Demeter

Paranid Demeter Class TS Transport Buy: Priest Confidante @ 435,204 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 55 - 110 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 5 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 3.0 - 6.0 RPM Hull Strength 20,000 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 25 MJ (75 MJ) Shield Reactor 600 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 2,800 - 3,800 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Paranid Demeter Hauler Class TS Transport Buy: Priest Confidante @ 822,235 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 44 - 88 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 4 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 2.1 - 4.2 RPM Hull Strength 19,000 Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 25 MJ (100 MJ) Shield Reactor 600 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 5,600 - 7,600 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Paranid Demeter Miner Class TS Transport Buy: Priest Confidante @ 594,271 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 58.8 - 117.7 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 4 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 3.0 - 6.1 RPM Hull Strength 19,600 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 25 MJ (75 MJ) Shield Reactor 660 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 3,220 - 4,370 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Paranid Demeter Prototype Class TS Transport Buy: @ 523,690 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 65 - 130 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 5 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 3.2 - 6.5 RPM Hull Strength 19,000 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 25 MJ (75 MJ) Shield Reactor 600 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 2,500 - 3,900 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Paranid Demeter Super Freighter Class TS Transport Buy: Priest Confidante @ 907,935 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 42.3 - 84.7 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 4 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.8 - 3.7 RPM Hull Strength 19,000 Max. Shield (Total) 5 x 25 MJ (125 MJ) Shield Reactor 660 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 5,180 - 7,030 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Paranid Demeter Super Freighter XL Class TS Transport Buy: Priest Confidante @ 1,639,833 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 39.6 - 79.2 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 5 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.4 - 2.8 RPM Hull Strength 17,000 Max. Shield (Total) 5 x 25 MJ (125 MJ) Shield Reactor 660 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 8,260 - 11,210 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Paranid Demeter Tanker Class TS Transport Buy: Priest Confidante @ 435,204 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 55 - 110 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 5 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 3.0 - 6.0 RPM Hull Strength 20,000 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 25 MJ (75 MJ) Shield Reactor 600 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 2,800 - 3,800 @ XL Laser Capacitor 950 MJ Laser Recharge 9 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Overview

A reasonable freighter, the Demeter is slightly faster than its Argon counterpart the Mercury, but trading off a slightly smaller cargo bay.

Background

The Demeter has been used for some years now, replacing the old Paranid Ganymede model. It has improved on all of its predecessor's systems. This ship was first brought into service to serve only the Paranid Fleet, but later slowly replaced the Ganymede because of its speed to bring the Paranid economy back to the levels of the Argon and Boron.

Physical Characteristics

Like most Paranid ships, the Demeter is gracefully curved, painted blue with gold trim. It features a flat-front bow, modular cargo section, and engine block mounted low on the stern.

Variants

Demeter

Not featuring any fancy title, the basic version of the ship is the standard by which other variants are measured.

Demeter Hauler

Hauler variants of ships tend to have larger cargobays and sometimes tougher defences, trading off offensive combat attributes.

Demeter Miner

Miner variants of freighters can mount Mobile Drilling Systems in the rear turret. They come with Special Command Software, a Mineral Scanner, and an Ore Collector preinstalled.

Demeter Prototype

Prototypes are pre-production test vehicles. They often feature higher speed and shields to help protect the valuable investment.

Demeter Super Freighter

Super Freighter variants of TS-class ships tend to be slower, tougher, and carry more cargo than the base model.

Demeter Super Freighter XL

Super Freighter XL variants of TS-class ships are the slowest and toughest of all. They also carry the most cargo.

Demeter Tanker

Tanker variants of TS-class ships are slower, tougher, and carry more cargo than the basic model.

Unlike most Tanker models, the Demeter Tanker is statistically identical to the basic Demeter.

Combat

The Demeter is a freighter. Unless you fill it full of medium missiles it's not going to kill anything. Its best chance to survive if attacked is to sic fighter drones on the enemy and flee.

Equipment

Missiles

• Disruptor Missile
• Hurricane Missile
• Remote Guided Warhead
• Silkworm Missile
• Wasp Missile
• Wildfire Missile

Availability

At least two Demeter variants are available at every Paranid Shipyard.

Availability

Variant	Cardinal's Domain	Duke's Citadel	Heaven's Assertion	Paranid Prime	Third Redemption	Trinity Sanctum
Demeter	X		X		X
Demeter Hauler			X		X	X
Demeter Miner		X	X	X	X
Demeter Super Freighter	X		X		X
Demeter Super Freighter XL			X		X	X
Demeter Tanker		X	X	X	X

The Demeter Prototype cannot be bought, and must be captured. Some Paranid Weapons Transporters are Demeter Prototypes (check ship stats to determine if it is a prototype or standard variant).

Dukes Buccaneers

A decent source of free TS Transports and TP Personnel Transports in the early game is the Demeters and Hermes that appear as Duke's Freight Transporters and Dangerous Materials Transporters. The Demeters and Hermes may bail, gaining the player a free TS or TP. Since Duke's Buccaneers is a crime syndicate, attacking these vessels does not hurt your legal status with the major governments of the Commonwealth. In fact, destroying the vessels if they do not bail actually improves your status with them.

The only issue with doing this is that if you ever wish to work through the Duke's corporate missions for their reward ships, you'll first need to improve your relations with the pirates.

Suggested Roles

The Demeter works well selling goods from factories in any races' space.

See Also

Ships by Class

TS Ships

Argon	Mercury (Hauler) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Tanker XL) (Enhanced) (Prototype)
ATF	none
Boron	Dolphin (Hauler) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Tanker XL) (Enhanced)
Goner	none
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Mistral
Paranid	Demeter (Hauler) (Miner) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Prototype)
Pirate	none
Split	Caiman (Hauler) (Miner) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Tanker XL)
Teladi	Vulture (Hauler) (Miner) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Prototype)
Terran	Baldric (Miner)
Xenon	none
Yaki	none