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Drones

2025-03-05T21:30:18Z

PR1SMAT1C: /* Strategies */ revised strategies on the power of brushless motor

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[[File:drones.webp|thumb|Image of drones.]]
'''drones''' are a {{guncircle}} [[guns|{{guntext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:deploy '''autonomous''' '''drones''' that smash into mobs
:drones '''collect''' nearby power ups
:'''7''' drones per {{ammocircle}}
== Strategies ==

* Brushless Motor does insane damage and can take out the final boss all it's own

== Related {{techcircle}} {{techtext}}==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Image
!Tech
!Description
!Requirements (if any)
!Update added (YYYY/MM/DD)
|-
|[[File:fault tolerance.webp|thumb]]
|[[fault tolerance]]
|use {{researchcircle}}{{researchcircle}} to trade your '''drone''' {{guncircle}} for '''5 drones''' that last '''forever'''
|drones, not drone repair, anti-shear topology, or autonomous navigation
|
|-
|[[File:incendiary ammunition.webp|thumb]]
|[[incendiary ammunition]]
|'''shotgun''', '''rivets''', '''super balls''', and '''drones''' are loaded with {{explodetext|explosives}}
|shotgun, super balls, rivets, or drones, not irradiated drones, burst drones, polyurethane, or Zectron
|
|-
|[[File:nuclear transmutation.webp|thumb]]
|[[nuclear transmutation]]
|'''1.5x''' {{radiationtext}} {{damagetext}}
{{notetext|nail, drone, neutron bomb, iridium, cosmic string, deflect}}
|radiation damage source
|
|-
|[[File:water shielding.webp|thumb]]
|[[water shielding]]
|reduce {{radiationtext|radioactive}} effects on you by '''0.2x'''
{{notetext|neutron bomb, drones, explosions, slime}}
|neutron bomb, irradiated drones, or iridium-192
|
|-
|[[File:path integration.webp|thumb]]
|[[path integration]]
|'''drones''' and {{sporetext}} travel with you through '''levels'''
|spores, worms, flagella, drones
|
|-
|[[File:Ablative drones.webp|thumb]]
|[[ablative drones]]
|after losing {{healthtext}} there is a chance to rebuild your broken parts as drones
|
|2019/11/10, [https://github.com/landgreen/n-gon/commit/0dd239add29b0de29dfdc97161421fe4df452f1b added hornets and ablative synthesis, and ceramic plating] (oringinally called ablative synthesis)
|-
|[[File:reduced tolerances.webp|thumb]]
|[[reduced tolerances]]
|'''2x drones''' per {{ammocircle}} and {{energytext}} '''0.6x''' drone '''duration'''
|drones, not irradiated drones
|
|-
|[[File:delivery drone.webp|thumb]]
|[[delivery drone]]
|if a '''drone''' picks up a '''power up''', it becomes '''larger''', '''faster''', and more '''durable'''
|drones
|
|-
|[[File:von Neumann probe.webp|thumb]]
|[[von Neumann probe]]
|after a '''drone''' expires it will use '''–4''' {{energytext}} and a nearby {{blocktext}} to '''replicate''' itself
|drones
|
|-
|[[File:brushless motor.webp|thumb]]
|[[brushless motor]]
|'''drones''' rapidly '''rush''' towards their target '''1.33x''' '''drone''' collision {{damagetext}}
|drones, molecular assembler, not irradiated drones or incendiary
|
|-
|[[File:axial flux motor.webp|thumb]]
|[[axial flux motor]]
|'''1.66x''' '''drones''' '''rush''' frequency '''1.44x''' '''drone''' collision {{damagetext}}
|drones, brushless motor
|
|-
|[[File:irradiated drones.webp|thumb]]
|[[irradiated drones]]
|the space around '''drones''' is {{radiationtext|irradiated}} '''0.25x''' '''drones''' per {{ammocircle}} and {{energytext}}
|drones, not reduced tolerances, incendiary, torque bursts, or ablative drones
|
|-
|[[File:beta radiation.webp|thumb]]
|[[beta radiation]]
|'''0.5x''' '''drone''' duration '''2x''' '''drone''' {{radiationtext}} {{damagetext}}
|drones, irradiated drones
|
|-
|[[File:orthocyclic winding.webp|thumb]]
|[[orthocyclic winding]]
|'''1.66x''' '''drone''' acceleration '''1.33x''' {{radiationtext}} {{damagetext}}
|drones, irradiated drones
|
|}
==Update history==

