Energy Weapons - Revision history

Hev: fixed typos for synchrotrons

2025-10-11T01:49:48Z

fixed typos for synchrotrons

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	* Uptuning power straightforwardly increases output power and hence DPS, at the cost of uptuned lasers experiencing wear during usage (since [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/846030/view/3728457570843552698\| 0.615.1]). For this reason, CL-600P is notable in that it's very powerful even without uptuning, and that way one doesn't need to worry about wear.		* Uptuning power straightforwardly increases output power and hence DPS, at the cost of uptuned lasers experiencing wear during usage (since [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/846030/view/3728457570843552698\| 0.615.1]). For this reason, CL-600P is notable in that it's very powerful even without uptuning, and that way one doesn't need to worry about wear.

	== ~~Synchotrons~~ ==		== Synchrotrons ==

	* Currently only one ~~synchotron~~ exists in game (SPC Gungnir)		* Currently only one synchrotron exists in game (SPC Gungnir)
	* Requires charge up of a couple of seconds before a shot can be fired.		* Requires charge up of a couple of seconds before a shot can be fired.
	* Power output dependent upon the length of the charge, up to 30 seconds of charge at 11.2 GJ.		* Power output dependent upon the length of the charge, up to 30 seconds of charge at 11.2 GJ.

Hev: swapping around incorrect damage types for pulse lasers

2025-09-04T07:42:55Z

swapping around incorrect damage types for pulse lasers

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	*** Pulse lasers will fluctuate between a higher power consumption and a lower power consumption, and average out at the desired power tuning. These peaks and troughs can be adjusted through the frequency.		*** Pulse lasers will fluctuate between a higher power consumption and a lower power consumption, and average out at the desired power tuning. These peaks and troughs can be adjusted through the frequency.
	** Tuning the frequency on pulse lasers will change the number of times the the laser fires in a second. It keeps the average power consumption, however it will adjust the power-per-pulse. A higher frequency laser will reduce the kinetic energy produced, and increase the thermal energy, and a lower frequency laser will act in the vice versa.		** Tuning the frequency on pulse lasers will change the number of times the the laser fires in a second. It keeps the average power consumption, however it will adjust the power-per-pulse. A higher frequency laser will reduce the kinetic energy produced, and increase the thermal energy, and a lower frequency laser will act in the vice versa.
	*** Both of the currently existing pulse lasers have a 50/50 kinetic~~/thermal~~ mix by default, and tunes from 100/0 at highest frequency to 25/75 at lowest frequency.		*** Both of the currently existing pulse lasers have a 50/50 thermal/kinetic mix by default, and tunes from 100/0 at highest frequency to 25/75 at lowest frequency.
	* For mining, the time-to-asteroid-destruction doesn't depend on the damage mix. However, thermal damage is preferable because it delivers less momentum, resulting in less scattering of the chunks.		* For mining, the time-to-asteroid-destruction doesn't depend on the damage mix. However, thermal damage is preferable because it delivers less momentum, resulting in less scattering of the chunks.
	* For combat, both thermal and kinetic damage are useful in different ways. <!-- TODO: Link to a combat guide or something? -->		* For combat, both thermal and kinetic damage are useful in different ways. <!-- TODO: Link to a combat guide or something? -->

Hev: improved laser tuning blurb

2025-04-12T22:37:55Z

improved laser tuning blurb

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	==Lasers==		==Lasers==
	* There are two kinds of lasers - continuous-wave and pulse. The former deal pure thermal damage, the latter deal a mix of thermal and kinetic (the latter due to ablation from high-energy pulses).		* There are two kinds of lasers - continuous-wave and pulse. The former deal pure thermal damage, the latter deal a mix of thermal and kinetic (the latter due to ablation from high-energy pulses).
	* ~~For~~ pulse lasers, ~~uptuning~~ pulse frequency ~~makes each pulse~~ higher~~-energy~~, and ~~therefore produce more ablation - but that means delivering less heat~~. ~~Mechanically~~, ~~this changes~~ the ~~damage mix~~ - higher frequency ~~means more~~ thermal, lower frequency ~~means more kinetic~~. Both of the currently existing pulse lasers have a 50/50 kinetic/thermal mix by default, and ~~tunable~~ from 100/0 to 25/75.		* Lasers can be tuned on the average power consumption, and in the case of pulse lasers, the pulse frequency.
			** The power tuning will change the average power that the laser will consume in a second.
			*** Constant beam lasers will keep the tuned wattage while the laser is active.
			*** Pulse lasers will fluctuate between a higher power consumption and a lower power consumption, and average out at the desired power tuning. These peaks and troughs can be adjusted through the frequency.
			** Tuning the frequency on pulse lasers will change the number of times the the laser fires in a second. It keeps the average power consumption, however it will adjust the power-per-pulse. A higher frequency laser will reduce the kinetic energy produced, and increase the thermal energy, and a lower frequency laser will act in the vice versa.
			*** Both of the currently existing pulse lasers have a 50/50 kinetic/thermal mix by default, and tunes from 100/0 at highest frequency to 25/75 at lowest frequency.
	* For mining, the time-to-asteroid-destruction doesn't depend on the damage mix. However, thermal damage is preferable because it delivers less momentum, resulting in less scattering of the chunks.		* For mining, the time-to-asteroid-destruction doesn't depend on the damage mix. However, thermal damage is preferable because it delivers less momentum, resulting in less scattering of the chunks.
	* For combat, both thermal and kinetic damage are useful in different ways. <!-- TODO: Link to a combat guide or something? -->		* For combat, both thermal and kinetic damage are useful in different ways. <!-- TODO: Link to a combat guide or something? -->

