A light burst laser weapon that can be installed on the Mantis C.'Light artillery weapon that decimates crew, but can't be aimed manually.' In turn, this weapon is a recolour of the Maul Focus Beam. Each layout of the Zoltan Cruiser has a different recolour of the weapon, matching the layout's colour scheme.As with any beam weapon, shields will partially absorb its damage. It does 5 damage per room, but has a 1px trail and can only hit one room. A focus beam weapon that can be installed on the Zoltan A and B.'Highly focused beam weapon that can punch through any defense, but can't be aimed manually.' It will still require support weapons to suppress enemy shields in order to deal damage. When upgraded to level four, the beam will fire almost constantly.It does 1 damage per room and has a 115 pixel trail. A beam weapon that can be installed on the Engi B and Zoltan C.'Heavy duty industrial beam that can keep the enemy constantly under fire.' Ingame the effect is similar to that of a pulsar.The shield piercing causes them to deal ion damage to shields and any systems hit afterwards. Technically, this weapon fires 6 invisible instant hit ion projectiles with 5 shield piercing that target within a 70 pixel radius.It also deals up to 6 ion damage to random systems, although with greatly reduced accuracy. It emits an EMP that can deal up to 6 ion damage to enemy shields (depending on enemy evasion). A weapon that can be installed on the Engi A and C.

'Emits an electromagnetic pulse that can disable entire ships.' It looks very similar to the Boss Laser used on the Flagship.It fires 3 shots that do 2 damage each with a decent fire chance and has a base 30 second charge time. A laser weapon that can be installed on the Kestrel A, B, and C.

'This widely used artillery weapon fires a powerful barrage, but can't be aimed manually.' It fires 7 projectiles in 1 salvo, and has a base 40 second charge time.

A flak weapon that is already installed on the Federation C, and can be installed on the Lanius A and B.

The Vindicator Beam opens up some blue options in events, and indicates that you command a high-ranking Federation ship.

It does 1 damage per room, with a long trail, and has a base 40 second charge time (down from 50 seconds in vanilla FTL).

A beam weapon that is already installed on the Federation A and B.

' This advanced beam cuts through all shields, but can't be aimed manually.' List of Artillery Weapons Vindicator Beam Some artillery works the other way around, dealing no physical damage at all and instead supporting conventional weapons or even boarding crews. Some artilleries can not pierce shields, in that case normal weapon salvo have to be coordinated with the artillery firing circle to allow for the artillery to deliver its effect. Many of CE's artilleries need some degree of micro management to be used effectively. Artillery isn't particularly expensive (cost is 80 scrap), but it may or may not fit well with the strengths and weaknesses of your current ship and it still takes up a system slot that, in some cases, might be better filled with a more useful/flexible system. Purchasing artillery at a store can be useful in the mid to late game if the player has not had any luck with finding powerful weapons, since the artillery system can be found at stores relatively consistently.

While the Vindicator Beam is still the ultimate 'power and forget' weapon due to its shield piercing beam, the other artillery systems can be very potent when used correctly. Some types of artillery have the potential to be as useful as the Vindicator Beam, but might deal damage differently or provide other tactical benefits. With the exception of the Federation Cruisers, all ships can purchase a ship-specific artillery system at a shop. Captain's Edition adds Artillery systems to each ship, similar to the original Open Artillery mod.

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