Crew Skills are the passive bonuses that hired crew members contribute to your ship. Every crew member is generated with a fixed set of skills drawn from their profession, and those skills switch on as the crew member gains levels — each unlocked skill adds one rank to the matching node in your captain's skill trees.
How crew skills work
Profession pool. A crew member only rolls skills flagged for their profession — Mining, Salvaging, Combat, Engineering or Industrial. A single skill can belong to more than one profession.
Skill slots by rarity. Higher rarity grants more skill slots:
Rarity
Skill slots
Standard
2
Enhanced
3
High-Grade
5
Exotic
6
Slot counts are fixed by rarity, but the current build only defines crew skills up to tier 6 — the tier 7–8 minor slots and the tier 9 major slot on High-Grade+ crew have no skills to fill yet.
Minor vs. major. Tiers 1–2, 4–5 and 7–8 roll minor skills — multi-rank passives that stack. Tiers 3, 6 and 9 roll a single major skill — usually a one-rank ability or a powerful threshold effect.
Level gates. A skill unlocks once the crew member reaches its required level: tier 1 from level 1, then +5 levels per tier (tier 2 at 5, tier 3 at 10, tier 4 at 15, tier 5 at 20, tier 6 at 25, and so on).
Stacking onto your trees. Each unlocked crew skill adds +1 rank to that node in your own skill trees, on top of any points you invested. Several crew members carrying the same skill stack their ranks together, and a skill can be active from crew alone even if you never spent a point in it.
Skill list
Pick a profession tab to see every skill a crew member of that profession can roll, grouped by the slot pool that unlocks it. Skills shared by more than one profession appear under each. Minor pools (slots 1–2 and 4–5) hold stacking multi-rank passives; major pools (slots 3 and 6) hold a single skill, usually an ability or threshold effect.
Slots 1–2 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Annihilator
Increases Critical Damage.
Assault Doctrine
Increases the boarding power of all your crew by 10%, making them more effective in ship-to-ship boarding combat.
Composite Drone Armor
Drones will receive a 3% increase to Damage Reduction.
Drone Agility
Boosts the engine thrust of all drones by 10%.
Excavation Actuators
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Optimized Drone Tools
Increases Drone Power.
Precise Targeting
Improves Critical Chance.
Range Amplifier
Increases turret Range.
Rapid Assault
Increases Attack Speed.
Veteran's Might
Increases Combat Power.
Slot 3 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Drone Handler
Increases Drone Power by 5%.
Fire Control Officer
Increases Attack Speed.
Reactor Technician
Increases Energy Capacity.
Targeting Specialist
Increases Critical Chance by 2%, and Critical Damage by 5%.
Slots 4–5 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Critical Recursion
Critical Hits can trigger 1 additional times. Critical hit chance is halved each time.
Instant Reload
2% chance to instantly reload a turret.
Redline
Critical hits have a 5% chance to grant a Rage stack for 15s (max 25 stacks). Each stack grants +0.5% Combat Power. (Cooldown: 1s).
Target Weak Spots
Increase Critical Chance.
Turret Rotation
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Slot 6 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Iron Rage
When your hull takes a hit, increase Combat Power by 25% for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 60s).
Shock Assault
While boarding, enemy defenders have their Boarding Power reduced by 5%.
Warpath
Each kill grants +3% Attack Speed for 2 minutes. Stacks up to 5 times.
Weapons Free
On arriving at a combat zone, gain +10% Attack Speed for 30 seconds. (Cooldown: 180s).
Slots 1–2 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Armor Repair Bot
When you take armor damage, deploy 1 repair bot(s) that each restore 1% of your armor every 2 seconds. Each bot lasts 20 seconds. (Cooldown: 60 seconds).
Drone Agility
Boosts the engine thrust of all drones by 10%.
Excavation Actuators
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Miner's Edge
Increases Mining Power.
Ore Hold Retrofit
Increase your ship's cargo capacity.
Range Amplifier
Increases turret Range.
Resource Maximizer
Improves yield.
Slot 3 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Efficient Miner
Increases Mining Power.
Harvester
Increases Yield.
Loadmaster
Increases Cargo Capacity.
Lode Sense
Each ore drop has a 5% chance to be upgraded to its next quality tier (if possible).
Reactor Rest
-50% reactor energy usage for 30 seconds after hitting an asteroid. (Cooldown: 60s).
Slots 4–5 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Equipment Bonus
Bonus when extracting equipment (10% per rank). (In-game tooltip is currently a placeholder.)
Hazard Leech
There is a 25% chance when taking damage from a hazard you increase Yield by 5% for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s).
Precision Module
Increases mining power, and a bonus to Yield.
Smugglers Stash
You have a 1% chance each extraction to find a Locked Container hidden within an asteroid.
Turret Rotation
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Slot 6 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Fault Line
Critical hits on asteroids have a 25% chance to grant +10% Yield for 8 seconds.
Field Focus
On arriving at an asteroid field, gain +12.5% Mining Power for 60 seconds. (Cooldown: 180s).
