Reactors

Current revision as of 21:27, 26 May 2024

Reactors are a type of ship Module that give a bonus to your total max energy. The maximum number of researched reactors that may be equipped at one time is 3.

The current maximum Energy that can be obtained purely from researchable equipment (ignoring any artifact, Race or Profession bonuses) is from 3 Mk IV Proxy-Universe Reactors, which give 1620 Energy for 150 decks and take a total upkeep of 1,485,000,000 (1.485 billion) credits per day.

Example

A Fusion Reactor gives a +10 bonus to energy. By equipping 3 of these to a ship that normally would have 100 MAX energy and no Relays the ship would have 130 MAX energy.

But that's the poor man's example. If you want a REAL example, based around mid-game stats, let's assume that you have a heavy cruiser that has a base energy of 100, with not one, not even two, but THREE Singularity Cores - Mk. IV. Basic energy levels on this ship would be a staggering 469 Energy! However, this would have a nominal recharge rate at the typical 3 minutes per energy (Assuming you haven't gotten the Omicron Injector yet, which would be unlikely). The time to fully charge the energy reserves from 0 to 469 equates to 23 hours and 27 minutes. That's not a fun wait at all. However, if you throw 4 X-Conduits in there, the energy drops down to 269, but the time of recharge spikes to 2 minutes. At this rate, the time to get to 269 energy from 0 energy would be 8 hours and 58 minutes. Significantly faster than before, no? Plus, it's just enough that, if you go to sleep, you should wake up to a full energy bank. :) And if you sleep longer, uninstall one or two conduits. It may not charge fully, but it'll charge more than without any conduits at all. ;)

Researchable Reactors

These Reactors can be unlocked by performing Energy Research. Every odd-numbered tier of research unlocks a new reactor (Ie. tier 1, tier 3, tier 5, and so on). The other tiers unlock Relays.

