Scavenge (ability)

Up to date for latest version, 0.98a.

	Pick through a debris field looking for anything of value.
–In-game description

Overview

Can only be used when within a debris field.

Available by default.

Notes

Salvaging a Debris Field.

Main article: Salvaging

• Each scavenging operation has a scavenging effectiveness which controls the amount of common commodities returned. This depends on:
  • Amount of crew and heavy machinery available
  • Salvaging skill
  • Ships with a Salvage Gantry
  • Debris field density
• The scavenging effectiveness does not affect drop chances of rare items such as AI Cores and blueprints, although debris field density has an effect.
• Has a brief cooldown after use, and cannot be used when enemy fleets are tracking the player.
• Each debris field can only be scavenged once, regardless of its source.
• Effectively useless in hyperspace as debris fields cannot be spawned there.
• Also temporarily increases the fleet's sensor profile after a successful salvage, which can divulge the player's location to nearby fleets.