Welcome to the ultimate space warfare experience. As a pilot in SpaceCorps, you will represent your chosen faction to battle for galactic dominance, gather precious resources, and build your prestige in the universe.
\nTo survive and thrive, you must manage three essential resources:
\nMissions are the fastest way to level up. Open Mission Control from the toolbar: 88 missions take you from level 1 to 8, ten a level in any order plus a Special that opens when the ten are done. Each level's missions lead you one sector further out, from your base to the border and the PvP centre. See Quests for how they work and what every mission pays.
\nSpaceCorps supports customizable keyboard layout controls (accessible via the in-game Settings panel). Below are the default keybindings:
\n| Action | \nControl / Keybind | \nDescription | \n
|---|---|---|
| Move Ship | \nLeft Click on Spacemap | \nDirects your ship to fly to the clicked destination coordinates. | \n
| Select Target | \nLeft Click on Entity | \nSelects an alien, enemy pilot, or portal as your active target. | \n
| Attack Selected Target | \nKey A (or Ctrl + Click) | \nStarts firing your lasers and rockets at the selected target. | \n
| Jump Portal | \nKey J | \nActivates portal transit when positioned inside a jump gate safe zone. | \n
| Swap Configuration | \nKey C | \nSwaps between Config 1 and Config 2 (swaps active lasers/shields/speed setup). | \n
| Primary Hotbar | \nDigits 1 - 9 | \nActivates items/actions in your primary HUD hotbar slot (e.g., ammo, repair bots). | \n
| Secondary Hotbar | \nShift + Digits 1 - 9 | \nActivates items/actions in your secondary hotbar slots. The row shows above the primary one once it holds something; open the Ammo, Rockets or Extras picker (or drag a slot) to place an item there. | \n
The Spacemap is your navigational interface for traversing the SpaceCorps universe. Each company controls a sector of space, arranged in a specific topology that facilitates both safe exploration and dangerous PvP encounters.
\nThe universe comprises three main company sectors (Mars, Terra, Galactic) and a central PvP zone.
\nEach world (Alpha, Beta, Gamma) has its own copy of this whole map, and where pilots may fight each other depends on it: in Alpha only in x-4 and 4-x, in Beta everywhere except x-1, in Gamma everywhere. The galaxy map colours the sectors by your world's rule.
The Galaxy Map below shows the real-time layout of the known universe.
\nSpacemap travel is conducted via Jump Gates (Portals).
\n1 <-> 2 <-> 3 and 2 <-> 4 and 3 <-> 4. This forms a loop between the secondary maps (x-2 and x-3) and the border map (x-4), with x-1 functioning as a secure entry-point tail connected only to x-2.x-4) connects directly to a dedicated PvP sector:M-4 connects to 4-1T-4 connects to 4-2G-4 connects to 4-3M-4 into PvP sector 4-1, cross the jump gate to PvP sector 4-2, and then enter Terra space through T-4.4-1, 4-2, and 4-3) connect directly to the center map 4-4, the most dangerous and rewarding PvP zone in the universe.The Kitefin is a light gunship and the first ship most pilots buy: a third laser, twice the hull of the Protos and a quicker drive, for under a third of an Ostirion's price.
\nThe Kitefin began as a courier airframe for the supply runs between company stations: a flat kite of a hull, cheap to fuel and easy to patch. When the Swarm turned every courier lane into a front line, the yards bolted a cannon under each wing and a third under the nose, doubled the plating and sold the result to pilots who had outgrown their Protos but could not yet afford an Ostirion. Its forked tail, coral-tipped prongs and warm canopy light are a common sight on escort duty, where its three guns keep pace with far bigger ships and its thin hull teaches pilots to mind their shields.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 3, "title": "Generator & Support Slots", "anchor": "generator-support-slots" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Price", "anchor": "price" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 197, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Kitefin\n\nThe Kitefin is a light gunship and the first ship most pilots buy: a third laser, twice the hull of the Protos and a quicker drive, for under a third of an Ostirion's price.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 16,000\n- **Base Speed**: 175\n- **Laser Slots**: 3\n- **Extra Slots**: 3\n\n### Generator & Support Slots\n\n- **Core Slots (100% efficiency)**: 2\n- **Support Slots (75% efficiency)**: 3\n- **Auxiliary Slots (50% efficiency)**: 0\n\n---\n\n## Price\n\n- **Credits**: 200,000\n- **Thulium**: 0\n\n## Lore\n\nThe Kitefin began as a courier airframe for the supply runs between company stations: a flat kite of a hull, cheap to fuel and easy to patch. When the Swarm turned every courier lane into a front line, the yards bolted a cannon under each wing and a third under the nose, doubled the plating and sold the result to pilots who had outgrown their Protos but could not yet afford an Ostirion. Its forked tail, coral-tipped prongs and warm canopy light are a common sight on escort duty, where its three guns keep pace with far bigger ships and its thin hull teaches pilots to mind their shields.\n" }, "ostirion": { "id": "ostirion", "title": "Ostirion", "category": "Ships", "categoryId": "ships", "filename": "Ostirion.md", "path": "02-Ships/Ostirion.md", "html": "The Ostirion is a solid mid-tier interceptor, offering a significant upgrade in speed, defense, and firepower over the basic Protos chassis.
\nDesigned as the spearhead of the SpaceCorps Vanguard, the Ostirion interceptor is a masterpiece of tactical agility. Developed by the Centauri Shipyards, it is equipped with high-yield thermal thrusters and specialized reinforcement alloys. It is the preferred choice for pilots engaging in skirmishes and high-risk scouting missions.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 3, "title": "Generator & Support Slots", "anchor": "generator-support-slots" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Price", "anchor": "price" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 122, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Ostirion\n\nThe Ostirion is a solid mid-tier interceptor, offering a significant upgrade in speed, defense, and firepower over the basic Protos chassis.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 32,000\n- **Base Speed**: 200\n- **Laser Slots**: 3\n- **Extra Slots**: 3\n\n### Generator & Support Slots\n\n- **Core Slots (100% efficiency)**: 3\n- **Support Slots (75% efficiency)**: 3\n- **Auxiliary Slots (50% efficiency)**: 0\n\n---\n\n## Price\n\n- **Credits**: 655,000\n- **Thulium**: 0\n\n## Lore\n\nDesigned as the spearhead of the SpaceCorps Vanguard, the Ostirion interceptor is a masterpiece of tactical agility. Developed by the Centauri Shipyards, it is equipped with high-yield thermal thrusters and specialized reinforcement alloys. It is the preferred choice for pilots engaging in skirmishes and high-risk scouting missions.\n\n" }, "paragon": { "id": "paragon", "title": "Paragon", "category": "Ships", "categoryId": "ships", "filename": "Paragon.md", "path": "02-Ships/Paragon.md", "html": "The Paragon is a heavy combat cruiser designed with balanced defense and offense, suitable for fleet operations and border patrol.
\nThe Paragon combat cruiser is the workhorse of the sector patrol fleets. Engineered for endurance, it features a heavy titanium-shielded hull and advanced weapon mounting arrays. Its multi-nozzle engine configuration allows it to maintain exceptional stability under fire, making it a reliable bulwark against alien incursions.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 3, "title": "Generator & Support Slots", "anchor": "generator-support-slots" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Price", "anchor": "price" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 123, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Paragon\n\nThe Paragon is a heavy combat cruiser designed with balanced defense and offense, suitable for fleet operations and border patrol.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 128,000\n- **Base Speed**: 210\n- **Laser Slots**: 6\n- **Extra Slots**: 3\n\n### Generator & Support Slots\n\n- **Core Slots (100% efficiency)**: 3\n- **Support Slots (75% efficiency)**: 3\n- **Auxiliary Slots (50% efficiency)**: 2\n\n---\n\n## Price\n\n- **Credits**: 0 (Crafted in Assembly)\n- **Thulium**: 0\n\n## Lore\n\nThe Paragon combat cruiser is the workhorse of the sector patrol fleets. Engineered for endurance, it features a heavy titanium-shielded hull and advanced weapon mounting arrays. Its multi-nozzle engine configuration allows it to maintain exceptional stability under fire, making it a reliable bulwark against alien incursions.\n\n" }, "protos": { "id": "protos", "title": "Protos", "category": "Ships", "categoryId": "ships", "filename": "Protos.md", "path": "02-Ships/Protos.md", "html": "The Protos is the basic starter ship given to all new pilots in SpaceCorps. It is lightweight but highly upgradeable for beginner operations.
\nThe Protos is the legendary starter chassis issued to all newly commissioned SpaceCorps academy graduates. While basic in its stock configuration, its highly modular design has made it a favorite among tinkerers and salvage operators. Many legendary captains began their journeys in the humble, trusty cockpit of a Protos.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 3, "title": "Generator & Support Slots", "anchor": "generator-support-slots" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Price", "anchor": "price" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 128, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Protos\n\nThe Protos is the basic starter ship given to all new pilots in SpaceCorps. It is lightweight but highly upgradeable for beginner operations.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 8,000\n- **Base Speed**: 150\n- **Laser Slots**: 2\n- **Extra Slots**: 3\n\n### Generator & Support Slots\n\n- **Core Slots (100% efficiency)**: 2\n- **Support Slots (75% efficiency)**: 2\n- **Auxiliary Slots (50% efficiency)**: 0\n\n---\n\n## Price\n\n- **Credits**: 0 (Starter Ship)\n- **Thulium**: 0\n\n## Lore\n\nThe Protos is the legendary starter chassis issued to all newly commissioned SpaceCorps academy graduates. While basic in its stock configuration, its highly modular design has made it a favorite among tinkerers and salvage operators. Many legendary captains began their journeys in the humble, trusty cockpit of a Protos.\n\n" }, "wraith": { "id": "wraith", "title": "Wraith", "category": "Ships", "categoryId": "ships", "filename": "Wraith.md", "path": "02-Ships/Wraith.md", "html": "The Wraith is the ultimate battleship-class vessel, boasting unmatched firepower, massive shield capacity, and exceptional speeds.
\nA product of classified black-ops research, the Wraith battleship represents the pinnacle of dreadnought engineering. Its dark-matter drive and dense energy grids allow it to field multiple high-power laser banks simultaneously. Extremely rare and expensive, the sight of a Wraith on the sensors is enough to make even the most seasoned pirate captains turn back.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 3, "title": "Generator & Support Slots", "anchor": "generator-support-slots" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Price", "anchor": "price" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 128, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Wraith\n\nThe Wraith is the ultimate battleship-class vessel, boasting unmatched firepower, massive shield capacity, and exceptional speeds.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 324,000\n- **Base Speed**: 225\n- **Laser Slots**: 12\n- **Extra Slots**: 3\n\n### Generator & Support Slots\n\n- **Core Slots (100% efficiency)**: 4\n- **Support Slots (75% efficiency)**: 4\n- **Auxiliary Slots (50% efficiency)**: 4\n\n---\n\n## Price\n\n- **Credits**: 0 (Crafted in Assembly)\n- **Thulium**: 0\n\n## Lore\n\nA product of classified black-ops research, the Wraith battleship represents the pinnacle of dreadnought engineering. Its dark-matter drive and dense energy grids allow it to field multiple high-power laser banks simultaneously. Extremely rare and expensive, the sight of a Wraith on the sensors is enough to make even the most seasoned pirate captains turn back.\n\n" }, "abilities": { "id": "abilities", "title": "Active Ship Abilities", "category": "Mechanics", "categoryId": "mechanics", "filename": "Abilities.md", "path": "03-Mechanics/Abilities.md", "html": "Active Ship Abilities are powerful tactical options that you can trigger in the heat of combat or navigation. These abilities are granted directly by equipping specialized modules in your ship's Ability Slots.
