Ballistics Science

Ballistic Sciences increases the firepower of ballistic weapons, increases the hit rate and much more.

It's recommended to research ballistics since they are so useful in the game.

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Ballistics

The initial Ballistics Tech increases the base damage of Ballistic weapons. There are no previous requirements to research this tech as this is the initial technology of the Ballistics tree.

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 5%	541	00:01:57
2	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 10%	628	00:02:38
3	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 15%	959	00:06:08
4	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 20%	1,467	00:14:21
5	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 25%	2,244	00:33:35
6	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 30%	3,434	01:18:37
7	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 35%	5,253	03:03:59
8	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 40%	8,036	07:10:34
9	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 45%	12,294	16:47:41
10	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 50%	18,808	39:18:21

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Ballistic Malice

The second Ballistics Tech increases the critical hit rate of Ballistic weapons.

Requirements: Ballistics Level 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases critical hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 1%	7,558	00:23:48
2	Increases critical hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 2%	8,752	00:31:55
3	Increases critical hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 3%	13,385	01:14:39
4	Increases critical hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 4%	20,477	02:54:43
5	Increases critical hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 5%	31,327	06:48:55

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Ballistic Crackdown

This tech increases the critical damage of Ballistic Weapons.

Requirements: Ballistics Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases critical damage of Ballistic weapons by 10%	29,628	01:12:15
2	Increases critical damage of Ballistic weapons by 20%	34,303	01:36:51

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Steady Control Tech

This reduces the space occupied by Ballistic Weapons.

Requirements: Ballistics Lv 6, Ballistic Malice Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Reduces space occupied by Ballistic weapons by 2%	26,108	00:56:06
2	Reduces space occupied by Ballistic weapons by 4%	30,227	01:15:12
3	Reduces space occupied by Ballistic weapons by 6%	46,241	02:55:59
4	Reduces space occupied by Ballistic weapons by 8%	70,739	06:51:51
5	Reduces space occupied by Ballistic weapons by 10%	108,217	16:03:52

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Precise Ballistics

This technology increases the hit rate of Ballistic weapons.

Requirements: Ballistics Lv 8, Steady Control Tech Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 1%	51,100	01:08:00
2	Increases hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 2%	59,162	01:31:09
3	Increases hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 3%	90,506	03:33:19
4	Increases hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 4%	138,453	08:19:12
5	Increases hit rate of Ballistic weapons by 5%	211,811	19:28:20

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Shield Penetration

This technology enables your Ballistic weapons to penetrate enemy shields and directly damage the enemy hull for 15% of the damage caused by your Ballistic weapons.

Requirements: Ballistic Malice Lv 5, Ballistic Crackdown Lv 1, Precise Ballistics Lv 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Enables your Ballistic weapons to penetrate enemy shields and directly damage the enemy hull for 15% of the damage caused by your Ballistic weapons.	154,616	04:15:00

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Depleted Uranium Bomb Research

This technology increases damage dealt by Kinetic Energy type Ballistic weapon against Neutral and Light armor types

Requirements: Ballistic Crackdown Lv 2, Shield Penetration Lv 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases Kinetic energy type Ballistic weapon damage against Neutral armor by 10% and against Light armor by 1%	203,249	03:32:30
2	Increases Kinetic energy type Ballistic weapon damage against Neutral armor by 20% and against Light armor by 2%	235,312	04:44:50
3	Increases Kinetic energy type Ballistic weapon damage against Neutral armor by 30% and against Light armor by 3%	359,977	11:06:35

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Modules Affected

Fire Bomb Research

This technology increases damage dealt by Light Energy type Ballistic weapons against Compound and Light armor types.

Requirements: Ballistic Crackdown Lv 2, Shield Penetration Lv 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases Light energy type Ballistic weapon damage against Regen armor by 10% and against Light armor by 1%	203,249	03:32:30
2	Increases Light energy type Ballistic weapon damage against Regen armor by 20% and against Light armor by 2%	235,312	04:44:50
3	Increases Light energy type Ballistic weapon damage against Regen armor by 30% and against Light armor by 3%	359,977	11:06:35

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Modules Affected

Improved Penetration

This technology increases Ballistic weapon damage against Light armor type and increases chance of penetrating enemy shields.

Requirements: Depleted Uranium Bomb Research Lv 1, Fire Bomb Research Lv 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases Ballistic weapon damage against Light armor by 1% and grants a 3% chance to penetrate enemy shields	484,776	06:22:30
2	Increases Ballistic weapon damage against Light armor by 2% and grants a 6% chance to penetrate enemy shields	561,242	08:32:41
3	Increases Ballistic weapon damage against Light armor by 3% and grants a 10% chance to penetrate enemy shields	858,602	19:59:52

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Victory Rush

This technology increases Ballistic weapon damage depending on the weapon's range. Also improves critical hit rate and critical damage.

