Vehicle Items

This page shows all non-researchable vehicle items. For the researchable items, see Academy Research Projects.

Vehicle Items are items that improve your ships, submarines, and aircraft when placed in the appropriate socket.

There are 4 different ratings for each item: Standard, 1*, 2* & 3*, Standard being the worst and 3* being the best.

Usable items tend to be one use only, but some 3* items can be used again after the cooldown period has elapsed.

You can acquire these items from:

1. All the NPC Arks & some of the NPC Islands
2. Trenchcoat
3. Sending ships on Expeditions
4. Completing Quests for NPCs
5. Destroying certain NPC ships like Hector's.

Licenses are required to get the items from the NPCs and Trenchcoat.

These symbols can be found at the bottom left corner of the item to denote which vehicle they can be placed on:

Picture	Description
	This item is for any vehicle.
	This item is for ships only.
	This item is for submarines only.
	This item is for aircraft only.
	You need the Deep Ocean expansion to unlock this item.

Improvement Items

Speed

Improves vehicle speed.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Auxiliary drive	: +20%	Then it moves faster ...
			Ancillary drive	: +30%	For traffic jams ...
			High performance drive	: +40%	Do not press the red button!

Attack Range

Improves vehicle attack range.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Mobile trajectory correction	: +10%	Facilitates target acquisition in rough seas.
			Mobile gyroscopic sights	: +20%	Also calculates the curvature of the earth
			Mobile target identification system	: +30%	You can run, but you can't hide!

Attack Power

Improves vehicle attack power.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Kinetic penetrators	: +10%	Even penetrates neo-steel Armor...
			Armor-piercing projectiles	: +20%	Shreds Armor like paper...
			Projectile warheads	: +30%	Incredible punch!

Hit points

Improves vehicle hit points

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Reinforced Armor	: +15%	Additional Armor plates.
			Massive Armor	: +25%	... design based on the sea turtle.
			Composite armor	: +35%	... impenetrable sandwich of composite materials.
			Reactive armor	: +50%	... neutralizes enemy projectiles before impact.

Shields

Absorbs a certain amount of hit points.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Projectile barrier AT-1	: +50 : +1	Better than a wet paper napkin.
			Projectile barrier AT-2	: +80 : +1	Shields to 75 percent!
			Projectile barrier AT-3	: +100 : +1	Intercepts enemy Missiles
			Projectile barrier AT-4	: +80 : +2	Nothing gets through!
			Projectile barrier AT-5	: +100 : +2	Just lets everything bounce off it.
			Projectile barrier AT-6	: +150 : +2	Invulnerable!

Repair Drone

Regenerate damaged hit points on a ship.

Repairs a damaged Unit.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			X-R1 Repair Drone	: +50/m	Gets that Ship ship-shape again.
			X-R2 Repair Drone	: +100/m	Can even restore vintage cars.
			X-R3 Repair Drone	: +150/m	All onboard systems ready for use again!
			X-R4 Repair Drone	: +200/m	Has advanced repair algorithms...

Combat Drone

Attack enemies around the ship in a certain radius when activated (some cooldown time).

Activates a Drone that automatically attacks enemies in the area.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			AX-E1 Combat drone	: 5 : 05:00 : 10:00	Indispensable in any battle.
			AX-E2 Combat drone	: 10 : 10:00 : 15:00	A brave electronic comrade.
			AX-E3 Combat drone	: 15 : 10:00 : 15:00	Considerable increase in fighting force.
			AX-E4 Combat drone	: 20 : 10:00 : 20:00	Fights until the last screw falls out.

EMP

Renders all Units within a certain radius unable to move or fight for a short period when activated (some cooldown time).

Renders all Units within a certain radius unable to move or fight for a short period.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Pulse bomb EM-1	: 5 : 0:45 : 5:00	Also suitable for home use
			Pulse bomb EM-2	: 7 : 0:45 : 5:00	Disables all control units
			Pulse bomb EM-3	: 9 : 0:45 : 5:00	All systems offline!
			Pulse bomb EM-4	: 15 : 0:45 : 5:00	There is no escape!

