Greetings and welcome. Droid Engineering 101 is a guide for anyone searching for information on how to use a droid, what different functions a droid can have, and the ends and outs of droid crafting. I've broken up this guide into different sections, for ease of reading and navigation.

Sections 1 - 5 are geared towards the Droid user and list the many different options that can be installed on a droid, the commands and how to program them, and general droid information.

Section 6 lists a few FAQs and offers a number of helpful and important Links on the Droid Engineer forum.

Sections 7 - 13 are geared towards the Droid Engineer and list how to set up a crafting macro, what to look for in resources, what effect experimentation has, how everything stacks up, general droid crafting information, stocking, and pricing suggestions. Special thanks go out to the following people for fighting the good fight and providing the Droid Engineer community with a plethora of knowledgeable guides and insights. This guide is an accumulation of all many different works.

• Sintrosi
• TheRealTK421
• Gorantoth
• Sketh
• Ackis
• JediYak
• Straker_Atrella
• Jenden
• JavelinCatcher
• Morturr
• SinJenRandall
• OrionsByte
• Wirebiter
• Everyone else out there who has taken an active role in this great profession

Without further ado...

Droid User Sections

• Section 1 - Droid Programming
• Section 2 - Droid Functions
• Section 3 - Module Usage
• Section 4 - Droid Accessories
• Section 5 - JtL Droid Guide

Droid Crafter Sections

• Section 7 - The Grind
• Section 8 - Resources
• Section 9 - Experimentation
• Section 10 - Adding it all up
• Section 11 - Stocking up
• Section 12 - General Information
• Section 13 - Pricing Suggestions

FAQs

• Why can't I name my Surgical Droid, Protocol Droid, or LE Repair Droid?
• Why isn't my droid learning its name?
• Why won't my droid respond to a command?
• Is there a macro to recharge my Droid?
• Is there a macro to call my Droid?
• What should I grind?
• What is the best Tank Droid?
• Why can't I craft Advanced Droid Motive Systems (and other complex schematics)? (General Crafting Question)
• How many droids can I have out (active) at a time?
• How many droids can I have in my datapad?
• Can Droid Engineers call more then one Droid at a time, or store more droids in you datapad?
• Can I change my droid's modules after I've bought it?
• What is a droid personality chip?
• Why can't I use my Astromech with my Imperial or Neutral ship?
• Has anyone seen X Droid bug?
• Is there any crafting information on Mandalorian Armor?
• Is there a Droid Engineer on my server?

Renamed for the masses.

Message Edited by Drashk on 11-02-2004 05:01 PM

'Why should I own a droid?' once was a typical question that anyone would ask of a Droid Engineer. As the game has progressed, more and more people have realized how important the use of a droid really is. Droids now have an arm in everything from combat to structure maintenance, harvesting to healing, and crafting to storage. You can find a droid out on the battlefield or in the cantina assisting their owner with many different tasks. As JTL approaches, we are told that droids will have an important function in space and that at some point in time afterwards higher level combat droids will be rolling out as well.

In this section, I will go over the basic droid commands, how to program a droid, and how tos and what nots of different droid modules.

Part 1 - Commands List

Unlike creatures, programming a droid can be done by anyone. All you have to do is call out the droid from your datapad and choose the Program option from the radial. The following is a list of commands and the default listed command that is associated with it.

Follow Me                                   follow
Follow Other                              chase
Stay                                           stay
Befriend                                     friend
Get in Column Formation          column formation
Get in Wedge Formation           wedge formation
Patrol                                         patrol
Get Patrol Point                         get patrol point
Clear Patrol Point                      clear patrol point
Group                                         group
Store                                          release
Guard*                                       guard
Attack*                                       attack
Use Ranged Attack**                (Unknown)   Currently MIA
Transfer***                                transfer        No longer programmable
Repair Other Droid $                 (Unknown)
Recharge Other Droid %           (Unknown)

* Combat capable droids only
**Combat capable R-units only
*** Cannot be reprogrammed
$ Repair module equipped droid only.  Lists as 'Do Trick Two' in the datapad
% Power Droid only.  Lists as 'Do Trick One' in the datapad.

Most of the commands explain themselves, but I'll run through some of the commands with you.

• Follow Other - Targeted command that makes your droid follow the designated target as long as they do not take a shuttle or log out of client. Once used by many Master Droid Engineers as a form of CH griefing.
• Befriend - Allows the target to issue limited commands to the droid.
• Get in Column/Wedge Formation - Not very useful, due to only CHs are able to call multiple pets/droids/perks. Can be issued so that the Droid does not 'sit' on top of your toon.
• Get Patrol Point - Allows a droid to store up to 10 patrol points, but only while the droid is present. If the droid is stored, you will need to re-program the patrol points. Patrol points can be up to 50 meters apart.
• Clear Patrol Points - Clears all stored patrol points on a droid.
• Guard - Causes combat capable droids to guard a specific target, including yourself.
• Use Ranged Attack - Toggles Ranged attack ON in some droid units. *Known Issue* Currently missing

Part 2 - Programming Commands

In order to program your droid, first open the droid's radial menu and chose the command that you wish to program. When you have selected the command, a "?" will appear over the droid's head and in Spatial Chat. The command can be made either in Spatial or by using the /tellpet command. A command can be up to a total of 30 characters in length and can consist of letters, characters, and spaces. Commands are case sensitive according to how you originally typed the command. Once a proper command is issued, the droid will respond with a "!" over its head and in Spatial Chat. You can then verify that the command was issued properly by checking in the datapad under the List Commands menu in the radial.

Part 3 - Programming a Name

In order to program your droid, first open the droid's radial menu and choose the command that you wish to program. The only difference is that you will add the name of the droid at the beginning of each command along with a space in between the name and the command that you wish to program. You will need to program 4 different commands, each time using the same name, spelled the exact same way.

A droid name can only consist of characters that are usable in Character name generation. ( IE A through Z - ' ) At this time, numbers and other characters can not be included in the name of your droid. Key words such as Jedi, Rebel, and Medic aren't allowed by the name filter, along with a list of other words that cannot be used during character generation. A name can be 28 letters in length, with a 1 letter long command. If done correctly, on the fourth command the droid will respond with (DroidsNameHere) ? in both Spatial and above its head.

It is suggested that you reprogram the commands used while naming the droid so that you don't have to type out the full command, name included.

Part 4 - Something’s not working...

There are a number of known issues with commands and naming. I'll try to hit upon some of the frequently run into issues

Q. Why can't I name my Surgical Droid, Protocol Droid, or LE Repair Droid?
A. This is a known issue. None of these three droids can be named at this time, due to how they are programmed (Converse style.)

Q. Why isn't my droid learning its name?
A. This could be for a couple of reasons. It could be that you are trying to use characters that will not make it through the name filter such as numbers or part of the name is being filtered such as bad language and reserved words such as Jedi, Luke, Chewbacca. Also make sure that you are spelling the name exactly the same all 4 times. Be sure to make sure that the droid is also powered. A droid with *Low Power* will not respond to commands.

Q. Why won't my droid respond to a command?
A. Make sure that you are giving the command exactly as you did when it was programmed. Remember that capitalization makes a difference. Also make sure that the droid is charged. A *Low Power* droid will normally not respond to any commands.

The following is a complete list of all current droid types and the modules that can be installed in them.

Part 1 - Droid Types

There are currently 13 different types of droids in the game that can accept modules. Seeker Droids, Arakyd Probe Droids, and Interplanetary Survey Droids are multi-use items. All of the standard 13 different types of droids are broken down into your basic model and your Advanced model. Each droid model has a certain number of droid modules that can be installed. The following is a list of each droid model. The listing includes the basic and Advanced number of modules that can be installed, the number of armor modules that can be installed - if any - and whether or not the model can except a Personality Chip. The maximum HAM value is listed for all combat droids.

Binary Load Lifter or BLL
The Advanced BLL has room for 3 non-combat modules and up to 3 armor modules. The Basic BLL only has room for 1 armor module and 0 non-combat modules, at this time.

DZ70 Max HAM 3200
The Basic DZ70 has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced DZ70 has room for 2 modules and 1 armor module. Both models are combat ready, however at least 1 combat module is required to produce more than 1 point of damage per attack. The Max damage range for a basic model is 112 - 118 and 129 - 136 for the Advanced model.

