Understand Vacuum
Useful when…
- Collect nearby items, including mods, through a robotic companion.
- Increase the gathering radius when a wider collection range is useful.
Gather range
Vacuum is a robotic companion mod with Penjaga polarity, base drain 2, and maximum rank 5. Its range is 8.5m at rank 0, 11.5m at rank 3, and 13.5m at rank 5. It detects and collects items, including mods.
Rank cost and usefulness
Example fusion costs are 10 Endo and 483 Credits for rank 0→1, 40 Endo and 1,932 Credits for 2→3, and 160 Endo and 7,728 Credits for 4→5. Fusion improves range, so a higher rank is useful when the extra collection distance matters enough to warrant the cost.
Other robotic mod roles
Manifold Bond supports companion status application and reduces companion ability cooldowns when enemies with at least three unique Status Effects are killed. Spare Parts marks a target every 15 seconds for 15 seconds, making it 200% more likely to drop an item when killed. Anti-Grav Array increases the owner’s jump height by 40%. These address status and cooldowns, target drops, and jumping rather than Vacuum’s collection radius.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Higher ranks spend Endo and Credits to extend collection range.
- It takes a robotic companion mod slot.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming rank raises collection beyond the stated 13.5m maximum.
- Confusing Vacuum’s collection effect with mods that influence marked-target drops.