Thirst Zapper (Fallout 76)

The Thirst Zapper is a weapon .
==Characteristics==
The Thirst Zapper is a squirt gun in the shape of a Nuka-Cola bottle. The basic Thirst Zapper has unlimited ammunition, but can be modified to shoot explosive Nuka-Cola bottles. When modified, the gun gains a significant damage buff, but also becomes very slow, becoming roughly equivalent to a black powder pistol. Compared to the pistol, a modified Thirst Zapper deals more damage, and benefits from Demolition Expert regardless of its legendary perks.
===Crafting===
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===Modifications===
==Locations==
* Level 3 prize (6000 Nuka Points) from a Prize Terminal at Nuka Cade.
* Can be crafted at a weapons workbench.
==Legendary effects==
* The Thirst Zapper cannot drop from legendary enemies, events or from Purveyor Murmrgh. The only way to get a legendary Thirst Zapper is to modify it at a weapons workbench with legendary modules and legendary cores.
* Although the Thirst Zapper is considered a ranged weapon, it cannot drop with all the legendary ranged effects.
==Notes==
* Although the weapon deals 0 damage, if the player has any damage boosting effects (perks, legendary mods, drinks, chems, etc.) the weapon damage is increased by the same amount as 10mm pistol would be increased, as the weapon uses the same base damage table as the 10mm pistol.
* Scrapping the weapon grants a 25% chance to learn how to craft it.
* A Thirst Zapper can be used at Nuka-Zapper Race to increase the bottle speed.
* A Thirst Zapper modified to shoot Weaponized Nuka-Cola Quantum can have a base damage of over 1,000 per shot with the proper build synergies, effectively turning it into a souped-up black powder pistol.
* Each modification also changes the range and explosion radius of its projectiles, with the Nuka-Cola modification having the worst and the Nuka-Quantum modification having the best.
* Despite looking like a pistol, the Thirst Zapper's damage is not increased by Gunslinger.
==Behind the scenes==
During development, the systems design team attempted to make it so that being shot with water from a Thirst Zapper would replenish the thirst meter of the person being shot. However, there were technical issues with implementing this.Nuka-World on Tour with special guests Carl McKevitt and Kismet!
==Bugs==
* Upon release, the base Thirst Zapper extended its unlimited ammo replenishment perk to any equipped throwable weapons (grenades and mines), allowing unlimited throwable weapons and the duplication of mines.Reddit post from December 2022Fallout 76 update notes for January 24, 2023 on Bethesda.net
* If the player fires a Thirst Zapper converted to use weaponized ammo and quickly switches to a different hotkeyed weapon, the player will not be able to change from first-person view to third-person and cannot switch to other hotkeyed weapons using the numbered keys they are bound to; this can only be achieved by manually using the hotkey wheel to equip the desired weapon. This bug can be fixed by re-equipping the Thirst Zapper (if it is hotkeyed) and reloading it.
* Upon firing a weaponized Thirst Zapper and quickly switching to a hotkeyed weapon, the Nuka-Cola bottle used in the Thirst Zapper's reload animation appears stuck in the player's left forearm until they switch back and reload the Thirst Zapper.
==References==
Non-game
Category:Nuka-World on Tour weapons
ru:Жаждоутолитель (Fallout 76)