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Maelstrom
Starfield Weapon

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Mods and Stats

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Maelstrom

4

4.15

1210

Fire Rate

75

shots per
10 sec

Full Auto

Ammo

406.5mm

Range

0

40

65

100%50%

Reload Time

3s

Crit Damage

x2

barrel

Standard Barrel

Standard issue barrel.

Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control, and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed.

grip

Standard issue grip.

A lighter grip that increases Aim Down Sight speed, Reload speed, and Stability.

Grip and Stock Mods 1

receiver

Receiver that fires once per trigger pull.

Receiver Mods 1

Fully Automatic

Receiver that fires continuously while the trigger is pulled.

Receiver Mods 2

muzzle

Empty muzzle attachment.

Increases long-range Accuracy and Stability at the cost of Hip-Fire accuracy.

Increases Stability and Hip-Fire accuracy at the cost of long-range Accuracy.

Vastly reduces acoustic intensity while increasing Accuracy at the cost of Range.

scope

Standard issue iron sights.

Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility.

Short scope for 2x magnified view.

Optic and Laser Mods 1

Medium scope for 4x magnified view.

Optic and Laser Mods 2

internal-mod

Empty internal module.

Installs a lighter trigger pull for increased Fire Rate.

Internal Mods 1

Increases Damage done.

Internal Mods 3

Internal module that increases accuracy and range.

Internal Mods 2

mag

Standard Magazine

Standard issue magazine.

Armor-Piercing Rounds

More powerful casing can penetrate even the sturdiest armors.

Magazine and Battery Mods 2

Tactical Magazine

Lighter mag that vastly increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.

Gut Buster Rounds

Nasty rounds that, upon firing into an enemy, explode out the back into a burst of shrapnel.

Magazine and Battery Mods 3

Increases Ammo capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed.

Magazine and Battery Mods 1

Vastly increases Ammo Capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed and Reload speed.

Magazine and Battery Mods 2

Whitehot Rounds

Chemically-tipped rounds that burn on contact.

Magazine and Battery Mods 1

Legendary Mods

+30% damage against aliens.

Damage increases as health decreases.

+10% damage against humans.

Deals double damage when gun bashing.

Extended Magazine

Doubles the base magazine capacity.

+30% damage while in space.

Deals double damage to targets with full health.

Each consecutive hit deals more damage.

+20% damage against robots.

Does more damage the less armor one has.

Volatile rounds that are designed to pack a bigger punch, but aren't as stable and can fail on occasion.

Chance that humans drop extra Med Packs on death.

+25% increase in attack speed.

Deals +30% damage on the next attack after hitting a target's limbs.

+15% damage while aiming.

Randomly deals radioactive damage and demoralizes the target.

Randomly deals poison damage and slows the target.

Small chance to stagger enemies.

Randomly applies a bleed effect to the target.

Randomly deals corrosive damage and reduces the targets' armor over 6 seconds.

Randomly deals incendiary damage.

Small chance to demoralize a target.

Randomly deals Corrosive, Radiation, Poison, and Incendiary damage.

Small chance to frenzy a target.

Randomly switches to explosive rounds.

Every fourth shot fires two projectiles at once.

Small chance to knock down targets.

Rounds will sometimes emit electricity where they land that damages and slows nearby targets.

Premium build materials make this weapon light as a feather.

Break through even the strongest armor.

Rounds fire in a shotgun-like spread.

Killing enemies grants health.

Damaging robots has a chance to instantly kill them. Robots explode on death.

Killing an elite increases your damage by 50% for 15 seconds.

Every time you reload, there is a 25% chance that your next magazine size will be tripled.

Magazine size is reduced to 1, damage is massively increased, health is massively reduced.

Other Mods

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stat-upgrade

Aim Speed Upgrade

Increases Aiming Speed.

Fire Rate Upgrade

Increases Fire Rate.

Ammo Capacity Upgrade

Increases Ammo Capacity.

Reload Speed Upgrade

Increases Reload Speed.

Increases Range.

Increases Damage.

Accuracy Upgrade

Increases Accuracy and Stability.

Reduces Recoil.

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