Rock-It Launcher


 * Not to be confused with the Rocket Launcher from Fallout 1 and 2.
 * Also not to be confused with the Missile Launcher, Fallout 3's version of the old Rocket Launcher.

The Rock-It Launcher is a Fallout 3 weapon. It is a big gun that allows you to shoot various items, such as tin cans or teddy bears, at your enemies. The main feature of the Rock-It Launcher is its versatility with ammunition. Virtually any piece of debris or junk found in the wasteland can be used as ammunition. Human remains can even be used as ammunition in the Rock-It Launcher. The Damage of this weapon varies with the type of ammo you put in it. Heavier objects do more damage i.e. a Vacuum Cleaner (weighing in at 10) will do much more damage than something that weighs 1 or 0.5. Ammo is fired in a random order so if there is a preferred object you wish to fire, only load the weapon with your object of choice.

Heavier objects will also arc more in flight outside of V.A.T.S. targeting; given the rate of fire and high Action Point cost it may be important to aim freehand more often. Since objects are launched with Havok physics, the shape of the object has as much influence as the weight in how it flies; e.g.: a Butter Knife, weight 1, will fly straighter than a Baseball, also weight 1. A Hammer, weight 2, will arc less than the weight 1 Plunger, because the plunger isn't oriented lengthwise in flight as the hammer is.

When loading for non-V.A.T.S. firing, you may want to select similar shapes and weights for a consistent trajectory.

It's also important to consider that unlike weightless ammo, the items you use in this gun will count against your total weight, even though they disappear form your inventory when loaded.

The Rock-It Launcher is the "craftable" weapon of the Big Guns combat skill category. You need to acquire Schematics to craft this weapon. Each additional Schematic will raise the effectiveness of the launcher by 10%. With all three Schematics the Rock-It Launcher v3 is 20% more effective than a regular one.

It is possible that the Wood Chipper was a planned component, evidenced by the "Mister Chipper" logo present on the Rock-it Launcher, but was replaced before the game was released.

Schematic Locations:


 * Can be bought in Megaton for a price of 799–1200 bottlecaps (depending on Barter skill level).
 * In the armory of Rivet City, located in the ship's bridge tower.
 * Can also be bought from the traveling merchant Crazy Wolfgang. Another option is to simply follow Crazy Wolfgang on his trade route and wait for his caravan to meet a group of Enclave Soldiers and Deathclaws. After they die you can loot his corpse and his Brahmin Storage.
 * Another copy of the schematics can be found in the "Framed Quote" within Vault 101. Whether this counts as a fourth revision or just a duplicate is not yet tested. (Whenever I found the foruth schematic it just added it to my inventory so I guess it's an extra[FenixZ2])

Components:
 * Vacuum Cleaner
 * Leaf Blower
 * Firehose nozzle
 * Conductor

Appearances
Rock-It Launcher appears only in Fallout 3.