Blaster

Blasters are weapons that fire small, high-speed bolts of energy towards their target. They are effective against enemy spaceships, but are only used at close range as they are neither guided like Proton Missiles nor instantaneous like lasers. However, they are the only weapons that can be used in space and during interstellar travel.

Turret weapon
While most empires rely on lasers, flak guns and torpedoes to destroy attackers, the Grox make use of lasers and rapid-firing blasters against their opponents. They are the only species to use blasters in anything other than fighter spacecraft.

Spaceship weapon
Fighter spacecraft also use rapid-firing blasters against opponents. When the bomber they are escorting is attacked, they fly towards the attacker, trying to swarm them and bombard them with blaster fire. Pirate raiders will sometimes chase spacecraft and fire both torpedoes and blasters (when not trying to steal spice), and the security drones used by an extinct species also fire blasters.

Auto Blaster
The Auto Blaster is a passive weapon, automatically firing at any enemies. Due to the Grox' aggression, it is a good idea to make sure that the Auto Blaster is turned off when trying to ally with them. Otherwise, it is most useful to have it permanently on and ready to fire. It is especially useful during combat, as the Auto Blaster can both increase damage done to enemy spacecraft by another weapon such as Proton Missiles, or it can be used as an anti-spacecraft defence while bombing an enemy city.

Auto Blaster bolts are slower than other blasters and take slightly longer to recharge before firing again. However, they make up for it by causing much more damage.