I believe NPC ships drop whatever weapons they're carrying on their hulls.

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Patriot pilot un-extraordinaire.

Speed is my armor, thrusters are my shield.

NPC's might drop what they have in cargo, shield batteries/nanobots, thrusters, cm droppers, mine droppers, wasps, ammunition, and the guns that are equiped. I'm not sure but as level increases, the chance for better loot increases.

AFK, non-mission NPCs are identical to NPC's you fight in a mission. Only thing is that non-mission NPCs usually use missile luanchers that are equiped.

More specifically, class 9 and 10 weapon/shield drops.

then you must be on fp5 and take on missions agnst the corsairs. shuld give you class 9 weapons and go kill nomads in unknown to get class 10 nomad weapons

ittan

The loot chances are determined by your level in a file. You can change it to make loot always come out at any level.