Flamer

Flamer or Flamethrower is a big guns in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. They were also going to appear in Van Buren and it can be found in the Van Buren tech demo.

Fallout and Fallout 2
Can be upgraded into an Improved Flamer in Fallout 2.

Fallout 3
It should be noted that big guns, such as the Minigun and the Flamer, are still pretty effective in Fallout 3 at closer ranges even if the player has no Big Guns skill thanks to the game's first-person shooter design.

The Flamer is by far the most effective Big Gun for close-quarters action, as it doesn't have the spin-up like the Minigun or the risk-to-self of the Missile Launcher or Fat Man, while being more common than the Gatling Laser, it is still extremely rare to see anyone using it. It's ammo is also very rare (except for certain shops).

Variants

 * Burnmaster - This Flamer deals exactly 50% more damage than the regular Flamer. However, it isn't affected by Pyromaniac, making the regular Flamer just as effective.
 * Rapid-Torch Flamer (Broken Steel add-on) - Like Burnmaster, the Rapid-Torch can easily be eclipsed by the Flamer. The Rapid-Torch does use ever so slightly less Flamer Fuel, however.
 * Slo-Burn Flamer (Broken Steel add-on) - The Slo-Burn does more damage than any other Flamer, but uses 3 times as much Fuel.

Tactics and Glitches
Both tactics and glitches can be found on the discussion page of this article.

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
A good weapon for Chapter 1, it unveils its full potential against several enemies.

Locations

 * Carbon West, in a freezer chest.
 * Carbon North, in a footlocker.

Locations

 * Taken off a male Communist Insurgent near the Vault.