| advanced lab |
enhanced research |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| repair droids |
allows repair orders but also repairs during combat |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| advanced repair droids |
faster repairs |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| transporter beams |
allows colonisation from a limited range e.g. 50LY? and can be used for boarding actions? |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| landing craft |
Allows colonisation order to be given |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| fusion torpedo |
higher damage torpedos x 1.2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| photon torpedo |
higher speed and damage torpedos x 1.4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| ion drive |
faster engine speed * 1.2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| antimatter drive |
faster engine * 1.4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| jump drive |
alternate movement, allows the ship to travel vast distances in a single turn but with a slightly random end point |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| hyperdrive |
faster than light travel engine * 2.0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| enhanced hyperdrive |
faster than light travel engine * 2.2 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
| enhanced beam |
enhanced damage beam x 1.2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| long range beam |
enhanced range beam x 1.2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| blaster |
beam weapon with much greater damage and range x 1.6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| enhanced shield |
improved shield for defending beams x 1.6 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| fighter bays |
launch fighters that act as small ships with beam weapon |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| interceptor bays |
launch faster fighters |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| defensive drone bays |
launch drones that target torpedos and fighters |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| point defence lasers |
beams that target torpedos and fighters |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| cloaking device |
cannot be seen by enemy ships unless they have a tachyon sensor |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| tachyon sensor |
allows detection of ships with a cloaking device |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| advanced sensors |
longer range sensors x 1.4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| mining laser |
each mining laser on or in orbit around a planet increases the energy yield x 1.1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| advanced mining laser |
increases the energy yield x 1.2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| mine layers |
lays a mine field of x size requiring a specified amount of energy |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| advanced mine layers |
lays a mine field of x1.2 size requiring a specified amount of energy |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| mine sweepers |
detect and sweep minefields |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| advanced mine sweepers |
detect and sweep minefields at higher range and rate x 1.2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| tractor beam |
capture and tow a ship in combat (and perhaps outside combat) |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| ion cannon |
weapon that temporarily disable a ships systems |
1 |
2 |
5 |