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=== Damaged drones ===

[[File:Damaged drones.png|thumb|right|200px|Two damaged drones. The first drone has only taken shield damage, while the second drone has taken both shield and armor damage.]]

Your drones can take shield, armor, and structure damage during a fight (just like your ship). Their shields will regenerate slowly, whether the drone is in space or in your drone bay (at the same rate), but armor and hull damage needs to be repaired. When in combat with drones, keep an eye on your drone's health through the drone control window, and when a drone starts taking armor damage, recall it to your drone bay and launch a fresh drone (if you have spares) - it's much cheaper to repair drones than to replace them ~~(particularly for expensive Tech 2 drones)~~.

Your drones can take shield, armor, and structure damage during a fight (just like your ship). Their shields will regenerate slowly, whether the drone is in space or in your drone bay (at the same rate), but armor and hull damage needs to be repaired. When in combat with drones, keep an eye on your drone's health through the drone control window, and when a drone starts taking armor damage, recall it to your drone bay and launch a fresh drone (if you have spares) - it's much cheaper to repair drones than to replace them.

~~You can easily repair all damaged drones if~~ you dock at a station with repair facilities, at the cost of some ISK. Also, they get repaired automatically~~, without any~~ cost ~~(for free),~~ while your ship is [[Citadels#Tethering|tethered]] to a [[Citadels|Citadel]].

If you dock at a station with repair facilities, you can easily repair all damaged drones at the cost of some ISK. Also, they get repaired automatically at no cost while your ship is [[Citadels#Tethering|tethered]] to a [[Citadels|Citadel]].

If you don't have access to a station, you can repair drones in space by using remote armor and hull repair modules, or by using logistics drones. If you plan on being away from stations for a while, it may be a good idea to carry small armor and hull repair modules with you, and fit these modules to your ship (using a [[Mobile_Structure#Mobile_Depots|mobile depot]]) in between combat encounters to repair your drones. Light armor and hull logistics drones are also an option if you have space in your drone bay, but keep in mind that they repair very slowly - a single light armor repair drone takes about 3 minutes to fully repair a damaged heavy drone, while a small remote armor repair module can do it in about 30 seconds.

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 === Damaged drones ===
 [[File:Damaged drones.png|thumb|right|200px|Two damaged drones. The first drone has only taken shield damage, while the second drone has taken both shield and armor damage.]]
-Your drones can take shield, armor, and structure damage during a fight (just like your ship). Their shields will regenerate slowly, whether the drone is in space or in your drone bay (at the same rate), but armor and hull damage needs to be repaired. When in combat with drones, keep an eye on your drone's health through the drone control window, and when a drone starts taking armor damage, recall it to your drone bay and launch a fresh drone (if you have spares) - it's much cheaper to repair drones than to replace them (particularly for expensive Tech 2 drones).
+Your drones can take shield, armor, and structure damage during a fight (just like your ship). Their shields will regenerate slowly, whether the drone is in space or in your drone bay (at the same rate), but armor and hull damage needs to be repaired. When in combat with drones, keep an eye on your drone's health through the drone control window, and when a drone starts taking armor damage, recall it to your drone bay and launch a fresh drone (if you have spares) - it's much cheaper to repair drones than to replace them.
-You can easily repair all damaged drones if you dock at a station with repair facilities, at the cost of some ISK. Also, they get repaired automatically, without any cost (for free), while your ship is [[Citadels#Tethering|tethered]] to a [[Citadels|Citadel]].
+If you dock at a station with repair facilities, you can easily repair all damaged drones at the cost of some ISK. Also, they get repaired automatically at no cost while your ship is [[Citadels#Tethering|tethered]] to a [[Citadels|Citadel]].
 If you don't have access to a station, you can repair drones in space by using remote armor and hull repair modules, or by using logistics drones. If you plan on being away from stations for a while, it may be a good idea to carry small armor and hull repair modules with you, and fit these modules to your ship (using a [[Mobile_Structure#Mobile_Depots|mobile depot]]) in between combat encounters to repair your drones. Light armor and hull logistics drones are also an option if you have space in your drone bay, but keep in mind that they repair very slowly - a single light armor repair drone takes about 3 minutes to fully repair a damaged heavy drone, while a small remote armor repair module can do it in about 30 seconds.