Wasp

The Wasp is the starter ship for Galaxy.

Description
Anyone who joins galaxy for the first time is automatically given a Wasp. When a wasp is destroyed, Galaxy automatically gives you a new free wasp, meaning you have an infinite supply of wasps. Because of this, people like to ram their Wasps into other ships, attempting to destroy/hinder the player rammed. This is a bannable offense.

The Wasp is also used for distracting base Turrets because It is a very fast miner in terms of top speed and players are not afraid to loose it because they have an infinite supply. However, it is lacking in terms of mining speed, and has a mining range of 3000.

Advantages

 * Very fast.
 * Infinite supply.
 * Pirates typically leave Wasps alone due to them having almost no loot and do not give Bounty.
 * Small making it hard to target.

Disadvantages

 * Very slow mining speed.
 * No defense against anything.
 * Low hull and shield.
 * Tiny ore hold. (Can only hold 250 Ore.)

Safety

 * If your warehouse is Level 1, you do not have to worry about safety due to Newbie Immunity.
 * Make sure you always check if any enemies are coming every 30 seconds, either by looking around or on the Minimap.
 * Always mine in a peaceful faction so you don't risk being attacked.
 * Stay close to friendly combat ships when possible, they can help protect you from enemies.
 * If you are mining in a faction that is at war, only mine near your Starbase.
 * Don't mine at Mega Base If you are at war and you aren't protected. (Unless you have new player protection).

Version History

 * Received a remodel in version .56b.

Trivia

 * Along with the Wyrm, it is automatically given to any new player.
 * Has the lowest total health of any ship purchasable and spawn-able by players.
 * Commonly used to attempt to glitch ships such as Battleships and Dreadnoughts. This is bannable as stated in the Galaxy Rules.
 * Smallest Miner currently in Galaxy.
 * Brings in about 312 credits without any Loyalty per run, but can earn up to 562.
 * Has two limited variants from the 2017 Christmas event in the form of the Coal Wasp and the Festive Wasp.