Physical projectile damage (research)

Physical projectile damage (research)

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Cost
30 1 ✖ 100
Prototype type	technology
Internal name	physical-projectile-damage-1
Required technologies
Allows
2-∞

Object description

Physical projectile damage affects the damage of all firearms magazines, gun turrets, shotgun shells, cannon shells and defender robots.

Technology	Cost	Per Level	Cumulative	Per level	Cumulative	Per level	Cumulative
1 Physical projectile damage 1	30 1 ✖ 100	10%	10%	10%	10%
2 Physical projectile damage 2	30 1 1 ✖ 200	10%	20%	10%	20%
3 Physical projectile damage 3	60 1 1 1 ✖ 300	20%	40%	20%	40%
4 Physical projectile damage 4	60 1 1 1 ✖ 400	20%	60%	20%	60%
5 Physical projectile damage 5	60 1 1 1 1 ✖ 500	20%	80%	20%	80%	90%	90%
6 Physical projectile damage 6	60 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ 600	40%	120%	40%	120%	130%	220%
7-∞ Physical projectile damage 7-∞	60 1 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ 2^(Level-7)*1000 (eg. 1000 for level 7, 2000 for level 8)	40% per level	120% + 40%*(Level-6)	70% per level	120% + 70%*(Level-6)	100% per level	220% + 100%*(Level-6)

In Space Age, level 6 of the research and the infinite research have half the effect for bullets and gun turrets. The effect for shotgun and cannon shells is unchanged.

Technology	Cost	Per Level	Cumulative	Per level	Cumulative	Per level	Cumulative	Per level	Cumulative
6 Physical projectile damage 6	60 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ 600	20%	100%	40%	120%	20%	100%	130%	220%
7-∞ Physical projectile damage 7-∞	60 1 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ 2^(Level-7)*1000 (eg. 1000 for level 7, 2000 for level 8)	20% per level	100% + 20%*(Level-6)	40% per level	120% + 20%*(Level-6)	20% per level	100% + 20%*(Level-6)	100% per level	220% + 100%*(Level-6)

Thresholds

The table below shows for each level of the physical projectile damage research how many (normal quality) rounds a gun turret requires to destroy a small (S), medium (M), small promethium (SP), or medium promethium (MP) asteroids. Big and huge asteroids are excluded because their flat physical resistance makes gun turrets impractical. Physical projectile damage research applies to both the ammo and the turret as separate multipliers, so the combined bonus is squared rather than summed. Separate columns are given for Firearm magazines, Piercing rounds magazines, and Uranium rounds magazines, each of which holds 10 rounds.

Rounds required to destroy asteroid (10 rounds per magazine)
Level	Cumulative research cost
		S	M	SP	MP	S	M	SP	MP	S	M	SP	MP
0	-	21	90	41	180	13	57	26	113	5	19	9	38
1	100	17	75	34	150	11	47	22	93	4	16	7	31
2	300	15	64	29	127	9	40	18	79	3	14	6	27
3	600	11	46	21	92	7	29	13	58		10	5	20
4	1.0k	8	36	16	71	5	23	10	45	2	8	4	12
5	1.5k	7	28	13	56	4	18	8	35		6	3	12
6	2.1k	6	23	11	45		15	7	29		5		10
7	3.1k	5	19	9	38	3	12	6	24	1	4	2	8
8	5.1k	4	16	8	32		10	5	20				7
9	9.1k	3	14	6	27	2	9	4	17		3		6
10	17.1k		12		23		8		15				5
11	33.1k		10	5	20		7	3	13			1
12	65.1k	2	9	4	18		6		11		2		4
13	129k		8		16		5		10
14	257k		7		14	1		2	9				3
15	513k			3	13		4		8
16	1.03M		6		12
17	2.05M				11				7
18	4.10M		5		10		3		6		1		2
19	8.19M	1		2	9
20-21	16.4M		4		8				5
22	65.5M				7			1
23	131M						2		4
24-25	262M		3		6
26	1.05G				5
27	2.10G								3				1
28-29	4.19G			1
30-33	16.8G		2		4
34	268G						1		2
35-43	537G				3
44-48	275T		1		2
49-62	8.80P								1
63+	144E				1

