Which Ship Weapon is the Best? (NMS Endurance)

The All in One guide for figuring out which ship weapon is best suited for your playstyle. Let me know what ship weapon you prefer. I will also be covering living ship weapons in the future but for the purpose of this vid i didnt cover them. Thank you for watching! Check me out on
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[@happyjohn354]

I wanted a high powered sniper weapon for my ship for the longest time something like a railgun. Or dumb bombs for striking planetary targets and gathering resources.

[@SHOTBYCANS]

@@nopenope5040 no

[@nopenope5040]

@@SHOTBYCANS or enjoy console trash with shallow gameplay.

[@vyperr9232]

​@nope nope NMS is on PC as well, dummy

[@cuckholdsimulator1176]

Rocket Launcher but cooler?

[@nopenope5040]

@@SHOTBYCANS you literally play apex legends you aspie nerd

[@parad0x1e]

Infra knife can reach about 90-100k DPS with overclock modules. You can delete sentinel capitals within 20 seconds of shooting

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

I put one on my hauler just so I could use it like a Terran wraith or halo pelican lol. It was.... Woefully inefficient tbh. My exotic fighter is still unmatched by the other ships... No matter how much I soup up my hauler to be a fighter it just can't seem to breach factories for shit. Them again that wasa year ago. Combat is not the same now.

[@thedeekabides]

I’m at about 53k unshielded/ 39k shielded. I have some pretty hearty pirate modules on there, but only the base technology super charged. Any tips?

[@hovant6666]

Got 120K on my new S-class, square supercharged Sentinal ship, it's just nuts! I always have to start with the Cyclotron first though, I can't track ships worth a damn unless I slow them first

[@xSpaceInvader]

I've gotten mine up to 134,000 all black market mods.

[@xSpaceInvader]

@@hovant6666 you need higher mobility. I have about 1600 maneuverability and 134k damage with infraknives. I havent met anything I cant melt within a few seconds. Make sure you divert power to weapons for a big increase to damage potential.

[@entropy11]

issue with the phase beam, it will sometimes jump to a different target, so you have to be VERY careful with it if you're flying near anything you don't want to piss off.

[@Colmatt]

Oh yeah, the freighter battles can sometimes get super annoying with both the phase beam as well as the positron ejector if friendly ships get to close to the targets.

[@randomdude1794]

But it is a great way to concetrate on aim and learn to aim better

[@theLongPigChef]

I know! I can't tell you how much friendly fire I've dispensed on accident with the phase beam

[@scorpionregent648]

Randomdude is right, it teaches you to be a better shot, and that's a good thing.

[@Biblioholic1993]

Sounds like its best to learn this on an outlaw run instead of your main run

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

A little tip to avoid overheating; mash the button and dont hold it. If you get the timing right, you can have the exact same fire rate except the overheat bar barely rises

[@BenSmith-ul7mj]

Fr works best with the photon cannon and sometimes the infra knife if you feather it

[@MrBishop077]

The positron ejector is also great for farming resources from planet surfaces.

[@mefpazur]

Some things to note for Infra Knife: It's the best weapon for taking down Sentinel capital ships however for faster moving targets the auto-aim can be a little wonky (on Xbox, don't know about other versions) and will often send a stream of bullets to where the enemy *was*, so the actual DPS drops down significantly. Funny enough, the regular Photon Cannon (and its Sentinel's variant) is a lot more accurate with the auto-aim. I suggest disabling the auto-follow feature and flying on full manual, using reverse thrust if the enemy comes too close. If you align yourself properly you can expect to vaporize a regular Sentinel in 1-2 seconds depending on how many supercharged slots you could spare for the IK and the ship's class damage bonus.

[@randywatson8347]

Same problem on PC, aiming during autopilot is a bit wonky during a close range turn.

[@isty4491]

Just to add important info Phase Beam also recharges your shields while the enemy has shields for you to drain Cyclotron Ballista has about 50% more range than the Photon Rockets are of course something you toggle to when letting your guns cool and when the rockets are ready to fire If you have at least 2 or 3 guns (rockets included) you can just hold the Fire button down while slowly toggling through the Guns, allowing plenty of cooling time for overheating, while maintaining constant streams of damage My choice is Positron Ejector, Cyclotron Ballista and Rockets Great Info, and i dont think ive ever used the Infra Knives, i may try them out but i felt they were the worst in the old days, but i may look into them

[@happyjohn354]

I hear they improved the guns tracking.

