Laser Blaster

Laser Blaster

"High-powered tactical laser designed for combat situations."


Level 1	Level 2	Level 3

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6

Statistics

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

Icon	Abbreviation	Size	Power Consumption	Stat Enhancement	AI Category
	LB	3x2	0-3	Weapon	Laser Room

Volley	System Damage	Shield Damage	Crew Damage	Projectile Speed
1	1.5	0.75	1.5	Instant

Level	Reload Time	Ammo		Upgrade		Ship Level Required
Level	Reload Time	Per Second	Capacity	Cost	Time	Ship Level Required
1	5s	0.05	120	400K	2d	8
2	4.75s	0.05415	130	700K	3d	9
3	4.5s	0.05835	140	1.5M	4d	10
4	4.375s	0.0625	150	1.8M	6d	11
5	4.25s	0.065	160	2.3M	1w 1d	11
6	4s	0.065	160	3M	1w 1d	12

Summary

The Laser Blaster is a 3x2 Weapon room that can be built on the Medium Weapons Platform. The Laser Blaster is quite powerful, with 50% more damage compared to the Mineral Mining Laser. The tradeoff for the extra damage is higher power consumption and a slightly longer reload. It also consumes ammo that recharges over time.

Usage

In Combat

The Laser Blaster is the most general use weapon out of the three Medium Weapon Rooms. It doesn't specialize in a specific type of damage nor does it have a long reload time. This gives the Laser Blaster the highest DPS (Excluding Shield damage) out of all the Medium Weapon Rooms.

When To Use

The Laser Blaster is a great addition to starships if the player wishes to add to overall damage output. The Laser Blaster offers a steady damage output and the highest hull damage out of all the Medium Weapon Rooms.

AI

AI for rooms like the Laser Blaster is relatively straightforward. As long as the Laser Blaster's AI is targeting the same rooms in conjunction with the other weapons on a player’s ship, it should be fine.

Crew Interactions

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

Ammo Statistics

Level	Capacity	To Reach
1	120	40m
2	130	~40m
3	140	~40m
4	150	40m
5	160	~41m
6	160	~41m

Trivia

The Laser Blaster originally has the abbreviation of "CL" which stood for Combat Laser. This was changed to LB as it didn't fit the name of the Laser Blaster.
The Laser Blaster's ammo was officially added on July 16th, 2019. Before that, it was implemented and removed multiple times due to bugs or accidents during production.