\nEvery ship has a fixed number of Ability Slots available in the Hangar:
\nEquipping Shield Cells (Type 7) or Thrusters (Type 8) directly to these slots grants their corresponding active ability.
\nQ (Default, configurable in settings)W (Default, configurable in settings)Equipping multiple modules of the same type increases efficiency by drastically reducing the cooldown and duration of the ability, allowing for more frequent tactical bursts:
\n| Modules Equipped | \nCooldown | \nDuration | \nBase Potency (Shield Cells / Thrusters) | \n
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Module | \n60 seconds | \n5 seconds | \n+10.0% / +10.0% Speed | \n
| 2 Modules | \n45 seconds | \n4 seconds | \n+Average Cell % / +15.0% Speed | \n
| 3 Modules | \n30 seconds | \n3 seconds | \n+Average Cell % / +20.0% Speed | \n
| 4+ Modules | \n20 seconds | \n2 seconds | \n+Average Cell % / +25.0% Speed | \n
> [!NOTE]
\n> Equipping mixed modules (e.g. 1 Shield Cell and 1 Thruster on an Ostirion) grants both abilities separately, each using their respective "1 Module" scaling tier (60s cooldown, 5s duration). Equipping 2 of the same module upgrades that specific ability to the "2 Modules" scaling tier (45s cooldown, 4s duration).
\nDestroyed aliens and ships leave their spoils in space as glowing cargo crates. Fly over and pick them up before someone else does.
\n| Ship | \nSalvage | \n
|---|---|
| Protos (and any other hull) | \n1–2 Ship Fragments | \n
| Kitefin | \n1–3 Ship Fragments, 15% chance of a Reinforced Hull Plate | \n
| Ostirion | \n2–3 Ship Fragments, 30% chance of a Reinforced Hull Plate | \n
| Paragon | \n3–5 Ship Fragments, 60% chance of 1–2 Reinforced Hull Plates, 25% chance of a Power Core | \n
| Wraith | \n5–8 Ship Fragments, 2–3 Reinforced Hull Plates, 50% chance of a Power Core, 10% chance of an Ancient Control Unit | \n
A ship drops salvage at most once every 5 minutes, however often it is destroyed, and its own pilot can never salvage it: the wreck is for everyone else.
\nCompany pilots count as ships here: a destroyed one leaves an Ostirion's salvage. An alien a company pilot finishes drops its loot for the pilot the kill counts for (the one holding its claim, else the pilot of its company fighting it); one a company pilot fought alone drops nothing, since company pilots never collect.
\nThe crate's lights take the colour of the rarest item inside: teal for common loot, amber for common salvage, green, blue, purple, pink, gold and orange-red from uncommon to eternal.
\nForming or joining a Clan allows you to pool resources, level up shared banking, set taxation rates, coordinate with faction members, and manage diplomacy.
\nClans start at Level 1 and can upgrade to Level 5. Upgrading the clan requires Credits to be paid from the Clan Bank. Upgrades increase member capacity and daily payout limits.
\n| Clan Level | \nMember Limit | \nDaily Payout Limit (Per Member) | \nUpgrade Cost (Credits) | \n
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | \n10 | \n1,000,000 Cr | \n— | \n
| Level 2 | \n25 | \n2,000,000 Cr | \n10,000,000 Cr | \n
| Level 3 | \n50 | \n3,000,000 Cr | \n100,000,000 Cr | \n
| Level 4 | \n75 | \n4,000,000 Cr | \n1,000,000,000 Cr | \n
| Level 5 | \n100 | \n5,000,000 Cr | \n10,000,000,000 Cr | \n
Clans operate on a tax-based financial system:
\nClanTaxRate of each member's current Credit balance.1,000,000 * ClanLevel Credits in payouts in a single calendar day (UTC).Clans utilize a role-based rank structure to manage permissions:
\n| Action | \nLeader | \nCo-Leader | \nElder | \nMember | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disband Clan | \n✅ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n
| Upgrade Clan | \n✅ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n
| Set Tax Rate | \n✅ | \n✅ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n
| Payout Credits | \n✅ | \n✅ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n
| Manage Diplomacy | \n✅ | \n✅ | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n
| Promote / Kick | \n✅ | \n✅* | \n❌ | \n❌ | \n
| Accept Applications | \n✅ | \n✅ | \n✅ | \n❌ | \n
\\Co-Leaders can only promote, demote, or kick members of a lower rank than themselves.*
\nA Leader can't leave a clan that still has other members: promote a Co-Leader to Leader first (the Leader steps down to Co-Leader), or leave last, which disbands the clan. If the Leader deletes their account (Settings › Account), the lead passes to the highest-ranking member, the longest-serving on a tie; a Leader alone in the clan disbands it, bank included.
\nClans can establish formal diplomatic relations with other organizations by entering the target clan's Tag:
\nThis section details how damage is calculated, applied, and repaired during engagements in SpaceCorps.
\nWhen a ship fires its lasers, the server calculates the damage output using the following sequence:
\nThe base damage of all equipped lasers (including lasers on drones) and their slotted laser amplifiers is summed.
\nRoll = (0.8 + (Random * 0.2)) * BaseDamageEvery volley has a chance to be a Critical Hit.
\nCritDamage = (Roll * 1.5) + FixedCritDamageFinally, global multipliers (such as active boosters or laser ammunition multipliers like x2, x3, x4) are applied to obtain the final damage output:
\nFinalDamage = Damage * AmmoMultiplier * (1.0 + BoosterDamagePercent)A ship or alien locked on and firing turns to face its target, whichever way it is flying (circling, backing off or holding still), and turns back to its course when it stops firing.
\nAn alien's rewards go to the pilot who shot it first, not to whoever lands the last hit.
\nWhen your ship is hit by an enemy or NPC, damage is processed as follows:
\nIncoming damage is divided between shields and hitpoints by your ship's Average Absorbance: the average of your shields' absorbance, each with its Shield Cells', at most 100% (see Shield Mechanics):
\nEach faction's home base (X-1 maps) contains safe zones.
\nTo recover from combat, pilots can rely on passive regeneration and active utility bots:
\nEvery company keeps a small squad of NPC pilots on its home sectors (M-1 to M-4, T-1 to T-4, G-1 to G-4). They fly for the company around the clock and give a hand to its pilots.
x-1 to x-3, nor in Beta's x-1.x-1 to x-3, nor in Beta's x-1.A ship locked on and firing turns to face its target, whichever way it is flying: company pilots circle their target with their guns on it, and aliens turn toward whoever they shoot.
\nYou hear them as pilots: their lasers sound like any pilot's x1 fire, their ships explode large, and another company's pilot coming after you brings in the combat music like an alien would. Your own company's pilots fighting nearby leave the music calm until you join in.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Who They Are", "anchor": "who-they-are" }, { "level": 2, "title": "What They Do", "anchor": "what-they-do" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Rules of Engagement", "anchor": "rules-of-engagement" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Combat Notes", "anchor": "combat-notes" } ], "wordCount": 712, "readingTime": "4 min read", "markdown": "# Company Pilots\n\nEvery company keeps a small squad of NPC pilots on its home sectors (`M-1` to `M-4`, `T-1` to `T-4`, `G-1` to `G-4`). They fly for the company around the clock and give a hand to its pilots.\n\n## Who They Are\n\n- **Squad**: 3 pilots per company sector in each world (Alpha, Beta and Gamma have squads of their own), each named with the company's tag and a callsign, e.g. **[M] Vesper**. Their name tags carry a small robot mark and the company's colour.\n- **Ship**: an [Ostirion](/wiki/02-Ships/Ostirion.md) with three **Quantum Laser 2**, two **Light Shield Cores**, an **Engine I** and a **Repair Drone I**:\n - 32,000 hitpoints, 22,000 shield points, speed 202\n - absorbance 70%: their shields take 70% of each hit, the hull 30%\n - 180 base damage per volley (x1 ammo), 700 range\n- **On the minimap**: a green diamond for your company's pilots, an amber one for another company's.\n\n## What They Do\n\n- **Patrol** a loop through the sector's station, its portals and a few points in between.\n- **Hunt** aliens they can take (Seekers and Phantasms; they leave Bulwarks, Gorvanes and Crystalys alone) while pilots are flying in the sector. An alien another company's pilot is fighting is theirs: the squad leaves it alone.\n- **Help**: when a pilot of their company within 1,500 of them is attacked, or opens fire on an alien, they join that fight. An alien they finish pays the pilot holding its claim (the first to hit it, see [Combat](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Combat.md)); if nobody holds one, it counts for the nearest pilot of their company firing at it (locked on, within range, a volley in the last 2.5 seconds). Either way the rewards are that pilot's, and its [cargo](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) crate is reserved for them as if they had made the kill. Company pilots never claim an alien and never earn or collect anything themselves: an alien they fight alone leaves no crate. Locking on from afar, or only being shot at, earns nothing.\n- **Fight back** when shot by aliens, and by other companies' pilots once PvP is open and where their [world](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Wipe-Timeline.md#worlds-alpha-beta-and-gamma) allows PvP: none in Alpha's `x-1` to `x-3`, nor in Beta's `x-1`.\n- **Repair** with their drone whenever their hull is down: 0.5% of it per second, from 10 seconds after the last hit.\n- **Retreat** at 30% hull to the nearest safe zone and repair there until 90%.\n- **Respawn** at the sector's station (or its first portal) 60 seconds after being destroyed.\n\n## Rules of Engagement\n\n- Their lasers never hit their own company's pilots or ships.\n- Safe zones protect them like any pilot, and they never fire into a safe zone.\n- **Your own company's pilots** can be attacked, but destroying one costs **100 Honor** (your honor can drop below 0), and so does hitting one in the 15 seconds before an alien or anyone else destroys it. Your fire never moves onto one by itself: selecting one while firing holds your fire, and only the attack key or an ammo slot fires on it. A click beside one (to fly there) doesn't select it.\n- **Another company's pilots** pay nothing when destroyed (no credits, honor or ranking points), and can't be attacked during the Peace Protocol (the season's first three days).\n- Attacking any company pilot follows the PvP rules of your [world](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Wipe-Timeline.md#worlds-alpha-beta-and-gamma): none in Alpha's `x-1` to `x-3`, nor in Beta's `x-1`.\n- **Wrecks**: a destroyed company pilot leaves its Ostirion's salvage as a [cargo](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) crate (2–3 Ship Fragments, 30% chance of a Reinforced Hull Plate), at most once every 5 minutes per pilot. The pilot who shot it down has the crate for 30 seconds; one shot down by an alien leaves a crate anyone may take.\n\n## Combat Notes\n\nA ship locked on and firing turns to face its target, whichever way it is flying: company pilots circle their target with their guns on it, and aliens turn toward whoever they shoot.\n\nYou hear them as pilots: their lasers sound like any pilot's x1 fire, their ships explode large, and another company's pilot coming after you brings in the combat music like an alien would. Your own company's pilots fighting nearby leave the music calm until you join in.\n" }, "mechanics-drones": { "id": "mechanics-drones", "title": "Drone Mechanics", "category": "Mechanics", "categoryId": "mechanics", "filename": "Drones.md", "path": "03-Mechanics/Drones.md", "html": "Drones are autonomous support units that fly alongside your ship. They provide additional equipment slots and contribute directly to your ship's combat performance.