[@D3F1CAT0R]

I normally use cyclotron ballista rocket launcher and knifes because when you upgrade the knifes they do alot

[@dacomputernerd4096]

By the time I got to it, infraknives seemed consistently strong. I literally remove all other weapons once I get the 3-barrel upgrade at this point because I never need to shoot long enough to overheat it.

[@isty4491]

@@dacomputernerd4096 IDK about most of what you speak of, i havent played NMS for nearly 2 years i think But i will again, still my favourite game, its just i got back into MMOs and so dont have time for it The last new thing i recall was the Solar Sail Ships, and all the wonderful building parts

[@xSpaceInvader]

Phase beam and infra are a combo from heaven once you have infra maxed out with black market mods. You can easily hit 120,000 damage when you overclock.overlook. It's also very fast with cool down. My guns stop for a second and are instantly recharged after melting 4-5 sentinels.

[@jimrford]

Depending on the ship, Knife, Ejector. Use phase beam for mining, but will look into the photon. Very informative video.

[@Colmatt]

I agree, I usually swap weapons up from ship to ship. Thanks for watching!

[@turboimport95]

I use the positron ejector for mining. On the right planet I can get a full cargo hold of carbon and ferrite metal and geodes. in just a few mins. im talking slots full of 10k..i made over 30 millions just from farming the ground and refining magnetic ferrite.. from 1 cargo hold full and exosuit full.

[@HappyGick]

Ejector seems good for highly mobile targets due to low time-to-kill. Knife seems best for average case because of high DPS.

[@F1fan4eva]

Thank you for the concise and straight to the point video

[@bcoo111]

Knife, with two supercharged slots, and the beam, even just by itself without maxing it out, and you'll tear through ships like they are made of paper, and rarely even need to recharge your shields with the beam, but it's handy to have.

[@MSimonEOD]

Not sure what numbers other people are getting, but i'm just over 62k dps.... and it's near continous fire... it's not even worth cycling weapons because it doesn't take long to cool down once overheated. i love my knife.

[@bcoo111]

@@MSimonEOD I don't even know what the number is, I just know shields and ships disappear. I've managed to get three supercharged slots on the knife now.

[@sanguinetales]

​@MSimonEOD If you tap fire, you never even over heat

[@newmoonwithface]

@@bcoo111 i got four supercharged slots and I do 98k dps without black market upgrades

[@ninjallama1]

Awesome video, thanks for the explanations 👍

[@FHT1883]

I have 4 installed: Photon Cannon, Rocket Launcher, Positron Ejector and Infraknife Accelerator / Gatling Cannon. I usually switch between them during the fight to keep any single one from overloading, the RL is mostly the one to finish damaged enemies off with

[@Pixel000]

I personally used to use the positron ejector but after maxing out my photon cannon I almost never use any other weapons.

[@Colmatt]

A great weapon indeed, I normally swap between the photon cannnon and the infraknife. Thanks for Watching!

[@Glostahdude]

I agree. Max out photons and have torpedos for those bastards that run away!

[@davidboss2160]

thats very true i go for maxed out photon cannon and infra knife and have a cyclotron as a secondary and SOMETIMES i may have a phase beam as an emergency shield recharge. if i plan on battling sentinels, i may also have a positron ejector and a rocket launcher as extra heavy hitting weapons.

[@scorpionregent648]

You might be missing out on a full life, but if it works, why change? Your game, your choice, rock on.

[@Nightwalker170]

The infra-knife is just brokenly overpowered. Tune it up and you'll be able to shred anything at good range in a handful of seconds without caring if it's shielded or not. Pair it with a Phase Beam and put said phase beam's shield leach into a super charge slot to get 88% of damage delt to shields added to your own. You'll rarely ever need to worry about getting shot down ever again. Great for large engagements, and mauling Sentinel Capital Ships. My favorite weapon though is the Cyclotron Ballista. Shut down the target's shields and engines? Heck yeah! Cripple them and swap to what ever floats your boat for an easy kill. The 'Shotgun' is only really optimal if your ship is FAST as it works best at almost point blank range. Last, I hope the rocket pods get some love at some point. Trying to find X-mods for them is driving me insane.

[@kirkwagner461]

I've been happy enough with just the photon, to drop sheilds, then missiles to finish off. Works well enough I have no worries, plus leaves me feeling like I'm doing fighter pilot stuff. However, I was unaware of what you say about the cyclotron affecting enemy drives, and someone else below saying it has longer range. I'll give that a try as a phot replacement. Thanks for the info!

