A product introduced by Lazarus Consortium.

Essentially, a controller for energy regulation, allowing operators to decide where they want to shunt energy at any given time. Usually broken up into three to five quadrants: weapons, shields, engines, FTL and core systems.

Usually these kinds of testing controls aren't surrendered over to users for fear the extra control would leave the operator vulnerable or even naked to attack - hence a one-size-fits-all approach is usually taken.

Cost: 50KS

Basically, EMS reads the generator management and electrical management software and forces instructions at the machine-code level via code interrupt exploits which are dynamically discovered by the onboard AI. While it is a hack, the interface is very clean and polished and it is very usable. In the hands of an experienced operator, the machine in question can be pushed to its maximum potential.

If a player has this software installed on their unit (which may be illegal), the player can shunt energy into one or more systems from other systems in order to gain minor perks in performance before entering the action phase of their dialog-turn (that is, the exchange in dialog they make between themselves and other players).

A 'shunt' takes one dialog turn in roleplay to take effect, with the exception of defensive actions (in effect, the dialog turn AFTER the action is performed, meaning the action needs time to prepare) and the effects are usually very noticeable.

At any point, however, the energy can be re-balanced immediately, though energy in the capacitors the different systems pull from may not have usable amounts during that turn, depending on the GM's discretion. In this sense, players can't abuse the system wildly.

Naturally, GMs can deny the operation of EMS for plot purposes at any point they wish, since it relies on a hack to operate and hence isn't entirely stable to begin with. It may also be detected and removed by maintenance-crew prior to operations, with GMs denying its use outright in their plots.