Plasma Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

The urban plasma rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
It is described by Simon to be "as slow as a mule but with a kick to match," in contrast to the laser rifle.

Compared to its Fallout 3 counterpart, the New Vegas plasma rifle has a much lower damage-per-second rating with only a token improvement in damage. Factoring in the transition from a damage resistance system to a damage threshold system, the New Vegas plasma rifle is vastly underpowered compared to its Fallout 3 iteration.

A plasma rifle can be repaired by copies of itself and it's variants or any two handed energy rifle with the Jury Rigging perk.

Modifications

 * Plasma rifle mag. accelerator - increase the speed of the plasma bolt.

Variants

 * Van Graff plasma rifle
 * Q-35 Matter Modulator


 * Plasma rifle always crit
 * Plasma rifle weak

Locations

 * One in Eddie's desk in the Administrative Building of the New California Republic Correctional Facility. Taking the rifle is considered stealing from the Powder Gangers. -> gone with recent patch. just caravan shotgun, brass knuckle with some ammo.
 * One can be found simply lying on the ground southwest of the Horowitz Farmstead at the Griffin Wares Sacked Caravan
 * Two on the thugs bodies at Durable Dunn's sacked caravan
 * Used by Simon and the Van Graffs guards.
 * One can be found in the REPCONN Headquarters, on the northeastern side of the building, behind a couple of average locked doors.
 * One easy way to obtain a plasma rifle is to go to the Silver rush and buy one or steal one from the very easy locked crate out front, but be warned the guard will turn hostile if you choose this path.
 * Fiends sometimes carry this weapon.
 * During the quest Unfriendly Persuasion, some of the mercenaries may carry this weapon.
 * One may be found in Nipton in the Town Hall, in a gun cabinet in the room (locked - average) behind the Mayor's desk.
 * One can be bought from Cliff Briscoe in Novac.
 * One can be stolen from inside the Hidden Valley bunker, in a room near the command center.
 * Each Van Graff Thug carries one, if you let the Silver Rush explode (during Birds of a Feather) you will be able to receive multiple plasma rifles, as well as combat armor.
 * One can be found in the underground bunker in Cottonwood Cove when you help Caesar by destroying a hidden bunker from Mr.House which is in the first door.
 * Several can be taken from dead Van Graff guards if the player chooses to exterminate the Van Graffs during Heartache by the Number.
 * A plasma rifle can be obtained at level 1 by buying a shovel from Chet in Goodsprings and going to the Yangtze Memorial (The cross near Goodsprings) it is buried in the middle of three graves next to the memorial.