\nDrones fly in a standard "Wingman" Formation (2-2-4):
\nThey utilize a smooth following algorithm that adjusts their position based on your ship's speed and rotation, tightening the formation during sharp maneuvers.
\nDrones function as extending equipment racks for your ship.
\nThe Hangar allows you to manage your ships and equipment. Equipping items effectively is key to survival and dominance.
\nUnlike traditional space games, SpaceCorps features dynamically tiered equipment slots that scale the effectiveness of fitted modules.
\nSome primary items can "equip" secondary support items (called sub-socketing) to amplify their parameters. To sub-socket, drag the support item directly onto the primary item in your Hangar inventory.
\n| Primary Item | \nAcceptable Sub-Socket Items | \nResulting Effect | \n
|---|---|---|
| Laser | \nLaser Amplifier (Amp) | \nBoosts base damage and critical hit stats | \n
| Shield Core | \nShield Cell | \nBoosts shield capacity and recharge rate | \n
| Engine | \nThruster | \nBoosts engine speed and multipliers | \n
| Hybrid Generator | \nShield Cell OR Thruster | \nBoosts shield capacity, recharge rate, or speed | \n
| Drone | \nLaser, Shield, OR Hybrid Generator | \nAdds 100% of the equipped item's stats to your ship | \n
Laser Ammo is a consumable resource.
\nMissions are the main way to level up. Mission Control hands them out: every mission comes from an officer of your own company, and each pays experience, credits, Thulium and honor when you claim it. There are 88 missions for levels 1 to 8, eleven a level, and together they carry you from a fresh Protos to the frontline of the PvP centre.
\nEvery task names the sector where it counts, and only kills and distance flown there count toward it. The sector shows next to the task as one of your own maps:
\n| In the tables | \nMeans | \nYou see (a Mars pilot) | \n
|---|---|---|
x-1 … x-4 | \nthat sector of any company: yours, or another company's | \nM-3 | \n
4-x | \nany sector of the PvP centre, 4-1 to 4-4 | \n4-x | \n
rival x-4 | \nanother company's border sector (not yours), through the centre | \nT-4 · G-4 | \n
The missions climb the sectors with your level:
\n| Level | \nWhere you fight | \nWhere it leads | \n
|---|---|---|
| 1 | \nyour base (x-1) and second sector (x-2) | \n– | \n
| 2 | \nthe second sector | \na first look through the gate into x-3 | \n
| 3 | \nthe third sector (x-3), near its gate; a few warm-ups in x-2 | \n– | \n
| 4 | \nthe third sector | \na look through the border gate into x-4 | \n
| 5 | \nthe third sector | \nthe first crossings of the border (x-4) | \n
| 6 | \nthe border (x-4) | \n– | \n
| 7 | \nthe border | \nruns into the PvP centre (4-x) | \n
| 8 | \nthe border | \nthe centre, and other companies' borders | \n
The higher sectors are where the missions pay, and where you can die. Plan your kit for them:
\nx-4 and the centre in every world, from x-2 up in Beta, and everywhere in Gamma (except in safe zones and during the Peace Protocol).x-3, x-4) outrun a Protos and hit hard. Fight them from an Ostirion, near a gate's safe zone, and pull back into it to repair.x-3, x-4) have a range of 800. A Starfire-3 (range 850) outranges them and Bulwarks alike: with a ship faster than they are you can fire without taking a hit. Level 5's Special gives you one; you can also craft one from 50 Cataclysite.x-4). Nothing in reach of level 8 outranges one, and only a fast ship outruns it: keep your distance, and watch the minimap."→" joins tasks that must be done in order; tasks joined by ";" can be done in any order. The time limits are Alpha's ("–": none).
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\n10 missions and a Special, 17,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Training: Combat | \nCombat | \nDestroy 8 Seekers in x-1 | \n– | \n950 | \n5,000 | \n10 | \n10 | \nStandard Battery ×500 | \n
| Basic Training: Navigation | \nRecon | \nPatrol 15,000 units in x-1 → Patrol 15,000 units in x-2 | \n– | \n900 | \n4,500 | \n10 | \n9 | \nLight Shield Core ×1 | \n
| Speed Trial | \nOps | \nDestroy 8 Seekers in x-1 | \n8 min | \n1,050 | \n5,000 | \n10 | \n10 | \nAdvanced Plasma ×100 | \n
| Home Sector Defense | \nCombat | \nDestroy 12 Seekers in x-1 | \n– | \n1,300 | \n6,500 | \n15 | \n13 | \nStandard Battery ×500 | \n
| Rapid Recon | \nRecon | \nPatrol 35,000 units in x-1 | \n7 min | \n900 | \n4,500 | \n10 | \n9 | \nRepair Drone I ×1 | \n
| Combined Operations | \nOps | \nDestroy 8 Seekers in x-1; Patrol 15,000 units in x-1 | \n– | \n1,200 | \n6,000 | \n10 | \n12 | \nAdvanced Plasma ×100 | \n
| Hit and Run | \nRecon | \nDestroy 4 Seekers in x-2 → Patrol 20,000 units in x-2 | \n– | \n1,000 | \n5,000 | \n10 | \n10 | \nBasic Shield Cell ×1 | \n
| Big Game Hunter | \nCombat | \nDestroy 20 Seekers in x-1 | \n– | \n2,050 | \n10,000 | \n20 | \n20 | \nStandard Battery ×1,000 | \n
| Frontier Defense | \nCombat | \nDestroy 15 Seekers in x-2 | \n– | \n1,650 | \n8,000 | \n15 | \n16 | \nDamage Amp 1 ×1 | \n
| The Gauntlet | \nOps | \nDestroy 8 Seekers in x-1 → Patrol 12,000 units in x-2 → Destroy 8 Seekers in x-2 | \n20 min | \n2,600 | \n13,000 | \n25 | \n26 | \nAdvanced Plasma ×150 | \n
| Phantasm Hunter (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Phantasm in x-2; Destroy 15 Seekers in x-2 | \n– | \n3,400 | \n17,000 | \n35 | \n34 | \nQuantum Laser 1 ×1, Engine I ×1, Advanced Plasma ×250 | \n
10 missions and a Special, 17,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Pack | \nOps | \nDestroy 5 Phantasm in x-2 | \n– | \n1,100 | \n7,500 | \n20 | \n11 | \n– | \n
| Long Patrol | \nRecon | \nPatrol 40,000 units in x-2 | \n– | \n850 | \n6,000 | \n15 | \n8 | \n– | \n
| Scout and Strike | \nRecon | \nPatrol 15,000 units in x-2; Destroy 12 Seekers in x-2 | \n– | \n1,200 | \n8,500 | \n25 | \n12 | \n– | \n
| Sector Sweep | \nCombat | \nDestroy 25 Seekers in x-2 | \n– | \n1,800 | \n12,500 | \n35 | \n18 | \n– | \n
| Marathon | \nRecon | \nPatrol 60,000 units in x-2 | \n15 min | \n1,350 | \n9,500 | \n25 | \n14 | \n– | \n
| Triple Threat | \nCombat | \nDestroy 15 Seekers in x-2; Destroy 4 Phantasm in x-2 | \n– | \n1,900 | \n13,500 | \n40 | \n19 | \n– | \n
| First Blood Then Run | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Phantasm in x-2 → Patrol 20,000 units in x-2 | \n– | \n900 | \n6,500 | \n20 | \n9 | \n– | \n
| Seeker Cull | \nCombat | \nDestroy 30 Seekers in x-2 | \n– | \n2,100 | \n14,500 | \n40 | \n21 | \n– | \n
| Gate Run | \nRecon | \nPatrol 20,000 units in x-2 → Patrol 3,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n800 | \n5,500 | \n15 | \n8 | \n– | \n
| Ambush Drill | \nOps | \nDestroy 3 Phantasm in x-2; Destroy 10 Seekers in x-2 | \n15 min | \n1,600 | \n11,000 | \n30 | \n16 | \n– | \n
| Phantasm Purge (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 6 Phantasm in x-2 → Destroy 15 Seekers in x-2 → Patrol 4,000 units in x-3 | \n30 min | \n3,400 | \n24,000 | \n70 | \n34 | \nAdvanced Shield Cell ×1, Crit Amp 1 ×1, Ship Fragment ×5, Advanced Plasma ×300 | \n
10 missions and a Special, 34,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantasm Patrol | \nCombat | \nDestroy 10 Phantasm in x-2 | \n– | \n2,100 | \n17,000 | \n50 | \n21 | \n– | \n
| Deep Survey | \nRecon | \nPatrol 25,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n1,300 | \n10,500 | \n30 | \n13 | \n– | \n
| Clean Sweep | \nCombat | \nDestroy 12 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n3,800 | \n30,500 | \n95 | \n38 | \n– | \n
| Strike Package | \nOps | \nDestroy 8 Phantasm in x-2 | \n10 min | \n2,000 | \n16,000 | \n50 | \n20 | \n– | \n
| Beacon Run | \nRecon | \nDestroy 3 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 15,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n1,900 | \n15,000 | \n50 | \n19 | \n– | \n
| Phantasm Nest | \nCombat | \nDestroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n4,600 | \n37,000 | \n115 | \n46 | \n– | \n
| Rapid Response | \nOps | \nDestroy 6 Phantasm in x-3 | \n15 min | \n2,400 | \n19,000 | \n60 | \n24 | \n– | \n
| Long Range Scan | \nRecon | \nPatrol 30,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n1,600 | \n13,000 | \n40 | \n16 | \n– | \n
| Twin Threat | \nCombat | \nDestroy 10 Phantasm in x-3; Patrol 10,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n3,700 | \n29,500 | \n90 | \n37 | \n– | \n
| Hunter's Mark | \nOps | \nDestroy 5 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 8,000 units in x-3 → Destroy 5 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n3,800 | \n30,500 | \n95 | \n38 | \n– | \n
| Nightfall (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 18 Phantasm in x-3; Patrol 15,000 units in x-3 | \n35 min | \n6,800 | \n54,500 | \n170 | \n68 | \nQuantum Laser 2 ×1, Ship Fragment ×10, Ultra Core ×200 | \n
10 missions and a Special, 68,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantasm Cull | \nCombat | \nDestroy 25 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n7,750 | \n39,000 | \n230 | \n78 | \n– | \n
| Outer Survey | \nRecon | \nPatrol 40,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n3,000 | \n15,000 | \n90 | \n30 | \n– | \n
| Clockwork | \nOps | \nDestroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 | \n15 min | \n5,750 | \n29,000 | \n170 | \n58 | \n– | \n
| Sector Tour | \nRecon | \nPatrol 20,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 3,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n2,750 | \n14,000 | \n80 | \n28 | \n– | \n
| Hard Target | \nCombat | \nDestroy 20 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n6,500 | \n32,000 | \n195 | \n65 | \n– | \n
| Pathfinder | \nRecon | \nPatrol 25,000 units in x-3; Destroy 5 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n3,500 | \n18,000 | \n105 | \n35 | \n– | \n
| Pincer | \nOps | \nDestroy 10 Phantasm in x-2; Destroy 12 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n6,750 | \n34,000 | \n200 | \n68 | \n– | \n
