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Small Plasma Accelerator

small weapon component · Plasma Accelerator

Small Plasma Accelerator is a small weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Plasma Accelerator). It deals 16–43 damage every 3.5 days (35 combat ticks) at range 40, accuracy 80% and tracking 40%. It costs 23 Alloys, 0.25 Exotic Gases and uses 17 power. Unlocked by Plasma Accelerators.

Cost
23Alloys0.25Exotic Gases
Power
-17
Damage
16–43
Cooldown
3.5 days
Range
40
ID
SMALL_PLASMA_2
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
16–43
Cooldown
3.5 days (35 ticks)
Damage a day
8.43
Range
40
Accuracy
80%
Tracking
40%
Hull damage
150%
Shield damage
25%
Armor damage
200%
Shield penetration
0%
Armor penetration
0%
Windup
0.6–2.4 days

Cost and upkeep

Cost
23Alloys0.25Exotic Gases
Upkeep a month
0.34Energy Credits0.07Alloys

Upgrade line

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

  1. Small Plasma Thrower
  2. →Small Plasma Accelerator
  3. →Small 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

SMALL_PLASMA_2

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

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