Ghoul Slayer's Gamma Gun

[cfteague2]

ya.... that'll work for sure!

[Sucuk]

Haha. Is that a real thing?

[swayne]

Originally posted by KKR:

Haha. Is that a real thing?

As real as a medic's fat man.

[cfteague2]

Yeah, its real. got it from legendary green deer thing near the waterfront park.

+50% damage -- rad damage -- to ghouls.

At least it sold for almost 250 caps

[All of Darkness]

ha, that's funny. I agree that some weapon/mod combinations should be blacklisted. This is definitely one of them.

[Emilio]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=662318595

I actually just got one of those.

[Shahadem]

You can use it to heal Hancock.

[troy_cummings]

I wish for things like that, there was a way to make friendly ghouls not go hostile when you shoot them with that, as you'd be healing them.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Toss Lorenzo's Artifact on it, add the electrical signal carrier antennae, and it should wipe out Ghouls just fine, actually.

[The Changeling]

Originally posted by Sentient_Toaster:

Toss Lorenzo's Artifact on it, add the electrical signal carrier antennae, and it should wipe out Ghouls just fine, actually.

To be fair, Lorenzo's Artifact is one of the most powerful pistols in the game....

[MV75]

Really? I've always considered gamma guns to be a rubbish inclusion of a weapon. I was pissed when I got that heap of ♥♥♥♥ as a reward. Should have let him out of his pen, but that mysterious serum never sat right with me either, as in will he really keep giving it to me, and how does he actually make it? Yea, nothing vibed as being right there.

[josseriot]

I often find legendary drops utterly useless aside for cashing in for caps.

Originally posted by MV75:

Really? I've always considered gamma guns to be a rubbish inclusion of a weapon. I was pissed when I got that heap of ♥♥♥♥ as a reward. Should have let him out of his pen, but that mysterious serum never sat right with me either, as in will he really keep giving it to me, and how does he actually make it? Yea, nothing vibed as being right there.

I can't say about Lorenzo's special gun, because the guy's a parasitic creep* who needs to die and always does in my playthru, but I can say regular gamma guns are awful awful awful compared to a well-modded laser rifle + rifleman perk.

*Granted the whole Cabot family are creeps, but at least this way you can make the surviving ones face their mortality.

[Golden Squidward]

I know, three years a bit late, BUT YOU'VE BEEN FOOLED! Allow me to explain why.

The Electric Signal Carrier deals energy damage to ghouls. Straight energy damage. This energy damage is boosted by both the Gunslinger and the Demolitions Expert perks (as the blast deals explosive damage which, itself, is energy based once the Electric Signal carrier is installed).

This seemingly useless gun can be a mockery to the ghouls with proper mods. Sort of like beating someone to death with a first aid kit.

[DouglasGrave]

Originally posted by Beesechurger:

I know, three years a bit late, BUT YOU'VE BEEN FOOLED! Allow me to explain why.

The Electric Signal Carrier deals energy damage to ghouls. Straight energy damage. This energy damage is boosted by both the Gunslinger and the Demolitions Expert perks (as the blast deals explosive damage which, itself, is energy based once the Electric Signal carrier is installed).

This seemingly useless gun can be a mockery to the ghouls with proper mods. Sort of like beating someone to death with a first aid kit.

Thread necromancy aside, you can kill ghouls even with a completely normal gamma gun, it's just much more difficult, and a ghoul slayer's gamma gun (even with default parts) is somewhat better at it (but still not as good as just using a more appropriate gun).

I think it's something to do with either the concussive effect or the limb damage still hurting them enough, despite the gamma gun's primary effect being useless (I haven't extensively tested to determine the cause, just enough to compare the killing speed of the ghoul slayer's and regular gamma gun).