Drones: Difference between revisions

'''Drone Damage Amplifier'''

 

Introduced in the ''Inferno'' expansion, this low-slot module increases damage inflicted by combat drones. The Tech I version increases drone damage by 16%, and the tech II version increases damage by a whopping 23% - no good drone boat pilot should undock without at least one of these modules fitted. Both the Tech I and Tech II versions use 30 tf of CPU and only 1 powergrid. For those who want to know why it took so long for drones to get a damage-enhancing module, the in-game lore explains the rationale here: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Drone_damage_amplifier_(lore)

 

 

This module has two variants the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Navigation_Computer_I Drone Navigation Computer I] which adds +25 N thrust to the deployed drones MWD and the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Navigation_Computer_II Drone Navigation Computer II] which adds +30 N Thrust.  This module allows the drone to get into optimal range faster as well as keep up with a moving target. It has a very low powergrid usage and low CPU usage at 30 tf / 35 tf. Since it increases the MWD thrust by a flat amount for all drones, the relative speed increase is much lower for larger drones.

 

 

The [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Omnidirectional_Tracking_Link_I Omnidirectional Tracking Link I] adds +20% and the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Omnidirectional_Tracking_Link_II Omnidirectional Tracking Link II] adds +25% to both the optimal range and tracking speed of drones. This often makes little difference to standard combat drones which have small optimal ranges but can make a big difference to the sniping abilities of sentry drones. This module uses very little powergrid and has a CPU usage of 35 tf. [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Federation_Navy_Omnidirectional_Tracking_Link A faction version] is also available: it uses slightly more CPU, and costs a lot, but gives a +30% bonus instead of 20% or 25%.

 

 

This module comes in three variants [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Link_Augmentor_I Drone Link Augmentor I], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Link_Augmentor_II Drone Link Augmentor II] and the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Black_Eagle_Drone_Link_Augmentor Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor] they add 20 km, 24 km  and 26km to drone control range respectively as well as using 50 tf, 55 tf and 45 tf CPU respectively, all have very low powergrid usage.  This is an essential module for sentry drones but of limited use to scout drones due to the long recall times creating the potential for drone damage and loss.

 

'''Drone Control Unit'''

 

This module can only be fitted on carriers and supercarriers, and only has one variant: [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Control_Unit_I Drone Control Unit I]. Each module used allows the pilot to field one more drone in space. However, this module requires the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Advanced_Drone_Interfacing Advanced Drone Interfacing] skill to use, allowing the pilot to install one control unit per level of the skill. The fitting requirements for this module are massive, needing 75,000 MW of the powergrid and 7,500 tf of CPU.