Star Citizen TS-2 Quantum Drive: Stats, Crafting and Ships

If you searched for Star Citizen TS-2 expecting a ship, here is the quick answer: the TS-2 is a quantum drive, a ship component, and not a ship. It is a size 3, grade A, military class drive made by Wei-Tek. This guide covers what it does, the numbers on the current wiki page, how players get one, and how it compares with the lower grade versions.

What the Star Citizen TS-2 actually is

A quantum drive is the part that lets your ship jump between locations at very high speed. Every ship has one slot for it, and the size of that slot decides which drives fit. The TS-2 is size 3, so it fits ships with a size 3 quantum drive slot. It does not change how your ship flies in normal space. It only changes how quickly you spool up, how fast you travel while in quantum, and how long you wait before you can jump again.

Military class parts are built for toughness. In-game, the TS-2 is described as having reinforced plating that makes it harder to damage and better protected against environmental hazards. That matters if you fly through combat zones or contested areas, because a drive that survives a fight is a drive you can use to leave.

TS-2 stats on the wiki

The numbers below come from the Star Citizen wiki page for the TS-2, which lists data from version 4.10.1. Game values change between patches, so treat them as a snapshot and check the page again after a big update.

• Class and grade: Military, grade A, size 3, made by Wei-Tek
• Quantum speed: 509.7 Mm/s
• Spool time: 6.3 seconds
• Cooldown: 13.9 seconds
• Fuel requirement: 0.14168
• Health: 2,300
• Resistances: physical 15 percent, energy 15 percent, thermal 90 percent
• Signatures: EM 33,800, IR 0
• Mass: 1,300 kg

Earlier snapshots of the same page listed a quantum speed of 395 Mm/s and a spool time of 7 seconds. That is a good reminder that these figures move. If you are choosing a build, compare against the live page and not an old screenshot.

How to get a TS-2

Per the wiki, the TS-2 is craftable. It is not listed as a shop item, it is not marked as loot, and it is not a pledge reward. The page does not list any ship that comes with the TS-2 installed, so you cannot simply buy a ship and keep the drive. You need the crafting blueprint and the materials.

The wiki lists a grade 1 blueprint with these ingredients: Borase 4.28 SCU, Tungsten 1.72 SCU and Stileron 1.72 SCU. The crafting modifiers shown are small: integrity minus 0.2 percent, quantum speed minus 0.2 percent and quantum fuel burn plus 0.2 percent. Dismantling a TS-2 returns Borase 2.14 SCU and Tungsten 0.86 SCU, so you get part of the material back if you change your mind.

Video guides cover where blueprints and materials come from in each patch. The cargo hauling guide from Loud Guns for version 4.8 includes the XL-1 and TS-2 blueprints in its title, and SC Haulers has a guide to crafting military grade A quantum drives. Both are good starting points, but the crafting system is still changing, so confirm each step in your own game.

TS-2 versus Balandin and Pontes

The wiki lists two variants of this drive: the Balandin, which is grade B, and the Pontes, which is grade C. Higher grades generally mean better speed, spool and durability, and lower grades are easier to find and cheaper to replace. If you cannot craft a TS-2 yet, a Balandin or Pontes is a sensible stopgap, and you can swap up when you have the materials.

Is the TS-2 worth crafting?

It depends on how you play. Hauling and exploration pilots spend most of their time in quantum travel, so a faster drive with a shorter spool saves real minutes on long routes. Combat pilots gain from the extra health and resistances, because the drive is your way out of a bad fight. If you mostly run short trips inside one system, the difference is smaller and a grade B drive may be enough.

• Craft a TS-2 if you make long quantum trips every session
• Keep a spare drive in your cargo hold if you fly in contested space
• Check the size of your ship’s quantum drive slot before you start gathering materials
• Save your blueprint and a note of your material totals so you can repeat the craft

Common mistakes to avoid

The most common mistake is buying or crafting a drive that does not fit. Always confirm the slot size on your ship page first. The second is trusting old numbers: the same drive has shown different speeds across patches. The third is paying real money for items on third party sites. The wiki’s advice on the grey market is that there is no need to spend real cash on in-game items, and sellers are often scams.

Frequently asked questions

Is the TS-2 a ship? No. It is a size 3 military quantum drive.

Can I buy it in a shop? The wiki lists it as craftable, with no shop data. Buying options may change in later patches.

Which ships use it? The wiki lists none that come with it installed, but any ship with a size 3 quantum drive slot can take one.

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For background on the game itself, see the Star Citizen article on Wikipedia and the official Roberts Space Industries site. Component data in this guide is from the Star Citizen wiki TS-2 page.

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