Drones: Difference between revisions

Drones are renowned for taking the heat off a pilot's module slots, essentially becoming additional damage/EW/logistics without the need to fit, rig or spend cap on them. However, if a pilot is serious about their usage of drones, it is important to be aware of the modules available to help augment their ability<ref>[http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/EFT Eve Fitting Tool]</ref>.

This module only has one variant named [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Navigation_Computer_I Drone Navigation Computer I] and adds +25% to the deployed drones MWD speed allowing them to get into optimal range faster as well as keep up with a moving target. It has a very low powergrid usage and the lowest of the CPU usage of all the modules at 30 tf.

The [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Omnidirectional_Tracking_Link_I Omnidirectional Tracking Link I] adds +20% 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 25% bonus instead of 20%.

This module comes in two variants [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Link_Augmentor_I Drone Link Augmentor I] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Black_Eagle_Drone_Link_Augmentor Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor] they add 20km and 26km to drone control range respectively as well as using 50 tf and 45 tf CPU respectively, both have very low powergrid usage.

This module only has one variant: [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Drone_Control_Unit_I Drone Control Unit I] and per 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.