LE Repair Droid Max HAM 6000
The Basic LE Repair Droid has room for 2 modules and 1 armor module. The Advanced version has room for 3 modules and 1 armor module. A Personality chip can be installed on this droid. The Max damage of the basic model is 61 - 75, while the Max damage for the Advanced model is 69 - 85. The LE is a Melee combat only droid and makes an excellent tank due to its high HAM.

MSE 'Mouse' Droid
The Basic MSE has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 2 modules and 1 armor. The MSE offers a bonus to any Detonation modules that are installed of +10 per detonation module.

Power Droid 'Gonk'
The Basic Power Droid has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 1 module and 1 armor. The Power Droid has the special ability to recharge other droids. This can be done by targeting another droid and issuing the Recharge command.

Probot Max HAM 3200
The Basic Probot has room for 3 modules and 1 armor module. The Advanced Probot has room for 5 modules and 2 armor modules. Both models are combat ready, however at least 1 combat module is required to produce more than 1 point of damage per attack. The Max damage range for a basic model is 147 - 155 and 182 - 191 for the Advanced model.

Protocol Droid
The Basic Protocol Droid has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 2 modules and 1 armor module. A Personality chip can be installed on this droid.

R2 Unit Max HAM 4500
The Basic R2 Unit has room for 3 modules and 1 armor module. The Advanced version has room for 5 modules and 2 armor modules. The Max damage of the basic model is 135 - 150, while the Max damage for the Advanced model is 153 - 162. The R2 Unit can fight in Melee and Ranged Combat.

R3 Unit Max HAM 4500
The Basic R3 Unit has room for 3 modules and 1 armor module. The Advanced version has room for 6 modules and 2 armor modules. The Max damage of the basic model is 135 - 150, while the Max damage for the Advanced model is 160 - 170. The R3 Unit can fight in Melee and Ranged Combat.

R4 Unit Max HAM 4500
The Basic R4 Unit has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 3 modules and 2 armor modules. The Max damage of the basic model is 94 - 99, while the Max damage for the Advanced model is 135 - 150. The R4 Unit can fight in Melee and Ranged Combat.

R5 Unit Max HAM 4500
The Basic R5 Unit has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 2 modules and 1 armor module. The Max damage of the basic model is 94 - 99, while the Max damage for the Advanced model is 109 - 116. The R4 Unit can fight in Melee and Ranged Combat.

Surgical Droid
The Basic Surgical Droid has room for 2 modules and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 3 modules and 1 armor module. A Personality chip can be installed on this droid.

Treadwell 'WED' Droid
The Basic Treadwell Droid has room for 1 module and 0 armor. The Advanced version has room for 2 modules and 1 armor module.

Seeker Droid
This is a multi-use item that can only be used by a Bounty Hunter, with Investigations 1 or higher, to track his/her Mark on the same world. 10 uses per Seeker

Arakyd Probe Droid
This is a multi-use item that can only be used by a Bounty Hunter, with Investigations 3 or higher, to track his/her Mark on a interplanetary scale. 5 uses per Probe Droid.

Interplanetary Survey Droid
This is a multi-use item that gives a Novice Artisan the ability to receive information on resources that are present on a different world. Use of this droid requires a tool of the resource type that the droid is sent out to investigate. After the droid performs its duty, it sends out an E-mail that lists all resources that are found to be present. This item does not give stats or concentrations of the listed resources.

The time that the droid takes to complete its survey is based on 3600 - (27 * Quality) in seconds.
Example An ISD with a Quality rating of 40 will produce a list of resources in 42 minutes. 3600 - 1080 {27*40} = 2520 / 60 seconds = 42 minutes.

Part 2 - Droid Modules

Droid modules are what give a droid all of its great functions. The following is a complete list of all current modules.

Auto-Repair Module
Auto-repair modules give a droid the ability to repair a set amount of droid damage to itself and any other droid within 30 meters. The Auto-Repair rating is the amount of damage that the droid will repair every 10 seconds. This module can be toggled on/off from the droid radial menu. Use of this module reduces the battery life to 2 hpurs, from 4 hour.

Creature Harvest Module
Usable by a Novice Scout or above, this module allows you to harvest meat, bone, or hide off of a creature corpse. The benefits of using this droid are 1) you can tell the droid to harvest for you while you are in combat 2) the droid will harvest at about a 20% bonus above what you can harvest on your own 3) you can command the droid to harvest a corpse that is up to 30 meters away. If used in conjunction with Droid Item Storage, harvested materials will be placed inside the droid instead of your inventory. The Max Rating for a single module is 20, with a combined max total of 120, on the Advanced R3 unit. The following is a rough scale of the bonus you will receive at different stages of Scout and Ranger, with a 100 rated droid. The larger the gap between the droid rating and you own rating, the higher the 'percentage' return.

• At Novice Scout, someone with a 100 rated droid will have an increase of approximately 25%
• At 0040 Scout, someone with a 100 rated droid will have an increase of approximately 20%
• At 0020 Ranger, someone with a 100 rated droid will have an increase of approximately 16%
• At Master Ranger, someone with a 100 rated droid will have an increase of approximately 14%.

These numbers are based upon the following fomula provided by Lukos in the following thread.

Droid Harvest Rating  /  ( 3.55 * ( 1+ PCs Skill Rating / 100 )

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=droid_engineer&message.id=104265#M104265 

*Known Issue* If the droid owner is not grouped with anyone else, or is only grouped with the droid, the harvesting function will perform as normal. If the droid owner is grouped with other PCs, the harvesting function will perform at between 20 - 40% less then it did originally, regardless of whether or not the droid is grouped with it's owner or not.

Detonation Module
Usable by a Novice Smuggler or Bounty Hunter, this module can turn any droid into a Bomb. This droid bomb will only affect those that can be targeted in combat. To use, the /detonatedroid command must be issued to the droid. After a 3 second count down, that can be seen by anyone in the area, the droid bomb will detonate, affecting all viable targets within a 17 meter blast area. This damage is spread randomly across the targets HAM bars, but will generally affect Health most often. Armor and PvP damage reduction applies to all damage taken. This module will not affect Creature lairs, but will affect Turrets. If the droid is disabled while the countdown is in process, the timer shuts down. The entire droid, including datapad listing is destroyed when used. A droid with a Detonation Module will cause approximately 175 points of Blast damage per 1 point of rating.

*Known Issue* You must manually damage your target in order to gain XP and the ability to loot. If you do not, you will not be given credit for the 'kill'.

Droid Armor Module
Droid Armor ranges from 4 - 20% resists and can be installed on all Advanced model droids as well as a number of basic model droids.

*Known Issue* The resistance rating will appear to change to 40% after the droid is stored and then recalled the first time. This is a display issue only and does not represent the true resist rating. The rating that the droid has during the first call is the true resist rating.

Droid Combat Module
Droid Combat Modules can be installed into all R-units, LE Repair Droid, DZ70, and the Probot. The following is how to translate a droids Combat rating into numbers that you can understand. The Maximum rating that any one combat module can have is 110. The Maximum Combat rating that a droid can have is 600. This rating is based on the number of modules that can be installed on a droid model and the rating of the module installed.

DZ70 & Probot:
Combat Rating / 600 * 95 + 95 = Minimum Damage
Combat Rating / 600 * 100 + 100 = Maximum Damage

Astromech droids:
Combat Rating / 600 * 80 + 80 = Minimum Damage
Combat Rating / 600 * 85 + 85 = Maximum Damage

LE Repair Droids:
Combat Rating / 600 * 45 + 45 = Minimum Damage
Combat Rating / 600 * 55 + 55 = Maximum Damage

Droid Repair Module
This module allows for one droid to repair all of the Health and Action wounds of another droid.

Effects Module
Usable by a novice musician or novice dancer, these modules provide visual displays for an entertainer. You can place up to 10 different effects in a row, with a timer of 3 - 60 seconds between each effect. The following is a list of all 6 modules and a basic description of what they do.

