The main weapon slot power-ups can be identified by looking at them;
the boxes don't have corners. Other weapons use one of the special
weapon slots.
Tuhnu
This weapon is very pathetic. It's even worse
than what you begin with. Don't pick it up if any way possible;
if you accidentally grab it, RUN to grab *any* other weapon.
Peagun
This is what you begin with. It's pretty
pathetic; to get anything done, go grab something more powerful.
Sling
Better than nothing, but worse than most.
But hey, it does 50% more damage than your original weapon, so isn't
this something? Nah.
Big
Peagun
So here's an upgrade for the old classic.
The peagun mk II is a bit outdated these days, but it comes cheap.
Pretty good for home defence, you know..
Big
Sling
And here's the long-awaited upgrade for the
good old sling. Well, not much better than it's cheaper brother,
big peagun, but still better than nothing.
Blastgun
The blastgun is a high-power version of the
hand-held weapon; cheap to build, but still pretty impressive in
real-life situations.
Mini
Blaster
Welcome to the 90's! This toy here is the
economic version of the famous blaster series. Blaster lite, you
might call it.
Blaster
And here's the classical blaster itself!
Have a wall you don't like? Press the trigger a couple times and
there you go!
Big
Blaster
This is *the* most powerful thing you can
jam into the main weapon slot of your fighter. After you get one
of these, you don't need much else; just go and blast 'em away.
Okay, it's pretty rare, but if you find one, grab it at no cost.
The special weapon slot can handle much heavier weapons than the
main slot. Bad side is, the special weapons are not powered by your
ship's main fusion generator, and thus have limited ammo. Not all
toys you can jam there are necessarily weapons..
Gas
Blaster
The gas blaster is even more powerful than
the big blaster, as it uses its own power source.
Mega
Blaster
The mega blaster is all the blaster family
really can offer. Creating more powerful weapons with the technology
would be far too costly; the research has to find another way to
make deadlier weapons.
Mine
The antimatter proximity mines are pretty
much fun; drop few of them into a tight spot and then chase your
enemy there. When you drop them, they take a short while to activate,
but I wouldn't stand close when they do.. They also tend to self-destruct
in time in order to save in post-war cleaning costs.
Heatseeker
These 'smart' missiles always aim at the
closest spot with ultra-high temperature ratings; usually the fusion
generator of the closest ship. If you find one of these in your
tail, either go around the next wall and watch the seeker to hit
the wall, or if you're close enough to another ship, fool the seeker
to follow it, instead.
Morning
Star
/
x 64
The morning star is a neat-looking weapon
with great psychological value. Shoot this to a wall close to couple
enemies and watch them panic. The star shoots 64 small explosive
packs around it, each doing damage on impact.
Sensor
Jammer
The sensor jammer messes up the ship's view
for a while. Ever tried to dodge a stream of blaster shots while
you can't see all too well?
Pyrotechnics
/
x N
This is a pretty good tool for terraforming.
Drop one in a cave and run. After a while there should be pretty
much more room than there was. Don't let it get wet, tho..
Toaster
This toy shoots out bursts of liquid fire.
Pretty bad for a spacecraft, for example. Ruins the paint, if you
know what I mean. Also leaves the terrain in pretty bad shape, melting
just about anything into jagged edges. I wouldn't try to fly close
to a wall after that..
Rear
Sling
They just keep on chasing you, don't they?
What about a rapid-fire sling, backwards? Really drops them from
your tail.
Ring
of Fire
x 64
Another pretty impressive looking weapon,
the ring of fire. If multiple enemies are onto you, blow one of
these; a ring of 32 fireballs erupt from your ship; if they don't
dodge, well, that's their problem.
Crawler
This is a slow-velocity heatseeker, launched
backwards. Using this effectively is pretty hard, but if you manage
it, it's a real killer. The joke is to spawn a swarm of these behind
yourself and *then* fly by a bunch of enemies.
Gravity
Flow
This weapon generates a wind of inverted
gravity flows, effectively pushing the target wherever you like.
Okay, it takes a bit of creativity, but it can be great fun.
Bomb
Okay, there the dude is again, sitting on
that base with his megablaster ready to blow you away. Drop a couple
of these at him, and the base is no longer one of your problems.
Lash
/
x
N
This weapon launches a pod that drops small
explosives as it flies. Looks pretty, but takes skill to use effectively.
Ultrathrust
-
Ever needed a kick?
Toxic
Waste
/
x
N
You're minding your own business, swimming
in a pool, and then some jerk comes and drops in a barrel of toxic
waste. Don't you just hate it?
Hyperspace
Projector
-
This is pretty evil one. Grab a good primary weapon and project
yourself partially into hyperspace; no matter can touch you, but
your gun is synchronized with the real-space, so you can waste them.
They still can hit you, too, but you no longer have to dodge *around*
that hill.. The system still seems to have some problems with water.
Plasma
Ball
x
N
This ball of super-heated gas goes through
anything. And I mean *anything*. And as long as your enemy stays
in contact with it, the more she burns. A real killer if your enemy
happens to be going in the same direction.
Pulse
Laser
It doesn't do much to the terrain, but it's
the nightmare of the repair personnel back in the base.
Delayed
Blast
This toy creates a chain-reaction in the
space-time, effectively creating a wormhole into the center of a
star. You know, HOT. Takes a while, tho.
Retroboost
-
And they *still* keep chasing you? Fly backwards and give 'em a
stream with your blaster.
Flipper
Virus
This marvel of the modern computer technology
flips your enemy's video feed upside-down. Then just watch 'em bang
their heads into walls. Great fun.
Signal
Jammer
Signal jammer brings you yet another form
of pain. By focusing radiation at the video system of your enemy's
ship, his video feed gets out of sync, causing blurred vision.
Spiller
This is a rotative blaster weapon, pretty
good for self-defence.
Tuhnuruisku
This is an early result of the new rapid-fire
technology. The researchers took the worst weapon they could find
and developed the technology to get it to fire VERY rapidly.
Tractor
Beam
Cm-ere! 'Nuff said.
Twin
Laser
x
2
A pretty good offensive weapon; just fly
into a swarm of enemies with your weapons blazing. The psychological
value of this weapon is also pretty good.
Super
Pyrotechnics
/
x
N
Happen to have a mountain that annoys you?
Hyper
Blaster
This is the latest thing out of the research
labs in the lines of rapid-fire technology. Literally death in a
package. Too bad it's so rare. Only known defence against it is
to flee.
