Tesla rifle (Fallout 76)

The Tesla rifle is a ranged weapon in Fallout 76.

Characteristics
The Tesla rifle fires arcing electricity that can jump from the initial target to nearby enemies for full damage. The weapon has an aiming radius more like a shotgun, wider than other rifles.

Crafting

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 * -|Level 40=

Weapon modifications

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Locations

 * Purchase the plan from Brotherhood of Steel Vendor bot Phoenix in Watoga Shopping Plaza.
 * Rarely dropped by deathclaws.
 * Rarely dropped by boss chests.

Variants

 * Night Light - A unique Tesla rifle given as a Survival mode reward available during May 21-27 and August 13-20, 2019.

Changes

 * The charging lob barrel is no longer obtainable in-game. It is now a legacy item.
 * As of Steel Dawn, the tesla rifle no longer has bugged charge data. As a result, the non-charging variants will deal less damage and the charging variants will actually add damage when charged.

Bugs

 * Despite the name, the charging shotgun Tesla rifle is not considered a shotgun.
 * The chain effect is coded as an explosion and may be affected by Grenadier.
 * Uncharged damage from.charging-enabled barrels is reduced by more than -50%.
 * Arc damage deals -50% damage regardless of charge, on charging-enabled barrels.
 * Automatic, charging and charging shotgun barrels are multiplying weapon damage instead of adding/subtracting.
 * On charging-enabled barrels, the arc damage deals more damage than an uncharged direct impact.
 * Any Tesla rifle may leave lingering developer marker text "CHAIN" at points of impact instead of the anticipated visual effects.