The BEST Ship weapon in No Mans Sky OUTLAWS (Stats are outdated with Waypoint 4.0 Update)

No Man Sky Outlaw brings changes to space combat! Weapons deal damage in different ways and the question is now, what is the Best Ship weapon in No Mans sky? Is the Positron Ejector Really Broken?
Beeblebum reviews star ship weapons and compares them to find the best weapon.
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[@GoldenGek]

Hope this works ....

[@hirschmeistr6842]

It worked

[@wallacefrey6247]

Great ships weapon guide. Thanks for all the time you invested in testing them.

[@Beeblebum]

Thanks for watching, it took indeed some time to research, record and edit. So glad you enjoyed it. 😄

[@phoschnizzle826]

I am definitely team Phase Beam. Since going strictly to them, I've never once had to recharge my own shields. Granted, it doesn't do as much damage, but it's still very effective, and an absolute beast when fully upgraded, and the range is fantastic.

[@raphaelcancellaro1807]

I've been using the Phase Beam with a Hauler so in any fight you're pretty much the hardest ship to take down. I'm also running rocket launchers just to finish off some enemies and because it looks cool AF

[@Paladin1034]

Yep. I open with phase beam, drain shields, then swap to photon to get them to half health, wait for the shield recharge which normally pops immediately, then snapshot rockets. GGs. It works on any ship, with only basic modules and no upgrades, and just happens to be the order in which they're toggled. Super easy

[@D4n6er0us]

My fully upgraded X class infra knife has DPS stats of over 60k and over 40k. It has great range and heat dispersion, it's already destroyed enemy ships well before getting anywhere close to overheating. It's so good it's the only weapon I have installed besides the base photon cannon that I can't remove.

[@douglassharp108]

Interesting. Gotta try out the Infra Knife again. Ive been an almost exclusively Positron Ejector user for ages. Post nerf I found it was still fully capable of ship vs ship still, I love it for straffing planets for materials. I’m also older and have slow reactions and crappy eyesight and the spread of the positron ejector helps mitigate that a lot. Great review! Thumbs up. Gonna try an Infra Knife tonight.

[@th3kgbdog385]

With the uogrades the positron ejector is still OP, especially with the Apollo figurine and the B class module that you can find the recipe of in the nexus.

[@p1psychoticprankster]

It's also good to note that ship type effects weapon damage as well. I have a fully upgraded solar ship that has around the same damage as yours, but I also have a fighter fully upgraded that can erase everything with the standard photon cannon sporting about 7600 attack rating in the info screen

[@cryzz0n]

Glad to see the Infraknife got a boost from HG on this update, I’ve always wanted it to be as good as it sounded but until now, has not lived up to expectations. Also nice to see the phase beam used in a new way for shield recharging. Overall, I’m pretty happy with the changes made to the ship weapons this time around. Thanks for testing this Beebs!

[@MillysweetMilly]

Wow what an amazing weapon guide. This was exactly what I was looking for and even more. Thanks so much for the details and the work you put into this video!

[@gus.smedstad]

I think it's important to consider where you are in the game. The rocket launcher is pretty decent as a hull-finisher early in the game, when you can't afford a lot of slots for upgrade items and won't have ready access to S-class upgrade modules. The lack of upgrades begins to tell when it becomes practical to devote more slots to weapon modules.

[@miscrom]

Thx Beeblebum, you work very hard on these videos and I can see the attention to details and professionalism. Very well done and for people like me who just got the game all of this is very helpful. No man sky can be a bit confusing because there is a lot of stats for a lot of element in the game, and guides like this helps a lot.

[@Mu-podcast]

Thanks for the detailed look Beeblebum. I haven't been using the infra-knife, but now will take a look at it. I've been using the phase beam a lot as that shield restoration is great when there are a good number of attackers all hitting your shields at the same time and you're focusing on taking out one at a time.

[@NannyOggins]

Many thanks, just what I needed. So far I’ve stuck with the standard weapons and have managed to take down around 35 ships since I bought the game a week ago. However, I would like to upgrade now and this guide has been very thorough.

[@Mjolvunheim]

Thanks for taking the time for this in depth explanation! Glad the sails on your solar are split in half cos if they were together might have some tos issues lol

[@jacksquat2067]

Before watching, I went with the infra-knife and phase beam on pretty much everything. The phase beam is pretty weak, but it's great for new saves because of the shield restoring factor. I just wish we could get rid of the photon cannon. I HATE having to cycle past it during combat.

