Alien blaster

The Alien Blaster is a small energy weapon which appears in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout 3. It is of obviously alien origin.

Fallout and Fallout 2
A strange gun of obviously alien origin. Looks like it can support small energy cells, however.

In Fallout, the Alien Blaster can be found only in the "UFO Crash" special encounter.

In Fallout 2, the Alien Blaster can only be bought from a merchant that you can meet during a random encounter north of Modoc.

The Alien Blaster is particularly devastating as a close range weapon, and along with the Turbo Plasma Rifle is one of the most formidable weapons in the Fallout games.

It can be fired for 2 action points with Fast Shot and the Bonus Rate of Fire Perks. If used by a character with with high skill levels and accompanying perks it can cause up to 150 damage per hit. Very random damage and short range make it hard to consistently use effectively, so hope for a lot of criticals.

Fallout 3
In Fallout 3 the Alien Blaster is one of the most powerful weapons in the game because the chance for scoring a critical hit is remarkably high. You will more often than not be able to take down any foe you encounter with one well-aimed shot to the head.

The Alien Blaster uses unique ammo that is extremely hard to find. In Fallout 3 the Alien Blaster uses Alien Power Cell ammo and NOT Small Energy Cells as in Fallout and Fallout 2.

Locations
The Alien Blaster can be obtained from the body of a dead alien lying a few feet away from his crashed spaceship. The Alien Crash Site is found northwest of Greener Pastures Disposal. It is not marked on the map (see arrow for location). You'll know you're getting close when you pick up the "Recon Craft Theta" radio signal and your Geiger counter begins to click.



There is also a random encounter that will trigger the falling of the blaster and ammo from the sky. Its location is variable and is preceded by a green explosion in the sky, similar to a plasma weapon. The Firelance can also be received this way. This event is considered rare and there is no known trigger to make it happen. However, a number of people have reported it can occur by the memorial in the area around Tepid Sewers.

Additional ammo locations
There are 120 Alien Power Cells next to the spaceship. You can also find this rare ammo in Fort Independence on the lower level, in the outcast weapons room [Hard door].

Ammo can sometimes be found in front of the Super Duper Mart. These Alien Power Cells lie loose on the ground near the right entry door.

There is also some ammo located on the ground in the immediate area of the LP8 Broadcast Tower to the west of the crash site.

Northwest of Vault 101, there is a silo and an abandoned barn (not an identified map location). A small amount of ammo can be found loose along the barn wall and near the car.

Ammo can also be found in front of Rockopolis, lying around the door.

Ammo can also be found outside near Fort Bannister. Look for a crater with an upside down army truck at the bottom; the ammo is under the back of the truck. Note: There is an Enclave recon post at the rim of the crater studying the radiation in the crater.