Interstellar Drive is a standard spaceship ability tool in the Space Stage of Spore.

The trail left in space by using an Interstellar Drive.
The tool was first obtained upon scanning the wrecked ship on another planet which it transfers both missiles and an interstellar drive to the player, allowing the player to leave the solar system, enter interstellar space, and travel by stars. With the possession of the interstellar drive, it's responding to a beacon from a nearby star that matches the coordinates in its memory, indicating the home world's location. After arriving from the ruins to the home world, the communicator implied that scientists are reverse engineering the interstellar drive to replicate its technology, among with SETI.
The level of the Interstellar Drive determines the range of traveling by stars at the cost of the energy. Each upgrade serves to expand the radius.
Requirements[]
Level | Requirements | Range (parsecs) | Description |
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Default at start of Space stage | 3 | "Your basic interstellar drive, allows you to leave your solar system." |
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Frequent Flyer 2 or Gopher 1 badge |
5 | "Increases your spaceship's travel range." |
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Frequent Flyer 3 or Gopher 2 badge, and Interstellar Drive 2 |
8 | "Increases your spaceship's travel range." |
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Frequent Flyer 4 or Gopher 3 badge, and Interstellar Drive 3 |
12 | "Increases your spaceship's travel range." |
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Frequent Flyer 5 or Gopher 4 badge, and Interstellar Drive 4 |
20 | "Increases your spaceship's travel range to the maximum." |
Purchase[]
Empire type | Purchase Cost | |||
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Own | §150,000 | §300,000 | §750,000 | §2,000,000 |
Bard | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Diplomat | §75,000 | §150,000 | §375,000 | §1,000,000 |
Ecologist | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Scientist | §75,000 | §150,000 | §375,000 | §1,000,000 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Trader | §75,000 | §150,000 | §375,000 | §1,000,000 |
Wanderer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Warrior | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Zealot | §75,000 | §150,000 | §375,000 | §1,000,000 |
Glitches[]
- At the later version of the Interstellar Drive, earlier versions can be purchased, usually from a newly created colony. However, it does not seem to affect the spaceship's travel distance.