Layout variant B — wikitables for variables. Compare against A and C.
Damage calculation
Outgoing damage is computed in three stages. Formulas below match the shipped Assembly-CSharp.dll.
1. Attack power per turret
attackPower = ( totalPowerStat / max(0.45, equivalentTurrets) )
× stackingPenalty × turretEquivalentRating × powerMultiplier
| Variable |
Meaning
|
totalPowerStat |
Ship's total CombatPower / MiningPower / SalvagePower (whichever applies), plus drone-bay contributions.
|
equivalentTurrets |
Same-class hardpoints, weighted by size. Floored at 0.45.
|
stackingPenalty |
Diminishing returns from stacking — see ladder below.
|
turretEquivalentRating, powerMultiplier |
Per-turret tuning constants set on each weapon prefab.
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Stacking penalty ladder
| Equivalent turrets |
Penalty
|
| 1 (≤ 1.9) |
1.00
|
| 2 (≤ 2.9) |
0.85
|
| 3 (≤ 3.9) |
0.78
|
| 4 (≤ 4.9) |
0.72
|
| 5 (≤ 5.9) |
0.68
|
| 6+ |
0.65
|
2. Per-shot damage
shotDamage = (attackPower / 5) × random(0.8, 1.25) / defaultAttacksPerSecond
critAdjusted = shotDamage × (2 + CriticalDamage) ^ critCount
outgoing = critAdjusted × (1 + typeBoost + Damage)
| Variable |
Meaning
|
| Power → damage |
Flat 5:1 ratio (DamageData.PowerPerDamage = 5).
|
| Random variance |
Uniform 0.8×–1.25× per shot.
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defaultAttacksPerSecond |
Base rate from _fireDelay, burstAmount, burstDelay, _maxMagSize, _reloadDelay. Does not include AttackSpeed — so AttackSpeed raises firing rate without lowering per-shot damage, effectively a flat damage multiplier.
|
critCount |
Crits cascade. CriticalChance rolls; on success the chance halves and rerolls. Capped by the combatMegaCrit skill-tree points. Each crit multiplies by 2 + CriticalDamage.
|
typeBoost, Damage |
Damage-type bonus stat (e.g. EnergyDamage) and the universal damage bonus.
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3. Damage taken by the target
finalTaken = outgoing × max(0.2, 1 − DamageReduction − typeResist)
| Variable |
Meaning
|
DamageReduction |
Universal reduction stat.
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typeResist |
Damage-type-specific resist stat for the incoming type.
|
| Floor |
Combined reduction is hard-capped at 80% — at least 20% of incoming damage always lands.
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Practical implications
- Roughly, every 5 points of
CombatPower/MiningPower/SalvagePower converts to 1 average DPS, before stacking penalty, attack-speed bonuses, crits, and resistances.
- Stacking the same turret class on one ship suffers sharp diminishing returns — the third identical turret only contributes about 78% of its raw power.
AttackSpeed is stronger than it looks — it shortens the time between shots without lowering per-shot damage, so +20% AttackSpeed ≈ +20% DPS.- Critical hits compound — with high
CriticalChance and the combatMegaCrit skill, multi-stage crits multiply damage geometrically.
