Tractor Beams

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Tractor beams are very useful and can help capture ships and tow people. You need the Tractoring skill in order to use tractor beams of a given level. These can be boosted by Tractor Subskills.

Tractors have a wide variety of uses, including pushing/pulling targets, pushing/pulling yourself, buffing/debuffing someone, and extracting resources or DNA.

  • Strength is how strong the tractor is. This scales with distance (or distance - resting length for tractors with resting length)
  • Density (Enhancement) modifies how heavy you seem to your equipped tractor. A positive density enhancement means your target will tend to move and a negative density enhancement means you will tend to move
  • Elec is the base amount of energy used per unit time while the tractor is active. The actual energy usage scales with distance
  • Resting length is the distance from your ship where the strength of the tractor will invert. Only seen on anchor tractors
  • Ship Effect is the effect a tractor will apply on a target ship
  • Drone Effect is the effect a tractor will apply on a target temporary or permanent drone
  • Base Effect is the effect a tractor will apply on a player base

Density Enhancement scales the force your tractor is applying to you by a factor of 1 / (1+density_enhancement). Notably, density enhancement does NOT affect the following things

  • The force your tractor applies on other things
  • The force of someone else's tractor on you or themselves
  • Knockback from your weapons or someone else's weapons
  • Your engines or actual ship weight

Pull Tractors

Puller Tractors

Puller tractors generally have positive density enhancement, which means that your target will tend to move toward you rather than the other way around.

Puller Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Density Range Constant Elec Elec Vis Weight Ship Effect Source Description Restrictions
Graviton Beam 1 21 12,710 -31% 310 25 30 119 262,500 AI Base -- 27,000 Credits Gravitational Industries GravBeam (TM)
Warden's Lasso 1 55 43,800 19% 600 130 76 172 687,500 Thrust -20% Warden inbuilt Come here! Can't unequip, Size 0 when equipped, Side effect is tweakable
Graviton Beam II 2 26 19,080 -12% 360 32 37 138 325,000 AI base -- 220,000 Credits More focus. More fun.
Molten Tractor 2 26 19,080 -12% 360 32 37 138 325,000 Vulcan drop It's on fire!
Graviton Beam III 3 30 23,400 390 37 42 150 375,000 AI Base -- 570,000 Credits drawing in
Graviton Beam IV 5 38 34,500 30% 460 47 52 175 475,000 Nihilite, Lunacy - 2,200,000 Credits come to me
Hematite Pull 6 68 65,520 50% 720 170 96 200 850,000 Prism Empires mission Crystal Attraction Neurobound
Santa's Reindeer Harness Tractor 6 41 40,670 39% 490 53 58 188 512,500 Santa's Special Sleigh inbuilt Harness the power of the deer Can't remove
Cosmic Vacuum 7 45 46,800 50% 520 59 63 200 562,500 Bipolar -- 5,400,000 Credits sluuuurp
Constable Tractor 10 59 76,800 100% 640 82 86 247 737,500 Earthforce Headquarters, Sol trade-in Bring them here. Requires 1 in Peacemaking
Prototype Irradiation Beam 13 25 0 200 200 2500 2,000 Jungle mission Destroy foreign biology on allied ships. Activation energy: 14, Appetite: 244 to each parasite on the target, Frequency: 2 seconds, DPS: 122, DPE: 17.4
Rhino Roar 16 79 129,600 160% 810 120 120 313 987,500 Serengeti - Rhino drop Enemies tremble at the Rhino's approach
Depraved Desire 17 83 144,500 179% 850 130 127 325 1,037,500 DG drop XXX-Rated Lust
Bear Hug 18 86 149,600 190% 880 130 134 338 1,075,000 Bear Hug Blueprint C'mere, you!
Corrupt Craving 18 86 149,600 190% 880 130 134 338 1,075,000 DG drop XXX-Rated Lust
Fatal Attraction 19 140 234,000 200% 1300 410 213 350 1,750,000 It never ends well
Flaming Snow Reign 20 140 247,000 210% 1300 430 223 363 1,750,000 Christmas mission Hold them in your icey warm grip
Polar Wrap 20 94 178,600 210% 940 150 149 363 1,175,000 Polar Wrap Blueprint Chilly? Want a hug?
Dream Catcher 21 150 280,000 229% 1400 460 234 375 1,875,000 Dream Catcher Blueprint Keep your friends close, but your dreams closer
Hephaestus' Flame 21 98 196,000 229% 980 160 156 375 1,225,000 Staff Quarters trade-in Like moths, they are drawn.
Grizzly Tackle 22 100 200,000 240% 1000 160 164 388 1,250,000 Grizzly Tackle Blueprint Grwar!
Valtuda's Wrench 22 150 280,000 240% 1400 480 246 388 1,875,000 Valtuda's Wrench Blueprint A force like no other, the ability to deny distance
Bippity Boppity 23 230 483,000 280% 2100 930 377 428 2,875,000 Red Rogue rare+ tracker drop For those just out of reach

