Weapon comparison table

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This template produces a comparison table for placement on weapons pages.

Usage

Place the following in the section where the table is desired:

{{Comparison table
<!-- insert parameters -->
}}

This template takes data from the GECK as input and calculates display values like "damage/attack", "DPS" or "shots/reload" automatically.

Parameters

Specific parameters

Some parameters are only needed for certain weapon types and/or games (denoted in the tables below).

ammo use1 up to ammo use10

Required for
skill: guns, energy weapons, explosives
Disabled for
skill: unarmed, melee weapons

"Ammo Use" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Ammo Use").

ap1 up to ap10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Action Points" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Action Points").

attack shots/sec1 up to attack shots/sec10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Attack Shots/Sec" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Art and Sound" tab -> "Attack Shots/Sec").

clip rounds1 up to clip rounds10

Required for
skill: guns, energy weapons, explosives
Disabled for
skill: unarmed, melee weapons

"Clip Rounds" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Clip Rounds"). Can be set to nolimit for guns with unlimited ammo.

crit % mult1 up to crit % mult10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Crit % Mult" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Crit % Mult").

crit dmg1 up to crit dmg10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Crit Dmg" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Crit Dmg").

crit effect1 up to crit effect10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

"Crit Effect" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Crit Effect").

crit damage1 up to crit damage10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Damage for crit effect in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Crit Effect"; then look up this effect in "Object Window" -> "Game Effects" -> "Object Effect"; add up "Magnitude" for all damage effects).

crit duration1 up to crit duration10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Duration for crit effect in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Crit Effect"; then look up this effect in "Object Window" -> "Game Effects" -> "Object Effect"; "Duration" for damage effects).

damage1 up to damage10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Damage" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Damage").

dlc1 up to dlc10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Name of add-on content in which weapon is included, in abbreviated from. Available options:

• Fallout 3
  • "FO3OA": Operation Anchorage
  • "FO3TP": The Pitt
  • "FO3BS": Broken Steel
  • "FO3PL": Point Lookout
  • "FO3MZ": Mothership Zeta
• Fallout: New Vegas
  • "FNVDM": Dead Money
  • "FNVHH": Honest Hearts
  • "FNVOWB": Old World Blues
  • "FNVLR": Lonesome Road
  • "FNVGRA": Gun Runners' Arsenal
  • "FNVCS": Courier's Stash

effect1 up to effect10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

"Object Effect" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Object Effect"; then look up this effect in "Object Window" -> "Game Effects" -> "Object Effect" to determine type of damage). Available options:

• "damage": Regular damage.
• "electrical": Electrical damage.
• "emp": Electro-magnetic pulse damage.
• "explosion": Explosion damage.
• "fire": Fire damage.
• "gas": Gas damage.
• "laser": Laser damage.
• "plasma": Plasma damage.
• "poison": Poison damage.
• "radiation": Radiation damage.

effect damage1 up to effect damage10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Damage for object effect in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Object Effect"; then look up this effect in "Object Window" -> "Game Effects" -> "Object Effect"; add up "Magnitude" for all damage effects).

effect duration1 up to effect duration10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Duration for object effect in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Object Effect"; then look up this effect in "Object Window" -> "Game Effects" -> "Object Effect"; "Duration" for damage effects).

explosion damage1 up to explosion damage10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

For weapons which are/shoot explosive projectiles (e.g. grenades, mines, missile launcher); the respective projectile's "Damage" in GECK.

To find this value, go to "Edit" window -> "Art and Sound" tab -> "Projectile". Then look up this projectile in "Object Window" -> "Special Effects" -> "Projectile"; open "Edit" window, check "Type" in the "Explosion" box. Look up this type under "Object Window -> "Special Effects" -> "Explosion"; open "Edit" window, the "Damage" box has the value you are looking for.

game

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

Game weapon is present in, as an abbreviation.

Available options:

• "FO3": Fallout 3
• "FNV": Fallout: New Vegas

hp1 up to hp10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Health" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Health").

min spread1 up to min spread10

Required for
skill: guns, energy weapons, explosives
Disabled for
skill: unarmed, melee weapons

"Min Spread" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Min Spread").

mod ammo use1 up to mod ammo use10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Regererate ammo (shots)" mod in GECK as a multiplier. All recycler mods multiply ammo use by x0.75.

mod attack shots/sec1 up to mod attack shots/sec10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Increase rate of fire" mod in GECK as a multiplier ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

mod clip rounds1 up to mod cliip rounds10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Increase clip capacity" mod in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

mod damage1 up to mod damage10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Increase damage" mod in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

mod hp1 up to mod hp10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Increase max condition" mod in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

mod projectiles1 up to mod projectiles10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Split beam" mod in GECK as a multiplier ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

mod spread1 up to mod spread10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Decrease spread" mod in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

mod value1 up to mod value10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Total value of all mods attached ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Value").

mod vats attacks1 up to mod vats attacks10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Additional number of shots in V.A.T.S. when "Increase rate of fire" mod is attached.

mod weight1 up to mod weight10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Mod effect for "Decrease weight" mod in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Mod Info" tab -> "Value").

name1 up to name10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

Name of weapon, as listed on its article page, including disambiguation.

other effect1 up to other effect10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Object effects in GECK other than pure damage ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Object Effect"; then look up this effect in "Object Window" -> "Game Effects" -> "Object Effect").

