Has anyone seen this tech before?

[elalex]

Hello everyone,

I have recently started a new stellaris game with a good upstart, just as i was going to exploit and colonize all the star systems i was able to secure by taking a crucial choke point, (only way to cross the galaxy from side to side) a blue wraith 650Thz appeared out of the nearest pulsar to my home system ( 2 jumps away) destroying half of my advanced outposts, i had no means to stop it so i backed off to strengthen my fleet and tech a bit when this "new" ray technology appeared:

it's a rare tech i have never encountered before, it does a whooping +400% damage to shields and even has large mounting with a damage of 36-95 0.o

It doesn't appear at the wiki so that's why i came here to post it, has anyone encountered it before?

best regards, elalex.

 

[sillyrobot]

Yes. It's a new tech unlocked by one type of dimensional portal.

As a weapon, it's... OK.

 

[Secret Master]

Yes. I asked about it when mega-Corp first came out. It’s new for the dlc.

It’s not a bad way to strip shields compared to early kinetics.

 

[Shirasik]

It’s new for the dlc.

Doubt it. Dimensional Portal event fires w/o Megacorp.

 

[sillyrobot]

I was wrong. It popped immediately after researching the null-space portal and I assumed they were linked. Here's the tech entry from 00_phys_weapon_tech.txt. It's not, but the tech is really rare.

# Null void beam
null_void_beam = {
area = physics
cost = @tier1cost2
tier = 2
is_rare = yes
category = { particles }
ai_update_type = military
weight = 3
}

 

[OrigamiPhoenix]

It's the "Null Void Beam". I think you get the chance to roll it after researching the dimensional portal project, but the null void dimension itself guarantees it as a research option.

It's the 2nd best anti-shield weapon in the game, right behind the large-slot-only kinetic artillery. Its best trait is actually its massive range, which can make even small-slots viable for artillery ships. It's best paired with plasma because they're both energy types and you can cover all damage types with all weapon slots.

 

[Askorti]

Oh, it's that one, they just changed the picture. It used to be green. xD

 

[Secret Master]

Doubt it. Dimensional Portal event fires w/o Megacorp.

New in the sense that it wasn’t in the game before Megacorp came out.

 

[Secret Master]

Oh, it's that one, they just changed the picture. It used to be green. xD

I’m f you are referring to energy siphon, that’s a different tech. It’s still in the game.

 

[Askorti]

I’m f you are referring to energy siphon, that’s a different tech. It’s still in the game.

null void beam used to have the same icon as the siphon.

 

[BuonGherardo]

I gained the tech option while I was fighting the Unbidden.

 

[Secret Master]

null void beam used to have the same icon as the siphon.

In 2000+ hours of gameplay, I never saw it before Megacorp was released, and I don't ever remember seeing it on the wiki.

And every time I've seen it, it's been purple. Did it have a different name or something before?

 

[Askorti]

In 2000+ hours of gameplay, I never saw it before Megacorp was released, and I don't ever remember seeing it on the wiki.

And every time I've seen it, it's been purple. Did it have a different name or something before?

It could be that it was added with MegaCorp, not sure, but I'm 100% positive it had the green icon. The patch notes even say they changed it.

 

[gareaap]

void ray right? i havent ran the numbers of it versus normal anti shields yet but it seems it could be viable

 

[elalex]

Thanks Everyone

 

[Piotrzeci]

There is an event that gives 50% for it, but it can be acquired without it. I think I got it few times while being around the tech of Kinetics 2, so it isn't a late tech.

 

[Theter]

Do you guys even read patch notes ?

* Null Void Beam now has its own icon