Enhancements

Enhancements are upgrades installable on a Ship. These aftermarket parts add individuality to your ship and have beneficial effects on your ships combat performance. Ships are limited to only 8 Enhancements at any one time. Current Enhancement and their effects can be seen by pressing F7 ingame.

Enhancements are obtained in 2 ways. The most common way to get Enhancements is to purchase them. Credits are used to purchase Enhancements and they are bought in the ship selection screen. Enhancements purchased appear in your Garage's storage space. The second major way is random drops. On destruction, many ships will drop an enhancement, and a message will be sent to you telling you received an enhancement. The enhancement will automatically appear in your ships cargo bay, unless it is full, in which case it will appear in space where it was dropped and is capturable by anyone. Only ships that participated in a ships destruction are eligible to receive an Enhancement from it's death.

Enhancements come in levels, with higher levels giving a higher bonus, as well as costing more credits to purchase. The highest levels of Enhancements also have a set durability, which decreases with each death that ship acquires.

Enhancement levels are as such:

• Minor: +1% bonus, unlimited Durability, cannot be bought
• Limited: +2% bonus, unlimited Durability, cannot be bought
• Standard: +3% bonus, 35 Durability, 100 credits
• Improved: +4% bonus, 30 Durability, 200 credits
• Enhanced: +5% bonus, 25 Durability, 400 credits
• Advanced: +6% bonus, 20 Durability, 800 credits

All Enhancements effects stack, but some of the more rare Enhancements are restricted to one per ship.

Most enhancements also have a cap. This is indicated when pressing F7 ingame, showing your current enhancement percentage in white, and the maximum allowed in a red percentage.

Current Common Enhancement Caps are listed below:

• All Weapon/Beam Enhancements excluding Weapon Racks: 24%
• Weapon Rack: No Cap
• All Defensive Enhancements : 24%
• EWAR Stength: 24%
• EWAR Range: 48%
• Turn Rate: No Cap
• Engine Thrust/Velocity: 24%

Common Weapon Enhancements

These Enhancements upgrade the Weapon and Bomb systems of your ship.

Weapon Rack

Weapon Racks increase the ammo of your weapons by the percentage of its enhancement level.

Weapon Condenser

Weapon Condensors increase the energy taken by projectile weapon during it's reload cycle by the bonus percentage of its Enhancement level. This speeds up it's recharge, at the cost of higher energy drain on the ships energy store.

Weapon Multiplexer

Weapon Multiplexers increase a projectile weapons damage by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Weapon Cooler

Weapon Coolers decrease the time between shots in a salvo for projectile weapons by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Weapon Accelerator

Weapon Accelerators increase the range of projectile weapons by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Beam Condenser

Compared to it's projectile weapon analog, Beam Condensors act strangely. They combine the effects of the Beam Multiplexor and the Beam Cooler, but the relevent bonuses are decreased by a little. To account for the increase in functionality these Enhancements cost 10% more then their levels normal cost.

Beam Multiplexer

Beam Multiplexors increase a beam weapons damage by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Beam Cooler

Beam Coolers increase the energy taken by beam weapons when they're recharging, making them recharge faster. However, this also draws energy from your ships energy stores faster.

Beam Accelerator

Beam Accelerators increase the range of beam weapons by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Unique Weapon Enhancements

These weapon Enhancements are rarer and more expensive, they are restricted to one per ship. These Enhancements also do not have levels, and instead have static effects. All unique weapon Enhancements also have unlimited Durability.

Zlyg's Weapon Augmentation

• Cost: Cannot be bought
• -10% Projectile weapon range
• -10% Beam weapon range
• +5% Projectile recharge rate
• +5% Beam recharge rate
• +5% Projectile damage
• +5% Beam damage
• Only equippable by: Destroyers, Cruisers, Dreadnoughts, Stations

Thari's Weapon Booster

• Cost: Cannot be bought
• +15% Projectile weapon range
• +15% Beam weapon range
• +5% Projectile recharge rate
• +5% Beam recharge rate
• -5% Projectile damage
• -5% Beam damage

Buccaneer's Weapon Expatiation

• Cost: Cannot be bought
• +5% Projectile weapon range
• -5% Beam weapon range
• +5% Projectile recharge rate
• -5% Beam recharge rate
• +5% Projectile damage
• -5% Beam damage
• Only equippable on: Scouts, Frigates, Destroyers

Privateer's Beam Polarization

• Cost: Cannot be bought
• -5% Projectile weapon range
• +5% Beam weapon range
• -5% Projectile recharge rate
• +5% Beam recharge rate
• -5% Projectile damage
• +5% Beam damage
• Only equippable on: Scouts, Frigates, Destroyers

Common Ship Enhancements

These Enhancements upgrade the performance of your ships Gadgets.

