Module States

[Dbrn]

I can't find this explained anywhere... There are states that modules can be in: Brand New, Damaged, Low Power Use, Boost, Defence, Stealth, etc. Brand New and Damaged are obvious enough, however the other states not so much. I can assume what each one means, but there don't seem to be specific stats showing you the difference between a Brand New and Boost module.

As an example, right now I'm looking at a couple sensor modules, one is Brand New and the other is Low Power Use. The Power Drain stats are identical... So what does Low Power Use mean in this case?

[David]

The stats in the terminal are base stats. They don't include changes from components.

Brand New = filled board, mostly ConnectX with some Octan
Defense = filled board, durable components
Boost = filled board except buff, efficiency components
Low Power = minimal board, low power drain components
Stealth = minimal board, low emission components

Hope that helps.

[David]

Prices are random, it's usually better to get something that is second-hand custom than a brand new, since second-hand are usually cheaper.

Defense & Boost are objectively better than Brand New, since the board will be full or nearly and custom components are generally better.

Low Power is something you might want on something you don't care about efficiency or stealth but eats a lot of power. I'm trying out a Jump Drive in this config, but Boost might work too.

Elander's probably my favourite general make for components, so stealth modules are great, for most things it doesn't matter that the board isn't filled out.

[Dbrn]

Ah, I see, thanks for this. I wish things like this were explained better in game!

[DarK]

Thank you Explorer. I was wondering the same thing. Lots of depth here.