• Avian - white birds fly away from the droid
• Foam - sort of like a cloud effect around the ground spreading about 4-5m
• Electric Fog - a slow burst of sparkles surrounds the droid
• Confetti - wads of confetti are thrown into the air and sprinkle everywhere
• Mind bloom - a really nice looking slow moving plasma effect in the air around the droid
• Dancing Jawa - Laser show with images of a dancing jawa floating in the air

Droid Crafting Station Module
Droid Crafting Stations give you the ability to roam around anywhere and craft all of your products. They are not rated, like the Architect variety, however many tests have been made that make many feel that they can be as successful as a 30 Function rating Private Station. Only the Droid Owner will benefit from the use of a droid crafted with one of these modules installed.

• Food/Chemical
• Structure/Furniture
• Clothing/Armor
• Weapon/Droid/General
• Ship Component

Droid Data Module
Droid Data Modules can store Factory Draft Schematics. If installed in one of the R-Series Droids, a Data Module can be used in the X-Wing, Y-Wing, and Z95 Headhunter.

Level 1 Data Module =  20 Storage Capacity = Novice Pilot

Level 2 Data Module =  40 Storage Capacity = xxx1 Pilot

Level 3 Data Module =  70 Storage Capacity = xxx2 Pilot

Level 4 Data Module = 110 Storage Capacity = xxx3 Pilot

Level 5 Data Module = 125 Storage Capacity = xxx4 Pilot

Level 6 Data Module = 150 Storage Capacity = Master Pilot

Level 1 Item Storage Module =  1 Storage Capacity

Level 2 Item Storage Module =  2 Storage Capacity

Level 3 Item Storage Module =  4 Storage Capacity

Level 4 Item Storage Module =  6 Storage Capacity

Level 5 Item Storage Module =  8 Storage Capacity

Level 6 Item Storage Module = 10 Storage Capacity

*Known Issues* Module becomes useless if a Listed structure is deeded or destroyed, without first being removed from the maintenance list. A possible work-around for this issue can be found at the link listed below. (Sorry about not having a clicky. I had to many editing issues with using the Edit As HTML function. My spacing was being thrown way off.)

Reference Link = http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=droid_engineer&message.id=99820&jump=true

Merchant Barker Module
Usable by a Merchant with Advertising IV, this module allows you to store a waypoint and teach your droid a phrase up to 128 characters in length. Any time someone passes within range of the droid, it will issue the taught message, with a 30 second pause between each barked messages. Anyone can access the waypoint from the droid menu.

Playback Module
Usable by a Novice Musician, this module allows you to record 30 seconds of music, using any instrument, without flourishes. This allows you to choose another instrument and play along with the droid, to add additional instruments to your group. The droid must be grouped with in order for the playback module to play back a song.

*Known Issues* /bandflourish will use up the the same amount of HAM on the droid that performing the flourish as it will on the droid owner. Beware of this when looking at droid models.

Scout Trap Projectile Unit
Usable by a Novice Scout, this module allows you to load up a droid with scout/ranger traps that can be used upon command. Only traps that you can use can be loaded into the droid.

Stimpack Dispenser Module
Usable by anyone, this module allows you to /requestStimpack from the droid at any point, even during combat. Only Stim As can be loaded into the droid, by someone with Pharmacology IV. This feature can also be used by anyone you are grouped with, in the same manner. You must target the droid before the /requestStimpack command is issued.

Droid Personality Chip
Geeky, Prissy, Slang, Stupid, Sarcastic, and Worshipful are the six additional personalities that can be installed on the Surgical Droid, Protocol Droid, or LE Repair Droid. These chips change the phrases that each droid will make in combat, or when accessing the Converse menu.

Message Edited by Drashk on 03-23-2005 12:26 AM

This section is here to provide more details on how to use each module.

Auto-Repair Module
The Auto-Repair Module has an on/off toggle that is located in the Droids radial. While active, every 10 seconds a healing symbol will be seen passing over your droid. The Droid will heal for the number of points that it is rated for. While this module is toggled on, it will drain the battery charge faster than the standard 4 hour rate.

Creature Harvest Module
A Novice Scout will have an option on the droids radial called 'Harvest Options'. In this menu, two options are available -

• Program Target Harvester - Program command option, just like programming the attack command or follow me command.
• Set Target Harvest - Allows you to choose the droid to harvest Hide, Bone, Meat, or Random.

The harvester droid can be commanded to harvest resources while in combat and can be commanded to collect resources from any corpse that you killed, in the surrounding area.

Detonation Module
A Novice Smuggler or Bounty Hunter can order their droid to its doom by either a) Accessing the Detonate Droid option from the droid radial menu or, b) by targeting the droid and entering the /detonatedroid command. This will trigger a 3 second long detonation sequence that will affect most targets with in a 17 meter area.

Droid Armor Module
Droid Armor automatically protects against all damage types, except for Lightsaber.

Droid Combat Module
The Combat module gives you the following commands Attack & Guard. In the R-series droid, the Use Ranged Attack command pops up as well (Currently missing).

Droid Repair Module
To use the Repair Module, target the droid that you wish to repair and issue the repair command.

Effects Module
The Effects module creates a radial menu with the Effects On/Off Toggle for a Novice Dancer of Musician. The Effects On/Off Toggle has a sub menu called Configure that allows you to program 10 slots. Each slot can be filled with one of the Effects Modules installed and allows you to set a delay time for each effect.

Droid Crafting Station Module
The Droid Crafting Station Module functions much like a Public Crafting Station but has the crafting abilities of a Private Crafting Station. As long as you are within 15 meters of the droid, you gain the ability to use this mobile crafting station.

Droid Data Module
The Droid Data Module is accessible from the Options menu. Simply select the Datapad option from the radial menu and it will open up your droid's Data Storage Module. You can only place Factory Schematics and Droid Command Programs in the Data Module. See Section 5 on how to use the JtL Pilot content.

Droid Item Storage Module
The Droid Item Storage Module is accessible from the Options menu. You can either place an item in the droid by a drag and drop on to the droid, or by opening the Item Storage Module through the Options menu.

Droid Medical Module
The Medical module can be used in any area, with the exception of a static Cantina. The owner of the droid can use his/her medical skills as long as they are within 15 meters of the droid.

Droid Structure Maintenance
The Droid Structure Maintenance Module has a two step process of use. First, the droid owner must go to each of his/her structures and 'Assign Droid' from the structures radial menu. Next, access the droid's radial menu and find the 'Structure Maintenance' menu item. This menu item has 2 submenus

• Perform Maintenance Run - Generates a Menu of all structures that have been assigned. Three options are listed in this menu
• Cancel
• Add - Generates a sub menu that allows you to select how many credits that you wish to add to the structure.
• Go - Sends the droid on its way. The time that the droid takes will greatly vary, depending on how many structures were added and where they are located.
• Edit Maintenance List - Generates a menu which allows you to delete a structure from the menu.

*Warning* Be sure to remove a structure from this list before re-deeding it, or this module will become inactive.

Merchant Barker Module
The Merchant Barker Module will produce a droid radial menu for Merchants with Advertising IV, with the following options

• Record Message - Allows you to create a text message that is a total of 128 characters in length. This message is stated in spatial chat and is programmed the same way. This message will repeat every 60 seconds, as long as someone enters the area of the droid.
• Set Waypoint - This option brings up a selection box with a list of all waypoints that are stored. The waypoint will be listed exactly as it is listed in the datapad. This will be the way point that is given out when the 'Get Merchant Waypoint' menu option is used
• Toggle Barker on/off - This option toggles the Barker function on and off. The message will repeat every 60 seconds, as long as someone is in the area of the droid.
• Get Merchant Waypoint menu is displayed for anyone that opens the droids radial. This will deposit a waypoint into the user’s datapad.

Playback Module
The Playback Module will produce a Access Playback Module menu for a Novice Musician. Accessing the radial menu gives the following options, in a pop up window

• Record/Play - This option will play a track, if one exists, or will record a track as soon as the musician starts to play. The track length is 30 seconds and must be recorded each time the droid is called from the datapad. Flourishes will not be recorded, when played, but the droid will perform a /bandflourish when commanded during playback.
• Delete - Deletes any current songs recorded.
• Cancel

Scout Trap Projectile Unit
The Scout Trap Projectile Unit will produce a Trap Options menu for a Novice Scout. Traps can be added to the droid by dropping a single trap on the droid. The following two submenus are produced

• Program Launch Trap - Program command option, just like programming the attack command or follow me command.
• Clear Ammunition Processor - Removes, and deletes all traps that have been placed in droid.

