Electrolaser

I created this mod mostly for myself to use in a singleplayer campaign, it is not overpowered, but balance was not my biggest concern, especially in PVP.

This mod adds Electrolaser pistol, which uses rechargeable Overclocked battery cells as ammo. It has the weakest damage per shot and slow rate of fire but possesses the ability to stun targets after several shots same way as Stun Baton, has huge ammo capacity of 50 shots per battery and doesn’t require almost no weapon skill to handle. Overclocked battery cells are made in fabricator by converting normal Battery cells into Overclocked ones with no cost, but you can carry only 2 Overclocked batteries in slot. It is possible to overclock Fulgurium battery cells, increasing weapons damage and stun power. As a bonus, Electolaser has integrated weak flashlight free of charge (he-he).

Electrolaser can be bought at Military and Research outposts as well as at Armory traders for a hefty price or crafted at fabricator with skilled Engineer. For the best price visit Research outposts and for the fastest fabricating time make your Engineer proficient in weapons skill a bit.

The idea of this weapon was to use it as a backup weapon at times when the crew forced to travel for a long time without the ability to replenish handheld weapons ammo. It is superior in one-on-one battles, as 5 shots with regular battery will stop crawlers in their tracks and be at your mercy. It becomes tricky when fighting more than two opponents or mudraptors, but with Fulgurium cells Electrolaser becomes much better in these situations, especially when dual wielding. Also, it is a nice weapon to have on crewmembers who stay inside the sub a lot and have to deal with a sneaky crawler occasionally, when submarine is overrun and falling into Abyss.

And now some technical stuff:

Electrolaser pistol:

Base price - 750 (best price to buy at Research outposts, worst price – at Armory traders)

Fabrication - 50 electrical and 25 weapons skill, fabrication time 60 seconds

Materials required:

Titanium-Aluminum Alloy x2, Fulgurium Chunk, FPGA Circuit x2, Zinc x4, Lithium x2

Requires 25 weapon skill to wield. Unskilled user has more spread. Uses Overclocked battery cell or Overclocked fulgurium battery cell as ammunition. Hold 50 shots at max capacity. Has infinite weaker version of flashlight. Fires 2 shots per second. Has 30% armor penetration.

Both Overclocked batteries are made on fabricator from respective regular batteries with no additional cost to fabricate. Can be recharged at battery charger on submarine. Deconstruction of Overclocked battery gives you regular battery.

Damage:

Overclocked battery cell – 15 damage (2.5 gunshot, 2.5 bleeding, 10 burn), stun 0.3, incremental stun 23 (5-6 shots to temporarily stun target).

Overclocked fulgurium battery cell – 25 damage (5 gunshot, 5 bleeding, 15 burn), stun 0.4, incremental stun 30 (4-5 shots to temporarily stun target).

I don’t plan any balance changes outside stun power (both impact stun and incremental), since I’m pretty much happy with what I got, but you are free to leave any feedback and suggestions.