Making a weapon w/ beam aesthetic and laser mechanics

[EarlRatliff1]

If I wanted to make a weapon whose game mechanic interactions are identical to that of a laser, but firing animation, projectile animation, and shield/hull impacts were identical to that of a beam, how would I go about that?

I've tried the following code, but it just makes very small extremely slow-moving projectiles.

This is the first modification I've tried.

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<weaponBlueprint name="BLAST_1">
	<type>LASER</type>
                <tip>tip_beam</tip>
	<title>Blast Array</title>
	<short>Blast</short>
	<desc>Pierces weak shields.</desc>
	<tooltip>Pierces weak shields.</tooltip>
	<damage>1</damage>
        <shots>2</shots>
	<sp>1</sp>
	<fireChance>3</fireChance>
	<breachChance>3</breachChance>
	<cooldown>10</cooldown>
	<speed>3</speed>
	<power>3</power>
	<cost>20</cost>
	<bp>2</bp>
	<rarity>0</rarity>
        <length>25</length>
	<image>beam_contact</image>
	<launchSounds>
		<sound>beam1</sound>
		<sound>beam1_2</sound>
	</launchSounds>
                <hitShipSounds>
		<sound>hitHull2</sound>
		<sound>hitHull3</sound>
	</hitShipSounds>
	<hitShieldSounds>
		<sound>hitShield1</sound>
		<sound>hitShield2</sound>
		<sound>hitShield3</sound>
	</hitShieldSounds>
	<missSounds>
		<sound>miss</sound>
	</missSounds>
	<weaponArt>beam_1</weaponArt>
	<iconImage>beam</iconImage>
</weaponBlueprint>

[Arfy]

Here.

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<weaponBlueprint name="BLAST_1">
   <type>LASER</type>
   <tip>tip_beam</tip>
   <title>Blast Array</title>
   <short>Blast</short>
   <desc>Pierces weak shields.</desc>
   <tooltip>Pierces weak shields.</tooltip>
   <damage>1</damage>
   <shots>2</shots>
   <sp>1</sp>
   <fireChance>3</fireChance>
   <breachChance>3</breachChance>
   <cooldown>10</cooldown>
   <speed>3</speed> <!-- CHANGE THIS VALUE TO 60, DEFAULT LASER PROJECTILE SPEED -->
   <power>3</power>
   <cost>20</cost>
   <bp>2</bp>
   <rarity>0</rarity>
   <length>25</length> <!-- REMOVE THIS TAG -->
   <image>beam_contact</image> <!-- WEAPON PROJECTILE, CAN BE REPLACED WITH THE BASIC LASER'S PROJECTILE -->
   <launchSounds>
      <sound>beam1</sound>
      <sound>beam1_2</sound>
   </launchSounds>
   <hitShipSounds>
      <sound>hitHull2</sound>
      <sound>hitHull3</sound>
   </hitShipSounds>
   <hitShieldSounds>
      <sound>hitShield1</sound>
      <sound>hitShield2</sound>
      <sound>hitShield3</sound>
   </hitShieldSounds>
   <missSounds>
      <sound>miss</sound>
   </missSounds>
   <weaponArt>beam_1</weaponArt>
</weaponBlueprint>

You might need to make your own weapon projectile for a real 'beam' effect.

[EarlRatliff1]

Much appreciated. I wouldn't know the first thing about making a projectile of my own, though.

[Sleeper Service]

If I wanted to make a weapon whose game mechanic interactions are identical to that of a laser, but firing animation, projectile animation, and shield/hull impacts were identical to that of a beam, how would I go about that?

As far as conventional FTL modding is concerned, you can't do that. Weapons are either type LASER or BEAM, nothing inbetween. A beam can't fire individual projectiles, a laser can't have a real beam.