Spread Blaster: Close-Range Barrage & Spread Upgrade

What do the game files confirm?

The inventory description links broad fire with close combat. The charged action is a barrage, so it should be examined separately from a single normal input rather than assumed to behave like Alpha’s charged blast.

SBSpread names two changes together: projectile count and spread. More projectiles and a broader pattern are different properties; a larger pattern does not, by itself, establish higher damage to one small weak point.

Which upgrade directions are listed?

• Increase the projectile count and spread

Menu directions name what changes, not numeric ranks, prices or a tested optimal order.

How can you apply these clues?

1. Observe the pattern at more than one safe distance. Record where projectiles land rather than treating the close-combat description as a fixed number of meters.

2. Against a small visible weak point, check actual overlap before choosing a broad pattern. Coverage and concentration are different goals.

3. The sac, organism and pickup entries describe an organic container, a broad-firing weapon and fusion into the arsenal. Keep them as connected forms rather than three separate weapons.

How does it compare with related mechanics?

Alpha is the general semi-auto comparison. Plasmawave reaches multiple nearby targets through a splitting stream, which is a different mechanism from Spread’s firing pattern.

Acquisition and verification limits

The pickup message confirms the named weapon’s fusion into the arsenal, not a verified room or a route available in this Demo. Projectile totals and per-projectile damage remain unmeasured.

The expandable records below preserve the original game wording and source keys. A bundled record is not proof that the item or encounter is available in the Demo.

Related guides

• Alpha Blaster
• Plasmawave Blaster
• Controls and aiming
• Combat practice
• Six-blaster comparison

Game-file evidence