Engines are propulsion systems that make the ships in the game move. Speed of a ship is determined largely by the sum of the speed ratings of the engines placed on the ship.
Engines Types[]
The list below gives the types of engines available. Higher efficiency is better.
Dread Lords[]
| Engine Name | Tech | Speed | Size Equation | Size (Speed/Space) | Cost (Speed/BC) | ||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | |||||
| HyperDrive | HyperDrive | 1 | 6 + 10% | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 9 (0.11) | 11 (0.09) | 14 (0.07) | 5 (0.2) |
| HyperDrive Plus | New Propulsion Techniques | 1 | 5 + 10% | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 10 (0.1) | 13 (0.08) | 6 (0.17) |
| Ion Drive | Ion Drive | 1 | 4 + 9% | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.17) | 7 (0.14) | 8 (0.13) | 11 (0.09) | 7 (0.14) |
| Impulse Drive | Impulse Drive | 2 | 7 + 8% | 8 (0.25) | 9 (0.22) | 10 (0.2) | 11 (0.18) | 13 (0.15) | 8 (0.25) |
| Impulse Drive Mark II | Impulse Drive Mark II | 2 | 5 + 7% | 6 (0.33) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 8 (0.25) | 10 (0.2) | 9 (0.22) |
| Impulse Drive Mark III | Impulse Drive Mark III | 2 | 4 + 6% | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.33) | 7 (0.29) | 8 (0.25) | 12 (0.17) |
| Warp Drive | Warp Drive | 3 | 6 + 6% | 6 (0.5) | 7 (0.43) | 8 (0.38) | 9 (0.33) | 10 (0.3) | 15 (0.2) |
| Warp Drive Mk. II | Warp Drive II | 3 | 5 + 6% | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 7 (0.43) | 8 (0.38) | 9 (0.33) | 17 (0.18) |
| Warp Drive Mk. III | Warp Drive III | 3 | 4 + 6% | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 7 (0.43) | 8 (0.38) | 18 (0.17) |
| Warp Drive Mk. IV | Warp Drive IV | 3 | 3 + 6% | 3 (1) | 4 (0.75) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.5) | 7 (0.43) | 18 (0.17) |
| Warp Drive Mk. V | Warp Drive V | 4 | 4 + 6% | 4 (1) | 5 (0.8) | 6 (0.67) | 7 (0.57) | 8 (0.5) | 10 (0.4) |
| Hyper Warp Drive | HyperWarp | 4 | 3 + 5% | 3 (1.33) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (0.8) | 7 (0.57) | 10 (0.4) |
| Hyper Warp Drive Mk. II | HyperWarp II | 5 | 4 + 5% | 4 (1.25) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (0.83) | 8 (0.63) | 10 (0.5) |
| Hyper Warp Drive Mk. III | HyperWarp III | 6 | 5 + 5% | 5 (1.2) | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (0.86) | 9 (0.67) | 10 (0.6) |
Dark Avatar[]
| Engine Name | Tech | Speed | Size Equation | Size (Speed/Space) | Cost (Speed/BC) | |||||
| Tiny | Small | Medium | Cargo | Large | Huge | |||||
| HyperDrive | HyperDrive | 1 | 9 + 20% | 12 (0.083) | 13 (0.077) | 18 (0.056) | 21 (0.048) | 25 (0.04) | 39 (0.026) | 30 (0.033) |
| HyperDrive Plus | New Propulsion Techniques | 1 | 8 + 17% | 10 (0.1) | 12 (0.083) | 16 (0.063) | 18 (0.056) | 21 (0.048) | 33 (0.03) | 30 (0.033) |
| Ion Drive | Ion Drive | 1 | 6 + 14% | 8 (0.125) | 9 (0.111) | 12 (0.083) | 14 (0.071) | 17 (0.059) | 27 (0.037) | 20 (0.05) |
| Impulse Drive | Impulse Drive | 2 | 10 + 24% | 13 (0.154) | 15 (0.133) | 21 (0.095) | 24 (0.083) | 29 (0.069) | 46 (0.043) | 50 (0.04) |
| Impulse Drive Mark II | Impulse Drive Mark II | 2 | 8 + 22% | 11 (0.182) | 13 (0.154) | 18 (0.111) | 21 (0.095) | 25 (0.08) | 41 (0.049) | 50 (0.04) |
| Impulse Drive Mark III | Impulse Drive Mark III | 2 | 6 + 18% | 8 (0.25) | 10 (0.2) | 14 (0.143) | 16 (0.125) | 20 (0.1) | 33 (0.061) | 50 (0.04) |
| Warp Drive | Warp Drive | 3 | 9 + 24% | 12 (0.25) | 14 (0.214) | 20 (0.15) | 23 (0.13) | 28 (0.107) | 45 (0.067) | 80 (0.038) |
| Warp Drive Mk. II | Warp Drive II | 3 | 7 + 22% | 10 (0.3) | 12 (0.25) | 17 (0.176) | 20 (0.15) | 24 (0.125) | 40 (0.075) | 80 (0.038) |
| Warp Drive Mk. III | Warp Drive III | 3 | 6 + 20% | 9 (0.333) | 10 (0.3) | 15 (0.2) | 18 (0.167) | 22 (0.136) | 36 (0.083) | 80 (0.038) |
| Warp Drive Mk. IV | Warp Drive IV | 3 | 5 + 18% | 7 (0.429) | 9 (0.333) | 13 (0.231) | 15 (0.2) | 19 (0.158) | 32 (0.094) | 80 (0.038) |
| Warp Drive Mk. V | Warp Drive V | 4 | 8 + 23% | 11 (0.364) | 13 (0.308) | 19 (0.211) | 21 (0.19) | 26 (0.154) | 42 (0.095) | 100 (0.04) |
| Hyper Warp Drive | HyperWarp | 4 | 6 + 20% | 9 (0.444) | 10 (0.4) | 15 (0.267) | 18 (0.222) | 22 (0.182) | 36 (0.111) | 100 (0.04) |
| Hyper Warp Drive Mk. II | HyperWarp II | 4 | 5 + 16% | 7 (0.571) | 8 (0.5) | 12 (0.333) | 14 (0.286) | 17 (0.235) | 29 (0.138) | 120 (0.033) |
| Hyper Warp Drive Mk. III | HyperWarp III | 5 | 5 + 18% | 7 (0.714) | 9 (0.556) | 13 (0.385) | 15 (0.333) | 19 (0.263) | 32 (0.156) | 140 (0.036) |