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[Jyaksus]

This is a design suggestion for if/when we get X-Pulse laser tehcnology in the game at some point.

The canon lore unless I am mistaken references that the originial intent of Xpulse lasers was to increase the range of the IS pulse laser at the cost of heat effectivnevss. Not unlike the ER laser series.

The wiki also specifically mentions rate of fire improvements, which already would seem to imply a hotter running weapon system.

For implementation sake, I propose that X-pulse lasers feature particularly short laser durations, even moreso than standard pulse lasers. At also extended ranges, the heat penalty would need to be astronomical to balance such a weapon system against any other laser type.

Rather than cranking the heat to nearly unusable levels, I would propose an accuracy penalty associated with the name, actually. The LB-_X series of ACs, is often proposed to stand for "Lubalin Ballistics _ X-tended range"

The X component also somewhat describes the spread of the LBX autocannon, which might be interesting to also see applied to the X Pulse laser. Essentially a shotgun laser, the design choice is as if 10 laser pulses were fired in rapid succession over a duration approximately half of the current IS pulse laser durations, with decreasing spread as you advance through the lasers in weight, such that longer range x-pulses have narrower spreads, the better to hit with their extended ranges.

Finally for visual aesthetic I would propose new laser colors for these weapons.

Small - Orange
Medium - Teal
Large - Purple