Ftl how do i use drones

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Where do I equip them, and how do I use them? I love the game, but I'd like to know how to use all my items.

Thanks for any help you can provide. Re: How do I use drones? The drone system can be upgraded to handle up to eight bars of power, though the current level limits the number of drones you can use. The drone system only comes pre-installed on Engi cruisers, the Cerenkov , The Basilisk , and the Simo-H; other ships must first buy the system at a Store , whereupon the system will start with 2 bars of power and come with a free drone schematic.

The cost of buying the system from a Store depends on the free drone schematic that comes with it. If the free schematic is a System Repair Drone, the system costs 75 scrap ; otherwise, it costs 85 scrap. Powers all of the ship's drones. Drones are automated robots that perform tasks like attacking enemy ships or repairing systems.

Like with weapons , stronger drones require more power, which can limit the ability to have all drones active at the same time — though this is mitigated slightly by the fact that most ships only have 2 drone slots, so both slots can be powered even with the most power-hungry drones once the system is fully upgraded. Furthermore, not all drones are useful in the same situations, so a fully upgraded drone control may be more of a luxury to soak damage than a requirement to actually use all of your drones.

Some drones, such as the Hull Repair Drone are also useful out of combat, so they can even be stored in the cargo bay and only fitted as needed. As it can recover some of the drone parts used in a battle, a drone recovery arm is a very useful Augmentation for any ship that relies on drones heavily. Additionally, the Drone Reactor Booster that comes fitted to The Vortex and can be installed on other ships from The Engi Virus event is somewhat useful since crew drones move more slowly than regular crew, but is still somewhat replaceable since crew drones spend more time standing around.

The Defense Scrambler fitted to the Tetragon and purchasable at a store is an awesome augment, as it prevents defensive drones from locking on to anything letting your combat drones orbit unopposed and for Hacking and boarding drones to land in ships with defense drones orbiting.

Though you can depower hacking drones just as a defense drone fires to "dodge" the shot and just hack through any number of defense drones. Some equipment opens additional Options during certain events. While the Drone Control System itself does not open any options, the various different drones do. Tip: Boarding Drones require 1 drone part to deploy for each new enemy. They will board the enemy ship and attack as long as they are powered. When deployed, Boarding Drones fly to the enemy ship, breach the hull and attack crew and systems inside.

They are unaffected by fires and low oxygen. They ignore regular shields, but are destroyed when contacting a Zoltan Shield the Zoltan Shield will be unaffected. They cannot board a cloaked ship. Purchase a Drone Control System if your Ship doesn't already have one. Once you have the System, power up the Drone on your bar and the activated Drone automatically does its listed function Anti-Ship and Beam Drones automatically fire every few seconds, System Repair and Anti-Personnel Drones seek out damaged systems and intruders respectively , Hull Repair Drones heal Hull Damage each use, etc.

The Engi Cruiser automatically has this System by default, but every other ship needs to purchase it costs 80 scrap and comes with 1 free Drone schematic and 2 Empty Power Slots. Each new Drone built costs 1 Drone Part, but Drones that exist on your own Ship only cost the initial part once built, so you only pay extra Parts for them if they get destroyed and you replace them.

You will get hurt. User Info: SpaceAgeSamurai. Also, make sure the Drone Control System is upgraded enough to handle the drones.

It starts at level 2, but some drones require 4 bars of energy in order to function. When all else fails, read the instructions. More topics from this board Tips please Unique Aliens? General 4 Answers Unlocking Ships?