P.E.T. 10

The P.E.T. is an advanced robotic companion which is independent from your ship. It is capable of earning experience as you complete quests, destroy aliens, and enemy players. The P.E.T.'s maximum level is 20, changing in appearance at different levels. It is not recommended to purchase one of these as soon as possible, but it does give certain advantages while battling or if wanting to collect raw materials/bonus boxes. Pets are more complicated than drones and you have to treat it like your own ship!

The P.E.T is a requirement for Full-Elite status. It is not recommended for newer players as it has a high cost for upkeep and upgrades. A P.E.T is commonly used to help collect Palladium in the pirate maps, a great way to get free galaxy gate spins. P.E.Ts are may be equipped with; A.I protocols, Gears, Shield Generators, and Weapons.

Equipable A.I Protocols and Gears
A.I Protocols are for increasing the stats of your P.E.T and even your own ship. While the Gears are the automated tasks your P.E.T performs (Kamikaze, Auto Looting, etc)

Collecting Palladium
A very cost effective way to play through the game without spending money is through palladium mining. For every 15 palladium you mine, you can exchange for 1 galaxy gate spin. However the pirate maps are risky and you can easily be destroyed by pirates (Barracudas, etc). In-additon to pirate ships, the pirate maps are shared by all three companies, meaning you may encounter other companies while you collect. Though the general rule of thumb is no fighting in the fields, this may vary server to server. There are two methods to farming palladium; Method 1 is to equip your P.E.T with as many radar protocols as you can and the high level auto-resource collector you can purchase, then remain cloaked above the mist and allow your pet to collect the ore by itself, note you will have to move around as your P.E.T may already mined the palladium in its reach; Method Two (the best and most efficient way) is to enter the mist with your P.E.T and collect palladium with it, if you see your P.E.T collecting a large field, try going in the opposite direction and finding your own, to not interfere with your P.E.T as it mines.

TIP: Your P.E.Ts speed is calulated based on your ships speed, a strong suggestion is to have one configuration with shields and lasers for protection, while the other is all speed generators on your ship.

TIP: Mining on 5-3 is more efficient but requires you to go through the mine field to get out of the map, then go back to 4-5, then 5-1, then 5-2 to sell your palladium.

Leveling Up
NOTE: The P.E.T levels up more slowly than a normal ship. Keeping your P.E.T during missions and hunting will give the P.E.T a fraction of the experience you earn.

The fastest way to to efficiently level up your pet, is to only release it prior to a missions completion. This will save you fuel. For example missions around level 13 reward generally around 2 million experience-points, will give your P.E.T around 150 thousand (150k) experience, bringing it up a few levels.

The P.E.T level requirements:

Level 1: 8,000 XP

Level 2: 64,000 XP

Level 3: 256,000 XP

Level 4: 512,000 XP

Level 5: 1,000,000 XP

Level 6: 1,728,000 XP

Level 7: 2,744,000 XP

Level 8: 4,096,000 XP

Level 9: 5,832,000 XP

Level 10: 7,000,000 XP

Level 11: 10,648,000 XP

Level 12: 13,824,000 XP

Level 13: 17,576,000 XP

Level 14: 21,952,000 XP

Level 15: 27,000,000 XP