Category:Ability

Abilities are actions attached to the number bar and seen in the tool bar at the bottom of the player's screen.

They encompass a wide variety of actions that aids the player in both civilized space & wilderness, usually with fleet movement & actions.

Table of Abilities
Icon	Ability	Action
	Transponder	Turn on (or off) the fleet Transponder, which identifies the fleet and increases Sensor Profile. Enforced by the major faction in civilized system space.
	Go Dark	Turns off all ships systems except for the minimum, reducing Burn Speed & Sensor Profile dramatically.
	Active Sensor Burst	Temporarily increases Sensor Range and also Sensor Profile.
	Emergency Burn	Briefly gives a boost of speed, which is useful for pursuing, or running away from, a fleet. Also useful for overcoming difficulty terrain.
	Sustained Burn	Increases Burn Speed and decreases Burn Acceleration & fleet maneuverability.
	Scavenge	Allows the scavenging of Debris Fields.
	Interdiction Pulse	Releases a pulse the interrupts the Burn Drives, halting abilities like Emergency Burn or Sustained Burn.
	Distress Call	Can only be used in system space, calls for help (see page for more detail).
	Transverse Jump	Can be used to enter a system through a nascent gravity well from Hyperspace. Can also be used to exit a system into Hyperspace anywhere, at the cost of a small Combat Readiness penalty.
	Neutrino Detector	Creates a Neutrino Detector ring around the fleet at the cost of some Volatiles per day, also increases Sensor Profile. Allows the long range detection of objects like Derelict Ships & Fleets, but almost always will have false readings too.
	Remote Survey	Does a remote survey of any planets within range, revealing only the Hazard Conditions & Ratings.
	Reverse Polarity	Allows for travelling the opposite direction of a Slipstream when active.
	Generate Slipsurge	Can generate a Slipsurge with Fuel when close to a massive enough gravity well, launching away from the gravity well.