital Ship. Both tend to complement each other well.
Telekinetic Push, the first of the Halcyon's abilities, does exactly what it says on the tin. If the Halcyon or its allies are swarmed by enemy fighters, this ability keeps them from getting too close. Early on, though, this isn't very likely to happen - it becomes important in the late game, however.
The Halcyon's second ability, Adept Drone Anima, permanently gives the carrier up to 3 extra fighters per squadron - in total, that's 21 extra fighters to play with, which is never a bad thing. It's probably best to invest in this ability first.
The third ability is known as Amplify Energy Aura. The aura allows all your energy-using ships, which includes fighters, Disciples, and so on, to fire more shots in a shorter time interval. It, too, is another good choice early in the game.
The Halcyon's "Ultimate" ability is Anima Tempest. For a brief period of time, 30 additional drones are deployed to your squadrons of bombers and fighters, splitting themselves up equally. They won't benefit from Adept Drone Anima, but Amplify Energy Aura will still reduce their cooldowns.
- Almost any Advent fleet will greatly benefit from the inclusion of a Halcyon, particularly one with maxed out (or close to maxed out) Amplify Energy Aura. Due to the entirely energy-reliant nature of the Advent's fleets, the Halcyon can benefit any vessel or combination of vessels, but it is probably most helpful when it is combined with large numbers of Illuminators, light carriers, and/or Destra Crusaders.
- Although this is not mentioned in the game manual, Telekinetic push not only moves fighters, but also damages them. This makes the Telekinetic Push ability an exceptionally powerful ability, especially later in the game.
| Ship Type: | Capital |
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| Primary Role: | Squadron Support |
| Shield Power: | Very High |
| Hull Points: | High |
| Armor Level: | Medium |
| Armor Type: | Capital |
| Antimatter: | Medium |
| Weapons (Side): | 2 x Heavy Beam Cannons (Starboard / Port) / 2 x Pulse Laser Batteries (Starboard / Port) / Ship-to-Surface Kinetic Bolts |
| Squadrons Supported: | 2 - 6 |
| Crew Complement: | 2,270 |
 Telekinetic Push | Adept Drone Anima | Amplify Energy Aura | Anima Tempest | Ability Management |
 Attack |  Stop |  Move |  Tactics Management | Squadron Management |
