Perks

Perks screen with Colonial Interceptor selected.

For perks in Everspace 2, see Perks (ES2).

Perks can be leveled up prior to a game run using credits, and are permanent upgrades across all runs. They affect almost all aspects of each run and how strong each ship is, and with no downsides other than spending credits. Some ship perks even have visual upgrades, changing the look of one of the parts of a ship. For images of the visual changes, please see each respective ship's pages.

Upgrading all perks in the game costs $1,429,050 (including the Colonial Sentinel's perks; $1,186,400 without it).

Pilot Perks

Pilot perks go across all ship types and affect non-ship specific aspects of each run. There are currently 17 different pilot perks across seven different groups of perks. Maxing out all Pilot perks awards the Perked Up Achievement. In total, maxing out all pilot perks costs $450,600 credits.

Critical Hits

There are two critical hit perks.

Critical Hit Damage

Increases your global hit damage multiplier for all Primary Weapons. You start with a 2x damage multiplier. It has seven levels, and has a total cost of $20,600 credits.

Requirements: Primary Weapons Slots, Device Slots, Critical Hit Chance.

Level	Damage Multipier	Cost
1	2.5x	$300
2	2.75x	$800
3	3x	$1,500
4	3.5x	$2,500
5	4x	$3,500
6	4.5x	$5,000
7	5x	$7,000

Critical Hit Chance

Increases your critical hit chance for all Primary Weapons. Without this perk, you have a 0% chance. It has ten levels, and has a total cost of $21,100 credits.

Requirements: Primary Weapons Slots, Device Slots.

Level	Chance	Cost
1	0.5%	$500
2	1%	$700
3	1.5%	$900
4	2%	$1,500
5	2.5%	$2,000
6	3%	$2,200
7	3.5%	$2,800
8	4%	$3,000
9	4.5%	$3,500
10	5%	$4,000

Map

There is only one perk for upgrading the sector map.

Sector Scanner

Adds additional information to the sector map. It has four levels, with multiple parts to buy to unlock each level, and has a total cost of $18,800 credits.

Level	Sector Information	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Shows threat levels on the sector map.	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	Shows natural hazards on the sector map.	$300	$500	$800	$1,200	$1,700	$4,500
3	Shows traders on the sector map.	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
4	Shows Service Stations on the sector map.	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500

Resources

There are three resource perks:

Crafting Costs

Decreases the amount of resources needed for crafting. It has four levels and a total cost of $28,000 credits.

Requirements: Consumable Slots, Device Slots.

Level	Percent Decrease	Cost
1	10%	$4,000
2	15%	$6,000
3	20%	$8,000
4	25%	$10,000

Mining Yield

Increases the amount of resources gained from mining. It has four levels and costs a total of $28,000 credits.

Requirements: Crafting Costs, Consumable Slots, Device Slots.

Level	Percent Increase	Cost
1	10%	$4,000
2	15%	$6,000
3	20%	$8,000
4	25%	$10,000

Bonus Resources

Lets you start a run with additional random resources on board. It has four levels and costs a total of $24,000 credits.

Requirements: Rare Loot Chance, Credit Loot Bonus.

Level	Bonus Resources	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Add resources worth $500 to your ship	$300	$500	$800	$1,200	$1,700	$4,500
2	Add resources worth $1,000 to your ship	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
3	Add resources worth $1,500 to your ship	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500
4	Add resources worth $2,000 to your ship	$900	$1,100	$1,400	$1,800	$2,300	$7,500

Loot

There are 2 loot perks:

Credit Loot Bonus

Increases the amount of credits found. It has thirteen levels and a total cost of $39,000 credits.

Level	Percent Increase	Cost
1	2%	$200
2	3%	$300
3	5%	$500
4	7%	$800
5	10%	$1,200
6	13%	$1,700
7	17%	$2,300
8	21%	$3,000
9	26%	$3,800
10	30%	$4,700
11	35%	$5,700
12	41%	$6,800
13	50%	$8,000

Rare Loot Chance

Increases the chance of finding better loot. It has four levels and a total cost of $24,500 credits.