| Picket Line | \nRecon | \nDestroy 10 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 20,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n5,000 | \n25,000 | \n150 | \n50 | \n– | \n
| Mop-Up | \nCombat | \nDestroy 18 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n6,000 | \n30,000 | \n180 | \n60 | \n– | \n
| Blitz | \nOps | \nDestroy 20 Phantasm in x-3 | \n20 min | \n7,500 | \n38,000 | \n225 | \n75 | \n– | \n
| Bulwark Breaker (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Bulwarks in x-3; Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3; Patrol 4,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n13,500 | \n68,000 | \n405 | \n135 | \nBasic Shield Core ×1, Ship Fragment ×10, Reinforced Hull Plate ×2, Shield Regen booster, 5 h | \n
10 missions and a Special, 136,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwark Buster | \nOps | \nDestroy 3 Bulwarks in x-3 | \n– | \n9,500 | \n38,000 | \n285 | \n71 | \n– | \n
| Phantasm Sweep | \nCombat | \nDestroy 30 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n14,000 | \n56,000 | \n420 | \n105 | \n– | \n
| Watchkeeper | \nRecon | \nPatrol 25,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 5,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n6,000 | \n24,000 | \n180 | \n45 | \n– | \n
| Iron Wall | \nCombat | \nDestroy 4 Bulwarks in x-3 | \n– | \n12,500 | \n50,000 | \n375 | \n94 | \n– | \n
| Rapid Strike | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Bulwarks in x-3; Destroy 8 Phantasm in x-3 | \n15 min | \n11,500 | \n46,000 | \n345 | \n86 | \n– | \n
| Relay Network | \nRecon | \nPatrol 15,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n5,500 | \n22,000 | \n165 | \n41 | \n– | \n
| Heavy Hitters | \nCombat | \nDestroy 3 Bulwarks in x-3; Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 | \n– | \n16,000 | \n64,000 | \n480 | \n120 | \n– | \n
| Night Shift | \nRecon | \nPatrol 30,000 units in x-3 | \n– | \n4,000 | \n16,000 | \n120 | \n30 | \n– | \n
| Shield Breakers | \nCombat | \nDestroy 5 Bulwarks in x-3 | \n– | \n15,500 | \n62,000 | \n465 | \n116 | \n– | \n
| Hammer and Anvil | \nOps | \nDestroy 12 Phantasm in x-3 → Destroy 2 Bulwarks in x-3 → Patrol 5,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n14,500 | \n58,000 | \n435 | \n109 | \n– | \n
| Iron Tide (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 5 Bulwarks in x-3 → Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 6,000 units in x-4 | \n35 min | \n27,000 | \n108,000 | \n810 | \n202 | \nStarfire-3 ×1, Adaptive Core II ×1, Power Core ×1, Reinforced Hull Plate ×3, Ship Fragment ×15, Experience Kit booster, 5 h | \n
10 missions and a Special, 272,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwark Hunt | \nCombat | \nDestroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n31,000 | \n110,000 | \n930 | \n232 | \n– | \n
| Border Recon | \nRecon | \nPatrol 22,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n7,000 | \n25,000 | \n210 | \n52 | \n– | \n
| Titan Slayer | \nCombat | \nDestroy 1 Gorvane in x-3 | \n– | \n11,000 | \n40,000 | \n330 | \n82 | \n– | \n
| Timed Assault | \nOps | \nDestroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n20 min | \n28,000 | \n100,000 | \n840 | \n210 | \n– | \n
| Deep Patrol | \nRecon | \nPatrol 12,000 units in x-4 → Destroy 2 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n13,000 | \n45,000 | \n390 | \n98 | \n– | \n
| Frontier Circuit | \nRecon | \nPatrol 8,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 12,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n8,000 | \n30,000 | \n240 | \n60 | \n– | \n
| Border Storm | \nCombat | \nDestroy 10 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n39,000 | \n135,000 | \n1,170 | \n292 | \n– | \n
| Siege Breaker | \nOps | \nDestroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4; Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n26,000 | \n90,000 | \n780 | \n195 | \n– | \n
| Watchtower | \nRecon | \nDestroy 3 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 10,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n16,000 | \n55,000 | \n480 | \n120 | \n– | \n
| The Long Gauntlet | \nOps | \nDestroy 5 Bulwarks in x-4 → Destroy 1 Gorvane in x-4 | \n25 min | \n39,000 | \n135,000 | \n1,170 | \n292 | \n– | \n
| Colossus (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n54,000 | \n190,000 | \n1,620 | \n405 | \nElite Shield Cell ×1, Power Core ×1, Reinforced Hull Plate ×3, Ship Fragment ×15 | \n
10 missions and a Special, 544,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorvane Hunt | \nCombat | \nDestroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 | \n– | \n42,000 | \n125,000 | \n1,050 | \n210 | \n– | \n
| Bulwark Purge | \nCombat | \nDestroy 15 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n59,000 | \n175,000 | \n1,475 | \n295 | \n– | \n
| Border Survey | \nRecon | \nPatrol 25,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n11,000 | \n35,000 | \n275 | \n55 | \n– | \n
| Strike Window | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4 | \n15 min | \n33,000 | \n100,000 | \n825 | \n165 | \n– | \n
| Iron Harvest | \nCombat | \nDestroy 12 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n48,000 | \n145,000 | \n1,200 | \n240 | \n– | \n
| Long Haul | \nRecon | \nPatrol 10,000 units in x-4 → Patrol 12,000 units in 4-x | \n– | \n15,000 | \n45,000 | \n375 | \n75 | \n– | \n
| Crossfire | \nOps | \nDestroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n59,000 | \n175,000 | \n1,475 | \n295 | \n– | \n
| Crystal Watch | \nRecon | \nPatrol 8,000 units in x-4 → Destroy 5 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n28,000 | \n85,000 | \n700 | \n140 | \n– | \n
| Titan's Fall | \nCombat | \nDestroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n64,000 | \n190,000 | \n1,600 | \n320 | \n– | \n
| Relentless | \nOps | \nDestroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 → Destroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4 → Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n76,000 | \n230,000 | \n1,900 | \n380 | \n– | \n
| Gorvane Siege (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 4 Gorvanes in x-4 → Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 8,000 units in 4-x | \n– | \n109,000 | \n325,000 | \n2,725 | \n545 | \nPower Core ×2, Reinforced Hull Plate ×5, Ship Fragment ×20, Experimental Fusion Core ×300 | \n
10 missions and a Special, 1,088,000 XP in all.
\n| Mission | \nGiver | \nTasks | \nTime limit | \nXP | \nCredits | \nThulium | \nHonor | \nItems | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorvane Cull | \nCombat | \nDestroy 6 Gorvanes in x-4 | \n– | \n104,000 | \n260,000 | \n2,080 | \n520 | \n– | \n
| Frontier Sweep | \nRecon | \nPatrol 30,000 units in x-4 | \n– | \n22,000 | \n55,000 | \n440 | \n110 | \n– | \n
| Bulwark Rout | \nCombat | \nDestroy 20 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n110,000 | \n275,000 | \n2,200 | \n550 | \n– | \n
| Lightning Raid | \nOps | \nDestroy 4 Gorvanes in x-4 | \n20 min | \n82,000 | \n205,000 | \n1,640 | \n410 | \n– | \n
| Grand Tour | \nRecon | \nPatrol 10,000 units in x-4 → Patrol 15,000 units in 4-x → Patrol 8,000 units in rival x-4 | \n– | \n44,000 | \n110,000 | \n880 | \n220 | \n– | \n
| Titan Hunter | \nCombat | \nDestroy 5 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 | \n– | \n128,000 | \n320,000 | \n2,560 | \n640 | \n– | \n
| Endurance | \nRecon | \nPatrol 30,000 units in 4-x | \n– | \n28,000 | \n70,000 | \n560 | \n140 | \n– | \n
| Hold the Border | \nOps | \nDestroy 12 Bulwarks in x-4; Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 | \n30 min | \n134,000 | \n335,000 | \n2,680 | \n670 | \n– | \n
| Recon in Force | \nRecon | \nDestroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 → Patrol 12,000 units in 4-x | \n– | \n74,000 | \n185,000 | \n1,480 | \n370 | \n– | \n
| Iron Gauntlet | \nOps | \nDestroy 10 Bulwarks in x-4 → Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 → Patrol 8,000 units in 4-x | \n30 min | \n144,000 | \n360,000 | \n2,880 | \n720 | \n– | \n
| Frontline Command (Special) | \nOps | \nDestroy 10 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 10,000 units in 4-x → Destroy 4 Gorvanes in rival x-4 | \n– | \n218,000 | \n545,000 | \n4,360 | \n1,090 | \nAncient Control Unit ×1, Power Core ×1, Ship Fragment ×25, Damage Amp booster, 10 h | \n
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Mission Control hands them out: every mission comes from an officer of your own company, and each pays experience, credits, Thulium and honor when you claim it. There are **88 missions for levels 1 to 8**, eleven a level, and together they carry you from a fresh Protos to the frontline of the PvP centre.\n\n---\n\n## Mission Control\n\n- Open **Mission Control** from the toolbar. The **Normal Missions** tab lists your missions by level; **Completed Missions** holds the ones waiting for you to claim their reward.\n- **Accept** a mission to start it. You can run **5 missions at once**. The mission you accepted last is the one you're **tracking**: it shows in the **Active Quests** window, and kills and flight count toward it first. Pick another with the dots in the window's title bar.\n- **Abandon** a mission to drop it and its progress. It is back in the list at once, and you can take it again.\n- A finished mission waits under **Completed Missions** until you **claim** it. Claim it whenever you like: the reward doesn't expire.\n- Every mission can be done **once per pilot**. Your missions, done and in progress, survive the season's wipe.\n\n## Levels\n\n- Each level from 1 to 8 has **ten missions and a Special**. A level's missions open when you reach it and stay open at every level above it.\n- **Take them in any order.** None of the ten waits for another.\n- The missions of a level pay **85% of the experience** to the next level. The aliens they have you destroy pay the rest, and at low levels quite a bit more: you usually reach the next level before a set is finished.