Core components

Version

This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.4) of the game.

Ships

Ship

Ship designer

Core components

Weapon components

Utility components

On the right side of the designer, one can select options for different subsystems of the ship. Most of them are required and it is not possible to design a ship without some version of them, but few of them are optional, having the option to install no subsystem in its slot.

Reactor

A ship's reactor generates power for its other systems, and a new ship design cannot be created if it has negative power. Excess power slightly increases a ship's evasion, movement speed, and damage.

Reactor	Corvette		Destroyer		Cruiser		Battleship		Titan		Defense platform		Juggernaut	Colossus	Requirements
	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Power	Power
Fission Reactor This energy source generates power for ships through induced fission, but it also produces harmful nuclear waste.	10	75	20	140	40	280	80	550	160	1100	20	200	1650		Fission Power
Fusion Reactor Nuclear fusion processes generate a great amount of power for ships, but without many of the risks associated with fission power.	13	100	26	180	52	360	104	720	208	1450	26	260	2170		Fusion Power
Cold Fusion Reactor The ability to sustain a fusion reaction at relatively low temperatures will result in a new generation of fusion reactors for our ships.	17	130	34	240	68	480	136	950	272	1900	34	340	2850		Cold Fusion Power
Antimatter Reactor By harnessing the energy produced by matter/antimatter annihilations, our efficiency at generating ship power will be orders of magnitude better than fusion.	22	170	44	320	88	620	176	1250	352	2500	44	440	3750		Antimatter Power
Zero-Point Reactor These generators extract vacuum energy, providing an almost limitless supply of ship power. There is no more efficient way to generate energy.	28	220	56	430	112	800	224	1550	448	3200	56	575	4550	10000	Zero Point Power
Dark Matter Reactor These generators appear to somehow draw energy directly from dark matter, providing more ship power than should be possible according to the laws of physics.	37 1	285	74 2	550	148 4	1030	296 8	2000	592 16	4200	74 4	750	6200	10000	Dark Matter Power

FTL drive

This subsystem is optional, although without an FTL drive the ship is incapable of moving between systems.

Jump drives allow the ship to make a direct jump within a limited range, indicated by a yellow dotted circle. Initiate a jump by selecting the fleet, clicking the "Initiate Jump" button and left-clicking the target. After jumping the fleet spends 200 days recharging, during which time it suffers −50% sublight speed and weapons damage.

FTL drive	Cost	Power	FTL charge time	Tactical jump	Required technology	Crisis date	Description
Hyper Drive I	5	10				regular	Ships equipped with Hyper Drives travel swiftly between the edges of star systems along interstellar hyperlanes.
Hyper Drive II	10	15	−25%		Hyperlane Breach Points	regular
Hyper Drive III	15	20	−50%		Hyperspace Slipstreams	regular
Jump Drive	20	30	−70%		Jump Drive	50 years earlier	The Jump Drive tears ship-sized holes in the very fabric of reality, allowing for near-instantaneous movement between systems. The nature of the space the ship passes through on this journey is still poorly understood.
Psi Jump Drive	20	30	−80%	+50% range	Psi Jump Drives	50 years earlier	The Psi Jump Drive harnesses the psionic potential of the ship's crew to warp the local space-time continuum, eliminating the distance between the point of origin and the destination. Supposedly.

Computer system

This component predominantly improves fire-rate as well as various performance, like evasion, tracking, accuracy, or weapons range, depending on behavior type.

When in combat, every military ship will advance to within a certain distance of its target and fire its weapons, while staying at the intended distance. The engagement range is determined by the ship's designated role and will apply regardless of the effective range of the ship's weapons. Weapon range modifiers will also increase this range. Ships that have similar roles will typically cluster together, stay in formation with each other and attack in groups.

Swarm

The ship will charge straight into point-blank range with its target, circle around it, and attack.

Picket

The ship will move to close range (30) and attack from a position, attempting to intercept incoming enemy ships.

Line

The ship will advance to medium range (50), assume formation and then attack everything within range.

Artillery

The ship will stay at long range (80) and engage its target from far away. (Mostly applies against stationary targets, everything else is engaged as usual, i.e. the ship will attack it as soon as it gets within range)

Carrier

The ship will stay at extreme range (150) and engage from long range.

Defense Platforms

Defense platforms will reposition themselves around the starbase if other platforms are destroyed, but mostly stay in place and attack everything that gets within their range, dealing as much damage as possible.

