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Titans have a variety of '''superweapons''' to choose from. A titan can only fit one superweapon at any given time. Aside from the Phenomena Generators, all Superweapons will leave the titan immobile for 30 seconds after their use. Using a superweapon either costs racial isotopes for racial-specific superweapons, or Strontium Clathrates for non-racial superweapons. Titans will also be unable to dock, tether, or use their jump drive for 5 minutes. ~~Continuous damage~~ superweapons (Lances, Reapers, and the Bosonic Field Generator) all have a ~~signature radii~~ attribute, and ships with a signature ~~radius~~ smaller than said attribute will take ~~a fraction of the~~ damage corresponding to the ratio of the two.

Titans have a variety of '''superweapons''' to choose from. A titan can only fit one superweapon at any given time. Aside from the Phenomena Generators, all Superweapons will leave the titan immobile for 30 seconds after their use. Using a superweapon either costs racial isotopes for racial-specific superweapons, or Strontium Clathrates for non-racial superweapons. Titans will also be unable to dock, tether, or use their jump drive for 5 minutes. Area-of-Effect Damage-over-Time superweapons (Lances, Reapers, and the Bosonic Field Generator) all have a Signature Radius attribute, and ships with signature radii smaller than said attribute will take reduced damage, corresponding to the ratio of the two. Furthermore, all Area-of-Effect superweapons also release a 10km radius, 35,000GJ energy neutralizing pulse when they begin charging to fire. This neutralization pulse has a 20km signature radius, and thus only applies its full effect to other titans.

Doomsday weapons all have 5 minute cycle times, however the skill {{sk|Doomsday Rapid Firing|icon=yes}} reduces this by 12 seconds per level down to at minimum 4 minutes. Furthermore, the damage of doomsday weapons can be increased by the {{sk|Doomsday Operation|icon=yes}} skill by 10% per level.

==== Doomsdays ====

'''Doomsdays''' (DD) are single-target, high damage weapons. Each empire has its own damage variant that can only be fitted to that faction's titan, which deals 1,000,000 damage ~~to a capital ship~~.

'''Doomsdays''' (DD) are single-target, high damage weapons. Each empire has its own damage variant that can only be fitted to that faction (or an associated pirate faction)'s titan, which can only target capital ships and deals 1,000,000 damage in its one shot.

==== Lances ====

'''Lances''' deal up to 50,000 damage per second ~~with a signature radius of 5 km~~ to ships within ~~a 2.5 km radius lance over 15 seconds~~. ~~The lances~~ have a ~~range~~ of ~~200 km~~. ~~Each~~ empire ~~similarly~~ has a variant of the lance with a different damage type.

'''Lances''' target a 2.5km-radius, 200km long line, and deal up to 50,000 damage per second for 15 seconds to all ships within the beam. Lances have a damage signature radius of 5km. Similar to Doomsdays, each empire has a variant of the lance with a different damage type, and restricted to their own faction or pirate faction's titan.

==== Reapers ====

Similar to Lances, '''Reapers''' deal up to 100,000 damage per second with a signature radius of ~~3500 m~~ to ships within a 5 km radius lance over a 10 second period. The beam however is not stationary, and will sweep between two points in space. The Reaper has a range of 150 km, and each empire has a variant of the reaper for their respective titans.

Similar to Lances, '''Reapers''' deal up to 100,000 damage per second, with a signature radius of 3500m, to ships within a 5 km radius lance over a 10 second period. The beam however is not stationary, and will sweep between two points in space. The Reaper has a range of 150 km, and each empire has a variant of the reaper for their respective titans.

==== Bosonic Field Generator ====

The '''Bosonic Field Generator''' (Boson) is a non-racial superweapon that deals up to 40,000 Omni damage per second with a signature radius of ~~10 km~~ in a large cone over 20 seconds. ~~Prior to a nerf to its application (an increase~~ of ~~its~~ signature radius from ~~2 km~~ to ~~10 km in the Invasion Chapter 2~~ update ~~in November 2019)~~, it saw popularity as a tool for ratting, being able to blow through several waves of a combat anomaly with one use. It was also used for gatecamps to catch small ships as they warped in. ~~Either~~ use ~~case wanted a strong capital umbrella~~ to ~~back it up, though. With~~ the ~~signature radius now being significantly larger~~, the ~~Boson is much less potent at blasting subcapitals, which limits their effectiveness in the aforementioned use cases~~.

The '''Bosonic Field Generator''' (Boson) is a non-racial superweapon that deals up to 40,000 Omni damage per second, with a signature radius of 10km, in a large cone over 20 seconds. The exact angle of this cone is not specified in-game. The Boson can be used by any titan.

{{expansion past|

Alongside the Beat About the Boosh Update on November 12, 2019, the Boson's damage signature radius was increased from 2km to 10km, greatly weakening its ability to damage supcapital ships. Prior to this update, the Boson saw popularity as a tool for ratting, being able to blow through several waves of a combat anomaly with one use. It was also used for gatecamps to catch small ships as they warped in. However, both of these use cases were only favorable to use when the titan was within jump range of a staging point for friendly titans (for protection), and both of these uses cases have been largely invalidated by the change.

}}

==== Gravitational Transportation Field Oscillator ====

Unlike the other superweapons above, the '''Gravitational Transportation Field Oscillator''' (GTFO) does no damage. Instead, it teleports all subcapital ships in a 10km ~~bubble~~ somewhere else in the system. Those ships will then be unable to warp for 60 seconds.

Unlike the other superweapons above, the '''Gravitational Transportation Field Oscillator''' (GTFO) does no damage. Instead, it teleports all subcapital ships in a 10km radius sphere to a random location somewhere else in the system. Those ships will then be unable to warp for 60 seconds.

