

Hidden Valley bunker - Can be purchased from Knight Torres after following the questlines.Durability (number of attacks before breaking) Damage per attack (damage per projectile) With the Heavyweight perk, it comes down to 60 cells, equivalent to 12 shots.Įnd of information based on test content from the Fallout: New Vegas files In Hardcore mode, if more than 260 microfusion cells, or 52 shots, are carried, the Gauss rifle becomes heavier than the anti-materiel rifle. It does still apply force to nearby enemies on projectile impact, though that force is largely negated unless the target is dead, in which case it will typically send the target's corpse flying.

The Mojave Wasteland version of the Gauss rifle also lacks the knock-down effect that the Fallout 3 version had. Ammunition is also harder to come by than other weapons this is coupled with its requirements of five microfusion cells per shot, as opposed to its Fallout 3 counterpart, which required only one. Like most other energy weapons in Fallout: New Vegas, this weapon is hard to maintain Gauss rifles are rare in the Mojave, therefore making it more difficult to repair. In appearance, it is almost identical to the Gauss rifle acquired after finishing the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage, apart from the addition of an extra pad on the buttstock.

The weapon is larger and bulkier to accommodate the increased stress put on the weapon and uses a different feed system. Unlike the original weapon, it features eleven coilgun stages, resulting in a higher damage output. Gameplay articles: Operation: Anchorage, Fallout: New Vegas, Creation Club, Fallout ShelterĪ supposed Chinese variation on the German design, the scoped Gauss rifle was originally deployed in the Sino-American War.