Requirements: Credit Loot Bonus.

Level	Chance	Cost
1	2.5%	$2,500
2	5%	$5,000
3	7.5%	$7,000
4	10%	$10,000

Damage And Repair

There are four damage and repair perks:

Nanobot Efficiency

Increases the amount of hull hitpoints repaired by one nanobot. Without any levels invested, nanobots repair 35 hull hitpoints. It has ten levels and a total cost of $15,200 credits.

Level	Hitpoints Repaired	Cost
1	36	$500
2	37	$600
3	38	$800
4	39	$1,000
5	40	$1,200
6	41	$1,500
7	42	$1,800
8	43	$2,100
9	44	$2,600
10	45	$3,100

Hitpoint Repair Rate

Increases the speed of repairing your hull (after using nanobots). It has twelve levels and a total cost of $39,000 credits.

Level	Repair rate	Cost
1	27/s	$500
2	30/s	$1,000
3	35/s	$1,500
4	40/s	$2,000
5	45/s	$2,500
6	50/s	$3,000
7	55/s	$3,500
8	60/s	$4,000
9	65/s	$4,500
10	70/s	$5,000
11	75/s	$5,500
12	80/s	$6,000

Component Damage Repair Costs

Decreases the costs of repairing damaged ship components. It only has two levels, though each level requires buying multiple parts, and has a total cost of $28,000 credits.

Level	Percent Reduction	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Total
1	20%	$1,000	$2,000	$3,000	$4,000	$10,000
2	40%	$3,000	$4,000	$5,000	$6,000	$18,000

Component Damage Chance

Decreases the probability of ship component damage. It has six levels and a total cost of $24,000 credits.

Level	Percent Chance Reduction	Cost
1	5%	$500
2	10%	$1,000
3	20%	$2,000
4	30%	$4,000
5	40%	$6,500
6	50%	$10,000

Lucky Jump Chance

Increases the chance of surviving a jump with insufficient fuel unscathed. Without this perk, there is a 25% chance of avoiding all damage. It has eight levels and a total cost of $27,000 credits.

Level	Chance	Cost
1	27.5%	$1,000
2	30%	$1,500
3	32,5%	$2,000
4	35%	$2,500
5	37.5%	$3,000
6	40%	$3,500
7	45%	$5,500
8	60%	$8,000

Reputation

There are two reputation perks.

Trading

Get more out of traders and service stations. It has five levels, each level requiring buying of multiple parts, and has a total cost of $26,300 credits.

Level	Effects	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Service stations offer two services.	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	Traders and service stations occasionally buy resources.	$300	$500	$800	$1,200	$1,700	$4,500
3	Service stations offer three services.	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
4	Increases fuel and repair capacity of service stations.	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500
5	Service stations and traders have more offers	$900	$1,100	$1,400	$1,800	$2,300	$7,500

Diplomacy

Improves your standing with G&B. It has four levels and a total cost of $18,800 credits.

Level	Effects	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Reduce the chance of G&B units reporting your attacks.	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	Further reduce the chance of G&B units reporting your attacks.	$300	$500	$800	$1,200	$1,700	$4,500
3	G&B fighters will occasionally jump in to aid you in fighting outlaws.	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
4	G&B fighters will more often jump in to aid you in fighting outlaws.	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500

Miscellaneous

There are two miscellaneous perks.

Retrieval

Reveals the location of your last clone's shipwreck on the map and lets you salvage it. It has six levels and a total cost of $26,300 credits.

Requirements: Store Credits, Rare Loot Chance, Credit Loot Bonus.

