Catalysts

Catalysts in Everspace 2 are enhancements which increase the effectiveness of weapons or modules and some may add their effects in the form of a prefix.

Catalysts can be crafted and installed from the Crafting Menu (U) after unlocking the respective blueprints.

Overview

• Completing a High-risk Area awards one blueprint of matching rarity or lower. HRAs are the primary source of catalyst blueprints, but may also be acquired by completing the repeatable events in the Titans DLC content.

A High-risk Area spawned using a Superior signal decoder may reward a superior, rare, or uncommon catalyst blueprint, while an Uncommon HRA can only give uncommon or common catalyst blueprint.

A High-risk Area spawned using an Ascendant signal decoder may reward an Ascendant catalyst blueprint in addition to the catalyst rarities rewarded from a High-risk Area spawned using a Superior signal decoder. Ascendant signal decoder are only available in the new Okkar star systems added by the Wrath of the Ancients DLC.

• Items may only use one prefix catalyst at a time. Installing a prefix catalyst will replace any pre-existing prefix catalyst and it's effects. However, items with a naturally generated prefix can be installed with a non-prefixed catalyst, maintaining the effects of the existing prefix.

• The added prefix will be the same as the name of the catalyst adding it. All prefixes that can be added via catalyst can also generate naturally.

• Catalysts may occasionally be rewarded after specific encounters, such as Stranded Pilots. Renown level 3 awards a Powerful catalyst.

• Only legendary catalysts can be installed on Legendary items.

• The credit value of an item is increased by 5% with a catalyst installed.

• Ascendant catalysts add two unique effects. One positive effect and one negative effect.

