Drive Strengthening

Drive Strengthening is an engineer modification that can be applied to Thrusters. It increases module integrity and decreases thermal load, at the cost of increased mass.

It is available in 5 grades, with the highest grade offering up to 110% increase in module integrity and up to 50% decrease in thermal load.

Availability

This modification can be applied by the following engineers, up to the maximum specified grade:

• Felicity Farseer (Grade 3)
• Professor Palin (Grade 5)
• Chloe Sedesi (Grade 5)
• Elvira Martuuk (Grade 2)
• Mel Brandon (Grade 5)

Grade 1

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Integrity	0%	+30%	Positive
Mass	+5%	+5%	Negative
Thermal Load	-10%	-10%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Carbon

Grade 2

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Integrity	+30%	+50%	Positive
Mass	+10%	+10%	Negative
Thermal Load	-10%	-20%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Heat Conduction Wiring
• 1 x Vanadium

Grade 3

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Integrity	+50%	+70%	Positive
Mass	+15%	+15%	Negative
Thermal Load	-20%	-30%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Heat Conduction Wiring
• 1 x Shielding Sensors
• 1 x Vanadium

Grade 4

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Integrity	+70%	+90%	Positive
Mass	+20%	+20%	Negative
Thermal Load	-30%	-40%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Compound Shielding
• 1 x Heat Dispersion Plate
• 1 x High Density Composites

Grade 5

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Integrity	+90%	+110%	Positive
Mass	+25%	+25%	Negative
Thermal Load	-40%	-50%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Heat Exchangers
• 1 x Imperial Shielding
• 1 x Proprietary Composites