Droid Commands

Droid commands allow you to alter the stats of a component temporary. It's easiest to think of it as a buff. But unlike buffs on the ground they usually also have a downside. For the most commonly used ones, it means increased drain and energy per shot use.

What do I need to use them?

You will need to install 2 items on your ship. The first is a Droid Interface. It is a normal ship component with the following stats: Armor, Hitpoints, Mass, Drain and Speed. You should know the first four.

The speed determines partially how long the downtime is between running commands. A lower number is better. All droid programs have a program size.

The level of your Flight Computer or Astromech determines its capacity. A single Astromech or Flight Computer can be hooked up to multiple ships at the same time.

The 2nd part you need is a Flight Computer or an Astromech, this depends on the chassis. There are 6 levels of these. During your progress through the pilot boxes you will be certified for higher levels (Box 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 and 18).

Flight Computers are usually labeled V1 to V6. You can have unlimited Flight Computers in your datapad. Flight Computers are not tradable. If the labeling is different, you can see which certification is needed by examining the details. It is listed as Level ? Astromech Certification

Astromechs are a bit confusing. All R-type chassis are called astromechs but only those equipped with a data module can function as an Astromech for your ship. You can check this by viewing the details of the deed on the vendor and see if it has a Pilot's Required Astromech Certification. You are limited to 5 droids in your datapad. Droids are tradable. Other functionality can be installed and used on Astromechs, I personally never buy one unless it has at least a 10 item storage module. Other functionalities, include but are not limited to, are special effects for entertainers, combat and crafting stations. If you are annoyed by the droid chirping non-stop during your flight, you can use the "store" option from your datapad. It will disappear from your ship and be silent yet still perform its job from inside your datapad.

Storage Capacity

All ships use a Flight Computer except the following which use an Astromech:
Z-95, both variants.
Y-Wing, both variants.
X-Wing, both variants.
Eta-2 Actis Interceptor
ARC-170
N-1 Naboo Starfighter

The free starter ships handed out by the trainer or at Tansarii Point Station are not allowed to equip an Astromech or Flight Computer. You will have to buy a starter from a shipwright to use them.

Programming

Programming an Astromech or a Flight Computer works exactly the same way. Open your datapad, summon the radial on the one you want to program (default: right-click) and choose option 4) Program Droid. This opens the Flight Commands window. To the left are the Available Commands, on the right the Loaded Commands. To load a command unto your Astromech or Flight Computer, simply double click it on the left. To remove it, double click it on the right.

The list on the left contains all commands you have learned so far in the pilot skill boxes (Box 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 and 18). It also contains the commands you have in your inventory programmed on a Droid Programming Chip. These chips are made by Droid Engineers and used to gain access to commands from the other faction. On most servers these can be bought pre-burned. If you can't find the program you want on vendor search you will need to get yourself an empty chip and ask another pilot to burn it for you.

Pre-programmed chips are found under Misc -> Droid Programming Chip on Vendor Search.

Empty chips are found under Misc -> Droid Programming Chip -> Unprogrammed Droid Command Module or if you prefer to have a small supply of them under Misc -> Factory Crate -> Unprogrammed Droid Command Module

Checking the remaining capacity on your Flight Computer can be done by opening your datapad and summoning the radial. Choose option 5) Access the Flight Computer core storage unit. It will show an inventory window with the current commands, at the bottom it will show capacity used/total capacity in raw numbers (e.g. 100/150).

Checking the remaining capacity on your Astromech requires you to call it into the world, open up the radial on your Astromech (in the world, not the datapad) and choose the menu 2) Droid Options, in the menu, choose Open Droid's Datapad. It will show an inventory window with the current commands, at the bottom it will show capacity used/total capacity in raw numbers (e.g. 100/150).

Bugs & Quirks

• Replacing or removing the booster will detach the Astromech or Flight Computer from your ship. Reattach it.
• Occasionally, one or more Droid Commands will "stick" after a death. If such a command carries the prize of increased drain, this can leave you disabled. To fix this you can do /escapepod yes.
• Occasionally, clicking load to attach an Astromech or Flight Computer to your ship doesn't work. Close and reopen the Ship Management Window.
• When you attach an Astromech or Flight Computer to your ship it will turn red. This is normal and means it will work correctly.
• When you are using chips to add commands to your Astromech or Flight Computer, make sure you have enough free space. You will get no warning if it doesn't fit, the chip will disappear but the command will not be loaded onto your Astromech or Flight Computer. How to check this is told under "Programming."

