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Many skills will become available to players only as they reach certain levels. Many skills also have additional capabilities and effects as players increase in levels.
Most skills are passive, which means you don't have to do anything to activate them. For example, Beam Weapon is a passive skill, which is automatically taken into account anytime you use a beam weapon. However, Hacking is an active skill, which means you must manually activate the Hack button in order to use it.
Active skills are marked with an asterisk (*). If a skill is not marked with an asterisk, then it is passive. Note that some skills have a power-up delay, and they can be interrupted if you take damage during the power-up sequence.
Skills that have new abilities at higher levels also have additional icons on your Skills list. These icons will be "greyed out" until you acquire those skills, but you can see their details by hovering your mouse over the icons. When these skills are attained, you can drag the icon onto your shortcut bar.
Some skills require a minimum level in a related experience pool. (For example, advancing a level in the Projectile Weapons skill might also require a minimum level of Combat experience.) Until the required experience level has been reached, the skill will not be available. Some skills may only be made available after completing a specific mission.
The top skill interface contains information about your name, race, class, overall level, and number of credits in your possession.
The middle portion of the skill interface shows the individual experience pools for Combat, Exploration and Trade. The number inside each bar indicates the level for that specific pool.
The bottom portion of the skill interface shows the skills that can be advanced through different methods:
The next skill level will cost a number of skill points equal to the current skill level (a level 2 skill will cost two skill points to raise to level 3).
Once skill points are earned, they can be used to advance (level up) skills displayed in the skill interface. A green triangle will appear to the right of the skill box if there are enough points available to increase a particular skill.
Click on a skill box for additional information. You will be able to see the current skill level, the abilities associated with the current level and the abilities associated with the next level. It will also display the number of skill points you have to spend and the skill costs for the next level.
If you wish to advance that skill, click the Upgrade button.
After spending your skill points, the skill interface will display the change to skill status. In our example, you will notice a second gold circle next to the Shield Tech skill. The skill information has now been updated to display the new level, new abilities, the abilities available with the next level of that skill, and the cost to upgrade to the next level.
The Beam Weapon skill allows utilization of higher tech level beam weapons and improves the player's accuracy when utilizing them. A player's Beam Weapon skill level must be at or above the level of a particular Beam Weapon in order for it to be equipped.
Allows the player to actively improve reputation values with a targeted NPC. This effect can be used to keep an NPC from becoming aggressive.
Level 1 enables Befriend, which attempts to befriend a target NPC or NPC group, and temporarily improve reactions towards you.
Level 3 enables Improved Befriend, which is identical to Befriend, except it has the additional effects of calming the target and reducing the range at which it will attack.
Level 5 enables Entrance, which befriends and calms the target, and reduces the target's psionic resistance (making it more vulnerable to special abilities).
Level 6 enables Soothe, which is a much more powerful version of Entrance.
Level 7 enables Area Soothe, which attempts to soothe all NPCs in a 3,000-unit radius of a target.
This skill allows the Enforcer to slow the refire rate of an organic target or group of targets.
Level 1 enables Biorepress, which reduces the firing rate of all weapons possessed by an organic target.
Level 3 enables Biosuppress, which reduces the firing rate of all weapons possessed by an organic target, lowers the probability that the target will use skills it possesses, increases duration, and extends range to 1,500 units.
Level 5 enables Biorepression Sphere, which reduces the firing rate of all weapons possessed by organic entities within the area of effect, increases duration, and extends range to 2,000 units.
Level 6 enables Biosuppression Sphere, which reduces the firing rate of all weapons possessed by organic entities within the area of effect, lowers the probability that the entities will use skills they possess, increases duration, and extends range to 2,250 units.
Level 7 enables Biocessation, which attempts to temporarily disable a single weapon possessed by an organic target, increases duration, and extends range to 2,500 units. Entities with a single active weapon are more difficult to effect.
The Build Components skill allows the character to analyze and manufacture any components necessary for the manufacture of other items. The character can only attempt to analyze or manufacture components of a tech level equal to or below their current skill level.
The Build Devices skill allows the character to analyze and manufacture devices. A character can only attempt to analyze or manufacture devices of a tech level equal to or below his current skill level.
The Build Engines skill allows the character to analyze and manufacture engines. The character can only attempt to analyze or manufacture engines of a tech level equal to or below their current skill level.
