Destabilizer (Mothership Zeta)

The  is an energy rifle of alien origin which is added to Fallout 3 with the Mothership Zeta. It is the unique version of the Alien Disintegrator.

Characteristics
The is a fully automatic version of the Alien Disintegrator, and has the highest base damage out of all the Energy weapons in the game, and can be increased another 20% with the Xenotech Expert perk. Despite this, it cannot compare to the Disintegrator in terms of damage per shot and ammo consumption. It does, however, have a higher damage per second, making it better for clearing rooms, should the player not mind using far more ammo. It is slightly less accurate than the Disintegrator, and only fires a single round in VATS, depite being automatic. This, coupled with the 's not significantly lower AP cost, makes the Disintegrator a better candidate for VATS-heavy usage. Being the only automatic alien weapon does have its merits, though. Should the player be out of AP and not have killed/destroyed his/her opponent, this weapon could be used to great effect. Since shooting out of VATS does not require AP, the player could simply pull out the. Since it is fully automatic, the player could easily finish off the remaining enemies, provided the player has enough ammo to facilitate the devastating fire rate of the.

Obtaining
This weapon is found in the Weapons Lab's shooting range, after beaming up from the Space Walk and proceeding through the Observation Deck. It is in the same room as where the Xenotech Expert perk is obtained. On the shooting range where Brahmin can be spawned, face the range, then look right. The Destabilizer should be on a low shelf next to you. It is the only item on that shelf.

Appearances
The appears in the Mothership Zeta add-on for Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Like its normal counterpart, the has a Small Guns icon when assigned to a hotkey in the Pip-Boy.
 * The has a bugged reload animation; however, instead of the jam animation, such as in the Disintegrator, the Plasma Pistol's reload animation is played when the  is reloaded.

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