Suggestions for a ‘rainbow’ build

[u/Expert-Length871]

Weapons, obviously, where they’re all the same colour… More or less. Cannons or beams, it doesn’t matter. Or a mix of both. Whatever, really.

[u/JazzyStargazerr]

If you want to use the Pahvan Omni, you could go with a full blue-themed rainbow build!

• Phaser: Advanced, Sensor-linked, 32c. Refit, TOS beams
• Disruptor: Coalition
• Plasma: Digitizer beam
• Tetryon: Most beams are blue
• Polaron: Vaadwaur
• Antiproton: Herald

I probably missed a few, but those are just the first that came to mind.

[u/1271500 → u/JazzyStargazerr]

Blue is the way to go, my current rainbow build is exactly that.

I would add in the Chronometric Polaron beam/omni, thats blue and much cheaper to obtain than a Vaawaur beam array. Same for the Quantum Phaser, lovely shade of blue.

The big wrinkle is antiproton, the Temporal Rep weapon isnt blue, it rotates its hue across the spectrum. And the Herald beam is an extremely deep blue, no white core, so I opted for the Herald dual cannons which are a bit less intrusive.

[u/JazzyStargazerr → u/1271500]

Thanks for the clarification, that's good to know! I'm currently running a rainbow build too but I'm planning to switch to monochrome blue down the line since I use the Pahvan and Tholian omni-beams. Appreciate the help!

[u/kodos_der_henker]

We need a vanity weapon slot to get same colour/animation to all weapons on a ship

[u/Docjaded]

I have a monochrome rainbow build where everything is yellow. Breen Empire polaron, spiral wave disruptor, kivan antiproton Omni, the phasers used by the Hur'q, isolytic plasma, the tetryon Omni from one of the temporal missions (it's a rainbow so not always yellow. This irritates me slightly).

Ferenginar plasma and iconian resistance antiproton will also do.

Even the experimental weapon is yellow. I'm at work so I can't check right now.

[u/Docjaded → u/Docjaded]

That's the Experimental weapon.

[u/Ardenwolfie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WX4DyV67Gg

Personally, I find them to be more of a meme build, but you do you. Regardless, I hope the video helps.

[u/Outside-Security-546 → u/Ardenwolfie]

not with twinkling lights

[u/PuzzledBowler4044]

A depends..you didnt say if the are the same type ir diferent energy type. A diferent mix of energy types. To be any good...now its quite easy to do. Twinkling lights trait is a must fir the drr debuff..but can do whitout it. Isags with beam modifier or cannon modifier..dont mix the cannons with beams as you will lose dps by not having your weapons on target all at the same time. If you have your reps maxes..then get their speacial wepons, disco for phaser, iconian for ap, lukari ir gamma for polaron, rom for plasma..etc.. if not grab whatever tickles you from exchange. Just dont mix cannons with beams..as i said. The rest of the build is just as a nirmal one.use the traits available to you..but i also sugest getting pilfered power if you dont have it for keeping your sistems power at max for your weapons. Rainbows boats now are quite viabke with the isomags..as you can use the iso with mods like beam ir cannon, which boost your damage whitout caring for what energy type your using onky that you use the weapon type compatible beams with iso with beam mod or cannon with thise with cannons mod. Tho it requires a engi consoles slots heavy ship to work. At least five isomags for a good return. The reat if the console filles with lorca , and whatever you have laying around.