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[[File:Icon turret vorton projector large.png|left]]'''Vorton Projectors''' are a new weapon type introduced with the [[Lightning Strikes]] update in June 2020, only equipped by [[EDENCOM]] ships {{sh|Skybreaker}}, {{sh|Stormbringer}} and {{sh|Thunderchild}}. These are ship-based miniaturized versions of the Standup Arcing Vorton Projector, previously seen as the 'Doomsday Weapon' of [[Upwell structures#Citadels|Keepstar Citadels]].

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Vorton Projectors are unlike any other weapon system, in that they fire chain lightning which strikes the ship which is targeted, and arcs across up to nine additional random ships (or drones) within 10km of the first. Despite the animation shows the chain lightning bounce off one by one, the fact that bounced entities are determined by the range to ship directly hit by the weapon and the 10km bounce itself '''does not''' bounce to chain futher entities. The Vorton Projectors will never hit the ship fire them.

Following the trend started by Entropic Disintegrators, Vorton Projectors are further detached from traditional weapon mechanics. Much like disintegrators, the projectors have no falloff, are only fittable to specific ships ([[EDENCOM]] ships), and said ships only have one turret slot.

In areas of space where [[crimewatch]] is in effect, the projectors will respect safety settings, and with full safeties enabled will only bounce to legal targets. As a consequence, however, bounces from this weapon can initiate Limited Engagements with suspects and outlaws, even if they were not targeted.

Vorton Projectors are uniquely use its own attribute sets, only affected by Vorton Projectors themselves, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems and related skills. That says, Vorton Tuning Systems are not affected '''anything else''':

* Core gunnery skills and missile skills do not affect Vorton Projectors, with this set of weapons instead having its own equivalents for {{sk|Gunnery|icon=yes}} and {{sk|Rapid Launch|icon=yes}} (-cycle time), {{sk|Sharpshooter|icon=yes}} (+optimal range), {{sk|Surgical Strike|icon=yes}} and {{sk|Warhead Upgrades|icon=yes}} (+damage), and a skill combining {{sk|Target Navigation Prediction|icon=yes}} (+explosion velocity) with {{sk|Guided Missile Precision|icon=yes}} (-explosion radius).

* No [[medical boosters]] benefits or penalty Vorton Projectors, expect those specifically for Vorton Projectors (which are all expired).

{{!}}Vorton Projectors had a group of boosters that apply only to them:

These booster was available from Vorton Projector Booster Gift Box, given in [[Gathering Storm]] login rewards.

All three EDENCOM vorton boosters have expired at 8 September 2020.

The primary weapon equipped by ships. Vorton Projector is considered as a long-range weapon system with extremely long optimal range even with most short ranged ammo, probably intented to avoid it chain your own entities near your ship.

Inconsistently, Meta Level of all Vorton Projectors are 0 in Comprate Tool. Compact and Scoped variants are Meta 0 too despite other variants of other weapon systems use Meta 1 to 4.

EDENCOM ships, Vorton Projectors, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems and related skill books are solely available from LP store of DED as BPC. Tech 2 BPC of them (if any) are only available from [[Invention]]. Their production invoved abyssal materials, and they are generally expensive.

Vorton Projectors, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems are known for their odds in item cost that their Tech 1 items are incredibly expensive compared to their Tech 2 variant. All Tech 1 Condenser Packs are 4 times more expensive than their Tech 2 variants. Due to the low price to use Tech 2 items, Tech 2 items are mostly the most cost effective option to use. Tech 1 variants are somehow ridiculously expensive to buy due very few capsuleers manufacture them, since Tech 2 items are way better than them.

The odds are largely caused by the Invention, and for Condenser Packs, their invention increace BPC runs and do not consume corresponding T1 items, and use a different set of ingredients.