Drones

2026-07-02T07:57:01Z

Pinecone: /* Behaviour */

[[File:Drone Gathering.png|thumb|500px|right|Drones doing drone work]]
Drones are autonomous craft deployed from a ship with a Drone Bay, which can be configured to do any type of activity - [[Combat]], [[Mining]], [[Salvage]], or utility.

The individual setup of drones is entirely up to the Player. It's quite common to use drones for defense while main turrets are dedicated to mining, or vice versa.

[[Echo|ECHO]] can use drones, and will actively deploy and return them to the Ship when it decides to leave a POI. The Player can also deploy them manually by clicking the "Deploy" button at the bottom of the screen.

Drones can be destroyed by environmental hazards or by enemy activity. When destroyed, the Drone Bay will manufacture new ones after a short delay. Leaving drones behind when doing an Emergency Jump is also not an issue, as the drones will be reset by the time they are re-deployed.

== '''Drone types''' ==
Available Drone types depend on the Drone skills unlocked.
{| style="background:transparent; border:none;"
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+Basic Drones (available with out Skills)
|Combat Laser
|Fast Short ranged laser Drone.
|-
|Mining Surface
|Surface mining laser Drone.
|-
|Salvage Surface
|Surface Salvaging laser Drone.
|-
! colspan="2' | Advanced Drones (unlocked with '''Advanced Drone Access''' skill)
|-
|Combat Missile
|Surface Salvaging laser Drone.
|-
|Mining Core
|Done leaches on to a astaroidand drills, Core mining.
|-
|Salvage Harpoon
|Harpoon leaches on to Wreaks, Core Salvaging.
|-
! colspan="2' | Utility drones {{Beta}} (unlocked With '''Utility Drone Access''' skill)
|-
|Painter
| -15% Damage Reduction on target, Won't stack.
|-
|Scanner
|Increase yield on target, Won't stack.
|-
|Shield Repair
|Drone fires Repair bream that restores Shields.
|-
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+Advanced Drone Access skill
![[File:Drone Skill Tree.png]]
![[File:Drone Types.png]]
|}
|}

[[File:Drones.png|500px|right|thumb|Example Drone Layout]]
== '''Behavior''' ==
Once released, drones act on their own for most activities. They can be re-focused on a single Object by clicking it - be it an asteroid or a combat vessel.

In combat all drones will focus the target clicked or that attacks the player first unless ordered otherwise.

While [[Mining]] or [[Salvage]], once set free, drones start targeting everything in sight. When autopiloting/idling, [[Echo|ECHO]] will direct them to targets to focus on - whichever target ECHO chooses first.

== '''Drone Power''' ==

Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, it draws from a '''shared pool''' built from the ship's matching activity Power (Combat/Mining/Salvage — see [[Power]]), the ship's <code>Drone Power</code> stat, and the sum of every loaded drone's own Power. That pool is then sliced into per-drone attack power by a per-turret formula.

In rough terms:

* Adding more drone slots adds firepower overall, but each individual drone's per-shot power drops slightly as the pool is shared more ways.
* The bay's tooltip "Drone Power" figure is cosmetic, it tells you what each loaded drone's turret is rated at, not the actual stat used in damage math.
* Drone shots feed off ship Power (a mining drone would use Mining Power), but the reverse is also true, drones' own Power contributes to '''ship''' turret damage.

== '''Drone Bays and Skills''' ==

Drone Bays exist in all rarities and sizes. Depending on the Size the bay can store and control different amounts of Drones.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Drone Bay sizes
!Size
!Small
!Medium
!Large
|-
!Picture:
![[File:Small Drone Bay.png|thumb|center]]
![[File:Medium Drone Bay.png|thumb|center]]
![[File:Drone Bay Large.png|thumb|center]]
|-
!Base Drones:
|3
|6
|9
|-
!With Aspects:
| 2x Extended Drone Bay +1: +2
| 2x Oversized Drone Bay +2: +4
| 2x Oversized Drone Bay +2: +4
|-
! With Skills:
| Drone Squad Expansion / Expanded Drone Control: +2
| Drone Squad Expansion / Expanded Drone Control: +2
| Drone Squad Expansion / Expanded Drone Control: +2
|-
!With max Hull Milestones:
| +3
| +3
| +3
|-
!Max Drones:
| 10
| 15
| 18
|}

There are 2 Drone Bay exclusive [[Aspects]] that increase the maximum Amount of Drones that can be stored and controlled.

