Weapon | cost | energy use | firing rate | damages | # per pack |
laser cannon | 2200 | low | fast | shields and hull | 1 |
plasma cannon | 5700 | medium | slow | shields and cpu | 1 |
laser turret | 12,000 | lowest | fastest | shields and hull | 1 |
pulse laser | 13,000 | highest | fast | shield and weapons | 1 |
sprat missile | 3400 | none | fast | shield and hull | 10 |
swarm missile | 5000 | none | medium | shield and hull | 10 |
fireburst | 9000 | none | medium | shield and engine | 10 |
underkill | 5400 | none | medium | shield and cpu | 5 |
leach | 5 to 6 K | none | slow | power supply | 10 |
groundbase | 8000 | none | medium | forces collision | 5 |
devestator | 10,000 | none | slow | instant kill | 1 |
The second way is to modify your software to your best configuration.
upgrade | price | number of upgrades |
autopilot | 750 | 1 |
flight | 450 | 3 |
power | 450 | 3 |
shield | 650 | 3 |
navigation | 400 | 1 |
radar | 680 | 3 |
target | 550 | 3 |
infrared | 1020 | 1 |
The third way is to upgrade your engines, and cells.
item | cost | charge rate | discharge rate |
cell 1 | 1500 | slow | fast |
cell 2 | 2000 | medium | slow |
cell 3 | 3000 | fast | slow |
cell 4 | 4000 | fast | fast |
As you can see, Cell 3 is the best cell for most any occasion. Whether it's running to make a sale, or finishing off an opponent, or running for your life.