Remote Control
Remote Control (abbreviated RC) is a skill that lets you use bots and capture ships of a tech level up to your Remote Control level. For example, if you have Remote Control 5 you may only use tech 5 or less ships. Remote control requires Piloting skill of equal or greater level. For more information, see the section at the bottom of the page.
Each level of RC gives a bonus +1500 shield to slaves, maxing out at +27,000 at level 18, 28500 at level 19, 30,000 at level 20.
It costs 3 skill points per level. The credit cost is equal to level^3*1000.
See also Skill Inheritance.
Where to Train
| Location | Station | Accessibility | Warp Level | Level | Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctia | Arctia Outpost | 1 | ||||
| Arctia | Arctia Outpost | 2 | (Mission Based) | |||
| Lavanite | Lava Visions | Warp 1 | 2 | Space Blue Alpha Scout drop and mined in Blue Outpost | ||
| Glass Matrix | Ice Matrix | Warp 1 | 4 | Space Blue Alpha drop | ||
| Blue Royal Court (Prism Empires) | Blue Palace | Warp 1 | 5 | Azurite drop | ||
| Blue Royal Court (Prism Empires) | Blue Parliament | Warp 1 | 6 | Zircon drop | ||
| Prism | Refraction Station | Warp 1 | 6 | Space Blue Beta drop and mined at Blue Outpost | ||
| Vervaardiger Processing | Vervaardiger Production Factory | Warp 2 | 10 | Space Blue Gamma drop | ||
| Serpica | Scale Center | Warp 1 | 14 | Mined in Bonnet and rarely in Arena Lobby | ||
| The End of the Universe | Restaurant at the End of the Universe | P2P only | Warp 3 | 16 | Big Green and Bigger Green drop | |
| Beta Antares | Beta Antares Shipyards | Warp 1 | 17 | Green Battleship drop | ||
| Lunacy | Sonata Asylum | Warp 3 | 18 | Mad Scientist drop (NOTE: This is not 'Mad Scientist's Brain') | ||
| Beta Antares | Beta Antares Shipyards | P2P only | Warp 1 | 19 | Red Photon Warship Prototype drop (NOTE: Requires Piloting 21 to unlock mission 'Remote Dominance') | |
| Lyceum Research Concourse | Lyceum Subspace Research Station | P2P only | Warp 3 | 20 | 25% chance to drop from any tech 22 boss (NOTE: Requires Piloting 22 to unlock Aveksaka Cortex) |
Other Important Information
- Trade slots: (Remote Control + Bot Research) * 2
- Combat slots: (Remote Control + Bot Research) * 2 + 8 (if you have Bot Ph.D.)
- Wild slots: Remote Control * 2 * 1.5 (if you have Wild Man)
- Maximum number of Trade bots: Remote Control + Bot Research – Minimum of two.
- Maximum number of Combat bots: (Remote Control + Bot Research) /2 [Rounded up] + 2 (if you have Bot Ph.D.)
There is a swarm limit on combat bots. The maximum number of combat bots you can have equals half of your level in Remote Control. With Remote Control 20 and Bot Research 5 , the maximum number of combat bots you can have active is 15 ((20{Remote Control}+ 5(Bot Research)/2[Rounded Up] There are exceptions for levels 1-3, level 1 allows 1 bot, level 2 and 3 both allow 2 bots minimum.
When activating a bot a note in events gives you an update as to how many slots you have left. This doesn't apply to wild bots because there is no way to make a docked ship into a wild bot.
