First time Tesla Rifle modder, here...

[Vanguard]

I've started using a Tesla rifle for mob events, with an automatic capacitor. But the ammo capacity is so low, and it seems to deplete much faster than it takes to reload.

Are there any solutions for this?

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2778248279

[Rogue]

You want it for mob events?

I do not even know what the Star is on mine LOL.

But I put the Shotgun mod on it and it tags every thing and costs bugger all ammo, you go to Rad Rumb and level up 3 times at lvl 450.

It does almost no damage, so everybody wins!

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

引用自 Rogue：

You want it for mob events?

I do not even know what the Star is on mine LOL.

But I put the Shotgun mod on it and it tags every thing and costs bugger all ammo, you go to Rad Rumb and level up 3 times at lvl 450.

It does almost no damage, so everybody wins!

if for mob events like rad rumble the important part is just grenadier perk imo
but quad helps that "hey guyse need to reload"-moment lol

[Vanguard]

I'm still using the auto capacitor. Not sure if it's the most effective capacitor I could use.

[Eriskumma]

引用自 Vanguard：

Not sure if it's the most effective capacitor I could use.

I'd say it is, I use full auto teslas even on my rifleman perked toon. Even without any appropriate perks full auto tesla is powerful enough to do its job just fine, if you are a vats user even more so and naturally full auto on commando is just pure murder.

[Vanguard]

So the Tesla is affected by the Rifleman perk? I didn't know that applied to energy weapons.

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

引用自 Vanguard：

So the Tesla is affected by the Rifleman perk? I didn't know that applied to energy weapons.

tesla rifle falls under class rifle
auto barrel = commando cards
others= rifleman perk cards
the shotgun barrel has nothing to do with a shotgun build
(shame)

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

引用自 Vanguard：

So the Tesla is affected by the Rifleman perk? I didn't know that applied to energy weapons.

a plasma/laser pistol modded with a rifle stock changes its category to rifle-status
so think before scripping such weapons :D

with plasma there's some subtleties to keep in mind
the flamer barrel mod is considered a non-auto mod, so using rifleman perks work instead of commando cards
even though it looks like full auto it doesn't mean it is

[Eriskumma]

引用自 YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ：

with plasma there's some subtleties to keep in mind
the flamer barrel mod is considered a non-auto mod, so using rifleman perks work instead of commando cards
even though it looks like full auto it doesn't mean it is

Same goes with gamma guns, repeater mod makes them full auto but they still use gunslinger perks instead of guerilla.

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

引用自 Eriskumma：

引用自 YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ：

with plasma there's some subtleties to keep in mind
the flamer barrel mod is considered a non-auto mod, so using rifleman perks work instead of commando cards
even though it looks like full auto it doesn't mean it is

Same goes with gamma guns, repeater mod makes them full auto but they still use gunslinger perks instead of guerilla.

i like this game because of these quirks
people should try more exotic weapons and instead try different combinations
flamer barrel + pulse cap we get some weird plasma rifle i like to call the pisser

pipe-bolt pistol converted to rifle even keeps using gunslinger and rifleman (unless they "fixed" that recently)

a quad gamma gun is such a blast btw :D
(not that i do much pvp, but yea kinda is something to surprise in battle)

[Eriskumma]

引用自 YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ：

a quad gamma gun is such a blast btw :D

I have several of those, at least one FFR that is just silly. I don't do pvp at all but like using exotic stuff just for laughs and they do lots of ballistic damage, and anything taking rad damage just melts.
Imho anyone running gunslinger should have full auto quad gamma as a backup gun, it really rips things apart fast. Or plasma flamer pistol, although haven't tested if that uses gunslinger or rifleman perks, I'm assuming it's gunslinger. Not really a fan of plasma flamers tbh. :P

Don't know if they fixed the pipe gun's perk double dipping, pipe revolver could do that too. Double perked revolver rifle could beat lever IIRC.

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

引用自 Eriskumma：

引用自 YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ：

a quad gamma gun is such a blast btw :D

I have several of those, at least one FFR that is just silly. I don't do pvp at all but like using exotic stuff just for laughs and they do lots of ballistic damage, and anything taking rad damage just melts.
Imho anyone running gunslinger should have full auto quad gamma as a backup gun, it really rips things apart fast. Or plasma flamer pistol, although haven't tested if that uses gunslinger or rifleman perks, I'm assuming it's gunslinger. Not really a fan of plasma flamers tbh. :P

Don't know if they fixed the pipe gun's perk double dipping, pipe revolver could do that too. Double perked revolver rifle could beat lever IIRC.

the revolver i found underwhelming, but that was a year ago
levers are something i hardly have touched (although i collect them en masse, i just collect a ton of "spit-on" exotics, like the ass laser heads lol )

plasma pistols with flamer barrel don't use rifleman i believe

for pvp-wise orientated sillyness i strongly recommend TS gamma and/or quad
ffr as secondary
if ever pvp them bloodied boys will get the surprise of their lifetime :D
the visual green rings help disorientate on top

[Eriskumma]

引用自 YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ：

levers are something i hardly have touched (although i collect them en masse, i just collect a ton of "spit-on" exotics, like the ass laser heads lol )

plasma pistols with flamer barrel don't use rifleman i believe

for pvp-wise orientated sillyness i strongly recommend TS gamma and/or quad
ffr as secondary
if ever pvp them bloodied boys will get the surprise of their lifetime :D
the visual green rings help disorientate on top

I have lots of levers too and use them occasionally, but they really aren't that awesome primary guns. (sorry lever lovers) They have decent damage per hit but seriously lack in damage per second and this game is all about DPS. :P My rifleman uses semi-auto TSE fixer and BE handmade, can easily keep up with any full health commando builds.

Good to know, won't waste time crafting plasma flamers for my guerillas then. :P

I bet my AA FFR gamma would be quite effective if I ever wanted to do PvP, at least it kills my toon pretty much instantly if I try to use it to tweak my rad buffer. :P

[YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ]

the levers i'm focused on are of the stalker or instigating variety, purely intended for sniper action
in combination with the legendary effect "last bullet does more % damage"
however it's more part of a pipedream/roleplaying thing

as you say there are better options

the Dragon seems to be the one with the range (lol, but ... yea, not hoping on that one )
gauss rifle another candidate...
hunting rifle hmm maybe
in fact i would moreover go for that pipe bolt istead of using those guys lol
or when i just feel like whatever i'd go with the pisser
like you said DPS is the way


yes AA gamma would be pure terror in battle lol

[Eriskumma]

引用自 YΛҠ SĤΛ√ƐŔ：

the Dragon seems to be the one with the range

There are few guns I carry on all my toons no matter what their build is, like teslas, gammas and flamers, but most importantly Dragons. All my 5 toons have bloodied Dragons.
They are fking awesome, my rifleman can do almost 3k damage to SBQ with crit hits if all her buffs are up. Even with Dragon's 10 second reload time that gets proper DPS, highest damage hit so far has been 2880 so with 10 sec reload it's still 288 per second, and that's not bad against something as tanky as SBQ.
I can't be bothered with wasting ammo on flying SBQ, I just slap her with crit Dragon hits until she lands. Occasionally do the same to Earle, find a quiet safe(ish) spot further away and start Dragon-slapping him. :P
And no, I never intentionally use the mag glitch, which apparently Beth didn't manage to fix even though they said so in patch notes. :P