Pulse Drive

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%

*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	Poseiden	Atlas	Ares
base	10,000	10,000	2,500	15,000	5,000	4,000
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	20,000	N/A
6	22,000	22,000	5,500	33,000	22,000	8,800
7	24,000	24,000	6,000	36,000	24,000	9,600
8	26,000	26,000	6,500	39,000	26,000	10,400
9	28,000	28,000	7,000	42,000	28,000	11,200
10	30,000	30,000	7,500	45,000	30,000	12,000
11	32,000	32,000	8,000	48,000	32,000	12,800
12	34,000	34,000	8,500	51,000	34,000	13,600

Dependencies

Requirements

• Research Lab (level 2)
• Energy Tech (level 1)

Required For

• Interplanetary Ballistic Missiles (level 1)
• Apollo Class (level 2)
• Charon Class (level 2)
• Gaia Class (level 3)
• Poseidon Class (level 4)
• Atlas Class engine upgrade (level 5)
• Ares Class (level 6)

See Also

• Research Lab
• Jet Drive
• Warp Drive