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The Nova Driver fires Explosive rounds that burst into a star formation on impact creating a large AoE.
  — In-Game Description 


The Nova Driver fires Alien rounds that burst into a star formation on impact creating a large AoE.
  — In-Game Description 


The Nova Driver fires Plasma rounds that burst into a star formation on impact creating a large AoE.
  — In-Game Description 


The Nova Driver fires Blight rounds that burst into a star formation on impact creating a large AoE.
  — In-Game Description 

Stats[ | ]

Nova Driver I
NovaDriver2-EX
II
NovaDriver3-EX
III
NovaDriver4-EX
IV (Elemental)
NovaDrivers4
SPECIFICATIONS Notepad
DPS 650 Explosive 800 Explosive 1,000 Explosive 1,500 Alien / Plasma / Blight
Mass 3,000 t 3,715 t 5,000 t 7,000 t
Range 2,800-8,000 m
Speed 2,300 m/s
AoE Radius 300 m
Firing Cycle C: 1.0 / F: 0.0 / R: 1.0 / N: 1
Traits SplitNo-PiercePredictive Aim
Restricted to AltairiansUmbraPharmakonSpectre
Restricted to Tier 8, Tier 9, Tier 10
Hull XP 46,447 XP 53,353 XP 61,287 XP 70,400 XP
BLUEPRINT CompleteBlueprint
Farming Tier Umbra Onyx Cargo Umbra Onyx Cargo N/A N/A
Pieces 8 8 N/A N/A
Arms Lab Required XI XII N/A N/A
REUSABLE ITEM ReusableItem
Arms Lab Required N/A N/A XII XII
CRAFT Crafting
Workshop Required IX
Fragments Fragment N/A N/A 150 N/A
Nova Driver N/A N/A N/A 1x Level III
Elements RPSElements N/A N/A N/A 140
EQUIP ModuleRefit
Time Time 6h 00m 9h 00m 13h 00m 1d 0h
Helium-3 Helium3 12,300,000 17,400,000 22,800,000 28,200,000
Antimatter Antimatter 3,480,000 4,800,000 6,600,000 7,800,000

Note: The level 4 version is only available to the faction with the corresponding damage type: Altairian for Alien Damage, Umbra for Blight Damage, Pharmakon for Plasma Damage.

General[ | ]

The Nova Driver is yet another weapon modeled after the Nova Ray. It deals Explosive Damage and has an extremely long range, and on impact, splits into 5 smaller projectiles (72 deg apart) which travel for 500 m at a speed of 5,000 m/s and explode with a 100 m radius. These secondary projectiles cannot pierce ships.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

The Nova Driver has extremely long maximum range, making it suited for Ranger ships which have long maximum effective range.

Despite being a Driver, this weapon is even faster than the previous Nova weapon, the Nova Missile, which improves its accuracy.

The Nova Driver has the potential to deal extra damage via its secondary projectiles against large targets such as carriers, dreadnoughts and The Bridge.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Nova Driver has a large minimum range and thus may not be suitable for ships with lower maximum effective range such as those with the Fighter or Titan role.

It has a moderate charge time, which gives enemies the opportunity to duck inside the ship's blind spot before it can open fire.

Trivia[ | ]

  • The Nova Driver's primary and secondary projectiles deal a total of 100% and 50% DPS respectively, meaning that it can potentially do up to 150% DPS.
  • The Nova Driver is the first Driver weapon to deal Explosive Damage.
  • It is also the first Driver weapon to have a charge time.
  • The Nova Driver III originally had a bug in which its UI block failed to display Arms Lab requirements.

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