Boltcaster Upgrade

The subject of this article is from the SentinelUp update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 12 April, 2022.

Boltcaster Upgrade
Category	Multi-tool - Weapons
Type	Generated Upgrade
Stats
Updated	SentinelUp

Boltcaster Upgrade
Category	Multi-tool - Weapons
Type	Generated Upgrade
Stats
Updated	SentinelUp

This article is about the current version of Boltcaster Upgrade. For the archived versions, see Archive:Boltcaster Upgrade.

Boltcaster Upgrade is a projectile technology.

Summary

Boltcaster Upgrades, contained within Boltcaster Modules, are procedurally generated Upgrade Modules granting bonuses to the Multi-tool's Boltcaster.

Upgrade properties

Boltcaster Upgrades grant up to four of the following bonuses:

• Clip Size: extends the capacity of the Boltcaster's clip, allowing to fire for longer before a reload is needed.
• Damage: increases the damage of each shot.
• Fire Rate: decreases the time between each shot in a single burst.
• Reload Time: decreases the time to reload a new clip into the Boltcaster.
• Burst Cooldown: decreases the time between each burst of shots. (added in Desolation)
• Shots Per Burst: increases the number of shots per burst. (added in Desolation)
• Ricochet Module: causes missed shots to bounce off of surfaces they do not damage. (pre-Desolation)

	Module Name	Stats Drawn	Module Improves
				Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
	Boltcaster	C 1-2 B 2-3 A 3-4 S 4 X 1-4	Damage	1 (1%)		1 (1%)	2 (1%)	2 (1%)	3 (2%)	3 (2%) [1% found]	4 (2%)	1 (1%)	5 (2%)
			Reload Time	5	10	10	15	10	20	10	20	5	25
			Fire Rate	0	10	5	10	10	15	10	15	0	20
			Burst Cooldown							15		0	20
			Shots Per Burst							1.2	1.9	1	2
			Clip Size	2		4		6		8		2	10

Up to three Boltcaster Upgrades can be installed in the inventory of the Multi-tool. Installing four or more upgrades will disable all upgrades of that type until the upgrade count is reduced to three or less.

Crafting

Boltcaster Upgrades can only be obtained by installing Boltcaster Modules.

Boltcaster Upgrade can be repaired using the following ingredients:

• Pugneum x50  +   Wiring Loom x1

Boltcaster Upgrade can be dismantled after construction, returning the following ingredients:

• Boltcaster Upgrade  →   Pugneum x50  +   Wiring Loom x1

Installing

Upgrade modules follow a static progression. The generation seed is used for all module families at the same time. During module installations it goes up by one. The new module they change into correlates to their order of installation. If the game is reloaded, the exact same pool will be offered to the player, no matter the order they install other modules.

Example: If an S-class module had 200 ly Hyperdrive Range bonus on the third installation no matter in what order the former modules are installed or their class, if the same S-class module is used third again, it will once again be the 200 ly bonus module even if the name changes. Only if used second or fourth the module stat may change.

Discovered Upgrade Modules

ID value can be established by using NMSSaveEditor, and this is the "seed" that determines what bonuses this upgrade will provide.

Boltcaster Upgrades

Prefix Suffix Clip Size Damage Fire Rate Reload Time Ricochet Module Burst Cooldown Shots Per Burst ID Ancient Compressor +8.0 +2% +11% - - -15% - 54544 Pugneum Supercapacitor +8.0 +1% - - - -15% +1.8 35581 Starlight Heat Sink +8.0 +1% +12% -11% - - - 10702 Starlight Projectile Web - +1% +12% -17% - - +1.2 06305

Boltcaster Upgrades

Prefix Suffix Clip Size Damage Fire Rate Reload Time Ricochet Module Burst Cooldown Shots Per Burst ID Screenshot Deuterium Compressor +6.0 - -11% - - - - ? Link

Boltcaster Upgrades

Prefix Suffix Clip Size Damage Fire Rate Reload Time Ricochet Module Burst Cooldown Shots Per Burst ID Screenshot Vacuum Ion Cycler +4.0 +1% +8% - - - - ? Link

Boltcaster Upgrades

Prefix Suffix Clip Size Damage Fire Rate Reload Time Ricochet Module Burst Cooldown Shots Per Burst ID Screenshot Bypass Ioniser - +1% +7% - - - - ? Link Double Heat Sink - +1% +1% - - - - ? Link Hybrid Ion Cycler +2.0 +1% - - - - - ? Link

Boltcaster Upgrades

Prefix Suffix Clip Size Damage Fire Rate Reload Time Ricochet Module Burst Cooldown Shots Per Burst ID 'Irregular' Luminous Compressor +9.8 +2% +20% -6% n/a - - 16938 Suspect Isotropic Beam Accelerator - +2% +20% -8% n/a -20% - 54090 Black Market Isotropic Heat Sink +5.5 +2% +20% - n/a - +1.9 93341 Forbidden Vacuum Compressor +9.8 +2% +19% -6% n/a - - 05214 Banned Isotropic Supercapacitor +10.0 +2% +18% - n/a - +2.0 24230 Counterfeit Vacuum Heat Sink - +2% - -8% n/a -18% +1.9 85088 Outlawed Luminous Ioniser +9.9 +2% +18% - n/a - +1.9 48604 'Modified' Sonic Dielectrics - +2% +19% - n/a -18% +1.9 56195 Smuggled Sonic Compressor - +2% +15% - n/a -18% +1.0 30998

Additional information

• Upgrade bonuses trigger for Boltcaster Upgrades if they are adjacent to Boltcaster, Boltcaster Ricochet Module, Barrel Ioniser, Boltcaster SM, Forbidden Multi-Tool Modules, or each other, increasing their bonuses above listed values.
• Boltcaster shots affected by the Ricochet Module bonus are unable to damage reinforced doors, supply depots or Sentinel Walker torsos on direct hits. (It is not yet known whether shots are able to damage armored targets after a bounce.)

Release history

• NEXT - Added as a technology.
• Desolation - Removed "Ricochet Module" and added "Burst Cooldown" and "Shots Per Burst" as possible bonuses.

Gallery

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  C-class upgrade example
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  B-class upgrade example
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  C-class upgrade example
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  B-class upgrade example
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  A-class upgrade example
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  S-class upgrade example
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