[@nex4613]

Pretty sure we can just save edit it out of the ship for the meantime until they officially implement it :D

[@chumnutzly]

@@nex4613 not on xbox :(

[@dan26dlp]

@@chumnutzly i found a link to edit my gamepass save. I just got an xbox and wasnt willing to start over from my steam save. You can 100% do it, you just need to find how to find your hidden save files after syncing to your pc with the xbox pc app

[@lwensun]

You can purposefully break the photon cannon if you g through the galaxy center and not repair it

[@EwanMarshall]

Yeah, my main ship is Cyclotron for if I really need to take out shields and want that stun and then an infra-knife for my primary. I don't like the positron ejector, it is good but the range dropoff mechanic just annoys me too much

[@JasonPlaysNMS]

Positron Ejector FOREVER!!! I am always really close, so I will always be kicking butt!!!

[@Beeblebum]

Lol... I just noticed you made a video about the bolt caster being the best weapon for the multi-tool. In my Video I got my Bolt Caster over 12000 dps... So, I'll just wait for you to make a guide the Intra Knife is the best weapon... 😛🤣

[@grumpygramps]

tyvm. Perfectly timed video for me as I’m starting NMS again.

[@martymerrick530]

Great tips! Thanks for taking the time to wor everything out

[@PfizZz]

Awesome guide. I went with cyclotron + positron, but now I'm going to have to search through my storage crates for all my infra knife modules!

[@judsdragon]

thank u for this video i am returning to NMS after a few years and the options for both multitool and ship weapons are a little overwhelming and this has given me a good idea what to focus on to start and build towards later so much obliged for the clear and concise explanations

[@GlamityJean]

nice video, I have never really bothered installing the infra-knife because the photon cannon that often comes on ships is pretty decent but now I kinda want to switch things up so that was useful to see a comparison

[@Pest789]

I was literally just searching for an updated ship weapons guide. Thank you!

[@onguard7]

Thank you so much. This is my favorite NMS channel. You're doing a fantastic job!

[@twisted5278]

Great guide for the new update! Exactly what I was looking for to use on my main save, thanks much!!!

[@nmsspacedude9799]

So helpful . . .! My first ever playthrough in 2016 immediately helped me realise the rocket launcher was pointless as a weapon so, since then, upon finding my first Radiant Pillar, I immediately dismantle the rocket launcher for the condensed carbon etc ingredients. However, I've used the (upgraded) photon cannon constantly virtually from NMS start. So, I'm thrilled to watch this - and I'm checking out the Intra-knife Accelerator immediately!!! Thank you BB!

[@CornballLyric]

Great work. Your weapons guide has been incredibly helpful.

[@ziehl4349]

That's a nicely thought, planned and recorded video. Keep it up!

[@briansexton]

That's great info. Thank you for the detailed comparisons.

[@john_in_phoenix]

Nice (and useful) overview. Not too long, straight to the point.

[@kilad9381]

Great video. Really helped me decide on weapons to outfit my ships.

[@RickHenderson]

Great video and great info. The time you took to edit and place screenshots on top of the video for comparison is much appreciated. I heard about your videos on Reddit and I'll definitely sub.

[@mokkymiah2742]

Wow I just came back to this came since launch. It's amazing how much improvements have been made.

[@liammurphy2725]

Nice one Beeblebum, just what I needed to know. Thank you.

[@lilythepurple]

Great guide. The Posi was my all-time favourite weapon, but until you get all the upgrades, it's too slow to get the shields down for me. I still use it as a main on my maxed ships, but not on new saves. I'm using the infra-knife on new saves, with cyclotron to really destroy shields fast

[@mythicvariable9akapatricem292]

🙋‍♀️🐝 thanks for your informative video again. I now have a new favorite weapon. I seen in one of your streams using the cyclotron and infinite knife. While I was watching you, I installed it on my golden vector as I was playing and it did help take down the shields a lot better. Now I can understand the difference. Thanks for all your hard work.🤗

[@JulieanGalak]

Great guide, thank you. Off to look for Infraknife modules...

