Sword of the Stars/Weapons

Weapon types

• Ballistic weapons rely on a direct kinetic impact to inflict damage or knock back. They can be deflected by armor.
• Beams are large continuous-fire weapons; their damage is spread across it's firing time, and are not affected by reflective armor.
• Lasers are small energy weapons, which ricochet off reflective armor.

Light Mounts

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Armor Piercing Gauss Cannons	25	6 seconds	Born of Blood	More accurate and less likely to ricochet.
Gauss Cannons	45	5 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Green Beamers	75 (0.75 sec)	8 seconds	A Murder of Crows
Green Lasers	15-20	3 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Light Emitters	52.5 (0.7 sec)	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Can hit up to 2 targets at once
Point Defense Phasers	75 (0.3 sec)	2 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Point defense
Polarized Plasmatics	10-40 damage	5 seconds	Argos Naval Yard	Damage dissipates on range. Increased damage on armored targets.
Pulse Phasers	30-45	6 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Damage dissipates by range.
Red Lasers	12-15	3 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Sniper Cannon	35	8 seconds	Murder of Crows	Extremely accurate at long range.
UV Beamers	97.5 (0.75 sec)	8 seconds	A Murder of Crows
UV Lasers	25-30	3 seconds	Sword of the Stars
X-Ray Lasers	35-40	3 seconds	Sword of the Stars

Medium Mount

Medium mounts may instead contain 2 small weapons.

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Antimatter Cannons	200-350 damage	6 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Best damage at medium range.
Armor Piercing Mass Drivers	110	6 seconds	Born of Blood	More accurate and less likely to ricochet.
Chakkar	80-200 damage	5 seconds	Argos Naval Yard	Damage dissipates on range. Increased damage on armored targets.
Disruptor Whip	50	25 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Zuul only. Targets ships only. Locks down turrets on the section of a ship it hits; larger turrets on larger ships are unaffected.
DF Racks	10 * 10	15 seconds	Born of Blood
Emitter	105 (0.75 sec)	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Can hit up to 5 targets at once
Fusion Cannon	120-250 damage	6 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Best damage at medium range.
Mass Driver	170	5 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Missiles	40	32 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Tracking warhead. Always hits unless shot down or runs out of fuel.
Plasma Cannon	75-150 damage	6 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Best damage at medium range.
Phasers	200 (1 sec)	11 seconds	Sword of the Star

Large Mount

Large mounts may instead contain 2 medium weapons or 3 small weapons.

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Armor Piercing Heavy Drivers	250	6 seconds	Born of Blood	More accurate and less likely to ricochet.
Bursters	25	5 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Anti-destroyer.
Chakram	150-300 damage	5 seconds	Argos Naval Yard	Damage dissipates on range. Increased damage on armored targets.
Energy Leech Rounds	75	5 seconds	Born of Blood	Reduces rate of fire and movement on enemy ships.
Graviton Beam	350/sec * 4 sec	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Damage spread across all sections, and holds target in place.
Heavy Antimatter Cannons	150-350 damage * 3	8 seconds	Born of Blood	Best damage at medium range.
Heavy Drivers	450	5 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Long range but inaccurate.
Heavy Emitters	206.25 (0.75 sec)	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Can hit up to 9 targets at once
Heavy Fusion Cannons	100-250 damage * 3	8 seconds	Born of Blood	Best damage at medium range.
Heavy Plasma Cannons	75-150 damage * 3	8 seconds	Born of Blood	Best damage at medium range.
Heavy Stormers	130*10	12 seconds	A Murder of Crows
Kinetic Kill Missile	40 + 1000 (max)	32 seconds	A Murder of Crows
Meson Beams	550/sec * 2 sec	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Multi-Warhead Missiles	20 * 6	32 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Planetary version contains 10 warheads rather than 6.
Neutron Beam	250/sec * 2 sec	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Particle Beam	200/sec * 2 sec	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Positron Beam	350/sec * 2 sec	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Pulsed Graviton Beam	320/sec * 4 sec	12 seconds	Argos Naval Yard	Damage spread across all sections, and holds target in place. May disrupt turrets.
Shield Breakers	150	5 seconds	Born of Blood	Disrupts shields but otherwise ineffective on unshielded targets.
Shotgun Drivers	55 * 25	9 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Fires a volley in a cone. Reduced damage at maximum range.
Thumpers	200 (50m radius)	6 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Increased knockback.
Tractor Beams	6 second hold	10 seconds	Sword of the Stars	No damage, only holds target in place. Can be used on Heavy Defense Satellites to quickly destroy a ship at the cost of population and infrastructure.

