Flamer (Fallout: New Vegas)

The flamer is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
It is equal to the Fallout 3 version, but now has the option to mod it using Flamer Expanded Tanks. Also, it is now an Energy Weapon, unlike the Big Gun it was in Fallout 3. With a high enough Energy Weapons skill, the flamer is an extremely effective weapon at killing all forms of unarmored and lightly armored enemies. (giant ants, most humans, cazadores, mantis, and spore carriers.)

Locations

 * Vault 3
 * Vault 22
 * Cook-Cook
 * In the Ultra-Luxe's kitchen there are two men frying meat with flamers
 * Buy it at Gun Runner's.
 * Silver Rush on the counter by Gloria Van Graff

Appearances
The Flamer appears in Fallout: New Vegas and All Roads. In the latter it is responsible for the charred corpses at the Tribal village.

Bugs
There are many bugs associated with this weapon. One such bug causes the handheld part of the weapon to not dissapear when put away; waving around as if an extention of the hand. Another glitch (possibly caused by modding the weapon) is when the tank part of the weapon appears to fall off and bounce, much like when you drop a weapon, in third-person. When the player returns to first-person the tank dissapears from the ground. Also when upgraded, the Flamer tanks may permanently appear on your back, even if you drop the weapon.

As the flamer is quantified as an energy weapon, it "benefits" from the meltdown perk. Combined with the close range required for the flamer to be effective, this perk may render the flamer useless in normal play. As an exception, the meltdown effect is not triggered if the target dies from the afterburn, only from the actual damage caused when firing the weapon.