Shivan Cluster

Shivan Cluster

Weapons in Descent: FreeSpace

Primaries Secondaries Turrets Weapon Comparison Table, FS1

Weapons in FreeSpace 2

Primaries Secondaries Turrets Weapon Comparison Table, FS2

Performance

Statistics

Range	450 m
Reload time	20 s
Velocity	90 ms-1
Base Damage	60*
Armor Damage	Full	60*
Shield Damage	Good	45*
Subsystem Damage	Full	60*
Shockwave Radius	50 / 100 m
Type:	Dumbfire
View Cone:	N / A
Minimum Lock Time:	N / A
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	N / A

Spawned warheads (FS1)

Range	1 400 m
Reload time	0 s
Velocity	175 ms-1
Base Damage	30
Armor Damage	Full	30
Shield Damage	Full	30
Subsystem Damage	Average	15
Shockwave Radius	0 m
Type:	Heat Seeking
View Cone:	180 degrees
Minimum Lock Time:	N / A
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	1.0 s

Spawned warheads (FS2)

Range	1 400 m
Reload time	0 s
Velocity	175 ms-1
Base Damage	30
Armor Damage	Full	30
Shield Damage	Full	30
Subsystem Damage	Average	15
Shockwave Radius	20 / 40 m
Type:	Heat Seeking
View Cone:	180 degrees
Minimum Lock Time:	N / A
Turn Rate (360 degrees):	1.0 s

Notes

• Weapon can be shot down (Bomb)
• Weapon can be remote detonated
• Weapon spawns 8 smaller warheads
• The shockwave doubles the damage against any target that takes a direct hit

Veteran Comments

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Probably the most effective anti-fighter weapon in FreeSpace 1, it's near useless by the time FreeSpace 2 rolls around, except as a distraction.

This is the reason why attacking Shivan cruisers is dangerous in FS1. Unlike the very similar Synaptic, the Shivan Cluster actually works as advertised.