Description
Absolute Destruction Beams Technology creates beams capable of completely annihilating targets, leaving no trace behind.
Benefits
Shield strength Empire-wide+5.88%
Espionage output Empire-wide+0.53%
Hull strength Empire-wide-0.21%
Space attack Empire-wide+13.37%
Strategy notes
Absolute Destruction Beams 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 +125% Space Attack, +55% 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 is late-path research. Treat it as a strategic objective measured in weeks or months, and expect rivals to react to the capability. 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
480KRP
336KCredits
84KCommon
132KRare
96KStrategic
120KFuel