Nitro Thrower

Overview

Game

Wasteland 3

Type

Flamethrower

Tier

15

Skill req.

Big Guns 6

Skill req. penalties

-15% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate

Damage Data

Damage

30 - 45

Dam. type

Cold. Scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against non-organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Frozen.

Penetration

99

Crit. damage mult.

x1.5

Attack pattern

Cone

Performance Data

Base chance to hit

95%

Range

10.5 squares

AP cost

4 AP

Capacity

2 x Energy cells

Effects

75% to apply Frozen
Anti-organic
+30% damage to organic targets
-30% damage to mechanic targets

Item Data

Value

$ 1181

Nitro Thrower is a flamethrower in Wasteland 3.

Description[ | ]

Based around flamethrower technology, this weapon instead sprays jets of supercooled chemical vapors.

Characteristics[ | ]

Despite preinstalled Cold damage, it is possible to convert this weapon to other damage types (Fire, Energy or Explosive) by using the appropriate damage type conversion mods. This won't add a second damage type but replace the originally installed Cold damage.

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Cold damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Cold damage maximization example

+8 Damage from Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage
+33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
+35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
+25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
+30% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
+30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +93% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result:

117 - 163 damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

152 - 211 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).
81 - 114 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Fire damage maximization example

-10% Ranged damage from Incendiary Linkage damage conversion penalty
+35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
+25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
+15% Fire damage from Disciple Of The Metal background
+25% Fire damage from Pyromaniac quirk
+25% Fire damage from Heating Element perk
+30% Fire damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
+30% Fire damage from Elite pyro exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result:

101 - 151 damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

131 - 196 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).
70 - 105 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example

-10% Ranged damage from Plasma Linkage damage conversion penalty
+33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
+35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
+25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
+30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
+30% Energy damage from Elite energy exo armor set
+5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll

Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result:

90 - 135 damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

117 - 175 damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage).
62 - 94 damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Explosive damage maximization example

-10% Ranged damage from HE Fuse Linkage damage conversion penalty
+35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
+25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
+15% Explosive damage from Explodomaniac background
+25% Explosive damage from Pyromaniac quirk
+50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10
+5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll