Efficient Weapon

Efficient Weapon is an Engineer modification that can be applied to weapons. It reduces thermal load, distributor draw, and power draw to allow for longer, sustained fire at the cost of a reduced fire rate.

It is available in 5 grades, with the highest grade offering up to 60% decrease in thermal load and 40% decrease in power draw.

Availability

This modification can be applied to the following weapons by some engineers, up to the maximum specified grade:

• Beam Laser
  • Broo Tarquin (Grade 5)
  • The Dweller (Grade 3)
• Burst Laser
  • Broo Tarquin (Grade 5)
  • The Dweller (Grade 3)
• Cannon
  • Marsha Hicks (Grade 4)
  • The Sarge (Grade 5)
  • Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn (Grade 2)
• Fragment Cannon
  • Marsha Hicks (Grade 5)
  • Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn (Grade 3)
  • Zacariah Nemo (Grade 5)
• Multi-cannon
  • Marsha Hicks (Grade 5)
  • Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn (Grade 5)
  • Zacariah Nemo (Grade 3)
• Plasma Accelerator
  • Bill Turner (Grade 5)
  • Zacariah Nemo (Grade 2)
• Pulse Laser
  • The Dweller (Grade 4)
  • Broo Tarquin (Grade 5)

Grade 1

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	0%	+4%	Positive
Thermal Load	-30%	-40%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Sulphur

Grade 2

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+1%	+5%	Positive
Power Draw	0%	-10%	Positive
Thermal Load	-36%	-45%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Heat Dispersion Plate
• 1 x Sulphur

Grade 3

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+1%	+7%	Positive
Distributor Draw	-15%	-25%	Positive
Power Draw	-6%	-20%	Positive
Thermal Load	-40%	-50%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Chromium
• 1 x Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data
• 1 x Heat Exchangers

Grade 4

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+3%	+8%	Positive
Distributor Draw	-20%	-30%	Positive
Power Draw	-10%	-30%	Positive
Thermal Load	-45%	-56%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Heat Vanes
• 1 x Irregular Emission Data
• 1 x Selenium

Grade 5

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Damage	+3%	+9%	Positive
Distributor Draw	-25%	-36%	Positive
Power Draw	-15%	-40%	Positive
Thermal Load	-50%	-60%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Cadmium
• 1 x Proto Heat Radiators
• 1 x Unexpected Emission Data