Hev: added few commas when necessary

2024-05-08T06:16:09Z

added few commas when necessary

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	\|N/A		\|N/A
	\|400		\|400
	\|~~8000~~		\|8,000
	\|93.3 (based on max charge)		\|93.3 (based on max charge)
	\|N/A		\|N/A
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	\|660		\|660
	\|~~8000~~		\|8,000
	\|600		\|600
	\|540		\|540

Hev: centimetres were incorrectly converted to nanometres

2024-05-07T19:28:54Z

centimetres were incorrectly converted to nanometres

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Hev: Fixing bad grammar and giving more info on the uses of the tools in general. Added info for the SPC Gungnir, with calculated wattages from a fully charged pulse.

2024-05-07T19:11:31Z

Fixing bad grammar and giving more info on the uses of the tools in general. Added info for the SPC Gungnir, with calculated wattages from a fully charged pulse.

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	\|+Energy Weapons Chart		\|+Energy Weapons Chart
	!Name		!Name
			!Make
	!Price(kE$)		!Price(kE$)
	!Repair Price(kE$)		!Repair Price(kE$)
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	!Other		!Other
	\|-		\|-
	\|Microwave		\|MWG Microwave Generator
			\|Nakamura Dynamics
	\|70		\|70
	\|1.5		\|1.5
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	\|50		\|50
	\|45		\|45
	\|Thermal ~~and~~ EMP damage		\|Thermal/EMP damage
	\|-		\|-
	\|CL-150		\|CL-150
			\|Coherent Light
	\|150		\|150
	\|2		\|2
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	\|-		\|-
	\|Point Defense Microwave		\|Point Defense Microwave
			\|Obonto
			-Nakemura
	\|180		\|180
	\|8		\|8
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	\|-		\|-
	\|CL-200AP		\|CL-200AP
			\|Coherent Light
	\|220		\|220
	\|30		\|30
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	\|154		\|154
	\|80		\|80
	\|Gimbal(36d), 24 pulses per second, Thermal/Kinetic		\|Gimbal(36d), 24hz (pulses per second), Thermal/Kinetic
			\|-
			\|SPC Gungnir
			\|Omaewamou
			-Shindeiru
			\|270
			\|N/A
			\|N/A
			\|400
			\|8000
			\|93.3 (based on max charge)
			\|N/A
			\|400
			\|373.3
			(based on max charge)
			\|Charged shot of protons. Damage varies based upon length charged, up to 30 seconds.
			Thermal/Kinetic/EMP
	\|-		\|-
	\|CL-600P		\|CL-600P
			\|Coherent Light
	\|320		\|320
	\|80		\|80
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	\|396		\|396
	\|120		\|120
	\|12 pulses per second, Thermal/Kinetic		\|12hz (pulses per second), Thermal/Kinetic
	\|}		\|}
	All energy weapons take 1 hour to replace''<sup>[verify?]</sup>''		All energy weapons take 1 hour to replace''<sup>[verify?]</sup>''
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	''<small>*The number of mechanics you have hired affects repair time. See [[:Category:Equipment]] for more details.</small>''		''<small>*The number of mechanics you have hired affects repair time. See [[:Category:Equipment]] for more details.</small>''