Hitchhiker Tractors

Hitchhiker tractors generally have negative density enhancement, which means that your will tend to move toward your target rather than the other way around.

Hitchhiker Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Density Range Constant Elec Elec Vis Weight Source Description Restrictions
Hitchhiker Alpha 2 8 3,648 60% 760 17 11 262 40,000 AI base -- 110,000 Credits Take me along for a ride!
Hitchhiker Beta 4 10 5,828 19% 940 22 14 308 50,000 AI base -- 590,000 Credits Improved graviton grappler
Hitchhiker Gamma 6 13 8,360 -1% 1100 27 17 354 65,000 AI base -- 1,800,000 Credits Hitch a ride
Reindeer Harness Tractor 6 14 9,960 -8% 1200 30 19 376 70,000 Christmas drop Harness the power of the deer
Ungodly Lust 16 26 35,200 -52% 2200 62 39 626 130,000 Hyper drop XXX-Rated Lust
Profane Thirst 19 30 45,000 -58% 2500 73 46 700 150,000 DG drop XXX-Rated Lust
Blasphemous Fervor 20 31 49,400 -60% 2600 77 49 726 155,000 DG drop XXX-Rated Lust
Singularity Sphere Harness 20 54 145,200 -95% 4400 160 98 1188 270,000 Singularity Sphere inbuilt Use the power within Can't unequip, Size 0 when equipped
Urchin Grappler 20 31 49,400 -60% 2600 77 49 726 155,000 Urchin Grappler Blueprint Pull yourself towards the enemy!
Hermes' Grappler 21 33 54,000 -62% 2700 81 51 750 165,000 Staff Quarters trade-in Fleet feet for the messenger.
Vile Longing 21 33 54,000 -62% 2700 81 51 750 165,000 DG Drop XXX-Rated Lust
Buzz's Hiker 22 68 108,000 -63% 5400 400 108 776 340,000 Buzz's Hiker Blueprint Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws
Contriver Harness 22 88 245,000 -95% 7000 510 163 1274 440,000 Merchant Navy Contriver inbuilt Use the power within Can't unequip, Size 0 when equipped
Hitchhiker Xray 22 34 56,000 -63% 2800 85 54 776 170,000 Kalthi Depths drop Hitch a ride, Xray style.
Malevolent Lasciviousness 22 34 56,000 -63% 2800 85 54 776 170,000 DG drop XXX-Rated Lust

Push Tractors

Pusher Tractors

Pusher tractors generally have positive density enhancement, which means that your target will tend to move away from you rather than the other way around.

