right, rank 160 opens up Aidonium.

not sure about rank 85 as it has been a while since i was down there (now almost rank 288)

i remember a huge jump in hydium and exiron at level 85

What are the other disadvantages of being disabled beisde valunable to hacking, raiding?

Since you can be hacked without being disabled, being disabled actually makes you less likely to be hacked. Once you've been disabled you will no longer show up on other players' battle tabs.

A minor disadvantage is that you will be ineligible for some missions (particularly those that have potential damage as a risk).

You also can not npc hunt which is one of the fastest ways of leveling

Yeah 85 is when you start pulling in Kurenite and 160 is when you start pulling in Aidonium

I have been pulling in Kurenite for awhile and i am only rank 80

Does all npc drop can be salvage into tech parts?

as a general rule of thumb, as far as npc drops are concerned, (ship) modules and (planet) buildings dropped from elites and bosses can be scrapped for tech parts (assuming the module is not yet installed on your ship... if you've already installed it, it's credits only)

Easiest way to find what items you already have that can be scrapped for tech parts is to go to your artifact list and search for TECH ...be careful though, some limited quantity mission-only items will be listed as well....

Thank you

I got this npc Hired Convoy in my battle tab from mission A Stryll Target. Is it going to stay there until i beat it?( even if i level, is it still there?) If so, can I stack 10 Hired Convoys in my battle tab?

i can't recall if it has a timer or not... most npcs spawned at mission completion don't have timers... if it doesn't have a timer it'll stay there till you kill it... in which case, doing the mission 10 times will fill your battle tab with 10 of them... (and you won't be able to find any other npcs till you get back down below your limit... 2, 4, 6, 8,.. depending on how many battle slots you have)

If I use 2 or 3 of the same artifact(like Tachyon Cylinder, Crimson Obliesk, EMP sphere, drannik saboteur), do they stack?

you can only have 1 of each artifact on at the same time. however seperate artifacts w/ similar effects do stack, such as drannik saboteur and emp sphere

Is the glaviz device only change your race and profession, allow you to keep everything else you have right?

That sentance makes no sense but if your asking like say your Sillixx and you have 800 decks but in the screen to add your rank points you have 740. No once you change from that race the bonus changes to the other bonus.

i meant do i keep research and planet? i guess i do get to keep them.

of course

yes, glaviz device lets you keep your items and planets...

as opposed to a reset where you lose everything except any GP you haven't yet spent

I have 2 questions.

1.How do you refresh battle tab players list?

2. After you guard a planet after a while, sometimes my ship stop guarding it. Is there a time limit?