Minigun

Minigun

"Want a good old-fashioned bullet-storm? This is the weapon for you!"

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
		Level 7	Level 8

Statistics

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

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

System Damage	Shield Damage	Crew Damage	Projectile Speed
0.1	0.1	0.1	30 Pixels/s

Level	Reload Time	Volley	Projectile Delay	Ammo		Upgrade		Ship Level Required
Level	Reload Time	Volley	Projectile Delay	Per Second	Capacity	Cost	Time	Ship Level Required
1	15s	50	0.5s	0.00335	8	50K	4h	5
2	15s	55	0.5s	0.00335	10	100K	8h	6
3	15s	60	0.5s	0.00375	12	200K	2d	7
4	15s	75	0.4s	0.00415	14	450K	4d	8
5	15s	80	0.375s	0.00458	15	900K	5d	9
6	15s	100	0.3s	0.005	16	1.5M	6d	10
7	15s	120	0.25s	0.0054	18	2.3M	1w	11
8	15s	140	0.2s	0.006	20	3.1M	1w	12

Summary

The Minigun is a 2x2 Weapon room that can be built on the Small Weapons Platform. The Minigun takes a large amount of time to reload, but the payoff is a continuous burst of damage that lasts up to 30 seconds. It also consumes ammo that recharges over time (Volley ≠ Ammo).

Usage

In Combat

The Minigun fires 50-140 rounds per volley to deal a total of 5-14 total damage for all of its damage types. There is a delay between rounds from each volley, so, for example, a level 1 Minigun will take 25s to launch all 50 projectiles. This mechanic allows the Minigun to suppress a room in a similar way to a fire, causing small damage over time and forcing Crew to repair it.

When To Use

The Minigun is one of the two options for the Small Weapons Platform, the other one being the Photon Phaser. Generally, the Photon Phaser is an anti-shield weapon whilst the Minigun provides additional system and Crew DPS, so the tradeoff depends on how effectively a player manages to disable their opponents’ shields. The Minigun does poorly against enemy shields due to how to spread out its damage is.

AI

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

Ammo Statistics

Level	Capacity	To Reach
1	8	39m 1s
2	10	49m 1s
3	12	53m 1s
4	14	56m 1s
5	15	54m 1s
6	16	53m 1s
7	18	55m 1s
8	20	55m 1s

Trivia

The Minigun uses the Bolter's ammo and firing sprites.
The Minigun has the largest volley in the game, surpassing the Ion Core by a landslide.
The Minigun'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.