== '''Unassigned Drones''' ==

If a Drone Bay has free/unassigned drone Slots, the game will fill them up randomly. It's best to choose Drones until all slots are filled.

Drone Bay View: 
[[File:Drone Bay View.png]]

[[Category:Game Concepts]]

Drones

2026-07-02T07:54:47Z

Pinecone: /* Drone types */

[[File:Drone Gathering.png|thumb|500px|right|Drones doing drone work]]

Drones are autonomous craft deployed from a ship with a Drone Bay, which can be configured to do any type of activity - [[Combat]], [[Mining]], [[Salvage]], or utility.

The individual setup of drones is entirely up to the Player. It's quite common to use drones for defense while main turrets are dedicated to mining, or vice versa.

[[Echo|ECHO]] can use drones, and will actively deploy and return them to the Ship when it decides to leave a POI. The Player can also deploy them manually by clicking the "Deploy" button at the bottom of the screen.

Drones can be destroyed by environmental hazards or by enemy activity. When destroyed, the Drone Bay will manufacture new ones after a short delay. Leaving drones behind when doing an Emergency Jump is also not an issue, as the drones will be reset by the time they are re-deployed.

[[File:Drones.png|500px|right|thumb|Example Drone Layout]]
== '''Drone types''' ==
Available Drone types depend on the Drone skills unlocked.
{| style="background:transparent; border:none;"
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+Basic Drones (available with out Skills)
|Combat Laser
|Fast Short ranged laser Drone.
|-
|Mining Surface
|Surface mining laser Drone.
|-
|Salvage Surface
|Surface Salvaging laser Drone.
|-
! colspan="2' | Advanced Drones (unlocked with '''Advanced Drone Access''' skill)
|-
|Combat Missile
|Surface Salvaging laser Drone.
|-
|Mining Core
|Done leaches on to a astaroidand drills, Core mining.
|-
|Salvage Harpoon
|Harpoon leaches on to Wreaks, Core Salvaging.
|-
! colspan="2' | Utility drones {{Beta}} (unlocked With '''Utility Drone Access''' skill)
|-
|Painter
| -15% Damage Reduction on target, Won't stack.
|-
|Scanner
|Increase yield on target, Won't stack.
|-
|Shield Repair
|Drone fires Repair bream that restores Shields.
|-
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+Advanced Drone Access skill
![[File:Drone Skill Tree.png]]
![[File:Drone Types.png]]
|}
|}

== '''Behaviour''' ==

Once released, drones act on their own for most activities. They can be re-focused on a single Object by clicking it - be it an asteroid or a combat vessel.

In combat all drones will focus the target clicked or that attacks the player first unless ordered otherwise.

While [[Mining]] or [[Salvage]], once set free, drones start targeting everything in sight. When autopiloting/idling, [[Echo|ECHO]] will direct them to targets to focus on - whichever target ECHO chooses first.

== '''Drone Power''' ==

Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, it draws from a '''shared pool''' built from the ship's matching activity Power (Combat/Mining/Salvage — see [[Power]]), the ship's <code>Drone Power</code> stat, and the sum of every loaded drone's own Power. That pool is then sliced into per-drone attack power by a per-turret formula.

In rough terms:

* Adding more drone slots adds firepower overall, but each individual drone's per-shot power drops slightly as the pool is shared more ways.
* The bay's tooltip "Drone Power" figure is cosmetic, it tells you what each loaded drone's turret is rated at, not the actual stat used in damage math.
* Drone shots feed off ship Power (a mining drone would use Mining Power), but the reverse is also true, drones' own Power contributes to '''ship''' turret damage.

