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==Drone basics==

~~[[File:Drone control window.png|thumb|right|200px|The drone control window, showing drones in the drone bay and drones in space.]]~~

If you undock with drones in your drone bay, a new window for controlling drones will appear on your screen. Via this window you can launch drones from your drone bay, give commands to them once they are in space, and recover them back into your drone bay. This window also shows the active status of any drones you currently have in space, and if any of those drones are damaged.

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Drones have built-in weapons with effectively infinite ammunition, and don't need to reload. If damaged, a drone's shields will slowly regenerate on their own, but damage to its armor and hull will need to be repaired (e.g. by using the repair services at a station).

=== Drone type overview ===

Drones are capable of serving many different roles and exist in many different sizes. There are seventeen different groups of drones, which can be divided into five categories:

;Combat drones

:These are the most common drones, and are (as the name suggests) used to damage and destroy enemy ships. There are six different types of combat drone:

:*'''{{co|wheat|Light}}''', '''{{co|wheat|medium}}''', and '''{{co|wheat|heavy}}''' drones, generally for use on frigate, cruiser, and battleship-sized ships, respectively.

:*'''{{co|wheat|Sentry}}''' drones, which act as stationary, long-range turrets.

;Electronic warfare and combat utility drones

:These drones impair an enemy ship using [[electronic warfare]] or similar methods. There are drones for each of the four methods of electronic warfare: '''{{co|wheat|tracking disruption}}''' (TD), '''{{co|wheat|electronic countermeasures}}''' (ECM), '''{{co|wheat|sensor dampening}}''' (SD), and '''{{co|wheat|target painting}}''' (TP). Additionally, there are drones which drain an enemy's capacitor ('''{{co|wheat|energy neutralisers}}'''), or reduce a ship's speed ('''{{co|wheat|stasis webifiers}}''').

;Logistics drones

:These drones assist friendly ships by repairing their '''{{co|wheat|shields}}''', '''{{co|wheat|armor}}''', or '''{{co|wheat|hull}}'''.

;Salvage drones

:These drones are used to '''{{co|wheat|salvage nearby wrecks}}'''.

;Mining drone

:These drones '''{{co|wheat|mine asteroids or ice}}''' for resources.

[[File:Drone control window.png|thumb|right|200px|The drone control window, showing drones in the drone bay and drones in space.]]

===Drone bay===

A ship must have a drone bay to use drones. You can find out if a ship has a drone bay, and how big it is, by looking at the Attributes tab in its Show Info window. If it has a drone bay, it will tell you the drone bay's capacity in cubic meters (m<sup>3</sup>). The size of a ship's drone bay determines how many drones you can carry with you, ready to be launched into space; larger and more powerful drones take up more space in your drone bay.

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 ==Drone basics==
-[[File:Drone control window.png|thumb|right|200px|The drone control window, showing drones in the drone bay and drones in space.]]
 If you undock with drones in your drone bay, a new window for controlling drones will appear on your screen. Via this window you can launch drones from your drone bay, give commands to them once they are in space, and recover them back into your drone bay. This window also shows the active status of any drones you currently have in space, and if any of those drones are damaged.
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 Drones have built-in weapons with effectively infinite ammunition, and don't need to reload. If damaged, a drone's shields will slowly regenerate on their own, but damage to its armor and hull will need to be repaired (e.g. by using the repair services at a station).
+=== Drone type overview ===
+Drones are capable of serving many different roles and exist in many different sizes. There are seventeen different groups of drones, which can be divided into five categories:
+;Combat drones
+:These are the most common drones, and are (as the name suggests) used to damage and destroy enemy ships. There are six different types of combat drone:
+:*'''{{co|wheat|Light}}''', '''{{co|wheat|medium}}''', and '''{{co|wheat|heavy}}''' drones, generally for use on frigate, cruiser, and battleship-sized ships, respectively.
+:*'''{{co|wheat|Sentry}}''' drones, which act as stationary, long-range turrets.
+;Electronic warfare and combat utility drones
+:These drones impair an enemy ship using [[electronic warfare]] or similar methods. There are drones for each of the four methods of electronic warfare: '''{{co|wheat|tracking disruption}}''' (TD), '''{{co|wheat|electronic countermeasures}}''' (ECM), '''{{co|wheat|sensor dampening}}''' (SD), and '''{{co|wheat|target painting}}''' (TP). Additionally, there are drones which drain an enemy's capacitor ('''{{co|wheat|energy neutralisers}}'''), or reduce a ship's speed ('''{{co|wheat|stasis webifiers}}''').
+;Logistics drones
+:These drones assist friendly ships by repairing their '''{{co|wheat|shields}}''', '''{{co|wheat|armor}}''', or '''{{co|wheat|hull}}'''.
+;Salvage drones
+:These drones are used to '''{{co|wheat|salvage nearby wrecks}}'''.
+;Mining drone
+:These drones '''{{co|wheat|mine asteroids or ice}}''' for resources.
+[[File:Drone control window.png|thumb|right|200px|The drone control window, showing drones in the drone bay and drones in space.]]
 ===Drone bay===
 A ship must have a drone bay to use drones. You can find out if a ship has a drone bay, and how big it is, by looking at the Attributes tab in its Show Info window. If it has a drone bay, it will tell you the drone bay's capacity in cubic meters (m<sup>3</sup>). The size of a ship's drone bay determines how many drones you can carry with you, ready to be launched into space; larger and more powerful drones take up more space in your drone bay.