Version	Type	Size	Energy	Energy/Deck	CR Cost	Mineral Cost	Upkeep per Day	Required Research	Image URL
Mk I1	Fusion Reactor	10	+10	1.000	3,000 CR	None	150 CR	Cold Fusion
Mk II	Fusion Reactor	11	+13	1.182	4,500 CR	90 Dynite	225 CR	Cold Fusion
Mk III	Fusion Reactor	12	+16	1.333	6,750 CR	135 Dynite	338 CR	Cold Fusion
Mk IV	Fusion Reactor	13	+19	1.462	10,125 CR	202 Dynite	506 CR	Cold Fusion
Mk I1	Graviton Core	14	+23	1.643	15,190 CR	30 Chrisium	760 CR	Graviton Induction
Mk II	Graviton Core	15	+27	1.800	22,780 CR	46 Chrisium	1,100 CR	Graviton Induction
Mk III	Graviton Core	16	+31	1.938	34,170 CR	68 Chrisium	1,700 CR	Graviton Induction
Mk VI	Graviton Core	17	+35	2.059	51,260 CR	103 Chrisium	2,600 CR	Graviton Induction
Mk I1	Quantum Capacitor	18	+40	2.222	76,890 CR	15 Darrinyte	3,800 CR	Quantum Capacitors
Mk II	Quantum Capacitor	19	+45	2.368	115,330 CR	23 Darrinyte	5,800 CR	Quantum Capacitors
Mk III	Quantum Capacitor	20	+50	2.500	173,000 CR	35 Darrinyte	8,700 CR	Quantum Capacitors
Mk IV	Quantum Capacitor	21	+55	2.619	260,000 CR	10 Hydium	13,000 CR	Quantum Capacitors
Mk I1	Antimatter Reactor	22	+62	2.818	390,000 CR	16 Hydium	19,500 CR	Antimatter Containment
Mk II	Antimatter Reactor	23	+69	3.000	583,000 CR	23 Hydium	29,200 CR	Antimatter Containment
Mk III	Antimatter Reactor	24	+76	3.167	875,000 CR	18 Erixion	43,800 CR	Antimatter Containment
Mk IV	Antimatter Reactor	25	+83	3.320	1,310,000 CR	26 Erixion	65,500 CR	Antimatter Containment
Mk I1	Singularity Core	26	+93	3.577	1,950,000 CR	39 Erixion	97,500 CR	Singularity Control
Mk II	Singularity Core	27	+103	3.815	3,000,000 CR	60 Erixion	150,000 CR	Singularity Control
Mk III	Singularity Core	28	+113	4.035	4,400,000 CR	18 Pawlacite	220,000 CR	Singularity Control
Mk IV	Singularity Core	29	+123	4.241	6,600,000 CR	26 Pawlacite	330,000 CR	Singularity Control
Mk I1	Zero-Point Reactor	30	+136	4.533	9,900,000 CR	40 Pawlacite	495,000 CR	Zero Point Energy
Mk II	Zero-Point Reactor	31	+149	4.806	15,000,000 CR	30 Dieterion	750,000 CR	Zero Point Energy
Mk III	Zero-Point Reactor	32	+162	5.063	22,500,000 CR	45 Dieterion	1,125,000 CR	Zero Point Energy
Mk IV	Zero-Point Reactor	33	+175	5.303	34,000,000 CR	68 Dieterion	1,700,000 CR	Zero Point Energy
Mk I1	Dark Energy Core	34	+191	5.618	50,000,000 CR	50 Dysillon	2,500,000 CR	Dark Energy Induction
Mk II	Dark Energy Core	35	+207	5.914	76,000,000 CR	76 Dysillon	3,800,000 CR	Dark Energy Induction
Mk III	Dark Energy Core	36	+223	6.194	114,000,000 CR	114 Dysillon	5,700,000 CR	Dark Energy Induction
Mk IV	Dark Energy Core	37	+239	6.459	170,000,000 CR	34 Kurenite	8,500,000 CR	Dark Energy Induction
Mk I1	Intra-D Collider	38	+258	6.789	255,000,000 CR	60 Kurenite	12,800,000 CR	Intra Dimensional Colliding
Mk II	Intra-D Collider	39	+277	7.103	383,000,000 CR	90 Kurenite	19,200,000 CR	Intra Dimensional Colliding
Mk III	Intra-D Collider	40	+296	7.400	575,000,000 CR	180 Kurenite	28,800,000 CR	Intra Dimensional Colliding
Mk IV	Intra-D Collider	41	+315	7.683	862,000,000 CR	360 Kurenite	43,100,000 CR	Intra Dimensional Colliding
Mk I1	Supernova Generator	42	+337	8.024	1,300,000,000 CR	500 Kurenite	65,000,000 CR	Supernova Generation
Mk II	Supernova Generator	43	+359	8.349	1,900,000,000 CR	700 Kurenite	95,000,000 CR	Supernova Generation
Mk III	Supernova Generator	44	+381	8.659	2,900,000,000 CR	1,000 Kurenite	145,000,000 CR	Supernova Generation
Mk IV	Supernova Generator	45	+403	8.956	4,300,000,000 CR	1,800 Kurenite	215,000,000 CR	Supernova Generation
Mk I1	Proxy-Universe Reactor	47	+442	9.404	5,500,000,000 CR	35 Aidonium	275,000,000 CR	Proxy-Universe Reactions
Mk II	Proxy-Universe Reactor	48	+470	9.792	7,000,000,000 CR	55 Aidonium	350,000,000 CR	Proxy-Universe Reactions
Mk III	Proxy-Universe Reactor	49	+500	10.204	8,500,000,000 CR	100 Aidonium	415,000,000 CR	Proxy-Universe Reactions
Mk IV	Proxy-Universe Reactor	50	+540	10.8	9,900,000,000 CR	150 Aidonium	495,000,000 CR	Proxy-Universe Reactions

¹ Mk I cores do not display any suffix. For example, the Fusion Reactor - Mk I simply displays as Fusion Reactor

Discoverable or Salvageable Reactors

These reactors can be obtained by completing certain objectives, such as defeating certain enemies in combat or as rewards for completing a specific mission. They do not count towards your ship limit of 3 reactors, but have their own limits as stated below.

