Speed is the rate at which player and Alien instances move at on the space maps, and vary from speeds such as the slow Boss Kucurbium, to the fast moving Protegit.
Overview[]
Each ship has a base speed that can be increased by adding Speed Generators. However, you do not need to purchase one to actually move, it simply adds to the total of your ship's speed. But keep in mind, Speed in DarkOrbit is a must and is required to chase after or run from enemies at any time. To new players, don't aim to have only Speed on your ship, it's not as useful when you can't do nothing but go fast.
The Speed you go at can be calculated by this:
- Go to the edge of the screen (when it is on full screen), it's about 650 units. While moving to that location, it goes by per second a unit, so a Goliath's max speed is 450 per second, that's nearly the edge of where you were 1 second ago.
Increasing Speed[]
The best way to increase your speed is to get a faster ship. This might not always be desirable, but ships with faster base speed generally have the best maximum speed too. Adding Promerium and Speed generators will increase your base speed. Some ship abilities also affect speed. Refer to the following table for common ships used for speed. Currently, the fastest ship is Zephyr, with 750 speed (without hardcap, it's 753 [Calculated!]).
Ship name | Generator slots | Base speed | With G3N-7900 | Promerium boost | Ability | Wheel drone formation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goliath | 15 | 300 | 450 | 540 | N/A |
567 | |
Goliath Plus | 18 | 330 | 510 | 612 | N/A | 642.6 643 | |
Spearhead | 12 | 370 | 490 | 588 | N/A |
617 | |
Vengeance | 10 | 380 | 480 | 576 | 748 for 5 seconds Lightning skill only |
604 748 for 5s with Lightning skill | |
Pusat | 12 | 370 | 490 | 588 | N/A |
617 | |
Pusat Plus | 16 | 400 | 560 | 672 | 10% temporary |
without skill: 706 |
with skill: 776.16 |
Tartarus | 15 | 220 | 370 | 444 | 577 |
600 | |
Surgeon | 16 | 300 | 460 | 552 | N/A | 579 | |
Citadel | 20 | 240 | 440 | 528 | 540 for 5 seconds Travel skill only | 554
554 for 5s with Travel skill | |
Zephyr | 16 | 300 | 460 | 552 | 717 for 5 seconds Momentum skill only | 579
with Momentum skill: | |
Hardcap | Without Hardcap | ||||||
750 for 5 secs | 753 for 5 secs |