Special Weapons

In NGS, you will be occasionaly holding temporary weapons that will override your current weapon. Those are Special Weapons, time-limited armamaments that have special attacks.

You equip a Special Weapon via a Delivery Device. Oftentimes there are limitation stipulating it's use, like amount per quest or required quest points, to be able to summon a Special Weapon.

While Special Weapons are in use, your main pallete and subpallete are gonna be automatically changed into dedicated pallete that you cannot modify or change until the time runs out or you disembark from the weapon. However, the weapon equipped still matters- it is still considered that you have equipped your weapon and all of the stats from your class and weapon apply in Damage Calculation,however, Potentials and Class Skills will not activate while it's in use.

Unlike with Boarding Weapons from the base game, having a Special Weapon will not protect your from death, if your HP is 0, you will be incapacitated and forcibly dismounted. In addition, most of the Character Skills are unusable.

All Special Weapon attacks have base PA Power of 100, however every skill has a diffirent correction. The numbers reffered to here are numbers after correction is taken into account. In addition, they affect ALL Damage types, regardless of the icons or seeming damage type. They also deal Physical Down as well.

Using an empty weapon pallete while having a Special Weapon equipped makes all attacks deal 1 DMG!

Weapon Types

There are 3 Special Weapon types, each with distinct properties, behaviors and quests you can use them at.

Mobile Cannon

Mobile Cannon is an offensive Special Weapon, designed in mind to deal with large swaths of mobs and a rapid rate of fire, however it has low speed and relies on it's thrusters for quick travel. Please note that using attribute weapon will not apply the +10/15% damage multiplier from having attribute.

While equipped with Mobile Cannon you cannot use Reverser Signs. This means reviving people is impossible. Resta Signs are available at Sub-Pallete Position 1 and work as normal.

While cannon is in use, you get an extra damage multiplier depending on your main class level:

Main Class Level	Damage Multiplier
1-20	1.4x
21-30	1.5x
31-40	1.6x
41-50	1.9x
51-60	2.0x
61-70	2.2x

Mobile Cannon Skills

Here are the skills that a Mobile Cannon has to offer:

Icon	Skill Name	Pallete Position	Notes
	Rapid Fire	Main Pallete Action 1, Shift + Action 1-3	Does a continous stream of damage. Does 53 PA Power, Recovers 3PP Per Hit
	Charge Blaster	Main Pallete Action 2, Sub Pallete Number 2	Available 5 times per use. Causes 1400 PA Power in a wide area
	Boost Glider	Main Pallete Action 3, Sub Pallete Number 4	Costs 60PP to cast ,then 14PP per second to maintain. Allows fast traveling using the cannon. Deals 70 PA Power while dashing, upon fininshing does 3 spins of 100 PA Power each and a slam worth 700 PA Power
None	Step Bash	Dodge Button	A slow melee strike that also doubles as a Step. Does 480 PA Power upon hitting.
	Disembark	Subpallete Number 0	Disembarks and ends usage of Mobile Cannon Automatically cast after 90 seconds.

Quests using Mobile Cannon

The following quests use Mobile Cannon:

Mobile Cannon M2

Mobile Cannon M2 is the upgraded version of the regular cannon, with faster movement, better dashing and far more powerful attacks.

While most of the mechanics are exactly the same as regular cannon, other then almost completly new skill setup, there are following diffirences:

1. Reverser Signs are available from Subpallete Position 2 (Resta Signs are in Subpallete Position 1), meaning you can revive people.
2. Mobile Cannon M2 will apply the Attribute Weapon damage buff of +10%/+15%
3. Mobile Cannon M2 has a natural 30% Damage Resistance.
4. Class Skills increasing PP Recovery do apply to Mobile Cannon M2.
5. Rapid Fire skill power has been reduced.

This means that extra damage multiplier does apply just like before.

Mobile Cannon M2 Skills

The following are Mobile Cannon M2's usable skills.

