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The subject of this article is from the Endurance update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 6 October, 2022. |
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 6 October, 2022.

Upgrade Control terminal
Upgrade Control is a terminal.
Summary[ | ]
Upgrade Control is a research terminal on board freighters.
It is located on the central console in your freighter's control room, and was originally known as a Freighter Research Terminal.
Purpose[ | ]
As a technology research terminal, it allows various freighter and Frigate upgrades:
- Freighter and frigate blueprints in exchange for Salvaged Frigate Modules
- Freighter construction modules in exchange for Salvaged Frigate Modules
- Freighter recolouring (10 different colour schemes, 5,000
each)
- Freighter slots upgrade (requires Cargo Bulkhead)
The following Freighter and Frigate technologies can be researched at the terminal:
- Frigate Fuel (50 Tonnes)
- Fuel Oxidiser
- Mind Control Device
- Holographic Analyser
- Mineral Compressor
- Explosive Drones
- Warp Core Resonator
- Amplified Warp Shielding
- Chromatic Warp Shielding
- Plasmatic Warp Injector
- Temporal Warp Computer
- Reality De-threader
- Matter Beam
- Interstellar Scanner
The following Freighter construction modules can be researched at the terminal: Freighter Base Building products
Additional information[ | ]
As of Endurance, 78 Salvaged Frigate Modules are required to unlock all upgrades; 63 for Craftable Upgrade Blueprints, and 15 for Freighter Construction Modules. Some recipes may be unlocked by other means; such as unlocking frigate fuel by building and interacting with a Fleet Command Room.
Release history[ | ]
- Beyond - Added as a technology labeled as a Freighter Research Terminal.
- Synthesis - Added Amplified Warp Shielding, Chromatic Warp Shielding, Temporal Warp Computer, and Matter Beam to the research tree.
- Desolation - Added freighter recolouring and slots upgrade options.
- Frontiers 3.70 - Name changed.
- Endurance - Added Freighter construction modules tree
- Update 3.98 - Two types of staircases added to the Freighter construction modules tree