Catalyst Attributes

Name	Rarity	Prefix	Slot	Effect
Calibrated	Common	Yes	Weapons	-50% spread
High-capacity	Common	Yes	Secondary Weapons	+30% ammo capacity
Accelerated	Common	Yes	Shields	+30% recharge speed
Kinetic Damage	Uncommon	No	Weapons	+15% kinetic damage
Repair Protocol	Uncommon	No	Platings	Increases the armor repair on kill by 50%.
Efficient	Uncommon	Yes	Weapons	-20% weapon energy consumption
Marksman	Uncommon	Yes	Weapons	+30% range
High-velocity	Uncommon	Yes	Weapons	+40% projectile velocity
Eco	Uncommon	Yes	Boosters	-30% boost energy consumption
Tuned	Uncommon	Yes	Energy Cores	+20% weapon energy output
Primed	Uncommon	Yes	Shields	-30% recharge delay and shutdown duration
Mining	Uncommon	No	Primary Weapons	Adds bonus attributes to a weapon, increasing mining quality, quantity, and refunding energy costs when mining. Gain 1 additional higher rarity resource when finishing a resource node. Gain 3 additional resources when finishing a resource node. Refund 100% weapon energy when mining.
Restore Protocol	Uncommon	No	Shields	If your shield is hit but remains above 70%, it immediately starts regenerating.
Kinetic Damage	Rare	No	Weapons	+30% kinetic damage
Energy Damage	Rare	No	Weapons	+30% energy damage
Powerful	Rare	Yes	Weapons	+20% kinetic and energy damage
Swift	Rare	Yes	Primary Weapons	-30% charge/ramp-up duration
Overcharged	Rare	Yes	Shields	+20% shield capacity
EMP Charges	Rare	No	Primary Weapons	Shots cause EMP disruptions. When a target has 8 disruption charges, an EMP is triggered, which paralyzes the target for 1.0s.
Homing	Rare	No	Scatter Gun / Blaster	Grants light homing to scatter gun and blaster weapon projectiles
Auto-Collector	Rare	No	Cargo Unit	Resource nodes within 800m will be automatically collected over a short time. Only for cargo unit.
Auto-Dismantler - Uncommon	Rare	No	Cargo Unit	Collected weapons and modules up to uncommon rarity are dismantled and provide 200 credits. Only for cargo unit.
Overpenetration	Rare	No	Primary Weapons	Adds 100% shield and armor piercing, but target hull cannot be damaged beyond 1%.
Attribute Amplification	Rare	No	Modules	Increases a module's attribute bonuses by 20%.
Optimized	Superior	Yes	Modules	Sets all attribute modifiers to their maximum values
Rapid	Superior	Yes	Weapons	+15% fire rate
Barrage	Superior	No	Primary Weapons	Increases damage by 3% for each second firing to a maximum of 30%
Evolution	Superior	No	Weapons	After 100 kills, increases damage by 10%. After 300 kills, increases damage by an additional 10%. After 1000 kills, gain an additional bonus attribute.
Auto-Dismantler - Rare	Superior	No	Cargo Unit	Collected weapons and modules up to rare rarity are dismantled and provide 300 credits. Only for cargo unit.
Shield Strike	Superior	No	Primary Weapons	Firing weapons will drain your ship's shield but increase your weapon's energy and kinetic damage by 40%.
Solo	Superior	No	Primary Weapons	Increases the weapon's kinetic and energy damage and fire rate by 35% so long as it is the only installed primary weapon.
Hexaspatial	Superior	No	Shields	Protects against ambient kaion radiation damage, and attunes weapons to pierce the kaions surrounding Swarmers. Can be installed together with another catalyst.
Piercing Shot	Ascendant	No	Primary Weapons	Gains 50% shield and armor piercing. Can no longer deal critical hits. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Safety delimiter	Ascendant	No	Primary Weapons	Deals 30% increased damage while the weapon energy is below 50%. Has a 50% chance to become damaged when weapon energy depletes. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Alpha Strike	Ascendant	No	Secondary Weapons	Deals 50% increased damage the first time this weapon damages a target. Deals 50% reduced damage on successive hits. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Dual Detonantor	Ascendant	No	Secondary Weapons	Explodes twice at the impact location, with a 0.5s delay. Has a 20% chance to be a dud and not explode at all. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Reserve Power	Ascendant	No	Energy Core	Unlimited weapon and boost energy while ULT is below 50%. 20% reduced handling while ULT is fully charged and ready. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Ambient Collector	Ascendant	No	Energy Core	50% of damage dealt to enemy shields is restored to your weapon and boost energy. 30% reduced energy output while your shield is down. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Priority Circuit	Ascendant	No	Shields	Shield shutdown duration is reduced to 0s. Has a 5% chance to become disabled for 6s when hit. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Continuous Current	Ascendant	No	Shields	Shield recharge delay is reduced to 0s. When shield is depleted, you are afflicted with EMP for 3s. Can only occur once every 10s. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Nanoweave	Ascendant	No	Platings	Regenerates 5% armor per second. Maximum armor hitpoints reduced by 50%. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Resonant Integrity Field	Ascendant	No	Platings	Armor damage has a 25% chance to be ignored. 30% reduced handling while shield is down. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Chaotic Targeting	Ascendant	No	Sensors	Hits on targets that are not locked gain +5% critical hit chance. Display of hitpoint bars is only available for the locked target. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Diffuse Emissive Grid	Ascendant	No	Sensors	Targets within 500m receive 30% increased non-weapon damage. Sensor's ship range is reduced by 75%. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Positron Injector	Ascendant	No	Boosters	Gain unlimited boost energy while your ULT is active. 20% increased energy consumption. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
PCM Heat Sink	Ascendant	No	Boosters	50% reduced energy consumption when activated with full boost energy. If boost energy is depleted, becomes overheated for 20s. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Scavenger Protocol	Ascendant	No	Cargo Units	Destroying an enemy restores your hull, armor and shield by 25% of the targets respective hitpoints. Can no longer use consumables. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Reinforced Frame	Ascendant	No	Cargo Units	Hull hitpoints are increased by 100%. Handling is reduced by 30%. Makes the item part of the "Ascendancy Set"
Flawless	Legendary	No	Any Radiant Legendary	Sets all randomized attributes to their maximum value. Only compatible with radiant legendaries. Does not affect Modifiers, only the legendary's special trait/ability randomized stats.
Peripheral	Legendary	No	Any	Allows this legendary to be equipped despite the limit being reached. Can only extend the limit once.
Chaos	Legendary	No	Any	Randomly shuffles ALL attributes and stats of the item, for better or worse. Stats are rerolled to 80-120% of their original value.
Sovereign	Legendary	No	Legendary Weapons	Gains +2 item levels, reduced by 0.5 per active set bonus.
Stormchaser	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Stormchaser" item set
Blightmonger	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Blightmonger" item set
Tides of Siren's Sea	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Tides of Siren's Sea" item set
Redemption	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Redemption" item set
Commander	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Commander" item set
Together We Stand	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Together We Stand" item set
Symbiosis	Legendary	No	Any	Counts as part of the "Symbiosis" item set