==== Phenomena Generator ====

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-Titans have a variety of '''superweapons''' to choose from. A titan can only fit one superweapon at any given time. Aside from the Phenomena Generators, all Superweapons will leave the titan immobile for 30 seconds after their use. Using a superweapon either costs racial isotopes for racial-specific superweapons, or Strontium Clathrates for non-racial superweapons. Titans will also be unable to dock, tether, or use their jump drive for 5 minutes. Continuous damage superweapons (Lances, Reapers, and the Bosonic Field Generator) all have a signature radii attribute, and ships with a signature radius smaller than said attribute will take a fraction of the damage corresponding to the ratio of the two.
+Titans have a variety of '''superweapons''' to choose from. A titan can only fit one superweapon at any given time. Aside from the Phenomena Generators, all Superweapons will leave the titan immobile for 30 seconds after their use. Using a superweapon either costs racial isotopes for racial-specific superweapons, or Strontium Clathrates for non-racial superweapons. Titans will also be unable to dock, tether, or use their jump drive for 5 minutes. Area-of-Effect Damage-over-Time superweapons (Lances, Reapers, and the Bosonic Field Generator) all have a Signature Radius attribute, and ships with signature radii smaller than said attribute will take reduced damage, corresponding to the ratio of the two. Furthermore, all Area-of-Effect superweapons also release a 10km radius, 35,000GJ energy neutralizing pulse when they begin charging to fire. This neutralization pulse has a 20km signature radius, and thus only applies its full effect to other titans.
+Doomsday weapons all have 5 minute cycle times, however the skill {{sk|Doomsday Rapid Firing|icon=yes}} reduces this by 12 seconds per level down to at minimum 4 minutes. Furthermore, the damage of doomsday weapons can be increased by the {{sk|Doomsday Operation|icon=yes}} skill by 10% per level.
 ==== Doomsdays ====
-'''Doomsdays''' (DD) are single-target, high damage weapons. Each empire has its own damage variant that can only be fitted to that faction's titan, which deals 1,000,000 damage to a capital ship.
+'''Doomsdays''' (DD) are single-target, high damage weapons. Each empire has its own damage variant that can only be fitted to that faction (or an associated pirate faction)'s titan, which can only target capital ships and deals 1,000,000 damage in its one shot.
 ==== Lances ====
-'''Lances''' deal up to 50,000 damage per second with a signature radius of 5 km to ships within a 2.5 km radius lance over 15 seconds. The lances have a range of 200 km. Each empire similarly has a variant of the lance with a different damage type.
+'''Lances''' target a 2.5km-radius, 200km long line, and deal up to 50,000 damage per second for 15 seconds to all ships within the beam. Lances have a damage signature radius of 5km. Similar to Doomsdays, each empire has a variant of the lance with a different damage type, and restricted to their own faction or pirate faction's titan.
 ==== Reapers ====
-Similar to Lances, '''Reapers''' deal up to 100,000 damage per second with a signature radius of 3500 m to ships within a 5 km radius lance over a 10 second period. The beam however is not stationary, and will sweep between two points in space. The Reaper has a range of 150 km, and each empire has a variant of the reaper for their respective titans.
+Similar to Lances, '''Reapers''' deal up to 100,000 damage per second, with a signature radius of 3500m, to ships within a 5 km radius lance over a 10 second period. The beam however is not stationary, and will sweep between two points in space. The Reaper has a range of 150 km, and each empire has a variant of the reaper for their respective titans.
 ==== Bosonic Field Generator ====
-The '''Bosonic Field Generator''' (Boson) is a non-racial superweapon that deals up to 40,000 Omni damage per second with a signature radius of 10 km in a large cone over 20 seconds. Prior to a nerf to its application (an increase of its signature radius from 2 km to 10 km in the Invasion Chapter 2 update in November 2019), it saw popularity as a tool for ratting, being able to blow through several waves of a combat anomaly with one use. It was also used for gatecamps to catch small ships as they warped in. Either use case wanted a strong capital umbrella to back it up, though. With the signature radius now being significantly larger, the Boson is much less potent at blasting subcapitals, which limits their effectiveness in the aforementioned use cases.
+The '''Bosonic Field Generator''' (Boson) is a non-racial superweapon that deals up to 40,000 Omni damage per second, with a signature radius of 10km, in a large cone over 20 seconds. The exact angle of this cone is not specified in-game. The Boson can be used by any titan.
+{{expansion past|
+Alongside the Beat About the Boosh Update on November 12, 2019, the Boson's damage signature radius was increased from 2km to 10km, greatly weakening its ability to damage supcapital ships. Prior to this update, the Boson saw popularity as a tool for ratting, being able to blow through several waves of a combat anomaly with one use. It was also used for gatecamps to catch small ships as they warped in. However, both of these use cases were only favorable to use when the titan was within jump range of a staging point for friendly titans (for protection), and both of these uses cases have been largely invalidated by the change.
+}}
 ==== Gravitational Transportation Field Oscillator ====
-Unlike the other superweapons above, the '''Gravitational Transportation Field Oscillator''' (GTFO) does no damage. Instead, it teleports all subcapital ships in a 10km bubble somewhere else in the system. Those ships will then be unable to warp for 60 seconds.
+Unlike the other superweapons above, the '''Gravitational Transportation Field Oscillator''' (GTFO) does no damage. Instead, it teleports all subcapital ships in a 10km radius sphere to a random location somewhere else in the system. Those ships will then be unable to warp for 60 seconds.
 ==== Phenomena Generator ====