Engine Tuner

Engine Tuners increase a ships maximum speed by the bonus percentage of it's Enhancement level.

Engine Booster

Engine Boosters increase the rate that a ship accelerates(AKA Thrust) to the commanded speed by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Maneuvering Jets

Maneuvering Jets increase the turn rate of a ship, letting it turn faster by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Defense Upgrade

Defense Upgrades increase the hit point of a ships armor/sheilds by the bonus percentage of it's level, letting them take more hits.

Defense Power

Defense Power increase the repair/recharge rate for armor/sheilds by the bonus percentage of it's level.

Signal Modulator

The Signal Modulator increases the range of your ECM or ECCM by the percentage of it's enhancement level.

Signal Dynamo

The Signal Dynamo increases the energy efficiency of your ECM or ECCM by the percentage of it's enhancement level causing it to drain less energy from the ship.

Signal Amplifier

The Signal Amplifier causes your ECM(Decrease Signature) or ECCM(Increase Signature) to decrease or increase by a larger amount based on the percentage of it's enhancement level.

Stealth Module

Stealth Modules decrease a ships Signature as well as K'luth ships Cloak time. Does not come in levels, but has a static effect. This enhancement has unlimited Durability.

• Cost: 2500 credits
• -5% Ship speed
• -10% Thrust
• -15% Signature
• -15% Cloak time(K'luth)

Upgraded Build Drones

Build Computers decrease the time it takes to construct a structure on a building. Does not come in levels, but has a static effect. This Enhancement has 20 Durability.

• Cost: 1500 credits
• -10% Build Time
• Only equippable on: Engineers

Unique Ship Enhancements

These Enhancements are rarer and more expensive, and are restricted to one per ship. These Enhancements to not have levels but have static effects. These Enhancements have unlimted Durability.

Benchford Buish Ship Protector

• Cost: 1000 credits
• +5% Armor/Shield HP
• -2% Damage Taken
• Only Equippable by: Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought, Station

Zlarr's Defense

• Cost: 1250 credits
• -6% Ship Speed
• -6% Thrust
• +9% Armor/Shield HP
• Only Equippable by: Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought

Magnetron Shield MKI

• Cost: 1500 credits
• +5% Armor/Shield HP
• Only Equippable by: Engineer, Transport, Scout

Magnetron Shield MKII

• Cost: 2000 credits
• +5% Armor/Shield HP
• Only Equippable by: Engineer, Transport, Scout

Magnetron Shield MKIII

• Cost: 2500 credits
• +7 Armor/Shield HP
• Only Equippable by: Engineer, Transport, Scout

Makkar Ship Booster

• Cost: 800 credits
• +5% Ship Speed
• +5% Thrust
• +5% Turn Rate
• -2% Armor/Shield HP
• Only Equipable by: Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought, Station

Rogen's Armor Overhaul

• Cost: Cannot be bought
• -4% Ship Speed
• -4% Thrust
• +3% Armor/Shield HP
• -3% Damage taken
• Only Equipabble by: Scout, Frigate, Destroyer

Colored Exhaust

In addition to bonuses, this Enhancement also changes the color of the ships trail.

• Cost: 2500 credits
• +6% Ship Speed
• +3% Thrust
• +4% Turn rate
• Avaliable Colors: Red Hot, Dark Blue, Forest Green, Deep Purple

Single-use Enhancements

These Enhancements are single use and will disappear after use.

JumpDrive Fuel Refill

Because no one wants to be out of gas in intersteller space.

• Cost: 250 credits
• Jump Drive Fuel added: 100% of jump drive fuel capacity.

Energy Recharger MKI

Never go into battle without a bottle of Liquid Schwartz!

• Cost: 250 credits
• Energy Added: 50% of ship energy capacity.

Ally Enhancements

These Enhancements are Single-use and spawn an AI ship that will follow you and assist you in combat.

Scout Ally

Spawns a random Scout of your faction.

• Cost: 50 credits

Frigate Ally

Spawns a random Frigate of your faction.

• Cost: 100 credits

Destroyer Ally

Spawns a random Destroyer of your faction.

• Cost: 200 credits

Cruiser Ally

Spawns a random Cruiser of your faction.

• Cost: 400 credits

Dreadnought Ally

Spawns a random Dreadnought of your faction.

• Cost: 800 credits

Station Ally

Spawns a random station of your faction.

• Cost: 1600 credits

Supply Ally

Spawns a random supply of your faction.

• Cost: 300 credits

Unconfirmed Reports

Some Intelligence Agencies within the UGTO Government have reported that some maverick scientists may have created super powered Enhancements. Rumors of these "Maverick Enhancements" are as of yet unconfirmed, but Captains are advised to remain cautious.