Your Drone
The AV-1 “Lumen” is the only hull in the water. Six slots decide how it flies, how far it sees and how much it can carry — every change to any of them shows immediately, both in the water and in the numbers.
01 Six slots, one drone
Every part the AV-1 wears fits one of six slots — lamps, dome, hull, engine, claw and wrap — and every one of them is visible on the model, never a hidden number. Open your Hold with I to see what’s fitted and swap anything you’ve earned; the fit is instant.
Slot map
02 Stock issue versus earned
Every pilot ships out with the same coastal-tier loadout: Standard Floodlamps, a Cast Acrylic Dome, Tideworn Plating, a Standard Impeller and a Utility Claw. Honest gear — the impeller gives a small push to thrust, and the rest mostly just keep you moving and afloat. The real gains come from what you earn.
Six parts are granted the moment you cross a one-time milestone rather than a shop — see The Bay for exactly what triggers each. They aren’t the whole catalogue, though: every slot now carries a real range of gear beyond these six — see The Part Catalogue for the full 31, fifteen of them reachable today between stock, salvage, milestone and siege.
| Slot | Part | Rarity | Effect | Earned by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps | MK-II Floodlamps | Twilight | +80 light radius | Chart the Twilight crystal field |
| Hull | Reinforced Plating | Twilight | +40 cargo capacity | Bank 500 lifetime crystals |
| Engine | Tidal Thrusters | Midnight | +30 speed, +60 thrust | Reach 2,000 m |
| Claw | Salvage Claw | Midnight | +15% yield | Record every catalogued creature |
| Hull | Pressure Carapace | Abyssal | +700 depth rating, +20 cargo capacity | Reach 2,350 m |
| Wrap | Brasshead Wrap | Abyssal | +1 luck · recolors the hull | Reach 2,700 m |
A stock lamp radius of about 190 m plus a fitted pair of MK-II Floodlamps reaches roughly 270 m — the single biggest jump in how much dark water you can actually see, for the entire loadout.
03Skins & wraps
The wrap slot is cosmetic, not a stat slot in spirit even though the one earned wrap today happens to carry a small luck bonus alongside its look. Two liveries exist:
The standard-issue hull every recruit ships out in. No wrap needs to be equipped for this to be what you fly.
A riveted-copper wrap pulled from the old surface fleet — warm in a place that has forgotten warmth. Earned, not bought, by reaching 2,700 m.