Drones
Drones are independent attack platforms requiring the skill Drone Deployment to use. Without special skills, by default you can deploy up to three temporary drones at once.
There are two types of drones:
- Temporary Drones - These are used in combat, and only last so long before they go inactive and stop firing their weapons. There are also some that are mobile, which will follow you around.
- Permanent Drones - These are used only in build-able areas to defend bases and trade slaves. These can have augmenters put into them via the Astral Injection skill, making them more powerful.
To start using drones you must first obtain the Drone Deployment skill (called DD in-game). Also, you will need a Drone Scoop, bought from any AI station, that way you can scoop your drones after deploying them.
Although a drone can be equipped and unequipped while undocked, some drones may take a while to charge up to be ready to be deployed. Each ship hull type can only equip up to a certain amount of drones at once to have readily available for combat:
- Light Fighters - 4
- Heavy Fighters - 8
- Freighters - 18
- Capital Ships - 12
Drone Research increases the amount of drone you can equip on your ship (note: this does not mean you can deploy more temporary drones).
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Temporary Drones
Temporary Drones have a limited lifespan, some are stationary while others are mobile and will follow you around.
- By default a maximum of three can be deployed, but the Engineer's subskill Drone Mastery allows more to be deployed, to a maximum of 6, along with the Droney adv. subskill giving an extra temporary drone slot for any class.
- Receives +150 Shielding per level in Drone Deployment, meaning +3000 Shielding at Drone Deployment 20.
- Stats can be boosted by using a Drone Controller.
- Affected by Weighted Combat Bonus.
- Engineer's subskill Drone Mastery gives 1% Weighted Combat Bonus per level.
It should also be noted that when temporary drones are destroyed, they turn into a 'Destroyed' state and after being scooped back up, will have to be repaired or replaced with new drones.
Stationary Drones
Stationary Drones, unless they're tractored, do not move after being deployed, but they are affected by momentum when deployed, so if you're flying very fast, they'll be deployed at the same speed, and will slow down slowly or quickly, depending on their weight.
Name | Tech | Size | Vis | DPS | LifeSpan | Charge Required | Charging Rate | Weight | LR | ER | HR | PR | RR | SR | MR | TR | Comments |
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Outpost Drone | 0 | 65 | 200 | 2160 min | 20 000 | 1 818/s | 7 000 | Allows ownership of galaxy | |||||||||
Pest Drone | 0 | 15 | 200 | 20.83 | 2 min | 200 | 200/s | 1 125 | 20 % | 30 % | 30 % | 20 % | 20 % | 50 % | |||
Small Pest Drone | 0 | 15 | 200 | 20.83 | 1 min | 200 | 200/s | 1 125 | 20 % | 30 % | 30 % | 20 % | 20 % | 50 % | Unscoopable | ||
Bounce Drone | 1 | 15 | 200 | 74.07 | 2 min | 300 | 300/s | 2 250 | 30 % | 70 % | 30 % | 5 % | 20 % | 50 % | |||
Coercion Drone | 1 | 14 | 100 | 16.67 | 2 min | 252/s | 1 909 | 25 % | 30 % | 30 % | 25 % | 35 % | 35 % | 40 % | |||
Fire Drone | 1 | 14 | 200 | 33.64 | 2 min | 252/s | 1 909 | 25 % | 35 % | 20 % | 25 % | 25 % | 50 % | ||||
Healer Drone | 1 | 15 | 200 | -37.5 | 2 min | 200 | 200/s | 1 125 | 25 % | 35 % | 30 % | 20 % | 20 % | 50 % | |||
