Droid Engineers build and provide Droids and other useful items to other players in SWG. Droid types include Combat, Utility, Bounty Hunter Droids and Astromech Droids/Flight Computers. Useful items include Reverse Engineering PowerUps, Crafters Knives and even a Vehicle!
The trick to Droid Engineer is managing a large subset of components used for each droid. A high quality combat droid, for example, may use 30 separate sub-components so get your factories ready! Luckily, resource quality doesn't matter for a vast majority of the components. Be sure to also master Artisan or find a good friend to provide you the electronics components you'll need.
Skill Tree
All experience in Droid Engineer is Droid Crafting Experience except Novice Droid Engineer requires General Crafting Experience.
Novice Droid Engineer (4xxx Artisan and then 28,800 general crafting xp to Novice Droid Engineer)
Novice Droid Engineer requires Engineering IV from the Artisan skill tree.
Grinding path:
Deed for MSE Droid - 53 Metal, 15 Chemical
Train Intermediate Droid Blueprints (xxx1) at 48,000 Droid Crafting XP
Component: Manipulator Arm Package Set - 65 Metal, 18 Ferrous Metal, 60 Extrusive Ore
Train Advanced Droid Blueprints (xxx2) at 67,200 Droid Crafting XP
Component: Advanced Droid Frame Unit - 150 Steel, 70 Fiberplast
Continue to Master Droid Engineer
In sum, buy (or harvest) a pile of cheap Steel, Fiberplast and Extrusive Ore. That’s all you need!
Tips
See the Crafting page for a crafting macro
Get an Entertainer buff for an extra 15% xp
Utilize practice mode for +5% xp
Key Resources
Experimentation
Almost all of the experimentation where it matters will utilize Effectiveness and a combination of Overall Quality and Conductivity.
Effectiveness - OQ/CD
Interplanetary Survey Droids - OQ/SR/UT
Where it Matters
Currently, resource quality, experimentation and assembly only matter in a select number of items Droid Engineers make. The final chassis does not even make a difference while experimenting - only the modules below.
(Special thanks to Wharfdale for providing this list)
Combat Module - Max potential is 110
Item Storage Modules - Max potential is 11+ (Can have a maximum of 3 in one droid providing 30 total item storage)
Armor Level 6 - Max potential is 11+
Data Modules - Max potential is 11+
Auto Repair - Max potential is 25
Medical Module Level 6 - Max potential is 110
Creature Harvest Module - Max potential is 20 (can have 6 total in an R3, Adv for a total of 120)
ISD's - Experiment on both use count as well as effectiveness to reduce report time
HOW IT WORKS
Modules
Droid modules are the base of every droid. Each module adds a function to the droid you are crafting.
There are three classes of modules - Combat, General, and Defensive. Almost all modules are General except Droid Combat, Detonation (rarely used), and Droid Armor (Defense).
Note: 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 one level higher, due to the high module rating.
Types:
MODULE TYPE
MODULE CLASS
LEVELS
DESCRIPTION
Droid Medical Module
General
1-6
Allows Doctors to primarily heal wounds much faster
Module - Crafting Station
General
5 Types
A private crafting station on wheels
Module - Creature Harvest
General
1
Droid will automatically harvest creature resource
Module - Droid Armor
Defensive
1-6
Adds General Protection to the droid
Module - Droid Combat
Combat
1
Adds combat damage to the droid
Module - Droid Data
General
1-6
Adds data pad storage as well as Pilot Astromech certification to the droid
Module - Droid Item Storage
General
1-6
Adds item storage to the droid
Module - Effect
General
6 types
Adds Entertainer effects to the droid
Module - Merchant Barker
General
1
Allows a Merchant to program a text field to repeat while logged in
Module - Thyferran Buff Enhancement ***
General
1
Allows Doctors to buff for a much longer duration
Module - Hand Sample
General
1
Gives bonus to hand sampling resources
Module - Detonation
Combat
1-5
Rarely used droid combat function
Module - Auto-Repair
General
1
Enables the droid to repair other droids in the area
Socket Clusters
Socket Clusters are groupings of 3 modules. For example, a Combat and General Module Socket Cluster could have 1 Droid Combat module, a Creature Harvest module, and a Droid Storage module.
