Why can't I power up my drone system?
I just started my first game with the Torus and I don't understand why I can't power up my drone system (which seems to be the only way to deal damage).
I would expect that I could simply click on the drone system symbol and it would be powered up. But nothing happens.
What am I missing here?
Best Answer
Its because you are not in combat. Its pointless to launch a combat drone when there is no hostile ships there.
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Answer 2
Attack drones, such as the combat drone, can only be used during combat. Since they only last for one encounter, using one outside of combat would just waste drone parts.
Answer 3
Drone System cannot be powered up itself, but the drones you deploy. So you have to save some energy to deploy the drones when necessary. So you cannot keep a Drone System powered up all the time. Each time you jump the drones get reset.
It will consume a drone part for each drone you deploy, so it is recommended to power/deploy the drone only when needed.
In this case, the game doesn't allow you to deploy an Attack Drone because you are not in combat.
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