Experience belongs to your people

Ordinary crew members gain experience through service aboard, ship combat, boarding actions and completed courses. They level up and can acquire new traits, including uncommon combat talents. Gunners, navigators, shield technicians and damage-control specialists can improve how your ship performs. Their skills turn a list of recruits into people with different strengths and useful roles.

Train, equip and look after them

Military training strengthens a member’s combat abilities, while technical courses improve a chosen skill. Weapons and armour prepare the boarding party for fighting inside enemy vessels. Wounded people need treatment before returning to duty. Training, recovery and wages make crew management an ongoing part of building a reliable fleet.

Find the captain for the job

Rare hero captains bring exceptional piloting ability and a stronger starting profile. Appoint a captain to command a ship and undertake automatic assignments. Experience in command can improve the vessel’s protection and handling, while learned specialist traits can benefit its turrets, travel drive or shield recharge. Choose people whose strengths suit the work ahead.