Components

Components are the driving forces in Tales of Honor: The Secret Fleet. Much of what your ship can push out is directly dependent on what it is running for equipment. Components can be installed into various sections of your ship. Each ship has 6-7 sections/departments depending on where you are in the game: Bridge, Sidewalls, Lasers, Counter-Missiles, ECM, Engineering and Weapons. There are also several universal components

Component placement
In order to get benefits of a component, you have to place it in an empty installable spot in a corresponding room (or any, for universal components), then connect it to the power system through conduits (or just place it an a spot which is already powered).

Component types
There are several types of components based on what system they are a part of. Each will typically fit into one of several categories
 * Components that boost speed of the system (recharge)
 * Components that boost repair of the system
 * Components that boost attack damage.
 * Components that boost system level

Component upgrading
Tapping on a component brings out its upgrade menu. Components can be leveled several times depending on their level (rarity). Leveling up takes increasing amount of either plasma or metal as well as time. To level up a component, your officers have to be leveled up as well.

Only two components can be upgraded at the same time (have time bars indicating time till the upgrade is finished). However, a type of bridge upgrade allows you to increase that limit.

Component uninstalling
Note: if you uninstall upgraded component it will retain it's upgraded level. Upgraded components can be sold on the market for a slightly higher price then basic ones, through you only get a small part of your upgrade cost reimbursed.

You cannot uninstall a component while it is being upgraded. You can cancel the upgrade, which does refund resources spent (except time, of course).

Component rarity
Like the cargo pods, components are divided into five classes of rarity:
 * Common
 * Uncommon
 * Rare
 * Very Rare
 * Legendary

Storing components
You can store a 100 uninstalled components on your ship. Currently, all three ships available in game have the same storage capacity. Your installed/stored components are transferred to your new ship.