Cydroid Raid Rewards & Economy Explained

Before Pilots existed, a conflict settled itself. The E-ther on a property was divided evenly between the Cydroids present, whoever owned them and however capable they were.

That still happens if nobody joins a conflict. But once a Pilot takes control, E-ther belongs to whoever collects it, and an unpiloted Cydroid collects nothing. Every particle sits unclaimed until a Pilot flies through it. Strong Cydroids and good flying can now earn more than an even share, which is what creates a role for paid Pilots.

• E-ther, with uses across E2V1 including spawning Avatars and sustaining life.
• Red Energy, which powers Civilians for Players who hold them.
• Raiding score and Rank, which unlock PIPs and higher land tiers and rarities.
• Daily prize pool places, for the top ten Owners or Pilots on a given day.

Every piloted raid takes two 5% cuts before the Cydroid Owner and Pilot see anything. The remaining 90% is what they divide.

Why it matters: the burn ties raiding to the Earth2 Essence (ESS) economy, and the pool gives both Owners and Pilots a reason to show up each day.

1. The Cydroid Owner sets a reward split between 20% and 80% for the Pilot. New Cydroids default to 50%.
2. The Pilot's Reward Split PIPs set a maximum claim: 20% with none, rising to 80% fully spent.
3. For an ordinary assignment, the Pilot receives the lower of the Owner's offer and their own claim.
4. If the Owner is named in the Pilot's Owner Filter, the Pilot receives the Owner's full offer instead, even when assignment filtering is switched off.

Rank alone does not raise your percentage. The minimum offer you are willing to accept is a separate filter. Setting it higher does not raise what you earn, it only hides worse offers.

After the two 5% cuts, 90 E-ther is left to divide.

For Owners: a generous offer attracts Pilots, while a low one can leave a fleet idle. A well-equipped Cydroid (good Jewels) collects and fights better, so quality keeps a frame flown as much as the split does. You can also fly one of your own Cydroids alongside matched frames for a squad. Your own fleet can never fire on itself.

For Pilots: raising your claim, setting a minimum offer and pinning favourite Owners all trade volume for rate. Set filters too tight and you will see fewer raids.

Each day the pool goes to either the top 10 Cydroid Owners or the top 10 Pilots, chosen at random. Nobody knows which until the day closes at midnight UTC, so both sides have to build their totals first.

The leaderboards' Pool view keeps an archive of every settled day back to 30 August 2026, when raiding first opened to Testers. Teal marks a Pilot day and gold marks an Owner day.

Particle value. A base particle is worth roughly 0.01 E-ther. PIPs in Particle Haul and Particle Streak Rate raise that. Earth2 gives about 0.05 E-ther as one attainable example, five times the return for the same flying, but it is not a cap and Rank does not multiply it directly. With higher values, many raids empty the pool well before 20 minutes.

Streaks. A run of clean pickups with no long gap earns a bonus on everything you collect while it lasts. The pickup sound climbs in pitch as you near the threshold. The first streak in a raid needs the full progress to build, and rebuilding after a break needs only half. Particles are drawn as a linked chain, so you can see which clusters can hold a streak. Field Intel extends how far ahead you can see.

Pivoting. When your hold fills, a Pivot Count PIP lets you hot-swap into another unused Cydroid in the same conflict, keeping your streak progress. The new Cydroid has an empty hold, fresh battery and full shields, but may belong to a different Owner.

PIPs cannot be refunded one at a time. A full reset clears your raiding score, Rank and all spent and unspent PIPs, and you must earn them again.

Avatar revival. A defeated Avatar stays parked until its E-ther revival fee is paid. The card shows the fee and your balance together. If your balance is too low, nothing is taken, and you can earn the E-ther in a raid and return to revive it. E-ther mined from Land covers the same cost.

Property Owner vs Cydroid Owner. These are two different roles. The Property Owner owns the land where the raid happens. The Cydroid Owner supplies the Cydroid being flown. The ordinary payout is split between the Pilot and the Cydroid Owner after the burn and pool deductions. Owning the land alone does not add a separate share. One Player can fill both roles, but the ordinary share comes from providing the frame.

Restoration fees. The ESS you pay to restore a downed Cydroid is shown before you confirm. The intended model sends it in full to the Property Owner when the raid is on owned land, and burns it when there is no Property Owner. Earth2 says this destination still needs backend confirmation, so do not treat it as established Property Owner income yet.

A gold LEADER BOARDS chip in the Command Deck opens a hub of nine boards. Your own position stays pinned even if you are outside the top 20.

You can choose whether your leaderboard identity is visible. Anonymous rows keep your standing but hide your name, flag and photo. The eight statistic boards began counting with build 0.6.9.4 on 8 September 2026 UTC and are not backfilled.

• Cydroid Raiding for Beginners (RT9)
• Command Deck and Launcher 2.0.0 Setup Guide
• Cydroid Raid Flight and Combat Guide
• Earth2 Essence (ESS) Guide
• Cydroid catalog

Source: Earth2 Reality Thread 9 announcement on earth2.io. Earth 2® is a trademark of Earth Version 2 Pty Ltd. E2 University is an independent community resource.