Drone Control
Neural interface proficiency for autonomous drone operation. Improves drone combat damage, mining yield, and repair rate by 1% per level, and adds 1 percentage point of drone hit chance per level. Drone deployment count is gated by the bandwidth of installed drone bay modules — this skill makes the drones you deploy more effective.
Overview
Training
Deploy drones and execute scripted actions. Each successful drone action awards XP.
Bonus Per Level
Each level applies the listed percentage — they reach 100% / 100% / 100% at level 100. Read the description above for whether a bonus raises the stat or reduces the cost.
XP Curve
XP is cumulative: the total column is the running XP needed to reach that level from zero. Levels 1–10 are shown in full, then every tenth level to the cap.
| Level | XP For This Level | Total XP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 60 |
| 2 | 105 | 165 |
| 3 | 175 | 340 |
| 4 | 245 | 585 |
| 5 | 315 | 900 |
| 6 | 385 | 1,285 |
| 7 | 455 | 1,740 |
| 8 | 525 | 2,265 |
| 9 | 595 | 2,860 |
| 10 | 665 | 3,525 |
| 20 | 1,365 | 14,025 |
| 30 | 2,065 | 31,525 |
| 40 | 2,765 | 56,025 |
| 50 | 3,465 | 87,525 |
| 60 | 4,165 | 126,025 |
| 70 | 4,865 | 171,525 |
| 80 | 5,565 | 224,025 |
| 90 | 6,265 | 283,525 |
| 100 | 6,965 | 350,025 |
Unlocks
No module or hull is gated behind Drone Control — its value is entirely in the per-level bonus. See the documentation for how skills feed into the systems they modify.