	The microwave emitter ~~can sort of break~~ rocks, ~~and is~~ excellent for ~~disrupting~~ other ships ~~while you fill~~ them ~~full of holes~~ with ~~your railgun~~. The CL-~~150~~ is the ~~most weapony~~ of ~~these guns~~, but ~~its about half~~ the ~~damage~~ of ~~the starting mass driver~~. The ~~mining lasers ARE~~, ~~however~~, ~~very good~~ at ~~shooting rocks~~. i'~~d choose the CL-200AP for rock shooting purposes due~~ to the ~~gimbal~~.		The microwave emitter breaks rocks at a considerably slower pace than other tools, however can be excellent for disabling other ships given proper tuning, effectively stun locking them to be either captured with a manipulator, or hitting with another tool. The point defense variant of the microwave is an automatic gimballed variant, acting from a targeting computer instead of the player's input, although the gimball is limited, and may not face the intended direction based on the position of the hardpoint.

			Lasers on the contrary produce a single narrow beam, continuous or pulsed based on the model, and in the case of the CL-200 being gimballed also. They produce thermal, and in the case of pulsed lasers, kinetic damage, based upon the wattage and frequency (in case of pulsed) of the tool. Lasers are great in the sense of ringroid mining, as they're relatively fast at breaking down rocks, while providing decently little to no fling on ores due to no, or some in the case of pulsed, kinetic energy. Combat potential of lasers is questionable, as they do provide a lot of heat, but keeping a constant beam on the reactor is decently hard as ships face reactors away from you. Pulsed lasers have some potential for punching holes in the side of ships, but it's based on a higher wattage and lower frequency, the latter of which potentially lowering mining potential.

			The SPC Gungnir is an extreme case, toeing the line between energy and plasma weaponry, it is a high powered synchrotron, firing a tiny shot of protons after a charge up period. Power output depends upon the length charged up, up to a cap of 30 seconds, where any further charging just keeps it at it's current power. It deals EMP, kinetic, and thermal damage, being the only tool capable of all three. It's rather ineffective as a mining tool, as it has a habit of flinging ores at dangerously high velocities, posing a threat to you too if something were to hit, but extremely effective as a combat tool or just to clear ringroids from the area.

	==Microwaves==		==Microwaves==
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	==Lasers==		==Lasers==
	* There are two kinds of lasers - continuous-wave and pulse. The former deal pure thermal damage, the latter deal a mix of thermal and kinetic (the latter due to ablation from high-energy pulses).		* There are two kinds of lasers - continuous-wave and pulse. The former deal pure thermal damage, the latter deal a mix of thermal and kinetic (the latter due to ablation from high-energy pulses).
	* For pulse lasers, uptuning pulse frequency makes each pulse higher-energy, and therefore produce more ablation - but that means delivering less heat. Mechanically, this changes the damage mix - higher frequency means more thermal, lower frequency means more kinetic. Both of the currently existing pulse lasers have a ~~50kinetic~~/~~50thermal~~ mix by default, and tunable from 100/0 to 25/75.		* For pulse lasers, uptuning pulse frequency makes each pulse higher-energy, and therefore produce more ablation - but that means delivering less heat. Mechanically, this changes the damage mix - higher frequency means more thermal, lower frequency means more kinetic. Both of the currently existing pulse lasers have a 50/50 kinetic/thermal mix by default, and tunable from 100/0 to 25/75.
	* For mining, the time-to-asteroid-destruction doesn't depend on the damage mix. However, thermal damage is preferable because it delivers less momentum, resulting in less scattering of the chunks.		* For mining, the time-to-asteroid-destruction doesn't depend on the damage mix. However, thermal damage is preferable because it delivers less momentum, resulting in less scattering of the chunks.
	* For combat, both thermal and kinetic damage are useful in different ways. <!-- TODO: Link to a combat guide or something? -->		* For combat, both thermal and kinetic damage are useful in different ways. <!-- TODO: Link to a combat guide or something? -->
	* Uptuning power straightforwardly increases output power and hence DPS, at the cost of uptuned lasers experiencing wear during usage (since [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/846030/view/3728457570843552698\| 0.615.1]). For this reason, CL-600P is notable in that it's very powerful even without uptuning, and that way one doesn't need to worry about wear.		* Uptuning power straightforwardly increases output power and hence DPS, at the cost of uptuned lasers experiencing wear during usage (since [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/846030/view/3728457570843552698\| 0.615.1]). For this reason, CL-600P is notable in that it's very powerful even without uptuning, and that way one doesn't need to worry about wear.

