The Plasma Discharge Unit, is the most powerful weapon in Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold. When fired, it launches fireballs which explode on impact, not unlike a grenade launcher. It uses up four units of ammunition (at a rate of 1 shot per 0.8 seconds), and can be obtained from a defeated . The projectiles it fires do not affect the turrets.
The explosions it creates when the grenades detonate cause splash damage. If the grenades hit a wall near an opponent, the opponent will take damage including Informants. In Planet Strike, the player will only take damage if he standing next to ammunition that explodes from the weapons projectile.
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This weapon was the inspiration for a custom weapon for the Steam game Garry's Mod, as seen here.