MagCannon Drone | 2 | 50 | 200 | 4 min | 500 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 40 % | 30 % | 10 % | 10 % | 25 % | 45 % | |||
Aether Drone | 3 | 23 | 150 | 41.0 | 4 min | 470/s | 6 273 | ||||||||||
Ion Drone | 3 | 23 | 200 | 25.56 | 4 min | 470/s | 6 273 | 95 % | |||||||||
Magic Attack | 3 | 25 | 5 | 94, -89.16 | 3 min | 600 | 600/s | 7 500 | 35 % | 40 % | 30 % | 20 % | 10 % | 30 % | 45 % | ||
Multi Healer Drone | 3 | 15 | 200 | 2 min | 200 | 100/s | 1 125 | 30 % | 35 % | 35 % | 5 % | 10 % | 25 % | 50 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 1 | ||
Omega Drone | 3 | 20 | 330 | 86, 67 | 2 min | 400 | 200/s | 4 500 | 40 % | 40 % | 30 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 40 % | ||
Pickpocket Drone | 3 | 15 | 200 | 102.66 | 8 min | 314/s | 2 727 | Requires: Drone Mastery 1 | |||||||||
Stealth Drone | 3 | 23 | 200 | .66 - 66 | 4 min | 414/s | 6 273 | ||||||||||
Urqa'Qii Drone | 3 | 25 | 75 | 61.6, 80 | 7 min | 300/s | 25 000 | 85 % | 20 % | -10 % | 15 % | 20 % | 15 % | 23 % | |||
Vulcanite Drone | 3 | 20 | 75 | 7 min | 300/s | 25 000 | 85 % | 20 % | -10 % | 15 % | 20 % | 15 % | 23 % | ||||
Advanced Rime Drone | 4 | 23 | - | 5 min | 900/s | 6 900 | 20 % | -10 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | ||||||
Aqua Nuzzle | 4 | 14 | 200 | -56.25 | 5 min | 876/s | 375 000 | -25 % | |||||||||
MagCannon II Drone | 4 | 50 | 200 | 8 min | 500 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 40 % | 30 % | 10 % | 10 % | 25 % | 45 % | |||
Mini Blue Alpha Drone | 4 | 48 | 10 | 50 | 6 min | 1 051/s | 14 400 | ||||||||||
Stealth Drone X | 4 | 20 | 0 | 5 min | 600 | 600/s | 9 205 | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 20 % | 20 % | 30 % | 50 % | |||
Goblin Defense | 5 | 27 | 5 | 5 min | 233/s | 13 500 | 40 % | 45 % | 30 % | 20 % | 10 % | 30 % | 45 % | ||||
Arson Drone | 5 | 23 | 200 | 45 | 11 min | 540/s | 6 900 | ||||||||||
Blue Alpha Drone | 5 | 56 | 10 | 93.33 | 8 min | 1 296/s | 20 160 | ||||||||||
Droplet Drone | 5 | 30 | 1000 | 0 | 21 min | 2 250/s | 50 000 | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | -5 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 5 | |
Fire Control Drone | 5 | 27 | 16700 | 15 min | 478/s | 25 000 | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 5 | |||
Heated Vulcanite Drone | 5 | 28 | 6900 | 11 min | 200/s | 6 900 | 35 % | 20 % | 50 % | 20 % | 40 % | 45 % | |||||
Rime Drone | 5 | 23 | 1 min | 600/s | 6 900 | 20 % | -10 % | 20 % | 20 % | Unscoopable | |||||||
Smallish Forcefield Generator | 5 | 25 | 20000 | 10 min | 1 000/s | 10 000 | Requires: Drone Mastery 5 | ||||||||||
Magic X | 6 | 30 | 0 | 82.22 | 7 min | 1 200 | 600/s | 17 182 | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 25 % | 10 % | 35 % | 45 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 3 | |
Vazaha Misy Drone | 6 | 20 | 200 | 97.33 | 24 min | 979/s | 5 250 | 25 % | 10 % | 20 % | |||||||
Fatty Drone | 7 | 41 | 500 | 83.33 | 8 min | 1 000 | 250/s | 22 364 | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 30 % | 25 % | 35 % | 25 % | ||
Inferno Drone | 7 | 36 | 200 | 285 | 11 min | 932/s | 24 560 | 60 % | |||||||||
Mining Drone | 7 | 41 | 30 | 55 | 8 min | 1 059/s | 22 364 | ||||||||||
Molten Vulcanite Drones | 7 | 36 | 200 | 11 min | 12/s | 3 456 | 50 % | 40 % | 85 % | 35 % | 50 % | 40 % | 25 % | ||||
