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Nucleon

Futuristic Nucleon

Biomechanoid Nucleon

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“…Heavy energy machine gun with unlimited ammo. High accuracy makes it effective at medium range, but the gun overheats and becomes less accurate after long bursts…” – in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	10,000
Real Value	$60
Exp Level	19
Type
Hardpoint	Heavy
Tier	IV

Base Statistics		Attributes
Level	1	Energy
Damage	660 per energy round	Manual
Range	500 meters	Automatic
Reload	None
Capacity	∞ energy rounds	Instability
Unload	0.15 seconds

Workshop Production Information
1 Day Cost	3 Day Cost
160,000	530,000
Components	Components
60	170

Introduction

The Nucleon is a close to mid-range (up to 500 meters, with an optimal range that is dependent on what overheating phase the weapon is in) heavy energy weapon. It has unlimited ammo, but its accuracy drops as it fires continuously because of its overheating mechanic. It has a light and medium counterpart (Quarker and Atomizer respectively).

Strategy

The Nucleon is an energy machine gun without a reload time, so it can fire indefinitely, quickly dealing damage to enemies.

However, it does have a drawback. After 5 seconds of being continuously fired the projectile dispersion increases (essentially making the weapon less accurate from a distance), this is due to the weapon overheating mechanic, to the point of becoming wildly inaccurate when firing on full overheat, even when firing from closer than its maximum range of 500 meters. Firing must be discontinued for a certain amount of time (depending on how much overheat) to allow the weapon's heat to dissipate, thus allowing the Nucleon to fire with more accuracy. So it is important to fire in short bursts when engaging targets, to maximize its damage potential at a range near 500 meters.

At point-blank, it still remains effective even if it has overheated. It also does a poor job of destroying physical shields as it is an energy weapon, which can act as a counter to the Nucleon. Like other machine guns, you need to stay out of cover to do high damage. This exposes the robot to enemy fire and can be fatal to robots with low health or a lack of shielding. It can be used in long term firefights due to its unlimited ammo, but also effective with quick skirmishes. Robots with more health are advised using this weapon, like the falcon.

The damage per projectile is similar when compared to other medium machine guns like Tempest, but the firing rate is faster than the auto-cannons, and the perk of unlimited ammo makes it outshine the kinetic machine guns. It can quickly destroy enemies due to its quick bursts, and the unlimited ammo allows you to take out many enemies quickly without worrying about reloading.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Infinite ammo-never need to reload
• Energy shells allow penetration of energy shields
• Considerable damage in extended combat
• Great at sustained fighting
• 500-meter range allows mid-range shootdowns (when not overheated)
• When brawling, all shells will hit target
• when overheated, it can hit robots in stealth

Cons

• Weapon overheats when continuously fired, making it lose accuracy
• To maximize damage potential, robot needs to expose itself for a very long time
• Very close optimal range when at full overheat
• Ineffective against physical shields

Upgrade Cost

Tier 4 Mk 1 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 100,000 02:00 3 200,000 05:00 4 400,000 14:00 5 2,000,000 28:00 6 4,000,000 66:00 7 6,000,000 102:00 8 11,000,000 124:00 9 17,000,000 140:00 10 36,000,000 148:00 11 52,000,000 152:00 12 70,000,000 160:00 Totals Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 198,700,000 39:05:00

Tier 4 Mk 2 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 2,500,000 24:00 3 5,000,000 48:00 4 10,000,000 72:00 5 22,500,000 96:00 6 22,500,000 96:00 7 22,500,000 96:00 8 22,500,000 96:00 9 22,500,000 96:00 10 22,500,000 96:00 11 22,500,000 96:00 12 22,500,000 96:00 Totals Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 197,500,000 38:00:00

• MK2 Upgrade cost 500

Weapons data

70	Nucleon
In the workshop Yes or No							Energy	Manual	Automatic		Instability
Particles	Ammo	Rate of Fire	Unload	Reload	Shot Interval			Tier	Version	Slot	Type	Trajectory
1	1	N/A	0.15	none	0.15			4	6.8	Heavy	Energy	Straight
MK 1							MK 2
Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle						Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle
-	6600	660	660	1					-	18900	1890	1890
-	7200	720	720	2					-	19200	1920	1920
-	8100	810	810	3					-	19500	1950	1950
-	8800	880	880	4					-	19700	1970	1970
-	9700	970	970	5					-	20200	2020	2020
-	10600	1060	1060	6					-	20500	2050	2050
-	11600	1160	1160	7					-	20800	2080	2080
-	12700	1270	1270	8					-	21100	2110	2110
-	14200	1420	1420	9					-	21500	2150	2150
-	15500	1550	1550	10					-	21800	2180	2180
-	17100	1710	1710	11					-	22100	2210	2210
-	18900	1890	1890	12					-	22600	2260	2260

MK3			Damage per shot			Damage per magazine			DPS			Damage per particle
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Accuracy By Distance/Overheat

Below is the average percentage (%) of projectiles that hit an enemy robot (if aimed directly at) at specific ranges, when not overheated (5 seconds or less of continuous firing) compared to being fully overheated (9 seconds or more of continuous firing).

Range	Non-Overheat Accuracy %	Max Overheat Accuracy %
50 meters or less	100%	100%
100 meters	100%	96%
150 meters	100%	44%
200 meters	100%	27%
250 meters	100%	18%
300 meters	100%	16%
350 meters	100%	7%
400 meters	100%	4%
450 meters	100%	2%
500 meters	100%	1%

Note: The numbers shown are based on an average-sized robot being targeted. Due to this, these percentages can be higher or lower depending on the size of the targeted robot.

3D Model

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/nucleon-0c00d3d9969944ec8f58e193ee716409 will be here.

Update History

Version	Changes
6.8.0	Shot interval: 0.1s → 0.15s
6.7.0	Now available in Workshop 2.0 New Limited Edition Model: Biomechanoid Nucleon (Serious Christmas)
6.3.0	targeting issues fixed
6.2.0	Particle spread begins to increase after 5 seconds (was previously 2) Damage increased by 20%
6.0.0	Weapon was added to the game

Trivia

• Nucleon is seen as an upgraded Avenger, due to their handling similarities.
• One of its Limited Edition versions, the Nucleon/Biomechanoid Nucleon, has a different firing sound.

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