	~~<!-- TODO: Cover synchrotrons? They're technically not even~~ on ~~this page~~. ~~-->~~		== Synchotrons ==

			* Currently only one synchotron exists in game (SPC Gungnir)
			* Requires charge up of a couple of seconds before a shot can be fired.
			* Power output dependent upon the length of the charge, up to 30 seconds of charge at 11.2 GJ.
			* A full charge is shown visually with microwave effects on the Gungnir
			* Can only be fitted to side [[Hardpoint\|hardpoints]]
			* The only weapon currently in game that causes all three types of damage
			* Currently has no damage model
			* A positive charge will be left on any object hit by the projectile, which will arc between objects and causing EMP damage in the process.
			** Arcs to ringroids cause separation after enough damage
			** Arcs to ships knocks out unprotected equipment
			** Unbreakable objects (ores, moonlets, etc) will keep charge until there is an object to discharge to

	[[Category:Equipment]]		[[Category:Equipment]]

Thedujin: Pulses per second correction

2024-01-28T10:23:11Z

Pulses per second correction

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	\|Gimbal(36d), ~~4 shots~~ per second, Thermal/Kinetic		\|Gimbal(36d), 24 pulses per second, Thermal/Kinetic
	\|-		\|-
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	\|~~2 shots~~ per second, Thermal/Kinetic		\|12 pulses per second, Thermal/Kinetic
	\|}		\|}
	All energy weapons take 1 hour to replace''<sup>[verify?]</sup>''		All energy weapons take 1 hour to replace''<sup>[verify?]</sup>''

Thedujin: Repair price and time columns, add units for all columns, correct a typo in CL-600P

2024-01-28T10:21:45Z

Repair price and time columns, add units for all columns, correct a typo in CL-600P

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	!Name		!Name
	!Price		!Price(kE$)
	!Power		!Repair Price(kE$)
	!Range		!Repair Time*(h)
	!Output		!Power(MW)
	!Wavelength		!Range(m)
	!Estimated Average Power		!Output(MW)
			!Wavelength(nm)
			!Estimated Average Power(MW)
	!Estimated DPS (MJ/s)		!Estimated DPS (MJ/s)
	!Other		!Other
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	\|70		\|70
			\|1.5
			\|6
	\|50		\|50
	\|600		\|600
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	\|CL-150		\|CL-150
	\|150		\|150
			\|2
			\|16
	\|150		\|150
	\|8000		\|8000
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	\|Point Defense Microwave		\|Point Defense Microwave
	\|180		\|180
			\|8
			\|12
	\|50		\|50
	\|600		\|600
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	\|CL-200AP		\|CL-200AP
	\|220		\|220
			\|30
			\|8
	\|220		\|220
	\|8000		\|8000
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	\|-		\|-
	\|CL-600P		\|CL-600P
	\|~~3200~~		\|320
			\|80
			\|12
	\|660		\|660
	\|8000		\|8000
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	\|2 shots per second, Thermal/Kinetic		\|2 shots per second, Thermal/Kinetic
	\|}		\|}
			All energy weapons take 1 hour to replace''<sup>[verify?]</sup>''

			''<small>*The number of mechanics you have hired affects repair time. See [[:Category:Equipment]] for more details.</small>''

	The microwave emitter can sort of break rocks, and is excellent for disrupting other ships while you fill them full of holes with your railgun. The CL-150 is the most weapony of these guns, but its about half the damage of the starting mass driver. The mining lasers ARE, however, very good at shooting rocks. i'd choose the CL-200AP for rock shooting purposes due to the gimbal.		The microwave emitter can sort of break rocks, and is excellent for disrupting other ships while you fill them full of holes with your railgun. The CL-150 is the most weapony of these guns, but its about half the damage of the starting mass driver. The mining lasers ARE, however, very good at shooting rocks. i'd choose the CL-200AP for rock shooting purposes due to the gimbal.

Jcheung at 01:50, 29 July 2023

2023-07-29T01:50:25Z

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	\|+Energy Weapons Chart		\|+Energy Weapons Chart
	!Name		!Name

CompensatedTorque: Add details about how energy weapon tuning works. Didn't update the table, and don't necessarily endorse the old notes.

2023-04-05T12:31:01Z

Add details about how energy weapon tuning works. Didn't update the table, and don't necessarily endorse the old notes.

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 The microwave emitter can sort of break rocks, and is excellent for disrupting other ships while you fill them full of holes with your railgun.  The CL-150 is the most weapony of these guns, but its about half the damage of the starting mass driver.  The mining lasers ARE, however, very good at shooting rocks.  i'd choose the CL-200AP for rock shooting purposes due to the gimbal.
 [[Category:Equipment]]