Wanderer Engines

**Wanderer Radiant Engines** are used by the Wanderers, and can be unlocked along with the rest of their initial outfit set by completing a short series of missions. Radiant engines feature integrated cooling, and are quite efficient among engines.

Radiant engines are relatively weak compared to something like Korath Engines (for example the Thruster (Asteroid Class)), but are far more energy and heat efficient. In a sense, Wanderer engines are the ion engines of Tier 2, while Korath engines are plasma engines, although the differences in force and efficiency are more extreme.

Radiant engines work well on Wanderer Ships, which are relatively light, but not so much on Korath Ships, which are colossal and heavy. To use the latter with reasonable maneuverability would require Korath engines, unless you're willing to move at the speed of a bulk freighter. This suggests that Wanderer ships are intended (gameplay-wise) to supersede the Korath automata.

Type 1 Radiant Thruster

"This is the tiniest Wanderer engine. Like all their engines, it works in part by radiating excess heat, and as a result it doubles as a cooler for your ship."

Cost
135,000

Mass
12

Thrust
23,760

Thrusting Energy
30

Thrusting Heat
54

Cooling
90

Mass Efficiency (Thrusting)
1980

Energy Efficiency (Thrusting)
792

Heat Efficiency (Thrusting)
440

Type 1 Radiant Steering

"This tiny steering system is used by the Wanderers to power their unpiloted mining and surveying drones."

Cost
115,000

Mass
9

Turn
10,368

Turning Energy
18

Turning Heat
36

Cooling
60

Mass Efficiency (Turning)
1152

Energy Efficiency (Turning)
576

Heat Efficiency (Turning)
288

Type 2 Radiant Thruster

"Wanderer engines work by transferring excess heat from the ship into the exhaust plasma. When not providing thrust, the engines still serve as a cooling system."

Cost
390,000

Mass
27

Thrust
63,360

Thrusting Energy
84

Thrusting Heat
150

Cooling
216

Mass Efficiency (Thrusting)
2346.67

Energy Efficiency (Thrusting)
754.29

Heat Efficiency (Thrusting)
422.4

Type 2 Radiant Steering

"This small Wanderer steering system vents excess heat from your ship even when it is not in use, allowing it to double as a cooling system."

Cost
325,000

Mass
20

Turn
27,240

Turning Energy
42

Turning Heat
90

Cooling
126

Mass Efficiency (Turning)
1362

Energy Efficiency (Turning)
648.57

Heat Efficiency (Turning)
302.67

Type 3 Radiant Thruster

"Most engines this size generate a considerable amount of heat, but the Wanderers have developed a way of using the engine itself to vent extra heat from a ship, generating extra propulsive force in the process."

Cost
750,000

Mass
42

Thrust
113,400

Thrusting Energy
138

Thrusting Heat
264

Cooling
390

Mass Efficiency (Thrusting)
2700

Energy Efficiency (Thrusting)
821.74

Heat Efficiency (Thrusting)
429.55

Type 3 Radiant Steering

"This steering system is used by the Wanderers in their mid-sized ships. In addition to turning your ship, it is able to vent a considerable amount of heat."

Cost
590,000

Mass
30

Turn
47,160

Turning Energy
72

Turning Heat
156

Cooling
234

Mass Efficiency (Turning)
1572

Energy Efficiency (Turning)
655

Heat Efficiency (Turning)
302.31

Type 4 Radiant Thruster

"This is the largest engine that the Wanderers have developed. Its incredibly efficient design allows it to cool your ship even while it is firing."

Cost
1.370M

Mass
65

Thrust
198,720

Thrusting Energy
222

Thrusting Heat
456

Cooling
702

Mass Efficiency (Thrusting)
3057.23

Energy Efficiency (Thrusting)
895.14

Heat Efficiency (Thrusting)
435.79

Type 4 Radiant Steering

"This is the largest steering system that the Wanderers sell."

Cost
1.100M

Mass
47

Turn
83,754

Turning Energy
120

Turning Heat
270

Cooling
402

Mass Efficiency (Turning)
1782

Energy Efficiency (Turning)
697.95

Heat Efficiency (Turning)
310.2