\n\n## Special missions\n\n- The eleventh mission of each level is its **Special**. It is locked until **all ten** of the level's other missions are done (claimed, or waiting for their claim), and its card says how many you have left.\n- Specials pay more experience than any other mission of their level, and **items** besides: lasers, shield parts, generators, Power Cores, Ship Fragments, ammo and booster time.\n- Level 1's regular missions also give a small starter item each: a Light Shield Core, a Repair Drone, a Damage Amp, a Basic Shield Cell and some ammo.\n\n## Where it counts\n\nEvery task names the sector where it counts, and only kills and distance flown **there** count toward it. The sector shows next to the task as one of your own maps:\n\n| In the tables | Means | You see (a Mars pilot) |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| `x-1` … `x-4` | that sector of any company: yours, or another company's | `M-3` |\n| `4-x` | any sector of the PvP centre, `4-1` to `4-4` | `4-x` |\n| `rival x-4` | another company's border sector (not yours), through the centre | `T-4 · G-4` |\n\nThe missions climb the sectors with your level:\n\n| Level | Where you fight | Where it leads |\n| --: | :--- | :--- |\n| 1 | your base (`x-1`) and second sector (`x-2`) | – |\n| 2 | the second sector | a first look through the gate into `x-3` |\n| 3 | the third sector (`x-3`), near its gate; a few warm-ups in `x-2` | – |\n| 4 | the third sector | a look through the border gate into `x-4` |\n| 5 | the third sector | the first crossings of the border (`x-4`) |\n| 6 | the border (`x-4`) | – |\n| 7 | the border | runs into the PvP centre (`4-x`) |\n| 8 | the border | the centre, and other companies' borders |\n\n- **Patrols count outside safe zones only.** Circling a gate's ring doesn't patrol a sector.\n- **One kill or one stretch of flight counts toward one mission**: the one you track, if it can use it, else the first of your active missions that can.\n- An alien a [Company Pilot](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Company-Pilots.md) of yours finishes while you're fighting it counts as your kill, for your missions too.\n\n## Time limits\n\n- Some missions are **timed**. Mission Control shows the limit on the mission's card before you accept it (a clock and \"15 min\"), and once you accept it a **countdown** runs on the card and in Active Quests. It turns amber in the last minute and red when time is up.\n- A timed mission that runs out **fails**: it leaves your active missions and you can accept it again at once, from the start.\n- The limits in the tables below are **Alpha's**. Beta's aliens are 1.5 times as strong and Gamma's twice, so their limits are 1.5 and 2 times as long. The clock is set when you accept the mission, for the world you're in.\n- Tasks have no limits of their own: the mission's limit covers all of them.\n\n## Rewards\n\n- Experience, credits, Thulium and honor are paid by the [world](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Wipe-Timeline.md#worlds-alpha-beta-and-gamma) the mission was done in: 1x in Alpha, 2x in Beta, 3x in Gamma. Your boosters (the Experience Kit, the Honor Beacon) add to them, and premium doubles the experience.\n- **Items and booster time are the same in every world.** Items go to your inventory, booster hours add to what the booster has left, and ammo is ready to fire even if you claim while flying.\n\n## Danger\n\nThe higher sectors are where the missions pay, and where you can die. Plan your kit for them:\n\n- **PvP**: other companies' pilots can attack you in `x-4` and the centre in every world, from `x-2` up in Beta, and everywhere in Gamma (except in safe zones and during the Peace Protocol).\n- **Bulwarks** (`x-3`, `x-4`) outrun a Protos and hit hard. Fight them from an [Ostirion](/wiki/02-Ships/Ostirion.md), near a gate's safe zone, and pull back into it to repair.\n- **Gorvanes** (`x-3`, `x-4`) have a range of 800. A [Starfire-3](/wiki/05-Items/Lasers.md) (range 850) outranges them and Bulwarks alike: with a ship faster than they are you can fire without taking a hit. Level 5's Special gives you one; you can also craft one from 50 Cataclysite.\n- **Crystalys** roam the border (`x-4`). Nothing in reach of level 8 outranges one, and only a fast ship outruns it: keep your distance, and watch the minimap.\n- Destroyed in your own company's sectors, you respawn in the same sector; destroyed in the centre or another company's sector, back at your base. A timed mission's clock keeps running meanwhile.\n\n## The missions\n\n\"→\" joins tasks that must be done in order; tasks joined by \";\" can be done in any order. The time limits are Alpha's (\"–\": none).\n\n\n\n\n### Level 1: Flight School\n\n10 missions and a Special, 17,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Basic Training: Combat | Combat | Destroy 8 Seekers in x-1 | – | 950 | 5,000 | 10 | 10 | Standard Battery ×500 |\n| Basic Training: Navigation | Recon | Patrol 15,000 units in x-1 → Patrol 15,000 units in x-2 | – | 900 | 4,500 | 10 | 9 | Light Shield Core ×1 |\n| Speed Trial | Ops | Destroy 8 Seekers in x-1 | 8 min | 1,050 | 5,000 | 10 | 10 | Advanced Plasma ×100 |\n| Home Sector Defense | Combat | Destroy 12 Seekers in x-1 | – | 1,300 | 6,500 | 15 | 13 | Standard Battery ×500 |\n| Rapid Recon | Recon | Patrol 35,000 units in x-1 | 7 min | 900 | 4,500 | 10 | 9 | Repair Drone I ×1 |\n| Combined Operations | Ops | Destroy 8 Seekers in x-1; Patrol 15,000 units in x-1 | – | 1,200 | 6,000 | 10 | 12 | Advanced Plasma ×100 |\n| Hit and Run | Recon | Destroy 4 Seekers in x-2 → Patrol 20,000 units in x-2 | – | 1,000 | 5,000 | 10 | 10 | Basic Shield Cell ×1 |\n| Big Game Hunter | Combat | Destroy 20 Seekers in x-1 | – | 2,050 | 10,000 | 20 | 20 | Standard Battery ×1,000 |\n| Frontier Defense | Combat | Destroy 15 Seekers in x-2 | – | 1,650 | 8,000 | 15 | 16 | Damage Amp 1 ×1 |\n| The Gauntlet | Ops | Destroy 8 Seekers in x-1 → Patrol 12,000 units in x-2 → Destroy 8 Seekers in x-2 | 20 min | 2,600 | 13,000 | 25 | 26 | Advanced Plasma ×150 |\n| **Phantasm Hunter** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 2 Phantasm in x-2; Destroy 15 Seekers in x-2 | – | 3,400 | 17,000 | 35 | 34 | Quantum Laser 1 ×1, Engine I ×1, Advanced Plasma ×250 |\n\n### Level 2: First Contact\n\n10 missions and a Special, 17,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Phantom Pack | Ops | Destroy 5 Phantasm in x-2 | – | 1,100 | 7,500 | 20 | 11 | – |\n| Long Patrol | Recon | Patrol 40,000 units in x-2 | – | 850 | 6,000 | 15 | 8 | – |\n| Scout and Strike | Recon | Patrol 15,000 units in x-2; Destroy 12 Seekers in x-2 | – | 1,200 | 8,500 | 25 | 12 | – |\n| Sector Sweep | Combat | Destroy 25 Seekers in x-2 | – | 1,800 | 12,500 | 35 | 18 | – |\n| Marathon | Recon | Patrol 60,000 units in x-2 | 15 min | 1,350 | 9,500 | 25 | 14 | – |\n| Triple Threat | Combat | Destroy 15 Seekers in x-2; Destroy 4 Phantasm in x-2 | – | 1,900 | 13,500 | 40 | 19 | – |\n| First Blood Then Run | Ops | Destroy 2 Phantasm in x-2 → Patrol 20,000 units in x-2 | – | 900 | 6,500 | 20 | 9 | – |\n| Seeker Cull | Combat | Destroy 30 Seekers in x-2 | – | 2,100 | 14,500 | 40 | 21 | – |\n| Gate Run | Recon | Patrol 20,000 units in x-2 → Patrol 3,000 units in x-3 | – | 800 | 5,500 | 15 | 8 | – |\n| Ambush Drill | Ops | Destroy 3 Phantasm in x-2; Destroy 10 Seekers in x-2 | 15 min | 1,600 | 11,000 | 30 | 16 | – |\n| **Phantasm Purge** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 6 Phantasm in x-2 → Destroy 15 Seekers in x-2 → Patrol 4,000 units in x-3 | 30 min | 3,400 | 24,000 | 70 | 34 | Advanced Shield Cell ×1, Crit Amp 1 ×1, Ship Fragment ×5, Advanced Plasma ×300 |\n\n### Level 3: The Third Sector\n\n10 missions and a Special, 34,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Phantasm Patrol | Combat | Destroy 10 Phantasm in x-2 | – | 2,100 | 17,000 | 50 | 21 | – |\n| Deep Survey | Recon | Patrol 25,000 units in x-3 | – | 1,300 | 10,500 | 30 | 13 | – |\n| Clean Sweep | Combat | Destroy 12 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 3,800 | 30,500 | 95 | 38 | – |\n| Strike Package | Ops | Destroy 8 Phantasm in x-2 | 10 min | 2,000 | 16,000 | 50 | 20 | – |\n| Beacon Run | Recon | Destroy 3 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 15,000 units in x-3 | – | 1,900 | 15,000 | 50 | 19 | – |\n| Phantasm Nest | Combat | Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 4,600 | 37,000 | 115 | 46 | – |\n| Rapid Response | Ops | Destroy 6 Phantasm in x-3 | 15 min | 2,400 | 19,000 | 60 | 24 | – |\n| Long Range Scan | Recon | Patrol 30,000 units in x-3 | – | 1,600 | 13,000 | 40 | 16 | – |\n| Twin Threat | Combat | Destroy 10 Phantasm in x-3; Patrol 10,000 units in x-3 | – | 3,700 | 29,500 | 90 | 37 | – |\n| Hunter's Mark | Ops | Destroy 5 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 8,000 units in x-3 → Destroy 5 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 3,800 | 30,500 | 95 | 38 | – |\n| **Nightfall** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 18 Phantasm in x-3; Patrol 15,000 units in x-3 | 35 min | 6,800 | 54,500 | 170 | 68 | Quantum Laser 2 ×1, Ship Fragment ×10, Ultra Core ×200 |\n\n### Level 4: Heavy Work\n\n10 missions and a Special, 68,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Phantasm Cull | Combat | Destroy 25 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 7,750 | 39,000 | 230 | 78 | – |\n| Outer Survey | Recon | Patrol 40,000 units in x-3 | – | 3,000 | 15,000 | 90 | 30 | – |\n| Clockwork | Ops | Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 | 15 min | 5,750 | 29,000 | 170 | 58 | – |\n| Sector Tour | Recon | Patrol 20,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 3,000 units in x-4 | – | 2,750 | 14,000 | 80 | 28 | – |\n| Hard Target | Combat | Destroy 20 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 