Ability: Support Drone Fabrication

Overview
Support Drone Fabrication creates an automated ally drone that will assist you (or an ally) in combat and provide engineering buffs (dependent on level). Engineering players who reach the rank of commander grade 5 will receive this as a player ability.

Support Drones can be assigned to yourself or an ally (away team member, fabricated object, another play). When assigned to yourself they have a tendency to roam further than when assigned to an ally.

Because Drones roam, caution is advised when deploying in certain combat situations as they may attract the attention of unwanted enemies. This can be negated by assigning them to a stationary fabrication.

See also the which actively hunts down enemies.

Basic Information

 * Profession: Engineering
 * Locale: Ground
 * Game Description: Fabricates a Support Drone that will follow and assist you. If you select an ally (Away Team member, another fabricated device like a turret or another drone, or any other ally), the support drone will assist that target.  Support Drone III is equipped with a beam attack, Equipment Diagnostics, Quick Fix, and Shield recharge.  It comes with improved shields.

Detailed Information

 * Used by: Captain, Bridge Officers
 * Target: Friend and Self
 * Attack Type: N/A
 * Ability Type: Create Support Drone
 * Activation: 1.25 seconds
 * Range: 30.48 meters
 * Shares cooldown with:
 * None
 * Starts cooldown on:
 * Self only
 * Modified by:
 * Skills
 * Duty Officers
 * Chance to beam in an additional Support Drone.
 * Traits
 * Drones given a secondary fire attack.
 * Provided by:
 * Commander Grade 5 for Engineer Captains
 * Bridge Officer Trainer (Rank I)
 * Provided by:
 * Commander Grade 5 for Engineer Captains
 * Bridge Officer Trainer (Rank I)

Notes/References

 * The energy type used by the support drone is dependent on your faction. Starfleet drones use Phaser weapons, KDF use Disruptors, and Romulans use Plasma.