[@RKDriver]

I'm early into the game for the first time and have something like 40 kills of pirates and sentinels with mainly the photon. Like he said in the video, there's also a fun factor involved but I don't want to load my ship up with too many weapons because I'll be having to cycle through them trying to find the right one to use. I'll just add the knife for fun and effectiveness to the photon and rockets and call it good.

[@julilla1]

This is a great run down, thanks!

[@Colmatt]

Glad it was helpful, also Thanks for Watching!

[@judsdragon]

nice to the point vid with no fluff to lengthen the runtime, i prefer to use the old faithful photon cannons myself, i used to use photons to take shield down then infraknife after but when fighting sentinel ships they quite often do that loop da loop move a lot and the shield is back up usually so ended up switching back so i did away altogether with the infra but i may give the cyclotron a blast as i aint tried it yet, cheers for the vid much obliged for the input

[@Colmatt]

Yeah I try to keep the videos short and to the point, and I would definitely try out the cyclotron at least for sentinels. It makes them way easier to defeat. Thanks for Watching!

[@michaelboulos3272]

Another great vid!! Thanks for uploading!!! There's more upgrades for multi tool and starship weapons available from black market... perhaps a video exploring the best you've found??

[@Colmatt]

Thanks for Watching! And yes for sure ill show off some black market upgrades. Ive been thinking of a S-Class vs X-Class video!

[@sanguinetales]

Cyclo, Rocket and Positron are a good combo, Phase & Infra too. I treat each ship like it has its own personality and try to craft its weapon loadout based on that.

[@Henfredemars]

I'm really glad that you mentioned ship personality. I have multiple ships, and they're all really great when upgraded, but the reason to have multiple ships is because they look and feel different when you play them. I want to emphasize those differences.

[@ballersigmaohioskibidi]

Glad I’m not the only one 😂

[@gorgeousgeorge7104]

I use Infra Knife and Photon Beam, but after first two minutes of the video I'm definitely adding Cyclotron Ballista in my build, the slow against Sentinels is invaluable

[@TheBamaChad-W4CHD]

Great video. I tend to use the infraknife most of the time. It just looks good and sounds good to me. I enjoy it for combat and mining roids. The best weapon is actually the positron ejector though. It us actually the best weapon and roids tool period. A couple of upgrades on it to allow for more rounds before overheat and it's a true beast. It tears through ship shields and then hull like paper. Fast and efficient at mining too.

[@jofp21442]

I'm using the INFRA-KNIFE with it outputting 46,293 DPS on the Hull and 30,862 on shieds

[@larrylindgren9484]

Mine does almost 100K and 80K to shields. It's silly the damage it does if you get it in a few super changed slots and the right S grade upgrades. Fire rate being the one you want most on an upgrade. Why the Devs would overpower a weapon this much is silly. It makes every other weapons pretty much worthless. Why? Because it melts shields and no shield targets. Some ones are one or the other.

[@keytoxa019]

Infra-knife accelerator is OP with a few upgrade modules

[@biggie7929]

YOOOO I'M MATTS 1,000TH SUB!!!! well done man, very good and informative, good quality and to the point. You deserve it man.

[@Colmatt]

Thanks for Watching and Thanks Greatly for the Subscription! I still can’t believe i even hit 1k.

[@biggie7929]

@@Colmatt now we just need this video, but the waypoint update 😀 999 didn't look right so i had to make it 1k, still can't believe you don't have more subs.

[@rogue_xiv]

Epic informative NMS upload @Colmatt, thank you! We haven't gamed NMS on PS for some time and I was confused when after the update all my starship's weapons and tech were all misconfigured or not installed. With the current version can we still setup the weapons with the chain of upgrades in the general cargo inventory? Also that is new to us that we can still 3 more connected upgrades in the technology section per onboard weapon, I've never tried that. That's some off the hook firepower. Game On • Be well kind gamers!

[@mcflyingfury]

When I first started the game, I was really excited and looking forward to min-maxing the weapons. Once I finally got a ship I really liked and wanted to upgrade, I headed over to the anomaly to find the optimum weapon loadout. Just be reading the description of the weapons, I figured that the simplest but most effective combo would be cyclotron to drain shields, then infra-knife to deal hull damage. After installing and upgrading both weapons as much as was practical with the resources on hand, I noticed that the infra-knife (although stated to be primarily a hull damage dealer) did significantly more damage to shields than the cyclotron (whose whole purpose for existing is draining shields). I thought this was silly but immediately got rid of the cyclotron, freeing my ship up for many more upgrades. Also, with the upgrades I had, the cooldown was nearly instant, and it took about 10-15 seconds of consistent fire to overheat, so there really wasn't any penalty to only using the one weapon. tl;dr INFRA-KNIFE GO BRRRRRRRR

[@xSpaceInvader]

Glad im not the only one who knows the knife is literally a sentinel destroyer. I melt enemies so fast its almost not even a challenge anymore. The autopilot is wonky but it's still my favorite weapon. I only switch to phase beam to replenish my shields after melting 5 sentinel ships.

