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Prerequisites
You must know the Plan: Gatling Plasma before any of its mod plans will start to drop.
Plan: Gatling Plasma
MODUS - Armory Terminal (100% chance)
Low chance to drop from:
World Containers
Crowned Creatures
Treasure maps
Weapon Plan World Spawn Locations
Additional Information:
The weapon Gatling Plasma can also be purchased from MODUS - Armory Terminal (100% chance for MODUS to have the weapon available for purchase).
Once obtained, the weapon can be scrapped to learn some of its mods.
Each time you scrap a Gatling Plasma, there is a chance to unlock one of its mods, with the chance for each specific mod depending on its rarity.
This process may require scrapping multiple weapons to learn all possible mods.
Mod List
Receiver
Calibrated Capacitor
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Calibrated Capacitor
Description: Superior critical shot damage.
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Nuke Card Cargobot Crate (0.50% drop rate)
Government Supply Crate (U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotape) (0.50% drop rate)
Event: Collision Course (final government supply drop) (0.50% drop rate)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Mire region
Gamma Wave Emitter
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Gamma Wave Emitter
Description: Adds burning damage. Adds better burning damage.
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Nuke Card Cargobot Crate (0.50% drop rate)
Government Supply Crate (U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotape) (0.50% drop rate)
Event: Collision Course (final government supply drop) (0.50% drop rate)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Mire region
Prime
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Prime Receiver
Description: +65% Damage to Scorched, uses Ultracite ammo
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Scorchbeast Queen: Defeating the Scorchbeast Queen provides a chance to drop an unlearned Prime Receiver plan. The probability of receiving a specific plan is calculated as 1 divided by (38 minus the number of Prime Receiver plans already learned).
Regular Scorchbeasts: These enemies have a 5% chance of dropping a Prime Receiver plan, following the same probability calculation as above.
Standard
Description: None
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Known by default
Barrel
Rifled (Ported)
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Rifled Barrel
Description: -6% Aim Speed, +15% Sighted Accuracy, +25% Recoil
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Scrap to learn (25% chance)
Standard
Description: -6% Aim Speed, +15% Sighted Accuracy, +50% Recoil
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Known by default
Magazine
Large Core Receptacle
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Large Core Receptacle
Description: Superior ammo capacity.
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Nuke Card Cargobot Crate (0.50% drop rate)
Government Supply Crate (U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotape) (0.50% drop rate)
Event: Collision Course (final government supply drop) (0.50% drop rate)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Stinging Core Receptacle
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Stinging Core Receptacle
Description: Improved armor penetration, ammo capacity.
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Nuke Card Cargobot Crate (0.50% drop rate)
Government Supply Crate (U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotape) (0.50% drop rate)
Event: Collision Course (final government supply drop) (0.50% drop rate)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Swift Core Receptacle
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Swift Core Receptacle
Description: Improved reload speed, ammo capacity.
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Nuke Card Cargobot Crate (0.50% drop rate)
Government Supply Crate (U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotape) (0.50% drop rate)
Event: Collision Course (final government supply drop) (0.50% drop rate)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Standard
Description: -1% Aim Speed, +5% Reload Speed
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Known by default
Sights
Reflex Sight (Circle) (Tactical)
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Reflex Sight
Description: +10% Aim Speed, +15% Sighted Accuracy
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Scrap to learn (25% chance)
Standard Sight
Description: None
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Known by default
Nozzle
Accelerated Nozzle
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Accelerated Nozzle
Description: Improved damage and rate of fire. Inferior range and accuracy.
Tradeable Plan: Yes
Obtained by:
Nuke Card Cargobot Crate (0.50% drop rate)
Government Supply Crate (U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotape) (0.50% drop rate)
Event: Collision Course (final government supply drop) (0.50% drop rate)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Beam Focuser (Focused)
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Beam Focuser
Description: +20% Hip-Fire Accuracy, -15% Recoil
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Scrap to learn (20% chance)
Beam Splitter (Scattered)
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Beam Splitter
Description: -100% Sighted Accuracy, +400% Projectiles (shoots plasma flame projectiles)
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Scrap to learn (20% chance)
Flamer Nozzle
Plan Name: Gatling Plasma Flamer Nozzle
Description: Flame
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Scrap to learn (22% chance)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Cranberry Bog region (0.31%)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Mire region (0.34%)
Chance for the Yellow Box Mod to spawn in the Savage Divide region (0.32%)
Standard Nozzle
Description: None
Tradeable Plan: No
Obtained by:
Known by default
Gatling Plasma Mod Checklist
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