== '''Drone Bays and Skills''' ==

Drone Bays exist in all rarities and sizes. Depending on the Size the bay can store and control different amounts of Drones.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Drone Bay sizes
!Size
!Small
!Medium
!Large
|-
!Picture:
![[File:Small Drone Bay.png|thumb|center]]
![[File:Medium Drone Bay.png|thumb|center]]
![[File:Drone Bay Large.png|thumb|center]]
|-
!Base Drones:
|3
|6
|9
|-
!With Aspects:
| 2x Extended Drone Bay +1: +2
| 2x Oversized Drone Bay +2: +4
| 2x Oversized Drone Bay +2: +4
|-
! With Skills:
| Drone Squad Expansion / Expanded Drone Control: +2
| Drone Squad Expansion / Expanded Drone Control: +2
| Drone Squad Expansion / Expanded Drone Control: +2
|-
!With max Hull Milestones:
| +3
| +3
| +3
|-
!Max Drones:
| 10
| 15
| 18
|}

There are 2 Drone Bay exclusive [[Aspects]] that increase the maximum Amount of Drones that can be stored and controlled.

== '''Unassigned Drones''' ==

If a Drone Bay has free/unassigned drone Slots, the game will fill them up randomly. It's best to choose Drones until all slots are filled.

Drone Bay View: 
[[File:Drone Bay View.png]]

[[Category:Game Concepts]]

Turrets

2026-07-01T13:39:32Z

Pinecone: /* Beta Turret List β */

[[File:Turret.list.png|right|300px]]

Turrets are the '''business end''' of any [[Ships|ship]]. Turrets are placed onto a ship's '''hardpoint'''. Hardpoints come in several sizes (small, medium large), and can hold any turret up to their nominal size.

While not all ships have turrets, a vast majority do. Many turrets require [[Ammo]] to operate and the ones they don't mostly have double the energy usage.

Turrets can be used for [[Combat]], [[Mining]] or [[Salvage]].

Some turrets are limited in sizes - only small, only large, or only some available sizes.

