Rogue Trader: How to capture Interstellar Sextant? Rogue Trader - guide, tips
Interstellar Sextant is a type of cargo ship in Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader. Check out our guide where we explain how to catch the Interstellar Sextant to get the Starbreaker Lance.
Last update: 05 January 2024
Combat in Rogue Trader also takes place in space. In this guide, we describe where to find and how to catch the Interstellar Sextant before it escapes. Our tips will help you defeat this rarely encountered cargo ship.
Where to find Interstellar Sextant?
In System Speculo you will encounter unrecognized ships. Before approaching the dangerous areas, you will receive a message from pirates who have taken over one of the ships belonging to the Footfall tycoon. You will have the option of ignoring the fight and letting them escape, or attacking the pirates and recovering the stolen Interstellar Sextant.
Interstellar Sextant is a cargo ship, with a very valuable cargo. As soon as you attack the pirates, Interstellar Sextant will turn on its warp engines and try to escape. You will only have three turns to take over the ship.
How to capture Interstellar Sextant?
When you start fighting the pirates, Interstellar Sextant will be given the Disengaging status. In three turns, this ship will escape - you have limited time to catch the valuable cargo. The remaining three Cobra-Class Destroyers and a Viper Class Destroyer ships will also be an obstacle, and prove to be a big threat.
To quickly capture Interstellar Sextant, you need to break through one of its shields. Each of them will have 160 endurance points. You have to attack the same shield for 3 turns in order to finally break through it and reduce the entire ship's endurance below 100 points.
When you hover the cursor over the ship, you will see the shield strength points on its sides. The red bar above the ship indicates the durability points of the entire ship. When you sufficiently destroy one of its shields, your projectiles will start damaging the ship.
Use the following attacks:
- Mezoa Macro-Canons
- Mars Pattern Macro-Battery
- Torpedo Tubes
When the Interstellar Sextant receives enough damage, the color of its durability bar will change to gold and you will receive a message about the crew's surrender.
Lastly, you have to defeat the rest of the pirates. Eliminate each ship one by one. After taking heavy damage, the pirates will start to flee, which may make it easier for you to finish the fight. For catching Interstellar Sextant you will receive Ancient Machinery x5 and Starbreaker Lance.