In Dead Space 2, the Schematic for the Contact Beam is found in a locked room shortly after shutting down ANTI and right before the elevator leading up to the Solar Array.The Contact Beam Schematic can be found in Chapter 4 of Dead Space, en route to the first junction box after enabling the Atrium elevators, in the middle of a short corridor near the elevator.In addition to this, the charged shot now comes at the cost of 3 units of contact energy, though this is compensated by the fact that Contact Energy can be carried in much greater amounts per inventory slot. In the 2023 remake of Dead Space, the Contact Beam operates differently the focused blast after a brief charging time is now relegated to the secondary fire, while the primary fire now projects a continuous beam of energy that consumes ammo over time. The Contact Beam's secondary fire acts much like the Pulse Rifle's (in the original Dead Space) where it unleashes a small radial ground-based shock wave that knocks objects away from the wielder.

If not charged, the Contact Beam acts as a simple short-range weapon. The kinetic discharge is very powerful to the point where most Necromorphs can be killed in one shot, even prior to upgrades. As such, the weapon trades speed and precision for damage.

When fully charged and fired, the Contact Beam delivers a huge kinetic discharge that obliterates anything it comes into contact. To operate to its actual purpose, the Contact Beam needs to be charged for a brief period. As its name suggests, it is a miniaturized particle accelerator intended for mining operations. Like the Force Gun, the Contact Beam is an energy projector that utilizes kinetic energy.

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