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Small Mass Driver

small weapon component · Mass Driver

Small Mass Driver is a small weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Mass Driver). It deals 5–16 damage every 2 days (20 combat ticks) at range 50, accuracy 75% and tracking 50%. It costs 10 Alloys and uses 5 power. Unlocked by Mass Drivers.

Cost
10Alloys
Power
-5
Damage
5–16
Cooldown
2 days
Range
50
ID
SMALL_MASS_DRIVER_1
Open in the ship designer (Corvette)

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
5–16
Cooldown
2 days (20 ticks)
Damage a day
5.25
Range
50
Accuracy
75%
Tracking
50%
Hull damage
100%
Shield damage
150%
Armor damage
50%
Shield penetration
0%
Armor penetration
0%
Windup
0.4–1.4 days

Cost and upkeep

Cost
10Alloys
Upkeep a month
0.1Energy Credits0.02Alloys

Upgrade line

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

  1. Small Mass Driver
  2. →Small Coilgun

Other sizes and versions

How to get it

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

In the game

These electromagnetic projectile launchers use magnets to accelerate armor-piercing rounds towards targets at high speeds.

ID

SMALL_MASS_DRIVER_1

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

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