Ion Cannon

"A slow yet powerful charge weapon. Causes devastating damage to target."


Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4

Statistics

Ship Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Number Available	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Icon	Abbreviation	Size	Power Consumption	Stat Enhancement	AI Category	Cooldown
	ION	3x3	0-6	Weapon	Cannon	3s

Level	Reload Time	Capacity		Upgrade		Ship Level Required
Level	Reload Time	Storage	Queue	Cost	Time	Ship Level Required
1	21s	30	30	2M	1w 3d	11
2	17.25s	40	40	2.3M	1w 5d	11
3	15.5s	40	40	2.5M	2w	11
4	14.75s	40	40	3.5M	2w	12

Summary

The Ion Cannon is a 3x3 Weapon room unlocked at level 11. It's is the most powerful weapon in the game, dealing massive amounts of damage in a short period of time. The Ion Cannon also requires Ion Cores to fire. These affect the Ion Cannon's damage and are built like Missiles.

Usage

In Combat

The Ion Cannon is incredibly powerful by itself, but it can this can be further amplified with the "Ion Rush" Strategy. The strategy involves rushing the Ion Cannon with 2-3 100% Rush Command abilities. With correct timing, a player can deal massive damage in a short period of time. In addition, the Ion Cannon's massive power consumption makes 1-3 Armor blocks sufficient for protection.

When To Use

The Ion Cannon is the bread and butter of level 11 ships. Simply put, there is almost no reason not to use the Ion Cannon. It's the most powerful weapon in the game, allowing for massive damage in short periods of time. The only major drawback is its extraordinary power consumption. However, this can be nullified with further upgrades and AI.

AI

AI for high power rooms like the Ion Cannon can get rather complicated. Due to the massive demand for power in the later levels, having power-efficient AI is very important. One such way to do that is with the below AI command. Every time a room falls under 50% HP, power is taken and redistributed to other rooms. Note, all other rooms must use the same power AI (Increase by 1)

None -> Set Cheapest Items

Friendly Room HP < 50% -> Set Power To 1

None -> Increase Power By 1

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Crew Interactions

The Ion Cannon is buffed with the Weapon stat on Crew. The reload reduction formula applied when the Ion Cannon is buffed can be found here.

Trivia

The Ion Cannon is called the Iron Cannon in game files.
The Ion Cannon's ship level requirement once displayed 10 instead of 11. This was only a visual bug, and it was patched out the next day.