Drones, mines, point-defense, and Archtech relics
Four utility-slot families: deployable drones, proximity mines, point-defense, and rare Archtech relics.
- Drone bays - deploy escort drones that follow you, target the nearest hostile, and fire on their own. Drones have a limited lifetime. Activated from the utility hotbar (number keys).
- Mine layers - drop proximity mines that arm after a delay and detonate for area damage when a hostile enters range.
- Point-defense arrays - passive; while equipped, automatically shoots down incoming enemy projectiles in range.
- Archtech relics - rarer, stronger versions of these tools (and of mining/salvage), found only in deep-Void derelicts.
- All four use utility slots and take no weapon mods.