[CT27]

http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/HBlue

I have a question about something regarding FS beams (not necessarily the specific beam I linked to, but rather beams in general).


What exactly is the difference between "damage per second" and "damage per second (sustained)"?

I assume "damage per second" would mean the amount of hit points one second of a particular beam can take away from an enemy ship.

[BengalTiger]

Damage per second is damage done in one second of the beam firing.
Sustained damage takes into account the time that the beam is reloading, making it the average a beam does over a long time.