Exotic ships-- worth keeping?

[cswiger]

I started a new game to try out the most recent set of patches. I'm about three hours in, and I just went to my first distress call beacon where I found this waiting for me:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2597394436

I've only got 400K units, so I can't fix it all up anytime soon-- and it can be sold for 4.8 million, which is tempting. But I've never had anything better than an A-class Hauler in previous games, so I don't want to go for the easy credits if I'm not likely to be able to find something as good later on.

[Yxklyx]

My Exotic moves at over 8000 u/s. I don't believe any of the other ships can do anything close to that. Combat wise it doesn't appear to be as good as a fighter but it's strong enough to melt other craft in a few seconds. My S-Class Explorer maxes out at just over 4000 u/s.

[Lindy Bomber]

It's a matter of taste, if you really like the looks of this one keep it. If not, scrape it.

[cswiger]

Thanks for the feedback, all.

I think the high tail looks a bit silly, but it's easy to find even in a forest, and the ship flies and fights pretty well unmodified, so I'll stick with it.

[Zod Rau]

The better use for exotics you don't want is to scrap them for modules which you can then turn into nanites by selling them to a module vendor. You also get parts you can sell for units, though not as many units as you'd get selling the ship intact. Units are easy to come by though.

They make better fighters than actual fighters, owing to their better shielding, comparable maneuverability, and lesser but still respectable damage potential. Really, this last stat is the least important anyway. I murder everything quite easily with a photon cannon equipped Explorer, which starts with no damage potential bonus at all.

Still, no need to make any decisions on it now, as you can have up to 6 ships. (I keep it at 5, just in case I see something I really really desire)