Positron Ejector

The subject of this article is from the Beyond update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 27 November, 2019.

This article is about the Beyond version of the Positron Ejector. For the Atlas Rises version, see Positron Ejector (Atlas).

Positron Ejector
Positron Ejector
Category	Starship - Weapons
Type	High Energy Starship Weapon
Updated	Visions

Positron Ejector is a weapons technology for the starship.

Summary

Positron Ejector is a weapons technology for the starship. This starship weapon fires extremely powerful 20-shot spreads somewhat rapidly, but lacks the range of other starship weapons.

Game description

Shots are granted a wide cone of destruction.

With reduced range and rate of fire, users are encouraged to engage their targets in close proximity.

Crafting

Template:PoC-Craft Positron Ejector can be repaired using the following ingredients:

Uranium x100 + Wiring Loom x1

Positron Ejector can be dismantled after construction, returning the following ingredients:

Positron Ejector → Uranium x100 + Wiring Loom x1

Combat Properties

Positron Ejector has an unusually short range for a starship weapon, only having the ability to hit targets from up to 750 distance units (750u) away by default (for reference, fugitive pirate ships will attack the player if they get within 1500u). By default, the weapon fires 20 shots at a time at a rate of ~2.5 volleys per second and can fire 3 volleys before overheating, resulting in a time to overheat of ~0.8 seconds, Upon overheating, Positron Ejector takes ~1.4 seconds by default to recover from overheating.

Positron Ejector deals 180 base damage per shot (3600 base damage for an entire volley) to the following targets: fauna, starships, Space Fleets, and destructible obstacles such as Reinforced Doors (Manufacturing Facilities and Operations Centres). Against starships in particular, the starship weapon deals 4x damage to the rear (resulting in 720 effective base damage per shot and 14400 effective base damage for an entire volley).

Positron Ejector deals 36 base damage per shot (720 base damage for an entire volley) on direct hits with a full volley to all planetary Sentinels.

Mining Properties

When used to harvest a planet's flora and minerals, Positron Ejector has a base mining power of 36 per shot (720 base mining power for an entire volley).

Upgrades

Additional notes

This weapon destroys whatever is directly in front of your ship, but mainly it's a close range weapon. Consider it a "starship shotgun."
- A full 20-shot volley out-damages a Rocket Launcher volley by 20%, but lacks its extremely long range.
The Positron Ejector is one of the best mining tools. A single burst (from cool to overheating) directed at a large asteroid will give you 200 of the asteroid's material in just a few seconds.
Positron Ejector's heat status is not properly displayed in the HUD --- the bar that normally shows heat status does not fill up while firing, but the white sliver at its right end turns red when the weapon is close to overheating.

Release history

Pathfinder - Added as a technology.
NEXT - Fragment Supercharger and procedurally generated Positron Ejector Upgrades added, while Sigma/Tau/Theta upgrades removed. Blueprint changed, formerly used Nickel and Platinum.
Beyond - Blueprint changed, formerly used Technology Module instead of Wiring Loom