Crafting Costs

Name	Rarity	Components
Calibrated	Common	Crystal Diode (3), Wiring Kit (2), Power Casing (3)
High-capacity	Common	Power Cell (3), Wiring Kit (2), Power Casing (3)
Accelerated	Common	Supra Gel (3), Crystal Diode (2), Charge Compensator (3)
Kinetic Damage	Uncommon	Cooling Unit (3), Power Unit HX-1 (3), Hadron Buffers (3)
Repair Protocol	Uncommon	Power Casing (2) Power Unit HX-1 (3), Heat Detector (1)
Efficient	Uncommon	Supra Gel (2) Heat Detector (3), Neutron Membrane (2)
Marksman	Uncommon	Crystal Diode (3) Neutron Membrane (3), Fusion Core (3)
High-velocity	Uncommon	Supra Gel (2) Cooling Unit (3), Fusion Core (2)
Eco	Uncommon	Power Cell (2), Power Unit HX-1 (4) Hadron Buffers (3)
Tuned	Uncommon	Power Cell (2), Heat Detector (3), Neutron Membrane (2)
Primed	Uncommon	Crystal Diode (4), Wiring Kit (3) Heat Detector (4)
Mining	Uncommon	Charge Compensator (2) Neutron Membrane (2), Hadron Buffers (3)
Restore Protocol	Uncommon	Crystal Diode (2) Cooling Unit (1), Power Unit HX-1 (3)
Kinetic Damage	Rare	Pulse Mutator (3), Particle Modulator (2), Signal Circulator (4)
Energy Damage	Rare	Quantum Conductor (2), Pulse Mutator (3), Bio Processor (2)
Powerful	Rare	Quantum Conductor (3), Proton Capacitor (3), Signal Circulator (4)
Swift	Rare	Pulse Mutator (3), Bio Processor (2), Particle Modulator (3)
Overcharged	Rare	Proton Capacitor (3), Bio Processor (3), Signal Circulator (2)
EMP Charges	Rare	Quantum Conductor (3), Particle Modulator (3), Signal Circulator (2)
Homing	Rare	Heat Detector (3) Quantum Conductor (2), Organic Conduit (2)
Auto-Collector	Rare	Proton Capacitor (1), Signal Circulator (4), Organic Conduit (3)
Auto-Dismantler - Uncommon	Rare	Neutron Membrane (4) Bio Processor (2), Particle Modulator (3)
Overpenetration	Rare	Pulse Mutator (2), Bio Processor (4), Signal Circulator (1)
Attribute Amplification	Rare	Fusion Core (4) Pulse Mutator (2), Particle Modulator (3)
Optimized	Superior	Tachyon Emitter (2), Gauss Receptor (3), Multiphase Propellant (3)
Rapid	Superior	Echo Canceller (2), Tachyon Emitter (3), Resistor Array (3)
Barrage	Superior	Fission Controller (3), Gauss Receptor (3), Multiphase Propellant (2)
Evolution	Superior	Pulse Mutator (2), Bio Processor (2), Organic Conduit (3)
Auto-Dismantler - Rare	Superior	Neutron Membrane (5) Bio Processor (3) Fission Controller (2), Resistor Array (1)
Shield Strike	Superior	Quantum Conductor (2), Particle Modulator (3), Organic Conduit (2)
Solo	Superior	Hadron Buffers (3) Quantum Conductor (3), Proton Capacitor (3)
Hexaspatial	Superior	Hadron Buffers (2) Quantum Conductor (2) Resistor Array(2), Kaion Modulator(1)
Piercing Shot	Ascendant	Power Casing (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Safety Delimiter	Ascendant	Power Casing (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Alpha Strike	Ascendant	Charge Compensator (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Dual Detonator	Ascendant	Charge Compensator (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Reserve Power	Ascendant	Power Cell (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Ambient Collector	Ascendant	Power Cell (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Priority Circuit	Ascendant	Crystal Diode (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Continuous Current	Ascendant	Crystal Diode (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Nanoweave	Ascendant	Charge Compensator (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Resonant Integrity Field	Ascendant	Charge Compensator (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Positron Injector	Ascendant	Supra Gel (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
PCM Head Sink	Ascendant	Supra Gel (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Chaotic Targeting	Ascendant	Wiring Kit (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Diffuse Emissive Field	Ascendant	Wiring Kit (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Scavenger Protocol	Ascendant	Power Casing (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Reinforced Frame	Ascendant	Power Casing (3) Hyperfilament (4) Spatial Regulator (2) Polymorphic Alloy (1)
Flawless	Legendary	Cooling Unit (1), Hadron Buffers (2) Proton Capacitor (2) Echo Canceller (2), Resistor Array (3) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (30)
Peripheral	Legendary	Fusion Core (4) Pulse Mutator (1) Gauss Receptor (4) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (25)
Chaos	Legendary	Neutron Membrane (2) Signal Circulator (4) Fission Controller (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (25)
Sovereign	Legendary	Power Unit HX-1 (3) Proton Capacitor (2) Tachyon Emitter (3) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (25)
Stormchaser	Legendary	Hadron Buffers (3) Particle Modulator (2) Echo Canceller (2), Resistor Array (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)
Blightmonger	Legendary	Power Unit HX-1 (3) Signal Circulator (2) Echo Canceller (2), Resistor Array (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)
Tides of Siren's Sea	Legendary	Cooling Unit (3) Quantum Conductor (2) Echo Canceller (2), Resistor Array (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)
Redemption	Legendary	Heat Detector (3) Bio Processor (2) Echo Canceller (2), Resistor Array (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)
Commander	Legendary	Neutron Membrane (3) Pulse Mutator (2) Echo Canceller (2), Resistor Array (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)
Together We Stand	Legendary	Cooling Unit (3) Bio Processor (2) Fission Controller (2), Tachyon Emitter (2) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)
Symbiosis	Legendary	Heat Detector (3) Pulse Mutator (3) Gauss Receptor (3) Organic Deepspace Semiconductors (20)