== '''Turret List''' ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Listing
! Type
! {{tooltip|Size/ASP|Size and Attacks per second}}
! Damage
! Ammo
! Notes
|-
| Autocannon
| Combat
| S 2.0 , M 2.3
| Kinetic
| PAC Round
|
|-
| Triple Autocannon
| Combat
| L 6.9
| Kinetic
| PAC Round
| Fast, Moderate EMP.
|-
| Twin Autocannon
| Combat
| M 4.5
| Kinetic
| PAC Round
| Fast, Moderate EMP.
|-
| {{tooltip|Burst Railgun|Item Aliases: BX-Railcaster}}
| Combat
| M 0.8 , L 0.8
| Kinetic
| ARM-7 Slug
| Accurate, (L) can penetrate, Long range.
|-
| Railgun
| Combat
| S 0.3 , M 0.3 , L 0.4
| Kinetic
| ARM-7 Slug
| Accurate, (M and L) can penetrate, Long range.
|-
| Cannon
| Combat
| L 0.3
| Explosive
| Obliterator Bomb
| Slow Projectiles.
|-
| {{tooltip|Double Gatling|Item Aliases: Shredder}}
| Combat
| S 16.1
| Kinetic
| Shatter Shell Clip
| Very Fast, Short range.
|-
| DT Chaingun
| Combat
| L 7.1
| Kinetic
| Shatter Shell Clip
| Fast, Moderate EMP.
|-
| {{tooltip|Hailfire M-Launcher|Item Aliases: Hailfire Launcher}}
| Combat
| S 2.0
| Explosive
| Havoc Missile
| Homing.
|-
| Missile Launcher
| Combat
| S 1.0 , M 1.0 , L 1.0
| Explosive
| Havoc Missile
| Homing, Long range.
|-
| {{tooltip|Laser|Item Aliases: Laser turret}}
| Combat
| S 0.5 , M 0.5 , L 0.4
| Energy
| 2x Energy Use
| Cannot Miss.
|-
| {{tooltip|Laser Shotgun|Item Aliases: Scatterbeam}}
| Combat
| S 2.4
| Energy
| 2x Energy Use
| Short range.
|-
| Plasma Battery
| Combat
| L 2.1
| Energy
| Plasma Microcell
| Slow Projectiles, Good EMP.
|-
| {{tooltip|Plasma Repeater|Item Aliases: Plasma Spitter / Plasma Repeater}}
| Combat
| S 2.1 , M 2.1
| Energy
| Plasma Microcell
| Slow Projectiles, Good EMP.
|-
| Plasma Cannon
| Combat
| M 0.5 , L 0.4
| Energy
| Plasma Cell
| Slow Projectiles, Best EMP.
|-
| {{tooltip|AO Cannon|Item Aliases: Asteroid Obliterator}}
| Mining
| L 0.1
| Explosive
| Obliterator Bomb
| 40% Yield, Effects Surface and Core Mining, AoE.
|-
| {{tooltip|Mining Cannon|Item Aliases: Asteroid Obliterator}}
| Mining
| M 0.1
| Explosive
| Obliterator Bomb
| 45% Yield, Surface Mining, AoE.
|-
| {{tooltip|Mining Launcher|Item Aliases: Core Breaker / Core Buster}}
| Mining
| S 0.5 , M 0.6 , L 0.8
| Explosive
| Core Buster
| 40% Yield, Core Mining, Cannot Miss.
|-
| Mining Autocannon
| Mining
| S 1.4
| Kinetic
| SAB Round
| 40% Yield, Surface Mining.
|-
| Mining LR Autocannon
| Mining
| L 1.9
| Kinetic
| SAB Round
| 40% Yield, Surface Mining.
|-
| {{tooltip|Mining Laser|Item Aliases: Cutter / Mining Beam}}
| Mining
| S 0.5 , M 0.5 , L 0.5
| Energy
| 2x Energy Use
| 60% Yield, Surface Mining, Cannot Miss.
|-
| {{tooltip|Twin Mining Laser|Item Aliases: Mining Twin Slicer}}
| Mining
| M 0.7 , L 0.4
| Energy
| 2x Energy Use
| 50% Yield, Surface Mining, Cannot Miss.
|-
| Salvage Grinder
| Salvage
| S 0.3 , M 0.3 , L 0.3
| Kinetic
| -
| 60% Yield, Structure Salvage.
|-
| {{tooltip|Salvage Laser|Item Aliases: Salvage Cutter}}
| Salvage
| S 0.5 , M 0.4 , L 0.4
| Energy
| 2x Energy Use
| 60% Yield, Core Salvage, Cannot Miss.
|}
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== Beta Turret List {{beta}} ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Listing
! Type
! {{tooltip|Size/ASP|Size and Attacks per second}}
! Damage
! Ammo
! Notes
|-
|Cryo Lance
|Combat
|S 2.0 , M 2.0
|Cold
| 2x Energy Use
|Beams. Cannot Miss.
|-
|Corropult
|Combat
|S 0.7 , M 1.0
|Corrosion
|NUC-3 Round
|Good Vs Armor.
|-
|{{tooltip|Microcell Swarm|Item Aliases: Microcell Swarm Launcher}}
|Combat
|S 2.3 , M 3.3
|Energy
|Plasma Microcell
|Homing.
|-
|Plasma Beam
|Combat
|S 2.0 , M 2.0
|Energy
|Plasma Cell
|Beams, Moderate EMP.
|-
|Rad Cannon
|Combat
|L 0.2
|Radiation
| -
|
|-
|Laser Repeater
|Combat
|S 3.0 , M 3.6 , L 4.2
|Energy
|2x Energy Use
|Fast.
|}
[[Category:Lists]]

2026-06-30T10:14:05Z

Pinecone:

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