[@mcflyingfury]

@@xSpaceInvader yeah with the auto-track on they don't aim very well. I only use auto-track if I've lost visual of enemy ships or just want to target the closest one, but once they're in my field of view I find aiming manually much easier.

[@xSpaceInvader]

@@mcflyingfury same. I dont like how it won't let you adjust your speeds while it's active. I like to be able to stop and turn on a dime when doing aerial fights. I use sentinel ships which can float without moving. Between a wonky AI in my ship and the dumb team squadrons that fly into you during combat those are my two biggest complaints in the game.

[@mcflyingfury]

@@xSpaceInvader It's annoying, although I got used to it after a while. NMS just wasn't made with detailed combat in mind unfortunately. Maybe someday we'll get a true open world Star Wars game with detailed space and land combat haha

[@russellfautheree4650]

There are plenty of slots for tech if you expand your slots the right way, so there won't be issues for those who wouldn't mind using three weapons. I roll with the Infra-Knife, Cyclotron, and Rocket Launcher. Open with Cyclotron until their shield is gone, shoot a rocket, then quickly switch to Infra-Knife. You can spam Infra-Knife while the Rocket Launcher cools, so it'll be ready for you to move on to your next target. With upgrades to these weapons on a capable Fighter, you can expect to shred a single pirate fighter ship in a matter of seconds. Sentinels take a little longer, of course, but the strategy still works on them.

[@praetorianplays9945]

I've got a sentinel ship right now and my current set up is photon cannon for general attacks, phase beam to heal, and rockets to deal big damage when the time is right. Works really well and a maxed out phase beam makes you nearly invincible when firing lol

[@xSpaceInvader]

You dont need to max the beam. Infra knives cuts through shields and ships when fully maxed with blackmarket mods.

[@marshi8042]

The infra knife is very strong with upgrades. I pair it with the rocket launchers. As you said, wear out the shield, then rocket launcher. However, the rocket launcher isn't the most accurate, but the infra knife is just as effective on the hull as the shield. With upgrades, the infra knife fires a lot faster, and you'll get much more generous overheating. Pair that with very minimal bursts, for endless fire, can easily fully take care of any ship, should your rocket miss/not one shot

[@sntki8561]

I love the photon blue lasers maxed and infra red knife

[@entropy11]

infra knife, 3 mods in main, 3 mods in tech, don't need anything else.

[@Colmatt]

And that’s why its my favorite weapon in the game. Because unlike the positron ejector you can fire from miles away and still do insane damage.

[@solidmoon8266]

@@Colmatt having Phase beam for that shield regen is always a good secondary.

[@kitstorm5326]

Hi - what do you mean by 3 mods main and 3 mods tech? You can only have 3 mods max, 4 including the anomaly mod… can you explain please?

[@entropy11]

@@kitstorm5326older version of the game worked differently.

[@great_hedgehog8199]

@@kitstorm5326 inventory changed in the last update, previously there were two types of inventories that you could install tech in.

[@lazypotato01]

I could only last long enough for taking down a sentinal frigate with a phase beam, infra knife, and photon cannon. When getting swarmed, phase beam shield leach is godly. Pirates and sentinels are nothing if I can leech off their shield. Phase beam mods and maxed-out photon cannon are Too Perfectly OP.

[@gagefoshee7243]

The best combo is the ballista to delete shields/stun the ship and infra knife to shred the hull

[@Colmatt]

Oh yes, you can gun down the enemies like its nothing with that combo!

[@Ace2014Ace]

I use phase bean to drain shields and heal me then the shotgun for instant deletion

[@KeijoKurkkuGaming]

Position ejector for me, very high dmg and forgiving on the aim, very good video, thx

[@drgunsmith4099]

God tier your Photon and it’s lethal.

[@thereaver8083]

I've found the best technique for phase beams is fire in short, second-long bursts kinda like phasers from Star Trek. I don't think they've overheated on me once since I started doing this. (I also have S-class upgrades, but the idea still works.)