==Trivia==
{{Guns}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:drones}}
[[Category:Guns]]

Molecular assembler

2025-03-04T19:36:13Z

PR1SMAT1C: added entities that molecular assembler can print

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[[File:Molecular assembler.webp|thumb|molecular assembler]]
[[File:screenshot-molecularassembler.png|thumb|molecular assembler in use.]]
'''molecular assembler''' (formerly called '''nano-scale manufacturing''') is a {{Fieldcircle}} [[fields|{{fieldtext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:use {{Energy}} to '''deflect''' mobs
:excess {{Energy}} used to {{Printtext}} {{IceIXText}}, drones, {{Sporestext}}, missiles
:'''12''' {{Energy}} per second

== Strategies ==

== Related {{Fieldtechcircle}}{{Fieldtext}}{{techtext}}==
==Update history==

==Trivia==
{{Fields}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:molecular assembler}}
[[Category:Fields]]

Perfect diamagnetism

2025-03-04T19:19:23Z

PR1SMAT1C: /* Strategies */ added strategies for bremsstrahlung and how perfect Diamagnetism can be used as a parasol

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[[File:Perfect diamagnetism.webp|thumb|perfect diamagnetism]]
'''perfect diamagnetism''' is a {{Fieldcircle}} [[fields|{{fieldtext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:'''deflecting''' does not drain {{Energytext}}
:'''shield''' maintains '''functionality''' while inactive
:'''5''' {{Energytext}} per second

== Strategies ==

* When combined with bremsstrahlung and flux pinning this field can be used as a weapon
* Perfect Diamagnetism can be used as a parasol
* With Bremsstrahlung you can place this field on the final boss for free damage

== Related {{Fieldtechcircle}}{{Fieldtext}}{{techtext}}==
==Update history==

==Trivia==

==Gallery==
<gallery>
screenshot-perfectdiamagnetism.png|perfect diamagnetism in use.
screenshot-perfectdiamagnetism-idle.png|perfect diamagnetism while inactive.
Perfect diamagnetism.webp
</gallery>
{{Fields}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:perfect diamagnetism}}
[[Category:Fields]]

Drones

2025-03-04T19:11:52Z

PR1SMAT1C: /* Trivia */ added strategy on the shear power of brushless motor

{{stub}}
[[File:drones.webp|thumb|Image of drones.]]
'''drones''' are a {{guncircle}} [[guns|{{guntext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:deploy '''autonomous''' '''drones''' that smash into mobs
:drones '''collect''' nearby power ups
:'''7''' drones per {{ammocircle}}
== Strategies ==

