Component

There are many components in the game. Each component or block belongs to a category.

Categories

Block

Main article: Block

Used to frame and armour vessels.

Air

Main article: Air

Control

Main article: Control

Control components cover player control of constructs, as well as explicit programming through the Automated Control Block and the LUA Box. This is in contrast to the more black-box behavior of AI components.

Resource

Main article: Resource

Resource components are used to gather and convert resources.

Engine

Main article: Engine

Produces power, essential to the functioning of many other components such as propulsion and lasers.

Simple Weapons

Melee weapons and single-component ranged weapons.

Missile

Main article: Missile

Self-propelled projectiles.

Custom Cannon

Main article: Custom Cannon

Ballistic projectile weapons.

Laser

Main article: Laser

Directed-energy weapons.

AI

Main article: AI

AI components offer comprehensive automatic construct control.