¶ Overview
This Creation allows the player to assign their extra ships to Companions or Crew, and attach orbital strike weapons called Skydrops to those ships. This means the player's ships can support them in space as a Fleet, and on planet with support strikes and tools.
All of this is explained and unlocked for the player in a voiced questline that introduces a new antagonist faction and delivers the player a new companion that can remember the player through Unity jumps.
¶ Gameplay Explanations
Click the links below to read more details about the various systems that make up Watchtower.
- Special Items: Watchtower introduces three new valuable items used throughout the following systems to power or progress them.
- Fleet System: The player will unlock a new system to expand the number of ships that can fly by their side and help them in space combat.
- Orbital Strikes aka Skydrops: Special weapon attachments can be equipped to the player's Fleet ships to allow them to rain down weapons and garner support from space to help the player planet-side.
- Watchtower Monitoring System aka Purge the Galaxy: The new enemy faction is monitoring every corner of the galaxy and hunting the player. Though by chasing intel on them, the player can strike first and take out their Satellite Array network to give themselves peace in any system.
- Stardock: During the questline, the player will establish a new home in an evolving starstation that gains new spaces, amenities, and shops over time. The player's entire Fleet and Crew can dock here for rest.
- New Equipment: In addition to gaining access to equipment worn by the enemy faction, the player will unlock Cybernetic face accessories that can increase the Ship piloting skills of them and their crew.
- Salvage System: The player will eventually unlock a Ship Salvage system which can generate income and unlock new Watchtower HABs.
- Watchtower Ships: Players can unlock the ability to pilot most Watchtower ships, allowing them to capture, customize, and add them to their Fleet.
¶ Quest Walkthroughs
The storyline kicks off after the player first jumps to any system level 15 or higher. They'll be ambushed by a group of Watchtower ships whose encounter will kick off the story.
Click any of the quests below to view a detailed walk-through of the quest.