Level	Retrieval	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Reveals the location of your last clone's ship wreck.	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	Adds chance to retrieve primary and secondary weapons.	$300	$500	$800	$1,200	$1,700	$4,500
3	Adds chance to retrieve fuel.	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
4	Adds chance to retrieve devices and consumables	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500
5	Increases chances of retrieving anything.	$900	$1,100	$1,400	$1,800	$2,300	$7,500
6	Retrieve at least one piece of equipment of each category (primary, secondary, devices, consumables).	$1,000	$1,200	$1,500	$1,900	$2,500	$8,100

Bonus Equipment

Lets you choose additional random equipment before each run. It has six levels and a total cost of $34,400 credits.

Requirements: Primary Weapons Slots, Secondary Weapons Slots, Device Slots.

Level	Bonus Equipment	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Lets you choose additional random equipment before each run (two offers).	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	Increases the quality of the bonus equipment.	$300	$500	$800	$1,200	$1,700	$4,500
3	Adds a second item to each offer.	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
4	Increases the quality of the bonus equipment.	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500
5	Adds a third offer.	$900	$1,100	$1,400	$1,800	$2,300	$7,500
6	Allows one re-roll of equipment offered.	$1,000	$1,200	$1,500	$1,900	$2,500	$8,100

Ship Perks

Each player ship has different perks specific to only them. Some perks are the same type across each type of ship, but have different levels and/or costs. Ship Perks are not global like Pilot Perks so they must be purchased on each ship individually. Maxing all perks on any of the three original ships unlocks the Tinkerer Achievement.
The Colonial Gunship has 13 different perks in six different groups. The total cost of all Gunship perks is $276,650 credits.
The Colonial Interceptor has eleven perks across five different groups. Fully upgrading the Interceptor costs a total of $243,850 credits.
The Colonial Scout has 12 different perks in six different groups. The total cost of all perks for the Scout is $215,300 credits.
The Colonial Sentinel is a ship that is unlocked with the Encounters expansion. It has 12 perks across 7 different groups. Maxing out all perks for the Sentinel unlocks the Tuned To The Max achievement. The total cost of all Sentinel perks is $242,650 credits.

Equipment Slots

There are five equipment perks:

Primary Weapons Slots

The number of different primary weapon systems your ship can carry. The Scout and Sentinel are unable to gain more primary slots meaning they max at two and one weapon slots respectively. The Interceptor can be upgraded to a max of three weapons, while the Gunship can be upgraded to carry four.

Requirements: Device Slots.

Level	Slots	Availability	Cost
			Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Three		$200	$400	$600	$800	N/A	$2,000
2	Four		$500	$800	$1,200	$1,500	$2,000	$6,000

Secondary Weapon Slots

The number of different secondary weapons systems your ship can carry. The Gunship begins with two slots, while the Interceptor, Scout, and Sentinel all begin with one.

Requirements: Primary Weapons Slots (, ), Device Slots.

Level	Extra Slots	Availability	Cost
			Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	One		$200	$400	$600	$800	N/A	$2,000
2	Two		$500	$800	$1,200	$1,500	$2,000	$6,000
3	Three		$1,000	$1,500	$2,000	$2,500	$3,500	$10,500

Device Slots

The number of different devices your ship can carry. The Gunship and Interceptor begin with two slots, The Scout and Sentinel begin with three.

Level	Extra Slots	Availability	Cost
			Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	One		$200	$400	$600	$800	N/A	$2,000
2	Two		$500	$800	$1,200	$1,500	$2,000	$6,000
3	Three		$1,000	$1,500	$2,000	$2,500	$3,500	$10,500

Consumable Slots

The number of different consumables your ship can carry. The Gunship begins with three, the Interceptor, Scout, and Sentinel begin with two.

Requirements: Device Slots.

Level	Extra Slots	Availability	Cost
			Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	One		$200	$400	$600	$800	N/A	$2,000
2	Two		$500	$800	$1,200	$1,500	$2,000	$6,000
3	Three		$1,000	$1,500	$2,000	$2,500	$3,500	$10,500

Enhancement Slots

The amount of different Subroutines or Glyphs your ship can carry. All ships begin with one slot and can gain two more at a total cost of $24,000 credits.

