Plasma Caster (Fallout: New Vegas)

The plasma caster is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
This Winchester-manufactured model P94 industrial-grade futuristic arc-welder can also be used to melt foes from a distance. You can attach a magnetic accelerator to it, essentially making it a turbo plasma rifle, a powerful energy weapon featured in Fallout and Fallout 2

Locations
The Plasma Caster can be found within the Silver Rush energy weapons shop which is found in Freeside. It can be obtained for free if the player picks up the weapon which is on display and puts it in the bathroom located in the rear of the store. However, you will be detected, even if you close every door. You will need a stealthboy to pick up the weapon safely. If you attempt to do so otherwise, you the guards will come storming in even though you are behind two closed doors and are crouched. You will be able to tell if you will be noticed if the [Detected] status appears while crouched. Once you use a stealthboy, it should change to hidden, and you're free to pick up the weapon. This will work if you are stealthboyed, crouched, and non-moving.

Otherwise, if you gain the trust of the Van Graff's via their questline, you should be able to purchase the weapon from Gloria.

Appearances
The plasma caster appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * The weapon fails to fire a projectile properly when used in third-person view.


 * The plasma caster found at the table in The Silver Rush might change value/condition during their quest (approx. from max. condition to around 15% condition).


 * When doing the mission Birds of a Feather, if you choose to save Cass, Jean Baptiste will pick up the Plasma Caster. Because of a glitch that makes his body unsearchable, if you do not acquire the Caster before killing him, it will be lost forever in his inventory (Only confirmed on Xbox).


 * Due to a bug the Plasma Caster can be duplicated if it's removed from your inventory and place into a storage item, the duplication will give you a Plasma Caster with 100% condition and can be repeated.