* Brushless Motor is dummy OP
*

== Related {{techcircle}} {{techtext}}==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Image
!Tech
!Description
!Requirements (if any)
!Update added (YYYY/MM/DD)
|-
|[[File:fault tolerance.webp|thumb]]
|[[fault tolerance]]
|use {{researchcircle}}{{researchcircle}} to trade your '''drone''' {{guncircle}} for '''5 drones''' that last '''forever'''
|drones, not drone repair, anti-shear topology, or autonomous navigation
|
|-
|[[File:incendiary ammunition.webp|thumb]]
|[[incendiary ammunition]]
|'''shotgun''', '''rivets''', '''super balls''', and '''drones''' are loaded with {{explodetext|explosives}}
|shotgun, super balls, rivets, or drones, not irradiated drones, burst drones, polyurethane, or Zectron
|
|-
|[[File:nuclear transmutation.webp|thumb]]
|[[nuclear transmutation]]
|'''1.5x''' {{radiationtext}} {{damagetext}}
{{notetext|nail, drone, neutron bomb, iridium, cosmic string, deflect}}
|radiation damage source
|
|-
|[[File:water shielding.webp|thumb]]
|[[water shielding]]
|reduce {{radiationtext|radioactive}} effects on you by '''0.2x'''
{{notetext|neutron bomb, drones, explosions, slime}}
|neutron bomb, irradiated drones, or iridium-192
|
|-
|[[File:path integration.webp|thumb]]
|[[path integration]]
|'''drones''' and {{sporetext}} travel with you through '''levels'''
|spores, worms, flagella, drones
|
|-
|[[File:Ablative drones.webp|thumb]]
|[[ablative drones]]
|after losing {{healthtext}} there is a chance to rebuild your broken parts as drones
|
|2019/11/10, [https://github.com/landgreen/n-gon/commit/0dd239add29b0de29dfdc97161421fe4df452f1b added hornets and ablative synthesis, and ceramic plating] (oringinally called ablative synthesis)
|-
|[[File:reduced tolerances.webp|thumb]]
|[[reduced tolerances]]
|'''2x drones''' per {{ammocircle}} and {{energytext}} '''0.6x''' drone '''duration'''
|drones, not irradiated drones
|
|-
|[[File:delivery drone.webp|thumb]]
|[[delivery drone]]
|if a '''drone''' picks up a '''power up''', it becomes '''larger''', '''faster''', and more '''durable'''
|drones
|
|-
|[[File:von Neumann probe.webp|thumb]]
|[[von Neumann probe]]
|after a '''drone''' expires it will use '''–4''' {{energytext}} and a nearby {{blocktext}} to '''replicate''' itself
|drones
|
|-
|[[File:brushless motor.webp|thumb]]
|[[brushless motor]]
|'''drones''' rapidly '''rush''' towards their target '''1.33x''' '''drone''' collision {{damagetext}}
|drones, molecular assembler, not irradiated drones or incendiary
|
|-
|[[File:axial flux motor.webp|thumb]]
|[[axial flux motor]]
|'''1.66x''' '''drones''' '''rush''' frequency '''1.44x''' '''drone''' collision {{damagetext}}
|drones, brushless motor
|
|-
|[[File:irradiated drones.webp|thumb]]
|[[irradiated drones]]
|the space around '''drones''' is {{radiationtext|irradiated}} '''0.25x''' '''drones''' per {{ammocircle}} and {{energytext}}
|drones, not reduced tolerances, incendiary, torque bursts, or ablative drones
|
|-
|[[File:beta radiation.webp|thumb]]
|[[beta radiation]]
|'''0.5x''' '''drone''' duration '''2x''' '''drone''' {{radiationtext}} {{damagetext}}
|drones, irradiated drones
|
|-
|[[File:orthocyclic winding.webp|thumb]]
|[[orthocyclic winding]]
|'''1.66x''' '''drone''' acceleration '''1.33x''' {{radiationtext}} {{damagetext}}
|drones, irradiated drones
|
|}
==Update history==

==Trivia==
{{Guns}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:drones}}
[[Category:Guns]]

Foam

2025-02-18T21:16:56Z

PR1SMAT1C: /* Strategies */ added strategies on how necrophage + Electrostatic Induction is a deadly combo

{{stub}}
[[File:foam.webp|thumb|Image of foam.]]
'''foam''' is a {{guncircle}} [[guns|{{guntext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:spray bubbly '''foam''' that '''sticks''' to mobs
:{{iceIXtext|slows}} mobs and does {{damagetext}} over time
:'''13''' bubbles per {{ammocircle}}
== Strategies ==

* Foam has high vertical recoil which gives you good mobility
* Necrophage + Electrostatic Induction can lead to deadly cascades when used on groups of enemies