Name	Size	Energy Bonus	Second Bonus	Energy Ratio	Obtained From	Upkeep	Scrap Value	Equip Limit	Image
Bio-Con Controller Unit	20	90	Activated ability	4.50	Medal: Mark of the Creators	60M CR	7 to 14 CTP	1
Dark Warp Coil	20	30	125 Hull	1.50	NPC: Dark Warp Gate (One Dark Warp Gate is unlocked per Limitless Travel mission completion. Four of these NPC's are available per player)	137,500 CR	? to ? ??	4 (Mission NPC Reward)
Drannik Power Core	10	50	None	5.00	NPC: Akkiren, Drannik Hub, Okkilor, Drannik Hub	25,000 CR	? to ? ??	4 Drannik Cores
Encephalon Core	12	70	None	5.833	NPC: Xiloy, Drannik Encephalon	125,000 CR	? to ? ??	4 Drannik Cores
Genetarr Transmitter	10	20	20 Scan	2.00	Mission: Thoughts Revealed	1,250 CR	? to ? ??	4 (Mission Reward)
Genetarr Transmitter - Mark II 1	10	20	55 Scan	2.00	Mission: Thoughts Revealed (Player must be rank 50+ when module is FIRST installed)	12,500 CR	? to ? ??	4 (Mission Reward)
Lazuli Tevrazon Core	18	35	40 Attack	1.94	NPC: Lazuli Supercannon	1,250,000 CR	? to ? ??	4 (Mission NPC Reward)
Q-Pedd Assembly Line 6.02	20	150	1300 Hull	7.50	NPC: QPP1-L05, Q-Pedd Prototype 2018	?? CR	7 to 14 ctp	2 Q-Pedd Assembly Lines
Q-Pedd Logic Servo3	10	20	60 Hull	2.0	Mission: Q-Pedd Repair Inspection (Limited Time: Valentine's 2012)	7,500 CR	? to ? ??	2 Q-Pedd Logic Servos (Mission Reward)
Q-Pedd Ansible4	15	50	200 Shield, Activated Ability4	3.33	Artifact Market (During fortnight before Valentine's Day): 58 GP	1,000,000 CR	18,000,000 CR	2 Q-Pedd Ansibles
Surge Plexus	20	50	NPC Attack +5%	2.5	Battle Market: 32 Silver Badges each.	7,500 CR	2 to 4 CTP	3 Plexuses/Plexii
T-Plasma Dynamo	22	70	60 Scan	3.1818	Mission: Silthion Hybrids	2,500,000 CR	? to ? ??	4 Dynamos (Mission Reward)
T-Plasma Dynamo II 5	22	140	120 Scan	6.3636	Task 3 of Legion Mission: Encounter at Nabai	2,500,000 CR	? to ? ??	4 Dynamos (Mission Reward)
Titancore Reactor	20	60	200 Shield	3	NPC: Titancore Power Node (one spawned for each completion of Weakened Reticulation mission)	? CR	? to ? ??	4 (Mission NPC Reward)
Voliir Modulator 6	10	15	40 Scan	3	NPC: Voliir Enforcer (one spawned for each completion of The Voliir Arrival mission)	2,500	N/A	3 (Mission NPC Reward)
Voliir Modulator II 6	10	30	80 Scan	3	NPC: Voliir Enforcer Same as above with at least one F.A.T.H.E.R installed	2,500	N/A	3 (Mission NPC Reward)
XRP Battery Pack	15	40	40 Shield	2.66	NPC: XRP-Prototype	25,000 CR	7 to 14 CTP	4 XRP Batteries
XRP Warp-Charge Pack	18	70	70 Shield	3.89	NPC: XRP Warp Station	5,500,000 CR	9 to 18 CTP	4 XRP Batteries
Zortah's Interface Jack 6	16	30	75 Scan	1.88	Mission: Zortah's Abduction	2,800,000 CR	8 to 16 CTP	3 (Mission Reward)
Zortah's Interface Jack v.2 5	16	60	113 Scan	3.75	Mission: Futile Interrogation	2,800,000 CR	? to ? ??	3 (Mission Reward)

¹ If the Genetarr Transmitter is FIRST installed after you reach rank 50, you will instead get the upgraded Mark II version, which grants an additional 35 scan power. It is therefore strongly recommended that you wait until you are level 50 before you first equip the Genetarr Transmitter.

