# Beam Weapons To create a projectile weapon: 1. Create a new game object and call it 'Beam Weapon' 2. Add a **Gun Weapon** component 3. Add a **Beam Weapon Unit** component 4. Set the material on the line renderer that has been added 5. Add a new game object under the beam weapon unit, add a **Beam Hit Effect Controller** component to it, and drag it into the *Hit Effect* field in the inspector of the **Beam Weapon Unit** component. You can add all your particle effects under the hit effect object and they will automatically be turned on and off when the beam hits something. 6. To make the a pulsed beam weapon, simply check the *Is Pulsed* checkbox in the inspector of the **Beam Weapon Unit** component, or leave it unchecked for a constant beam laser weapon. The beam weapon is now ready to use and can be loaded onto a vehicle as a module. Check out the beam weapon prefabs to see examples of setting up visual and audio effects. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vsxgames.gitbook.io/universal-vehicle-combat/weapons/beam-weapons.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.