Damage

Overloads do damage to your components. Level Four overloads do more then 10 points of damage. You can repair this by hopping in and out of Deep Space or using "/escapepod yes" or repairing at a space station or using repair kits. All of these methods repair your ship without causing decay.

Droid Timers

When you use a Droid Command, you may not use another one for a certain length of time. This is directly related to the Command Speed on your Droid Interface.

Overload commands (Weapon, Reactor, Capacitor, Engine) have a reuse timer of DI Speed / 4.

Shield-related commands have a reuse timer of DI Speed / 2^*.
Capacitor to Shield Shunt has a reuse timer of DI Speed * 1.
^*unverified

DROID COMMAND LIST

COMMON ROUTINES

Mute Droid
Data Size: 1
Prevents the /comm like feedback upon the execution of a command, you will still get a system message.

REBEL ROUTINES

Shield Normalization
Data Size: 5
Redistributes shields to 100%/100% of normal hitpoints and regeneration rate

Shield Front/Rear Adjustment
Redistributes shields to x%/y% of normal hitpoints and regeneration rate

         Data Size  Percentage
Light         5      120%/80%
Moderate     10      150%/50%
Heavy        20      175%/25%
Extreme      25      190%/10%

Shield Front/Rear Reinforcement
Redistributes x% of existing power from one shield bank to the other.
Note: If there is less damage to the recipient shield bank than is being transferred in, the remainder is lost; that is, if you're sending 250 points from front to rear shields but only 100 points of rear shield damage have been incurred, the front shields will still lose 250 points.

         Data Size  Percentage
Light         5         25%
Moderate     10         50%
Heavy        20         75%
Extreme      25        100%

Emergency Shields [Front/Rear]
All the surplus energy is lost.

Front
Data Size: 35
Redistributes 75% of existing power from back shield bank and 75% of remaining capacitor energy to front shield.

Rear
Data Size: 35
Redistributes 75% of existing power from front shield bank and 75% of remaining capacitor energy to back shield.

PRIVATEER ROUTINES

Reactor Stabilization
Data Size: 5
Resets reactor to default settings.

Reactor Overload (RO)
Multiplies reactor output by x; incurs y damage on the reactor.

            Data Size  Increase*  Damage
Level One        5     1.09/1.1      5
Level Two       10     1.29/1.3      5
Level Three     20     1.59/1.6     10
Level Four      25     1.89/1.9     30
*Conservative value/Commonly used value

Weapon Capacitor Overcharge (CO or WCO)
Multiplies maximum energy and recharge by x; incurs y damage on the capacitor.

            Data Size  Increase  Damage
Level One        5       1.25       2
Level Two       10       1.50       4
Level Three     20       1.75       8
Level Four      25       2.00      16

Capacitor to Shield Shunt (CtSS)
Converts x% of remaining capacitor energy to shield energy, 1:1, evenly distributed front to back. Extra capacitor energy is lost.

            Data Size  Percentage
Level One        5         25%
Level Two       10         50%
Level Three     20         75%
Level Four      25        100%

IMPERIAL ROUTINES

Weapons Normalization
Data Size: 5
Resets weapons to default settings.

Weapons Overload (WO)
Multiplies weapon damage by x and energy per shot and reactor drain by y; incurs z damage on all weapons

            Data Size  Damage Modifier  Drain/EPS Modifier  Damage Incurred
Level One        5           1.25               1.43                 1
Level Two       10           1.50               2.00                 3
Level Three     20           2.00               2.86                 6
Level Four      25           3.00               5.00                18

Engine Overload (EO)
Multiplies maximum speed and turning rates by x and reactor drain by y; incurs z damage.

             Data Size  Speed/Turn Modifier  Drain  Damage
Level One         5              1.1          1.25     1
Level Two        10              1.2          1.67     3
Level Three      20              1.3          3.33     6
Level Four       25              1.4         10.00    18

Weapons Tuning [untested]
Multiplies Damage and EPS by x, Reactor Drain by y.
            Data Size  Damage Modifier  Drain
Level One         5           0.9        0.7
Level Two        10           0.8        0.5
Level Three      20           0.7        0.3
Level Four       25           0.6        0.2

Engine Tuning [untested]
Multiplies Top Speed and PYR by x, Reactor Drain by y.

            Data Size  Speed/Turn Modifier  Drain
Level One        5             0.9           0.7
Level Two       10             0.8           0.5
Level Three     20             0.7           0.3
Level Four      25             0.6           0.1