Pilots

Pilots are in-game digital assets.

Pilots are the base layer character and act as a manifestation of a player's progress. Pilots collect XP with each kill. There are two types of pilots: Genesis Pilots and Clones.

Genesis Pilots

Genesis pilots are the original NodeRunners digital asset collection that consists of five races: Baleforged, Nyx, Abyssians, Erinyes and Illuminated. Capped at a supply of 3333, each genesis pilot's race provides the player with a unique stat boost to every ship under that Pilot’s control. Genesis pilots will be minted in Q1 of 2024 and can be purchased afterward through the secondary marketplace.

Each pilot can access their hangar by traveling back to their Zone 1 homeplanet. Pilot homeplanets are as follows:

Baleforged: Zelos

• Nyx: Alastor

• Abyssians: Lethe

• Erinyes: Turan

• Illuminated: Epione

The stat boosts for genesis pilots are as follows:

Baleforged

• Ship Speed: 10-20% boost

• Evasion: 10-20% boost

Nyx

• Shields: 10-15% boost

• Hull: 10-15% boost

Abyssians

• Cargo: 10-20% boost

• Ship Repair: 10-20% savings

Erinyes

• Ship Cost: 10-15% savings

• XP Required: 10-15% savings

Illuminated

• Shield: 7-12% boost

• Hull: 7-12% boost

• Ship Speed: 7-12% boost

• Evasion: 7-12% boost

Clones

Clone pilots are the free-to-pay pilots in the NodeRunners universe and do not include a stat boost to any ships under their control. Clones do not have a homeplanet, rather they can access their hangar through the Elysian Space Station located in Zone 1.