Earth and Beyond Player Guide

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Skills

Many skills will become available to players only as they reach certain levels. Many skills also have additional capabilities and effects as players increase in levels.

Passive and Active Skills
Most skills are passive, which means you don't have to do anything to activate them. For example, Beam Weapon is a passive skill, which is automatically taken into account anytime you use a beam weapon. However, Hacking is an active skill, which means you must manually click the Hack button in order to use it.

Active skills are marked with an asterisk (*). If a skill is not marked with an asterisk, then it is passive. Note that some skills have a power-up delay, and they can be interrupted if you take damage during the power-up sequence.

Skills that have new abilities at higher levels also have additional icons on your Skills list. These icons will be "greyed out" until you acquire those skills, but you can see their details by hovering your mouse over the icons. When these skills are attained, you can drag the icon onto your shortcut bar.

Skills Available to All Players

Beam Weapon
The Beam Weapon skill allows utilization of higher tech level beam weapons and improves the player's accuracy when utilizing them. A player's Beam Weapon skill level must be at or above the level of a particular Beam Weapon in order for it to be equipped.

Engine Tech
The Engine Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level engines. A player's Engine Tech skill level must be at or above the level of a particular Engine in order for it to be equipped.

Shield Tech
The Shield Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level shield devices. Equipping a shield device requires that the character have a shield tech skill of equal or greater level.

Reactor Tech
The Reactor Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level reactors. Equipping a reactor requires that the character have a reactor tech skill of equal or greater level.

Device Tech
The Device Tech skill allows utilization of higher tech level systems. This does not include drone control systems, which will not be implemented in the external test. Equipping a system requires that the character have a System Tech skill of equal or greater level.

A special note about Lore Skills
Terran characters are unique in that they can use, analyze, and manufacture items (of the appropriate level) from the Progen and Jenquai races. Likewise, Progen and Jenquai characters can always use, analyze, and manufacture Terran items of the appropriate level.