Polar Vortex

### Dam. type

**Cold**. Scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against non-organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Frozen.

## Effects

* 10% to apply Frozen
* Anti-organic
+30% damage to organic targets
-30% damage to mechanic targets

## Item Data

### ID

ITM\_Equip\_Weapon\_AssaultRifle\_Tier5-3\_PolarVortex

**Polar Vortex** is an assault rifle in *Wasteland 3*.

## Description

The bullets from this cryotech marvel will deliver impact damage then freeze any organs they hit.

## Characteristics

Despite preinstalled Cold damage, it is possible to convert this weapon to other damage types (Fire, Energy or Explosive) by using the appropriate damage type conversion mods. This won't add a second damage type but replace the originally installed Cold damage.

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Cold damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Cold damage maximization example

* +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
* +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage  or Crippling Linkage  or Razor Linkage
* +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +30% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
* +30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result:

* 160 - 182 x3 (480 - 546) damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

* 208 - 236 x3 (624 - 708) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).

Fire damage maximization example

* +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
* -10% Ranged damage from Incendiary Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +15% Fire damage from Disciple Of The Metal background
* +25% Fire damage from Pyromaniac quirk
* +25% Fire damage from Heating Element perk
* +30% Fire damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
* +30% Fire damage from Elite pyro exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result:

* 148 - 172 x3 (444 - 516) damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

* 192 - 223 x3 (576 - 669) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example

* +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
* -10% Ranged damage from Plasma Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
* +30% Energy damage from Elite energy exo armor set
* +5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +83% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result:

* 132 - 153 x3 (396 - 459) damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

* 171 - 198 x3 (513 - 594) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage).

Explosive damage maximization example

* +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
* -10% Ranged damage from HE Fuse Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +15% Explosive damage from Explodomaniac background
* +25% Explosive damage from Pyromaniac quirk
* +50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10
* +5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +50% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result:
* 128 - 149 x3 (384 - 447) damage against all types of targets.

### Field stripping results

* 29-45 Scrap
* With Expert Disassembler:
	+ +30% Scrap
	+ Chance to get one mod:
		- 5%  Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
		- 5%  Hammerforge-Rifled Barrel
		- 5%  Open Cylinder Choke
		- 5%  Holographic Scope
		- 5%  SWAT Light