Description
Basic Ship Weaponry Technology provides foundational weapons for space combat, equipping ships with lasers, railguns, and cannons for defense and offense.
Benefits
Space defence Empire-wide+3%
Sensor strength Empire-wide+1%
Hull strength Empire-wide+2%
Offensive Fleet role
Strategy notes
Basic Ship Weaponry develops the SpaceWarfare discipline within Fortress and Combined Arms. Hold valuable systems through shields, layered orbital defense, disciplined ground forces, and coordinated production. Its immediate value is +15% Space Defence, +10% Hull Strength; +5% Sensing. The principal counterpressure is that siege, blockade, espionage, and expansion around fortified systems can make static strength irrelevant.
Player hints
This is an inexpensive path entry. Research it early when you want to test this direction without sacrificing strategic flexibility. Favor this technology when its SpaceWarfare benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects. Unlocks the Offensive fleet role (+10% firepower, -5% shields).
Research cost
1.2KRP
900Credits
390Common
300Rare
360Strategic
150Fuel