Socket Cluster - Combat Modules Only
Socket Cluster - Combat and General Modules
Socket Cluster - General Modules Only
Droid Types
Certain droids are better suited for certain functions due to the amount and type of modules available.
DROID DESIGN
Combat Droids
Combat Level
Combat Level (CL) is a function of the sum module Combat Rating and the Armor Level. For every 10 Combat Rating the droid gets 1 Combat Level. For every Armor Level the droid gains 5 Combat Levels.
Example:
(Combat Rating/10) + (Armor Level x 5) =Combat Level
Armor Cap is +12 so only 2x Droid Armor 3's are required
Module - Droid Armor 4
7
9
Module - Droid Armor 5
9
11
Module - Droid Armor 6
11
13
Cap is Damage 173-460 and 6250 General Protection
4 Socket Clusters of 110 Droid Combat modules (12x for 1,320 total combat rating)
Droid Armor goes in the Defensive Module Harness slot
Only a Droid Armor 3 is required to hit the cap of +12 (2x Armor 6 Ratings)
Can be done with a Super Battle Droid, Guardian Mark II Droid, or CWW8 Droid
A player can only use a combat droid that is no greater than 5 CL of their own
Super Battle Droid Example:
Medical Droids
Medical droids help Doctors heal wounds much faster and will also want the Thyferron Buff Module to extend buff durations. The cap for medical bonus is +110 and each module rating is x10 (i.e. module rating of 11 is equal to +110).
Cap for a Medical Capability Rating is +11, which translates to +110
A capped Level 5 Droid Medical Module will get to +11 or else a basic Level 6 Droid Medical Module
Add a Module - Thyferran Buff Enhancement module to allow extended duration buffs.
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DROID CAP
Level 1 Droid Medical
1
3
Level 2 Droid Medical
3
5
Level 3 Droid Medical
5
7
Level 4 Droid Medical
7
9
Level 5 Droid Medical
9
11
Cap 11 (+110)
Level 6 Droid Medical
11
13
Thyferron Buff Module
-
-
Example medical droid:
Entertainer Droids
To fit all of the Entertainer effect modules into a single droid, you will need a R3 Advanced droid filled with socket clusters. Note that quality of the modules does not matter.
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DROID CAP
Effect - Avian
-
-
Effect - Confetti
-
-
Effect - Dancing Jawa
-
-
Effect - Electric Fog
-
-
Effect - Foam
-
-
Effect - Mind Bloom
-
-
Music Playback - requires a Dual Wave Synthesizer crafted by Novice Musician
Effects (video order): Foam, Electric Fog, Confetti, Mind Bloom, Dancing Jawas, Avian
Merchant Droids
Merchant Barker
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DROID CAP
Module - Merchant Barker
-
-
Item Storage Droids
Storage droids can have up to +30 storage in them.
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DROID CAP
Module - Droid Item Storage 1
1
3
Module - Droid Item Storage 2
3
5
Module - Droid Item Storage 3
5
7
Module - Droid Item Storage 4
7
9
Module - Droid Item Storage 5
9
11
Item Storage Cap is +30 (3x10)
Module - Droid Item Storage 6
11
13
A mid-quality Module - Droid Item Storage 5 module will get to +10 Storage Module Rating and then combine 3x of those to max out at 30/30 storage
Example storage droid:
Crafting Station Droids
In order to fill all 5 of the crafting stations, you will need a R2 ADV, R3 ADV, or Advanced Probot.
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DROID CAP
Module - Crafting Station - Clothing
-
-
Module - Crafting Station - Food
-
-
Module - Crafting Station - Ship
-
-
Module - Crafting Station - Structures
-
-
Module - Crafting Station - Weapons
-
-
Example crafting droid:
Creature Harvest Droids
Harvesting Module, when programmed, will automatically harvest hide, bone or meat for the player when killing creatures.
Can be combined with Combat functionality as well.
A single Module - Creature Harvest can get to +20 Harvest Bonus capped and two combined socket clusters full will cap at +120 Harvest Bonus
Note that the only droid that can handle 6 general modules is an Advanced R3 model droid
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DROID CAP
Module - Creature Harvest
1
20
Harvest Bonus Cap is +120 (6x 20)
Structure Maintenance Droid
Droids can be programmed to pay maintenance on the owner’s structures from any location. These are rarely used as most maintenance is deducted from your bank account automatically and harvesters still require manually visiting due to power requirements.