Stimpack Dispenser Module
The Stimpack Dispenser Module will produce a Request Stimpack Option. The following two submenus are produced

• Request Stimpack - Can be replaced by using the /requeststim command
• Load Stimpack - Allows you to add 1 Stimpack to the droid at a time. (Only for those with Pharmacology IV)

Using the Command /requestStimpack (Droids name) - Including the brackets - will allow you to request a stim directly from the droid, without having to target it. This allows you to put the command on a macro.

Example Your droids name is Fix-It. The command would be /requestStimpack (Fix-It)

Droid Personality Chip
The Droid Personality Chip functions automatically or when ever the 'Converse' menu is accessed. The droid will also randomly say something while it is called - usually 1-2 times per hour of activity.

Message Edited by Drashk on 03-23-2005 12:31 AM

Section 4 - Droid Accessories

Droid Customization Kits
The Droid Customization Kit allows anyone to change the color(s) of their droid. To use the kit, simply target the droid and select the 'Use' function on the tools radial. A pop up window will appear with 1 or 2 options, dependent on the type of droid that you are trying to color.

• Color Frame - allows you to change the main color of your droid.
• Color Trim - allows you to change the trim areas of your droid. This option is only available with all R-series droids, MSE, Power Droids, and Surgical Droids.

Each time that you call your droid, 1 use will be subtracted from the Droid's Customization Life Span. A newly readied Droid unit starts out with a Customization Lifespan of 2000. A newly colored Droid starts out with a Customization Lifespan of 2000. As the Droid's Customization Lifespan drops, it will begin to fade in color. You will receive a system message of 'Your droid's customization is fading away' when your droid's Customization Lifespan reaches 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1. When you droid reaches 0, you will receive the message 'Your droid's customization has completely faded away.' The Customization Lifespan does not affect anything about the droid, except for the colors that you can see.

*Known Issue* Protocol Droids cannot be Customized, currently.

Droid Batteries
When ever your droid is in a *Low Power* state, it needs to be recharged. Many of the droid's functions will not work if the droid is at 0% Battery Power. The typical battery life is 1 hour per charge; however some modules will drain power at a faster rate. See the above listed modules for exceptions to the 1 hour rule. To recharge your droid, you must have a Droid Battery present in your Inventory. Under Droid Options, on the droid radial, you will find a Recharge command. 1 Battery charge will be expended per recharge use. Recharging your droid will heal all Mental damage. The radial is the only way to recharge your droid, through the use of a battery. Power Droids also produce the same function as using a battery, but can not target themselves for the recharge.

Droid Repair Kits
Similar to Medic crafted Stimpacks, Droid Repair Kits can heal Health and Action damage of a droid; however Droid Repair Kits do not require any type of skill and can be used by anyone. They come in the standard A, B, C, & D variety, with A being the weakest and D being the strongest. Each Droid Repair Kit will have a Quantity and Available Repair Energy Listing. The Quantity listing tells you how many uses each Repair tool has before it are completely consumed. The Available Repair Energy Listing tells you how much Health and Action will be repaired per use. In order to use the Repair Kit, simply target your droid and use the kit. The kit can be used once every 15 seconds.

Pet Vitality Pack
Pet Vitality Packs, a Bio-Engineer crafted item, are used to repair the Vitality damage on a droid. The Vitality Pack will repair X number of Vitality points to your droid, based upon the quality of the kit used. There is a chance that the maximum number of Vitality points that a droid has could be reduced with the use of a Vitality Pack. Pet Vitality Packs come in A, B, and C varieties.

Unprogrammed Droid Command Modules
New with JtL, and usable only by Pilots, Unprogrammed Droid Command Modules are used to install Droid Command Programs on an Astromech or Flight Computer. I'll cover the process more in depth in Section 5

Section 5 - JtL Droid Guide

So Pilot, you wish to learn more about how a droid can help you in the cold expanses of space? Let us start with the basics of getting to know each Profession's Droid Programs.

Privateer Programs

Mute Droid/Flight Computer
This program toggles a droid or flight computer's ability to give auditory feedback. This program is common to all 3 professions and is gained at Novice.

Reactor Stabilization
This program will reset any changes made to a reactor's power output. It is gained at xxx1 Privateer.

Reactor Overload
This program gives a Pilot the ability to Overcharge his/her reactor. This comes in handy when piloting a ship that is under-powered due to being equipped with energy draining components such as Shields, Engines, and Weapon systems. The Reactor Stabilization program must be used to remove the Overload effects. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Capacitor Overload
This program gives a Pilot the ability to Overload his/her reactor. This comes in handy when you need to increase the maximum capacity of a capacitor and increase its recharge rate. The program will cause some damage to the Capacitor when used, that can be repaired through normal means. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Capacitor to Shield Shunt
This program gives a Pilot the ability to use back-up power routing systems to shunt power currently stored in the weapon capacitor directly to the shield generator systems.

 Weapon Capacitor Reset
This program will reset any changes made to a  Capacitor's power output. It is gained at xxx1 Privateer.

xxx1 Privateer = 1
xxx2 Privateer = 2
xxx3 Privateer = 3
xxx4 Privateer = 4

Rebel Programs

Mute Droid/Flight Computer
This program toggles a droid or flight computer's ability to give auditory feedback. This program is common to all 3 professions and is gained at Novice.

Shield Normalization
This program will reset any changes made to a ships shields. It is gained at xxx1 Rebel Pilot

Shield Front Adjust
This program adjusts the shield recharge rate, so that more power is diverted to the forward shields, while reducing the recharge rate of the rear shields. The Shield Normalization program must be used to remove the Shield Adjust effects. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Shield Front Reinforce
This program diverts some of the energy stored in the rear shields to the front shields. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Shield Rear Adjust
This program adjusts the shield recharge rate, so that more power is diverted to the rear shields, while reducing the recharge rate of the forward shields. The Shield Normalization program must be used to remove the Shield Adjust effects. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Shield Rear Reinforce
This program diverts some of the energy stored in the rear shields to the front shields. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Shield Emergency Front
This program immediately leeches the majority of rear shield energy and current weapon capacitor chrage and diverts it all to the front shield facing. This is an instantaneous command with no lasting effects on any of the ship's systems involved.

Shield Emergency Rear
This program immediately leeches the majority of front shield energy and current weapon capacitor chrage and diverts it all to the front shield facing. This is an instantaneous command with no lasting effects on any of the ship's systems involved.

xxx1 Rebel Pilot = Light
xxx2 Rebel Pilot = Moderate
xxx3 Rebel Pilot = Heavy
xxx4 Rebel Pilot = Extreme

Imperial Programs

Mute Droid/Flight Computer
This program toggles a droid or flight computer's ability to give auditory feedback. This program is common to all 3 professions and is gained at Novice.

Weapon Normalization
This program will reset any changes made to a ships weapon system. It is gained at xxx1 Imperial Pilot

Engine Stabilization
This program will reset any changes made to a engine's thrust. It is gained at xxx1 Imperial Pilot.

Engine Overload
This program increases the thrust on an engine at the cost of increasing the Reactor energy use. The Engine Stabilization program must be used to remove the effects of the Engine Overload program. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Engine Tuning
This program decreases the Reactor energy use at the cost of decreased thrust. The Engine Stabilization program must be used to remove the effects of the Engine Tuning program. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Weapon Overload
This program increases the damage output of ship weapon systems at the cost of increasing the energy use. The Weapon Normalization program must be used to remove the effects of the Weapon Overload program. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

Weapon Tuning
This program decreases energy use at the cost of decreasing the damage output of ship weapon systems. The Weapon Normalization program must be used to remove the effects of the Weapon Overload program. There are 4 progressively more powerful programs that are acquired as follows.

xxx1 Imperial Pilot = Light
xxx2 Imperial Pilot = Moderate
xxx3 Imperial Pilot = Heavy
xxx4 Imperial Pilot = Extreme

Astromech Certifications

Each of the Pilot professions gain Astromech Certifications as they progress. The Astromech Certifications are Level based from Level 1 at Novice, to Level 6 at Master. The following chart shows the Astromech Certification progression.