Requirements: Depleted Uranium Bomb Research Lv 3, Fire Bomb Research Lv 3, Improved Penetration Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases Ballistic weapon damage depending on the weapon's range 1-4 Damages are: 220%, 180%, 150%, and 120% damage. With no Range Extension research, the weapon's range is 1-2, so the damages will be 150%, 120%, with 150% at a 1 range and 120% at a range of 2. Also improves 5% critical hit rate and 5% critical damage.	1,918,521	62:20:00

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Ballistic Scattering

This technology enables Ballistic weapons to inflict Scattering rate to ships located in the same vertical row as the target ship.

Requirements: Ballistics Lv 10, Ballistic Malice Lv 5, Steady Control Tech Lv 5, Precise Ballistics Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Enables your Ballistic weapons to Scattering rate is equal to 5% of weapon damage as the target.	119,765	02:33:00
2	Enables your Ballistic weapons to Scattering rate is equal to 10% of weapon damage as the target.	138,660	03:25:05
3	Enables your Ballistic weapons to Scattering rate is equal to 15% of weapon damage as the target.	212,117	07:59:56
4	Enables your Ballistic weapons to Scattering rate is equal to 20% of weapon damage as the target.	324,504	18:43:14
5	Enables your Ballistic weapons to Scattering rate is equal to 25% of weapon damage as the target.	496,433	43:48:45

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Improved Ballistic Scattering

This technology increases Scattering rate rate of Ballistic weapons.

Requirements: Precise Ballistics Lv 5, Ballistic Scattering Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Enables Ballistic weapons to increases Scattering rate rate by 8%	240,487	04:57:30
2	Enables Ballistic weapons to increases Scattering rate rate by 16%	278,425	06:38:46
3	Enables Ballistic weapons to increases Scattering rate rate by 25%	425,931	15:33:13

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Hop Bomb Research

This technology enables Ballistic weapons to have a chance of dealing scattering damage that is 100% of its weapon damage

Requirements: Ballistic Scattering Lv 5, Improved Ballistic Scattering Lv 2

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Grants Ballistic weapons a 3% chance to deal Scattering damage that is equal to 100% of weapon damage	349,930	05:40:00
2	Grants Ballistic weapons a 6% chance to deal Scattering damage that is equal to 100% of weapon damage	405,133	07:35:44
3	Grants Ballistic weapons a 9% chance to deal Scattering damage that is equal to 100% of weapon damage	619,768	17:46:32
4	Grants Ballistic weapons a 12% chance to deal Scattering damage that is equal to 100% of weapon damage	948,134	41:36:04
5	Grants Ballistic weapons a 15% chance to deal Scattering damage that is equal to 100% of weapon damage	1,450,474	97:21:40

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Demolition Warhead Research

This technology increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 20% when the target's HP is at 30% or less.

Requirements: Improved Ballistic Scattering Lv 3, Hop Bomb Research Lv 3

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases base damage of Ballistic weapons by 20% when the target's HP is at 30% or less.	885,076	21:15:00

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Range Extension

This technology increases attack range of Ballistic weapons.

Requirements: Hop Bomb Research Lv 5, Demolition Warhead Research Lv 1

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	Increases attack range of Ballistic weapons by 1.	1,735,367	51:00:00
2	Increases attack range of Ballistic weapons by 2.	2,009,094	68:21:28

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Artillery Specialization

This is the ultimate Ballistics technology in the game. This science increases damage boost of the Demolition Warhead Research and Victory Rush sciences, increases damage against armor modules, enables Hop Bomb Research that gives Ballistic weapons an additional chance to deal 100% dispersion damage, while reducing the chance of penetrating shield modules

Requirements: Victory Rush Lv 1, Range Extension Lv 2

Level	Description	Cost*	Time in HH:MM:SS*
1	This level of proficiency increases the damage boost of the Demolition Warhead Research and Victory Rush sciences by 10%, increases damage against armor modules by 3%, enables Hop Bomb Research that gives Ballistic weapons a 1% better chance at dealing 100% dispersion damage, but reducing the chance of penetrating shield modules by 3%	10,000,000	111:05:52
2	This level of proficiency increases damage boost of the Demolition Warhead Research and Victory Rush sciences by 15%, increases damage against armor modules by 5%, enables Hop Bomb Research that gives Ballistic weapons a 2% better chance of dealing 100% dispersion damage, but reducing the chance of penetrating shield modules by 5%	30,000,000	166:39:12
3	This level of proficiency increases damage boost of the Demolition Warhead Research and Victory Rush sciences by 20%, increases damage against armor modules by 7%, enables Hop Bomb Research that gives Ballistic weapons a 3% better chance of dealing 100% dispersion damage, but reducing the chance of penetrating shield modules by 7%	80,000,000	202:45:52
4	This level of proficiency increases damage boost of the Demolition Warhead Research and Victory Rush sciences by 30%, increases damage against armor modules by 10%, enables Hop Bomb Research that give Ballistic weapons a 5% better chance of dealing 100% dispersion damage, but reducing the chance of penetrating shield modules by 10%.	150,000,000	260:00:26

• Note: Research times and research costs may vary depending on the level of your Technology Center.

Research Affected

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