Icon	Skill Name	Pallete Position	Notes
	Rapid Fire	Main Pallete Action 1, Shift + Action 1-3	Does a continous stream of damage. Does 53 PA Power, Recovers 3PP Per Hit
	Multi-Lock Missile	Main Pallete Action 2	Can lock on up to 10 targets at once. Each hit does 350 PA Power. Overrides the usual damage reduction for hitting the same enemy.
	Ultra High Jump	Main Pallete Action 3	Allows you launch into the air, giving I-Frames during the animation 5 second cooldown, starts when landed.
	Hyper Blaster	Sub Pallete Number 3	Available 1 time per use. A massive laser attack. Does 10 ticks of 530 PA Power with finisher worth 700 PA Power
None	Counter Barrage	Step Counter	A Counter that releases missiles upon dodging. Releases 3 missiles worth 500 PA Power each.
	Disembark	Subpallete Number 0	Disembarks and ends usage of Mobile Cannon M2 Automatically cast after 60 seconds.

Quests that use Mobile Cannon M2

The folllowing quests use Mobile Cannon M2:

Quest Name	Quest Type	Limit Per Quest
The Battle of Lake Halphiria	Emergency Quest	Unlimited
Simulation: The Battle of Lake Halphiria	Trigger Quest

Floating Board

Floating Board is a mobility type Special Weapon where instead of dealing damage, it's all about fast traversal through the map. Along with Delivery Devices, you can also summon them from Board Terminals. You may also be forced to board it as a part of an activity, such as Field Race. Floating Board's speed is affected by gravity.

The primary way of dealing damage with a Floating Board is to directly contact enemies with a board. The damage dealt will be based on the current speed traveled.

There are 4 speeds of a Floating Board:

• Low Speed,indicated with a red dot on the engine
• Medium Speed indicated by a blue dot on the engine
• High Speed indicated by a steam of blue energy coming from the engine
• Dash Boosted indicated by a red aura along with stream of blue energy.

Those speeds have alloted PA Power numbers attached to them, increased for every level of speed. Therefore, maintain high speed as much as possible to deal as much damage as possible. Futhermore, Floating Boards can destroy Frozen Containers.

Floating Board Gimmicks

There are 2 special gimmicks with the Floating Board.

• Orange Dash Rings: Go to special Dash Boosted state for 5 seconds, which increases damage to maximum. In addition, Special Weapon time is extended.
• Orange Jump Pads: Once you press the jump button or reach the end of the pad, you will have a boosted jump. However, be careful as you lose control over the Floating Board while you're in mid jump.

Floating Board Skills

Floating Board can use following skills:

Icon	Skill Name	Pallete Position	Notes
	Photon Brake	Main Pallete Action 1, Shift + Action 1-3	Slows down the Floating Board, allowing for easier turns. Will not slow down if under effects of Photon Thruster or Dash Ring, but will keep the sharp turning.
	Photon Thruster	Main Pallete Action 2	Can hold up to 2 stacks Forces Floating Board to travel at High Speed or above for 5 seconds. 15 second cooldown. Body Blowing enemies reduces cooldown by 2 seconds
None	Body Blow	Touch an enemy	A Melee strike when running over the enemies. PA Power is dependent on Speed: Low Speed = 200 PA Power Medium Speed = 600 PA Power High Speed = 900 PA Power Dash Boosted = 1200 PA Power.
	Disembark	Subpallete Number 0	Disembarks and ends usage of Mobile Cannon Automatically cast after 60 seconds. Dash Rings refresh the timer. Upon Disembark, deal 500 PA Power in a small AoE.

Sections and Quests using Floating Board

Here are the following sections and quests using Floating Board

Section/Quest Name	Type	Limit Per Quest
Southern Kvaris	Exploration Section	Unlimited
Western Kvaris
Central Kvaris
Bergana Ruins	Combat Section
Mining Rig Defense: Kvaris	Emergency Quest	6
Crocodallus Vera Subjugation		Unlimited
Simulation: Mining Rig Defense: Kvaris	Trigger Quest	6
Simulation: Crocodallus Vera Subjugation		Unlimited
Slope Style	Cocoon Quest
Board Training Field Races	Field Race	1