Novice Pilot = Level 1 Astromech Certification
xxx1 Pilot = Level 2 Astromech Certification
xxx2 Pilot = Level 3 Astromech Certification
xxx3 Pilot = Level 4 Astromech Certification
xxx4 Pilot = Level 5 Astromech Certification
Master Pilot = Level 6 Astromech Certification

Pilots can use a Flight Computer or an R-series droid with a Data Module installed in a ship that is equipped with a Droid Interface device, which is a Shipwright crafted item. The level of the Flight Computer or Data Module, installed in an R-series droid, must be equal to or lower then the Pilot's Astromech Certification.

 Flight Computers
&
Astromechs

Currently Astromechs are only usable in the X-Wing, both Y-Wing configurations, and the Z95. Flight Computers are used in all other ships. Each Flight Computer/Astromech has a Data Capacity that is based upon the Level. Flight Computers, just like droids, are stored in the datapad once initialized. The following chart lists the storage capacity of each level.

Message Edited by Drashk on 12-09-2004 05:07 PM

This section will be updated as additional FAQs and links are suggested.

FAQ

Message Edited by Drashk on 03-23-2005 12:59 AM

Section 7 - The Grind

The following section is included to help assist you with the crafting process and the all mighty grind. Majority of this section was taken from a previous thread that I wrote. The link below is supplement thread that should answer any macro questions that aren't answered here.

Reference Link = http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=droid_engineer&message.id=48718

I don't recommend that you simply grind your way through to Master, unless you have done your homework on all of the known issues, or have a Master Droid Engineer around that is willing to show you the ropes. I highly recommend that you take your time and learn about the ins and outs of each box and branch that you gain.

Part 1 - Trainer Locations

The following is a list of all known Droid Engineer Trainers. Don't forget that many Player Cities will also have a DE trainer, so ask around your galaxy to find one that may be closer to you.

Naboo
Keren 1798, 2578
Theed -5463, 3983
Moenia 4794, -5013
Kaadara 5128, 6822
Dee'ja Peak 4742, -1260

Corellia
Tyrena -5535, -2669
Kor Vella -3704, 3059
Coronet City 55, -4451
Bela Vistal 6872, -5416
Doaba Guerfel 3118, 5302

Tatooine
Bestine -1259, -3496
Mos Entha 1288, 3391
Mos Espa -3064, 2044
Mos Eisley 3333, -4686

Talus
Dearic 612, -3078
Nashal 4290, 5100

Rori
Restuss 5374, 5593
Narmle -5021, -2432

Part 2 - The Commands

/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
This command calls upon what ever is in the designated toolbar slot. The first row on the tool bar is number 00 to 11. The second row of the tool bar is numbered 12 to 23. You will want to replace XX with the corresponding position on the tool bar. For example if you placed the crafting tool into the top left tool bar slot your first line would read /ui action toolbarSlot00;

/selectDraftSchematic XXX;
This command calls upon what ever schematic that you wish to craft. In order to choose the schematic, you must open your datapad and find the tab for draft schematics. Start in the top left corner and begin counting from left to right starting with the number 00. If you are standing near a crafting station, you will need to skip all schematics that have a complexity of 21 or higher when making your count, and only include schematics that can be crafted with a W/G/D crafting tool. If you are standing near a Private or Droid crafting station, count each and every schematic that is craftable by a W/G/D crafting tool. Each time that you gain a new level, you will need to recount the draft schematic and enter the new schematic number into the macro

/nextCraftingStage;
This command advances the crafting process to the next step. Make sure that you include this command three times or you will lose the resources without gaining any experience.

/createPrototype Practice noitem;
This command completes the crafting process. This command also needs to be entered twice for the macro to function correctly. The Practice noitem addition to the command will create the product in practice mode, which gives a slight crafting experience bonus. If you remove Practice noitem from both commands in the macro the item will be placed in your inventory, but you will not receive the bonus experience.

/pause X;
This command sets the amount of time that you need to manually insert the resources to be used in the schematic. The easiest way to enter the resources into the schematic is to double click them. You will want to set the timer according to how many resources are needed. I suggest a /pause 3; for everyone 2 resources. I personally use /pause 2; , but I have some mad double clicking skills.

/pause X;
This command places a pause between the end of the crafting session and the next command. Typically, the above listed macro will follow after this command, with the /ui action toolbarSlotXX; altered to advance to the next crafting tool. (Take note of the different color used in this listing.)

Part 3a - Recursive
Crafting Macro

Something that you need to keep in mind about this part of the guide ; Recursive Macros are going to be changed in the not so distant future. When Recursive Macros are changed, I will be updating this section when this change goes in.

/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/selectDraftSchematic XXX;
/pause X;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/pause X;

This is the basic crafting macro that is used in for your standard recursive crafting macro. To make this macro recursive, you would need to do one of the following...

• Create more then 1 crafting macro. You could create an indefinite loop with this macro that will keep you crafting for as long as you can double click, by adding additional macros. Here is an example of what you would need to do.

Crafting Macro 1 - Placed in toolbar slot 12

/ui action toolbarSlot00; Calls the 1st crafting tool in your toolbar slot
/selectDraftSchematic 092; Calls the specified schematic (This is only an example schematic number)
/pause 2; Time needed to double click on each resource needed in the schematic. (This is only an example /pause time.)
/nextCraftingStage; Advances the crafting processes automatically after the resources are manually entered into the crafting screen
/nextCraftingStage; See above entry
/nextCraftingStage; See above entry
/createPrototype Practice noitem; This will not produce a crafted item, but will give the XP bonus for crafting.
/createPrototype Practice noitem; If you remove Practice noitem from both lines, you will produce an unexperimented item.
/pause 1; This is added to ensure that each crafting session has time to close before the next session opens. (This is only an example /pause time.)
/ui action toolbarSlot13; This entry will call upon the next crafting macro - Crafting Macro 2

Crafting Macro 2 - Placed in toolbar slot 13

/ui action toolbarSlot01; Calls the 2nd crafting tool in your toolbar slot
/selectDraftSchematic 092;
/pause 2;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot14; This entry will call upon the next crafting macro - Crafting Macro 3

Crafting Macro 3 - Placed in toolbar slot 14

/ui action toolbarSlot01; Calls the 3rd crafting tool in your toolbar slot
/selectDraftSchematic 092;
/pause 2;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot12; This entry will call upon the next crafting macro - Crafting Macro 1

• OR Cut and Paste a long line macro each time that you log into your client

/ui action toolbarSlot00; Calls the 1st crafting tool in your toolbar slot
/selectDraftSchematic 092; Calls the specified schematic (This is only an example schematic number)
/pause 2; Time needed to double click on each resource needed in the schematic. (This is only an example /pause time.)
/nextCraftingStage; Advances the crafting processes automatically after the resources are manually entered into the crafting screen
/nextCraftingStage; See above entry
/nextCraftingStage; See above entry
/createPrototype Practice noitem; This will not produce a crafted item, but will give the XP bonus for crafting.
/createPrototype Practice noitem; If you remove Practice noitem from both lines, you will produce an unexperimented item.
/pause 1; This is added to ensure that each crafting session has time to close before the next session opens. (This is only an example /pause time.)

/ui action toolbarSlot01; Calls the 2nd crafting tool in your toolbar slot
/selectDraftSchematic 092;
/pause 2;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/pause 1;

/ui action toolbarSlot01; Calls the 3rd crafting tool in your toolbar slot
/selectDraftSchematic 092;
/pause 2;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/pause 1;

Rinse and Repeat

Part 3b - The Two-ish Step
Crafting Macro

This is the tried and true crafting macro that I now use when ever I need to hand crafted parts that don't require experimentation, or I need a little quick XP. This method is not as fast as the above mentioned macro, but is easier to work with. Using this macro set up allows you to craft and not have to worry about entering the resources in a specified time limit. This is a great set of macros that should be used by anyone that likes to chat as they grind, or has difficulty with lag. It is broken down into two parts

1. Calling up the crafting tool and crafting schematic
2. Completing the crafting process.

Macro 1
/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/selectDraftSchematic XXX;

Macro 2
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;
/createPrototype Practice noitem;

An alternative to this set up is to remove the /ui action toolbarSlotXX; from Macro 1 and open each crafting tool manually. This turns the 2 step crafting macro into a 3 step macro, but it also removes the need to clutter up more toolbar slots.