Faranji Blaser | 8 | 25 | 200 | 72.5 | 32 min | 685/s | 8 438 | 30 % | 30 % | 60 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | ||||
Ghostly Magic | 8 | 33 | 0 | 18 min | 913/s | 14 850 | 34 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | |||||
Jiji Qo Banu | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 min | 1 200 | 300/s | 1 485 | 85 % | 20 % | 23 % | |||||||
Soul Magic Drone | 8 | 33 | 0 | 97.33 | 18 min | 913/s | 14 850 | 50 % | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % | |||||
Vervaardiger Lance Drone Mk I Drone | 8 | 43 | 200 | 18 min | 4 000 | 400/s | 50 000 | 33 % | 55 % | 22 % | 66 % | 11 % | 44 % | 33 % | -10 % | ||
Argumental Drone | 9 | 30 | 60 | 51.85 | 11 min | 1 500 | 500/s | 34 091 | 37 % | 37 % | 35 % | 33 % | 55 % | 35 % | 27 % | ||
Harassment Drone | 9 | 37 | 10 | 77.78 | 20 min | 1 062/s | 18 500 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | ||||
Ares Drone | 10 | 25 | 1000 | 141.30, 67.00, 86.96 | 25 min | 6 000 | 2 000/s | 75 000 | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 50 % | 25 % | 35 % | 40 % | ||
Command & Control Drone | 10 | 38 | 16700 | 185.00 | 25 min | 1 150/s | 50 000 | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 10 | |||
Medical Drone | 10 | 40 | 1000 | 21 min | 10 000 | 2 000/s | 130 000 | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | -10 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 10 | |
Blue Beta Drone | 10 | 96 | 10 | 138.33 | 16 min | 2 940/s | 63 360 | ||||||||||
Bule Ada Drone | 10 | 30 | 200 | 129.41 | 40 min | 919/s | 12 375 | 25 % | 25 % | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % | ||||
Grem Box | 10 | 80 | 150 | 5 | 23 min | 6 125/s | 44 000 | ||||||||||
Mzungu Mining Defender | 10 | 30 | 20 | 120 | 44 min | 919/s | 55 % | 55 % | 45 % | 55 % | 40 % | 35 % | 23 % | ||||
Pyromania Drone | 10 | 40 | 10 | 98.75 | 23 min | 1 225/s | 22 000 | 25 % | 25 % | 34 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | ||||
Urqa'ka Drone | 11 | 87 | 75 | 56, 153 | 25 min | 2 807/s | 52 200 | 50 % | 20 % | -40 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | ||||
Vazaha Operative Drone | 11 | 24 | 20 | 44 min | 1 500 | 300/s | 14 850 | 20 % | 15 % | 15 % | 15 % | 30 % | 35 % | 15 % | 30 % | ||
Jungle Drone | 12 | 25 | 1000 | 30 min | 2 500 | 250/s | 56 700 | 57 % | 50 % | 45 % | 67 % | 30 % | 45 % | 37 % | |||
Lipo Drone | 13 | 50 | 200 | 275 | 29 min | 3 000 | 500/s | 35 000 | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 67 % | 20 % | |||
Advanced Mining Drone | 13 | 41 | 40 | 275 | 16 min | 1 500 | 214/s | 22 364 | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 30 % | 35 % | 35 % | 60 % | ||
Infernal Drone | 14 | 64 | 200 | 510 | 22 min | 2 452/s | 57 600 | 70 % | |||||||||
Reformatter Drone | 14 | 32 | 1000 | 20 min | 3 500 | 500/s | 15 000 | 45 % | 45 % | 40 % | 60 % | 30 % | 40 % | 40 % | 20 % | ||
Blue Gamma Drone | 15 | 136 | 10 | 180 | 23 min | 8 000 | 1 000/s | 130 560 | |||||||||
Defensive Bubble Drone | 15 | 105 | 1000 | 31 min | 16 000 | 2 000/s | 210 000 | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | -15 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 15 | ||
Engineer Transfer Station | 15 | 25 | 200 | -165 | 5 min | 5 000 | 500/s | 7 000 | 25 % | Requires: Engineer 15 | |||||||
Advanced Fire Control Drone | 15 | 5 | 16700 | 30 min | 625/s | 100 000 | Requires: Drone Mastery 15 | ||||||||||
