Description
Anti-Matter Beam Weapons Technology incorporates anti-matter into beams, delivering maximum destructive power.
Benefits
Shield strength Empire-wide+3.33%
Espionage output Empire-wide+0.48%
Hull strength Empire-wide-0.1%
Space attack Empire-wide+8.1%
Strategy notes
Anti-Matter 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 +85% Space Attack, +35% Shields; +5% Espionage; -1% Hull. The principal counterpressure is that fuel interdiction, layered defenses, ambushes, and forced prolonged battles erode its speed advantage.
Player hints
This is a specialization milestone. Reaching it reveals stronger combinations, but broad tier-three investment will slow every capstone. 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
40KRP
28KCredits
7KCommon
11KRare
8KStrategic
10KFuel