Part 4 - What to Grind

As you first gain Novice Droid Engineer, you have a very limited number of items that can be used in the grind. There are a number of paths that can be used to grind DE, but all agree that the MSE grind in the beginning is the only way to gain XP. 1 MSE takes 53 metal and 15 chemical and will net 147 XP in practice mode and 140 XP with a crafted product. At 147 XP each, it will take 327 MSE to make it to your first tier 1 box, or 17331 metal and 4905 chemical. More than likely, there will be 7 crit fails per 100 items crafted so plan on needing approximately 19500 metal and 5500 chemical to make it to the first box. You will want to train Intermediate Droid Blueprints, in order to find the next fastest way to progress.

At Intermediate Droid Blueprints, you can either keep on crafting MSE or you can switch to Manipulator Arm Package Sets. The Manipulator Arm Package Sets require 65 metal, 18 ferrous metal, 60 extrusive ore, and 15 chemical. They net 331 XP while in practice mode and 316 XP while producing an item in your inventory. If you chose the Manipulator Arm Package Sets route, it will take 203 successful builds to make it to Advanced Droid Blueprints or approximately 14300 metal, 3960 ferrous metal, 13200 extrusive ore, and 3300 chemical. If you chose to stick with the MSE grind it will take you 458 successful crafting sessions and approximately 26500 metal and 7500 chemical to advance to the next level. You will want to train Advanced Droid Blueprints, in order to find the next fastest way to progress.

At Advanced Droid Blueprints, you will want to switch over to Advanced Droid Frame Units which will give you 462 XP in practice mode or 440 XP while crafting an item for your inventory. Each Advanced Droid Frame Unit requires 150 steel and 70 Fiberplast. If you grind out the rest of the profession using Advanced Droid Frame Units you will need to successfully craft 2411 more items or approximately 400k Steel and 186k Fiberplast.

There is one other route that can be followed, but will require a few days of factory time, parts from a Master Artisan, and specialized resources, but offers 4200 XP per build. I am referring to Binary Load Lifter ADV Chassis. Due to the resource intensive nature and need for factory run parts, I will only make reference here. You can find out the requirements for it at SWGCRAFT.COM if you want to find out more information.

Reference Link = http://www.swgcraft.com/skilltree.php?prof=dre

You can also check out the thread put together by DovLancer, onthe subject of the BLL Grind.

Reference Link = http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=droid_engineer&message.id=100615

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Message Edited by Drashk on 10-27-2004 12:24 AM

Section 9 - Experimentation

In this section, I cover all of the Droid Engineer schematics and what lines need to be experimented on. This Section covers only experimentation and how it will effect droid production. I have included my own personal suggestions in each part of this section, however they are only my personal suggestions that I make based upon my own experiences with the droid crafting system. Before I break down each module, component, and subcomponent, I want to point out that as a general rule, Durability experimentation does not appear to have an effect. This appears to be the case 99% of the time, with Stimpack Dispenser Modules being the exception to this rule. The following should also be noted -

• Any item with a # at the end of the entry denotes that any parts used in its creation can be of any quality. This would include the Electronic Chips for the Adv Droid Brain, of a Control Unit of an Adv Droid Motive System.
• Any item with a % at the end of the entry denotes that only the modules, not the components used, must be of quality, where dictated by this section.
  Example - The Droid Brain, used in the creation of Combat-Capable Socket Cluster does not have to be of quality, however the Stimpack Dispenser Module does require that it be of quality, since it is listed as such in this Section.

Part 1 - Mechanism Quality

Mechanism Quality is the rating associated with all droid components. Mechanism Quality can range from -15 to +15 and is dependent upon the Experimental Effectiveness line for almost all of the Droid Components. Mechanism Quality is theorized to affect the success rate of a droid build, however with a higher Mechanism Quality also comes a higher Complexity rating. No definitive answer can be found as to what effect the Mechanism Quality rating does for a Droid Engineer.

Personally, I normally will not bother with the Mechanism Quality rating of a component, unless it also affects another quality, such as the case of the Level based modules. When making factory runs, I will experiment on the schematic item until it has a rating above 0.

Part 2 - Components

• Adv Droid Brain#
• Adv Droid Frame Unit
• Adv Droid Motive System#
• Droid Brain
• Droid Motive
• Droid Sensor
• Manipulator Arm
• Manipulator Arm Package Set

All Components have a Mechanism Quality rating listed in the information screen. The Mechanism Quality rating is believed to increase the success rate of a droids crafting process; however I personally have not found this to be the case. The Mechanism Quality rating does not have an effect on how a droid performs, nor does it affect the HAM, damage, or other values listed on the final deed of a droid.

Experimentation on all Droid Components is done on one of two lines - Durability & Effectiveness. All components require 50% CD and 50% OQ materials to acquire the highest quality. Durability currently appears to be a useless line of experimentation and has not shown to have an impact on any aspect of the crafting process. If you are going to experiment on the components, which is not a requirement to produce the 'best droid' Effectiveness is the line to put your points into.

Personally, I tend to avoid experimenting on hand crafted components and use the above mentioned 3 step macro to craft a few parts. When I create factory runs on components, I will experiment on the part until it has a Mechanism Quality rating of 0 or slightly higher. I suggest that you use Bulk resources when producing all components

Part 3 - Droid Chassis'

• Binary Load Lifter ADV Chassis#
• LE Repair ADV Droid Chassis#
• Surgical ADV Droid Chassis#
• R4 ADV Droid Chassis#
• R3 ADV Droid Chassis#
• R2 ADV Droid Chassis#
• Probot ADV Droid Chassis#

Droid Chassis' have three lines of experimentation - Durability, Effectiveness, and Quality. Both Durability and Quality require 50% SR and 50% UT. Effectiveness is listed as being 50% SR and 50% UT; however this is a typo and should be listed as 100% OQ for all 7 chassis types. Experimentation of all chassis types does not appear to have any effect on the overall crafting process, nor does it directly affect the quality of the final build of a droid.

Personally, I tend to not experiment on hand made Chassis', but tend to use as many points as I can on factory run Chassis'. I suggest that you use Bulk resources when producing all droid Chassis'.

Part 4 - Personality Chips

• Prissy Droid Personality Chip#
• Geeky Droid Personality Chip#
• Stupid Droid Personality Chip#
• Sarcastic Droid Personality Chip#
• Slang Droid Personality Chip#
• Worshipful Droid Personality Chip#

Each of the Personality Chips has two lines of experimentation, Durability and Effectiveness. Durability and Effectiveness experimentation are dependent on 50% OQ and 50% CD. Experimentation on either line does not appear to effect any of the Personality Chips, since the only attribute that is affected is the Mechanism Quality. The quality of the Electronics modules does not appear to matter.

Personally, I tend to avoid experimenting on hand crafted components and use the above mentioned 3 step macro to craft a few parts. When I create factory runs on these modules, I will experiment on the part until it has a Mechanism Quality rating of 0 or slightly higher. I suggest that you use Bulk resources when producing all components

Part 5a - Droid Modules (Non-quality)

• Category 1 - Cluster Modules
• Combat-Capable Socket Cluster %
• General Droid Module Socket Cluster%
• Category 2 - Standard Modules
• Droid Repair Module#
• Effects Module
• Merchant Barker Module
• Playback Module#
• Category 3 - Crafting Station Modules
• Clothing Droid Crafting Station Module
• Food Droid Crafting Station Module
• Structure Droid Crafting Station Module
• Weapon Droid Crafting Station Module
• Ship Component Crafting Station Module

I broke this area down into 3 parts for ease of explaining. Each of these modules has two lines of experimentation, Durability and Effectiveness. Durability experimentation is dependent on 50% OQ and 50% CD for Category 1 and 2 items, where as 50% SR and 50% UT affects it on Category 3 items. 50% OQ and 50% CD affects the experimentation values on Effectiveness for all three Categories. Experimentation on either line does not appear to effect any of the modules in this list, since the only attribute that is affected is the Mechanism Quality.

Personally, I tend to avoid experimenting on hand crafted components and use the above mentioned 3 step macro to craft a few parts. When I create factory runs on these modules, I will experiment on the part until it has a Mechanism Quality rating of 0 or slightly higher. I suggest that you use Bulk resources when producing all components

Part 5b - Droid Modules (Level based)

• Droid Armor Module#
• Droid Data Module#
• Droid Item Storage Module#
• Droid Medical Module#
• Droid Structure Maintenance Module#

Each of the Level based modules has a rating that is unique to each module type. Armor has an Armor Module Rating; Item Storage has an Item Storage Rating and so on. This rating is based upon 2 factors - the Level of the module and the success of the Experimentation. Each module has a certain rating range that is dependent on the level. I will go over the level to rating ratio and how each module can be stacked in the next section of this guide.

