Neutron Gun is one of the oldest Weapons in the Chicken Invaders series, appearing in every game since The Next Wave.
It functions as a slow, but very concentrated, high damaging weapon.
History
Neutron Gun first appeared in The Next Wave. The bullets used a different zig-zag design compared to the one used today. The next revision was in Revenge of the Yolk, with a new design, slower automatic firerate, faster manual firerate and changed power levels. It received no further changes until Chicken Invaders Universe, which added overdrive and buffed projectiles and certain power levels. This page describes the version seen in Universe.
Strategy
Neutron Gun fires green nuclear bullets in a concentrated manner. They travel slowly in the spacecraft's facing direction. Most of the upgrades to this weapon replace the existing bullets with stronger versions. While the base firerate is somewhat slow, Overdrive helps with it. The overheat time is one of the best, letting you fire this weapon continuously for a long while. The bullets tend to miss fast-moving targets, unless you predict where they will move ahead of time.
Its Gift is always unlocked.
Pros
- High, concentrated damage, especially at high power levels.
- Perfect for bosses.
- High Damage per Second.
- High Overheat Time.
- Slow projectiles allow accumulating them to push Bossa Nova's debris away.
- Slow projectiles allow hitting enemies without risking staying below them for too long.
Cons
- Slow projectile speed.
- Slow automatic firerate.
- Hitting fast targets can be difficult.
- No spread.
It's a member of the Nuclear group, so it has its weaknesses and strengths.
Enemies and Bosses that are weak to the Nuclear group:
- U.C.O.
- Blast from the Past
- Giant Robotic Space Crab
- Giant Robotic Space Crab v2.0
- UFO Chicken
- UFO Chick
- Henlley's Comet
Enemies and Bosses that are strong against the Nuclear group:
- Big Chicken (Revenge of the Yolk only)
- Infini-Chick
- It's Party Time!
- Henterprise
- Toxic Chicken
Item
Like other weapons, the Neutron Gun exists as an item that can be bought either in the galactic shop or at Heroware stores. Its price in the galactic shop is 150 
, and upgrades cost 4350 in total, with each one costing more than the previous one. Without upgrading, it weighs 560kg and uses up 380 KW of energy. After fully upgrading, it weighs 1060kg and uses up 485 KW of energy.
Power Levels
This weapon has 12 power levels, the default amount.
| Image | Name | Description |
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The power level you start with. Projectiles: One Weak from the tip | |
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Projectiles: Two Weak from the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 600 (2x300) | |
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Projectiles: Three Weak from the tip and the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 900 (3x300) | |
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Projectiles: One Medium from the tip and two Weak from the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 1200 (1x600 + 2x300) | |
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Projectiles: One Weak from the tip and two Medium from the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 1500 (2x600 + 1x300) | |
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Projectiles: Three Medium from the tip and the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 1800 (3x600) | |
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Projectiles: One Strong from the tip and two Medium from the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 2100 (1x900 + 2x600) | |
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Projectiles: One Medium from the tip and two Strong from the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 2400 (2x900 + 1x600) | |
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Projectiles: One Strong from the tip, two Medium and two Weak from the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 2700 (1x900 + 2x600 + 2x300) | |
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Projectiles: One Medium from the tip, two Strong and two Weak from the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 3000 (2x900 + 1x600 + 2x300) | |
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Projectiles: One Medium from the tip, two Strong and two Medium from the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 3600 (2x900 + 3x600) | |
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Projectiles: Five Strong from the tip and the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 4500 (5x900) |
Projectiles
This weapon has three types of projectiles.
| Image | Name | Damage | Description |
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Used in: early power levels (0-4, 8, 9)
Behavior: only goes forward, slow | ||
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Used in: most power levels (except for 0-2 and 11)
Behavior: only goes forward, slow | ||
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Used in: later power levels (from 6th onward)
Behavior: only goes forward, slow |
Trivia
- The internal name for its shooting sound is "green weapon sound".
- Its shooting sound was taken from Houndeyes from Half-Life.
