Core ship

Core ships are default ship designs that come with Galactic Civilizations II. A player unlocks core ships by discovering the technologies required to build them; this information can be seen in the technology window. Core ships designs may not be modified by the player, but individual ships can be upgraded like normal.

Core ship designs include:

Cargo hull (1 hp) Colony Ship Constructor Freighter Transport	Tiny hull (6 hp) Missile Boat** Scout Sniper** Star Fury	Small hull (10 hp) Cruiser* Defender Phoenix* Thunder*
Medium hull (16 hp) Battle Axe* Battle Hammer* Corvette* Fire Hawk Star Avenger Star Dragon Survey Ship	Large hull (30 hp) Avatar Battleship Destroyer Overlord Sledge Hammer	Huge hull (50 hp) Combat Transport Dreadnought Ranger

Note: many core designs use hull types that do not match the ship's hit points. Designs that have more hit points than their hulls are marked with a single asterisk; designs that have fewer hit points than their hulls are trailed by two asterisks. These notes only apply to Human-style hulls and may not be applicable to other styles.