The Build Reactors skills allows the player to analyze and manufacture reactors. The character may only attempt this skill on reactors with a level equal to or below his current skill level.
The Build Shields skill allows the character to analyze and manufacture shields. The character can only attempt to analyze or manufacture shields of a tech level equal to or below his current skill level.
The Build Weapons skill allows the character to analyze and manufacture weapons (beam, projectile, and missile launcher) and projectile and missile ammunition packs. The character can only attempt to analyze or manufacture weapon or ammunition items of a tech level equal to or below his current skill level.
The Cloaking skill allows players to completely disappear from sight. Cloaked objects cannot be interacted with unless they can be seen through a skill or effect. This skill is switched on and off rather than instantaneously activated. While the ability is switched on, the player becomes cloaked (after a power-up cycle) and energy is drained over time.
Level 1 enables Cloak, which, when activated, completely hides the ship from sensor detection. The ship must be at a complete stop to cloak, and can only move at half speed while cloaked. Cloaking takes 7 seconds to initialize and uses 0.5 energy units per second thereafter.
Level 3 enables Advanced Cloak, which allows the ship to move at full speed while cloaked. This ability drains 1.5 energy units per second while active.
Level 5 enables Combat Cloak, which eliminates the requirement for the ship to be motionless before cloaking, and doubles unmodified beam weapon base damage for 5 seconds after cloaking is disengaged. This ability consumes three active energy units per second while active.
Level 6 enables Group Stealth, which cloaks the ship and creates a stealth field around all group members within 1,000 units. Warp travel is allowed while cloaked. This ability drains six energy units per second while active.
Level 7 enables Group Stealth, which completely cloaks all group members within 1,000 units. Warp travel is allowed while cloaked. This ability drains 10 energy units per second while active.
The Combat Trance skill gives the player combat bonuses, but can only be activated when the ship is at a complete halt. The bonuses can take different forms at higher levels. The skill will persist for a while as the character starts moving. As the character gains levels the skill will persist longer.
Allows the Jenquai Explorer to teleport vast distances instantaneously. At higher levels, group members can be transported as well.
Level 1 enables Kailaasa Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting all group members to Kailaasa.
Level 2 enables Jupiter Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting all group members to Jupiter.
Level 3 enables Swooping Eagle Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting all group members to Swooping Eagle.
Level 4 enables Valkyrie Twins Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting all group members to Valkyrie Twins.
Level 5 enables Asteroid Belt Beta Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting all group members to Asteroid Belt Beta.
Level 6 enables Carpenter Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting all group members to Carpenter.
Level 7 enables Endriago Gate, which creates a temporary wormhole, teleporting group members to Endriago.
The Critical Targeting skill allows the player to occasionally inflict greater than normal damage.
The Damage Control skill passively protects the player's equipment, lessening damage done to it. It does not protect against shield damage.
The Device Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level systems. Equipping a system requires that the character have a System Tech skill of equal or greater level.
This skill allows the Defender to drain energy from a target or group of targets.
Level 1 enables Energy Drain, which drains energy from a single target.
Level 3 enables Energy Leech, which drains energy from a single hostile and transfers a portion of that energy to the player.
Level 5 enables Render Energy, which drains energy from a single hostile and transfers a portion of that energy to the player and group.
Level 6 enables Energy Leeching Sphere, which drains energy from all targets within 1,500 units of the target and transfers a portion of that energy to the player.
Level 7 enables Render Energy Sphere, which drains energy from all targets within 3,000 units of the target and transfers a portion of that energy to player and group.
The Engine Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level engines. A player's Engine Tech skill level must be at or above the level of a particular engine in order for it to be equipped.
Enrages a targeted NPC, causing that NPC to focus its attack on the player.
Level 1 enables Anger, which attempts to anger a target enemy, causing it to attack you regardless of the situation.
Level 3 enables Cause Aggression, which increases the aggressiveness of the target, making it more likely to attack.
Level 5 enables Enrage, which angers the target and causes it to become less accurate with beam and projectile weapons.
Level 6 enables Anger Group, which simultaneously angers all members of a target group.
Level 7 enables Enrage Group, which simultaneously enrages all members of a target group.
Increases the Jenquai Explorer's damage resistances and reduces the impact of any environmental effects for a short duration.
Level 1 enables Environment Barrier, which creates a shield around a friendly target that protects the ship from environmental effects (reducing the effects' power by 50%) and reduces incoming damage by 5%.
