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Resources earned from exploring planets can be used to upgrade the player's command ship. Below is the WIP list of Command Ship Upgrades.
Resources earned from exploring planets can be used to upgrade the player's command ship. Below is the WIP list of Command Ship Upgrades. Each upgrade costs [[Resource Units]] and either comes in multiple tiers (Engines) or can be bought multiple times (Crew Capacity.)


*Lander Capacity
==== Lander Capacity ====
Increases the amount of Landers that can be stored on the Command ship. Useful to upgrade if you are landing on hazardous planets.
Increases the amount of [[Planet Exploration|planet exploration]] Landers that can be stored on the Command ship. Particularly useful to upgrade if you are landing on hazardous planets.
*Lander Upgrades
 
==== Lander Upgrades ====
Makes the Lander more resistant to certain hazardous conditions. Heat plating, for example, will allow the lander to explore hot planets such as Venus.
Makes the Lander more resistant to certain hazardous conditions. Heat plating, for example, will allow the lander to explore hot planets such as Venus.
*Fuel Capacity
 
==== Fuel Capacity ====
Additional fuel storage allows for longer missions deep into space before needing to return to refuel.
Additional fuel storage allows for longer missions deep into space before needing to return to refuel.
*Engine Upgrades
 
Increases the acceleration and maximum speed of the ship when travelling around star systems
==== Engine Upgrades ====
*Thruster Upgrade
Increases the acceleration and maximum speed of the ship when travelling around [[Star System Exploration|star systems.]]
Increases the turn speed, especially useful for Fleet Battles
 
*Hyperspeed Upgrades
==== Thruster Upgrade ====
Increases travel speed through Hyperspace
Increases acceleration and turn speed, especially useful for [[Fleet Battles|Fleet Battles.]]
*Weapons
 
Customizes the weaponry used in Fleet Battles
==== Hyperspace Upgrades ====
*Crew Quarters
Increases travel speed through [[Hyperspace Navigation|Hyperspace]].
Increases maximum crew capacity. Crew acts as the command ship's health, if defeated the player loses. Crew can only be replaced in Sol, so increases crew capacity allows for deeper missions into space
 
*Cargo Pod
==== Weapons ====
Customizes the weaponry and abilities used in [[Fleet Battles]]
 
==== Crew Quarters ====
Increases maximum crew capacity. Crew acts as the command ship's health, if defeated the player loses. Crew can only be replaced in Sol, so increases crew capacity allows for deeper missions into space.
 
==== Cargo Pod ====
Increases maximum storage of resources collected from exploring worlds.
Increases maximum storage of resources collected from exploring worlds.
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Revision as of 17:14, 10 June 2018

Resources earned from exploring planets can be used to upgrade the player's command ship. Below is the WIP list of Command Ship Upgrades. Each upgrade costs Resource Units and either comes in multiple tiers (Engines) or can be bought multiple times (Crew Capacity.)

Lander Capacity

Increases the amount of planet exploration Landers that can be stored on the Command ship. Particularly useful to upgrade if you are landing on hazardous planets.

Lander Upgrades

Makes the Lander more resistant to certain hazardous conditions. Heat plating, for example, will allow the lander to explore hot planets such as Venus.

Fuel Capacity

Additional fuel storage allows for longer missions deep into space before needing to return to refuel.

Engine Upgrades

Increases the acceleration and maximum speed of the ship when travelling around star systems.

Thruster Upgrade

Increases acceleration and turn speed, especially useful for Fleet Battles.

Hyperspace Upgrades

Increases travel speed through Hyperspace.

Weapons

Customizes the weaponry and abilities used in Fleet Battles

Crew Quarters

Increases maximum crew capacity. Crew acts as the command ship's health, if defeated the player loses. Crew can only be replaced in Sol, so increases crew capacity allows for deeper missions into space.

Cargo Pod

Increases maximum storage of resources collected from exploring worlds.