Large Forcefield Generator | 15 | 65 | 20000 | N/A | 25 min | 4 000/s | 10 000 | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 15 | |
Var Zuladura Tra | 15 | 23 | 200 | 10 min | 2 000 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | |||
Var Zazatamzu Tra | 15 | 23 | 200 | 10 min | 2 000 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | |||
Var Bhisaj Tra | 15 | 23 | 200 | -172.00 | 10 min | 2 000 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | ||
Acme Combat Drone | 16 | 50 | 1000 | 80.00, -90.00, 150.00 | 25 min | 4 000 | 500/s | 150 000 | 45 % | 45 % | 40 % | 60 % | 30 % | 40 % | 40 % | 20 % | |
DWO drone | 16 | 60 | 200 | 246.67 | 36 min | 8 000 | 1 000/s | 102 000 | 25 % | 25 % | 75 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | |||
Siege Drone | 17 | 238 | 200 | 182.5 | 68 min | 8 609/s | 160 650 | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | ||||
BFD 9000 Prototype | 18 | 115 | 500 | 500, 300 | 45 min | 10 000 | 1 000/2 | Requires: Engineer 18 | |||||||||
Love Cylinder Drone | 18 | 40 | 200 | 198.33 | 29 min | 3 000 | 500/2 | 35 000 | 30 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 20 % | 67 % | ||
Venusian Drone | 19 | 45 | 500 | 408.21, 272.00, 223.33 | 45 min | 19 000 | 1 900/s | 40 000 | 31 % | 33 % | 25 % | 25 % | 41 % | 25 % | 67 % | ||
Advanced Command & Control Drone | 20 | 85 | 1000 | 200.00 | 35 min | 10 000/s | 25 000 | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | |||
Armada Ambush Drone | 20 | 50 | 0 | 502, 636.5 | 92 min | 9 468/s | 67 % | 40 % | 55 % | 67 % | 55 % | 67 % | Requires: IK 20 | ||||
Armada Charge Drone | 20 | 121 | 500 | -1259 | 66 min | 20 000 | 1 000/s | 44 % | 35 % | 30 % | 44 % | 41 % | 30 % | 44 % | 22 % | Requires: IK 20 | |
Armada Drone | 20 | 63 | 1000 | 83.16, 96.03 | 61 min | 1 000 | 1 000/s | 57 % | 50 % | 45 % | 67 % | 30 % | 45 % | 37 % | Requires: IK 20 | ||
Armada Inferno Drone | 20 | 50 | 3000 | 370, 1490, 107.14 | 97 min | 10 000 | 1 000/s | 35 795 | 44 % | 35 % | 56 % | 44 % | 30 % | 44 % | Requires: IK 20 | ||
BFD 9000 | 20 | 115 | 500 | 625, 300 | 45 min | 10 000 | 1 000/s | 45 % | 50 % | 45 % | 45 % | 40 % | 45 % | 45 % | Requires: Engineer 20 | ||
Bubble Drone | 20 | 125 | 1000 | 31 min | 25 000/s | 40 000 | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | -15 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 20 | |||
Superior Protection Drone | 20 | 75 | 16700 | 34 min | 10 000/s | 75 000 | 45 % | 45 % | 45 % | 45 % | 33 % | 45 % | 45 % | 20 % | Requires: Drone Mastery 20 | ||
Titan Drone | 20 | 75 | 1000 | 428.57, 302.73 | 31 min | 12 000 | 1 200/s | 400 000 | 55 % | 55 % | 55 % | 60 % | 40 % | 55 % | |||
Unstable Hephaestus Drone | 20 | 75 | 1000 | 2 min | 9 500/s | 400 000 | 75 % | 80 % | 80 % | 85 % | 40 % | 80 % | 70 % | Pretender Hephaestus lays them, and they can be captured, but they will not survive the warp out of Forge of Hephaestus | |||
Frag Drone | 21 | 150 | 500 | 20 min | 10 500 | 1 050/s | 35 795 | 40 % | 60 % | 30 % | 35 % | 30 % | 35 % | 40 % | 30 % | ||
MagCannon IX Drone | 21 | 105 | 200 | 214.5 | 55 min | 10 000 | 1 000/s | 600 000 | 40 % | 45 % | 40 % | 40 % | 30 % | 40 % | 40 % | ||
Blob's Modified Titan Drone | 30 | 75 | 1000 | 3 min | 9 500/s | 400 000 | 45 % | 65 % | 55 % | 70 % | 55 % | 65 % | -25 % |
Mobile Drones
Mobile Drones follow you around after being deployed, and some can follow you through wormholes if they're close enough.
