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While you can roleplay however you want inStarfield’s Settled Systems, at some point you’re going to have to get your hands dirty. You can approach combat in numerous ways, and the different types of weapons you can find in Starfield help add even more variety to combat.
You will have the option to slice up enemies with a katana, snipe them at a distance with rifles, or even dish out some damage with futuristic particle beam weapons. Here’s where you can get particle beam weapons, and what you’ll need to do to get even stronger while using these weapons.
Where To Find Particle Beam Weapons
Like all other weapons in Starfield, you will occasionally be able toloot particle beam weapons off of defeated enemies. Loot is random, so there oftenisn’t a guaranteed chanceyou’ll find these types of weapons often.
Weapons you loot from defeated enemies or your environment will havea higher likelihood of havingdifferent augments and effectsto make them more powerful.
you may actually get some ofthebest particle beam weaponsat the right vendors.There are numerous weapon sellers around the Settled Systems, but you should check outthese vendors to pick up different particle beam weapons:
Vendors and shops don’t always stock the same items.You can always try waiting a day before checking out a shop again for any new weapons in stock.
If you are already onyour New Game Plusplaythrough, you’re able to get some of the stronger particle beam weapons available. You can purchase theTerror Inflictorpistol and theReflectionrifle fromthe mysteriousStarborn Trader, who you can interact with in your New Game Plus.
How To Use Particle Beam Weapons
Particle beam weapons are one of themore rare weapon typesin Starfield. Theydeal a mix of physical and energy damage, and require the use oflight fuseammo orheavy fuseammo. These weapons are split into three main varieties:
To help make the most out of using particle beam weapons, you’ll want tolevel up the relevant skill tree. At the advanced level of yourCombatskill tree, you can find theParticle Beamsskill. Here’s howthis skill can help you deal more damage:
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