projectiles1 up to projectiles10

Required for
skill: guns, energy weapons, explosives
Disabled for
skill: unarmed, melee weapons

"# Projectiles" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "# Projectiles").

skill

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

Name of skill this weapon requires in plain text (automatically linked) ("Edit" window -> "Skill").

skill req1 up to skill req10

Required for
game: FNV
Disabled for
game: not FNV

Required level of skill for using the weapon at full efficiency ("Edit" window -> "Skill Req").

strength req1 up to strength req10

Required for
game: FNV
Disabled for
game: not FNV

Strength requirement of the weapon ("Edit" window -> "Strength Req")

value1 up to value10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Value" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Value").

vats attacks1 up to vats attacks10

Required for
none
Disabled for
none

Number of attacks or shots per single V.A.T.S. attack.

weight1 up to weight10

Required for
all
Disabled for
none

"Weight" in GECK ("Edit" window -> "Game Data" tab -> "Weight").

Example

{{Weapon comparison table
|game              =FNV
|skill             =Energy Weapons
|name1             =Laser rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)
|ammo use1         =1
|ap1               =18
|attack shots/sec1 =3.0818
|clip rounds1      =24
|crit % mult1      =1.5
|crit dmg1         =15
|damage1           =15
|hp1               =55
|min spread1       =0.025
|mod damage1       =7.5
|mod projectiles1  =2
|mod value1        =1550
|projectiles1      =1
|skill req1        =25
|strength req1     =3
|value1            =800
|vats attacks1     =1
|weight1           =8
|name2             =AER14 prototype
|ammo use2         =2
|ap2               =20
|attack shots/sec2 =3
|clip rounds2      =24
|crit % mult2      =2
|crit dmg2         =35
|damage2           =35
|hp2               =100
|min spread2       =0.0225
|projectiles2      =1
|skill req2        =25
|strength req2     =3
|value2            =2200
|vats attacks2     =1
|weight2           =8.5
}}

Results in:

Legend
	- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)			- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
	- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)			- Action point cost
	- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)			- Damage per action point
	- Damage per second			- Weapon spread
	- Area of effect damage			- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
	- Effect damage & duration			- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
	- Bonus effects			- Weight
	- Attacks per second			- Value in caps
	- Critical chance % multiplier			- Value to weight ratio
	- Critical damage			- Skill required
	- Critical effect damage & duration			- Strength required
	- With all mods attached

Laser rifle	15	46.2	3.08	x1.5	15	18	0.8	0.025	24	270	8	800	100	25	3
Laser rifle	22.5 (11.3x2)	69.3	3.08	x1.5	15	18	1.3	0.025	24	270	8	2350	293.8	25	3
AER14 prototype	35	105	3	x2	35	20	1.8	0.0225	24(12)	495	8.5	2200	258.8	25	3

Copy/paste

Fallout 3

Melee Weapons, Unarmed	Big Guns, Energy Weapons, Explosives, Small Guns
{{Weapon comparison table |game =FO3 |skill = |name1 = |ap1 = |attack shots/sec1 = |crit % mult1 = |crit dmg1 = |crit effect1 = |crit effect damage1 = |crit effect duration1 = |damage1 = |dlc1 = |effect1 = |effect damage1 = |effect duration1 = |hp1 = |other effect1 = |value1 = |weight1 = }}	{{Weapon comparison table |game =FO3 |skill = |name1 = |ammo use1 = |ap1 = |attack shots/sec1 = |clip rounds1 = |crit % mult1 = |crit dmg1 = |crit effect1 = |crit effect damage1 = |crit effect duration1 = |damage1 = |dlc1 = |effect1 = |effect damage1 = |effect duration1 = |explosion damage1 = |hp1 = |min spread1 = |other effect1 = |projectiles1 = |value1 = |vats attacks1 = |weight1 = }}

Fallout: New Vegas

Melee Weapons, Unarmed

Energy Weapons, Explosives, Guns

{{Weapon comparison table |game =FNV |skill = |name1 = |ap1 = |attack shots/sec1 = |crit % mult1 = |crit dmg1 = |crit effect1 = |crit effect damage1 = |crit effect duration1 = |damage1 = |dlc1 = |effect1 = |effect damage1 = |effect duration1 = |hp1 = |mod attack shots/sec1 = |mod damage1 = |mod hp1 = |mod value1 = |mod weight1 = |other effect1 = |skill req1 = |strength req1 = |value1 = |weight1 = }}

{{Weapon comparison table |game =FNV |skill = |name1 = |ammo use1 = |ap1 = |attack shots/sec1 = |clip rounds1 = |crit % mult1 = |crit dmg1 = |crit effect1 = |crit effect damage1 = |crit effect duration1 = |damage1 = |dlc1 = |effect1 = |effect damage1 = |effect duration1 = |explosion damage1 = |hp1 = |min spread1 = |mod attack shots/sec1 = |mod clip rounds1 = |mod damage1 = |mod hp1 = |mod projectiles1 = |mod spread1 = |mod value1 = |mod vats attacks1 = |mod weight1 = |other effect1 = |projectiles1 = |skill req1 = |strength req1 = |value1 = |vats attacks1 = |weight1 = }}

Technical

• Auxiliary template: {{Pagename nd}}
• Extensions used: VariablesExtension

Documentation transcluded from Template:Weapon comparison table/doc.