Short Range Weapon

Short Range Weapon is an engineer modification that can be applied to weapons. It increases overall damage output, at the cost of decreased range and increased thermal load.

It is available in 5 grades, with the highest grade offering up to 75% increase in damage output.

Availability

This modification can be applied to the following weapons by certain engineers up to the maximum specified grade:

• Beam Laser
  • Broo Tarquin (Grade 5)
  • The Dweller (Grade 3)
• Burst Laser
  • Broo Tarquin (Grade 5)
  • The Dweller (Grade 3)
• Cannon
  • The Sarge (Grade 5)
  • Marsha Hicks (Grade 4)
  • Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn (Grade 2)
• Multi-cannon
  • Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn (Grade 5)
  • Marsha Hicks (Grade 5)
  • Zacariah Nemo (Grade 3)
• Plasma Accelerator
  • Bill Turner (Grade 5)
  • Etienne Dorn (Grade 5)
  • Zacariah Nemo (Grade 2)
• Rail Gun
  • The Sarge (Grade 3)
  • Etienne Dorn (Grade 5)
  • Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn (Grade 5)

Grade 1

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+15%	+27%	Positive
Range	-10%	-10%	Negative

Materials Required

• 1 x Nickel

Grade 2

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+27%	+39%	Positive
Range	-20%	-20%	Negative
Thermal Load	+10%	+10%	Negative

Materials Required

• 1 x Modified Consumer Firmware
• 1 x Nickel

Grade 3

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+39%	+51%	Positive
Range	-30%	-30%	Negative
Thermal Load	+20%	+20%	Negative

Materials Required

• 1 x Electrochemical Arrays
• 1 x Modified Consumer Firmware
• 1 x Nickel

Grade 4

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+51%	+63%	Positive
Range	-40%	-40%	Negative
Thermal Load	+30%	+30%	Negative

Materials Required

• 1 x Conductive Polymers
• 1 x Electrochemical Arrays
• 1 x Modified Consumer Firmware

Grade 5

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+63%	+75%	Positive
Range	-50%	-50%	Negative
Thermal Load	+40%	+40%	Negative

Materials Required

• 1 x Biotech Conductors
• 1 x Configurable Components
• 1 x Cracked Industrial Firmware