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Dreadbyte: /* Drone Power */

2026-08-01T13:25:03Z

Drone Power

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	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.		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''' ==		== '''Drone Power UPDATED IN BETA 0.8.1.23''' ==

	Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, each drone fights with its own attack power built from three sources by a per-turret formula [[Power]]:		Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, each drone fights with its own attack power built from three sources by a per-turret formula [[Power]]:

Dreadbyte at 13:23, 1 August 2026

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

	Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, each drone fights with its own attack power built from three sources by a per-turret formula Power:		Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, each drone fights with its own attack power built from three sources by a per-turret formula [[Power]]:

	* The drone's own Power - the rating of the turret loaded on that individual drone.		* The drone's own Power, the rating of the turret loaded on that individual drone.
	* The ship's matching activity Power (Combat/Mining/Salvage) - added in as a per-turret share, normalized by the ship's own turret count.		* The ship's matching activity Power (Combat/Mining/Salvage) - added in as a per-turret share, normalized by the ship's own turret count.
	* The ship's `Drone Power` stat - split into an equal share per drone.		* The ship's "Drone Power" stat - split into an equal share per drone.

	In rough terms:		In rough terms:

	* Each drone keeps its own loaded turret Power in full, plus a share of the ship's activity Power, plus an equal slice of the ship's Drone Power. It is not one big pool that gets divided up between all drones - a strong drone stays strong.		* Each drone keeps its own loaded turret Power in full, plus a share of the ship's activity Power, plus an equal slice of the ship's Drone Power. It is not one big pool that gets divided up between all drones - a strong drone stays strong.
	* Adding more drone slots adds firepower overall. Only the slice of the ship's `Drone Power` stat gets thinner as more drones share it; a drone's own turret Power and its activity Power share do not drop.		* Adding more drone slots adds firepower overall. Only the slice of the ship's "Drone Power" stat gets thinner as more drones share it; a drone's own turret Power and its activity Power share do not drop.
	* The bay's tooltip "Drone Power" figure is a live computed sum of these sources, not a fixed cosmetic number.		* The bay's tooltip "Drone Power" figure is a live computed sum of these sources, not a fixed cosmetic number.
	* Drone shots feed off the ship's matching activity Power (a mining drone would use Mining Power). The reverse is not true - drones' own Power does not contribute to ship turret damage.		* Drone shots feed off the ship's matching activity Power (a mining drone would use Mining Power). The reverse is not true - drones' own Power does '''not''' contribute to ship turret damage.

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

Dreadbyte at 13:21, 1 August 2026

2026-08-01T13:21:41Z

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	== '''Drone Power''' ==		== '''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.		Drones don't have their own isolated Power. When a drone fires, each drone fights with its own attack power built from three sources by a per-turret formula Power:

			* The drone's own Power - the rating of the turret loaded on that individual drone.
			* The ship's matching activity Power (Combat/Mining/Salvage) - added in as a per-turret share, normalized by the ship's own turret count.
			* The ship's `Drone Power` stat - split into an equal share per drone.

	In rough terms:		In rough terms:

			* Each drone keeps its own loaded turret Power in full, plus a share of the ship's activity Power, plus an equal slice of the ship's Drone Power. It is not one big pool that gets divided up between all drones - a strong drone stays strong.
	* 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~~.		* Adding more drone slots adds firepower overall. Only the slice of the ship's `Drone Power` stat gets thinner as more drones share it; a drone's own turret Power and its activity Power share do not drop.
			* The bay's tooltip "Drone Power" figure is a live computed sum of these sources, not a fixed cosmetic number.
	* 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 shots feed off the ship's matching activity Power (a mining drone would use Mining Power). The reverse is not true - drones' own Power does not contribute to ship turret damage.

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

Dreadbyte at 11:22, 3 July 2026

2026-07-03T11:22:15Z

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	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.		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.		[[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.		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''' ==		== '''Drone types''' ==
	Available ~~Drone~~ types depend on the ~~Drone~~ skills unlocked.		Available types depend on the skills unlocked in the Drone Tree.
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	\|Combat Missile		\|Combat Missile
	\|~~Surface~~ ~~Salvaging~~ ~~laser~~ Drone.		\|Long range missile Drone.
	\|-		\|-
	\|Mining Core		\|Mining Core
	\|~~Done~~ ~~leaches~~ on to a ~~astaroidand~~ ~~drills~~, Core mining.		\|Drills into the Core of the Asteroid, Core mining.
	\|-		\|-
	\|Salvage Harpoon		\|Salvage Harpoon
	\|~~Harpoon~~ ~~leaches~~ ~~on to Wreaks~~, Core Salvaging.		\|Harpoons onto Wreackiges, Core Salvaging.
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="2' \| Utility ~~drones~~ {{Beta}} (unlocked With '''Utility Drone Access''' skill)		! colspan="2' \| Utility Drones {{Beta}} (unlocked With '''Utility Drone Access''' skill)
	\|-		\|-
	\|Painter		\|Painter
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	\|Shield Repair		\|Shield Repair
	\|~~Drone fires~~ Repair ~~bream that~~ restores Shields.		\|Repair Beam, restores Shields.
	\|-		\|-
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	There are 2 Drone Bay exclusive [[Aspects]] that increase the maximum ~~Amount~~ of Drones that can be stored and controlled.		There are 2 Drone Bay exclusive [[Aspects]] that increase the maximum amount of Drones that can be stored and controlled.

Pinecone: /* Drone Bays and Skills */

2026-07-02T10:43:23Z

Drone Bays and Skills

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	[[File:Drone slots.png]]		\| [[File:Drone slots.png]]
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	There are 2 Drone Bay exclusive [[Aspects]] that increase the maximum Amount of Drones that can be stored and controlled.		There are 2 Drone Bay exclusive [[Aspects]] that increase the maximum Amount of Drones that can be stored and controlled.


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

Pinecone: /* Drone Bays and Skills */

2026-07-02T10:40:20Z

Drone Bays and Skills

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

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	\|+Drone Bay Slots Base off Sizes		\|+Drone Bay Slots Base off Sizes
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	\| 18		\| 18
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			[[File:Drone slots.png]]
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Pinecone at 09:50, 2 July 2026

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

Dreadbyte at 08:40, 2 July 2026

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	! With Skills:		! With Skills:
	\| Drone Squad Expansion / ~~Expanded Drone Control: +2~~		\| Drone Squad Expansion /
	~~\| Drone Squad Expansion /~~ Expanded Drone Control: +2		Expanded Drone Control: +2
	\| 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:		!With max Hull Milestones:

Dreadbyte at 08:27, 2 July 2026

2026-07-02T08:27:50Z

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	\|Scanner		\|Scanner
	\|Increase yield on target, Won't stack.		\|Increase yield by 20% on target, Won't stack.
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	\|Shield Repair		\|Shield Repair

Pinecone at 08:20, 2 July 2026

2026-07-02T08:20:20Z

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	[[File:Drone Gathering.png\|thumb\|500px\|right\|Drones doing drone work]]		[[File:Drone Gathering.png\|thumb\|500px\|right\|Drones doing drone work]]
	\|[[File:Droneskilltree.png\|thumb\|Drone Skill Tree\|320px\|right]]		[[File:Droneskilltree.png\|thumb\|Drone Skill Tree\|320px\|right]]
	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.		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.