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Ancient Weapon
Primary Weapon
This mysterious alien weapon fuses with the ship and replaces its weapon systems completely. The heat created from its raw power cannot be channeled by conventional means which leads to some damage to the ship's hull with every shot fired. However, it will not destroy the ship and its damage output increases with declining hull integrity.

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Class Restriction
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Hull DPS
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Shield DPS
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Hull Damage
Varies
Shield Damage
Varies
Hull Area Damage
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Shield Area Damage
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Fire Rate
2/s
Energy Consumption
12.6/s
Energy Consumption
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Damage Per Energy
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Velocity
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Spread
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Range
4,000m
Full Charge Duration
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Area Damage Range
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Full Charge Damage Bonus
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Full Charge Add. Projectiles
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Damage Increase
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Energy Consumption Increase
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Energy Allocation
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Hitpoints
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Recharge Rate
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Recharge Delay
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Shutdown Duration
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Cooldown Duration
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Cooldown Duration Decrease
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Fire Rate Increase
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Energy Consumption Decrease
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Hitpoints Increase
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Recharge Rate Increase
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Recharge Delay Decrease
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Shutdown Duration Decrease
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Resource Amount
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Homing
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Effect
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Effect Duration
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Repair Amount
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Life Time
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Critical Hit Chance Increase
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Velocity Increase
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Range Increase
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Spread Decrease
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Effect Duration Increase
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Jump Cooldown Increase
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Full Charge Damage Mulitplier
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Success Chance
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Nano Bot Drop Chance
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Max Stack Size
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Shield Piercing
+{{{shieldpierce}}}%
Conversion Percentage
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Conversion Amount
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Conversion Ratio
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Critical Hit Chance
5%
CRAFTING
Required Resources
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Nano Bots
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Viridian Energy
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Scrap
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Resource-SmallIcon-Gel
Gel
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Compounds
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Resource-SmallIcon-PowerCell
Power Cells
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Resource-SmallIcon-Processor
Processors
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Crystals
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Resource-SmallIcon-Gas
Gas
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Ore
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Resource-SmallIcon-Plasma
Plasma
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Dark Matter
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Resource-SmallIcon-DarkEnergy
Dark Energy
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SALVAGING
Obtained Resources
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Nano Bots
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Resource-SmallIcon-ViridianEnergy
Viridian Energy
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Scrap
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Resource-SmallIcon-Gel
Gel
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Resource-SmallIcon-Compound
Compounds
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Resource-SmallIcon-PowerCell
Power Cells
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Resource-SmallIcon-Processor
Processors
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Resource-SmallIcon-Crystal
Crystals
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Resource-SmallIcon-Gas
Gas
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Resource-SmallIcon-Ore
Ore
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Resource-SmallIcon-Plasma
Plasma
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Resource-SmallIcon-DarkMatter
Dark Matter
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Resource-SmallIcon-DarkEnergy
Dark Energy
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The Ancient Weapon is a special primary weapon. It is only usable with the Ancient Weapon Glyph equipped, which also removes al other primary and secondary weapon slots. Similar to the Shock Rifle, this weapon can hit enemies at extreme distances instantly. It deals 4 hull self damage per shot with no damage reduction.

It cannot be modified.

Tips and Tricks[ | ]

  • This weapon is less effective in close fights and is best used at a distance.
  • Every shot counts, so be sure to aim well. If the crosshair turns red, that means it is hovering directly over an enemy.
  • Using this weapon will likely make the game much easier, but at the same time much less fun.
  • Firing this weapon at one hull hp will not cause death. Depending on the ship's armor, it will not go below a value that would kill you.
    • Damage from this weapon also does not have a chance to cause component damage.
  • The Ancient Weapon is the only weapon with an innate critical hit chance (5%).
  • The base Scout and Sentinel take 4 hull self damage per shot, the Interceptor takes 3.6, and the Gunship takes 2.4 (armor perk maxed).
  • The Colonial Gunship is recommended for the ship to use with this weapon. It has the most hull hitpoints and has high base armor which lowers the damage from each shot. Also, turrets and drones make up for the loss of other weapons and make close-range fights a lot easier.
    • Even at high hull hitpoints, such as at 1100 hp with the Gunship, the weapon still does around 120 hull and shield damage.
    • If playing with the Interceptor or Scout, equipping the passive Adaptive Armor device will also help with self-damage reduction.
  • Max damage on an un-armored, fully upgraded Interceptor is about 180 damage at 4/660 hull, giving 359.33 dps.

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See also[ | ]

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