Mineral Mining Laser

"Multi-purpose mining laser with limited offensive capacity."

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15
		Level 16

Statistics

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

Icon	Abbreviation	Size	Power Consumption	Stat Enhancement	AI Category
	MLZ	3x2	0-2	Weapon	Laser Room

Volley	System Damage	Shield Damage	Crew Damage	Projectile Speed
1	1	0.5	1	Instant

Level	Reload Time	Capacity	Per Second	Upgrade		Ship Level Required
Level	Reload Time	Capacity	Per Second	Cost	Time	Ship Level Required
1	6s	500	0.194	100	10s	1
2	5.875s	1K	0.194	250	10s	1
3	5.75s	1.5K	0.194	800	10s	2
4	5.625s	2K	0.194	2K	1h	3
5	5.5s	2.5K	0.194	12.5K	1h	4
6	5.375s	3K	0.194	25K	4h	5
7	5.25s	3.5K	0.194	60K	4h	5
8	5.125s	4K	0.194	100K	8h	6
9	5s	5K	0.194	200K	1d 12h	7
10	4.875s	8K	0.194	400K	2d	8
11	4.75s	15K	0.194	800K	3d	9
12	4.625s	20K	0.194	1.6M	4d	10
13	4.5s	25K	0.194	1.8M	5d	10
14	4.375s	40K	0.194	2.1M	6d	11
15	4.25s	50K	0.194	2.3M	1w	11
16	4.1s	50K	0.194	2.8M	1w	12

Summary

The Mineral Mining Laser(MLZ) is a 3x2 Weapon room unlocked at level one, being the first one the player unlocks. It's one of the most power efficient weapon rooms in the game, despite how early the player unlocks it. The Mineral Mining Laser can also generate Mineral when it's not in combat.

Skins


Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16

"A drunk HYDRA龍 technician accidentally spilled a can of SavySoda fluids while building the charging crystal component of this Mining Laser. "

The Mineral Mining Laser - Soda Edition is a reskin of the level 13 and above Mineral Mining Laser. A Hydra Laser 800 Renovation Kit is required for the skin. The cost of switching between skins is the same as upgrading to that level (EX: Lv.13 costs 1.8M and 5d ).

Usage

In Combat

The Mineral Mining Laser's high DPS, when compared to its power consumption, makes it great stand-alone. However, many agree the Mineral Mining Laser truly shines when paired with other weaponry. Make sure to Armor the Mineral Mining Laser as the two maximum power can make the room an easy way for the enemy to deal hull damage.

When To Use

The Mineral Mining Laser works well in almost every starship loadout due to its low power consumption and decent damage output. The Mineral Mining Laser is especially important in gunship hulls, as the damage output offered from it is needed for steady damage.

AI

AI for rooms like the Mineral Mining Laser is relatively straightforward. As long as the Mineral Mining Laser’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 Mineral Mining Laser is buffed with the Weapon stat on Crew. The reload reduction formula applied when the Mineral Mining Laser is buffed can be found here.

Trivia

The Mineral Mining Laser used to be called Mining Laser, but it was changed due to potential Gas Mining Laser.
The Mineral Mining Laser uses the exact same sprite for level 15 and 16.
The Mineral Mining Laser's original sprite was red and much bulkier than the current one.
The player starts off the game with a level 1 Mineral Mining Laser onboard their ship.
The HYDRA Level 15 uses the unused sprite but purple.