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This article is about the Infra-Knife Accelerator technology. For the Photon Cannon technology, see Nonlinear Optics. |
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The subject of this article is from the Synthesis update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 18 February, 2020. |
The information from this article is is up-to-date as of 18 February, 2020.
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The subject of this article is from a previous version of No Man's Sky and is now considered obsolete.
The information from this article is kept for historical purposes and should not be further categorised. |
The information from this article is kept for historical purposes and should not be further categorised.
| Nonlinear Optics | |
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| Category | Starship - Weapons |
| Type | Photon Cannon Upgrade |
| Stats | Total Cannon Count: 3 |
| Updated | Beyond |
Nonlinear Optics (Infra-Knife Accelerator) is a starship upgrade.
Summary[ | ]
Nonlinear Optics (Infra-Knife Accelerator) is a technology that uses the Infra-Knife Accelerator icon and has different crafting recipes, but is otherwise identical in appearance to the Photon Cannon upgrade Nonlinear Optics. It adds a third shot to each volley of Infra-Knife Accelerator, effectively increasing its base damage output by 50%.
Game description[ | ]
Replaces the conventional Photon Cannon optics with an experimental glass array, boosting combat performance.
Significantly improves heat sink capacity.
Crafting[ | ]
Nonlinear Optics (Infra-Knife Accelerator) cannot be crafted.
Original formula:
Destablised Sodium x3 + Wiring Loom x2 → Nonlinear Optics (Infra-Knife Accelerator)
Additional information[ | ]
- The third shot added by Nonlinear Optics overlaps one of the two existing shots. Since damage numbers from Infra-Knife Accelerator shots in a volley do not visually combine to show volley damage (rather, damage numbers from individual shots tend to overlap), this makes it very difficult to confirm in-game that the upgrade is working as intended.
- One way to force the shots to have non-overlapping damage numbers is to shoot a fauna in a specific spot near its critical-damage area. If done correctly, only one of the two overlapping shots will land a critical hit (the other two shots will land non-critical hits, either directly or via splash damage), causing all damage numbers to become visually distinct.
Release history[ | ]
- NEXT - Added as a technology.
- NEXT -
Bug (1.50): The game description and type incorrectly refers to the Photon Cannon, instead of Infra-Knife Accelerator. Please report this bug here. - Beyond - Blueprint changed, Technology Module was renamed to Wiring Loom.
- Synthesis - Obsolete, replaced by the Q-Resonator
Gallery[ | ]
Blueprint panel
(Beyond)
Blueprint panel
(NEXT)