Biters

Space Age

The tables below show for each level of the physical projectile damage research how many (normal quality) rounds are needed to kill a small (S), medium (M), big (B) or behemoth (Bh) biter, first with a gun turret, then with a submachine gun (a pistol fires more slowly, so it can need slightly more rounds against regenerating biters). They assume a single shooter with weapon shooting speed researched to the same level (up to its maximum of 6; 10 rounds per second at level 0, 25 at level 6), and include the biters' health regeneration between rounds, so an exact multiple of a biter's health needs one extra round (three firearm rounds deal exactly 15 damage, which does not kill a small biter). ∞ means each round does less damage after resistances than the biter regenerates before the next round, so a single shooter can never kill it. Gun turrets receive both the bullet damage bonus and the gun turret damage bonus, which multiply, so they reach each threshold much earlier than personal weapons. Every level up to 15 is listed, then every fifth level up to 50, plus any level at which a small, medium or big biter value changes. The values use Space Age research bonuses; levels 0–5 are the same in the base game.

Rounds required to kill a biter with a gun turret (10 rounds per magazine)
Level	Cumulative research cost
		S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh
0	-	4	90	6248	∞	2	22	1136	∞	1	5	27	295
1	100	3	42	3157			15	268			4	20	203
2	300		27	1637			12	122			3	16	152
3	600	2	15	244		1	8	55	1031		2	11	97
4	1.0k		10	89	7200		6	34	411			8	68
5	1.5k	1	7	52	859		4	24	246			6	51
6	2.1k		6	35	431		3	18	169		1	5	40
7	3.1k		5	26	280			14	126			4	33
8	5.1k		4	21	202		2	11	99				27
9	9.1k		3	17	155			10	80			3	23
10	17.1k			14	124			8	67				19
11	33.1k			12	102			7	56				17
12	65.1k		2	10	86			6	48			2	15
13	129k			9	74		1	5	42				13
14	257k			8	64				37				12
15	513k			7	56			4	33				10
16	1.03M			6	50				29				9
17	2.05M		1		44				26
18	4.10M			5	40			3	24			1	8
20	16.4M			4	33				20				7
23	131M				25			2	16				5
24	262M			3	24				14
25	524M				22				13
29	8.39G			2	17				10				4
30	16.8G				16
33	134G				13			1	8				3
35	537G				12
40	17.2T				9				6				2
43	137T			1	8				5
50	17.6P				6				4

Rounds required to kill a biter with a submachine gun (10 rounds per magazine)
Level	Cumulative research cost
		S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh
0	-	4	90	6248	∞	2	22	1136	∞	1	5	27	295
1	100	3	58	4124			18	585			4	23	242
2	300		43	2826			16	279				21	205
3	600		29	1705			12	134			3	17	158
4	1.0k	2	22	979			10	89	7200			14	129
5	1.5k		17	445			9	66	1601			12	108
6	2.1k		14	215		1	7	53	893		2	11	94
7	3.1k		12	142	49996			44	625			10	83
8	5.1k		11	106	14285		6	38	481			9	74
9	9.1k		10	85	4546		5	33	391			8	67
10	17.1k		9	71	1923			30	329				61
11	33.1k	1	8	60	1220			27	285			7	56
12	65.1k		7	53	893		4	24	250				52
13	129k			47	705			22	224			6	49
14	257k		6	42	582			21	202				45
15	513k			39	496			19	184		1		43
16	1.03M			35	431		3	18	169			5	40
17	2.05M		5	33	382			17	157				38
18	4.10M			30	343			16	146				36
19	8.19M			28	311			15	136				34
20	16.4M			27	285			14	128			4	33
21	32.8M		4	25	262				121				31
22	65.5M			24	243			13	114				30
23	131M			22	227			12	108				29
24	262M			21	212				103				28
25	524M			20	200		2	11	98				27
26	1.05G			19	188				94				26
27	2.10G				178				90			3	25
28	4.19G		3	18	169			10	86				24
29	8.39G			17	161				83				23
30	16.8G				154			9	80
31	33.6G			16	147				77				22
32	67.1G			15	141				74				21
34	268G			14	130			8	69				20
35	537G				125				67
37	2.15T			13	116				63				19
39	8.59T			12	109			7	59				18
40	17.2T				106				58				17
42	68.7T		2	11	99				55			2	16
45	550T				91			6	51				15
46	1.10P			10	89				50
50	17.6P				80				45				14

