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Drones

Escort and Wreck drones: slots, the price order, upgrades and the most drones you can fly.

Drones belong to the pilot and fly with whichever ship is active, carrying extra lasers and defense. Whatever ship you fly, you can have at most 12 drones out at once.

Drone types

Escort Drone

Laser slots: 1
Upgrade slots: 2
Payment: Credits

Wreck Drone

Laser slots: 2
Upgrade slots: 2
Payment: Silicite

How many drones?

The first 8 drones are bought directly. Drones 9–10 and the next 2 unlock when you finish the Fleet quest chains in Career (up to 12 drones).
Drones you do not fit go into storage; fitted and stored drones together can be at most 24.
The price rises with the number of drones you own (the type does not matter); the order below stays fixed after drone 12.

Price order

Which drone	Escort Drone (Credits)	Wreck Drone (Silicite)
1	20,000	857
2	40,000	1,140
3	80,000	1,710
4	150,000	2,290
5	300,000	2,860
6	600,000	3,710
7	1,200,000	4,570
8	2,500,000	5,710
9	5,000,000	7,140
10	10,000,000	8,570
11	20,000,000	10,000
12	40,000,000	11,400

Drone upgrades

Every drone has two upgrade slots. Upgrades grow 6% stronger per level, like modules. Each upgrade attempt costs Credits, Silicite and Ring Essence together, and it always succeeds.

Upgrade	Effect (Lv 1)	Price
Focus Lens	Damage of all your ship's lasers (drone lasers included) +0.4%	400,000 Credits and 1,140 Silicite
Warhead Core	Damage of all your ship's rockets +1.3% (tier-6 ships and end-game role ships: +2.2%)	400,000 Credits and 1,140 Silicite
Shield Weave	Your ship's max shield +1%	250,000 Credits and 714 Silicite
Armor Plate	Your ship's max armor +1%	250,000 Credits and 714 Silicite
Charge Coil	Shield regeneration +4%	150,000 Credits and 429 Silicite

The drone's laser adds to your ship's salvo; one LT-1 is enough to fit on an Escort Drone. You can find the modules on the Weapons page.