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Particle Beam Weapon Systems

You can boost your Starfield particle beam weapons with the Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill.

Particle Beam Weapon Systems
Skill Categories Tech
Tier 3
Item Code 002C2C5B

Starfield Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill overview

The Starfield Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill is a tier 3 skill in the Tech skill tree. It, as with all Starfield skills, has 4 ranks, beginning at rank 1 and ending at rank 4. In order to progress up the Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill tree, you will need to complete various skill challenges related to the skill in question, and increase your Starfield level to earn skill points. Each rank requires a skill point to unlock.

This skill increases the damage from particle beam ship weapons and reduces the cost of targeting mode, once this skill is mastered ship particle beam weapons have an increased critical hit chance.

Particle beam weapons are a great choice for any ship, and this skill will increase their effectiveness.

In-game Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill description

Ship weapons utilizing particle beam technology are the preferred choice for captains who prefer to damage multiple ship systems at once.

The Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill has the following ranks and stats:

RankRank ImageRank EffectRank Challenge
1Ship particle beam weapons do 10% more damage, and Targeting mode cost is reduced by 10%.Deal 1000 damage to enemy ships with particle beam weapons.
2Ship particle beam weapons do 20% more damage, and Targeting mode cost is reduced by 20%.Deal 4000 damage to enemy ships with particle beam weapons.
3Ship particle beam weapons do 30% more damage, and Targeting mode cost is reduced by 30%.Deal 10000 damage to enemy ships with particle beam weapons.
4Increased critical hit chance with ship particle beam weapons. You have mastered this skill.

How to unlock Particle Beam Weapon Systems console command

If you want to add the Particle Beam Weapon Systems Starfield skill to your character without increasing your Starfield level or expending a skill point, simply open the Starfield console command window with the apostrophe (‘) or tilde (~) key and enter the following command:

player.addperk 002C2C5B

By repeating the player.addperk 002C2C5B command, you can bypass the Particle Beam Weapon Systems rank-up challenge and unlock the next rank. Entering the above command four times will unlock the rank 4 Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill.

To remove the Particle Beam Weapon Systems skill, you can use the following command:

player.removeperk 002C2C5B