Base Game

Rounds required to kill a biter with a gun turret (base game) (10 rounds per magazine)
Level	Cumulative research cost
		S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh
0	-	4	90	6248	∞	2	22	1136	∞	1	5	27	295
1	100	3	42	3157			15	268			4	20	203
2	300		27	1637			12	122			3	16	152
3	600	2	15	244		1	8	55	1031		2	11	97
4	1.0k		10	89	7200		6	34	411			8	68
5	1.5k	1	7	52	859		4	24	246			6	51
6	2.1k		5	26	280		3	14	126		1	4	33
7	3.1k		3	15	132		2	8	70			3	20
8	5.1k		2	10	80			6	45			2	14
9	9.1k			7	55		1	4	32				10
10	17.1k		1	5	41			3	24			1	8
11	33.1k			4	32				19				6
12	65.1k			3	25			2	15				5
13	129k				21				13				4
14	257k				17				11
15	513k			2	15				9				3
16	1.03M				13			1	8
20	16.4M			1	8				5				2
25	524M				5				3				1
30	16.8G				4				2
35	537G				3
40	17.2T				2
45	550T								1

Rounds required to kill a biter with a submachine gun (base game) (10 rounds per magazine)
Level	Cumulative research cost
		S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh	S	M	B	Bh
0	-	4	90	6248	∞	2	22	1136	∞	1	5	27	295
1	100	3	58	4124			18	585			4	23	242
2	300		43	2826			16	279				21	205
3	600		29	1705			12	134			3	17	158
4	1.0k	2	22	979			10	89	7200			14	129
5	1.5k		17	445			9	66	1601			12	108
6	2.1k		12	142	49996	1	7	44	625		2	10	83
7	3.1k		10	85	4546		5	33	391			8	67
8	5.1k	1	8	60	1220			27	285			7	56
9	9.1k		7	47	705		4	22	224			6	49
10	17.1k		6	39	496			19	184		1		43
11	33.1k		5	33	382		3	17	157			5	38
12	65.1k			28	311			15	136				34
13	129k		4	25	262			14	121			4	31
14	257k			22	227			12	108				29
15	513k			20	200		2	11	98				27
16	1.03M			19	178				90			3	25
17	2.05M		3	17	161			10	83				23
18	4.10M			16	147			9	77				22
19	8.19M			15	135				72				21
20	16.4M			14	125			8	67				20
21	32.8M			13	116				63				19
22	65.5M			12	109			7	59				18
24	262M		2	11	96				53			2	16
25	524M				91			6	51				15
26	1.05G			10	87				49
28	4.19G			9	78		1		45				14
30	16.8G				72			5	41				13
31	33.6G			8	69				40				12
35	537G			7	59				34				11
36	1.07T				57			4	33
40	17.2T			6	50				30				10
45	550T		1		44				26			1	9
47	2.20P			5	42			3	25				8
50	17.6P				39				23

History

• 0.17.0:
  • Added as part of military technology balance rework.

See also

• Research
• Technologies
• Weapon shooting speed (research)