Ship Parts

When you design and build ships in the Ship designer, you can equip these ships with various parts. More parts become available as you research and progress through the Technology tree. There are two general types of parts that can be added to ships: cosmetic and equipment. Cosmetic parts allow the designer to make virtually any appearance of ship they desire, however, these cosmetic parts have no effect on the performance of the ship whatsoever; they are purely aesthetic. Equipment parts, on the other hand, determine the performance of the ship, for example, its speed, type of weapons, special abilities, range, and so forth. In the main menu, if you click the designer tab at the upper left of the screen, you will see a default ship displayed with this ship's details on the right and a menu listing ships that can currently be built on the left. You can click on any ship in this list and then click the "Use Design" button at the bottom of the list to modify that particular ship; or you can start by clicking "New Design" to start crafting a ship from scratch. In either case the menu on the left will change. At the top you will see buttons for "Design Mode" and for "Equip". Design mode indicates that only custom parts are available; Equip Mode shows functional parts that can be chosen to change the performance of you ship. If the equip mode is chosen the second row from the top of the left menu will display a serious of five buttons: Engines, Weapons, Defenses, Modules, and Support. As each button is clicked a list of available parts will be displayed that depends on what technologies you have researched.

In the following a detailed description of each type of Equip Mode part is listed, with an indication of where they are found in the Equip Mode Menu. NOTE: the values that you actually encounter in-game may differ significantly from those found in this table, as this table is the raw values and DO NOT include miniaturizations, cost reductions, or other general modifications that one may obtain in-game.

Engines

Engines can be used for interstellar travel or to increase tactical speed in battles. Special Augments are also available, however, they require rare resources.

Interstellar Drives

Drive Type	Drive Mass	Drive System Cost	Maintenance	Moves	Technology Required	Resources
Hyper Drive	10	9	0	1	None	None
Prototype Hyper Drive	10	9	0	5	None	Promethion - 1
Hyper Drive Plus	12	9	0	2	Interstellar Travel	None
Ion Drive	14	18	0.25	3	Ion Drive	None
Warp Drive	16	34	0.25	4	Warp Field Theory	None
Hyper Warp Drive	18	65	0.75	5	Hyperwarp Waves	None
Stellar Folding	20	123	1.25	6	Stellar Folding	None

Sublight Drive

Drive Type	Drive Mass	Tactical Speed	Acceleration	Cost	Maintenance	Threat	Technology Required
Thrusters	8	10%	10%	7	0	0.25	Interstellar Travel
Ion Thrusters	9	20%	20%	13	0.25	0.5	Ion Drive
Field Thrusters	10	30%	30%	25	0.25	0.75	Warp Field Theory
Inertial Acceleration	12	40%	40%	48	0.5	1.0	Hyperwarp Waves
Gravity Manipulation Field	15	50%	50%	92	1	1.25	Stellar Folding

Standard Weapons

Weapons come in three basic types: beam, missile, and kinetic.

Standard Defenses

There are three basic types of Defenses that can be placed on ships: Armor (Defend against Kinetic Weapons), Shields (Defend against Beam Weapons), and Point Defenses (Defend against Missile Weapons).

Armor	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Armor Rating	Fortitude	Technology Required
Hull Plating	12	29	0.25	8	0.3	Defense Systems
Titanium Plating	13	36	0.255	12	0.6	Armor Systems
Durantium Composite	14	35	0.25	16	0.9	Durantium Composite
Kanvium Laminate	15	34	0.25	30	1.2	Kanvium Laminate
Zero Point Armor	16	30	0.25	32	1.5	Zero Point Armor

Shield	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Shield Strength	Fortitude	Technology Required
Deflectors	7	22	0.25	4	0.2	Defense Systems
Shield Generators	8	24	0.25	6	0.4	Shield Systems
Barrier Fields	9	30	0.25	10	0.6	Barrier Field Generation
Force Fields	10	35	0.25	16	0.8	Force fields
Invulnerability Field	11	38	0.5	30	1.0	Invulnerability

Point Defense	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Point Defense	Fortitude	Technology Required
Chaff	9	30	0.25	8	0.2	Defense Systems
Point Defense	10	32	0.25	12	0.3	Point Defenses
ECM	11	33	0.25	16	0.4	Counter Measures
Drone Sentries	12	32	0.25	20	0.5	Drone Security Systems
Arreon Missile Defense	13	31	0.25	32	0.6	Arreon Missile Defense

Modules

Modules come in many types, including: Life Support, Sensors, Weapon Assists, and Special Modules for Colony, Constructor, Transport, Cargo, or other purposes.