Slots 1–2 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Drone Agility
Boosts the engine thrust of all drones by 10%.
Enhanced Beams
Increases Salvage Power.
Excavation Actuators
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Precision Scraping
Increases Yield.
Range Amplifier
Increases turret Range.
Salvage Racks
Increases Cargo Capacity.
Slot 3 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Clean Sweep
Destroying a wreck grants +20% Salvage Power for 2 minutes. (Cooldown: 5 min).
Harvester
Increases Yield.
Loadmaster
Increases Cargo Capacity.
Lucky Haul
Each salvage hit has a 1% chance to instantly drop an item from the wreck. (Cooldown: 1s).
Salvage Surge
On arriving at a salvage field, gain +12.5% Salvage Power for 60 seconds. (Cooldown: 180s).
Scavenger
Increases Salvage Power.
Slots 4–5 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Hazard Leech
There is a 25% chance when taking damage from a hazard you increase Yield by 5% for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s).
Turret Rotation
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Slot 6 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Sharp Eye
Critical hits on wrecks grant +5% Yield for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times. (Cooldown: 2s).
Strip Focus
Each salvage hit grants +5% Salvage Power for 60 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times. (Cooldown: 1s).
Slots 1–2 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Annihilator
Increases Critical Damage.
Armor Repair Bot
When you take armor damage, deploy 1 repair bot(s) that each restore 1% of your armor every 2 seconds. Each bot lasts 20 seconds. (Cooldown: 60 seconds).
Assault Doctrine
Increases the boarding power of all your crew by 10%, making them more effective in ship-to-ship boarding combat.
Crew Conditioning
Increases crew resistance by 10%, reducing the chance of casualties from hull damage and boosting HP in boarding combat.
Excavation Actuators
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Experience Penalty Reducer
Reduces the experience penalty by 2%.
Extended Brig
Increases the brig capacity of your ships by 10%, allowing you to hold more prisoners.
Faster Production I
Increases refinery and forge production speed by 8%.
Fieldwork Power Efficiency
Reduces the penalty reduction to Mining and Salvage Power by 2%.
Overwhelming Resolve
When 3 or more enemies are within range, gain 2% damage reduction.
Quick Rebuild
Drone rebuild time is reduced by 7.5%.
Range Amplifier
Increases turret Range.
Rapid Deployment
Drone deployment accelerated by 40%.
Resource Maximizer
Improves yield.
Smart Extraction
Reduces the penalty reduction to Mining and Salvage yields by 2%.
Slot 3 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Armor Plating
Increases Armor HP.
Drone Handler
Increases Drone Power by 5%.
Loadmaster
Increases Cargo Capacity.
Shield Boost
Increases Shield HP.
Sustained Operator
Every 10 minutes of continuous Autopilot grants +1% efficiency (max 10%).
Slots 4–5 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Armor Leech
Dealing damage restores armor equal to 0.5% of the damage dealt.
ECHO The Conqueror
Idle Conquest missions grant 20% more Fleet Strength.
Faster Production II
Increases refinery and forge production speed by 15%.
Hazard Leech
There is a 25% chance when taking damage from a hazard you increase Yield by 5% for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s).
Hidden Crystals
When refining ore, there is a 0.3% chance to attain a random crystal.
Power Tools
Increases drone power.
Shield Leech
Dealing damage restores shields equal to 0.5% of the damage dealt.
Turret Rotation
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Slot 6 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Drone
Increases all Drone Power by 2.5% and drone Attack Speed by 5%.
System Optimizer
Reduces Autopilot activity delay by 0.5 seconds.
Slots 1–2 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Excavation Actuators
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
Faster Production I
Increases refinery and forge production speed by 8%.
Ore Hold Retrofit
Increase your ship's cargo capacity.
Overwhelming Resolve
When 3 or more enemies are within range, gain 2% damage reduction.
Quick Rebuild
Drone rebuild time is reduced by 7.5%.
Rapid Deployment
Drone deployment accelerated by 40%.
Slot 3 — major skill
Icon
Skill
Effect
Harvester
Increases Yield.
Loadmaster
Increases Cargo Capacity.
Slots 4–5 — minor passives
Icon
Skill
Effect
Armor Leech
Dealing damage restores armor equal to 0.5% of the damage dealt.
ECHO The Conqueror
Idle Conquest missions grant 20% more Fleet Strength.
Faster Production II
Increases refinery and forge production speed by 15%.
Hazard Leech
There is a 25% chance when taking damage from a hazard you increase Yield by 5% for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s).
Hidden Crystals
When refining ore, there is a 0.3% chance to attain a random crystal.
Power Tools
Increases drone power.
Shield Leech
Dealing damage restores shields equal to 0.5% of the damage dealt.
Turret Rotation
Boosts your turret rotation speed.
See also
Crew — recruiting and managing crew members and officers
Skills — the captain's skill trees these ranks feed into
Leadership — the tree that strengthens crew and officers