Name | Tech | Size | Vis | DPS | LifeSpan | Charge Required | Charging Rate | Weight | L | E | H | P | R | S | M | T | Warp-Wake Distance | Comments |
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Mobile Pest Drone | 2 | 10 | 200 | 14.67 | 1 min | 350 | 350/s | 7 000 | 20 % | 30 % | 30 % | 20 % | 20 % | 50 % | 130 | |||
Mobile Pest Drone | 3 | 10 | 200 | 1 min | 355/s | 7 000 | 20 % | 30 % | 30 % | 20 % | 20 % | 50 % | 250 | |||||
Paxian UrQa Defense | 3 | 13 | 200 | 50 | 8 min | 400/s | 2 727 | 25 % | 25 % | 50 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | |||||
Santa's Red Trick | 3 | 10 | 200 | 50 | 10 min | 300/s | 1 000 | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | |||||
Bule Mobile Blaster Drone 1 | 4 | 30 | 200 | 95 | 8 min | 657/s | 11 250 | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | |||||
Faranji Mobile Gatling Drone | 4 | 15 | 200 | 65 | 8 min | 657/s | 5 625 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | |||||
Mobile Point Defense Drone | 4 | 20 | 200 | 42319 | 5 min | 438/s | 10 000 | |||||||||||
Bule Mobile Stealth Drone | 5 | 18 | 200 | .66 - 66 | 10 min | 810/s | 8 100 | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | |||||
Mobile Ethereal Drone | 5 | 14 | 200 | 41 | 2 min | 700 | 233/s | 20 000 | 20 % | 20 % | 25 % | 15 % | 20 % | 25 % | 45 % | 150 | Requires: Drone Mastery 1 | |
Santa's Green Trick | 5 | 20 | 200 | 60 | 20 min | 500/s | 2 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | |||||
Black Pearl Mobile Drone | 6 | 8 | 200 | ? | 3 min | 1,200 | 240/s | 3,000 | 37% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 55% | 35% | 27% | 350 | ||
Mobile Lightning Drone | 6 | 25 | 200 | 100 | 4 min | 1 500 | 500/s | 50 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 25 % | 20 % | 35 % | 25 % | 290 | ||
Santa's Blue Trick | 8 | 30 | 200 | 62.5 | 30 min | 1 000/s | 3 000 | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | |||||
Bule Mobile Blaster Drone 2 | 10 | 60 | 200 | 475 | 20 min | 1 838/s | 49 500 | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | |||||
Paxian Defenders | 10 | 55 | 200 | 271.43 | 24 min | 1 000/s | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | ||||||
Zombie Toasters | 10 | 40 | 200 | 113.75 | 10 min | 1 225/s | 102 000 | 20 % | 20 % | 24 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | |||||
Var Zazatamzu Dve | 11 | 16 | 200 | 10 min | 1 500 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | ||||
Var Zuladura Dve | 11 | 16 | 200 | 10 min | 1 500 | 250/s | 35 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | ||||
Pumpkin Drone | 12 | 60 | 200 | 262.5 | 15 min | 1 700/s | 102 000 | 30 % | 30 % | 50 % | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | |||||
Faranji Mobile Flower Drone | 13 | 38 | 200 | 160 | 26 min | 2 717/s | 39 900 | 40 % | 40 % | 10 % | 40 % | 40 % | 40 % | |||||
Bule Mobile Blaster Drone 3 | 16 | 90 | 200 | 593.75 | 32 min | 3 856/s | 11 475 | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | |||||
Alpha Drone | 18 | 125 | 200 | 234.00 | 40 min | 10 000 | 1 000/s | 800 000 | 20 % | 40 % | -20 % | Noticably slower than most mobile drones | ||||||
Ares Aegis Drone | 18 | 10 | 200 | 2 min | 355/s | 7 000 | 97 % | 95 % | 96 % | 95 % | 99 % | 97 % | 90 % | 99 % | 1000 | Sticky, Neurobound, Unscoopable | ||
Bule Mobile Blaster Drone 4 | 20 | 110 | 200 | 625 | 40 min | 5 895/s | 173 250 | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | |||||
Poseidon Trident | 20 | 25 | 200 | 10 min | 1 000/s | 7 000 | 60 % | 60 % | 40 % | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 75 % | 25 % | 1000 | Sitcky, Neurobound, Unscoopable | ||
Mythic Defender | 22 | 43 | 200 | 15 min | 3 000 | 100/s | 3 000 | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 25 % | 350 | Launches a Paxian Peacemaker Fighter |
Disruptor Drones
These drones cause interference for all who pass near them. This disables autopilot in the region where it's deployed, and makes seeing very difficult.
Mines
Mines are drones which can only be deployed by Seers. Being temporary drones they use up drone slots for temporary drones to be laid. Unlike normal drones they are not affected by drone bonuses e.g. from augmenters, if this is just a bug or by design is not known yet. They typically use short-range concussive weapons with a large area damage effect that self destructs the mine. They are low vis making them ideal for use as traps.
