Engines
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Engines are items that primarily affect movement within the game.
They can be used by any ship, making them very flexible and highly-desired.
Engines currently cannot be found as NPC loot drops.
Gravity Drives
- All Rarity versions provide +1 EquipPoints
- Provides a %-chance of jumping instantly.
- %-chance increases with rarity
- Instant jumps do not consume Hyper Drive
- Can be equipped and unequipped in any sector as long as no enemies are present.
- Originally released as a limited-edition item celebrating The Infinite Black's 1-Year Anniversary
- Now obtained with Reward Points and as contest prizes.
Skip Drives
- All jumps become instant
- Instant jumps do not consume Hyper Drive
- %-chance on jump of losing 1% durability
- higher-rarity skip drives have reduced chance of durability loss
- Can be equipped and unequipped in any sector as long as no enemies are present.
- Only obtainable as contest prizes
Stealth Drives
- Silent movement
- Masks which direction a ship moves to in the Events chat log.
- Stealthed players cannot be followed by enemies (allies are able to follow), except by ships using Scout Specials
- Invisible to Scanning
- Cannot be seen on the map with corporation Technology "Scanners"
- Cannot be seen on the map by Scout Specials
- Hardcore Mode accounts will always be seen on the map.
- Wyrd Assassin ships have a built-in ultra-rare Stealth Drive
- Obtained by using Reward Points
Unreleased Engines
These Engines are listed on the Web Tools site, but are currently not available inside the game.
- Fission Drive
- Fusion Drive
- Impulse Drive
- Neutron Drive