[quote=“123456789, post:1, topic:7221”]I found a fusion gun in the bottom of a science lab. Pretty cool, but everytime I shot something, it exploded into flames. A bit annoying. So next I made a charge rifle. Also pretty cool, but does very low damage unless I charged it so much that again, it explodes into flames. I finally got my hands on the one that’s made from the fusion rifle CBM, and it does great damage, but it explodes into flames.
Is there any way around this? It really limits its use since I can’t loot corpses I shoot or use it close to me or use it indoors or near a car or building without burning the whole town down and causing explosions everywhere.
If not, are there any other UPS powered guns that are useful and also not explosive? What weapons do you guys use later in the game? I use a Zhander for melee but I’m yet to find a ranged weapon that has easy to get ammo while also being useful.[/quote]
ammo should be fairly plentiful regardless as long as you know what you are looking for/hoard everything but the LACP laser pistol, and I think the V29 are both energy only light weapons. they won’t penetrate armor but can kill pretty much every light enemy easily.
Some other options are the pneumatic assault rifle(needs stones to make pebbles), the bolt driver, and the repeating crossbow. the first, like the LACP, won’t penetrate armor but is good at dealing damage in burst fire mode though it reloads slowly, and the other two will deal with armored enemies.
The A7 Laser Rifle can also work, though the damage is a bit too low for my tastes.
Its got a burst fire mode, but that sucks down energy like crazy, especially without extra battery modded/rechargeable UPSes these days. its also incredibly rare.
as to the charge rifle, on charge 1-3 or 4 it acts like a laser weapon, and only does explosive damage on higher charge levels. its somewhat cumbersome though.