Swarm

The Swarm is a boss in PULSAR. It is a giant cluster of what looks like tiny ships encased within a shield generated by two Keepers. When the shield is deactivated the Swarm is released.



The Swarm is a melee-only enemy, but towards the end of the fight increases its range of damage increases ridiculously catching close ships unaware.

Something to be aware is any hull damage the Swarm deals to you will heal him a little, and he is a really fast enemy. Also be careful with a smaller "attack" swarm that will also try to attack you. While possible to destroy the engines of the main Swarm, the attack swarm will NEVER stop moving until the swarm dies

A good strategy is to just have thrusters good enough to beat the swarm, and sit at about 7KM, and engage with main cannon fire, cutting power to two sub-guns unless they are lasers (it is immune to physical attacks), or they'll just waste power missing.

When killed, the Swarm drops a Keeper Beam and scrap. The Keeper Beam has a VERY fast charge rate and deals damage multiple times in a single use, so if you have a reactor capable of supporting this monster of a weapon and a good aim to keep the beam at the enemy, it's worth it, even over the Tweaked CU Long Range.