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 accrues. 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 rarer Enhancements are restricted to one per ship.

Common Weapon Enhancements

These Enhancements upgrade the Weapon systems of your ship.

Weapon Condensor

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 Multiplexor

Weapon Multiplexors 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 Condensor

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 bonus' are decrease by a little. To account for the increase in functionality these Enhancements cost 10% more then their levels normal cost.

Beam Multiplexor

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 umlimited 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.

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 Computer

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
-5% 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
+7% Armor/Shield HP
-2% Damage Taken
Only Equippable by: Destroyer, Cruiser, Dreadnought

Magnetron Shield MKI

Cost: 1500 credits
-4% Damage taken
ICC only
Only Equippable by: Engineer, Transport, Scout

Magnetron Shield MKII

Cost: 2000 credits
-5% Damage taken
ICC only
Only Equippable by: Engineer, Transport, Scout

Magnetron Shield MKIII

Cost: 2500 credits
-3% Damage taken
+4 Armor/Shield HP
ICC only
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 bonus', 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.