Drones

Salvaged off the Synth CEO Exo-Frame when it falls: a Salvage Drone Bay. Launch strike sorties: timed runs into the ruins that bring back Components and occasional Caches (guaranteed parts, sometimes rarer than waves drop).

• Idle by default: sorties run while you're away, even offline, and you collect on return.
• Field bonus: drones NOT out on a sortie hover over the battlefield and auto-loot, adding 8 percent Scrap each. Sending them away trades that bonus for the sortie haul.
• Escalation Tier: longer sorties pay more total (and more conveniently) but risk a drone breaking. Repair broken drones with Scrap.
• Clearance Level: level the bay (with Scrap) to raise yields and unlock higher Escalation Tiers.