Acceptable Overkill

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	For the perk magazine issue "Lasers & Hunting: Acceptable Overkill", see Guns and Bullets.

 

The Acceptable Overkill is a unique weapon in the Fallout 76 add-on Nuclear Winter.

The weapon was made available as a reward for completing the weekly challenge of "Kill different kinds of critters" in Survival mode from July 9 - 15, 2019. The weapon was then made available again from September 17 - 24, 2019.

CharacteristicsEdit

Acceptable Overkill has no visual difference to a standard laser gun. Its legendary effects are: 30% more damage against animals, V.A.T.S. critical shots do +50% damage and +1 Perception. Along with a calibrated capacitor being on it by default, the weapon is geared towards utilizing V.A.T.S and critical shots.

Weapon modificationsEdit

Capacitor

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Calibrated capacitor	Superior critical shot damage.	Calibrated	–	–	–	+2	–	+0.9	+15	–	Adhesive x2 Circuitry x1 Crystal x1 Glass x1 Nuclear material x2 Plastic x5 Screw x1 Silver x3	003129ce

Barrel

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Stabilized long barrel		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	00312976

Grip

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Stabilized stock		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	003129a3

Sights

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Long night vision scope		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	003129f7

Muzzle

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Beam focuser	Better hip-fire accuracy. Improved range.	Focused	–	–	+6	+2	–	+1.2	+37	–	Adhesive x1 Glass x1 Plastic x5 Screw x1 Silver x1	00312a3a

Paint

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard paint	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0037d0c1

VariantsEdit

• Laser gun - Generic version.

LocationEdit

Acceptable Overkill was a reward for completing the "Kill different kinds of critters" weekly challenge in Survival mode. The requirements were as follows:

• Kill a beaver
• Kill a squirrel
• Kill a fox
• Kill a rabbit

NotesEdit

The name of this weapon alludes to the cover of one of the issues of the Guns and Bullets magazines.

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