PHAT-Rifle
From The Nameless Mod
| PHAT-Rifle | |
|---|---|
 PHAT-Rifle in action | |
| Unique | Yes |
| Skill | Rifle |
| Ammunition | PHAT-Ray Canister
Rice Bags |
| Base Damage | 8 |
| Base Clip Size | 60 |
| Rate of Fire | Auto, 2.0 RDS/Sec |
| Base Reload Time | 1.25 Seconds |
| Base Recoil | 0.20 |
| Base Accuracy | 60% |
| Base Acc. Range | 300 feet |
| Max. Range | 600 feet |
| Silencer | No |
| Scope | Yes |
| Laser | Yes |
| Inventory size | 4 by 1 |
According to my supplier, it "fell off the back of a truck." But then, he once got me a humvee that fell off the back of a Hercules cargo plane...
- Winquman
The PHAT-Rifle is a unique weapon. In the PDX storyline it is obtained after the ShadowCode mission in the armoury. In the WorldCorp storyline you have to steal it from the PDX armoury. It was originally a party tool, but was turned into a weapon after WorldCorp obtained the patent.
Description
UNIQUE WEAPON:
The amazing PHAT-Rifle was originally invented as a sort of gimmick for parties. However, as soon as the patent was sold to WorldCorp Inc., it was naturally redesigned to be used as a weapon. It exposes the target to the experimental PHAT-rays (PHysically Anamorphic Transmogryphing rays), which causes the body of the target to swell to an unnatural size until his tissue gives in to the strain and he explodes. If the PHAT-ray exposure stops before this happens, however, his body will slowly return to its natural state.
Usage
The PHAT-Rays are mainly useful for shooting enemies from afar, seeing as how as long as you stand at a great enough distance to not have your shots heard the enemy will not notice that they are being shot and thus die without fighting back.
Loading it with rice bags allows a pacifist to perform medium distance KOs instantly, whereas a tranquilizer can take a very long time for its effects to pay off. The catch is that the ricebags are a gravity-affected projectile and one must make carefully aimed headshots or else they're useless. Due to the nature of the rice bag projectile, KOing most characters regardless of location, it has reasonable usability even with an untrained rifles skill.
Most Cerulean Security International troops are resistant to the rice bags because they wear helmets. However, a few of them - including the guard in the lobby of DXE - wear no helmets.
Trivia
Prior to the 1.0.3 patch, the Ricebag Launcher was unique in that it was the only weapon capable of knocking out Kylie, Scara and Midashand, all three unaffected by tranqs, stun weaponry (the stun effect still applies, but no damage is done), and other non-lethal weapons. This oversight has been corrected with the aforementioned patch.
