Plasma caster (Fallout 76)

The plasma caster is a heavy gun .
==Characteristics==
The plasma caster is a powerful energy weapon similar in fire rate and range to the ballistic Gatling gun. The plasma caster deals considerably more damage per-shot than other energy weapons, but suffers from a low ammo capacity and fire rate. It can be upgraded to drain the fusion cores of enemy targets clad in power armor with each hit.
Utilizing this weapon against targets at a lower elevation in V.A.T.S. produces strange arcs of plasma.
The plasma caster is affected by the Grounded mutation.
===Crafting===
Plasma casters are always crafted at the maximum level available to the player character. The weapon will be a one-star, two-star, or three-star legendary weapon with randomly determined effects. When crafted, plasma casters use legendary modules, becoming legendary weapons with randomly determined effects. As with other weapons only available after the main questline of Wastelanders, plasma casters cannot be traded, dropped, or sold to vendors.
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===Weapon modifications===
Weapon mods can only be crafted if the corresponding plan is known. Mod plans for the plasma caster are bought from Regs for gold bullion and cannot be learned from scrapping plasma casters.
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==Location==
* The plasma caster can be crafted at a weapons workbench if the corresponding plan is known. The plan can be bought from Regs for 750 gold bullion after the completion of the main questline for the Settlers or Raiders.
* Once the plan is known, plasma casters can be randomly given as legendary items from event rewards or from Purveyor Murmrgh.
* As of the Nuka-World on Tour update, the plasma caster can drop from legendary enemies.
==Notes==
* It appears to be a similar model to the plasma caster in Fallout: New Vegas, which was identified as a Winchester P94.The Courier: "What kind of prototypes?"Arcade Gannon: "Plasma rifles. They were intended to replace the P94 plasma caster. There was some corporate espionage going on between Poseidon Energy's Project SEMELE and whatever was going on here."(Arcade Gannon's dialogue) However, its chassis is rounded, not boxy.
* The plasma caster added to Fallout Shelter in 2022 uses this design.
* The Industrial paint bears the H&H Tools Company logo.
==Behind the scenes==
* Joon Choi drew concepts of the weapon, including two modifications for the barrel,Joon Choi Plasma caster barrel variants taking inspiration from the Fallout and Fallout: New Vegas designs, as well as the Fallout 4 plasma gun.Joon Choi Plasma caster recreation with references
* This plasma caster is the original industrial tool used for cutting, repurposed as a weapon. As such, it has a yellow, rather than Army green color scheme, reflecting its purpose. It's also an older design than the Winchester P94, predating its adoption as a weapon.Tumblr, collected by JCB2077
*The term Plasma Caster was first applied to this weapon in the Fallout Demo, but it was called the plasma rifle in the published game.Fallout demo item description: "{1500}{}{Plasma Caster}""{1501}{}{A Winchester Model P94 Plasma Rifle. An industrial-grade energy weapon, firing superheated bolts of plasmadown a superconducting barrel. Powered by Micro Fusion Cells.}"
==Gallery==
FO76 Winchester P94 plasma rifle.png|ArtStation concept art 
Man holding plasma caster.jpg|Plasma caster in the Wastelanders trailer
SCORE S10 Skin WeaponSkin Plasma Caster Industrial L 1 .webp|Industrial paint
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76WL cut plasma barrel.jpg| Cut four-pronged barrel, first-person view
File:76WL Cut plasma caster 4-prong barrel.jpg|Cut 4-pronged barrel
==References==
Non-game
 
Category:Wastelanders weapons