Pulse Rifle (Wasteland 3)

Pulse Rifle
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Assault rifle
Tier	15
Skill req.	Automatic Weapons 6
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	19 - 23 x3 (57 - 69)
Dam. type	Energy damage - scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against non-organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Shocked.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.3
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	75%
Range	18 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	25 x Energy cells
Effects
Anti-mechanic +30% damage to mechanic targets -30% damage to organic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 1143
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_AssaultRifle_Tier4-2_PulseRifle

Pulse Rifle is an assault rifle in Wasteland 3.

	For the Pulse Rifle in other Wasteland games, see Pulse Rifle.

Description

Not every new plasma cutting tool is adapted into a weapon, but this one was. Actually, most are.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Energy damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output.

Energy damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel +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% 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 (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 111 - 124 x3 (333 - 372) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 144 - 161 x3 (432 - 483) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 77 - 86 x3 (231 - 258) damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 20-27 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 5% Broach-Rifled Barrel
    • 5% Columbium Barrel
    • 5% Cylinder Choke
    • 5% Extended Mag
    • 5% Red Dot Scope
    • 5% Tactical Light

Locations

• The Bizarre: Sold by The Sanctified Piscitelli.
• Denver Airport: Sold by Vendomatic 2000.
• Denver Ruins: Sold by Human Outreach Mobile Gift Shop. Appears if the Commune is convinced to trust humans.
• Department of Energy Site: Weapon crate behind locked door (Lockpicking 9 or Nerd Stuff 7, Explosives 7 is also required to disarm the traps).
• Very rare drop from selected random tier 13-15 weapon chests (such as the crates and locked safes in Warrens).