Experimentation consists of 2 lines for each of these modules - Effectiveness and Durability. As usual, Durability does not appear to have an effect on the modules abilities, or any other factor. Durability experimentation is dependent on 50% OQ and 50% CD for all of the listed modules except for the Armor Modules, which are dependent on 50% UT and 50% SR. 50% OQ and 50% CD, is the determining factor in Effectiveness experimentation. Experimentation on this line will increase the Mechanism Quality and the module rating.

Generally, experimentation on these modules is only suggested if you are going to stack 2 lower level modules to gain the rating of a higher level module. Once you are able to produce Level 6 modules, or Level 3 Structure Maintenance Modules, there is little benefit of experimentation.

Personally, I tend to avoid experimenting on hand crafted components and use the above mentioned 3 step macro to craft a few parts. When I create factory runs on these modules, I will experiment on the part until it has a Mechanism Quality rating of 0 or slightly higher. I suggest only experimenting on modules that will be stacked

If you experiment on a Level based Module and achieve an Experimental Effectiveness of 93% or higher, the module will perform as if it was 1 Level higher, due to the high module rating.

Example - I experiment on a Level 1 Data Module and achieve an Experimental Effectiveness of 93%. This success while increase the Data Storage Rating to 3, which is the base rating of a Level 2 Data Module. See Section

Part 5c - Droid Modules (High Quality)

• Single Line
• Auto-Repair Module
• Creature Harvester Module
• Detonation Module
• Droid Combat Module#
• Scout Trap Projectile Module
• Double Line
• Stimpack Dispenser Module

Each of these modules is completely dependent on experimentation and the resources used to produce the highest rating possible. All of these modules list 50% OQ and 50% CD as the requirements for both Effectiveness and Durability experimentation. I've broken this list down into Single and Double line experimentation, even though all of the modules have 2 experimentation values, with the exception of the Droid Combat Module which has Misc as a listed experimentation value that is not present in the experimentation window, all of the Single Line entries are 100% dependent on Effectiveness Experimentation. All of these parts require the very best resources you can find, in hopes of producing the highest valued droid. All of these modules can also be stacked, in a linear fashion, to produce the maximum rating in a droid. Creature Harvester and Scout Projectile Modules have a maximum rating of 20 per module. Detonation modules have a max rating of 10 and Combat modules have a max rating of 110. Auto Repair Modules have a maximum rating of 25 per module.

Stimpack Dispenser Modules are one of the few products that a Droid Engineer can craft that being a 12 point crafter is recommended. Experimentation on both the Effectiveness and Durability lines are needed to produce the best overall rating. Experimentation on the Durability will result in an increase in the Stim Capacity, with a cap of 100 per module. Experimentation on the Effectiveness will result in an increase in the Stimpack Delivery time, with a maximum rating of 10 per module.

Part 6 - Droid Deeds

• Combat Rated
• DZ70 Droid%
• ADV DZ70 Droid%
• LE Repair Droid%
• ADV LE Repair Droid%
• Probot Droid%
• ADV Probot Droid%
• R2 Droid%
• ADV R2 Droid%
• R3 Droid%
• ADV R3 Droid%
• R4 Droid%
• ADV R4 Droid%
• R5 Droid%
• ADV R5 Droid%
• Non-Combat Rated
• Binary Load Lifter Droid%
• ADV Binary Load Lifter Droid%
• MSE Droid%
• ADV MSE Droid%
• Power Droid%
• ADV Power Droid%
• Protocol Droid%
• ADV Protocol Droid%
• Surgical Droid%
• ADV Surgical Droid%
• Treadwell Droid%
• ADV Treadwell Droid%

Droid Deeds have three lines of experimentation - Durability, Effectiveness, and Quality. Both Durability and Quality require 50% SR and 50% UT. Effectiveness requires 100% OQ and appears to be the only experimentation value that will affect a droid. Effectiveness Experimentation is linked to the HAM value of all droids and the To Hit and Attack Speed on combat Droids.. The above list is broken down into two separate groups - Combat and non-Combat rated droids.

Part 7 - Flight Computers & Unprogrammed Droid Command Modules

• v1 Flight Computer
• v2 Flight Computer
• v3 Flight Computer
• v4 Flight Computer
• v5 Flight Computer
• v6 Flight Computer
• Unprogrammed Droid Command Modules#

Neither the Unprogrammed Droid Command Modules, or the vX Flight Computers have a listed resource quality, at this time. Neither item can be experimented on, because of this. I highly recommend using bulk quality resources when crafting these items.

Part 8 - Kits

• Droid Customization Kit#
• Droid Repair Kit
• Droid Reconstruction Kit

Droid Customization Kits require 50% OQ and 50% CD for the highest rating, with a maximum of 10 uses. The main crafting window lists Quality as an experimentation value, however Durability is still listed as an experimentation field, during the experimentation process. This field was removed from code, but still shows up in the experimentation window. The quality of the Control Unit and Droid Storage Compartment does not have an effect on the number of charges that a Customization Kit can have.

Droid Repair Kits A-D and Droid Reconstruction Kits A-D require 66% OQ and 33% UT for the Experimental Charge field and 40% OQ, 20% MA, and 40% CD for Experimental Effectiveness field. Both items benefit from being a 12 point crafter, and require the best resources that you can find. The kit components, listed below, have a major impact on the overall quality of each tool. The advanced components produce the best overall results, even with low quality resources.

Part 9 - Kit Components

• Single Line
• Capacitor Discharge Unit
• Adv Capacitor Discharge Unit
• Redundant Power Supply
• Adv Redundant Power Supply
• Repair Unit Casing
• Adv Repair Unit Casing
• Unit Delivery Cartridge
• Adv Unit Delivery Cartridge
• Double Line
• Diagnostic Circuit
• Adv Diagnostic Circuit

(Adv) Capacitor Discharge Unit and (Adv) Redundant Power Supply require OQ 25%, 25% CD, and 50% PE for the highest Experimental Effectiveness. These components have a direct impact on the repair strength of the Repair and Reconstruction Kits A-D.

(Adv) Repair Unit Casing and (Adv) Unit Delivery Cartridge require 33% OQ and 66% UT for the highest Experimental Charges. These components have a direct impact on the number of charges that Repair and Reconstruction Kits A-D.

(Adv) Diagnostic Circuit require OQ 25%, 25% CD, and 50% PE for the highest Experimental Effectiveness and 33% OQ and 66% UT for the highest Experimental Charges. These components have a direct impact on the number of charges and the repair strength of that Repair and Reconstruction Kits A-D. This component benefits from being a 12 point crafter.

Part 10 - Misc Items

• Non-Quality Items
• Arakyd Probe Droid#
• Seeker Droid#
• Quality Items
• Droid Storage Compartment
• Interplanetary Survey Droid*

The Arakyd Probe Droid, Seeker Droid, and Interplanetary Survey droid all require resources with 33% OQ, 33% UT, and 33% SR. The Arakyd Probe Droid and Seeker Droids have Durability and Quality listed as experimentation fields, however neither field appears to have an effect on the end result. Interplanetary Survey Droids have Durability, Quality, and Count as the listed experimentation fields. Only Count and Quality appear to affect the final product. Quality experimentation reduces the amount of time that it takes for the droid to report back and the Charge experimentation increases the number of uses of the ISD. ISDs benefit highly from being a 12 point crafter.

Droid Storage Compartments require 50% OQ and 50% CD. If you are going to use Droid Storage Compartments in the different variety of Kits, experimentation and quality do not matter. If the Droid Storage Compartments are going to be used in a Private Crafting Station, then you will want to have the highest quality resources and experiment the Effectiveness line as fully as you can. Every ounce of success on the DSCs will increase the Function Rating of a Private Crafting Station.

Part 11 - Non-Droid Engineer Crafted subcomponents

• Artisan Crafted Items - Master Artisan
• Control Unit
• Electronics GP Module
• Electronics Memory Module
• Micro Sensor Suite
• Armorsmith Crafted Items - Personal Armor IV
• Composite Armor Segment
• Musician Crafted Items - Novice Musician
• Dual Wave Synthesizer
• Architect Crafted Items - Buildings 1
• Power Core Unit#

This is a list of the non-DE crafted items that you will need to complete your droid crafting process. None of the subcomponents require quality parts or resources.

