Sector Space offers four hard-coded classes — Proprietor (6 fleet slots, Industrial), Infiltrator (2 fleet slots, Ambush DPS), Templar (4 fleet slots, Balanced), and Sentinel (3 fleet slots, Tank) — each tied to fixed slot colors and per-level stat growth. Train Fleet Management and Fleet Engineering to grow your fleet cap and turn a Skiff into a leveled Yacht, Corvette, or Dreadnaught.
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Slot colors are fixed across all ships: red weapon, green shield, yellow armor, dark blue energy, beige drive, purple device, light blue module. Class and skill choices can be reset at a station for credits; undoing a class with an active fleet disbands ships you cannot handle.
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Pick a class to set the role
Proprietor (Industrial/Economy)
6 fleet slots; +1.0% Energy Capacity and Recharge per level, +0.1% Shield Capacity/Regen, +0.1 Shield Resistance, +0.1% Armor Integrity/Repair, +0.1 Armor Resistance, +0.5% Hull Integrity/Repair, +1.0% Cargo Capacity, +0.05 Jump Recharge, +0.2 Jump Distance; +1 Station Slot every 33 levels (max +3), platforms starting with 25% Shields/Armor/Energy, and platforms and stations gaining +50% Shield Capacity/Armor Integrity/Hull Integrity/Energy Capacity/Energy Recharge and +25% Weapon Damage/Fire Rate.
Best for: Economy, stations, and bulk trading
Infiltrator (Ambush DPS)
2 fleet slots; per level +0.5% Energy Capacity/Recharge, +0.5% Shield Capacity/Regen, +1.0% Weapon Damage, +2 Weapon Range, +0.5 Weapon Fire Rate, +0.5% Weapon Accuracy, +0.25% Critical Hit Chance, +1.0% Critical Hit Damage, +0.25 Cloaking Evasion, +0.75 Cloaking Detection; engine speed boost after sustained motion, 100% faster first weapon slot (excluding mining weapons), missile launchers consume only 1 missile per salvo and deal +25% damage, major cloaking-device boost.
Best for: Solo ambush and cloaking
Templar (Balanced)
4 fleet slots; per level +0.33% across most stats, +0.25% Weapon Damage, +0.5 Weapon Range, +0.25 Weapon Fire Rate, +0.1 Armor Soak, +0.1 Shield Soak, engine speed boost, +1 Platform Slot and +1 Station Slot at Level 34, 200% repair and regen burst every 30 seconds, Defensive Overclocks recharge 5 seconds faster, mining beams deal 100% more damage against ships, stations, and platforms.
Best for: Jack-of-all-trades with mining bonus
Sentinel (Tank)
3 fleet slots; per level +1.0% Shield Capacity/Regen, +0.8 Shield Resistance, +1.0% Armor Integrity/Repair, +0.8 Armor Resistance, +1.0% Hull Integrity/Repair, +0.2 Armor Soak, +0.2 Shield Soak; +1 Platform Slot every 33 levels, Shield/Armor/Hull Transfer Devices use 50% less energy, Plasma Weapons deal +50% damage at -33.3% range on ships, platforms start with 30% Shields/Armor/Energy, 200% regen burst every 30 seconds, Defensive Overclocks recharge 5 seconds faster.
Best for: Tanking and shield-heavy builds
Read the slot colors on every ship
- Starter Skiff
- 2 equipment slots
- Late-game Dreadnaught
- 8 weapon slots alone
- Yacht reward (level 5)
- 1 weapon + 1 shield + 1 armor + 1 energy + 0 drive + 0 device + 1 module
Modules, devices, and station upgrades
Devices serve specialized roles (transfers for shields/armor/hull, speed buffs, drone health buffs, cloaking devices, cargo extenders). Modules cover everything from combat upgrades (rate of fire, weapon damage, weapon range, crit chance, crit damage, shield/armor regen, shield/armor resistance), through refineries and production modules (Factories, Auto Miners), to capacitor banks, ammo printers, and reactor modules. Stations have their own unique Station Upgrade slot containing items such as Station Offense Upgrade, Defense Upgrade, Fabrication Bay, Disassembler (formerly Recycling Bay), and Dry Dock.
To swap or replace equipment, double-click an item in cargo to auto-slot it where possible; otherwise drag and drop. The Green Up Arrow installs all available gear into empty slots while the Red Down Arrow strips a ship of all equipment at once.
Build and fit the fleet
To build a fleet, double-click a ship in an accessible inventory (choose to swap or add) or open the Tab-key Character menu's Fleet Management tab and drag ships into slots. Each deployed ship comes empty and must be re-fitted. Drones and Stations are limited by a per-system local cap; you can leave the area, redeploy in another region, and drones will stay until picked up or destroyed. Some NPC platforms can be picked up with the Scoop Items action.
Ships scale in slot count and quality through the level rewards. Skiffs are the starter hull, Yachts are the first upgrade, and Dreadnaught-class hulls are the late-game combat backbone.
Train the right secondary skills
| Skill | Effect | Best for |
|---|---|---|
Fleet Management | +5 Fleet Points and +0.25% fleet Energy Recharge and Armor per level on purchase. | Fleet growth and sustain |
Fleet Engineering | +1 Fleet Slot and +0.25% fleet Damage and Shields per level on purchase. | Bigger, harder-hitting fleet |
Negotiation | +0.4% sell price difference per level, +25% cargo space on purchase, +1 Target Scanner Power tier against ships/stations/platforms at 10+. | Trading pair with Commerce; ceiling near 89.5% |
Commerce | +0.5% cargo space per level, +30% flat sell price difference bonus on purchase. | Pairs with Proprietor |
Pilot Evasion | +0.5 Cloaking Evasion per level, +15% energy recharge on purchase. | Cloak-heavy builds |
Critical Analysis | +0.5% crit damage per level, +25% weapon damage on purchase. | Crit-focused weapons |
Damage Enhancement | +0.5% weapon damage per level, +25% crit damage on purchase. | Raw damage with crit synergy |
Weapon Overclocking | +0.25% ROF per level, +50 weapon range on purchase. | Rate-of-fire stacking |
Thermodynamic Mastery | +0.5 Cloaking Detection per level, -25% passive equipment energy consumption on purchase. | Energy-hungry ships |
Platform Specialist | +1% all platform stats per level, -1 Fleet Slot, +100 weapon range, +50% fire rate. | Platform play, stacks with Proprietor |
Other notable skills
Other notable skills: Shield Boosting (+0.5% shield capacity/level, +25% shield regen on purchase), Armor Hardening (+0.5% armor integrity/level, +25% armor repair on purchase), Hull Reinforcement (+0.5% hull integrity/level, +25% hull repair on purchase), the four weapon specializations (Laser, Gauss, Plasma, Disruptor; each +0.5% damage per level with a flat bonus on purchase), Missile Specialization (+0.5% missile damage/level, 50% chance to not consume missiles on purchase), Missile Gunner (+0.5% missile range/level, +1 missile slot immediately and +1 every 10 levels up to +6), Fighter Commander (+0.5% fighter range/level, fighters fire +33.3% faster), and Fighter Specialist (+0.5% fighter damage/level, -1 Fleet Slot, +1 fighter slot immediately then +1 every 10 levels up to +6).