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The Grav Drive, formally known as the Graviton Loop Array,[1] is a module that allows ships to make faster-than-light jumps from one place to another, and also provides ships with artificial gravity. Grav Drives come with different specifications and can be swapped out in Ship Customization.

Overview[]

The Grav Drive was invented in 2138 by Dr. Victor Aiza, an astronaut who discovered the first known Artifact on Mars and used it as the basis for the device. Unfortunately, extensive testing and usage of early, flawed Grav Drive models on Luna over the following decade resulted in the irreversible destabilization of Earth's magnetosphere, and in 2203 the magnetosphere collapsed completely and rendered humanity's homeworld uninhabitable. Although Earth was lost, the perfected iteration of the Grav Drive allowed humanity to expand beyond Sol and develop the Settled Systems. The technology is now mass-produced by multiple manufacturers and widely available.

A Grav Drive's maximum jump range in light-years is indicated by its "Grav Jump Thrust" value, which is a measure of the Grav Drive's maximum potential power and is affected by the mass of the ship on which it is installed. A ship with too much mass may exhibit a lower jump range than its Grav Drive's specified Grav Jump Thrust. In addition, no Grav Drive in existence as of 2330 is capable of jumping a distance that exceeds 30 light-years. Some Grav Drives have Grav Jump Thrust values greater than 30, but the practical advantage of these is their increased mass tolerances, which allow high-mass ships to retain high jump ranges.

Once activated, a Grav Drive requires a brief preparation period before the jump will occur. This countdown can be reduced by allocating more power to the Grav Drive. Ships remain vulnerable to attacks during the countdown.

Since Grav Drives also provide ships with artificial gravity, disabling a Grav Drive will cause its ship's interior to revert to zero gravity.

Lore-wise, Grav Drives use Helium-3 as a jump fuel.

Models[]

Name Manufacturer Location(s) Base Value Class Stats
Apollo GV100 Grav Drive DeepCore C level req: 48
Apollo GV200 Grav Drive DeepCore C level req: 57
Apollo GV300 Grav Drive DeepCore C level req: 66
Aurora 11G Grav Drive DeepCore B level req: 25
Aurora 12G Grav Drive DeepCore B level req: 33

Max Power: 10 Grav Jump Thrust: 30 Grav Drive Health: 131 Hull: 5 Mass: 65

Aurora 13G Grav Drive DeepCore B level req: 40
Helios 100 Grav Drive Deep Core Akila City

Cydonia Deimos Staryard Gagarin Landing HopeTown Neon New Atlantis New Homestead Paradiso Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard The Den The Eleos Retreat

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 16 Grav Drive Health: 52 Hull: 5 Mass: 26

Helios 200 Grav Drive Deep Core Akila City

Cydonia Deimos Staryard Gagarin Landing HopeTown Neon New Atlantis New Homestead Paradiso Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard The Den The Eleos Retreat

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 19 Grav Drive Health: 57 Hull: 5 Mass: 28

Helios 300 Grav Drive Deep Core Akila City

Cydonia Deimos Staryard Gagarin Landing HopeTown Neon New Atlantis New Homestead Paradiso Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard The Den The Eleos Retreat

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 23 Grav Drive Health: 68 Hull: 5 Mass: 34

Helios 400 Grav Drive DeepCore A level req: 27
J-50 Gamma Grav Drive Reladyne C level req: 49
J-51 Gamma Grav Drive Reladyne C level req: 58
J-52 Gamma Grav Drive Reladyne C level req: 67
NG150 Grav Drive Nova Galactic Cydonia

Gagarin Landing New Atlantis New Homestead The Den

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 12 Grav Drive Health: 47 Hull: 5 Mass: 23

NG160 Grav Drive Nova Galactic Cydonia

Gagarin Landing New Atlantis New Homestead The Den

A Max Power: 8

Grav Jump Thrust: 13 Grav Drive Health: 52 Hull: 5 Mass: 26

NG170 Grav Drive Nova Galactic Cydonia

Gagarin Landing New Atlantis New Homestead The Den

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 14 Grav Drive Health: 61 Hull: 5 Mass: 30

NG200 Grav Drive Nova Galactic Cydonia

Gagarin Landing New Atlantis New Homestead The Den

B Max Power: 10

Grav Jump Thrust: 18 Grav Drive Health: 76 Hull: 5 Mass: 38

NG210 Grav Drive Nova B level req: 30
NG220 Grav Drive Nova B level req: 37
NG300 Grav Drive Nova Galactic Cydonia

Gagarin Landing New Atlantis New Homestead The Den

C Requires Starship Design (Rank 1)

Max Power: 11 Grav Jump Thrust: 27 Grav Drive Health: 147 Hull: 5 Mass: 85

NG320 Grav Drive Nova C level req: 52
NG340 Grav Drive Nova C level req: 58
R-1000 Alpha Grav Drive Reladyne Akila City

Cydonia Deimos Staryard Gagarin Landing HopeTown Neon New Atlantis New Homestead Paradiso Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard The Den The Eleos Retreat

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 16 Grav Drive Health: 52 Hull: 5 Mass: 26

R-2000 Alpha Grav Drive Reladyne Akila City

Cydonia Deimos Staryard Gagarin Landing HopeTown Neon New Atlantis New Homestead Paradiso Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard The Den The Eleos Retreat

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 20 Grav Drive Health: 61 Hull: 5 Mass: 30

R-3000 Alpha Grav Drive Reladyne Akila City

Cydonia Deimos Staryard Gagarin Landing HopeTown Neon New Atlantis New Homestead Paradiso Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard The Den The Eleos Retreat

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 23 Grav Drive Health: 76 Hull: 5 Mass: 38

R-4000 Alpha Grav Drive Reladyne A level req: 28
RD-1000 Beta Grav Drive Reladyne B level req: 27
RD-2000 Beta Grav Drive Reladyne B level req: 34
RD-3000 Beta Grav Drive Reladyne B level req: 42
SGD 1100 Grav Drive Slayton Aerospace Akila City

HopeTown Neon Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 12 Grav Drive Health: 50 Hull: 5 Mass: 25

SGD 1200 Grav Drive Slayton Aerospace Akila City

HopeTown Neon Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 14 Grav Drive Health: 55 Hull: 5 Mass: 27

SGD 1300 Grav Drive Slayton Aerospace Akila City

HopeTown Neon Red Mile Stroud-Eklund Staryard

A Max Power: 9

Grav Jump Thrust: 16 Grav Drive Health: 65 Hull: 5 Mass: 32

SGD 1400 Grav Drive Slayton A level req: 25
SGD 2100 Grav Drive Slayton B level req: 24
SGD 2200 Grav Drive Slayton B level req: 31
SGD 2300 Grav Drive Slayton B level req: 39
SGD 3100 Grav Drive Slayton C level req: 46
SGD 3200 Grav Drive Slayton C level req: 55
SGD 3300 Grav Drive Slayton C level req: 64
Vanguard Recon Grav Drive Vanguard A level req:
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Notes[]

  • In an interview with the Kinda Funny Games podcast on June 22, 2023, Todd Howard stated the full name of the Grav Drive was the "Graviton Loop Field Array".[2] However, only the term "Graviton Loop Array", with the word "Field" omitted, has been observed in available gameplay footage thus far.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bethesda Softworks via YouTube, Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive (21:38), uploaded June 11, 2023
  2. Kinda Funny Games via YouTube, Todd Howard Answers YOUR Starfield Questions - Kinda Funny Xcast Ep. 143, uploaded June 22, 2023
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