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Status: online They do not always pull - they are designed to pull weaker targets in and push stronger targets away. Tractor beams and railguns are usually a great combination as they will pull any targets that are not much stronger than the friendly ship in where the railguns can give it a warm welcome. There is currently an issue where they are always pulling space creatures in, we're going to address that. In general, tractor beams are an interesting factor in combat as they even things up a bit between slow and fast ships and ships with long range weapons vs. short range weapons.