[@linzenmeyer]

I use 3, photon, missiles and the shield charging weapon. Cycling through these keeps my shields up and theirs down....especially useful combo while playing solo vs 4+ enemies

[@jimishank9148]

I tried them all to see which ones I liked best. I stick with just two weapons. Infra Knife and Rockets. ( I disable the photon cannon, its to weak). You can bring shields down fast with the Info knife and then eliminate them quick with the rocket. You wipe out several enemies quickly and easily. Good thing is it does not matter which ship ( fighter, shuttle, hauler, interceptor or solar ) you install them on it the same damage unlike photo cannon. Cyclotron Ballista is a fun option too.

[@thedeekabides]

Infra Knife for quick damage. Rockets for a heavy finishing blow. Phase Beam to vampire enemy shielding, as my Sentinel ship doesn’t accept star shield batteries and I don’t want to use all my sodium/radiant shards.

[@ToraAnbu]

The phase beam is pretty bad.. almost all other weapons are better than the beam maxxed out.

[@thedeekabides]

@@ToraAnbu it’s not for damage. It’s a tool to restore shield integrity. I have a sentinel ship and so it won’t take the typical resources to rebuild shield strength when in combat.

[@ToraAnbu]

@@thedeekabides fair enough, in that case it’s actually pretty good. I also seem to have replied to the wrong comment? I could swear I replied to someone that said the phase beam is the best weapon in the game. You didn’t even call it fantastic or anything. I think it was either a KZbin bug showing me a different comment or I mistakenly replied to a different one.

[@ps3dubbs]

A few hundred hours into the game and Ive never used infra knife or the shotgun variant for my ship 🤣 will definitely give them a try!! TY!!!

[@dajam9035]

You should definitely give the shot gun a chance. That thing is op af maxed out 😂

[@DerEchteBold]

I used only photon cannons for around 900 hours of NMS, everything else I tried didn't seem worthwile. Just recently I changed to the infra knife, it gets overheated quicker and the auto-lock often misses the ships when you're through the shield but it does the damage so much faster and although it's supposed to be weaker against shields, maxed out it still whizzes them away ultra-fast. I don't think it's worth bothering with any short-range weapons in this game. The only thing I'd use besides the knife now is maybe a phase beam, so you can charge your shields if needed and keep shooting at the same time.

[@donzid9180]

Infra-knife is best for me hands down! Fast, deadly, and effective. In a supercharge slot with upgrades, it’s all I need.

[@tntmaxter8607]

Best starter weapon imo is using a positron eyector or the photon cannon to destroy shields then hit em with the rockets of the starter ship, works wonders for being the starter weapon

[@MrNegative101]

Good job.. you made a video that explains the exact same thing as the descriptions in your inventory. It clearly states on each weapon’s description how much dps with shields and without shields along with when to use it. If you needed this video I’d suggest just playing the game first.

[@themotion0640]

Hey Colmatt! cool video as always but did you know that if you hold the s key on your keyboard your ship vill automaticly point and turn in the attacker ships direction. With this feature you can attack them and see numbers more easily.

[@NattMixon]

L2 on console

[@Colmatt]

I actually forgot about that, I turned off the assisted flight controls so I completely forgot they were even in the game. That would have been helpful, Ill make sure in future ship videos to turn it back on. Thanks!

[@ravinbunii6252]

Dont forget that you can set it to be toggled instead of holding the button. Idk if can on pc but on ps4 definitely can

[@SushiArmageddon]

Phase beam is great in permadeath where I dont want to risk dying.

[@XEyedN00b]

I use maxed photon cannon, but I also have a shuttle with Positron Ejector for resources hoovering when planetside

[@Colmatt]

I didn’t even think to mention gathering resources but yeah the positron ejector is definitely the best for that!

[@lvcc560]

Dude I have that same ship! I've never seen it anywhere since I got it.

[@theloniousMac]

Nice video.

[@odoylerules360]

You use the cyclotron ballista to bring down shields, then flick over to the rocket launcher for one shot now that the hull is exposed, then flick over to the infra-knife accelerator to finish it off before its shields recharge. That's the optimum weapon setup for combat in this game. It's not complicated.

[@mcflyingfury]

I tried out a cyclotron/infra-knife combo a while ago, but after upgrading both as much as was practical, I realized that the infra-knife still did more damage against shields than my cyclotron did. So I switched to just using it, which also allowed me to fit more upgrades to my ship.