Pusher Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Density Range Constant Elec Vis Weight Source Description Restrictions
Moonstone Mover 7 50 -396,000 150% 770 610 430 750,000 Prism Empires Mission Crystal Repulsion Neurobound
Restraining Order 9 53 -429,000 160% 810 660 450 795,000 Certain AI bases - 11,000,000 credits Don't push me!
Exiled 12 64 -495,000 220% 960 850 526 960,000 Bipolar - 24,000,000 Credits Send them far away
Holy Ward 15 38 -594,000 280% 860 530 600 570,000 Forgone, Captain Bartholomew Roberts, Cyber Bart drop Holy Warding
Thirty-Nine-and-a-Half Foot Pole 15 150 -594,000 280% 2100 5300 600 2,250,000 Astro-Grinch Clone drop He wouldn't touch you with it either.
Thrak'hra's Denial 16 120 -627,000 290% 1700 3400 626 1,800,000 Mini Lion drop Denial of Approach
Samdita Akarsanasarga 20 34 -528,000 240% 790 460 550 510,000 Subspace boss & miniboss drop A strange alien organ that emits a particle stream similar to a tractor field.
Hober's Reasoning 21 150 -759,000 390% 2000 4500 750 2,250,000 Hober's Reasoning Blueprint Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent
Poseidon's Tide 21 98 -759,000 390% 1400 1500 750 1,470,000 Staff Quarters trade-in Push them out with the falling tide.
Anti-Graviton 666.5 22 200 -792,000 409% 2800 7900 776 3,000,000 Anti-Graviton 666.5 Blueprint You've finally come back to yourself
Extendo Beam 23 170 -891,000 470% 2300 5500 856 2,550,000 Red Rogue rare+ tracker drop Let it sing

Escaper Tractors

Escaper tractors generally have negative density enhancement, which means that your will tend to move away from your target rather than the other way around.

Escaper Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Density Range Constant Elec Vis Weight Source Description Restrictions
Anti-Graviton Beam 3 20 -39,600 -37% 650 160 150 200,000 AI base -- 570,000 Credits Retreat
Ares' War Cry 21 65 -128,700 -81% 1800 760 375 650,000 Staff Quarters Trade-in A yell so fierce they shudder.

Anchor Tractors

Anchor tractors have a non-zero resting length, which means that they act as pull tractors when used at longer range and act as push tractors when used at shorter range.

Anchor Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Density Range Resting Length Constant Elec Elec Vis Weight Ship Effect Drone Effect Base Effect Source Description Restrictions
Boarding Hook 1 55 27,000 140% 370 190 130 153 172 825,000 Surgical Vulnerability -10% Surgical Vulnerability -10% Surgical Vulnerability -10% Buccaneer's Cruiser inbuilt Keep 'em close. Can't unequip, Size 0 when equipped, Side effect is tweakable
Grappling Beam 10 84 85,000 459% 500 250 130 262 331 1,260,000 Max Speed -20%, Thrust -30% Battle Thatch inbuilt Cripple your enemy Can't unequip, Size 0 when equipped
Gunner's Boarding Beam 20 150 148,200 560% 770 390 460 475 378 2,250,000 Ur-Quan Master drop Hold them in place Requires 1 in Gunner Class, Requires Capital Ship
Neutrino Suppressor 20 150 148,200 560% 770 390 460 475 378 2,250,000 Energy Charge -250 Energy Charge -250 Energy Charge -250 Ur-Quan Master drop Keep in their place Requires 1 in Gunner Class, Requires Capital Ship

Engineer Tractors

Buffer Tractors

These tractors are designed to be used on allies or drones and provide some sort of buff to the target. All buffer tractors have a strength of 0.