6,500 | 32,000 | 195 | 65 | – |\n| Pathfinder | Recon | Patrol 25,000 units in x-3; Destroy 5 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 3,500 | 18,000 | 105 | 35 | – |\n| Pincer | Ops | Destroy 10 Phantasm in x-2; Destroy 12 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 6,750 | 34,000 | 200 | 68 | – |\n| Picket Line | Recon | Destroy 10 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 20,000 units in x-3 | – | 5,000 | 25,000 | 150 | 50 | – |\n| Mop-Up | Combat | Destroy 18 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 6,000 | 30,000 | 180 | 60 | – |\n| Blitz | Ops | Destroy 20 Phantasm in x-3 | 20 min | 7,500 | 38,000 | 225 | 75 | – |\n| **Bulwark Breaker** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 2 Bulwarks in x-3; Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3; Patrol 4,000 units in x-4 | – | 13,500 | 68,000 | 405 | 135 | Basic Shield Core ×1, Ship Fragment ×10, Reinforced Hull Plate ×2, Shield Regen booster, 5 h |\n\n### Level 5: The Bulwark Line\n\n10 missions and a Special, 136,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Bulwark Buster | Ops | Destroy 3 Bulwarks in x-3 | – | 9,500 | 38,000 | 285 | 71 | – |\n| Phantasm Sweep | Combat | Destroy 30 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 14,000 | 56,000 | 420 | 105 | – |\n| Watchkeeper | Recon | Patrol 25,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 5,000 units in x-4 | – | 6,000 | 24,000 | 180 | 45 | – |\n| Iron Wall | Combat | Destroy 4 Bulwarks in x-3 | – | 12,500 | 50,000 | 375 | 94 | – |\n| Rapid Strike | Ops | Destroy 2 Bulwarks in x-3; Destroy 8 Phantasm in x-3 | 15 min | 11,500 | 46,000 | 345 | 86 | – |\n| Relay Network | Recon | Patrol 15,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 | – | 5,500 | 22,000 | 165 | 41 | – |\n| Heavy Hitters | Combat | Destroy 3 Bulwarks in x-3; Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 | – | 16,000 | 64,000 | 480 | 120 | – |\n| Night Shift | Recon | Patrol 30,000 units in x-3 | – | 4,000 | 16,000 | 120 | 30 | – |\n| Shield Breakers | Combat | Destroy 5 Bulwarks in x-3 | – | 15,500 | 62,000 | 465 | 116 | – |\n| Hammer and Anvil | Ops | Destroy 12 Phantasm in x-3 → Destroy 2 Bulwarks in x-3 → Patrol 5,000 units in x-4 | – | 14,500 | 58,000 | 435 | 109 | – |\n| **Iron Tide** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 5 Bulwarks in x-3 → Destroy 15 Phantasm in x-3 → Patrol 6,000 units in x-4 | 35 min | 27,000 | 108,000 | 810 | 202 | Starfire-3 ×1, Adaptive Core II ×1, Power Core ×1, Reinforced Hull Plate ×3, Ship Fragment ×15, Experience Kit booster, 5 h |\n\n### Level 6: The Border\n\n10 missions and a Special, 272,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Bulwark Hunt | Combat | Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 31,000 | 110,000 | 930 | 232 | – |\n| Border Recon | Recon | Patrol 22,000 units in x-4 | – | 7,000 | 25,000 | 210 | 52 | – |\n| Titan Slayer | Combat | Destroy 1 Gorvane in x-3 | – | 11,000 | 40,000 | 330 | 82 | – |\n| Timed Assault | Ops | Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | 20 min | 28,000 | 100,000 | 840 | 210 | – |\n| Deep Patrol | Recon | Patrol 12,000 units in x-4 → Destroy 2 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 13,000 | 45,000 | 390 | 98 | – |\n| Frontier Circuit | Recon | Patrol 8,000 units in x-3 → Patrol 12,000 units in x-4 | – | 8,000 | 30,000 | 240 | 60 | – |\n| Border Storm | Combat | Destroy 10 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 39,000 | 135,000 | 1,170 | 292 | – |\n| Siege Breaker | Ops | Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4; Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 | – | 26,000 | 90,000 | 780 | 195 | – |\n| Watchtower | Recon | Destroy 3 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 10,000 units in x-4 | – | 16,000 | 55,000 | 480 | 120 | – |\n| The Long Gauntlet | Ops | Destroy 5 Bulwarks in x-4 → Destroy 1 Gorvane in x-4 | 25 min | 39,000 | 135,000 | 1,170 | 292 | – |\n| **Colossus** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 54,000 | 190,000 | 1,620 | 405 | Elite Shield Cell ×1, Power Core ×1, Reinforced Hull Plate ×3, Ship Fragment ×15 |\n\n### Level 7: Gorvane Hunts\n\n10 missions and a Special, 544,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Gorvane Hunt | Combat | Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 | – | 42,000 | 125,000 | 1,050 | 210 | – |\n| Bulwark Purge | Combat | Destroy 15 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 59,000 | 175,000 | 1,475 | 295 | – |\n| Border Survey | Recon | Patrol 25,000 units in x-4 | – | 11,000 | 35,000 | 275 | 55 | – |\n| Strike Window | Ops | Destroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4 | 15 min | 33,000 | 100,000 | 825 | 165 | – |\n| Iron Harvest | Combat | Destroy 12 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 48,000 | 145,000 | 1,200 | 240 | – |\n| Long Haul | Recon | Patrol 10,000 units in x-4 → Patrol 12,000 units in 4-x | – | 15,000 | 45,000 | 375 | 75 | – |\n| Crossfire | Ops | Destroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 59,000 | 175,000 | 1,475 | 295 | – |\n| Crystal Watch | Recon | Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 → Destroy 5 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 8,000 units in x-4 | – | 28,000 | 85,000 | 700 | 140 | – |\n| Titan's Fall | Combat | Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 64,000 | 190,000 | 1,600 | 320 | – |\n| Relentless | Ops | Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 → Destroy 2 Gorvanes in x-4 → Destroy 6 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 76,000 | 230,000 | 1,900 | 380 | – |\n| **Gorvane Siege** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 4 Gorvanes in x-4 → Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 8,000 units in 4-x | – | 109,000 | 325,000 | 2,725 | 545 | Power Core ×2, Reinforced Hull Plate ×5, Ship Fragment ×20, Experimental Fusion Core ×300 |\n\n### Level 8: Frontline\n\n10 missions and a Special, 1,088,000 XP in all.\n\n| Mission | Giver | Tasks | Time limit | XP | Credits | Thulium | Honor | Items |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | --: | --: | --: | --: | --: | :--- |\n| Gorvane Cull | Combat | Destroy 6 Gorvanes in x-4 | – | 104,000 | 260,000 | 2,080 | 520 | – |\n| Frontier Sweep | Recon | Patrol 30,000 units in x-4 | – | 22,000 | 55,000 | 440 | 110 | – |\n| Bulwark Rout | Combat | Destroy 20 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 110,000 | 275,000 | 2,200 | 550 | – |\n| Lightning Raid | Ops | Destroy 4 Gorvanes in x-4 | 20 min | 82,000 | 205,000 | 1,640 | 410 | – |\n| Grand Tour | Recon | Patrol 10,000 units in x-4 → Patrol 15,000 units in 4-x → Patrol 8,000 units in rival x-4 | – | 44,000 | 110,000 | 880 | 220 | – |\n| Titan Hunter | Combat | Destroy 5 Gorvanes in x-4; Destroy 8 Bulwarks in x-4 | – | 128,000 | 320,000 | 2,560 | 640 | – |\n| Endurance | Recon | Patrol 30,000 units in 4-x | – | 28,000 | 70,000 | 560 | 140 | – |\n| Hold the Border | Ops | Destroy 12 Bulwarks in x-4; Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 | 30 min | 134,000 | 335,000 | 2,680 | 670 | – |\n| Recon in Force | Recon | Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 → Patrol 12,000 units in 4-x | – | 74,000 | 185,000 | 1,480 | 370 | – |\n| Iron Gauntlet | Ops | Destroy 10 Bulwarks in x-4 → Destroy 3 Gorvanes in x-4 → Patrol 8,000 units in 4-x | 30 min | 144,000 | 360,000 | 2,880 | 720 | – |\n| **Frontline Command** (Special) | Ops | Destroy 10 Bulwarks in x-4 → Patrol 10,000 units in 4-x → Destroy 4 Gorvanes in rival x-4 | – | 218,000 | 545,000 | 4,360 | 1,090 | Ancient Control Unit ×1, Power Core ×1, Ship Fragment ×25, Damage Amp booster, 10 h |\n\n\n" }, "mechanics-shields": { "id": "mechanics-shields", "title": "Shield Mechanics", "category": "Mechanics", "categoryId": "mechanics", "filename": "Shields.md", "path": "03-Mechanics/Shields.md", "html": "Shields absorb the majority of incoming damage, protecting your ship's hull from direct damage.
\nYour ship's final shield parameters are calculated as follows:
\n\\[\\text{Final Shield Capacity} = \\text{Total Base Capacity} \\times (1.0 + \\text{Total Shield Bonus Percent})\\]
\n\\[\\text{Final Shield Recharge Rate} = \\text{Total Base Recharge} \\times (1.0 + \\text{Total Shield Bonus Percent})\\]
\nSimilar to engines, equipped shields (and hybrid generators) are sorted by capacity and subjected to slot efficiency (Core: 100%, Support: 75%, Auxiliary: 50%) and a diminishing returns curve based on their rank:
\nAbsorbance is the share of every hit your shields take; the rest goes directly to hitpoints (HP).
\nShields regenerate passively over time to keep you combat-ready.
\nThe Skylab is your personal orbital facility for resource production and technological advancement. It allows you to construct and upgrade modules that generate Credits and Thulium, providing a steady stream of income to support your operations.
\nYour Skylab operates independently of your ship, continuing to produce resources even while you are offline. However, proper management of power and upgrade schedules is essential to maximize efficiency.
\nThe heart of your Skylab. The level of the Core Module determines the maximum level cap for all other modules. You cannot upgrade any facility higher than your Core Module.
\nPower is the lifeblood of the Skylab. The Solar Module generates the energy required to run your production facilities.
\nAn automated financial exchange center.
\nA specialized refinery for processing raw materials into Thulium.
\nYour Skylab has a limited power budget.
\nModules have a limited internal storage capacity (approx. 72 hours of production). You must manually collect the resources to transfer them to your ship's account.
\nSpeed determines how fast your ship moves on the spacemap, allowing you to chase targets, escape combat, or transit zones.