The Master Artisan parts, which are required for majority of the Master Level Droids and modules, have two fields of experimentation - Durability and Effectiveness. All of the subcomponents, with the exception of the Micro Sensor Suite, require 100% OQ for Effectiveness and 100% UT for Durability. The Micro Sensor Suite requires 100% UT for Durability and 50% OQ and 50% CD for Effectiveness. Effectiveness experimentation appears to be the only field that seems to have an effect, but only on non-droid components. It is recommended using bulk resources on all Master Artisan crafted subcomponents.

The Composite Armor Segments, crafted by an Armorsmith with at least Personal Armor IV, are used in Level 5 and 6 Armor modules. Experimentation and Resource qualities do not appear to affect the quality of the Droid Armor modules. It is recommended that you use bulk resources to produce the segments. Don't bother wasting Krayt Segments or Advanced Composite Segments on these modules.

The Dual Wave Synthesizer is used in the Playback Module. Experimentation and resource qualities do not appear to affect the quality of the Playback Module. It is recommended that you use bulk resources to produce the Dual Wave Synthesizer.

The Power Core Unit is used the Power Droid and Adv Power Droid. Experimentation and Resource qualities do not appear to affect the abilities of the Power Droid. It is recommended that you use bulk resources to produce the Power Cores.

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Section 10 - Adding it all up

In this section, I will cover how modules stack up with each other and the formulas that are used to discover what the rating mean to the base consumer.

Part 1 - Level Based Module
Stacking

Droid Armor, Item Storage, Data Storage, and Medical Modules can be stacked to produce the same rating as a Level 6 module. The following is a chart of how all stackable modules relate to each other

            Module    Stack    Medical     Item        Data     Armor
  Level        Rating    Rating   Rating    Storage  Storage   Resists   
|    1    |    1 - 2     |    ---    |      55     |      1    |      20    |      4%    |
|    2    |    3 - 4     |    3      |      65     |      2    |      40    |      8%    |
|    3    |    5 - 6     |    5      |      75     |      4    |      70    |    12%    |
|    4    |    7 - 8     |    7      |      85     |      6    |    110    |    15%    |
|    5    |    9 - 10   |    9      |    100     |      8    |    125    |    18%    |
|    6    |    11 +     |    11    |    110     |    10    |    150    |    20%    |

Two highly experimented Level 3 modules, with a rating of 6, can achieve the same rating as a Level 6 module. The Stacking rating is the target number that you are trying to achieve, when stacking 2 or more modules.

The Structure Maintenance Module, though level based, does not have the ability to stack. Here is a chart on the modules progression

          Module          # of
 Level        Rating       Structures
       1            1  - 5                3         
        2           6   - 11              6          
  3          12  - 14              9    
  -               15                 10  

Part 2 - Linear Module
Stacking

Auto Repair Modules, Detonation Modules, Creature Harvest Modules, Combat Modules, Scout Trap Projectile Modules, and Stimpack Dispenser Modules all stack on a linear scale. You need to keep in mind, when stacking these modules, that the listed value on the module is only the rounded down whole number. The Module rating could in fact be 17.5, but will only list as 17. When you stack more then one of the same modules in a droid, the hidden 0.xx values will be added together and will sometimes produce values to the next whole number. IE 17.5 + 17.5 = 35 rating.

Auto Repair Module
The Auto Repair Module has a maximum rating of 25 per module. 6 modules can be installed into an Adv R3, to provide 150 points of droid healing, every 10 seconds, to all droids within a 32 meter area.

Detonation Module
The Detonation Module has a maximum rating of 10 per module. When installed into a MSE or Adv MSE, a +10 per module bonus is applied, for a maximum rating of 20 in an MSE and a maximum rating of 40 in an Adv MSE. The MSE droids are the only line of droids that provides such a bonus and is considered to be the most cost effective. A Detonation droid will provide approximately 175 points of damage per every 1 point of rating. The damage values appear to have a range of 150 to 200 points of damage per point, so 175 points of damage is only an estimate. Detonation Modules produce Blast damage and are affected by AR and resists, as well as the 75% PvP combat reduction. An Adv R3 can produce the biggest bang, with a maximum Detonation rating of 60.

Creature Harvest Module
The Creature Harvest Module has a maximum rating of 20 per module with 120 being the maximum rating in an Adv R3 unit. The Harvest Rating is not a percentage based bonus. An accurate formula has not been presented yet, to determine the bonus that is given from the droid, however it is generally agreed that the following is true.

• At Novice Scout, someone with a 100+ rated droid will have an increase of approximately 30%
• At 0040 Scout, someone with a 100+ rated droid will have an increase of approximately 20%
• At 0020 Ranger, someone with a 100+ rated droid will have an increase of approximately 10%
• At Master Ranger, someone with a 100+ rated droid will have an increase of approximately 5%.

What this shows us is that the larger the gap between the rating of the droid and the skill level of the droid user, the higher the percentage of resource returns.

Combat Module
The Combat Module has a maximum Combat Ratting of 110 per module and has an absolute maximum Combat Rating of 600 per droid, only available in an Adv R3 Unit. The Combat Rating formulas are pretty straight forward. Don't forget that you must round down all numbers to the lowest whole number, to get the accurate damage out put.

DZ70 & Probot:
Maximum Speed .75 / Maximum To-Hit .41
Combat Rating / 600 * 95 + 95 = Minimum Damage
Combat Rating / 600 * 100 + 100 = Maximum Damage

Astromech droids:
Maximum Speed 1.5 / Maximum To-Hit .41
Combat Rating / 600 * 80 + 80 = Minimum Damage
Combat Rating / 600 * 85 + 85 = Maximum Damage

LE Repair Droids:
Maximum Speed - Need Data
Combat Rating / 600 * 45 + 45 = Minimum Damage
Combat Rating / 600 * 55 + 55 = Maximum Damage

 

The following, put together by Ayno, is an example of how you can determine the To Hit and Attack Speed, based on a droids HAM rating.

• E = the Experimental Effectiveness as a decimal (i.e. 73% = 0.73)
• S = Atatck Speed
• T = To Hit
• H = HAM value

Astromech Droids 

S = 2 - {1 - [(4500 - H)/1125]}/2

T = 0.33 + 0.08*{1 - [(4500 - H)/1125]}

 

DZ70 and Probot

S = 1 - {1 - [(3200 - H)/800]}/4

T = 0.33 + 0.08*{1 - [(3200 - H)/800]}

 

LE Repair Droid

S = 2 - {1 - [(6000 - H)/1500]}/2

T = 0.33 + 0.08*{1 - [(6000 - H)/1500]}

 

Reference Link = http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=droid_engineer&message.id=103502&jump=true

Scout Trap Projectile Module
The Scout Trap Projectile Module has a maximum Trapping rating of 20 and 10 traps per module, with an absolute maximum rating of 120 and 60 traps, in an Adv R3. Like the Creature Harvest Module, the Trapping rating is not a direct bonus and instead is based upon a comparison of the user’s skill and the droid rating.

Part 3 - Stimpack Dispenser Module

The Stimpack Dispenser Module has a theoretical maximum of 100 Stims / 10 Delivery per module and has a linear stack ratio.
The Stimpack Delivery Rating determines the amount of time it takes to issue a stim. The closest equation, to figure out the time between stim usage, that has been suggested is 60 x (1 / Stimpack Delivery Rating) = x seconds, rounded down to the nearest whole number.

Example A Stimpack Delivery Rating of 19 = 3 seconds. 60 x (1/19) = 60 x 0.0526315~ = 3.15789 seconds

Part 4 - ISD Time Formula

The time that an Interplanetary Survey Droid takes to complete its survey is based on this formula 3600 - (27 * Quality) in seconds.

Example: An ISD with a Quality rating of 40 will produce a list of resources in 42 minutes. 3600 - 1080 {27*40} = 2520 / 60 seconds = 42 minutes

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Section 13 - Pricing Suggestions

Droid Pricing, sort of a guide.
by Straker_Atrella

Message Edited by Drashk on 10-27-2004 12:41 AM