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
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%