\nYour ship's final speed is calculated on the server using the following formula:
\n\\[\\text{Final Speed} = (\\text{Ship Base Speed} + \\text{Total Engine Speed}) \\times (1.0 + \\text{Total Speed Bonus Percent})\\]
\nEvery engine equipped generates speed. If thrusters are nested in the engine, its speed is modified:
\n\\[\\text{Engine Speed} = (\\text{Engine Base Speed} \\times \\text{Thruster Multiplier}) + \\text{Thruster Flat Bonus}\\]
\n1.1 or +10%).+15 speed).To prevent players from stacking infinite engines for infinite speed, a Diminishing Returns (Marginal Efficiency) curve is applied. All engines are sorted by their speed contribution and processed in order:
\n| Engine Rank | \nEfficiency Multiplier | \n
|---|---|
| 1st to 4th | \n100% (1.0) | \n
| 5th | \n85% (0.85) | \n
| 6th | \n70% (0.70) | \n
| 7th | \n55% (0.55) | \n
| 8th and beyond | \n25% (0.25) | \n
Additionally, the engine speed is multiplied by its slot efficiency (Core: 100%, Support: 75%, Auxiliary: 50%).
\nTotal speed bonus percent is the sum of all speed bonuses from equipped engines (and hybrids) minus the penalties from equipped shields:
\n+5%).-5% speed).The universe of SpaceCorps is governed by a recurring seasonal cycle. Every 30 days, the galaxy undergoes a cosmic reset known as the Wipe. While a reset might sound daunting, it represents the ultimate test of preparation and planning, allowing you to carry over your best gear, choose your next world, and build permanent cross-season bonuses.
\nEach season lasts exactly 30 days and progresses through several distinct phases. You can monitor the current season day and active phase directly from the in-game HUD.
\n| Phase | \nDays | \nProtocol / Event | \nDescription | \n
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Protocol | \nDays 1–3 | \nNo PvP Enabled | \nA fresh start focused entirely on PvE progression, resource farming, and ship building without the threat of player conflict. | \n
| First Contact | \nDays 4–10 | \nEvent 1 | \nThe start of PvP activities and the introduction of themed alien spawn groups with starter progression rewards. | \n
| Tech Surge | \nDays 11–18 | \nEvent 2 | \nA mid-season surge featuring increased resource yields and advanced alien encounters on the border maps. | \n
| War Games | \nDays 19–25 | \nEvent 3 | \nA faction-wide call to arms focusing heavily on PvP battles and control of the central PvP zone maps. | \n
| Final Countdown | \nDays 26–30 | \nEvent 4 | \nThe final countdown phase. All pilots race to complete and lock their carrying cargo before the eruption. | \n
| The Reset | \nDay 30 | \nBlackhole Eruption | \nThe universe is destroyed and reborn. Pilots move to the world they chose as their destination for the next season. | \n
The Chrono-Gate (also referred to as the Galaxy Gate) is a massive seasonal structure that acts as a bridge between seasons. Building and stabilizing this gate is essential to unlocking your carry-over transport privileges.
\nTo fully stabilize the Chrono-Gate, you must collect exactly 100 Chrono-Gate parts.
\nYou obtain parts by using the Energy Materializer interface, which spins local energy sectors to locate gate parts:
\nPro-Tip: You can use multipliers (1x, 5x, 10x, 100x) to perform bulk spins and accelerate gate construction.
\nOnce all 100 parts are collected and the Chrono-Gate is fully stabilized, the portal opens access to your personal Transport Cache (also known as the carry-over cart or travel capsule). This pocket dimension shields your belongings from being deleted during the wipe.
\nThe following items are always protected and carry over to the next season automatically, consuming zero capacity in your Transport Cache:
\nFor additional items in your inventory that you want to save (e.g., spare weaponry, crafting resources, or extra shield generators):
\nBefore the season ends, you must click Confirm & Lock in the Materializer interface.
\nSpaceCorps runs three worlds. Each one is a separate copy of the whole galaxy: every sector, with its own aliens, company pilots, cargo, chat and pilots. You fly only in your own world and meet only its pilots; your account, items, clan and the leaderboards are shared by all three.
\n| World | \nRisk | \nAlien strength | \nKill and quest pay | \nPvP | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | \nCasual / Starter | \n1.0x | \n1.0x Credits, Thulium, XP, Honor | \nHigh Security: only on the border maps (x-4) and in the central PvP zone (4-x). No PvP in the company sectors x-1 to x-3. | \n
| Beta | \nNormal / Intermediate | \n1.5x | \n2.0x Credits, Thulium, XP, Honor | \nMedium Security: everywhere except the base sectors (x-1). | \n
| Gamma | \nHardcore / Elite | \n2.0x | \n3.0x Credits, Thulium, XP, Honor | \nLow Security: everywhere. Maximum risk, maximum pay. | \n
How the worlds work:
\nM-1, T-1 or G-1). With no destination chosen, you pick a world again at Setup. Destinations count against the next season's room: a world as many pilots are heading to as it takes can't be chosen.While your ship level, standard credits, and unlocked maps reset, your overall pilot achievements contribute to permanent power. Defeating aliens and completing missions awards Wipe Points (WP). Your missions themselves, done and in progress, carry over: each can be done once per pilot, ever.
\nYou can spend your accrued WP on permanent buffs that carry over across all seasons forever. These buffs stack and provide significant passive bonuses:
\nBulwarks are heavily armored defensive platforms. They are highly aggressive and pack a punch.
\nDropped as a cargo crate where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.
\nServing as heavy guard platforms for Swarm nests, Bulwarks are armored monstrosities designed to absorb immense punishment. Their hulls are reinforced with dense crystal composites that react dynamically to energy weapons. Bulwarks are highly aggressive and will relentlessly hunt down anything invading their defensive perimeter.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Rewards", "anchor": "rewards" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Loot Drops", "anchor": "loot-drops" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 152, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Bulwark\n\nBulwarks are heavily armored defensive platforms. They are highly aggressive and pack a punch.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 16,000\n- **Shield**: 16,000\n- **Damage**: 1,200\n- **Speed**: 170\n- **Attack Range**: 700\n- **Behavior**: Aggressive\n\n## Rewards\n\n- **Credits**: 4,000\n- **Thulium**: 25\n- **Experience (XP)**: 800\n- **Honor**: 10\n- **Shield Recharge**: 50 per second (5s delay)\n\n## Loot Drops\n\nDropped as a [cargo crate](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.\n\n- **Ship Fragment**: 100% chance (Min: 2, Max: 2)\n- **Cataclysite**: 100% chance (Min: 2, Max: 2)\n- **Reinforced Hull Plate**: 30% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n\n## Lore\n\nServing as heavy guard platforms for Swarm nests, Bulwarks are armored monstrosities designed to absorb immense punishment. Their hulls are reinforced with dense crystal composites that react dynamically to energy weapons. Bulwarks are highly aggressive and will relentlessly hunt down anything invading their defensive perimeter.\n\n" }, "crystalys": { "id": "crystalys", "title": "Crystalys", "category": "Aliens", "categoryId": "aliens", "filename": "Crystalys.md", "path": "04-Aliens/Crystalys.md", "html": "Crystalys is a massive battleship-class alien entity. Encountering one is highly dangerous, requiring exceptional shield capacity and firepower to survive.
\nDropped as a cargo crate where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.
\nThe Crystalys is a legendary, battleship-class alien dreadnought. Formed from super-dense crystalline lattices, its energy absorption is unparalleled, allowing it to field shields that recover rapidly from damage. A Crystalys behaves with extreme aggression, obliterating target ships in seconds. Approaching one without a fully-kitted battleship is considered suicide.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Rewards", "anchor": "rewards" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Loot Drops", "anchor": "loot-drops" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 185, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Crystalys\n\nCrystalys is a massive battleship-class alien entity. Encountering one is highly dangerous, requiring exceptional shield capacity and firepower to survive.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 256,000\n- **Shield**: 160,000\n- **Damage**: 10,000\n- **Speed**: 230\n- **Attack Range**: 900\n- **Behavior**: Aggressive\n\n## Rewards\n\n- **Credits**: 60,000\n- **Thulium**: 200\n- **Experience (XP)**: 12,000\n- **Honor**: 52\n- **Shield Recharge**: 500 per second (5s delay)\n\n## Loot Drops\n\nDropped as a [cargo crate](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.\n\n- **Ship Fragment**:\n - 100% chance (Min: 5, Max: 5)\n - 50% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n - 25% chance (Min: 2, Max: 2)\n- **Cataclysite**: 100% chance (Min: 8, Max: 8)\n- **Power Core**: 50% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n- **Ancient Control Unit**: 20% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n\n## Lore\n\nThe Crystalys is a legendary, battleship-class alien dreadnought. Formed from super-dense crystalline lattices, its energy absorption is unparalleled, allowing it to field shields that recover rapidly from damage. A Crystalys behaves with extreme aggression, obliterating target ships in seconds. Approaching one without a fully-kitted battleship is considered suicide.\n\n" }, "gorvane": { "id": "gorvane", "title": "Gorvane", "category": "Aliens", "categoryId": "aliens", "filename": "Gorvane.md", "path": "04-Aliens/Gorvane.md", "html": "Gorvanes are formidable cruiser-class alien vessels. They possess high shield capacity and deal massive damage.
\nDropped as a cargo crate where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.
\nA formidable cruiser-class vessel within the alien hierarchy, the Gorvane (a designation given by early SpaceCorps cartographers, who knew it by its distinct domed crest) is a frontline warship. Equipped with heavy shield generators and a massive plasma discharge beam, it poses a severe threat to standard sector patrols.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Rewards", "anchor": "rewards" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Loot Drops", "anchor": "loot-drops" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 174, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Gorvane\n\nGorvanes are formidable cruiser-class alien vessels. They possess high shield capacity and deal massive damage.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 64,000\n- **Shield**: 48,000\n- **Damage**: 4,000\n- **Speed**: 200\n- **Attack Range**: 800\n- **Behavior**: Aggressive\n\n## Rewards\n\n- **Credits**: 12,000\n- **Thulium**: 75\n- **Experience (XP)**: 3,000\n- **Honor**: 24\n- **Shield Recharge**: 100 per second (5s delay)\n\n## Loot Drops\n\nDropped as a [cargo crate](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.\n\n- **Ship Fragment**:\n - 100% chance (Min: 3, Max: 3)\n - 25% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n- **Cataclysite**: 100% chance (Min: 4, Max: 4)\n- **Reinforced Hull Plate**: 60% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n- **Power Core**: 25% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n\n## Lore\n\nA formidable cruiser-class vessel within the alien hierarchy, the Gorvane (a designation given by early SpaceCorps cartographers, who knew it by its distinct domed crest) is a frontline warship. Equipped with heavy shield generators and a massive plasma discharge beam, it poses a severe threat to standard sector patrols.\n\n" }, "phantasm": { "id": "phantasm", "title": "Phantasm", "category": "Aliens", "categoryId": "aliens", "filename": "Phantasm.md", "path": "04-Aliens/Phantasm.md", "html": "Phantasms are aggressive spectral-class drones. They will attack any player who enters their aggro radius (600 units).
\nDropped as a cargo crate where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.