[@iambeloved496]

Awesome demonstration video! Yeah since it forces you to keep photon cannon I'll just keep it simple with that for shields and backup weapon accompanied with infraknifw

[@kinnusai4432]

I decided to go with the infra-knife after watching this video and upgraded it as much as possible. The first time I destroyed a pirate ship with it I started laughing because it blew up so fast. Thanks very much for taking the time to make this video, it really helped me out a lot 👍👍

[@alexh.8183]

Thank you for your guides. I am a new player and so far I had no problems in spacefights. The battle system is very similar to the old Colony Wars games on the first Playstation.

[@bhalucard85]

Thank you this was a much needed video!!!

[@GoldenGek]

another fantastic video there Beebs, really enjoyed it as well as it being informative. GG might change his ships weapons now!

[@Beeblebum]

Cheers! If there only would be Golden Bullets... 😄

[@craigwhite1491]

Great video! I totally agree about the intra-knife, i can usually get the damage up to at least 38k. The one on my Golden Vector is over 49k.

[@theoduce1695]

Thank You. I have Phasors and Big Rockets on many of my ships, it is a little more challenging than just using the "Ejector". The Phasor takes down the shields and the Rockets kill them. Well mostly sometimes the Phasor will finish them off. But definitely will try the Intra-Knife on a few ships. Keep up the good work.

[@Beeblebum]

The rockets can do great damage on a non-shielded ship... But sometimes, does not damage as all.. its weird. (might be bug).

[@jlsonline]

Excellent guide. Been waiting for one like this since the update.

[@tonebonetones]

Wow. Very interesting, thanks for the time you put in researching this. Prior to Outlaws, the rocket launcher with upgraded large tubes was my favourite, but since Outlaws the cool down takes way too long and as you illustrate here, the damage is not so good. I never liked the positron ejecter because by the time you get close enough for it to be at its best, it is hard to keep the sights on an enemy ship as they are usually past you quickly. Looks like the cyclotron, intraknife and photon will be my choices, and I can remove the others which as you point out, take up space and get confusing in the heat of battle.

[@jorgeriveramarin891]

Thanks for taking the time to sort that out. I'm team Positron, but it was fun to see the Intra-Knife at work. Might have to use that as my 2nd weapon. :)

[@jorgeriveramarin891]

Update: After using the Intra-Knife for a while, I can report definitively that the Positron is still superior - and it's not close. The Intra-Knife's damage goes down a bit after the shields go down, and enemy ships have the chance to move around and make you tail them a bit. Even with just four S module upgrades and 2 X ones with just 1 modification, the Positron dramatically outperforms the Intra-Knife. It kills so fast in its optimal damage range, there's really no comparison. It's not that the Intra-Knife isn't good/fun. It is! But the Positron is still king.

[@ControlledChaosGaming]

Greate job with giving the stats and showing how each weapon is in its basice form and the how it is upgraded. Along with talking about when to use the weapon, why, and combination setups.

[@Iamtheowl5]

this was exceptionally helpful thank you!

[@Theportraitdude]

Extremely helpful!! Thanks so much for the time it took to make this

[@michaelpfeiffer2073]

Very useful and informative videos, thanks a lot Beeblebum! Really helps understand things better.

[@rhuntington3]

I've always enjoyed the Phase Beam. I remember way back when you have 3 S class upgrade modules on the Phase Beam, them bean color was purple. I miss that! Good information here, Beeble. Thank you!

[@smokeeveryday3735]

Awesome stuff thanks!!

[@LeeAndrewVideos]

Thanks for this! I took a long break from the game just started playing again and was wondering why my weapons were so weak. I had no idea they changed.

[@jaydino14]

Infraknife is OP imo, for me it absolutely melts both shields and hulls alike

[@deyo286]

0:02 The logo fits almost perfectly with the ship in the background

[@myroc1]

Thus guide makes things so much easier. Ty

[@Fromatic]

I hadnt bothered even installing the infra knife, been happy with the cyclotron to take out shields then switching to a shot from the rocket launcher then switching again to the positron to finish them off if the rocket shot wasnt enough to take them out which 9 times out of 10 it does, but seeing what that upgraded knife does I will have to rethink it

[@kaosimian]

Fantastic info, thank you!

