ENDLESS SPACE 2 WIKI CROWD CONTROLLER UPGRADE

A level 1 Amp adds same amount of damage as overcharging a Friendship laser to more than 2031 damage and makes for a bigger damage gain if being put before the overcharge.The Range Spire can improve the coverage of the network, even causing otherwise distant lasers to 'cooperate' with each other.A good thing about these lasers is, that they have mostly low to zero overkill damage and usually it is just Runners that they slightly waste damage against. One shortcoming of them is dealing with lots of enemies, particularly if they are fast, since these towers have limited fire rate. Due to the high damage inflicted per shot (particularly when assisted) and averagely fast fire rate at the same time, Friendship Lasers are effective at penetrating armour as well as dealing with regular numbers of medium/low-health enemies.

ENDLESS SPACE 2 WIKI CROWD CONTROLLER UPGRADE

Whether to hurry with the upgrade or with the increasing in numbers appears somewhat wave- and space-dependent, since the upgrade is worth every resource spent due to the range gain, but these towers cooperate with each other greatly and if there are multiple weak lumes and there is no anti-crowd tower around, these are better off held level 1-2 for a bit longer to increase the numbers faster. Using a sole Friendship laser is a generally bad idea or just a temporary option, since most other damage towers would easily surpass its overall damage output. The sight/space obstructions of a very high number of these towers can decrease the expected damage output and block other towers' sight, although it is mostly a small issue and there are seemingly low to no issues with little towers ( Drones, Dispensers) and floating ones ( Anti-air, Violators). An hyperextended net/chain of multiple Friendship Lasers isn't increasingly effective. 3 to 6 and to span a gap between sections of the enemy pathways, which are used by the enemies at different times, to prolong the duration the Lasers can fire each round.

All in all, Friendship Lasers are best used in groups of some, e.g.

This is 93,66% of the damage, gained by building level 3 Friendship lasers, being surpassed only by the Anti-air & Cannons in this specific ratio.

Overcharging a Friendship laser gives 220 damage per 100 resources.

Projectile-towers are the Scatter lasers & the ones with targeting system.

In the case with them, they would simply not fire if they cannot damage their target.

Like all projectile-using towers, Friendship lasers suffer from random sight obstructions like walls, rocks or other towers, so it is good to place them carefully.

Friendship Lasers can not forward firepower, provided from a previous providing laser, so keeping these towers close enough to each other is crucial for their performance.

After firing at enemies, other towers in its range won't receive any firepower until the re-attack time (= one second) passes.

A Laser tower must be 'loaded' in order to provide its firepower.

Each Friendship Laser can provide its firepower to multiple other Lasers (although only one at a time), and each Laser can receive firepower from multiple other Lasers.Due to this, towers will only forward their power to another tower if they don't have anything in range themselves. The damage boost gained by receiving a laser is equal to half of the damage the providing laser's normal damage.The providing Laser doesn't need to be in the receiving Laser's range, only the receiving Laser has to be in the providing Laser's range. The Friendship Laser is a single-target damage tower, capable of sharing its firepower with other F.It's best to be built in a close field to form a network.They are known for their ability to be able to lend their damage to other friendship lasers if it's in their range and have nothing to shoot at themselves.The Friendship laser is a special moderate tower that fires single powerful lasers at targets in range.

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