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Vanguard membership
Fly Vanguard: command more of the cluster
Train 6 members' skills, take members-only commissions and build the Charter-Pattern gear tier. Run 1,000 market orders, fly 5 pilots, keep 500 hangar stacks at every station and wear liveries nobody else can.
- 1,000 market orders per pilot
- 500 hangar stacks per station
- 6 Vanguard skills with their own hiscores
- 200 Æ Aether every 30 days
From $4.99 a month. Cancel any time.
You sign in or create an account in the game first.
What you get
More to do. More to fly. More to wear.
- 20 active missionsinstead of 10
- 1,000 market orders per pilotinstead of 25
- 500 hangar stacks per stationinstead of 100
- 5 pilot slotsinstead of 3
- 50 open contracts per pilotinstead of 6
- 5 clan vaults per claninstead of 1
- 100 queued manufacturing jobsinstead of 20
- 1,000 runs per manufacturing jobinstead of 100
- 250 starred places per pilotinstead of 100
- +1 colony on your Colonization limit
- 200 Æ Aether every 30 days
- 6 Vanguard skills with their own hiscores
- 40 members-only commissions
- 6 Charter-Pattern modules, a tier above standard
- 2 Vanguard hulls for those skills
- 10 Vanguard liveries, plus pilot-card styles and the badge
Freeflyer and Vanguard, side by side
| Freeflyer and Vanguard, side by side | Freeflyer | Vanguard |
|---|---|---|
| More to do | ||
| Active missions | 10 per pilot | 20 per pilot |
| Pilot slots | 3 pilots | 5 pilots |
| Market orders | 25 per pilot | 1,000 per pilot |
| Open contracts | 6 per pilot | 50 per pilot |
| Colonial network | By Colonization level (1 to 5) | +1 colony |
| Favorites | 100 per pilot | 250 per pilot |
| Industry queue | 20 queued jobs | 100 queued jobs |
| Long production runs | 100 runs per job | 1,000 runs per job |
| Hangar stacks | 100 stacks per station | 500 stacks per station |
| Clan vaults | 1 vault | Up to 5 vaults |
| XP tracker | – | ✓ |
| Retainer Writs | Hall price, up to 20 per purchase | 28% off, up to 50 per purchase |
| Looks and rewards | ||
| Aether stipend | – | ✓ |
| Vanguard liveries | Faction, clan and Aether liveries | + 10 Vanguard schemes |
| Pilot card | Standard & earned styles | + Member styles |
| Vanguard badge | – | ✓ |
| Cloud-saved layout | This device | Every device |
| Members' content | ||
| Flotilla skill | – | ✓ |
| Reclamation skill | – | ✓ |
| Xenobiology skill | – | ✓ |
| Cartography skill | – | ✓ |
| Extracting skill | – | ✓ |
| Droneworks skill | – | ✓ |
| Members' areas | – | ✓ |
| Vanguard hulls | – | ✓ |
| Vanguard commissions | – | ✓ |
| Members gear tier | – | ✓ |
Vanguard skills
- Flotilla Hire mining crews to work the belts.
- Reclamation Send salvage tugs into the Deep Drift.
- Xenobiology Grow alien crops in Greenhouse Bays.
- Extracting Survey moons and sink drill rigs.
- Cartography Chart the cluster. Trace Deep Signals.
- Droneworks Build a drone that flies beside you.
Members' skills: own hiscores, never counted in totals
Vanguard hulls
Astrolabe, Driftcomber.
Utility hulls for the Vanguard skills, bought with in-game credits.
Charter-Pattern gear
Railgun M, Pulse Emitter M, Mining Laser M, Barrier Amplifier, Nanite Repair Array, Hold Extension.
6 Charter-Pattern modules one step above the best standard gear: two weapons, a mining laser, a shield amplifier, a repair array and a cargo hold. The Far Ring Survey and Charter Foundry commissions pay the blueprints; you build each one from a standard module and Charter Alloy. Charter-Pattern gear is fitted while your Charter is active.
What it costs
Pick your plan
Monthly
Launch price for a limited time
Plus tax where it applies. Billed by Stripe. Cancel any time; perks last to the end of the paid period.
Join NowVanguard Permits
14 days of Charter time each, tradeable
×1 $2.99 ×10 $28.40 ×20 $55.00 ×50 $130.00 ×100 $250.00
See PermitsFounder price locked in while your membership stays active
Have a gift code? Redeem it in the game · How to redeem a code
Tradeable Charter time
Vanguard Permits
Each permit redeems for 14 days of Vanguard Charter time and can be traded between pilots. Choose a pack; the bigger the pack, the less each permit costs.
- 1
Buy a pack
Pick 1, 10, 20, 50 or 100 permits. The bigger the pack, the less each permit costs.
- 2
Collect your permits
Newly bought permits can be traded after a short hold of up to 72 hours. You collect them in the Vanguard store at any station.
- 3
Keep, trade or redeem
Redeem each permit for 14 days of Vanguard Charter time, or trade it with other pilots on the market and in contracts.
- 4
Stack your time
Redeemed time adds to your Charter, up to 365 days ahead. While a subscription is active the days wait and start when it stops.
Launch offer
Launch price for a limited time
You need a signed-in account with a verified email. Newly bought permits can be traded after a short hold of up to 72 hours. Not refundable once redeemed or traded: see the Refund Policy.
Vanguard PermitExotic
Miscellaneous · 0.01 m³
Redeems for 14 days of Vanguard Charter time. Newly bought permits can be traded after a short hold.
Redeem: 14 days of Vanguard Charter
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is Vanguard?
The XETODUS membership. It opens 6 members' skills, members-only commissions and the Charter-Pattern gear tier they lead to, and gives you more missions, market orders, contracts, pilots and hangar space, a monthly Aether stipend, the Vanguard hulls and exclusive liveries, pilot-card styles and a badge. Standard module stats, XP rates, loot and fees are the same for every pilot.
How do I get it?
Choose a plan or a permit pack on this page. You sign in or create an account in the game first, then the Vanguard store opens with your choice ready and checkout starts from there. Guest pilots need to save their account first.
What is a Vanguard Permit?
A Vanguard Permit is an item you buy with a card in the Vanguard store (from $2.99, with larger packs cheaper per permit). It redeems for 14 days of Vanguard Charter time. Newly bought permits can be traded after a short hold of up to 72 hours. They can be traded between pilots in game and are redeemed by the pilot who holds them. You need to be signed in to an account with a verified email to buy them. The Refund Policy explains refunds.
Where can I buy permits?
On this website and in the browser version of the game. The iOS, Android and Steam apps do not sell them, but permits you already own can be collected, traded and redeemed there.
Can I cancel or get a refund?
Cancel the subscription any time with Manage subscription in the game; your perks last to the end of the period you paid for. Permits can't be refunded once redeemed or traded. The Refund Policy has the details.
What happens if my Vanguard ends?
Nothing you earned is taken away. Members-only things pause until you renew, and your extra pilots wait in cryo-storage until you are back.
