Future Weapons Today

Future Weapons Today is a skill magazine in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
A pre-War magazine for "enthusiasts of energy weaponry, featuring articles on new technologies, reviews of new weapons, and true stories about energy weapons in action." It is similar to the Nikola Tesla and You book, although this magazine's effects are temporary.

The March issue found in the Mojave Wasteland includes an interview with Colonel Moretti, "slamming" the Winchester P94 plasma rifle, as well as features covering Gatling lasers, laser rifles, light and compact Tesla cannons and a story covering a Marine sniper with a Wattz 2000 laser rifle in Nanjing on page 42.

Gameplay
Reading this magazine raises the Energy Weapons skill by 10 points (20 points with the Comprehension perk) for 60 seconds (180 seconds with Retention).

Crafting
This item can be crafted by the player character.

¹ Craftable without a workbench via a dialogue option with Veronica, or with ED-E once the add-on Lonesome Road is installed.

Locations
Below is a list of all fixed locations of Future Weapons Today skill magazines in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons. For an overview of magazines per location, see the main overview page.