Level 3 enables Lesser Environment Shield, which creates a shield that reduces environmental effects by 100% and reduces incoming damage by 10%.
Level 5 enables Environment Shield, which creates a shield that reduces environmental effects by 100% and reduces incoming damage by 10%, reflecting up to 10 points of damage back to the attacker. Energy damage is not reflected.
Level 6 enables Greater Environment Shield, which creates a shield that reduces environmental effects by 100%, reduces incoming damage by 10%, (reflecting up to 25 points back to attacker), and converts 5% (maximum of 10 points) of incoming damage to reactor energy. Energy damage is not reflected or converted.
Level 7 enables Ultra Environment Shield, which creates a shield that reduces environmental effects by 100%, reduces incoming damage by 10% (reflecting up to 50 points back to attacker), and converts 5% (maximum of 10 points) incoming damage to reactor energy for all group members. Energy damage is not reflected or converted.
Allows the player to get out of danger by teleporting short distances.
Level 1 enables Teleport Self, which teleports the player's ship 5,000 units in a random direction.
Level 3 enables Teleport Enemy, which teleports enemy NPCs away from the ship.
Level 5 enables Teleport Friend, which allows other group members within 6,000 units to be teleported from danger.
Level 6 enables Directional Teleport, which teleports targets in the direction they are facing.
Level 7 enables Area Teleport, which teleports all group members within 6,000 units in the current direction.
The Gravity Link skill imparts some control over local gravity values.
Level 1 enables Mass Field, which temporarily increases the mass of a target, slowing it down.
Level 3 enables Gravity Field, which slows a target and interferes with its warp capabilities.
Level 5 enables Immobilization Field, which slows the target, interferes with its warp capabilities, and reduces maneuverability.
Level 6 enables Area Mass Field, which generates a mass field around enemies within 1,500 units of the target.
Level 7 enables Area Immobilization Field, which generates an immobilization field around all enemies within 3,000 units of the target.
The Hacking skill attempts to shut down various systems on targeted opponents. This skill and its iterations do not affect organic targets.
Level 1 enables Hack Systems, which attempts to temporarily disable a target's shields, reactor, or engines.
Level 3 enables Hack Weapons, which attempts to disable a random weapon on the target.
Level 5 enables Multi-Hack, which simultaneously hacks a target's systems and weapons, and attempts to jam the target's communication systems, keeping the target from requesting assistance.
Level 6 enables Area System Hack, which simultaneously hacks the systems of all hostiles within 1,500 units of the target.
Level 7 enables Area Multi-Hack, which simultaneously multi-hacks all hostile targets within 3,000 units of the target.
The Hull Patch skill allows players to repair damaged hulls.
Level 1 enables Patch Hull, which expends energy to repair the ship's hull.
Level 3 enables Repair Hull, which allows other ships to be repaired and increases repair energy efficiency.
Level 5 enables Combat Hull Repair, which increases repair energy efficiency.
Level 6 enables Area Hull Repair, which creates an area effect, repairing the hulls of all friendly ships within 1,500 units of the target.
Level 7 enables Improved Area Hull Repair, which creates an area effect, repairing the hulls of all friendly ships within 3,000 units of the target.
Used to resuscitate other incapacitated players and yourself.
This skill gives the player an opportunity to scare the hostile, causing them to flee in fear.
Level 1 enables Intimidate, which attempts to frighten a target enemy, possibly causing it to flee.
Level 3 enables Scare, which may cause enemies to flee and forget to use special abilities.
Level 5 enables Terrify, which may cause enemies to flee and forget to use weapons or special abilities while retreating.
Level 6 enables Area Intimidation, which attempts to menace all enemies within 1,500 units of the target.
Level 7 enables Area Terrify, which attempts to terrify all enemies within 3,000 units of the target.
The Missile Weapon skill allows utilization of higher tech level missile weapons and improves the player's accuracy when utilizing them. A player's Missile Weapon skill level must be at or above the level of a particular missile weapon in order for it to be equipped.
The Navigate skill affects the efficiency of traveling.
The Negotiate skill allows the player to reduce the price paid for goods and services, and increase profits on all transactions.
The level 1 Power Down skill allows the Progen Sentinel to escape danger by turning off all systems and "playing dead." The skill is especially useful against non-intelligent opponents.
Level 3 enables Advanced Power Down, which allows shields to slowly regenerate while power down is active.