== Related {{techcircle}} {{techtext}}==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Image
!Tech
!Description
!Requirements (if any)
!Update added (YYYY/MM/DD)
|-
|[[File:surfactant.webp|thumb]]
|[[surfactant]]
|use {{researchcircle}}{{researchcircle}} to trade your '''foam''' {{guncircle}} for '''2''' {{bottext|foam-bots}} and {{bottext|foam-bot upgrade}}
|foam gun, no bot upgrades, fractionation, or pressure vessel
|
|-
|[[File:foam-shot.webp|thumb]]
|[[foam-shot]]
|'''shotgun''' sprays sticky '''foam''' bubbles
|shotgun, not incendiary, nail-shot, rivet, worm-shot, ice-shot, or needles
|
|-
|[[File:polyurethane foam.webp|thumb]]
|[[polyurethane foam]]
|'''super balls''' and '''harpoons''' colliding with '''mobs''' catalyzes a reaction that yields '''foam''' bubbles
|super balls or harpoon, not fragmentation
|
|-
|[[File:elephants toothpaste.webp|thumb]]
|[[elephants toothpaste]]
|instead of nails '''mines''' catalyze a reaction that yields '''foam''' bubbles
|mines, not blast ball, ricochet, irradiated nails, or supercritical fission
|
|-
|[[File:necrophage.webp|thumb]]
|[[necrophage]]
|if '''foam''', {{wormstext|fleas}}, or {{wormstext}} '''kill''' their target they grow 3 '''copies'''
|foam, spores, worms, fleas
|
|-
|[[File:electrostatic induction.webp|thumb]]
|[[electrostatic induction]]
|'''foam''' bubbles are electrically charged, causing '''attraction''' to nearby '''mobs'''
|foam
|
|-
|[[file:uncertainty principle.webp|thumb]]
|[[uncertainty principle]]
|'''foam''', '''wave''', and '''super ball''' positions are erratic '''1.5x''' '''foam''', '''wave''', and '''super ball''' {{damagetext}}
|foam, wave, or super balls, not isotropic or Zectron
|
|-
|[[file:aerogel.webp|thumb]]
|[[aerogel]]
|'''foam''' bubbles '''float''' with '''0.5x foam''' duration '''2.8x foam''' {{damagetext}}
|foam
|
|-
|[[file:surface tension.webp|thumb]]
|[[surface tension]]
|'''1.4x foam''' {{damagetext}}
|foam
|
|-
|[[file:cavitation.webp|thumb]]
|[[cavitation]]
|'''25%''' chance to discharge a huge '''foam''' bubble '''2x foam''' gun '''recoil'''
|foam
|
|-
|[[file:foam fractionation.webp|thumb]]
|[[foam fractionation]]
|if you have below '''300''' {{ammotext}} '''2x foam''' bubble '''size'''
|foam
|
|-
|[[file:ideal gas law.webp|thumb]]
|[[ideal gas law]]
|'''6x foam''' {{ammotext}} per {{ammocircle}}
|foam, not non-renewables
|
|-
|[[file:pressure vessel.webp|thumb]]
|[[pressure vessel]]
|build up '''charge''' while firing '''foam''' after firing '''discharge''' '''foam''' bubbles
|foam
|
|-
|[[file:capacitor bank.webp|thumb]]
|[[capacitor bank]]
|'''charge''' effects build up almost '''instantly'''
{{notetext|{{blocktext|blocks}}, foam, {{plasmatext|plasma ball}}, railgun, pulse, {{tokamaktext}}}}
|mass driver, railgun, foam, pressure vessel, pulse, tokamak, plasma ball
|
|}
==Update history==

==Trivia==
{{Guns}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:foam}}
[[Category:Guns]]

Laser

2025-02-04T20:25:57Z

PR1SMAT1C: /* Strategies */ added strategies on lasers ability to reflect, synergies with Inductive Charging, and lasers infinite range

{{stub}}
{{Outdated}}
[[File:laser.webp|thumb|Image of laser.]]
'''laser''' is a {{guncircle}} [[guns|{{guntext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:emit a '''beam''' of collimated coherent {{lasertext|light}}
:reflects off map, {{blocktext|blocks}}, and mobs '''2''' times
:costs '''18.0''' {{energytext}} per second and 0 {{ammotext}}
== Strategies ==