[@lucasstafford1084]

that was an impressively derisive way to voice your opinion, I'm impressed lol. Maybe don't do that though.

[@odoylerules360]

@@lucasstafford1084 Sorry. Once I set that 3-weapon combo up, all the enemies became trivial. Since rockets do all their damage in split second bursts, their dps pretty much stacks with whatever other weapon(s) you're using. It felt optimal.

[@StevenNguyen1903]

@@odoylerules360 Rocket takes ages to kill anything. I went for a 4 slot adjacent supercharged infra-knife setup and my ship can pump out 120k dps, with the recent frigate space-battle I took like 15-20s to melt down the entire thing.

[@HappyGick]

That's the setup I was thinking about. Cyclotron for shields, then one shot with rocket launcher. Doesn't seem effective against Sentinels though. They recharge their shields way too fast. For Sentinels I'd say Ejector or Knife are better.

[@mrmalcolm]

Infra-Knife is king. Especially when after hours of re-rolling X-graded modules I got an absolutely beautiful roll. Then I archived the module, duplicated it twice, installed them around the Infra-Knife in a 2x2, Infra-Knife on a supercharged slot. I'll edit this comment later with the actual stats.

[@tokun586]

How do you go about “re-rolling “ the x mods?

[@mrmalcolm]

@@tokun586 Won't tell a lie, I'm a shameless duper. I just dupe the suspicious infra-knife package a bunch of times. I'll spend an hour or so installing, uninstalling checking against my personal best roll. I haven't had a roll that's come close to my personal best yet in a long time. And yes once you get that God roll, turn the module into an archived package and dupe that twice too, then you have three of your personal best roll. I only give the whole fishing for a better roll thing an hour here or there in your average week because it's boring as shit and getting those terrible rolls just reminds you of the odds.

[@EraclesK]

Magnificent

[@atomicgunslinger9277]

Ill havr to look at what exactly is specifically going on, but i have somehow managed to make a cyclotron ballista that is a decently fast damage dealer. To the point that i don't even switch weapons during dreadnaught combat and i only switch to rockets for fighting other small ships for the extra burst damage.

[@Saifon2000]

With a ship with 4 supercharge slots squared.. the infra knife is insane.. but back up weapons are cycletron to slow ship down and the rocket launcher to one shot.. I carry those 3 main weapons maxed out and with the infra being supercharged.. it's so much fun combo.. infra the shields and cycle to cycletron (no pun intended) to disable shields.. then the rocket launcher for the one shot kill.. just because we all love to shoot rockets at stuff.. lol.. :).

[@normaldavid]

I just use the photon lasers with the missiles. Lower their shields, then blow them up. Usually works.

[@TheLukeylala]

Im a big fan of the Positron ejector for destroying shields and then finishing them with the rockets.

[@namelastname8540]

I like to chip down the shields with maxed out photon, then deal most of the hull damage with a rocket launcher. If the attacking ship survives, the photon cannon can chip off the rest

[@chuckchan4127]

Infra-knifr is technically the highest DPS and is great for nuking Frieghter ships, but i find it very awkward to use in dog fights. Sometimes i have the sights aimed right on the ship even head on and i still miss. Cycltron Ballista helps slow down ships. Excellent secondary weapon even with zero over charged slots used. I used to use the Positron Ejector but its not a gold choice for Frieghter ships. Mu new favorite is the Photon Cannon: can shoot a long time, has some auto aim, and deals solid damage.

[@shagadellik]

Maxed out photon cannon with the backup rockets works best for me.

[@user-mx1ix7bz3e]

On a s class-you will find that it will take an amazing five,photon Canon upgrades,possibly a A or x class at the very last/list,it is possibly the very best upgrade of all.

[@SamFromSolitude]

I’ve only ever used the Photon Cannon lol Although I did recently install the Positron since I heard it’s really good at quickly mining underwater rocks and plants. Probably gonna replace my Photon Cannon with the Infra Knife, that thing looks awesome maxed out!!

[@spike238]

Photon Cannon - Infra Knife triple barrel , Max shields ,

[@mochlod]

I am a former positron acolyte, loved that shotgun. Recent changes in the game have made the Infraknife supreme. Im rocking 60k+ dps and it tears up shields and hulls with not much noticeable difference.

[@Colmatt]

Same here, ever since the infraknife buff its been my go to for space combat.

