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. The Flamer is fairly common, as is its ammo, which can be found on any Mr. Gutsy and in many stores.

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.