The Engi Cruiser

Layout A

1. "Although it may look like a pile of junk loosely held together, this well designed ship relies on drones and ion weaponry

• Default name: The Torus
• Starting Crew: 2 Engi, 1 Human
• Starting Reactor: 10
• Starting Systems:
  • Piloting (1)
  • Doors (1)
  • Sensors (1)
  • Medbay (1)
  • Oxygen (1)
  • Shields (2)
  • Engines (2)
  • Weapons (3)
  • Drones (3)
• Starting Weapon:
  • Ion Blast II
• Starting Drone:
  • Combat Drone Mark I
• Starting Augmentation:
  • Engi Med-bot Dispersal
• Starting Resources:
  • 16 Fuel
  • 0 Missiles
  • 15 Drone parts
• Slots: 3 Weapon, 3 Drone

In the Advanced Edition, there are drones that destroy attack drones. As such, it is recommended to attain a secondary weapon immediately.

Unlock
Reaching the fifth sector with any Kestrel Layout unlocks the Engi Cruiser.

Layout B

"Heavily understaffed, this ship relies on drones to keep the ship running"

• Default name: The Vortex
• Starting Crew: 1 Engi
• Starting Reactor: 9
• Starting Systems:
  • Piloting (1)
  • Doors (1)
  • Medbay (1)
  • Oxygen (1)
  • Shields (2)
  • Engines (1)
  • Weapons (3)
  • Drones (3)
• Starting Weapons:
  • Heavy Ion
  • Heavy Laser I
• Starting Drones:
  • Anti-Personnel Drone
  • System Repair Drone (x2)
• Starting Augmentation:
  • Drone Reactor Booster
• Starting Resources:
  • 16 Fuel
  • 0 Missiles
  • 6 Drone parts
• Slots: 3 Weapon, 3 Drone

Unlock
Earning two of the three Engi Cruiser achievements will unlock Layout B.

Layout C

"The Engi were quick to adapt to the sudden surge of hacking technology - this ship is the result of their research"

• Default name: Tetragon
• Starting Crew: 1 Lanius, 2 Engi
• Starting Reactor: 9
• Starting Systems:
  • Piloting (1)
  • Doors (1)
  • Sensors (1)
  • Clone Bay (1)
  • Oxygen (1)
  • Shields (2)
  • Engines (2)
  • Weapons (1)
  • Drones (2)
  • Hacking (1)
• Starting Weapon:
  • Dual Lasers
• Starting Drone:
  • Beam I
• Starting Augmentation:
  • Defense Scrambler
• Starting Resources:
  • 16 Fuel
  • 0 Missiles
  • 25 Drone parts
• Slots: 3 Weapon, 3 Drone

Unlock
Reaching Sector 8 with the Engi Cruiser Layout B and Advanced Mode enabled unlocks layout C.

Achievements

• Robotic Warfare - With the Engi Cruiser, have 3 drones functioning at the same time.
• I hardly lifted a finger - With the Engi Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship using only drones.
• The guns... They've stopped - Have 4 enemy systems or subsystems ioned at the same time while using the Engi Cruiser.