* Laser's ability to reflect off walls can be used to hit enemies out of reach
* Inductive Charging's boost to energy gain can allow for infinite laser use
* Laser has infinite range

== Related {{techcircle}} {{techtext}}==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Image
!Tech
!Description
!Requirements (if any)
!Update added (YYYY/MM/DD)
|-
|[[File:optical amplifier.webp|thumb]]
|[[optical amplifier]]
|gain 3 random {{lasertext}} {{techcircle}} {{lasertext}} only turns off if you have no {{energytext}}
|laser gun, not pulse
|
|-
|[[File:laser-mines.webp|thumb]]
|[[laser-mines]]
|'''mines''' laid while you are '''crouched''' use {{energytext}} to emit '''3''' unaimed {{lasertext|lasers}}
|mines
|
|-
|[[file:quasiparticles.webp|thumb]]
|[[quasiparticles]]
|convert current and future {{ammocircle}} into {{boostcircle}} that give '''2.25x''' {{damagetext}} for '''10''' seconds
|harpoon, laser, wave, frequency, not railgun or non-renewables
|
|-
|[[file:relativistic momentum.webp|thumb]]
|[[relativistic momentum]]
|{{lasertext|lasers}} push '''mobs''' and {{blocktext|blocks}}
|laser, not pulse
|
|-
|[[file:iridescence.webp|thumb]]
|[[iridescence]]
|if {{lasertext}} beams hit mobs near their '''center''' '''2x''' {{lasertext}} {{damagetext}}
|laser, not pulse
|
|-
|[[file:lens.webp|thumb]]
|[[lens]]
|'''2.5x''' {{lasertext}} {{damagetext}} if it passes through a revolving '''90°''' arc circular lens
|laser
|
|-
|[[file:compound lens.webp|thumb]]
|[[compound lens]]
|'''1.4x''' {{lasertext}} lens {{damagetext}} '''+30°''' lens arc
|lens
|
|-
|[[file:specular reflection.webp|thumb]]
|[[specular reflection]]
|'''+2''' {{lasertext}} beam reflections
|laser, not diffuse beam, pulse, or slow light
|
|-
|[[file:diffraction grating.webp|thumb]]
|[[diffraction grating]]
|'''+1''' diverging {{lasertext}} beam
|laser gun, diffuse beam, or slow light
|
|-
|[[file:diffuse beam.webp|thumb]]
|[[diffuse beam]]
|your {{lasertext}} beam is '''wider''', but it doesn't '''reflect''' '''3.2x''' {{lasertext}} {{damagetext}}
|laser gun, not specular reflection, diffraction grating, slow light, or pulse
|
|-
|[[file:output coupler.webp|thumb]]
|[[output coupler]]
|'''1.3x''' {{lasertext}} beam '''width''' '''1.3x''' {{lasertext}} {{damagetext}}
|laser gun, diffuse beam
|
|-
|[[file:delayed-choice.webp|thumb]]
|[[delayed-choice]]
|your {{lasertext}} fires a '''0.4''' second '''delayed''' beam that does '''0.7x''' {{damagetext}}
|laser gun, diffraction grating, diffuse beam
|
|-
|[[file:infrared diode.webp|thumb]]
|[[infrared diode]]
|'''0.4x''' {{lasertext}} {{energytext}} cost
{{notetext|infrared light is outside visual perception}}
|laser, not free-electron or pulse
|
|-
|[[file:dye laser.webp|thumb]]
|[[dye laser]]
|'''0.75x''' {{lasertext}} {{energytext}} cost '''1.25x''' {{lasertext}} {{damagetext}}
|laser, not pulse or infrared diode
|
|-
|[[file:free-electron laser.webp|thumb]]
|[[free-electron laser]]
|'''3x''' {{lasertext}} {{energytext}} cost '''3x''' {{lasertext}} {{damagetext}}
|laser, not pulse or infrared diode
|
|-
|[[file:pulse.webp|thumb]]
|[[pulse]]
|charge your {{energytext}} and release it as a {{lasertext}} pulse that initiates an {{explodetext|explosion}} cluster
|laser gun, not specular reflection, diffuse, free-electron laser, optical amplifier
|
|}
==Update history==

