Ship-based Science

Ship-Based Sciences will increase the firepower of Ship-Based Weapons, increasing the hit rates, lowering the intercept rates, lowering the He3 cost, and much more.

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Fighter Weapons Theory

This is the initial research of the Ship-Based Science. This research increases the base damage of Fighter-based weapons. There are no previous requirements to research this tech as this is the initial technology of the Ship-Based Science Tech tree.

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 3%	541	00:01:57
2	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 6%	628	00:02:38
3	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 9%	959	00:06:08
4	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 12%	1,467	00:14:21
5	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 15%	2,244	00:33:35
6	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 18%	3,434	01:18:37
7	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 21%	5,253	03:03:59
8	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 24%	8,036	07:10:34
9	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 27%	12,294	16:47:41
10	Increase damage of Fighter-based weapons 30%	18,808	39:18:21

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Reconnaissance

Increase steering power of Fighter-based weapons.

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increase steering power of Fighter-based weapons by 10%	11,603	00:56:06
2	Increase steering power of Fighter-based weapons by 20%	13,434	01:15:12

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Fuel Optimization

Reduce the He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons.

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 6, Reconnaissance Level 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Reduce the He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons by 1%	22,724	00:42:30
2	Reduce the He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons by 2%	26,309	00:56:58
3	Reduce the He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons by 3%	40,247	02:13:19
4	Reduce the He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons by 4%	61,571	05:12:01
5	Reduce the He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons by 5%	94,191	12:10:12

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Fighter Tech Upgrades

Reduces the He3 cost of ship-based weapons and increases base damage when attacking an enemy protected by shields.

Requirements: Reconnaissance Level 2, Fuel Optimization Level 5

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	A -2% He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons and +3% base damage when attacking an enemy protected by shields	174,015	05:23:00
2	A -4% He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons and +6% base damage when attacking an enemy protected by shields	201,463	07:12:56
3	A -6% He3 cost of Fighter-based weapons and +10% base damage when attacking an enemy protected by shields	308,203	16:53:13

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Armor Structural Analysis

Gives a +10% base damage of Fighter-based weapons when attacking ships and +10% Fighter-based weapons damage against any type of shield.

Requirements: Fighter Tech Upgrades Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Gives a +10% base damage of Fighter-based weapons when attacking ships and +10% Fighter-based weapons damage against any type of shield.	363,582	11:20:00

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency

Grant Fighter-based weapons a chance to finish reloading right after attacks. The effect will last until the battle ends.

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 10, Armor Structural Analysis Level 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Gives a +10% chance to finish reloading right after attacks. The effect will last until the battle ends.	740,249	25:21:30
2	Gives a +20% chance to finish reloading right after attacks. The effect will last until the battle ends.	857,013	33:59:21
3	Gives a +30% chance to finish reloading right after attacks. The effect will last until the battle ends.	1,311,071	79:32:45

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Thruster Optimization

Reduce the intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons.

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	A -1% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons	6,387	00:17:00
2	A -2% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons	7,397	00:22:48
3	A -3% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons	11,312	00:53:19
4	A -4% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons	17,307	02:04:48
5	A -5% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons	26,476	04:52:05

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Long-ranged Strike

+3%, +6% , +9%, +12% or +15% base attack power of Fighter-based weapons when fleet is 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 slots away from target.

Requirements: Fuel Optimization Level 3, Thruster Optimization Level 3, Fighter Mastery Level 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants a +3%, +6% , +9%, +12% or +15% base attack power of Fighter-based weapons when fleet is 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 slots away from target.	98,955	04:15:00

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Navigation

Increase hit rate of Fighter-based weapons

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increase hit rate of Fighter-based weapons by 1%	6,850	00:19:33
2	Increase hit rate of Fighter-based weapons by 2%	7,932	00:26:13
3	Increase hit rate of Fighter-based weapons by 3%	12,131	01:01:19
4	Increase hit rate of Fighter-based weapons by 4%	18,560	02:23:32
5	Increase hit rate of Fighter-based weapons by 5%	28,392	05:35:53

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Fighter Mastery

+5% base attack power of Fighter-based weapons.