Requirements: Device Slots, Consumable Slots.

Level	Slots	Cost
1	Two	$8,000
2	Three	$16,000

Sensors

There is a single Sensors perk, which is unique to the Scout.

Sensor Range

Increases your sensor's range.

Requirements: Hull Hitpoints.

Level	Range Increase	Cost	Visual Upgrade
1	5%	$1,000
2	10%	$1,500	✓
3	15%	$2,200
4	20%	$3,500	✓

Hull

There are two Hull perks:

Hull Hitpoints

Increases your ship's hull hitpoints. The Gunship begins with 1,090 Hitpoints, The Interceptor with 450, and the Sentinel with 300. The Scout's Hull cannot be upgraded.

Level				Cost
1	1,105	465	310	$200
2	1,120	480	330	$500
3	1,135	495	345	$800
4	1,150	510	360	$1,200
5	1,165	525	375	$1,550
6	1,180	540	390	$1,700
7	1,195	555	405	$1,850
8	1,210	570	420	$2,000
9	1,225	585	435	$2,200
10	1,240	600	450	$2,400
11	1,255	615	N/A	$2,650
12	1,270	630	N/A	$2,900
13	1,285	645	N/A	$3,200
14	1,300	660	N/A	$3,500
Total	$26,650	$26,650	$14,400

Armor

Reduces all damage dealt to your hull by a specific percentage. Unique to the Gunship, it has 10 levels and you start with 35% damage reduction.

Level	Damage Reduction	Cost
1	36%	$500
2	37%	$1,000
3	38%	$2,000
4	39%	$3,000
5	40%	$4,000

Energy Core

There are two Energy Core perks:

Energy Capacity

Increases the total energy capacity. The Gunship starts with 140, the Interceptor with 100, the Scout with 75, and the Sentinel with 135. All Ships recieve visual upgrades at levels 5 and 10.

Level					Cost
1	145	105	80	142	$200
2	150	110	85	150	$500
3	155	115	90	157	$800
4	160	120	95	165	$1,200
5	165	125	100	172	$1,550
6	170	130	105	180	$1,700
7	175	135	110	187	$1,850
8	180	140	115	195	$2,000
9	185	145	120	202	$2,200
10	190	150	125	210	$2,400
11	195	155	130	217	$2,650
12	200	160	140	225	$2,900
13	205	165	145	232	$3,200
14	210	170	150	240	$3,500
15	215	175	N/A	247	$3,850
16	220	180	N/A	255	$4,250
17	225	185	N/A	N/A	$4,700
18	230	190	N/A	N/A	$5,200
19	235	195	N/A	N/A	$5,750
20	240	200	N/A	N/A	$6,300
Total	$56,700	$56,700	$30,500	$38,600

Energy Regeneration

Increases the speed of energy regeneration. The interceptor begins with a regen rate of 5.00/s, while all the others start at 6.00/s

Requirements: Energy Capacity.

Level					Cost
1	6.5/s	5.5/s	6.5/s	6.5/s	$500
2	7.0/s	6.0/s	7.0/s	7.0/s	$700
3	7.5/s	6.5/s	7.5/s	7.5/s	$900
4	8.0/s	7.0/s	8.0/s	8.0/s	$1,200
5	8.5/s	7.5/s	8.5/s	8.5/s	$1,500
6	9.0/s	8.0/s	9.0/s	9.0/s	$1,900
7	9.5/s	8.5/s	9.5/s	9.5/s	$2,400
8	N/A	9.0/s	10.0/s	10.0/s	$3,000
9	N/A	9.5/s	10.5/s	10.5/s	$4,000
10	N/A	N/A	11.0/s	11.0/s	$5,000
11	N/A	N/A	12.0/s	12.0/s	$5,500
12	N/A	N/A	N/A	12.5/s	$6,000
13	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.0/s	$6,500
Total	$9,100	$16,100	$26,600	$39,100

Engine

There are two Engine perks:

Max Speed

Increases the maximum speed of your ship. The Gunship starts with a speed of 110m/s, the Interceptor at 120m/s, the Scout at 130m/s, and the sentinel at 120m/s. All ships recieve visual upgrades at levels three and seven and the Interceptor recieves further upgrades at every level after the first.