Drone | Image | TL | Size | Vis | Weapon | DPS | LifeSpan | Elec | Scoopable | Weight | Resists | Skill Needed | Description | Source | Comments |
Basic Mine | 6 | 25 | 200 | Basic Mine Warhead | 20 | 750 | Yes | 25000 | 35% Protection from Laser, 35% Protection from Energy, 35% Protection from Mining, 35% Protection from Heat, 35% Protection from Surgical, 35% Protection from Radiation | Requires 6 in Seer Class | 'A primite Mine' | Basic Mine Mobile Factory | Improves: Visibility -100% | ||
Claymore | 7 | 15 | 200 | Claymore Warhead | 20 | 1500 | Yes | 50000 | 35% Protection from Laser, 35% Protection from Energy, 35% Protection from Mining, 35% Protection from Heat, 35% Protection from Surgical, 35% Protection from Radiation | Requires 7 in Seer Class | 'Boom!' | Claymore Mobile Factory | Improves: Visibility -100% | ||
Zauron's Claymore | 20 | 20 | 200 | Zauron's Claymore Warhead |
mining damage and -20% speed grem |
30 | 5,000 | Yes | 50,000 | 35% Protection from Laser, Energy, Radiation, Mining, Physical, Heat, Surgical | Requires 20 in Seer class | Te Dark Side | Zauron's Claymore Mobile Factory | Improves: Visibility -100% |
Permanent Drones
Permanent Drones have infinite lifespans and tend to be much more powerful than temporary drones, but can only be deployed in buildable star systems (Warp 0-1 Earthforce layer, Wild Space, and a few special places), but are also immense in size.
- Maximum drone slots limited by Drone Deployment and Drone Research skills, higher tech permanent drones take more drone slots to deploy.
- Can be given augmenters via the Astral Injection skill
- Receives +150 Shielding per level in Drone Deployment, meaning +3000 Shielding at Drone Deployment 20.
- Affected by Station Mastery, +2% Shield, Energy, Damage, Shield Recharge, Energy Recharge, Tracking, Rate of Fire, Vision, Detection, Range and Cloaking per level, up to Station Mastery 30. (Note: most drones use shield capacitors, meaning their shielding won't be boosted as much as you would expect)
- Hardened Defenses team skill can boost their resistance when in team-owned territory.
When a permanent drone is destroyed, it is lost entirely.
Name | Tech | Size | Vis | DPS | Elec | Scoopable | Weight | L | E | H | P | R | S | M | T | Aug Slots | Source | Comments |
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Acid Drone | 0 | 80 | 200 | 20.83 | 560 | Yes | 4 800 | 4 | AI base 78,130 Credits | |||||||||
Attached Aether Drone | 3 | 23 | 150 | 51.11 | 4000 | No | 6,273 | 60% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 70% | 70% | ? | Some AI Stations - 5,000,000 | |||
Attached Magic Attack | 3 | 25 | 5 | 41 | 517 | Yes | 7 500 | 60% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 70% | 70% | AI base 5,500,000 Credits | Requires: Drone Mastery 3 | |||
Highway Drone | 3 | 15 | 200 | 20.83 | 314 | Yes | 2 727 | Perpetual Motion 136,125 credits | Speed Aura to nearby friendly units | |||||||||
Light Nuzzle | 4 | 1 500 | 200 | -56.25 | 876 | Yes | 375 000 | Captured from Deflector | ||||||||||
Apollo Drone | 3 | Yes | 4 | Apollo Drone Blueprint | ||||||||||||||
Tussle Drone | 5 | 360 | 200 | 1 864 | Yes | 172 800 | 40 % | 40 % | 33 % | 50 % | 50 % | 33 % | 50 % | 4 | Captured Powder Keg DG | Unobtainable | ||
Ice Drone | 7 | 300 | 200 | 486 | 4 661 | Yes | 120 000 | 87 % | 87 % | 87 % | 87 % | 87 % | 87 % | 4 | Captured Ice Matrix | |||
Paxian UrQa Denial | 8 | Yes | 60 % | 80 % | 80 % | 85 % | 70 % | 4 | Paxian Mission reward, Ruin - 82,000,000 | |||||||||
