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A Light Shining in Darkness is a unique weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Characteristics[]

ALSiD blown up

A Light Shining in Darkness expanded

Compared to the standard .45 Auto pistol, A Light in Shining Darkness has a greater rate of fire and as such a greater damage per second (DPS) value, less spread, greater critical chance and critical hit damage, and greater durability, though it fires one less shot per magazine. Unlike the .45 Auto pistol, when aiming down the trench sights, the weapon zooms in more than a regular, un-scoped pistol, making longer-range encounters much easier.

The weapon has a heavily customized appearance with a shortened barrel, a skeletonized hammer and trigger, officer-length slide and a snake-skin grip, along with the etched Greek text "καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει (kaì tò phõs én tẽ skotía phaínei)" on the right side and "καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν (kaì é skotía aútò oú katélaben)" on the left side, which translates as "And the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not."[1] It also has "trench" sights (a groove running along the top of the pistol which the player character aims down), rather than having a rear notch and a front post.

Like most unique weapons, weapon modifications cannot be added to it. As with the .45 Auto pistol, it is considered an improved holdout weapon.

Durability[]

A Light Shining in Darkness can fire a total of about 1,245 rounds, the equivalent of 208 reloads, from full condition before breaking.

Ammunition typeDurability
ShotsReloads
Standard & HP1245208
+P1037173
Super49583

Variants[]

  • .45 Auto pistol - the standard variant found throughout Zion Canyon. Purchasable from Joshua Graham and then merchants in the Mojave Wasteland after the completion of Honest Hearts.
  • A Light Shining in Darkness - a unique non-player variant used by Joshua Graham. It differs from the one the player character can acquire by having 50 base and crit damage, 2x crit chance and a min spread of 0.35. It also uses the same Pip-Boy icon as the 9mm pistol.
  • Joshua's Pistol Whippin' .45 - a unique non-player weapon used by Joshua Graham. Though the texture is that of A Light in Shining Darkness, it is considered a different weapon by virtue of being a melee weapon.
  • Follows-Chalk's .45 Auto pistol - a unique non-player weapon used by Follows-Chalk. It only differs from the standard pistol in its use of companion ammunition and possession of the standard iron-sights.

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointWeapon spreadMagazine capacity (shots per reload)Durability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
.45 Auto pistol 29
79.82.75x129171.70.877451.517501166.7253
.45 Auto pistol With all weapon mods attached 29
79.82.75x129171.70.8711201.519501300253
A Light Shining in Darkness 33
144.44.38x233152.20.55612451.245003750753

Location[]

It is initially carried by Joshua Graham and can be retrieved from his corpse if he is killed at any time before or during the add-on final quest (Crush the White Legs or Flight from Zion). If Joshua is not killed, the weapon can be found in a footlocker at the southern passage in Zion Canyon after completing the add-on.

Notes[]

  • Although it does not have luminescent sights like the standard .45, the frame of the gun will glow, even in complete darkness.
  • It is the lightest handgun in the game and is one of the four affected by the Pack Rat perk, the others being the standard .45 Auto pistol, the 9mm pistol, and Maria.
  • Using the iron sights is difficult, due to the point of aim being the same as the standard .45 Auto pistol, despite having trench sights.
  • It is the smallest pistol in the game.

Behind the scenes[]

  • The design is loosely based on various officer-sized compact Colt M1911s. It is not a complete copy, as the real-world weapon has a reversed recoil plug.[2] The Colt New Agent is the closest equivalent real-world production model.[3]
  • The phrase engraved on the slide of the pistol is from the Bible passage John 1:5 (some translations say "Understood" in place of "overcome"), "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." The same phrase is used repeatedly in the Doctrine & Covenants, one of the Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bugs[]

PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 If loading a saved game from the main menu in which the A Light Shining in Darkness is equipped and drawn, the reload animation takes twice as long as normal. This can be solved by simply switching to another gun and then back again. [verified]

Sounds[]

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Gallery[]

References[]

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