Level	Cost	Power	Effects
			Swarm	Picket	Line	Artillery	Carrier	Platform	Starbase
Basic	0	5	Default for corvette	Default for destroyer	Default for cruiser Default for battleship Default for star-eater	Default for titan	Default for juggernaut	n/a	+5%  Fire rate +10  Tracking
Specialized	5	10	+5%  Fire rate +5%  Evasion	+5%  Fire rate +10  Tracking	+5%  Fire rate +5%  Ship accuracy	+5%  Fire rate +5%  Weapons range	+25% Engagement range	+25%  Fire rate +15  Tracking	+10%  Fire rate +20  Tracking
Advanced	10	15	+10%  Fire rate +10%  Evasion	+10%  Fire rate +20  Tracking	+10%  Fire rate +10%  Ship accuracy	+10%  Fire rate +10%  Weapons range	+50% Engagement range	+30%  Fire rate +20  Tracking	+15%  Fire rate +30  Tracking
Sapient Autonomous	20	25	+15%  Fire rate +25%  Evasion	+15%  Fire rate +10%  Evasion +30  Tracking	+20%  Fire rate +20%  Ship accuracy	+20%  Fire rate +20%  Weapons range	+100% Engagement range	+35%  Fire rate +25  Tracking +10%  Ship accuracy	n/a
Precognitive	20	25	+15%  Fire rate +15%  Evasion +20%  Sublight speed	+20%  Fire rate +40  Tracking	+15%  Fire rate +15%  Ship accuracy +10  Tracking	+15%  Fire rate +15%  Weapons range +10  Tracking	+75% Engagement range 10  Tracking	+35%  Fire rate +35  Tracking	n/a
Allowed ship types			Corvette	Corvette Destroyer Cruiser	Destroyer Cruiser Battleship Star-eater	Destroyer Cruiser Battleship Titan Juggernaut Star-eater	Cruiser Battleship Titan Juggernaut Star-eater	Defense platform Ion Cannon	Starbase

Sublight thrusters

The sublight thrusters determine how fast the ship maneuvers within a star system and increase its  Evasion.

Name	Cost						Power						Evasion						Sublight Speed
	Corvette	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battleship	Titan	Colossal ships	Corvette	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battleship	Titan	Colossal ships	Corvette	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battleship	Titan	Colossal ships
Chemical Thrusters Simple yet moderately effective chemical thrusters that rely on combustible propellant to generate thrust.	3	6	12	24	48	60	10	20	40	80	160	200
Ion Thrusters These electric thrusters use beams of ions to generate thrust without the need for propellant.	6	12	24	48	96	120	15	30	60	120	240	300	+5	+4	+3	+2	+1		+25%
Plasma Thrusters An advanced form of electric propulsion, plasma thrusters afford ships greater sublight speeds and maneuverability.	9	18	36	72	144	180	20	40	80	160	320	400	+10	+8	+6	+4	+2		+50%
Impulse Thrusters These highly advanced fusion-powered thrusters provide ships with unmatched maneuverability and speed under sublight conditions.	12	24	48	96	192	240	25	50	100	200	400	500	+15	+12	+9	+6	+3		+75%
Dark Matter Thrusters These ship thrusters utilize Dark Matter technology to generate propulsion in a manner that appears to defy numerous laws of physics.	12 1	24 2	48 4	96 8	192 16	300 32	30	60	120	240	480	600	+20	+16	+12	+8	+4		+125%

Sensors

Sensors determine the ship's detection range on the galaxy map. They also increase tracking of all weapon systems, which is related to accuracy.

Name	Cost	Power	Tracking	Sensor range	Requirements
Radar System A planet-bound technology adapted for use in deep space, the radar system provides basic detection and tracking capability for interstellar vessels.	2	5		1
Gravitic Sensors These sensors have been tuned to look for any gravitational changes in space, such as those produced by the presence of a starship.	4	10	+5	2	Gravitic Sensors
Subspace Sensors Sensors that detect subspace fluctuations left in the wake of traveling starships. Their sensitivity and range and greater than that of a gravitic sensor array.	6	15	+10	3	Subspace Sensors
Tachyon Sensors Advanced sensors that rely on rotating tachyon beams to detect ship movements even at extreme distances.	8	20	+15	4	Tachyon Sensors

Aura

All offensive auras apply a debuff to all enemy ships that are in the system. A titan's defensive aura gives a buff to allied ships in the same fleet while a juggernaut’s or offspring ship's defensive aura gives a buff to all allied ships in the system. Multiple instances of same aura do not stack. While optional, they do not cost anything.

Aura		Ship	Target	Range	Effects
	Quantum Destabilizer	Titan	Enemy	80	−10% Fire Rate
	Shield Dampener	Titan	Enemy	80	−20% Shield Hit Points
	Subspace Snare	Titan	Enemy	80	+100% Emergency FTL Jump Cooldown −20% Combat Disengagement Chance
	Inspiring Presence	Titan	Ally	80	+5% Fire Rate
	Nanobot Cloud	Titan	Ally	80	+0.25% Daily Hull Regen +0.75% Daily Armor Regen
	Targeting Grid	Titan	Ally	80	+10 Tracking
	ECM Emitters	Juggernaut	Enemy	System	−30% Point Defense Damage −30% Point Defense Firing Rate
	Munitions Plant	Juggernaut	Ally	System	+30% Orbital Bombardment Damage
	Strike Command	Juggernaut	Ally	System	+20% Strike Craft Damage +20% Strike Craft Speed
	Subspace Amplifier	Juggernaut	Ally	System	−40% Hyper Jump Charge Time −40% Hyper Jump Cooldown −40% Jump Drive Cooldown
	Target Acquisition Array	Juggernaut	Ally	System	+40% Ship Weapons Range
	Offspring Oversight	Offspring ships	Ally	System	+55% Accuracy +55% Evasion +55% Ship Fire Rate +55% Sublight Speed
	Bulwark Battlefield Repairs	Battlewright construction ship	Ally	System	+0.25% Daily Hull Regen
	Electromagnetic Disruptor	Arctrellis science ship	Enemy	System	Only applies to ships if they're owned by a  Machine Intelligence empire or using a Sapient or Autonomous combat computer −25% Accuracy −25% Ship Fire Rate −25% Sublight Speed

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