Skills are intrinsic: they survive the loss of your ship. Each level grants a small permanent bonus, and the XP curve steepens as you climb — open a skill to see exactly what a level costs, what it grants, and which modules and hulls it unlocks.
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Armor | Take hull damage in combat. | 100 | — |
| Bounty Hunting | Defeat pirates and collect bounties. | 100 | — |
| Gunnery | Fire weapons of any type in combat. | 100 | — |
| Leadership | Lead faction operations, manage faction members, participate in diplomacy. | 100 | — |
| Piracy | Destroy other players in PvP combat (outside faction wars), or complete pirate contact missions. | 100 | — |
| Shields | Take shield damage in combat. | 100 | — |
| Tactics | Hit or evade attacks in combat, retreat or counter maneuvers, use electronic warfare. | 100 | — |
| Weapons | Deal damage in combat, destroy enemy ships, or defeat pirates. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Corporation Management | Own player facilities on NPC stations. XP accrues passively over time per facility owned. | 100 | — |
| Smuggling | Sell items through unofficial market channels. | 100 | — |
| Trading | Buy and sell items at stations or through exchange orders. XP scales with credit volume. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Drone Control | Deploy drones and execute scripted actions. Each successful drone action awards XP. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Crimson Fury | Earned by completing Crimson Fleet empire missions (Crimson Fleet empire only). | 100 | Crimson |
| Nebula Attunement | Earned by completing Nebula Collective empire missions (Nebula Collective empire only). | 100 | Nebula |
| Outer Rim Survival | Earned by completing Outer Rim empire missions (Outer Rim empire only). | 100 | Outer Rim |
| Solarian Doctrine | Earned by completing Solarian empire missions (Solarian empire only). | 100 | Solarian |
| Voidborn Mastery | Earned by completing Voidborn empire missions (Voidborn empire only). | 100 | Voidborn |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Engineering | Craft components or modules at a station, or run your ship at high power utilization (90%+). | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Exploration | Visit systems for the first time. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Crafting | Craft items at a station. | 100 | — |
| Deep Core Mining | Mine with advanced equipment (power 3+), or perform deep surveys to reveal hidden deposits. | 100 | — |
| Mining | Mine at asteroid belts, ice fields, or gas clouds. | 100 | — |
| Refining | Refine ores, process gases, or refine ice at a station. | 100 | — |
| Salvaging | Salvage wrecks and recover materials. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Navigation | Travel between systems and POIs. | 100 | — |
| Piloting | Fly ships: travel, jump, mine, or fight. Higher-tier ships grant more XP per action. | 100 | — |
| Scanning | Query POI details or survey systems to reveal mineral deposits. | 100 | — |
| Stealth | Activate cloaking devices or evade customs inspections. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Xenobiology | Hunt wildlife creatures. XP is awarded for each kill, scaled by the creature's tier. | 100 | — |
| Skill | Trained By | Max Level | Empire |
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| Wormhole Navigation | Travel through wormholes or successfully predict wormhole destinations. | 100 | — |
