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=== Drone type overview === | === Drone type overview === | ||
Drones are capable of serving many different roles and exist in many different sizes. There are seventeen different | Drones are capable of serving many different roles and exist in many different sizes. There are seventeen different sets of drones, which can be divided into five general categories: | ||
*Combat drones<br> | |||
*Electronic warfare and combat utility drones | |||
*Logistics drones | |||
*Salvage drones | |||
*Mining drones | |||
===Drone bay=== | ===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. | 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 type details == | == Drone type details == | ||
Drones are capable of serving many different roles and exist in many different sizes. There are seventeen different | 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 | ||
*Electronic warfare and combat utility 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.]] | |||
=== Combat drones=== | === Combat drones=== | ||