Disruptors
From SOTS
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
| Description: | (Random) A charged ball of electrical plasma that passes the energy along to the target on impact. Does superficial damage and has a chance of shorting out some systems of the target ship. |
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| Research Category: | Torpedo Weapons |
| Research Cost: | 10,000 Research Points |
| Required Technology: | None (Random) |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Allows Disruptors to be installed in Torpedo Mounts. Allows ship designs to include Torpedo Section. Resets recharge time for weapons. (Post-AMOC, this was changed to only affect Turreted Weapons.) Only works on the ship section hit by this torpedo. |
| Notes: | Disruptors have a random chance of being available for research at the beginning of the game, with the following chances: Zuul – 90%, Hiver – 40%, Human – 20%, Liir – 90%, Morrigi – 80% and Tarka – 80% |
| Version: | This information valid for Version 1.7.1 
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| New Technologies Available | |||||||||||
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| Technology | Research Cost |
Chance of Availability | |||||||||
| Hiver | Human | Liir | Morrigi | Tarka | Zuul | ||||||
| Electro-Magnetic Pulsar | 50,000 | 50 | 50 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 90 | ||||
| Photonic Torpedo | 25,000 | 30 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| Disruptor Whip | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||
| Weapon Statistics | |||||||
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| Weapon Type |
Cost (per mount) |
Mount Size |
HP Bonus (per bank) |
Recharge Time (in seconds) |
Population Damage |
Infrastructure Damage |
Terraforming Damage |
| Torpedo | 1,000 | Special (Torpedo) | n/a | 6 | 100 | 0.01 | n/a |
| Range Band | Range | Targeting Inaccuracy |
Damage | Duration | |
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| Ship to Ship | Ship to Planet | ||||
| Point Blank | 300 | 0.1° | 150 | n/a | |
| Effective | 600 | 0.1° | 150 | n/a | |
| Maximum | 900 | 1,050 | 0.1° | 100 | n/a |