[@sir.roe-say]

@Jose I think it can get up to 130 k raw dmg and 110k shield dmg if you have the 4 super charger in 2 by 2 square(2 on top and 2 on the bottom)

[@baltykoz3597]

3:16 "shotgun for your ship" lmao

[@ShadowDeus]

3 weapons you need. Infra Knife Posi Ejector Ballista Also to fully upgrade youll need to hunt down parts on the black market. also look at the techs like a big circuit board... swap component around to link and amplify other components... all tech works this way weither it be Ship, Freighter, Exosuit, Multitool, or Exocraft. For my ships they all have about: 600DP Forgot my shield strength i think its like 700 or 800 not sure. 150HR 2200M I sacrafice my ships Hyper drive cuz my freighter jumps about 5000LY and i dont go anywhere with out my freighter close by.

[@raventherenagade1222]

I like the phase lasers, reminds me of star trek and star wars

[@IcyMan143]

Infra knife then rockets, but use shield stealer thing when I need to.

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

Based on my experience, yes, the Infra-Knife is the best. It's even better than the cyclotron balista at breaking shields

[@psychwardgaming7701]

Personally, I go with a positron, cyclotron combo.... sometimes with a little rocket finisher just for a little flare or free fireworks. Otherwise I go with the infraknife/positron combo so it cover distance and up close all on 1 little ship.

[@Colmatt]

Ive never actually tried the infraknife/positron combo, ill for sure have to give that a try. It sounds really op.

[@VeritasEtAequitas]

Flair? 😬 🤮

[@vlatepes1901]

Did they take out general and all those other slot categories that I see y'all showing?

[@shahshank]

The phase beam is great for close quarters in quick low shield pinch. Also it is fun to mine with phase beams

[@markandreoli2477]

Phase beam for shield drain, sentinal photon cannon for range and positron ejector up close.

[@hovant6666]

I really wish the Rocket Launcher got its own upgrade modules, rockets are so cool

[@marinblaze]

homing upgrade, long range upgrade...

[@SecretData001]

To add up a bit. - Photon Cannon is the only weapon with built-in lock-on, and despite the animation, it is a hitscan weapon, making it the easiest weapon to land hits. - Phase Beam has the longest range of 3000 while everything else have 1500 except Positron Ejector that has 750, same as mobs attack range, but with stupid autolock mechanic it requires much closer range and/or special techniques to land some continuous hit properly. But very good at being a secondary to recharge shield, especially in Living Ship (Grafted Eyes) which almost all the upgrades give Shield Recharge bonus when grown to S. - Cyclotron Ballista has largest projectile hitbox makes it second easiest to shoot next to Photon Cannon

[@Zion800]

Thanks, I was actually wondering why the other weapons felt weaker to me... but I rely heavily on the built in lock on since I swerve in an out a lot to avoid hits, hence the reason the photon cannon felt more powerful. I hadnt realised that the auto lock on wasn't working for the other weapons.

[@haden636]

1:20 this is going to be very immature of me but I just can't help it. He said do do 😏 for those who are just like me have fun replaying it over and over 🤣

[@MLG_Someone]

My personal favorites are the Cyclotron Ballista, Infra Knifes, and Rockets

[@flavorwise3511]

I used to use only the Cyclotron and the Photon Cannon, but then I got two supercharged slots for the Infra Knife and I uninstalled my Cyclotron and the Photon Cannon for i am become death destroyer of fleets. The rate of fire is obscene and shreds shields almost as fast as the Cyclotron itself. If it has one failing it's that sometimes you are aiming with a prayer when dealing with high maneuvers so I think I should learn to use the rocket. Does the rocket have homing? I can't even believe I'm asking this.

[@DeathxStrike18]

Infraknife seems good all around, Cyclotron is Good if you have positron as secondary. Essentually a you get shield down and when they come in close to get behind you you swap and shotgun blast close range.

[@ZZZano718]

I presonally use the basita with rockets and photon to destroy shield damage most of the hull with rockets and finish them off with the photon. I find it annoying to switch between all the other weapons and like to have a select few

[@georgieporgie10]

I was looking this up yesterday lol

[@Colmatt]

What are the odds of that lol I actually meant to upload this yesterday but I didn’t have time to finish editing until early this morning!

[@georgieporgie10]

@@Colmatt yeah I installed everything but the phase beam lol infra knife is so much fun to use, I agree with your ranking.

[@jcwheat71]

I use the Photon cannon at long range, switch to Positron at close range. I'll use the phase beam if I need a shield boost.

[@Colmatt]

I normally try to run 1 maxed out weapon per ship but I’ll swap it up on each ship to keep the combat fresh.

