Purifier

Purifier
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Flamethrower
Tier	19
Skill req.	Big Guns 6
Skill req. penalties	-15% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	43 - 63
Dam. type	Fire. 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 Burning.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.5
Attack pattern	Cone 85°
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	95%
Range	10.5 squares
AP cost	5 AP
Capacity	2 x Flamethrower fuel
Effects
75% to apply Burning Anti-organic +30% damage to organic targets -30% damage to mechanic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 1893

Purifier is a flamethrower in Wasteland 3.

Description

Looks less like a military weapon and more like some pre-war scientists were just tryin' stuff.

Characteristics

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

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

Fire damage maximization example +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage +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 at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +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 (+8 Damage +60% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result: 183 - 255 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 237 - 331 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 128 - 178 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Cold damage maximization example -10% Ranged damage from Cryocell 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% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result: 125 - 184 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 162 - 239 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 87 - 128 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: 129 - 190 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 167 - 247 damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 90 - 133 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 at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10 +5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+50% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result: 125 - 184 damage against all types of targets.

Field stripping results

• 29-45 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 5% Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
    • 5% Hammerforge-Rifled Barrel
    • 5% Open Cylinder Choke
    • 5% Holographic Scope
    • 5% SWAT Light

Locations

• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold in the armory after the second-to-last R&D update.
• Possible drop from the world map Scorpitron 2.0 encounters
• Possible drop from Dos-Teh-Seh's Scorpitron 2.0 in the Department of Energy site.
• Possible drop from random tier 17-19 weapon chests (such as those in Aspen) and diggable sites.
• Guaranteed drop from the power armor at Cannibal Jamboree's armory.
• Reward for the Head Hunter quest.