After each cleared floor, the carrier’s planner offers three field calibrations, and the pilot installs one. Crews call them cards. They are temporary: they last for the current descent and are lost when it ends.
# Calibrations
| Calibration | Effect |
|---|---|
| Damage Boost | Raises weapon impact force |
| Rapid Fire | Raises weapon cycling rate |
| Projectile Calibration | Raises shell speed |
| Armour Piercing | Shells ignore part of a target’s armour |
| Cryo Rounds | Hits slow the target |
| Chain Discharge | Hits arc to nearby machines |
| Additional Turret | Brings one more mount online |
| Reactor Core | Raises coupler output |
| Shield Generator | Raises shield capacity |
| Reinforced Hull | Raises maximum hull |
| Emergency Repair | Restores hull immediately |
| Drone Damage | Raises drone impact |
| Drone Rate | Raises drone fire rate |
| Drone Swarm | Adds a projectile to each drone volley |
# Synergies
Some pairs of calibrations reinforce each other. When both are installed, the planner links them into a synergy:
| Synergy | Requires | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons Online | Damage Boost + Rapid Fire | Further raises weapon output |
| Drone Network | Drone Damage + Drone Rate | Links drone targeting; more drone damage |
| Powered Defense | Reactor Core + Shield Generator | Extra coupler output |
| Calibrated Hull | Reinforced Hull + Shield Generator | Hardens hull and field together |
Calibrations are adjustments to real hardware, not magic. A Reactor Core calibration does not make the shard stronger. It retunes the coupler to waste less of it.
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