[@jcwheat71]

@@Colmatt Certainly a viable strategy using one weapon. If I liked the way the infra-knife worked that could easily be a single weapon loadout.

[@kaelwilson6947]

The phase beam actually charges your shield with no upgrades, the upgrade just gives you extra on the initial impact

[@scorpionregent648]

Add S class mods to it, use it often and you will never need to charge your shields from the menu.

[@MO-vn7kc]

I max out Positron , Photon and infra knife thats all. Maybe Rockests

[@araujootton]

I was using the Cyclotron Ballista to take down shields, Positron Ejector for close combat and Rocket Launcher to finish enemies, but after I maxed out my Infra-Knife Accelerator I don't even need any other weapon on my main starship, it never heats, take down enemies in seconds, are perfect for close or long range, and I can melt down Dreadnaughts in a matter of seconds with only 1 weapon. My stats for the Infra-Knife Accelerator are Peak Damage 77k and Shield Damage 44k.

[@Ihaveausernametoo]

Your settings must be very different that mine. Photon Cannon barely scratches anything for me.

[@bronanu201]

I only use the infra Knife it is the fastest and best hard hitter, just getting the upgrades in a pain to get the higher dmg ones I agree that sometimes one ship does turn faster so using the positron ejector a few shots make it ready for being finished in no time with the infra knife Am actually considering to remove all others besides the photo cannon as that is handy for farming on asteroids costs less and does overheat never :D As we all know you can not shoot constant fast on the asteroids their is plenty time for weapons to cool down. With the infra knife there is a big chance you hit the freaking slowdown ships which do not allow you to actually totally destroy all asteroids :D

[@smcfadden1992]

my first dreadnought battle, the civilians died the pirates escaped, my second one the same thing happened but i realized i can just fly through their shield generators breaking them doing little to no damage to myself lol

[@larrywhitt1649]

I use the positron as my main and photon as my secondary.

[@chittasticchitta1164]

does enemy health scale with your damage? my infra knife has 77k dps, yet its not really that much faster ttk than my photon cannons at 10k dps

[@HammondGaming]

1:20 "Do do" 💩 😅😂

[@Mario-jb3pu]

Photon an rocket combo is rly good

[@joenelson3571]

Photon Canon to take out shield far range, Cyclotron to take finish shield close range, Rockets to take them out when shield’s off!

[@nephilimxgodxyt4663]

I use the infra knife fully upgraded.

[@geraldaugustus739]

I find the playstyle of shredding shields with cyclotron and then switching to hit rockets is super satisfying just in terms of playing mechanics. That said, if you aren't using auto targeting and you miss the rocket it feels REAL bad. Also, if you don't have it in a fighter don't bother, because if you're not one-shotting with rockets it feels real bad to wait on that cooldown.

[@NobleNemesis]

For this reason I do it like this: Cyclotron with mods to burn shields, then scale to rockets (no mods) once they're down or close to down with one shot, then quickly to Infraknives with mods to delete the remainder.

[@sanguinetales]

Positron after Rockets is easy enough

[@marinblaze]

Put the rocket launcher in supercharged slot, you should be one shotting enemies in most cases

[@Darkstar263]

The Positron Ejector has been the most useful ship weapon for me. It does a lot of damage to enemy pilots. And gets rid of their shields quickly.

[@mohdig9]

I usually just use cycltron ballista to take down shield and slow enemy then use the rockets to one-shot them If there is any health left (usually almost none) I can just use a third weapon to take that down

[@tomekc1113]

Melts them!

[@4lifejeph]

Do the enemy pirate ships and sentinels get harder to kill as the game progresses or do they keep the same hit points forever?

[@Colmatt]

They keep the same hit points, or at least in its current state. If you continue to fight sentinels will call in a freighter but the ships themselves don’t go in any higher in hit points.

[@rednationarmy1898]

Infra knife. If u get q resonator and 3 s class upgrade modules, that thing SHREADS ships

[@nossttam121]

Rockets demolish ships when the shields are down and is an amazing combo with whatever you chose to go at shields with. Mesuring a weapon that only fires once before needing a longer cooldown in DPS is very misleading. Another great thing about the rockets is when your target keeps flying towards you in a way that doesn't let you lock on for a long time. As soon as you've removed the shield you can get yourself one more shot off to almost instantly break the ship with a rocket hit.

[@Billabong1264]

If you put the infra knife in a super charge slot, it is.. overpowered