Experts Trade

Improvements intended for transport vehicles.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Engine steering software	: -15% : +10%	Optimizes Fuel injection.
			Back fin maintenance kit	: +50/m	An end to pitting and corrosion
			Hold management tool	: +15% : +10%	Optimum Hold use, better trim.
			Automated maintenance assistant	: +15% : +100/m	You'll never forget the inspection date again.
			Help with control button configuration	: -15% : +20%	Optimizes the hydrodynamic profile
			Repair AI	: -15% : +100/m	Automatically repairs any defect
			Nautical interface	: +15% : +20% : +50/m	Replaces the 1st Officer.
			Propeller adjustment software	: -15% : +20%	Infinitely variable blades
			Nautical nanobot software	: -15% : +100/m	No manual maintenance required.
			Cargomaster software	: +20% : +30% : +100/m	Recommended for all Freighter skippers.

Experts Combat

Improvements intended for combat vehicles.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Escalation interface	: +10% : +10%	Always on red alert
			Combat routines interface	: +10% : +10%	Reacts more quickly than humanoid operators.
			Patrol interface	: -15% : +10%	For extensive blockade deployments
			Offensive protocols	: +15% : +10%	Release Weapon systems!
			Electronic mobility increase	: -15% : +20%	Speed is trumps!
			Combat Interface	: +15%	Computer-assisted target connection
			Target acquisition parameters	: +20% : +15%	Virtual gunslinger.
			Combat Interface	: +15% : +20% : +20%	Has all the threats on screen
			Ballistics interface	: +20% : +20% : +100/m	Practically impossible to miss the target.
			Electronic Admiral of the Fleet	: +30% : +30% : +20%	Codename: Nelson

Silent Running System Module

 

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Silent Running System Module	Makes the digital visualisation of the submerged Submarine invisible to enemies.	Fools every radar.

 

The sonar reveals a submarine with "Silent running system module" when activated, runs for 15 minutes, no cooldown.  

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Sonar	Reveals any Silent Running Submarines in the area.	Reveals Submarines even at long range.

 

Usable Items (one time use items)

White Flag

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Short protection symbol	: 05:00	Hoist the White flag!
			Resistant protection symbol	: 10:00	Cease-fire!
			Distinct protection symbol	: 20:00	No more fighting!
			Explicit protection symbol	: 30:00	An undeniable request!

Detonator

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			DX-1 Heat Detonator	: 500: 0:15	Impressive explosive force.
			DX-2 Vacuum Detonator	: 750: 0:15	Do not shake!
			DX-3 Ion Detonator	: 1000: 0:15	Keep back!
			DX-4 Higgs Detonator	: 2000: 0:15	Overcomes the inertia of the mass!

Group Stealth (does not hide the vehicle using it, only those around it)

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Cloaking Field Mk I	: 03:00	Makes everything vanish without a trace
			Cloaking Field Mk II	: 05:00	Perfect for every ambush!
			Cloaking Field Mk III	: 08:00	The cloak of invisibility
			Cloaking Field Mk IV	: 10:00	And nobody saw them coming!

One Vehicle Stealth

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Spectral Mask Mk I	: 05:00	Huh? Where did it go?
			Spectral Mask Mk II	: 10:00	Swallows radars and light waves
			Spectral Mask Mk III	: 15:00	I spy with my little eye!
			Spectral Mask Mk IV	: 20:00	As if it had never existed!

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			De-cloaker Mk I	: 05:00	Radar contact on the port side!
			De-cloaker Mk II	: 08:00	Always keep your eyes peeled!
			De-cloaker Mk III	: 10:00	There's something on the screen!
			De-cloaker Mk IV	: 15:00	Nothing escapes us!

Stealth Detection (as above)

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			De-cloaker Mk I	: 05:00	Radar contact on the port side!
			De-cloaker Mk II	: 08:00	Always keep your eyes peeled!
			De-cloaker Mk III	: 10:00	There's something on the screen!
			De-cloaker Mk IV	: 15:00	Nothing escapes us!

ID Anonymizer

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			ID Anonymizer v.1	: 05:00	A new license plate
			ID Anonymizer v.2	: 08:00	I'm sorry, but this identifier is not registered...
			ID Anonymizer v.3	: 10:00	No one will ever know who the client was
			ID Anonymizer v.4	: 15:00	Total anonymity

Oil Disperser

Allows a Unit to clean up a polluted Coast. You lose control of the Unit for the duration of the cleanup.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Improvised Oil disperser	: 08:00	Should suffice in an emergency
			Simple Oil disperser	: 06:00	Gets rid of most of the mess
			Effective Oil disperser	: 04:00	Cleans everything in a jiffy.
			Instant Oil disperser	: 03:00	Bring on the muck!