²This module was retired for a newer version in the same seasonal of the following year.

³ While Installed: Vygoid and Zolazin get double the Energy Bonus from the Q-Pedd Logic Servos.

⁴ Q-Pedd Ansible - Activated Ability: +5% NPC Attack for 1 hour, Cooldown 20 hours. If you have 2 Ansibles, the ability does not stack but you can activate one during the cooldown period of the other. Also, while the Q-Pedd Ansible is shown in the "Energy" section of the Ship tab, it has the second best Shield/Deckspace ratio of any module in the game (only Aegis Capacitors are better).

⁵ This is not an actual ship mod gained from the task, but rather an upgrade that is used on the existing T-Plasma Dynamo.

⁶ Both versions of Zortah's Interface Jack, and both versions of the Voliir Modulator, will be displayed in the Devices tab of your ship, not in the Energy tab. They are listed there because they provide more scan than energy. |}

Legion Mission-Exclusive Energy Mods

These Energy Mods are available only from completing specific tasks during Legion missions, which are a special type of collaborative mission that is undertaken by an entire legion rather than just individual players. Each mission has three tasks that must all be completed, but each player may only complete one of the tasks, meaning a legion must carefully decide who does each task. Legion missions last for three days (72 hours), but this can be both increased - or decreased - by spending Galaxy Points.

Name	Size	Energy	Second Bonus	Energy / Deck	Mission	Task	Equip Limit	Upkeep per Day	Image URL
Siladon Mine Cores (0% Upgrade)	15	50	+100 Cloak	3.33	The Siladon Event	Disable Siladon Mines	1 Siladon Mine Cores	36.4M CR With 3 Bots
Siladon Mine Cores (200% Upgrade)	15	150	+300 Cloak	10	The Siladon Event	Disable Siladon Mines	1 Siladon Mine Cores	109.2M CR With 3 Bots
Xathe Containment Hold (0% Upgrade)	25	60	Hull +200 Shield +200	2.4	The Xathe Vortex	Capture Vortex Entities	1 Xathe Containment Hold	36.4M CR With 3 Bots
Xathe Containment Hold (200% Upgrade)	25	180	Hull +600 Shield +600	7.2	The Xathe Vortex	Capture Vortex Entities	1 Xathe Containment Hold	109.2M CR With 3 Bots

See Also:

• Equipment

Engineers vs. Reactors/Cores

Many players feel that building Reactors is a much more productive way to increase your energy reserves than placing your Rank Points into Engineers because Reactors can be upgraded and removed at will. Engineer's are permanent investment. Usually, rank points are split between TO (Tactical Officers) and Engineers; putting rank points into decks is highly looked down upon, because the rank points would have a much better use in adding to your crew (such as TO and Engineers). In addition, with a high Artifacts/hour, one can gain all the decks one needs by using ship bots.

To further illustrate this point, 1 Rank Point is equal to 2 Energy points, if placed into an Engineer. At the early levels, this can look very nice (after all, a basic Fusion Reactor has a 1 deck to 1 energy ratio), but at the higher levels, this becomes completely overshadowed by the larger reactors. Using the Singularity Core - Mk. IV example above, 1 Singularity Core - Mk. IV takes up 29 deck slots, but gives 123 energy. This is a ratio of 1 Rank Point to 4.2 energy points. By this logic, while useful at the early levels, an engineer rapidly becomes dated as the tech increases (Generally dated by the Graviton Core Mk. IV, although an argument can still be made for the engineers at this point), making them less useful.

However, higher level players will still have a use for engineers in later stages. Using the example above, 3 Singularity cores give 369 energy, but that is a maximum. While enough deck space needs to be maintained for as high a level of Reactors as a player can research, any additional rank points placed into engineers could be well spent. Indeed at very high levels (300+) players often rely on ship bots from artifact shipments to maintain growth in decks, and all rank points (whether from ranking up or from rescued prisoners) tend to be split between engineers and tactical officers (the exact ratio of that split is a matter for debate, see the forums for further information).

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