\nA bizarre manifestation of dark-matter energy, the Phantasm is a spectral combat drone that hovers silently in asteroid fields. It operates with a simple, highly aggressive defense routine, attacking any ship that wanders into its proximity. Sensors struggle to lock onto its shifting, non-euclidean geometry, making it a frustrating target to hit.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Rewards", "anchor": "rewards" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Loot Drops", "anchor": "loot-drops" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 144, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Phantasm\n\nPhantasms are aggressive spectral-class drones. They will attack any player who enters their aggro radius (600 units).\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 1,600\n- **Shield**: 3,200\n- **Damage**: 400\n- **Speed**: 140\n- **Attack Range**: 700\n- **Behavior**: Aggressive\n\n## Rewards\n\n- **Credits**: 2,400\n- **Thulium**: 12\n- **Experience (XP)**: 300\n- **Honor**: 6\n- **Shield Recharge**: 20 per second (5s delay)\n\n## Loot Drops\n\nDropped as a [cargo crate](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.\n\n- **Ship Fragment**: 100% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n\n## Lore\n\nA bizarre manifestation of dark-matter energy, the Phantasm is a spectral combat drone that hovers silently in asteroid fields. It operates with a simple, highly aggressive defense routine, attacking any ship that wanders into its proximity. Sensors struggle to lock onto its shifting, non-euclidean geometry, making it a frustrating target to hit.\n\n" }, "seeker": { "id": "seeker", "title": "Seeker", "category": "Aliens", "categoryId": "aliens", "filename": "Seeker.md", "path": "04-Aliens/Seeker.md", "html": "Seekers are basic scouting and reconnaissance units. They are passive, meaning they will not attack unless provoked first.
\nDropped as a cargo crate where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.
\nSeekers are light scouting probes deployed by the alien Swarm to map sector jumpgates and trace electromagnetic signatures of human fleets. Possessing minimal armaments and fragile structures, they are highly passive, retreating or ignoring vessels unless fired upon. However, they coordinate with larger combat units, signaling their positions if engaged.
", "toc": [ { "level": 2, "title": "Stats", "anchor": "stats" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Rewards", "anchor": "rewards" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Loot Drops", "anchor": "loot-drops" }, { "level": 2, "title": "Lore", "anchor": "lore" } ], "wordCount": 143, "readingTime": "1 min read", "markdown": "# Seeker\n\nSeekers are basic scouting and reconnaissance units. They are passive, meaning they will not attack unless provoked first.\n\n## Stats\n\n- **Hitpoints (HP)**: 800\n- **Shield**: 800\n- **Damage**: 200\n- **Speed**: 120\n- **Attack Range**: 600\n- **Behavior**: Passive\n\n## Rewards\n\n- **Credits**: 800\n- **Thulium**: 4\n- **Experience (XP)**: 100\n- **Honor**: 2\n- **Shield Recharge**: 10 per second (5s delay)\n\n## Loot Drops\n\nDropped as a [cargo crate](/wiki/03-Mechanics/Cargo.md) where it blows up, the killer's for 30 seconds.\n\n- **Ship Fragment**: 20% chance (Min: 1, Max: 1)\n\n## Lore\n\nSeekers are light scouting probes deployed by the alien Swarm to map sector jumpgates and trace electromagnetic signatures of human fleets. Possessing minimal armaments and fragile structures, they are highly passive, retreating or ignoring vessels unless fired upon. However, they coordinate with larger combat units, signaling their positions if engaged.\n\n" }, "boosters": { "id": "boosters", "title": "Boosters", "category": "Items", "categoryId": "items", "filename": "Boosters.md", "path": "05-Items/Boosters.md", "html": "Boosters provide temporary stat modifications to enhance your ship's combat, defense, leveling, and resource collection capabilities.
\nBoosters use an additive scaling system:
\nEvery booster lasts for a base duration of 10 hours and activates immediately upon purchase or receipt.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nBase Effect (10 Hours) | \nPrice (Thulium) | \n
|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Amp | \nRare | \n+10% Laser Damage | \n20,000 | \n
| Damage Amp II | \nRare | \n+10% Laser Damage | \nDrop / Event Only | \n
| Shield Wall | \nRare | \n+25% Shield Capacity | \n15,000 | \n
| Shield Wall II | \nRare | \n+25% Shield Capacity | \nDrop / Event Only | \n
| Hull Plating | \nRare | \n+10% Max Hitpoints | \n15,000 | \n
| Hull Plating II | \nRare | \n+10% Max Hitpoints | \nDrop / Event Only | \n
| Shield Regen | \nRare | \n+25% Shield Regen Speed | \n10,000 | \n
| Experience Kit | \nCommon | \n+20% Experience gain | \n8,000 | \n
| Honor Beacon | \nCommon | \n+20% Honor points gain | \n10,000 | \n
| Resource Magnet | \nRare | \n+25% Cargo box yield | \n18,000 | \n
| Loot Luck | \nLegendary | \n+5% Rare drop chance from NPCs | \n30,000 | \n
Drones are purchasable or craftable support units. You can equip up to 8 Drones active at once.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nSlots | \nDescription | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slave Drone | \nCommon | \n1 | \nA basic drone with a single equipment slot. | \n100,000 Credits | \n
| Master Drone | \nRare | \n2 | \nAn advanced drone with two equipment slots. | \n_Loot / Event_ | \n
Weapons are the primary means of dealing damage in SpaceCorps.
\nEquip lasers directly on ship weapon slots or inside drones to increase your offensive capabilities.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nBase Damage | \nCritical Chance | \nRange | \nAmp Slots | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Laser 1 | \nShoddy | \n50 | \n10% | \n600 | \n1 | \n10,000 Credits | \n
| Quantum Laser 2 | \nCommon | \n60 | \n20% | \n700 | \n2 | \n100,000 Credits | \n
| Quantum Laser 3 | \nRare | \n70 | \n30% | \n800 | \n3 | \n15,000 Thulium | \n
| Starfire-3 | \nMythical | \n120 | \n35% | \n850 | \n3 | \nCraftable Only | \n
| Helios Beam | \nMythical | \n180 | \n40% | \n900 | \n1 | \nCraftable Only | \n
Equip these directly into a laser's slot to augment its characteristics:
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nBase Damage Boost | \nCritical Chance Boost | \nFlat Critical Damage | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Amp 1 | \nShoddy | \n+10 | \n+5% | \n+5 | \n10,000 Credits | \n
| Crit Amp 1 | \nShoddy | \n+0 | \n+15% | \n+0 | \n15,000 Credits | \n
Consumable batteries that multiply the damage of your laser volleys:
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nDamage Multiplier | \nPrice Per Unit | \n
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Battery | \nCommon | \n1.0x | \n10 Credits | \n
| Advanced Plasma | \nRare | \n2.0x | \n0.5 Thulium | \n
| Ultra Core | \nRare | \n3.0x | \n1.0 Thulium | \n
| Experimental Fusion Core | \nEpic | \n4.0x | \n2.2 Thulium | \n
Items are the core components that upgrade your ship's capabilities. They can be purchased from the Shop, found as drops, crafted in Assembly, or merged through Fusion.
\nItems come in different rarities, which determine their quality and base stats:
\nWhen you craft an item in the Assembly, it has a chance to receive an Enchant. Enchants modify the base parameters of an item dynamically with random multiplier bonuses. There are 5 Enchant tiers:
\nEnchanted stats are displayed on the item icon grid card (e.g. [T] for Tainted, [G] for Godly) and outlined in the item's statistics tooltip.
Players can merge items to improve their enchants through the Fusion page in the main menu:
\nPropulsion systems determine your ship's movement velocity and maneuverability.
\nEngines are the primary source of thrust for your ship.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nBase Speed | \nSpeed Bonus % | \nShield Bonus % | \nSlots | \nSpecial Effect | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine I | \nShoddy | \n+2 | \n+2% | \n-2% | \n1 | \n— | \n20,000 Credits | \n
| Engine II | \nCommon | \n+4 | \n+4% | \n-8% | \n2 | \nShield Pen +5% | \n2,000 Thulium | \n
| Engine III | \nRare | \n+6 | \n+5% | \n-15% | \n3 | \nEvasion Roll | \nCraftable Only | \n
The engines' Shield Bonus is in the item data, but the game has never applied it: engines don't weaken your shields, and the item cards leave it out.
\nThrusters are nested inside Engines or Adaptive Cores to boost their speed output:
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nFlat Speed Boost | \nSpeed Multiplier | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thruster I | \nShoddy | \n+5 | \n1.00x | \n20,000 Credits | \n
| Thruster II | \nCommon | \n+10 | \n1.05x | \n2,000 Thulium | \n
| Thruster III | \nRare | \n+15 | \n1.10x | \nCraftable Only | \n
Defensive modules provide shield capacity, absorb damage, and recharge your defenses.
\nEquip shield cores to generate active defensive barriers. Note that heavy shields weigh down your speed.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nCapacity | \nRecharge Rate | \nAbsorbance | \nShield % | \nSpeed % | \nCell Slots | \nSpecial Effect | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Shield Core | \nShoddy | \n10,000 | \n333/s | \n70% | \n+5% | \n-1% | \n1 | \n— | \n20,000 Credits | \n
| Basic Shield Core | \nCommon | \n15,000 | \n500/s | \n80% | \n+10% | \n-3% | \n2 | \nShield Regen +10% | \n2,000 Thulium | \n
| Heavy Shield Core | \nRare | \n25,000 | \n833/s | \n85% | \n+20% | \n-5% | \n3 | \nShield Overload | \nCraftable Only | \n
Adaptive cores act as hybrid generators, combining shield and speed capabilities. They accept both Thrusters and Shield Cells in their slots (one module per slot, of either kind). Their Shield and Speed Bonus count like a shield's or an engine's (the four best, times the slot's share). They have no absorbance: they don't change your ship's absorbance, and cells in them add capacity and recharge only. Only shields take a share of a hit, so cells in an Adaptive Core need a shield on the ship too.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nShield Bonus % | \nSpeed Bonus % | \nSlots | \nSpecial Effect | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Core I | \nShoddy | \n+5% | \n+3% | \n1 | \n— | \n100,000 Credits | \n
| Adaptive Core II | \nCommon | \n+8% | \n+4% | \n2 | \n— | \n4,000 Thulium | \n
| Adaptive Core III | \nRare | \n+15% | \n+5% | \n3 | \nStatus Cleanse | \nCraftable Only | \n
Shield Cells are fitted inside Shield Cores or Adaptive Cores (as many as the core's slots) to boost that core. In a Shield Core they raise its absorbance too, and with it the share of each hit your shields take (at most 100%). Unequipping or fusing the core returns its cells to the inventory.
\n| Name | \nRarity | \nCapacity Boost | \nRecharge Boost | \nAbsorbance Boost | \nCost | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Shield Cell | \nShoddy | \n+1,000 | \n+100/s | \n+2% | \n10,000 Credits | \n
| Advanced Shield Cell | \nCommon | \n+2,500 | \n+250/s | \n+4% | \n30,000 Credits | \n
| Elite Shield Cell | \nRare | \n+6,000 | \n+500/s | \n+6% | \n5,000 Thulium | \n