At the time, concern was focused on energy cell drain and weight. Developed by Doctor Aldwin Morley 14 years before the Great War, as a secretive prototype of the Enclave's plasma pistol, this prototype plasma pistol also proves a conspiracy theory suspected long before the War.
It is a unique version of the plasma pistol. You want the highest possible damage per shot consistent with a 16-shot VATS sequence. The MPLX Novasurge is a weapon in Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta. Since you can't swap barrels in the field you should carry a mix of the two designs.Īt level:50+ concentrated fire-perk-3 makes the alien ray gun possibly the best pistol in the game. For close range you want light barrels & tactical sights. With long barrels & scopes they outrange rifles but loose some of their Rate-of-Fire advantage. Key question with pistols is how to craft them. 50 bolt action pipe pistol or plasma pistol. Any of those 3 I'd consider '2nd-tier' good, but not the best. deliverer is also an OK early weapon or the alien ray gun. Early in the game, buy O'lfaithful (from diamond city) craft it with overcharged capacitor, improved sniper barrel, tactical sights, sharpshooters pistol grip, and a beam focuser.
