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Large Plasma Accelerator

large weapon component · Plasma Accelerator

Large Plasma Accelerator is a large weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Plasma Accelerator). It deals 96–258 damage every 4.5 days (45 combat ticks) at range 80, accuracy 80% and tracking 5%. It costs 145 Alloys, 1.56 Exotic Gases and uses 82 power. Unlocked by Plasma Accelerators.

Cost
145Alloys1.56Exotic Gases
Power
-82
Damage
96–258
Cooldown
4.5 days
Range
80
ID
LARGE_PLASMA_2
Open in the ship designer (Destroyer)

Weapon stats

From weapon_components.csv (in common/component_templates), base values before technologies and modifiers.

How it's counted

Damage multipliers against hull, shields and armor are shares of the damage. Cooldown and windup are combat ticks in the CSV, 10 a day (our reading of the defines); damage a day = (min + max) ÷ 2 ÷ cooldown in days.

Damage
96–258
Cooldown
4.5 days (45 ticks)
Damage a day
39.33
Range
80
Accuracy
80%
Tracking
5%
Hull damage
150%
Shield damage
25%
Armor damage
200%
Shield penetration
0%
Armor penetration
0%
Windup
0.8–3 days

Cost and upkeep

Cost
145Alloys1.56Exotic Gases
Upkeep a month
1.35Energy Credits0.27Alloys

Upgrade line

upgrades_to in the files: a design auto-upgrades to the next one when it is researched.

  1. Large Plasma Thrower
  2. →Large Plasma Accelerator
  3. →Large Plasma Cannon

Other sizes and versions

How to get it

  • Empire
    • Not: Uses bio-ships
  • Not: Is arkship ship

In the game

These new accelerators launch projectiles of high-energy plasma with improved containment fields. This results in less energy leakage as the projectile travels in space towards its target.

ID

LARGE_PLASMA_2

Source: common/component_templates/00_weapons_energy.txt and weapon_components.csv, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).

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