[@justtripp920]

Intra-knife just smokes 'em. Used to use positron with rockets, but now have changed all ships over to intra-knife. I load 8 intra-knife modules and then go to anomaly and buy all hyperdrive C class modules I can store. I then install all the intra-knife modules (8) to find the best stats. I keep track of which install number had the best stats, then reload. If module install #3 and module #8 had the best stats, I keep track of those numbers and reload. Then I install (2) hyperdrive, (1) intra knife, (4) hyperdrive, then (1) intra-knife. I jump back in my ship to save. I then exit and destroy all the C class hyper drive modules. Rinse repeat. I get a lot of chromatic metal and wire looms that way. Enjoyed the video!

[@stevelewis1239]

Excellent Information - thank you!

[@KailLabs]

Great guide! I exclusively use photon canon... Not as much of a handicap as I thought it was lol

[@Beeblebum]

Yeah, Photon Cannon does surprisingly good, has a good reach and rater quick fire rate. Its The light version of the Intra knife. 😊

[@rbutga]

Great info. Thanks

[@logophobe]

This is a really good breakdown! Very comprehensive. I would add that I feel it short-changes the Rocket Launcher a bit. Like you mentioned with other weapons, the damage stat is misleading; I've found that it destroys most unshielded ships (except for Sentinels) with a single hit. This makes it a great combination weapon with something with a high shield damage weapon like the Cyclotron Ballista. Fire that first to drain shields, quickly switch to the launcher, and engagements are over in seconds. You could do the same with something like the Positron Ejector but rockets have the advantage of range. I also find the shield recharge of the Phase Beam invaluable for extended dogfights. I tend to equip that and the Rocket Launcher on "cargo" ships where I want more slots kept open for trade items (but still need to hold my own in things like freighter rescues) and put more slots into upgrading the Infra-Knife and Cyclotron on dedicated "combat" ships where I want to maximize dps.

[@7thsealord888]

Interesting and informative. My own practice with starship weaponry can best be described as minimalist - thinking being that with several weapons, one wastes valuable time dialling between choices looking for the "right' weapon for a particular circumstance. Better just to be quicker on the draw and have a good Rate Of Fire with an IMperfect weapon. Plus all the space saved that can go to other gear, . I favor the Cyclotron Ballista, which can have a very very good rate of accurate fire (which offsets its reduced effect when shields go down), PLUS you don't have to worry about refuelling or recharging. I retain and upgrade the Photon Cannon as a back-up, just in case (You Never Know). Also usually add a Rocket Launcher - because it's easy to build, and I just like Fireworks + Big Booms. To each their own. :)

[@mrfluffyribs3141]

This helps immensely, thank you big man

[@tektauron]

you are the best NMS content creation out there. Thank you for this video! Infra Knife FTW!

[@thethinking1]

SUBBED!! Great in depth guide!

[@Beeblebum]

Awesome, thank you! 😊

[@garretteverett2613]

This is very helpful. I've personally just been using an upgraded photon cannon to knock down the shields and then I can one-hit most ships with the rocket launcher.

[@kirkanos3968]

just found your channel great video and info thanks again you have earned a sub for sure and only 2 videos into your stuff

[@Beeblebum]

Awesome! Welcome aboard!😄

[@kirkanos3968]

@@Beeblebum thanks and thanks again for the great videos, just picked it up when it was on sale and now hook on it and just when 7 days to die was starting to get good too

[@RagingGaymer]

amazingly helpful video thanks! What ship are you flying and where did you get it?

[@Beeblebum]

Thank you. And Sadly I did not take any notes of the ships I found... as I am not a ship hunter myself I did not think about it. I will try and remember to keep notes.

[@kelerews]

Thanks for the video. I like draining the shield and then using the rocket launcher, but I'm fairly new to the game.

[@soldier72]

That white Solar with orange hex sails: Nice.

[@dennykensell9050]

Very useful thank you

[@ChiefVizier]

im new and this was really nice to watch! with so ffew nanites i really wanted to figure out how ot get my fighter ready. now i do!

[@bbilly9359]

I’ve been using ballista as a shield breaker! As I said it you said it did a lot of shield damage, nice combos with proton cannon

[@sannyassi73]

My upgraded Infra-Knife stats are almost 60k. I'm planning on trying all the other weapons at some point but I kinda doubt anything will do better- I can probably kill 3 or maybe 4 if every shot hits before overheating- 3 overheats kills a freighter, such an awesome weapon! Nice Video!

