Nodes
The Outlands are made up of hundreds of connected nodes. Nodes must be powered or activated using Energy Cells before that location can be scanned for connected space lanes from you ship's galactic map. Additionally, a node must be activated before the node's station facilities can be accessed.
General
Node Tech Level
Each node has a tech level. Levels range from None to Advanced.
Station Facilities
Supergate
Supergates are extremely powerful space gates that only connect to Nodes with an advanced tech level. Pilots may travel between connected super gates only if they have discovered both nodes.
Travel Time
Standard travel time between supergates is 60 minutes. Ship's engine efficiency mods do not affect supergate travel time.
Nesellium, the rare Allegiance-based energy source can be transferred to each node to reduce supergate travel time. One Nesellium reduces travel time to the supergate by 1%.
Mod Cache
Many nodes will randomly have tier III mods that can be claimed. Every 10 minutes there is a 25% chance that a node that can potentially store a mod will receive one.
Advanced Mod Cache
There are a limited number of nodes that contain advanced mod caches. These mods are on extremely long cool downs. These are tier IV mods.
Mods
Every 10 minutes there is a 25% chance that nodes that generate random mods will get a mod in stock. Once a mod has been claimed, it is removed from the location until a new one is added.
Claiming Nodes
This section includes information pertaining to the faction claiming mechanic in the Outlands. With a few exceptions, Outland nodes can be claimed for any of the of the five major factions (Gemini Station, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Eris). Claiming a node for a faction has several benefits.
Faction Minimums
With the exception of the Gemini Station faction, each faction starts with ten (10) controlled nodes.
Each faction has its own faction encounter located at its headquarter node in the Outlands. Additionally, each faction has its own store where pilots can purchase Nesellium and mods with faction marks. Various services and upgrades will automatically unlock when the claimed node threshold is reached. This is the current breakdown of services/unlocks and claimed node requirements.
| Service | Faction Nodes Required |
|---|---|
| HQ Store Unlock | 10 |
| Faction Encounter | 15 |
| Unlock Nesellium in Store | 17 |
| Purchase Tier 300 Mods | 30 |
| Purchase Tier 400 Mods | 40 |
| Purchase Tier 500 Mods | 50 |
| Faction Mark Tick | 100 |
Claiming
There are several ways to claim a node, delivering energy cells or boosting one of several node systems:
| Gemini Station | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Eris | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action | Boost node communications | Boost node defensive systems | Boost node weapon systems | Refill node reactors | Hack node CPU |
| Outcome | + 5 faction influence | + 5 faction influence | + 5 faction influence | + 1 faction influence | + 5 faction influence |
| Cost | 5 Processor | 5 Energy | 5 Energy | 1 Small Helium Canister | 5 Processor |