Spinal Beams

These are modified version of beams designed for use on spinal mounts. They inflict less damage, but fire more often.

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Meson Beam	500/sec * 2 sec	9 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Neutron Beam	225/sec * 2 sec	9 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Particle Beam	180/sec * 2 sec	9 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Positron Beam	325/sec * 2 sec	9 seconds	Sword of the Stars

Heavy Beams

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Cutting Beam	800/sec * 2.5 sec	22 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Heavy Combat Lasers	200/sec * 2.5 sec	22 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Lancers	500/sec * 2.5 sec	22 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Node Cannon	500/sec * 5 sec	90 seconds	Born of Blood	Manual activation. Can displace ships on the strategic map.

Projectors

Projectors

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Antimatter Projector	120-300 * 30	13 seconds	Born of Blood	Maximum damage at medium range.
Fusion projector	90-220 * 30	13 seconds	Born of Blood	Maximum damage at medium range.
Meson Projector	12550 (5 sec)	25 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Damage inflicted when beam finishes; if tracking is lost, no damage.
Plasma Projector	45-120 * 30	13 seconds	Born of Blood	Maximum damage at medium range.

Mines

Minelayers can drop mines in combat, which detonate when enemy ships pass. In addition, minelayers can clear enemy minefields as well. Each deployment releases 2 mines.

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Antimatter Mines	900	4 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Cloaked Mines	300	4 seconds	Born of Blood	Invisible, but doesn't remain as long.
Fusion Mines	500	4 seconds	Sword of the Stars
Gravity Mines	none	4 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Pulls nearby objects towards it.
Implosion Mines	1000	4 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Pulls nearby objects towards it. Detonates with a large blast radius.
Leap Mines	300	4 seconds	Sword of the Stars	When it detects an enemy within medium range, it propels itself towards it.
Nuclear Mines	150	4 seconds	Sword of the Stars

Torpedo

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Antimatter Torpedo	175-1300	30 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Maximum damage at maximum range.
Detonating Antimatter Torpedo	125-1100	35 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Maximum damage at maximum range. Wider area of attack. Manual fire in Born of Blood or later.
Detonating Fusion Torpedo	75-750	35 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Maximum damage at maximum range. Wider area of attack. Manual fire in Born of Blood or later.
Disruptors	150	6 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Resets reload times of weapons.
Electro-Magnetic Pulsar	50	18 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Resets reload times of weapons within area of effect. Shuts down ships for up to 3 seconds (larger vessels recover in less time)
Fusion Torpedo	100-850	30 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Maximum damage at maximum range.
Gluonic Torpedo	60-140 * 4	18 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Damage dissipates over range. Penetrates shields
Kelvenic Torpedo	50-150	4 seconds	Argos Naval Yard	Increases damage from later attacks by 5% (cumulative). Damage dissipates over range.
Mesonic Torpedo	100-180 * 4	18 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Damage dissipates over range. Penetrates non-mesonic sheields.
Photonic Torpedo	40-100 *4	18 seconds	A Murder of Crows	Damage dissipates over range. Penetrates non-mesonic sheields.

Special

Weapon	Damage	Fire rate	Version	Notes
Accelerator Amplification	1500	14 seconds	Argos Naval Yard
Bio Missile	Special	Single shot	Sword of the Stars	Infects the enemy planet with a plague. The effects of the plague depend on the research you performed. Zuul are immune to Bio warfare, but are still vulnerable to the Nano Virus.
Grappling Missile			Born of Blood	Zuul only. Tugs enemy ship.
Siege Drivers	special	35 seconds	Sword of the Stars	Anti-planet; system-sized range and highly accurate.
Slave Disk	special	once	Born of Blood	Captures 1.5 million civilians per second for 30 seconds. May also steal technology or infect the enemy colony.