Adonis Drone | 9 | 440 | 29 | 114, 51.11, -333.33 | 2 548 | Yes | 264 000 | 60 % | 80 % | 70 % | 85 % | 70 % | 2 | Adonis Drone Blueprint | ||||
Faranji Head Drone | 9 | 275 | 200 | 271.43, 41 | 1 593 | Yes | 1 031 125 | 60 % | 80 % | 70 % | 85 % | 70 % | Ruin - 205,000,000 | |||||
Motorway Drone | 9 | 50 | 200 | N/A | 628 | Yes | 5,454 | 4 | Earthforce Defence Token exchange mission | Speed Aura to nearby friendly units | ||||||||
Attached Mining Defender | 10 | 30 | 20 | 120 | 919 | Yes | 25 % | 25 % | 70 % | Perpetual Motion mission | Requires: Drone Mastery 10 | |||||||
Solar Collection Drone | 10 | 375 | 200 | 22 969 | Yes | 25 % | 90 % | 100 % | 4 | Infernal Tempest mission | ||||||||
Nihilite Drone | 10 | 1 600 | 200 | 6 125 | Yes | 880 000 | 4 | Captured From Nihilite | Prevents target from warping and grems. | |||||||||
Pirating Drone | 10 | 480 | 200 | 51.11 | 5 880 | Yes | 316 800 | 0 | Captured from Brigand's Stronghold | |||||||||
Warpastic Drone | 10 | 1 500 | 200 | 5 880 | Yes | 950 400 | 4 | Captured From Ruby Steppes | Prevents target from warping. | |||||||||
Mzungu Energy Blaster | 11 | 325 | 200 | 230.77, 41 | 4 210 | Yes | 146 250 | 20 % | 75 % | 50 % | 45 % | 50 % | 75 % | 4 | Ruin - 122,000,000 | |||
Argonaut Drone | 12 | 1 120 | 150 | ??, 67, -416.67 | 7 672 | Yes | 873 600 | 4 | Argonaut Drone Blueprint | |||||||||
Orb Drone | 12 | 350 | 60, 148, 200 | 2 398 | Yes | 170 625 | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | -25 % | 50 % | 0 | Orb Drone Blueprint | |||||
Plasmite Defense Platform | 12 | 700 | 50 | 114.94 | 11 988 | Yes | 4 | Perpetual Motion mission | Requires: Station Mastery 12 | |||||||||
Plasmite Drone | 12 | 700 | 50 | 114.94 | 11 988 | Yes | 341 250 | 4 | Plasmite Drone Blueprint? | |||||||||
Portable Surgeon | 12 | 467 | 500 | 150 | 3 197 | Yes | 303 550 | 60 % | 65 % | 60 % | 45 % | 20 % | 65 % | 4 | Portable Surgeon Drone Blueprint | |||
Qafir Drone | 12 | 7 500 | 150 | 15 000 | Yes | 5 850 000 | 60 % | 80 % | 70 % | 85 % | 70 % | 2 | Qafir Drone Blueprint | |||||
Qafir Drone+ | 12 | 6 750 | 150 | 13 500 | Yes | 5 265 000 | 4 | Qafir Drone+ Blueprint | ||||||||||
Quu Drone | 12 | 560 | 150 | 250, 189.89 | 3 836 | Yes | 436 800 | 33 % | -50 % | Quu Drone Blueprint | ||||||||
Surgeon's Platform | 12 | 567 | 500 | 150 | 3 197 | Yes | 303 550 | 50 % | Perpetual Motion mission | Requires: Station Mastery 12 | ||||||||
Ambrosia Drone | 14 | 1 920 | 150 | ??, 188.89, -?? | 9 807 | Yes | 1 728 000 | 4 | Ambrosia Drone Blueprint | |||||||||
Qa Quuu Drone | 14 | 5 000 | 100 | 416.67, 228.57 | 9 194 | Yes | 2 812 500 | 100 % | 75 % | 50 % | 75 % | 100 % | 75 % | 75 % | 3 | Qa Quuu Drone Blueprint? | ||
Autobahn Drone | 15 | 50 | 200 | N/A | 1,256 | Yes | 5,454 | 4 | Earthforce Defence Token exchange mission | Speed Aura to nearby friendly units | ||||||||
Advanced Pirating Drone | 16 | 720 | 200 | 131.11 | 12 339 | Yes | 734 400 | 50 % | 70 % | 70 % | 55 % | 50 % | 50 % | 55 % | 4 | Advanced Pirating Drone Blueprint | ||
Andaman Drone | 16 | 2 620 | 150 | ??, 200, -604.16 | 9 807 | Yes | 2 428 000 | 20 % | 40 % | 30 % | 45 % | 30 % | -60 % | 65 % | 4 | Andaman Drone Blueprint | ||
Mzungu Iko Drone | 16 | 5 000 | 200 | 600 | 17 738 | Yes | 3 187 500 | 60 % | 75 % | 90 % | 75 % | 100 % | 35 % | 65 % | Ruin - 257,000,000 Credits | |||
Kasa Quu Drone | 18 | 20 000 | 200 | 972.22, ?? | 23 001 | Yes | 100 % | 75 % | 50 % | 75 % | 100 % | 75 % | 75 % | 3 | Kasa Quu Drone Blueprint? | |||