[@Beeblebum]

Thanks! It's pretty outdated now, but still should give a decent introduction to weapons. 👍

[@paulwright774]

I use a few different configurations based on the ship, my Exotic Royal is set up with Beams and rockets, I've had it that way for ages and it continues to operate reasonably well this way. Altho the phase beams are definately not as stronk as they once were, they keep my shields healthy and as soon as I pop a shield I can swap over to rockets, finish em off then swap back to beams for the next target. My gullwing hotrod fighter uses cylcotron ballista and positron ejector, and my solar sailer was set up for infraknife but also uses photon cannon, aiming for maximum dakka! all three playstyles are fun and work to make my three primary ships each feel unique.

[@charlesedwards9635]

Awesome weapon review many thanks for posting 🖖👽

[@Guesswork01]

Great video mate

[@pythosdegothos6181]

Dude!!! That Infra-knife modded out is INSANE!

[@mihaivalentin3644]

Great video! Where did you get the white ship? Thanks

[@scubasteve2189]

I find a combo is great. I use an upgraded photon to take the shields down super fast, then as soon as the shield is down, quick switch to positron and it usually takes one shot, maybe two and they are gone. Then quickly switch to the photon for the next enemy. If they are still at far range and not close, I sometimes just stay on photon after the shields are down, because the positron works best at closer range. 👍🏻

[@Peteorama]

Very interesting, thanks for this beeble! I had no idea the infra-knife is so powerful now lmao crazy damage

[@Lordoftheapes79]

The file I was playing when the patch dropped had a fully upgraded infraknife. It was a nice surprise 😂

[@greygamer6220]

Great guide thx

[@SirEliteGrunt]

I was hoping for a video like this! Now all hg needs to do is make the photon cannon able to be scrapped haha

[@darthaelris2059]

Thanks so much. It's Infra Knife time!!!

[@Cholin3947]

I like the phase beam for long range sniping. It has greater range and is on target instantaneously so its really easy to aim. for up close and personal I agree with the Infra-Knife or Positron Ejector

[@E_Stew]

That Photon Cannon and the Infra-Knife @ 10:02 tho!! 😱🤪

[@Kokopelli-Bob]

great brake down and information, thanks for sharing

[@Beeblebum]

Cheers Bob, glad you enjoyed it.

[@michaelnelson9328]

looks good and very good video, no BS and good info.

[@destoc5661]

As I'm using an A-class Shuttle for mainly exploration/storage purpose, I use default Photon Cannon and Positron Ejector. Positron Ejector is so good at "farming" ferrite dust + secondaries from planet surfaces! Thanks to your showcase, maybe I'll got for Infra Knife or Balista + Positron when I get my S-class Solar ship. Long way to go.

[@Beeblebum]

Oh yeah.. Positron is an amazing mining tool! 😄

[@dirtbag1713]

Used to only use the photon cannon. Didn't want to waste room on all the mods for other weapons. Now that they added the cargo on ships and new effects I use the cyclotron to blast their shields and switch to the photon cannon and I'm melting enemies like i used to years ago. Very fun!

[@NannyOggins]

Many thanks BB!

[@tearyamoeba3738]

Infraknife is definitely my favorite. I've got perfect or near perfect mods and it absolutely shreds. On one of my solars though, with 6 perfect cyclotron and photon cannon mods and then rockets it's absolutely lethal. With the order of the weapon swap it's Cyclotron > Rocket > Photon cannon and almost nothing lasts long enough for me to use the cannon. Shields are shredded and then those rockets just doink them into oblivion.

[@Thonglover37]

Try with extra shots module 🤣savage

[@Desert-Ecruising]

I agree. An S class fighter with fully upgraded infraknife and fully upgraded cyclotron as a backup makes easy work of enemies. Takes down shields with ease. Weapon with the 4 upgrades in the main screen with three more added in the technology slots, all s class. Can go until the sentinels give up.

[@trainedorphan9640]

Thank you I appreciate this

[@lucde_ville4743]

I am, glad that my choice for the fotoncannon was confirmed here. Good overall weapon and aivailable from the start. I will have a look at the intra knife, that seems to be a good choice as well for my style.

[@Locutus709]

Wow O_o thx for great test and helpfull video 😎🖖👍

[@Beeblebum]

Glad you liked it! 😄

[@angelfireQ]

Thx for a solid vid

[@Therealbp2010]

infraknife has always been my favorite and wished it was stronger. haven't played yet since they changed everything with dmg types but now I'm excited to get back into it!

[@pauldavis5518]

Infra knife fully upgraded got to be my fav