Synergy is development points that is used to rank up with a particular ship, unlock new ships, and to level up with a particular faction. In the context of a standard RPG, this is experience. In star conflict, there are two forms of synergy. The synergy gathered by the ship which is bound to the ship, and free synergy which is accumulated in addition to bound synergy. Free synergy is factored into ship synergy, but is allocatable universally (and free of charge). In addition, ships synergy can be transfered to free synergy by expending gold standards.
Using Synergy[]
Players will receive synergy on a particular ship after using that ship in a PVP or PVE battle (PVP gives more synergy than PVE). They will also receive smaller amounts of free synergy, which is synergy that can be used on any ship.
In order to rank up on one ship, the player must accumulate a set number of synergy points, which will then be taken away when the player manually levels up the ship. The player can use points that are entirely on that ship, or a combination of those points and free synergy points.
Ship Unlocks[]
On the ship tree, there is a little lock symbol on the line separating two ships if the previous ship has not acquired the required level. Once that level has been reached, the player can then buy the next ship, and it also allows the player to level up with the faction.
Transferring Synergy[]
For a price ratio involving GS, players can transfer synergy that they have accumulated on ships they have leveled up all the way into free synergy.