Life Support

Life Support components are used to extend the range a ship can be from a planet or starbase. These modules are good for all ship types, although colony ships, constructors, and scouts will benefit most from the added range. Upgrades are found in the Engineering tech tree beginning on the Interstellar Travel branch. After clicking on a ship/fleet you will see a dashed line displaying the maximum range of this unit. By holding down the Control key, a tool tip will display showing the distance the tile under the mouse cursor is from the currently selected unit.

	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Ship Range	Technology Required
Life Support	6	4	0	6	Tech Tree
Environmental Support	6	10	0	9	Interstellar Travel
Stellar Support	8	24	0.25	12	Life Support
Deep Space Support	10	52	.5	15	Support Field Generation
Support Field Generator	12	111	1	18	Promethion Support Systems
Stasis Field Generator	14	235	2.25	21	Lossless Support Systems

Sensors

Sensors extend the visibility of a star ship.

	Mass	Cost	Range	Maintenance	Technology Required
Navigational	8	9	2	0	None
Interstellar	9	9	3	0	Interstellar Travel
Sensor Array	10	34	4	0.25	Interstellar Survey
Field Detectors	12	65	5	0.75	Energy Field Sensors
Subspace Sensor	14	123	6	1.25	Subspace Sensor

Utility Modules

Utility Modules provide fundamental functions.

Utility Module	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Ability 1	Capacity 1	Capacity 2	Requirement
Colony	45	27	0.25	Can Colonize	Population Cap 3	None	None
Contructor	45	27	0.25	Can Construct	Construction Points Cap 1	None	None
Cargo	40	27	0.25	Can Create Trade Route	None	None	Xeno Commerce
Transport	25	27	0.25	Can Invade	Population Cap 3	None	Planetary Invasion
Advanced Transport	45	51	0.5	Can Invade	Population Cap 3	Interceptor Fighters Cap 2	Aggression Trait 4

Survey Modules

Survey Modules Permit the Analysis of Anomalies

Survey Module	Resource Cost	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Sensor Range	Value	Technology Required
Standard Survey	None	32	18	0.25	3	0.75	Interstellar Survey
Prototype Survey	Thulium - 1	8	9	0	3	0.75	None

Carrier Modules

Carrier Modules Provide Carrier Based Craft to Perform Assault, Interceptor, Guardian, and Escort Functions

Carrier Module	Threat	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Capacity	Required Technology
Assault	6	70	195	1.6	Assault Fighters 2	Carriers
Drone	6	45	195	1.6	Interceptor Fighters 2	Carrier Focus 1
Guardian	6	45	195	1.6	Guardian Fighters 2	Carrier Focus 2
Escort	6	90	371	3	Assault Fighters 3	High Capacity Carriers

Special Purpose Modules

Special Purpose Modules Cover a Wide Variety of Ship Enhancements including Attack, Defense, Repair and other Funchtions. Most, but not all, require rare resources to to built.