Level 5 enables Advanced Power Down 2, which allows reactor and shields to slowly regenerate while power down is active.
At level 6, Advanced Power Down 3 allows shields to regenerate at the normal rate and the reactor to regenerate slowly while power down is active.
Level 7 enables Advanced Power Down 4, which allows shields and reactor to regenerate at the normal rate while power down is active.
The Projectile Weapon skill allows utilization of higher tech level projectile weapons and improves the player's accuracy when utilizing them. A player's Projectile Weapon skill level must be at or above the level of a particular projectile weapon in order for it to be equipped.
The Prospect skill allows a player to retrieve valuable resources. The player must be at a complete stop and within 500 units of the target resource to activate the prospecting skill.
The Psionic Shield ability allows the player to place a psionic force shield on a target player.
Level 1 enables Psionic Barrier, which creates a shield around any player target that provides +30 psionic resistance and will absorb 30 damage per skill level.
Level 3 enables Lesser Psionic Shield, which creates a shield around any player target that provides +30 psionic resistance and will absorb 90 damage per skill level.
Level 5 enables Psionic Shield, which creates a shield around any player target that provides +30 psionic resistance and will absorb 360 damage per skill level.
Level 6 enables Greater Psionic Shield, which creates a shield around any player target that provides +30 psionic resistance and will absorb 720 damage per skill level.
Level 7 enables Psionic Invulnerability, which creates a shield around any player target that provides +30 psionic resistance and will absorb 1,440 damage per skill level.
The Rally skill modifies the combat skills of a group by "buffing" certain abilities, depending on the level. The bonuses will affect all members in the group.
Level 1 enables Damage Tactics, which temporarily gives all group members a critical targeting capability.
Level 3 enables Defense Tactics, which temporarily increases the damage resistance of all group members and gives them the critical targeting capability.
Level 5 enables Fire Tactics, which temporarily improves the beam and projectile accuracy of all group members and provides damage resistance and critical targeting capabilities.
Level 7 enables Stealth Tactics, which temporarily reduces the "signature" of all group members, making them significantly stealthier, and provides accuracy, damage resistance, and critical targeting bonuses.
The Reactor Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level reactors. Equipping a reactor requires that the character have a reactor tech skill of equal or greater level.
The Recharge Shields ability allows a player to quickly regenerate a target's shield.
Level 1 enables Regenerate Shields, which recharges the shield 90 points per skill level.
Level 3 enables Recharge Shields, which recharges any player's shields 360 points per skill level.
Level 5 enables Combat Shield Recharge, which recharges any player's shields 1,440 points per skill level.
Level 6 enables Area Shield Recharge, which recharges the target's shields by 2,880 points per skill level and all friendly ships within 1,500 units by 540 points per skill level.
Level 7 enables Improved Area Recharge, which recharges the target's shields by 5,760 points per skill level and all friendly ships within 3,000 units of the target 1,800 points per skill level.
The Repair Equipment skill allows a player to repair damaged equipment that is attached to a targeted ship.
Level 1 enables Regenerate Equipment, which expends energy to repair any damaged equipment on the ship.
Level 3 enables Repair Equipment, which multiplies the repair rate by three and allows repairing of equipment on another player's ship.
Level 5 enables Combat Equipment Repair, which multiples the repair rate by 15, achieving additional repair per point of energy expended.
Level 6 enables Area Equipment Repair, which multiples the repair rate by 30 and repairs all players within 1,500 units of the target at six times the repair rate.
Level 7 enables Improved Area Repair, which multiplies the repair rate by 60 and repairs all players within 3,000 units of the target at 20 times the repair rate.
This skill creates a feedback bubble around the Sentinel or the Sentinel's target which repulses damage taken, inflicting damage back on the attacker.
Level 1 enables Energy Repulsor, which generates feedback damage when the skill user is struck by energy-based damage.
Level 3 enables Impact Repulsor, which generates feedback damage when the skill user is struck by energy or impact-based damage, and increases feedback amount, maximum feedback amount, and duration.
Level 5 enables Plasma Repulsor, which generates feedback damage when the skill user is struck by energy, impact, or plasma-based damage, and increases feedback amount, maximum feedback amount, and duration.
Level 6 enables EMP Repulsor, which generates feedback damage when the skill user is struck by energy, impact, plasma, or EMP-based damage, and increases feedback amount, maximum feedback amount, and duration.
