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One of the things about this game is that it is physics-based, which means the developers are looking at realistic weapons and how they should and would work in real life. Plasma is a material element in its hypothetical 4th energy state (Solid>liquid>gaseous>plasma). Plasma causes damage to other materials mostly through its extreme temperatures (usually about 3,000°f) but also by ballistic energy obtained by shooting it at high speeds. The problem with plasma is that it likes to dissipate quickly, especially in the vacuum of space. The way this can be solved is by "guiding" it using an electromagnetic "container" that effectively wraps around it, holding it together until it hits its target. Plasma is not explosive either. Its range is as far as it can go before dispersing. One thing that other games get wrong is that they portray space as being really cold. This is actually not true. Space is a vacuum. Heat travels only through matter. If you were to walk out in space without any protection, you would not freeze because your body heat couldn't go anywhere (you would, however, probably implode and/or suffer burning from direct contact with cosmic rays). Just another thought. Explosive things will have to come in the form of missiles/rockets or bombs (probably).