Description
Particle Beam Weapons Technology accelerates charged particles to create beams that can penetrate shields and armor effectively.
Benefits
Shield strength Empire-wide+1.79%
Espionage output Empire-wide+0.6%
Hull strength Empire-wide-0.24%
Space attack Empire-wide+5.37%
Strategy notes
Particle Beam Weapons develops the Beams discipline within Fast Strike Fleet. Use propulsion, precise energy weapons, and tactical sensing to choose engagements and destroy priority targets quickly. Its immediate value is +45% Space Attack, +15% Shields; +5% Espionage; -2% Hull. The principal counterpressure is that fuel interdiction, layered defenses, ambushes, and forced prolonged battles erode its speed advantage.
Player hints
This tier begins to define an empire. Compare its resource demand with the other technologies competing for your laboratories. Favor this technology when its Beams 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.
Research cost
9.6KRP
6.72KCredits
1.68KCommon
2.64KRare
1.92KStrategic
2.4KFuel