Difference between revisions of "Damage per Second"

Revision as of 14:36, 24 April 2023

Damage per second (a.k.a. DPS for short) is a measure of how much damage a given weapon does per second.

These DPS formulas don't account for a pawn's shooting skills.

It's just a calculation of raw, total output damage (on a single target).

The DPS of weapons on the weapons page have been calculated using the following formula:

This is the maximum potential damage, ignoring accuracy.

Max DPS = (Damage × Burst Shot Count) ÷ (Ranged Cooldown (ticks) + Warm-up (ticks) + (Burst Time (ticks) * (Burst Count - 1)) × 60

For example:

Charge rifle max DPS = (15 × 3) ÷ (120 ticks + 60 ticks + 12 ticks × (3 - 1)) × 60 = 13.24

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 '''<code>[[Charge rifle]] max DPS = ({{Q|Charge rifle|Damage Base}} &times; {{Q|Charge rifle|Burst Count}}) &divide; ({{Q|Charge rifle|Ranged Cooldown Base}} [[ticks]] + {{Q|Charge rifle|Aiming Time Base}} [[ticks]] + {{Q|Charge rifle|Burst Ticks}} [[ticks]] &times; ({{Q|Charge rifle|Burst Count}} - 1)) &times; 60 = {{#expr: ({{Q|Charge rifle|Damage Base}} * {{Q|Charge rifle|Burst Count}}) / ({{Q|Charge rifle|Ranged Cooldown Base}} + {{Q|Charge rifle|Aiming Time Base}} + {{Q|Charge rifle|Burst Ticks}} * ({{Q|Charge rifle|Burst Count}} - 1)) * 60 round 2}}</code>'''
-=== Real DPS ===
-This is the realistic damage output of just the weapon itself with accuracy factored in. Doesn't account for colonist skill.
-'''<code>Real DPS = Max DPS &times; Average Accuracy</code>'''
-For example:
-'''<code>[[Charge rifle]] real DPS = {{Q|Charge rifle|Average DPS}} &times; {{Q|Charge rifle|Average Accuracy}}% = {{#expr: {{Q|Charge rifle|Average DPS}} * {{Q|Charge rifle|Average Accuracy}} / 100 round 2}} </code>'''
-Numbers are rounded to two decimal places for readability.
 [[Category:Game mechanics]]
 [[Category:Weapons|#Damage per Second]]