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Lightning Breath

large weapon component

Lightning Breath is a large weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2. It deals 1–49 damage every 5.4 days (54 combat ticks) at range 50, accuracy 100% and tracking 45%. It costs 1 Food, 1 Minerals and uses 0 power. Unlocked by Cloud Lightning Conduits.

Cost
1Food1Minerals
Power
0
Damage
1–49
Cooldown
5.4 days
Range
50
ID
LIGHTNING_BREATH_LARGE
Open in the ship designer (Juvenile Stinger)

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
1–49
Cooldown
5.4 days (54 ticks)
Damage a day
4.63
Range
50
Accuracy
100%
Tracking
45%
Hull damage
100%
Shield damage
100%
Armor damage
100%
Shield penetration
100%
Armor penetration
100%

Cost and upkeep

Cost
1Food1Minerals
Upkeep a month
0.22Energy Credits0Food0Minerals

Other sizes and versions

How to get it

In the game

Modifying existing respiration systems with bio-electrical conduits gives a creature the ability to "breathe" arcs of piercing lightning.

ID

LIGHTNING_BREATH_LARGE

Source: common/component_templates/01_mutation_weapon_components.txt and weapon_components.csv, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).

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