Buffer Tractors
Name TL Size Density Range Constant Elec Vis Weight Ship Effect Drone Effect Base Effect Source Description Restrictions
Energy Transference Beam 5 98 30% 1200 340 905 490,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 2,200,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 30% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Shield Syncronization Beam 5 98 30% 1200 340 905 490,000 Vulnerability to all -10% Vulnerability to all -10% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 2,200,000 Modify the frequency of targets shield to protect against damage Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transference Facilitator Beam 5 98 30% 1200 340 905 490,000 Transference Vulnerability +66% Transference Vulnerability +15% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 2,200,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Energy Transference Beam II 10 150 100% 1700 580 1235 750,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 15,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 32% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Transference Facilitator Beam II 10 150 100% 1700 580 1235 750,000 Transference Vulnerability +73% Transference Vulnerability +16% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 15,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Energy Transference Beam III 12 170 120% 1900 680 1365 850,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 24,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 35% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Energizing Beam Prototype 14 190 150% 2100 790 1495 950,000 Electric Tempering -5% Electric Tempering -5% Electric Tempering -5% Engineer Missions Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 30% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Energy Transference Beam IV 14 190 150% 2100 790 1495 950,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 37,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 38% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Energizing Beam 15 200 160% 2200 850 1565 1,000,000 Electric Tempering -10% Electric Tempering -10% Electric Tempering -10% Engineer Missions Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 32% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Transference Facilitator Beam III 15 200 160% 2200 850 1565 1,000,000 Transference Vulnerability +79% Transference Vulnerability +17% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 44,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Energy Transference Beam V 16 210 179% 2300 910 1630 1,050,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 53,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 41% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Transference Facilitator Beam IV 17 220 190% 2400 970 1695 1,100,000 Transference Vulnerability +86% Transference Vulnerability +18% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 62,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Energy Transference Beam VI 18 230 200% 2500 1000 1760 1,150,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 72,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 44% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Energy Transference Beam VII 19 240 220% 2600 1100 1825 1,200,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 82,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 47% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Transference Facilitator Beam V 19 240 220% 2600 1100 1825 1,200,000 Transference Vulnerability +93% Transference Vulnerability +19% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 82,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Energy Transference Beam VIII 20 250 229% 2700 1100 1889 1,250,000 Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 94,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 50% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Transference Facilitator Beam VI 20 250 229% 2700 1100 1889 1,250,000 Transference Vulnerability +100% Transference Vulnerability +20% Lyceum, Engineer's Workshop -- 94,000,000 Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Twisted Energizing Beam 21 260 240% 2800 1200 1955 1,300,000 Electric Tempering -5%, Projectile Speed +20% Projectile Speed +20% Projectile Speed +20% Prejudice drop and trade-in Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 52% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Zeus' Energizing Beam 21 260 240% 2800 1200 1955 1,300,000 Transference Vulnerability +50% Transference Vulnerability +10% Staff Quarters trade-in Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 52% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Twisted Energizing Plasma Beam 22 270 250% 2900 1300 2020 1,350,000 Electric Tempering -10%, Projectile Speed +40% Projectile Speed +40% Projectile Speed +40% Twisted Energizing Plasma Beam Blueprint Harmonize your targets shields Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Transfers 55% of target's current electricity consumption to your ship
Celestial Protection Beam 23 200 300% 2200 500 2235 1,000,000 Vulnerability to all -20% Vulnerability to all -20% Vulnerability to all -20% Celestial Protection Beam Blueprint An integrity field strengthening beam. Requires 1 in Engineer Class

Debuffer Tractors

These tractors are designed to be used on enemies and provide some sort of debuff to the target. All debuffer tractors have a strength of 0.

Debuffer Tractors
Name TL Size Density Range Constant Elec Vis Weight Ship Effect Drone Effect Base Effect Source Description Restrictions
Twisted Offensive Beam 21 340 240% 570 810 1173 1,700,000 Energy Charge -850 Energy Charge -850 Energy Charge -850 Prejudice drop and trade-in Drain your enemies, Twisted style! Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Twisted Offensive Plasma Beam 22 350 250% 590 850 1212 1,750,000 Energy Charge -1250 Energy Charge -1250 Energy Charge -1250 Twisted Offensive Plasma Beam Blueprint Drain your enemies, Twisted style! Requires 1 in Engineer Class
Celestial Destabilizing Beam 23 400 300% 650 990 1341 2,000,000 Range -15%, Projectile Speed -50% Range -15%, Projectile Speed -50% Range -15%, Projectile Speed -50% Celestial Encampment trade-in Destabilize their projectile weapons. Requires 1 in Engineer Class
GP Pro Pinpointer 23 600 300% 900 3000 1341 3,000,000 Vulnerability to all +7%, Transference Vulnerability -50% Vulnerability to all +7%, Transference Vulnerability -50% Vulnerability to all +7%, Transference Vulnerability -50% Red Rogue rare+ tracker drop Ultra high stability, fully water proof Requires 1 in Engineer Class

Prospecting Tractors

These can be used to extract resources from planets and moons. You will need a prospecting scanner to determine which planet or moon to extract resources from.

