Editing Damage per Second

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

== Disclaimer ==
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).

== Calculation ==
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The DPS of weapons on the [[Weapons|weapons page]] have been calculated using the following formula:

=== Optimal DPS ===
This is the maximum potential damage, ignoring accuracy.

'''<code>Max DPS = (Damage &times; Burst Shot Count) &divide; (Ranged Cooldown ([[ticks]]) + Warm-up ([[ticks]]) + (Burst Time ([[ticks]]) * (Burst Count - 1)) &times; 60 </code>'''

For example:

'''<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]]