Hijacker

Allows an armed Unit to board and capture enemy Ships.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Unsure Hijackers	: x1.0 hp	Sometimes board their own Ship ...
			Trained Hijackers	: x1.3 hp	Give that helm to me!
			Experienced Hijackers	: x1.6 hp	Take control on the high seas
			Seasoned Hijackers	: x2.0 hp	Steal the Ship from under her Captain's nose
			Faultless Hijackers	: x2.5 hp	Never makes an error.

Cargo Thief

Note: Can be used on any vehicle belonging to an NPC you can be at war with, but you don't have to be at war with them to use this item and do not lose influence for doing so. However, every NPC ship can only be robbed once.

Allows an armed Unit to steal the Cargo from enemy Ships.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Unsure Cargo thieves	: x1.2 hp	Sometimes unable to tell one crate from another
			Trained Cargo thieves	: x1.4 hp	Open the hatches!
			Experienced Cargo thieves	: x1.6 hp	Steal everything that isn't nailed down
			Seasoned Cargo thieves	: x2.0 hp	Steals the Cargo undetected
			Faultless Cargo thieves	: x2.5 hp	Have even stolen the crown jewels
			Stealing Hijackers	When activated, the item becomes a permament ship action which takes one item slot. : x2.5 hp: 00:08	'N/A'

Naval Mine

Drops a mine which detonates at proximity of enemy ships causing damage to all nearby vehicles.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Sea Mine TX 01	Drops a Sea Mine.	An early prototype
			Sea Mine TX 02	Drops a Sea Mine.	Its size camouflages its power
			Sea Mine TX 03	Drops a Sea Mine.	Dreaded by the big ships, too
			Naval Mine TX 05	Drops a Naval Mine.	Destroys the most robust hulls

 

Ship Expedition

Sends a Unit on an Expedition outside the Sector.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Specific coordinates	: 80%: Fish	Exact location of the Settlement areas
			Specific coordinates	: 80%: Building Modules	Exact location of the Trade centers
			Specific coordinates	: 80%: Wood	Exact location of protected areas
			Specific coordinates	: 80%: Concrete	Exact location of the expansion areas
			Confused coordinates	: 50%: Weapons	Rough position of the metropolitan regions
			Confused coordinates	: 50%: Sand	Rough position of the Smugglers' sites
			Confused coordinates	: 50%: Pasta Dishes	Rough position of the Eco Communes
			Confused coordinates	: 50%: Heavy Weapons	Rough location of Commercial centers
			Rough coordinates	: 30%: Diamonds	Vague description of the Devil's Triangle
			Rough coordinates	: 30%: Biopolymers	Vague description of the disaster zone
			Rough coordinates	: 30%: Gold	Vague description of the Forbidden Zone
			Rough coordinates	: 30%: Carbon	Vague description of the Expedition camp

Submarine Expedition

Sends a Unit on an Expedition outside the Sector.

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Specific deep sea coordinates	: 80%: Coal	Exact location of the coastal area
			Specific deep sea coordinates	: 80%: Tools	Exact location of Fishing grounds
			Specific deep sea coordinates	: 80%: Tea	Exact location of the Coral reef
			Specific deep sea coordinates	: 80%: Conveni- ence Food	Exact location of Black Smokers
			Specific deep sea coordinates	: 80%: Algae	Exact location of the hydrothermal sources
			Confused deep sea coordinates	: 50%: Kerosene	Rough location of the sea current
			Confused deep sea coordinates	: 50%: Fish	Rough location of the ocean shelf
			Confused deep sea coordinates	: 50%: Glass	Rough location of marine protected areas
			Confused deep sea coordinates	: 50%: Steel	Rough location of marine Oil fields
			Confused deep sea coordinates	: 50%: Energy Drinks	Rough position of the Oceanographers
			Rough deep sea coordinates	: 30%: Uranium	Vague description of the Arctic Ocean
			Rough deep sea coordinates	: 30%: 3D Projector	Vague description of the garbage patch
			Rough deep sea coordinates	: 30%: Secret Ingredient	Vague description of the deep sea Volcanoes
			Rough deep sea coordinates	: 30%: Fuel Rods	Vague description of the unexplored depths

Fuel Consumption

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Mixed Fuel	: -20% : 05:00	Flies with stretched Fuel too!
			Aero Fuel	: -40% : 05:00	Designed specifically for Aircraft
			Hybrid Fuel	: -30% : 05:00	Just gets added to the Fuel
			Reusable Fuel	: -100% : 05:00	Perpetual motion… So much for "physically impossible"!