In order to use Drones, nanodrone components must be carried on the ship. When launching for a dive, components can be bought in batches of 1000kg for an average cost of 500 E$, though this price will fluctuate with the market.
To store components, a nanodrone storage must be installed on the ship. Each nanodrone storage has two stats a captain needs to consider: Storage and Delivery. Storage refers to how many kilograms of nanodrone components a ship is able to carry. Delivery refers to how many kilograms per second the storage system can supply; if the combined usage of all systems on the ship exceeds this, the number of drones dispensed will be limited by the delivery rate.
If a captain is not using drones, it is recommended to sell the storage to reduce the redundant weight of bringing components that cannot be used.
| Name | Price (E$) | Storage (kg) | Delivery (kg/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic nanodrone storage | 20,000 | 1,000 | 20 |
| Industrial nanodrone storage | 120,000 | 5,000 | 20 |
| Military nanodrone storage | 250,000 | 10,000 | 100 |
| Harvester-class nanodrone storage | 500,000 | 20,000 | 100 |
| Station-class nanodrone storage | 1,250,000 | 50,000 | 100 |
Note that Harvester & Station-class storage systems can only be installed on large ships, such as the Antonoff-Titan K225 and OCP-209..