Core components

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.10) of the game.

Ships

Core 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 / Star-Eater		Colossus	Required technology
Reactor	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Cost	Power	Power	Required technology
Fission Reactor	10	75	20	140	40	280	80	550	160	1100	20	200	560	3850		Fission Power
Fusion Reactor	13	100	26	180	52	360	104	720	208	1450	26	260	730	5000		Fusion Power
Cold Fusion Reactor	17	130	34	240	68	480	136	950	272	1900	34	340	950	6500		Cold Fusion Power
Antimatter Reactor	22	170	44	320	88	620	176	1250	352	2500	44	440	1230	8460		Antimatter Power
Zero-Point Reactor	28	220	56	430	112	800	224	1550	448	3200	56	575	1600	11000	10000	Zero Point Power
Dark Matter Reactor	37 1	285	74 2	550	148 4	1030	296 8	2000	592 16	4200	74 4	750	2080 32	14300	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	Disengagement Opportunities	Hyper jump	Tactical jump	Required technology	Crisis date	Description
Subspace Drive	5	5	0		−25% Cooldown −50% Range	Subspace Drive	regular	The Subspace Drive creates microtears in spacetime, allowing vessels to jump to nearby systems. The process becomes incredibly unstable if longer jumps are attempted.
Hyper Drive I	5	10	1			Hyperspace Travel	regular	Ships equipped with Hyper Drives travel swiftly between the edges of star systems along interstellar hyperlanes.
Hyper Drive II	10	15	1	−25% Charge time		Hyperlane Breach Points	regular	Ships equipped with Hyper Drives travel swiftly between the edges of star systems along interstellar hyperlanes.
Hyper Drive III	15	20	1	−50% Charge time		Hyperspace Slipstreams	regular	Ships equipped with Hyper Drives travel swiftly between the edges of star systems along interstellar hyperlanes.
Jump Drive	20	30	1	−70% Charge time		Jump Drive	25 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	2	−80% Charge time	+50% Range	Psi Jump Drives	25 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. The engagement range is determined by the ship's designated role and 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 at enemies and try to deal as much damage as possible from the range of their shortest range weapon.
Torpedo: The ship will charge straight at enemies in strafing runs.
Picket: The ship will advance to medium range and attempt to intercept incoming enemies.
Line: The ship will hold advance to medium range and hold formation.
Artillery: The ship will stay at long range, firing its longest range weapons on the target.
Carrier: The ship will stay at the maximum engagement range of its hangars.
Platform: The defensive platform will remain stationary and fire at any enemies in range.
Colossus: The ship will ignore any attackers and carry on with its current task.

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

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
Name	Corvette	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battleship	Titan	Colossal ships	Corvette	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battleship	Titan	Colossal ships	Corvette	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battleship	Titan	Colossal ships	Sublight Speed
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	Hyperlane detection range	Required technology	Description
Radar System	2	5		1	2		A planet-bound technology adapted for use in deep space, the radar system provides basic detection and tracking capability for interstellar vessels.
Gravitic Sensors	4	10	+5	2	3	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.
Subspace Sensors	6	15	+10	3	4	Subspace Sensors	Sensors that detect subspace fluctuations left in the wake of traveling starships. Their sensitivity and range are greater than that of a gravitic sensor array.
Tachyon Sensors	8	20	+15	4	5	Tachyon Sensors	Advanced sensors that rely on rotating tachyon beams to detect ship movements even at extreme distances.

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 starbase, juggernaut, offspring ship's defensive aura gives a buff to all allied ships in the system. Multiple instances of same aura do not stack.

	Ship	Target	Effects
FTL Inhibitor	Starbase (Starport and above)	Hostiles	+100% Emergency FTL Jump Cooldown Enemy ships can only leave the system via the hyperlane they arrived through
Quantum Destabilizer	Titan	Hostiles	−10% Fire Rate
Shield Dampener	Titan	Hostiles	−20% Shield Hit Points
Subspace Snare	Titan	Hostiles	+100% Emergency FTL Jump Cooldown −20% Combat Disengagement Chance
Inspiring Presence	Titan	Fleet	+5% Fire Rate
Ancient Target Scrambler	Titan	Fleet	+5% Chance to Evade
Nanobot Cloud	Titan	Fleet	+5% Daily Hull Regen +15% Daily Armor Regen
Targeting Grid	Titan	Fleet	+10 Tracking
ECM Emitters	Juggernaut	Hostiles	−30% Point Defense Damage −30% Point Defense Firing Rate
Munitions Plant	Juggernaut	Allies	+30% Orbital Bombardment Damage
Strike Command	Juggernaut	Allies	+20% Strike Craft Damage +20% Strike Craft Speed
Subspace Amplifier	Juggernaut	Allies	−40% Hyper Jump Charge Time −40% Hyper Jump Cooldown −40% Jump Drive Cooldown
Target Acquisition Array	Juggernaut	Allies	+40% Ship Weapons Range
Offspring Oversight	Offspring ships	Allies	+55% Accuracy +55% Evasion +55% Ship Fire Rate +55% Sublight Speed
Bulwark Battlefield Repairs	Battlewright construction ship	Allies	+0.25% Daily Hull Regen
Electromagnetic Disruptor	Arctrellis science ship	Hostiles	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