Prospecting Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Range Resting Length Constant Elec Elec Vis Weight Extract Rate Extract Power Source Description Restrictions
Panning Beam 0 10 39 400 4 10 4 1500 2,000 1 every 5 seconds 2.0 Capella - 20,000 Much like older prospecting methods, this is not the most efficient way to go about it.
Digging Beam 5 15 79 800 4 15 7 1500 2,000 1 every 5 seconds 5.0 Capella - 200,000 Slightly better than panning but still not that great.
Drilling Beam 10 20 119 1200 4 22 12 1500 2,000 1 every 5 seconds 10.0 Capella - 2,000,000 A standard prospecting beam.
Deep Core Drilling Beam 11 20 149 1500 4 23 13 1500 2,000 2 every 7 seconds 11.0 Deep Core Drilling Beam Blueprint Dig a little deeper.
Sensitive Drilling Beam 15 25 159 1600 4 30 17 1500 2,000 1 every 5 seconds 15.0 Capella - 20,000,000 A lot more precise than your run of the mill drill.
Deeper Core Drilling Beam 16 25 199 2000 4 31 18 1500 2,000 3 every 9 seconds 16.0 Deeper Core Drilling Beam Blueprint Dig even deeper.
Akara Sarga 20 30 239 2400 4 42 24 1500 2,000 5 every 10 seconds 20.0 Subspace drop A strange alien beam used to extract resources from asteroids.
Deepest Core Drilling Beam 20 30 249 2500 4 38 22 1500 2,000 4 every 11 seconds 20.0 Deepest Core Drilling Beam Blueprint Dig extremely deep.
Precision Drilling Beam 20 30 199 2000 4 38 22 1500 2,000 1 every 5 seconds 20.0 Capella - 200,000,000 A drilling beam of the utmost precision capable of locating and extracting even the most minute traces of ore.

DNA Extraction Tractors

These can be used to extract DNA from certain Aveksaka ships. These AI can be found in the Pajca and Sas arms of Subspace. For the purpose of DNA extraction, these can also be spawned by mining the asteroids in each of the 5 boss lobbies at the end of each arm. Note that the AI spawned this way will not work for kill missions

The list of ships that can have DNA extrated is listed here (needs to have the exact hull name without extra prefixes or suffixes)

Antu, Ayudhin, Bhisaj, Cara, Dhatri, Isvasa, Praheti, Rahnti, Rajanicara, Sahvitra, Samgrahaka, Subhatta, Sutaatiguru, Vacohara, Vazi

DNA Extraction Tractors
Name TL Size Strength Range Resting Length Constant Elec Elec Vis Weight Extract Rate Source Description Restrictions
Basic DNA Extraction Beam 15 25 149 1500 4 36 20 1500 2,000 1 every 7 seconds Lyceum Research Concourse Mission A basic tractor beam modified by Lyceum Researchers to harvest alien DNA. Extraction causes 700 physical damage to the target., Neurobound
DNA Extraction Beam 20 35 399 2000 4 46 27 1800 2,000 1 every 5 seconds Lyceum Research Concourse Mission A tractor beam modified by Lyceum Researchers to harvest alien DNA. Extraction causes 800 physical damage to the target., Neurobound
Advanced DNA Extraction Beam 22 50 439 2200 2 50 29 1800 2,000 1 every 2 seconds Lyceum Research Concourse Mission A tractor beam modified by Lyceum Researchers to harvest alien DNA. Extraction causes 1000 physical damage to the target., Neurobound
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