Ancient Defense | 20 | 5 000 | 200 | 317.24, 150, 1100 | 100 000 | Yes | 1 000 000 | 0 | Ancient Drone Blueprint | |||||||||
Armada Defender | 20 | 5 | 250 | ??, ?? | 25 740 | Yes | 1 250 000 | 57 % | 60 % | 45 % | 67 % | 60 % | 15 % | 27 % | 2 | Armada Defender Blueprint | Requires: IK 20 | |
Armada Ambrosia Drone | 20 | 20 | 500 | 2 | 40 880 | Yes | 1 250 000 | 35 % | 35 % | 25 % | 74 % | 60 % | 25 % | 36 % | 20 % | 2 | Armada Ambrosia Drone Blueprint | Requires: IK 20 Attached |
Titan Guard | 20 | 6 | 10 000 | 535.15, 376.41, 203.70, 752.22 | 18 865 | Yes | 750 | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 50 % | 2 | AI Base 60,000,000 Credits | ||
Armada Ambush Mine | 20 | 500 | 28 404 | Yes | 1 250 000 | 57 % | 60 % | 35 % | 47 % | 60 % | 60 % | 67 % | 2 | Armada Ambush Mine Blueprint | Requires: IK 20 | |||
Armada Bastion | 20 | 7 500 | 250 | 25 740 | Yes | 1 250 000 | 67 % | 50 % | 85 % | 67 % | 60 % | 15 % | 30 % | 2 | Armada Aftermath Missions | Requires: IK 20 Attached | ||
Warp Beacon | 20 | 5 000 | 150 | 10 000 | No | 5 000 000 | 40 % | 40 % | 30 % | 60 % | 30 % | 40 % | -30 % | 2 | Warp Beacon Blueprint | Allows Transwarping |
Wild Drones
These drones can not be captured, but are worth mentioning due to their occurrence in the universe.
Drone | Image | Weapons | Location | Comments |
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Bellarmine's Cathedral | Excommunicator, Heavenly Laser | Penance | Image is shrunk. | |
Big Copper Drone | More Molten Copper | Copper DG | Immune to all damage types except energy. | |
Copper Drone | Molten Copper | Copper DG | Immune to all damage types except energy. | |
Deflector Drone | Unknown | Deflector & Reflector | Causes a gremlin effect that prevents turning and warping, and forces thrust. Invincible. | |
Earthforce Observation Drone | Nothing | Volcom Outpost | 100% resistant to Radiation | |
Ganglinite Defense Drone | Ganglinite MagCannon | Twin Giants | 100% resistant to Radiation | |
Ganglinite Defense Drone MK II | Ganglinite MagCannon | Twirl and Twist | 100% resistant to Radiation | |
Ganglinite Research Beta MK II | Ethereal Prototype, Ganglinite MagCannon | Twirl and Twist | 100% resistant to Radiation | |
Ganglinite Research Gamma MK II | Ethereal Prototype, Medium Laser, Ganglinite MagCannon, Launches Micro Zebu Fighters | Twin Giants | 100% resistant to Radiation | |
Kasa Qii | Urqa'ka | Ur'Ziq Bana | Weak to heat. Ten minute re-spawn time. | |
Pillbox (Galactic Central Drone) | None | Center of every galaxy. | Can not be shot or tractored. | |
Ice Fortress | File:Ice Drone.png | None | Admin Deployed | _ |
Prism Block | Light Laser; Light of Truce (?) | Prism | Invincible. | |
Pillbox (Sol) | Unknown | Sol | Invincible. | |
Recruit Training Area | Nothing | Earthforce Outpost | Invincible. | |
Red Photon Research Complex | Unknown | Red Photon Research Complex | ||
Red Photon Research Complex Main | Unknown | Red Photon Research Complex | ||
Ur'Iq Drone | Urqa'Qii; Ethereal Laser | Ur'Ziq Bana | Weak to heat. Four and a half minute re-spawn time. | |
Stealth | Light of Peace (?) | Underworld | Invincible; not to be confused with the player-usable stealth drone. | |
V'Ger Plasma Turret | Heavy Tracking Laser; Ethereal Laser (?) | East Vindia | Drops V'Ger Plasma Turret Remains for a mission. | |
Volcom Outpost | Pulse Gun, C-beam, Harassment Pellets | Earthforce Trading Outpost | Inbuilts: Shock'n'Awe Prototype Device, Charged Energy Blast Device |