Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Tactics for successfully navigating a Thargoid Maelstrom, including general advise on ship setup, hazards to consider during a run, and specific details about the defenses that must be overcome to reach and survive the depths of the storm.
Tactics for successfully navigating a Thargoid Maelstrom, including general advise on ship setup, hazards to consider during a run, and specific details about the defenses that must be overcome to reach and survive the depths of the storm.
![Nuclear Option | Weapons Overview | Missiles & Bombs | Patch 0.27.4 [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PbS2WiX88Y4/mqdefault.jpg "Nuclear Option | Weapons Overview | Missiles & Bombs | Patch 0.27.4 [OUTDATED]
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Nuclear Option offers a variety of available weapons across multiple archetypes, not all of which are implemented at time of writing. The following are a selection of weapons available as of patch 0.27.4, along with their attributes and best use cases.
These weapons are the selection available as of patch 0.27.4 and may not reflect the current offerings in game. Individual weapon performance in game may differ from figures provided in this video, as future patches make adjustments. Feel free to add any additional information, corrections, or insights I may have missed in the comments below.
Error Note: In this videos terminology chapter I mix up notching with terrain masking. Notching is an evasive maneuver, terrain masking is the process of hiding from radar using low flight or object occlusion.
Chapters
0:00 Opening
0:20 Terminology
2:52 Air-to-air
3:06 IRM-S1
4:08 MMR-S3
4:40 AAM-29 Scythe
5:31 Ground-to-air
5:54 RAM-45
6:33 StratoLance R9
7:13 Air-to-ground
7:37 AGR-18 Lynchpin
8:49 AGM-48
9:54 AGM-68
11:04 ARAD-116
12:56 Cruise Missile
13:48 Nuclear Cruise Missile 20Kt
14:22 Gravity Bombs
14:58 PAB-80LR
15:34 PAB-250
16:13 GPO-500
16:47 GPO-2P Auger
17:25 Demolition Bomb
18:19 Nuclear Bomb 1.5Kt
18:52 Closing")
