Proton Thrower

medium weapon component

Proton Thrower is a medium weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2. It deals 12–25 damage every 21.25 days (212.5 combat ticks) at range 120, accuracy 75% and tracking 0%. It costs 1 Food, 1 Minerals, 0.3 Exotic Gases and uses 0 power. Unlocked by Proton Launchers.

Cost: 1Food1Minerals0.3Exotic Gases
Power: 0
Damage: 12–25
Cooldown: 21.25 days
Range: 120
ID: PROTON_THROWER_MEDIUM

Open in the ship designer (Juvenile Weaver)

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: 12–25
Cooldown: 21.25 days (212.5 ticks)
Damage a day: 0.87
Range: 120
Accuracy: 75%
Tracking: 0%
Hull damage: 175%
Shield damage: 50%
Armor damage: 150%
Shield penetration: 0%
Armor penetration: 0%

Cost and upkeep

Cost: 1Food1Minerals0.3Exotic Gases
Upkeep a month: 0.55Energy Credits0Food0Minerals

Other sizes and versions

How to get it

Proton LaunchersTechnology

In the game

This mutation allows a creature to create tight concentrations of protons as a powerful projectile. However, the charging process can be quite lengthy.

ID

PROTON_THROWER_MEDIUM

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