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 6, Navigation Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants a +5% base attack power of Fighter-based weapons.	48,737	03:15:30

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Fighter Interception Countermeasures

Reduces the chance of fighter-based weapons being intercepted

Requirements: Thruster Optimization Level 3, Navigation Level 5, Fighter Mastery Level 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants a -1% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons.	135,381	03:15:30
2	Grants a -2% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons.	156,739	04:22:03
3	Grants a -3% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons.	239,775	10:13:15
4	Grants a -4% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons.	366,817	23:55:15
5	Grants a -5% intercept rate of Fighter-based weapons.	561,161	55:58:57

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Formation Optimization

Increase critical strike damage of Fighter-based weapons and reduce occupied space.

Requirements: Fighter Interception Countermeasures Level 5

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants a +5% critical strike damage of Fighter-based weapons and -5% occupied space	287,437	07:05:00
2	Grants a +10% critical strike damage of Fighter-based weapons and -10% occupied space	332,776	09:29:39

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Swarm

Grant Fighter-based weapons a chance to increase base attack power with additional He3.

Requirements: Fighter Weapons Theory Level 10, Formation Optimization Level 2

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants fighter-based weapons a 10% chance of increasing their base attack power by 8% at the cost of 15% more He3	630,845	18:25:00
2	Grants fighter-based weapons a 20% chance of increasing their base attack power by 16% at the cost of 25% more He3	730,355	24:41:06
3	Grants fighter-based weapons a 30% chance of increasing their base attack power by 25% at the cost of 35% more He3	1,117,305	57:46:15

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Fortune

Grant Fighter-based weapons a chance to deal double damage during long-ranged attacks and increase critical strike rate.

Requirements: Thruster Optimization Level 5, Long-ranged Strike Level 1, Swarm Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants +10% chance to deal double damage during long-ranged attacked and +10% critical strike rate.	885,076	21:15:00
2	Grants +20% chance to deal double damage during long-ranged attacked and +20% critical strike rate.	1,024,685	28:28:57
3	Grants +30% chance to deal double damage during long-ranged attacked and +30% critical strike rate.	1,567,579	66:39:31

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Ingenuity

+5% chance of triggering a swarm effect, +5% base attack power of Fighter-based weapons, -5% He3 cost +20% intercept rate and +10% base attack power against ships without shield protection.

Note that the +20% interception is against enemy missiles/ship-based weapons, and consumes no He3. This can be seen demonstrated here.

Requirements: Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency Level 3, Fortune Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	+5% chance of triggering a swarm effect, +5% base attack power of Fighter-based weapons, -5% He3 cost +20% intercept rate and +10% base attack power against ships without shield protection.	2,045,150	70:50:00

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Heavy Gear Research

This science grants Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency an additional chance to finish reloading ship-based weapons immediately after attacks, and increases the damage of ship-based weapons against enemies that have shields and maximum attack range of ship-based weapons. It also increases ship-based weapons' chance of interception, but enables ship-based weapons to reload faster.

Requirements: Ingenuity Level 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Gives Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency a 5% better chance of reloading ship-based weapons immediately after attacks, and increases damage of ship-based weapons against enemies that have shields by 3% and maximum attack range of ship-based weapons by 1. It also increases ship-based weapons' chance of interception by 3%, but enables ship-based weapons to finish reloading with 1 less round.	10,000,000	111:05:52
2	Gives Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency a 10% better chance of reloading ship-based weapons immediately after attacks, and increases damage of ship-based weapons against enemies that have shields by 7% and maximum attack range of ship-based weapons by 2. It also increases ship-based weapons' chance of interception by 5%, but enables ship-based weapons to finish reloading with 1 less round.	30,000,000	166:39:12
3	Gives Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency a 15% better chance of reloading ship-based weapons immediately after attacks, and increases damage of ship-based weapons against enemies that have shields by 11% and maximum attack range of ship-based weapons by 3. It also increases ship-based weapons' chance of interception by 7%, but enables ship-based weapons to finish reloading with 1 less round	80,000,000	202:45:52
4	Gives Fighter-based Weapons Efficiency a 20% better chance of reloading ship-based weapons immediately after attacks, and increases damage of ship-based weapons against enemies that have shields by 15% and maximum attack range of ship-based weapons by 5. It also increases ship-based weapons' chance of interception by 10%, but enables ship-based weapons to finish reloading with 1 less round.	150,000,000	260:00:26

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

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