Pulse Drive

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The Pulse Drive is an evolution of the Jet Drive. Instead of igniting a stream of gas, it uses a series of nuclear explosions (pulses) to generate considerable thrust. This allows for larger and faster units than were possible with the mere Jet Drive.

Researching Pulse Drive will unlock new units. Each unit that uses a Pulse Drive will also get a 20% speed boost with each level researched.

Costs and Effect

Level Ore Crystal Hydrogen Effect*
1 2,000 4,000 600 20%
2 4,000 8,000 1,200 40%
3 8,000 16,000 2,400 60%
4 16,000 32,000 4,800 80%
5 32,000 64,000 9,600 100%
6 64,000 128,000 19,200 120%
7 128,000 256,000 38,400 140%
8 256,000 512,000 76,800 160%
9 512,000 1,024,000 153,600 180%
10 1,024,000 2,048,000 307,200 200%
11 2,048,000 4,096,000 614,400 220%
12 4,096,000 8,192,000 1,228,800 240%
13 8,192,000 16,384,000 2,457,600 260%
14 16,384,000 32,768,000 4,915,200 280%
15 32,768,000 65,536,000 9,9830,400 300%

*Percentage increase on base speed. Further upgrades are possible. With each level the costs double and the effect increases by 20%.

Ships and Effects

Level Apollo Charon Gaia Poseidon Atlas * Ares **
base 10,000 10,000 2,500 15,000 5,000 4,000
1 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jet Drive N/A
2 14,000 14,000 N/A N/A Jet Drive N/A
3 16,000 16,000 4,000 N/A Jet Drive N/A
4 18,000 18,000 4,500 27,000 Jet Drive N/A
5 20,000 20,000 5,000 30,000 10,000 N/A
6 22,000 22,000 5,500 33,000 11,000 11,000
7 24,000 24,000 6,000 36,000 12,000 12,000
8 26,000 26,000 6,500 39,000 13,000 13,000
9 28,000 28,000 7,000 42,000 14,000 14,000
10 30,000 30,000 7,500 45,000 15,000 15,000
11 32,000 32,000 8,000 48,000 16,000 16,000
12 34,000 34,000 8,500 51,000 17,000 17,000
13 36,000 36,000 9,000 54,000 18,000 18,000
14 38,000 38,000 9,500 57,000 19,000 19,000
15 40,000 40,000 10,900 60,000 20,000 20,000

* The Atlas upgrades to Pulse Drive at level 5. Previously, its speed is based on Jet Drive tech.
** The Ares will use Pulse Drive until Warp Drive Level 8 is reached, and then make use of Warp Drive.

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