Interplanetary Survey Droids (ISD's)
These droids can be utilized to take surveys from various planets for which resources are currently in spawn. Send the droid along with a crafted survey tool (i.e. Mineral Survey Device) and it will report back with an email of the name of the resources there.
Crafting will require Master Artisan for the electronics components.
Experimentation:
Utilize Count for higher number of uses
Quality to lower the reporting duration
Bounty Hunter Droids
Arakyd Probe Droid
When a bounty hunter accepts a mission, they must be at least 500+m away from a city to launch an Arakyd Probe Droid. The probe droid will arrive in about 20-30 seconds and come to the player. After interacting with the droid, the droid will provide what planet the mark is currently on (and an approximate location on that planet) in about 2 min.
Seeker Droid
Upon arriving on the planet where the mark is located, the bounty hunter launches a Seeker Droid to track the exact location of the mark. The seeker must be launches outdoors and takes a minute or two to lock into the mark’s exact location.
Example Bounty Hunter Droids
Flight Computers and Astromech Droids
Flight computers & astromechs are used by space pilots to program droid commands into. Astromechs are primarily used by Rebel Pilots while flight computers are used by most other ships.
Only 1x data module is required for a astromech droid so you can use a wide variety of droid options.
MODULES
MIN
MAX
DATAPAD SLOTS
PILOT CERTIFICATION
Module - Droid Data 1
1
3
20
Pilot Cert 1
Module - Droid Data 2
3
5
40
Pilot Cert 2
Module - Droid Data 3
5
7
70
Pilot Cert 3
Module - Droid Data 4
7
9
110
Pilot Cert 4
Module - Droid Data 5
9
11
125
Pilot Cert 5
Module - Droid Data 6
11
13
150
Pilot Cert 6
Note that quality does not matter
MODULES
PILOT CERTIFICATION
v1 Flight Computer
Pilot Cert 1
v2 Flight Computer
Pilot Cert 2
v3 Flight Computer
Pilot Cert 3
v4 Flight Computer
Pilot Cert 4
v5 Flight Computer
Pilot Cert 5
v6 Flight Computer
Pilot Cert 6
Bio-Engineer Components
Droid Engineer also contributes to Bio-Engineer by creating equipment and consumables for making pets. Quality matters in every step of the process to get to the highest Purity or Mutagen rating (3.0).
Bio-Engineer products:
Vehicle (Mustafarian Panning Droid)
Droid Engineers can build the Mustifarian Panning Droid which allows the player to ride on the droid’s head.. This vehicle is helpful in Mustafar as it resists lava damage
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
Crafting Suit
Experimentation SEAs are recommended, but not required, for the few items that do need experimentation such as combat modules. Assembly is optional.
Master Artisan
A vast majority of droids will need some sort of electronics component from a Master Artisan. For this reason pairing your Droid Engineer with Master Artisan is highly recommended.
SPECIAL SCHEMATICS
Droid Head (looted, Novice) - fits 20 items inside
Droid Body (looted, Novice) - fits 50 items inside
Dancing Droid (collection, Unknown Astromech)
Waypoints for Unknown Astromech Collection
/way Tatooine -6248 -5950 Damaged Droid 1/10 (inside the Valarian bunker, near of Jabba's Palace);
/way Corellia 1773 4668 Manipulator Arm 2/10 (nearest Starport Daoba Guerfel);
/way Naboo 6669 7185 Droid Motivator 3/10 (nearest Starport Kaadara);
/way Lok -3890 -4496 Droid Sensor Suite 4/10 (nearest Shuttleport -DTR- Outpost);
/way Dantooine -4197 -2426 Droid Module Package 5/10 (Imperial Outpost);
/way Dathomir -115 -1594 Droid Playback Module 6/10 (Science Outpost);
/way Rori 774 -2087 Astromech Head 7/10 (Poacher vs. Creature Battle);
/way Yavin4 -230 4815 Astromech Torso 8/10 (Mining Outpost);
/way Endor 3166 -3498 Droid Adv Redundant Power Supply 9/10 (Research Outpost);
/way Talus 4847 -4717 Droid Personality Chip 10/10 (New Hope city near Dearic Starport);
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