Tractor Beams

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