Speed Demon Class

A Ruined Haraka SD, fighting a Lunarian in Kalthi Depths with the help of some combat bots -- two Vultures and a Faranji Stinger. A stream of Burning Blossom projectiles, a Titan Mining Laser, and two multifired Kalthi Fires chip at the Moonfighter's hull.

Like the name suggests, Speed Demons (or SDs) live life in the fast lane -- they fly fast and shoot fast. SDs embody the arcade style of combat where shooting and movement take centre stage.

SDs have very high burst damage potential, with their powerful Overdrive and Target Tracker Super Items that further increase damage output and energy sustain. This stacks with temporary bonuses like +% Damage, which allows SDs to dish out damage several times higher than their regular output. With a combination of high mobility, high burst, and heightened radar bonuses, SDs alongside Seers are well suited for assassination-style plays.

The four aug slots of a light fighter allows for a variety of build styles for SDs. An SD can choose to be a glass cannon, a long range duelist, a low-vis assassin, or a tiny flying tank -- often crossing over into multiple styles in varying degrees depending on the player's goals.

However, there are some limitations that the class operates within, the naturally low hull space and resistances of light fighters (alongside the the physical vulnerability of the hull class). SDs have to balance their gear to make room for loot or weapons, and maneuver between the attack patterns of enemies to get within firing range.

Beyond combat, SD enjoys its speed everywhere else. Players often designate an SD character to be their main storage/hauling character, as the class's speed bonuses will translate over into ships like industrial freighters. An SD flying a Divine Behemoth or Honey Badger can reach 700 speed with relative ease, allowing augmenter setups to focus more on capacity or agility over raw speed.

Special Abilities

There are three notable special ability items that can be purchased in Lyceum at the Speed Demon and Recon class locked stations.

The Speed Demon Overdrive Device will store energy as the player hits enemies in charge mode. When the overdrive device has achieved full charge, it will use that energy charge to pay for part of the player's energy costs while giving them a damage boost while discharging.

The Speed Demon Tracking Device offers the player some evasion, projectile speed and the unique ability for weapons to fire out of the sides and rear of the player ship directly at a targeted enemy for ten seconds on a twenty second cooldown. This ability is incredibly powerful, allowing a speed demon the ability to dodge and juke while still being able to bear accurate fire down upon an enemy.

The Recon class Loot Pockets is a super item that can be used to gain extra hull space for scooping loot while having the downside of disabling weapons. This allows the player to fit extra loot where it may not be previously possible. There are six total versions of the item available at the Recon base in Lyceum, ranging from tech 0 to tech 22. The lowest tech super item gives 100 extra space while the tech 22 version gives 600 extra space.

Skills

Zen Skills

Zen skills cost (1 * Level) skill points per level, up to a max of level 50.

Zen of Light Fighters: Specializing in light fighters.

• Per level:
  • +2% Turning in Light Fighter
  • +2% Thrust in Light Fighter
  • +1% Radar in Light Fighter
  • +0.670% Capacity in Light Fighter

Zen of Speed Demon: Mastering Speed Demon.

• Per level:
  • +0.50% Speed
  • +1% Rate of Fire
  • +2% Docking Speed

Class Skills

Recon Focus 1 Your focus is in reconnaissance. 20% Turning, 20% Thrust, 15% Radar, 30% Shield Recovery	Recon Focus 2 Your focus is in reconnaissance. +1 Hull Extension slot, 20% Turning, 20% Thrust, 15% Radar, 30% Shield Recovery	Recon Focus 3 Your focus is in reconnaissance. 20% Turning, 20% Thrust, 15% Radar, 30% Shield Recovery
Speed Demon Class 1 Rate of fire beyond 10 shots per second is converted to + Damage and + Electrical Tempering. 20% Speed, 33% Damage, 60% Docking Speed	Speed Demon Class 2 25% Projectile Damage, 12% Rate of Fire	Speed Demon Class 3 Mitigates up to 50% of damage taken when traveling close to perpendicular to the impact angle. Moving slower than the speed of the impact lessens the effect. 45% Damage, -22% Electric Tempering
Speedy Firing Quick on the trigger. 25% Rate of Fire, 7.50% Damage, 7% Critical Chance	Dogfighting Get in close and personal. 24% Damage, 15% Tracking, 15% Turning, 15% Turning	Speedy Movement The hallmark of the speed demon: speed! 12% Speed, 20% Thrust

Advanced Subskills

General Skills

Recon Skills

Speed Demon Skills

		Shake it Off	+500 shield charge and +500 energy charge while in stasis. Also effects combat bots.
		Centered	+500 shield charge and +500 energy charge (half for bots), (Effect is canceled on firing or taking damage, requires 15 seconds to reapply)
		Strategic Deployment	+50% speed out of combat (Effect is canceled on firing or taking damage, requires 30 seconds to re-apply. Also affects bots)
		Resilient	You and your possessions (Combat Bots, Drones, Fighters) take 20% less damage from any indirect Damage.
		Bot Ph.D.	+8 combat bot slots, +2 max number of combat and wild bots, combat bots inherit an additional 10% of the stats from your skills. (Not all skills apply, see Skill Inheritance).
		Droney	Drone Controllers get +100% tweaking on non-Engineer classes, and +15% tweaking on Engineer.
		Expansionist	Doubles the Cargo Hold slots on Hull Extensions, +1 Weapons Slots
		Master Scout	+10% Speed, +25% Radar, -50% Scanner energy cost
		Acrobat	+25% Thrust, -33% Inertial Dampening, +20% Shield Recovery
		Fighter Ace	+15% Rate of Fire, -20% Range
		Lucky Devil	+5% Critical Hit Chance, +10% Evasion