The Wraith is a highly specialized ship with capabilities far superior to any other very heavy fighter. Yes, it's an uber-ship.  So if you hate uber-ships, then don't buy one.

It is very expensive and we had to use a trick to make it that expensive because there is not much in the way of equipment on it.  So we taxed th hell out of it.  It needs to be expensive or it would not be fair to the other players.  Once you get one, you can almost take on Wanderer's Balistner alone.  And no other fighter can last a second against you.

When you purchase the Wraith, check the equipment screen where the Nanobots and Shield Batteries are located.

You will see a list of Taxes.  Oh Shit!  Unmount the taxes by clicking on the little green icon at the top lefthand side of the box.  Several may unmount at once.  Make sure that the only ones mounted are:

The IGI Containment Vessel
The IGI Gravity Focus Unit

You see, in the code, the taxes are actually engines.  They are set to zero power but, unfortunately, they inherit the properties of the main engine.  So if you do not dismount these tax units, your ship will be at the edge of the system in seconds after you launch and you will have to delete your character and start the game over unless you can get control of it and crash into a planet.

You were warned.