Collector drones are the main source of the hive's resources, many sectors in a system are filled with 10-20 collectors. These collectors warp into the system, mine, and warp back to the Hive Queen. If a threat is spotted a couple collectors will engage the threat. There are four variants of the collector hive ship. Most of the differences are aesthetic, armor, and weapon strength. The order of strength of the collectors from weakest to strongest is: Orun, Kannik, Dentek, Artemis. The basic combat mission requires that you kill collector type bots, eventually the mission will require you to kill only Dentek or Artemis collectors. Since each bot has a different difficulty, you will be rewarded different amounts of experience.

Orun Collector

 
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Weapon XP Combat XP Hull Strength Mass Weapon Ports Max Speed Turbo Speed License ALA
5 100 3000 20000kg 2 small 40 m/s 50 m/s 0/0/0/0/0 3
Systems Located In: Itan

How to Kill

Generally a collector bot can be evaded with the use of one strafe key. Shots you fire from within 500 meters will usually score hits, unless you are flying with auto-aim off or before your HUD indicator turns yellow.

Kannik Collector

 
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Weapon XP Combat XP Hull Strength Mass Weapon Ports Max Speed Turbo Speed License ALA
10 125 3000 20000kg 2 small 40 m/s 50 m/s 2/1/0/0/0 4
Systems Located In: Itan, Pherona

How to Kill

Generally a collector bot can be evaded with the use of one strafe key. Shots you fire from within 500 meters will usually score hits, unless you are flying with auto-aim off or before your HUD indicator turns yellow. I have seen a Kannik collector fire at me and miss while I was sitting still.

Dentek Collector

 
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Weapon XP Combat XP Hull Strength Mass Weapon Ports Max Speed Turbo Speed License ALA
20 180 9000 12000kg 2 small _ m/s _ m/s 0/1/6/0/0 5
Systems Located In: Itan, Pherona


Artemis Collector

 
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Weapon XP Combat XP Hull Strength Mass Weapon Ports Max Speed Turbo Speed License ALA
35 150 10000 12000kg 3 small _ m/s _ m/s 3/1/6/0/0 5
Systems Located In: Itan, Pherona