| Weapon | cost | energy use | firing rate | damages | # per pack |
| laser cannon | 2200 | low | fast | shields and hull | 1 |
| plasma cannon | 5700 | medium | slow | shields and cpu | 1 |
| laser turret | 12,000 | lowest | fastest | shields and hull | 1 |
| pulse laser | 13,000 | highest | fast | shield and weapons | 1 |
| sprat missile | 3400 | none | fast | shield and hull | 10 |
| swarm missile | 5000 | none | medium | shield and hull | 10 |
| fireburst | 9000 | none | medium | shield and engine | 10 |
| underkill | 5400 | none | medium | shield and cpu | 5 |
| leach | 5 to 6 K | none | slow | power supply | 10 |
| groundbase | 8000 | none | medium | forces collision | 5 |
| devestator | 10,000 | none | slow | instant kill | 1 |
The second way is to modify your software to your best configuration.
| upgrade | price | number of upgrades |
| autopilot | 750 | 1 |
| flight | 450 | 3 |
| power | 450 | 3 |
| shield | 650 | 3 |
| navigation | 400 | 1 |
| radar | 680 | 3 |
| target | 550 | 3 |
| infrared | 1020 | 1 |
The third way is to upgrade your engines, and cells.
| item | cost | charge rate | discharge rate |
| cell 1 | 1500 | slow | fast |
| cell 2 | 2000 | medium | slow |
| cell 3 | 3000 | fast | slow |
| cell 4 | 4000 | fast | fast |
As you can see, Cell 3 is the best cell for most any occasion. Whether it's running to make a sale, or finishing off an opponent, or running for your life.