Level 7 enables Damage Repulsor Field, which generates feedback damage when the skill user is struck by any damage type, and increases maximum feedback amount, and duration.
The Scanning skill improves the range and power of the ship's scanners.
Activation of the Self Destruct skill causes the player's ship to explode, doing large amounts of damage to all enemies within a radius.
Level 1 enables Self Destruct I, which detonates the reactor, delivering 90 points per skill level of explosive damage to all targets within range.
Level 3 enables Self Destruct II, which detonates the reactor, delivering 180 points per skill level of explosive damage to all targets within range.
Level 5 enables Self Destruct III, which detonates the reactor, delivering 540 points per skill level of explosive damage to all targets within range.
Level 6 enables Self Destruct IV, which detonates the reactor, delivering 1,440 points per skill level of explosive damage to all targets within range.
Level 7 enables Self Destruct V, which detonates the reactor, delivering 3,780 points per skill level of explosive damage to all targets within range.
This skill allows the Tradesman to increase shield capacities for himself and others.
Level 1 enables Supercharge Shields, which increases the shield capacity of a player by 5%. Ability may only be applied to the skill user.
Level 3 enables Ultracharge Shields, which increases the shield capacity of a player by 10% and his shield regeneration by 10%.
Level 5 enables Supercharge Target, which increases the shield capacity of a player or a friendly target by 20%.
Level 6 enables Ultracharge Target, which increases the shield capacity of a player or a friendly target by 20% and their shield regeneration rate by 10%.
Level 7 enables Megacharge Shields, which increases the shield capacity of a player or a friendly target by 25%, increases their shield regeneration rate by 20%, and raises all damage resistances by 10%.
The Shield Inversion skill allows a player to use their shield as a devastating weapon.
Level 1 enables Shield Ram, which transforms the shield into a devastating short-range energy weapon. Three units of shield energy per skill level are drained per second, converting to 90% energy damage.
Level 3 enables Shield Spike, in which nine units of shield energy per skill level are drained per second, converting to 100% energy damage.
Level 5 enables Shield Burn, in which 13 units of shield energy per skill level are drained per second, converting to 110% energy damage.
Level 6 enables Shield Flare, in which 18 units of shield energy per skill level are drained per second, converting to 120% energy damage.
Level 7 enables Shield Nova, in which 21 units of shield energy per skill level are drained per second, damaging all targets within 2,500 units with 130% shield energy to damage conversion.
This skill allows the Explorer to drain shield energy from a target or group of targets.
Level 1 enables Shield Drain, which drains shields from an enemy target.
Level 3 enables Shield Leech, which drains shields from a single hostile and transfers a portion of that as energy to the player.
Level 5 enables Group Leech, which drains shields from a single hostile and transfers a portion of that as energy to the player and group.
Level 6 enables Shield Leeching Sphere, which drains shields from all targets within 1,500 units of the target and transfers a portion of that as energy to the player.
Level 7 enables Group Leeching Sphere, which drains shields from all targets within 3,000 units of the target and transfers a portion of that as energy to the player and group.
This skill allows the player to drain shield energy from a target or group of targets.
Level 1 enables Shield Sap, which drains shield energy from a single target.
Level 3 enables Shield Transfer, which drains shield energy from a single target, transfers a portion to the skill user's shield, and extends range to 1,500 units.
Level 5 enables Group Sap, which drains shield energy from a single target, transfers a fraction of the drained shield energy to each member of the skill user's group, and extends range to 2,000 units.
Level 6 enables Sapping Sphere, which drains shield energy from all targets within 1,500 units of the primary target, transfers a portion to the skill user's shield, and extends range to 2,250 units.
Level 7 enables Group Sapping Sphere, which drains shield energy from all targets within 3,000 units of the primary target, transfers a portion of the drained shield energy to each member of the skill user's group, and extends range to 2,500 units.
The Shield Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level shield devices. Equipping a shield device requires that the character have a shield tech skill of equal or greater level.
The Summon skill allows the Jenquai Defender to teleport group members and enemies to his location.
Level 1 enables Summon Enemy, which attempts to teleport a targeted enemy to your location.
Level 3 enables Summon Friend, which teleports a targeted group member to your location.
Level 5 enables Summon Group, which teleports all your group members within 250,000 units to your location.
Level 6 enables Summon Enemy Group, which teleports a targeted enemy formation to your location.
Level 7 enables Return Friend, which returns a targeted group member to their registered port.