Requirements: Hull Hitpoints.

Level					Cost
1	113m/s	123m/s	133m/s	123m/s	$700
2	116m/s	126m/s	136m/s	126m/s	$1,200
3	119m/s	129m/s	139m/s	129m/s	$2,000
4	122m/s	132m/s	142m/s	132m/s	$3,000
5	125m/s	135m/s	145m/s	135m/s	$5,000
6	128m/s	138m/s	148m/s	138m/s	$7,000
7	130m/s	140m/s	150m/s	140m/s	$9,000
Total	$27,900	$27,900	$27,900	$27,900

Boost Speed

Increases the speed of your ship while boosting. All ships receive visual upgrades at their second and last available levels.

Requirements: Max Speed, Hull Hitpoints.

Level					Cost
1	2.45x	2.6x	3.1x	2.5x	$2,000
2	2.55x	2.7x	3.2x	2.6x	$3,500
3	2.65x	2.8x	3.3x	2.7x	$5,000
4	N/A	2.9x	3.4x	2.8x	$7,000
5	N/A	N/A	3.5x	N/A	$10,000
Total	$10,500	$17,500	$27,500	$17,500

Jump Drive

There are two Jump Drive perks:

Fuel Capacity

Extends your fuel tank, increasing the maximum number of jumps. All ships start with four jumps and a tank holding 100 fuel.

Requirements: Energy Capacity.

Level	Jumps	Availability	Cost
			Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Total
1	Five		$1,000	$2,000	$3,000	$4,000	$10,000
2	Six		$3,000	$4,000	$5,000	$6,000	$18,000

Jump Charge Time

Decreases the time your jump drive needs to charge before triggering the jump. It starts with a six second jump time. This upgrade is unique to the Scout.

Level	Time	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	5.5s	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	5.0s	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,400	$1,900	$5,500
3	4.5s	$700	$900	$1,200	$1,600	$2,100	$6,500
4	4s	$900	$1,100	$1,400	$1,800	$2,300	$7,500
5	3.5s	$1,100	$1,300	$1,600	$2,000	$2,500	$8,500

Unique

A few ships have other unique perks:

Drone Efficiency

Improves Drone Deployment. It has five levels. This upgrade is available only the the Gunship.

Level	Effect	Cost
		Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5	Total
1	Increases drone limit from 1 to 2.	$200	$400	$700	$1,000	N/A	$2,300
2	Deployed Drones will come equipped with adaptive armor.	$500	$700	$1,000	$1,900	N/A	$5,500
3	Increase Drone Limit from 2 to 3.	$700	$900	$1200	$1600	$2100	$6,500
4	Deployed Drones will come equipped with adaptive armor and shields.	$900	$1,100	$1,400	$1,800	$2,300	$7,500
5	Deployed Drones will regenerate 10% hull hitpoints after jumping.	$1,100	$1,300	$1,600	$2,000	$2,500	$8,500

Fast Hacking

Increases the speed of hacking. You start with 0%, and it has 5 levels. This perk is unique to the Sentinel.

Level	Speed	Cost
1	10%	$1,000
2	20%	$1,000
3	30%	$2,000
4	40%	$4,000
5	50%	$6,500

Mod Slots

Increase the number of modifications that can be installed. You start with 3 modifications. It has 2 levels. This perk is unique to the Sentinel.

Level	Slots	Cost
1	Four for primary weapons	$6,000
2	Four for devices	$8,000

External Links

• EVERSPACE Details spreadsheet on Google Docs – Perk Upgrade Table