Module Type	Limit per Ship	Placement	Mass	Cost	Maintenance	Effect 1	Effect 2	Stat	Technology Required	Resource Requirements
Duranthium Hull Reinforcment	No Limit	Defense	5	14	0.25	Hit Points Cap +15	None	Fortitude 1	None	Duranthium - 1
Structural Enhancement	1	Augment	10	34	0.25	Tactical Repair +1	None	Fortitude 0.5	Hull Strengthening	None
Self Healing Hulls	1	Augment	20	65	0.75	Tactical Repair +5	None	Fortitude 1.0	Self Healing Hulls	Duranthium - 1
Targeting Scanners	1	Targeting	15	65	0.75	Accuracy 0.25	None	Threat 2	Targeting Support	None
Stealth Field	1	Targeting	20	18	0.25	Jamming 0.1	None	Fortitude 1	Targeting Assist	None
Jamming Array	1	Targeting	15	65	0.75	Jamming 0.25	None	Fortitude 2	Targeting Support	Thulium - 1
Rapid Recharger	1	Augment	10	27	0.25	Beam Cooldown -30%	Beam Attack -15%	Threat 1	Beam Weapons	None
Energy Accelerator	1	Augment	12	51	0.5	Beam Range 30%	None	Threat 2	Beam Weapon Augmentation	Elerium - 1
Shield Leach	1	Augment	14	97	1.0	Shield Damage Weapon 1.0	None	Threat 3	High Energy Transfer	Elerium - 1
Shield Punch	1	Augment	16	185	1.75	Ignore Shield 0.5	Beam Attack -25%	Threat 4	High Energy Magnification	Elerium - 1
Missile Assister	1	Augment	8	27	1.75	Missile Cooldown -25%	None	Threat 2	Missile Weapons	None
Slingshot Booster	1	Augment	10	51	1.75	Missile Range +25%	None	Threat 3	Missile Augmentation	Antimatter - 1
Cluster Warheads	1	Augment	12	97	1.75	Point Damage Weapon 1.0	None	Threat 4	Advanced Missile Guidance	Antimatter - 1
Launch Assister	1	Augment	8	185	1.75	Missile Cooldown -50%	None	Threat 6	Intelligent Warheads	Antimatter - 1
Rapid Reload	1	Augment	12	27	0.25	Kinetic Cooldown -50%	Kinetic Accuracy -15%	Threat 5	Kinetic Weapons	None
Kinetic Accelerator	1	Augment	14	51	0.5	Kinetic Range 0.5	None	Threat 5	Kinetic Augmentations	Durantium - 1
Armor Piercing	1	Augment	16	97	1.0	Armor Damage Weapon 1.0	None	Threat 5	Mass Manipulation	Durantium - 1
Field Generator	1	Support	15	18	0.25	Shield Strength 5	None	Fortitude 1	Shield Support Systems	None
Field Augmentation Array	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Shield Strength 25%	None	Fortitude 2	Shield Augmentation	Elerium - 1
Leaching Field	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Shield Strength -50%	None	Fortitude 3	Energy Field Manipulation	Elerium - 1
Barrier Field Generator	1	Support	15	65	0.25	Shield Strength 20	None	Fortitude 4	Energy Field Manipulation	Elerium - 1
Missile Disruptor	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Point Defense 2	None	Fortitude 1	Point Defense Support System	None
Point Augmentation Array	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Point Defense 25%	None	Fortitude 2	Point Defense Augment	Antimatter - 1
Point Disruption	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Point Defense -50%	None	Fortitude 3	Point Defense Manipulation	Antimatter - 1
Point Defense Array	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Point Defense 4	None	Fortitude 4	Point Defense Manipulation	Antimatter - 1
Integrity Field	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Armor Rating 10%	None	Fortitude 1	Armor Support Systems	None
Hull Enhancement Field	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Armor Rating 25%	None	Fortitude 2	Armor Enhancement	Durantium - 1
Integrity Disruptor	1	Support	15	123	1.25	Armor Rating -50%	None	Fortitude 3	Integrity Field Projection	Durantium - 1
Structural Enhancement Field	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Tactical Repair 1	None	-	Hull Strengthening	None
Repair Drones	1	Support	15	123	1.25	Tactical Repair 2.5	None	-	Hull Repair Systems	Thulium - 1
Nanite Projection Array	1	Support	15	235	2.25	Tactical Repair 5.0	None	-	Self Healing Hulls	Thulium - 1
Beam Assist	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Beam Cooldown -15%	None	-	Beam Weapon Augmentation	Elerium - 1
Beam Magnification Array	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Beam Attack +25%	None	-	High Energy Transfer	Elerium - 1
Missile Guidance System	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Missile Accuracy 0.25	None	-	Missile Augmentation	Antimatter - 1
Missile Guidance Array	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Missile Attack 0.25	None	-	Advanced Missile Guidance	Antimatter - 1
Inertial Dampeners	1	Support	15	34	0.25	KInetic Attack +10%	None	-	Kinetic Augmentation	Durantium - 1
Inertial Field Projector	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Kinetic Attack +25%	None	-	Mass Manipulation	Durantium - 1
Accelerator Field	1	Support	15	185	1.75	Kinetic Range +25%	None	Threat 6	Inertial Magnification	Durantium - 1
Targeting Array	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Accuracy 0.1	None	Threat 3	Targeting Assist	Thulium - 1
Subspace Targeting Grid	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Accuracy 0.25	None	Threat 5	Targeting Support	Thulium - 1
Jamming Field Generator	1	Support	15	97	1.0	Jamming 0.1	None	Fortitude 1	Targeting Assist	Thulium - 1
Field Disruption	1	Support	15	123	1.25	Jamming 0.25	None	Fortitude 2	Targeting Support	Thulium - 1
Wake Generator	1	Support	15	34	1.0	Tactical Speed 10%	None	-	Hyperfield Projection	Promethion - 1
Slipstream Generator	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Tactical Speed +25%	None	Threat 6	Gravity Field Manipulation	Promethion - 1
Repulsor Field	1	Support	15	123	1.25	Tactical Speed -25%	None	-	HyperField Disruption	Promethion - 1
Stellar Accelerator	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Moves Cap +2	None	-	Hyperfield Projection	Promethion - 1
Slipstream Accelerator	1	Support	15	123	1.25	Moves Cap +4	None	-	Stellar Field Projection	Promethion - 1
Environmental Shield Module	1	Support	15	34	0.25	Immune to Nebula	None	Threat 2	Support Field Mastery	Promethion - 1
Stasis Field Module	1	Support	15	65	0.75	Ship Range +12	None	-	None	Promethion - 1
Precursor Protection Field	1	Support	15	123	0	Shield Strength +50%, Point Defense +50%	Armor Rating +50%	Fortitude 3	Precursor Mysteries	Elerium - 1, Antimatter - 1, Durantium -1