Aspects

Aspects on equipment

Aspects are modifications to ship equipment that can add special benefits to the item the are modifying, or to the entire ship.

Aspects

Aspects can fill the slot(s) underneath module items, and add special benefits like enhanced defense, critical chance, repair rates, added resistances etc.

Depending on rarity of the item one can find different number of aspects, or none at all. Some Aspects can fit onto all gear, others can be applied to specific modules, and some only on a single one.

Aspects can be removed in the Workshop, which will destroy the item, but an extracted aspect can be applied onto another piece of equipment later.

Generation chance

When items are randomly generated, chance for item slots is determined by their rarity.

Normal	None
Enhanced	Aspect 0-1	25% chance of 1, 75% chance of 0
High Grade	Aspect 1	25% chance of 1 Rare, 75% chance of 1 Common
Exotic	Aspect 1-2	25% chance of 2 items (1 Rare + 1 Common), 75% chance of 1 item (1 Rare)
Legendary	Aspect 2	25% chance of 2 Rare, 75% chance of 2 items (1 Rare + 1 Common)

Legend

Rarity

Common — baseline aspect, drops on Enhanced+ items.

Rare — rarer roll, drops on Exotic+ items.

Slot

Weapons — turret hardpoints.

Dronebay — drone-bay modules.

Hull / Armor — the named module type.

Scanner — the scanner module.

All Modules — any non-weapon module slot.

All Items — any equipment slot.

Aspect List

WeaponsDronebayScannerHullArmorAll ModulesAll ItemsBoss Traps (Beta)

Aspects that attach to turret hardpoints — damage modifiers, reload, and elemental riders.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Critical Attenuation	Increases critical strike damage of this weapon by 25%	Weapons
	Reload Subroutine	Increases reload speed of the weapon by 25%	Weapons
	Firestarter	Deals an additional 15% Heat damage over 6 seconds	Weapons
	Frozen Core	Deals an additional 10% Cold damage. Hits may slow the target's movement	Weapons
	Punch Through	Deals an additional 10% Kinetic damage	Weapons

Aspects that go on drone-bay modules. The Mk2 variant is restricted to medium and large bays.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Extended Drone Boy	Increases maximum drones by 1	Dronebay
	Oversized Drone Bay	Increases maximum drones by 2	Dronebay (M/L only)

Aspects that attach to the scanner module — sensors, range, and crit-chance enhancements.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Rangefinder	Increases weapon range by 25%	Scanner
	Weakpoint Scan	Increases critical chance by 5%	Scanner

Aspects that attach to the hull module.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Crisis Protocol	Adds +30% Power for 10 seconds whenever you take hull damage. (Cooldown: 40 seconds)	Hull

Aspects that attach to armor modules.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Hardened Exterior	Reduces damage taken by 5%	Armor

Wildcard aspects that fit on any non-weapon module slot — reactor, thrust, and module-wide effects.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Microgenerators	Increases reactor energy by 10%	All Modules
	Microthruster Array	Increases Engine thrust by 10%	All Modules
	Repair Nanites	Armor slowly regenerates over time	All Modules

Wildcard aspects that fit on any equipment slot, weapons included — broad defensive and resistance bonuses.

	Aspects	Description	Slots
	Gamma Ward	Increases Energy and Radiation damage resistance by 5%	All Items
	Hardened Plating	Increases Kinetic, Corrosive and Explosion damage resistance by 2%	All Items
	Operational Reserves	Increases Power by 2%	All Items
	Shielding Subsystem	Increases Shield regeneration rate by 5%	All Items
	Solar Powered	Does not require Reactor energy to function	All Items
	Structural Supports	Increases Hull HP by 5%	All Items

Boss Traps powerful Boss Enemies Summon to Fight. Aspects that can drop.
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	Aspects	Boss	Description	Slots
	Armor breaker	Rip Corsair Trap I	Damage to armor increased by +10%. Critical damage increased by +5%	Weapons
	Space Horse	Rip Corsair Trap I	Increases engine thrust by +20%	Engines ?
	Split Payload	Rip Corsair Trap I	Fires 2 projectiles at 40% damage each	Weapons
	Hugged By Flames	Phrog Meridia Trap I	Has a 20% chance on hit to deal an additional 50% Heat damage over 6 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times	Weapons
	Shield X	Phrog Meridia Trap I	Increase Shields by +25%	Shields ?
	Volatile Plasma	Phrog Meridia Trap I	5% chance on hit to trigger a plasma explosion, dealing 200% damage to nearby enemies	Weapons
	Hull Bonus	Heavy Bob Meridia Trap II	Increase Hull by +25%	Hull ?
	Opening Blow	Heavy Bob Meridia Trap II	Deals 40% bonus damage to targets above 90% total HP	Weapons
	Radiation Burn	Heavy Bob Meridia Trap II	Applies radiation dot on hit	Weapons