==Trivia==
{{Guns}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:laser}}
[[Category:Guns]]

Wave

2025-02-04T19:58:34Z

PR1SMAT1C: /* Strategies */ adds strategies about waves ability to propagate through solids and phonon's expanding arcs

{{stub}}
[[File:wave.webp|thumb|Image of wave.]]
'''wave''' (formerly called '''wave beam''') is a {{guncircle}} [[guns|{{guntext}}]] in ''[[n-gon]]''.

==In-game description==
:emit '''wave packets''' that propagate through '''solids'''
:waves {{iceIXtext|slow}} mobs
:'''60''' wave packets per {{ammocircle}}
== Strategies ==

* Due to waves ability to pass through solids you can use this to kill enemies before they see you
* Phonon's expanding arcs can be used to take out large groups of enemies

== Related {{Guntechcircle}}{{guntext}}{{techtext}}==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Image
!Tech
!Description
!Requirements (if any)
!Update added (YYYY/MM/DD)
|-
|[[File:phase velocity.webp|thumb]]
|[[phase velocity]]
|wave particles '''propagate''' faster as '''solids''' '''1.5x''' wave {{damagetext}}
|wave, not phonon
|
|-
|[[File:amplitude.webp|thumb]]
|[[amplitude]]
|'''1.4x''' wave {{damagetext}} '''1.4x''' wave bullet '''amplitude'''
|wave
|
|-
|[[File:propagation.webp|thumb]]
|[[propagation]]
|'''0.75x''' wave propagation {{speedtext}} '''1.4x''' wave {{damagetext}}
|wave
|
|-
|[[File:bound state.webp|thumb]]
|[[bound state]]
|wave packets '''reflect''' backwards '''2''' times '''0.7x''' wave '''range'''
|wave, not phonon
|
|-
|[[File:frequency.webp|thumb]]
|[[frequency]]
|'''wave''' has unlimited {{ammotext}} '''0.75x''' wave {{damagetext}}
|wave
|
|-
|[[File:phonon.webp|thumb]]
|[[phonon]]
|waves are low '''frequency''', high {{damagetext}} '''expanding arcs''' that propagate through '''solids'''
|wave, not phase velocity, bound state
|
|-
|[[File:isotropic.webp|thumb]]
|[[isotropic]]
|'''waves''' expand in '''all''' directions '''0.6x''' '''range''' and '''1.5x''' {{damagetext}}
|wave, phonon, not uncertainty principle
|
|-
|[[File:isotropic.webp|thumb]]
|[[mechanical resonance]]
|after a {{blocktext}} gets vibrated by a '''phonon''' there is a chance it's '''flung''' at nearby mobs
|wave, phonon
|
|-
|[[File:sympathetic resonance.webp|thumb]]
|[[sympathetic resonance]]
|after a '''mob''' gets vibrated by a '''phonon''' a new '''resonance wave''' expands
|wave, phonon
|
|-
|[[file:uncertainty principle.webp|thumb]]
|[[uncertainty principle]]
|'''foam''', '''wave''', and '''super ball''' positions are erratic '''1.5x''' '''foam''', '''wave''', and '''super ball''' {{damagetext}}
|foam, wave, or super balls, not isotropic or Zectron
|
|-
|[[file:quasiparticles.webp|thumb]]
|[[quasiparticles]]
|convert current and future {{ammocircle}} into {{boostcircle}} that give '''2.25x''' {{damagetext}} for '''10''' seconds
|harpoon, laser, wave, frequency, not railgun or non-renewables
|
|}
==Update history==
==Trivia==
{{Guns}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:wave}}
[[Category:Guns]]