Emitter
From SOTS
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The contents of this page were introduced in the original Sword of the Stars. |
| Description: | (Random) A high energy medium discharge weapon commonly known as a lightning gun. It damages target ships by inducing an arc of plasma. Damage is low but the plasma arc can often jump to multiple nearby ships, damaging them as well. It is intended for use against massed numbers of small ships. |
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| Research Category: | Energy Weapons |
| Research Cost: | 38,000 (Light Emitter) or 25,000 (Electro-Magnetic Pulsar) Research Points |
| Required Technology: | Light Emitter OR Electro-Magnetic Pulsar |
| Races Allowed: | Hiver, Human, Liir, Morrigi, Tarka, Zuul |
| Effect: | Causes extensive damage to organics and can jump from a hit ship to another ship in close proximity, with a maximum of 4 branches per shot. Each additional hit ship takes the same damage per second that the original target takes. |
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| Version: | This information valid for Version 1.7.1 
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| Technology | Research Cost |
Chance of Availability | |||||||||
| Hiver | Human | Liir | Morrigi | Tarka | Zuul | ||||||
| Heavy Emitter | 85,000 | 20 | 40 | 80 | 70 | 30 | 20 | ||||
| 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 |
Range vs Ships |
Range vs Planets |
Damage | Duration |
| Beam | 1,000 | Medium | 80 | 10 | 10,000 | 0.01 | n/a | 450 | 850 | 140/sec | 0.75 sec |
Images
An emitter chain with Human ships
