On a side note, this setup sucks against any high armor enemy. Explosive doesn’t break magic, it can actually create it due to the fact that explosive effect is counted as another projectile. I have yet to experience any sort of "magic" when using vats with this weapon and armor equipped. Expert Shotgunner . I really don't want to reroll yet another character or grind 100 lvls to fix yet another character. SPECIALs and Perks Legendary Gear Mutations Addictions Nuclear Winter Stats Leveling. 3. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. Shotguns now weigh 90% less and you reload them 30% faster. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve read that if you have a legendary effect that’ll make the shotgun “magic” but also have a piece of armor with the specific legendary effect that affects it as well, it’ll cancel out, causing the shotgun to be normal. Small caveat is the only two armor pieces I've confirmed this bug with, since those are the only ones I have with reduced damage while blocking, funny enough are both 3* left legs, but they only share the reduced damage while blocking effect, so I'm assuming that's the reason. I can add a little more info also. Furious does not seem to work, even with proper primary effects. edit: I also rolled Vampires, +50 Limb, +250 DR reload would that be better or is the VATS better? MAJOR None. When crafted, Gauss shotguns use legendary modules, becoming legendary weapons with randomly determined effects. Find out everything that was fixed and changed in the latest update, including Legendary weapon nerfs here. The fancy pump action shotgun is an ornate weapon made with a darker wood and painted black with gold trim. "Magic" aside, I'm really disappointed in the Gauss Shotgun as an endgame weapon. 3. Normal shotguns (pump and combat) can still do one shot in super close range though, seems unchanged. I'm purely using vats with perks like Gun Fu, have two effects which should supposedly trigger it, and have tried charging/not charging the shotgun to absolutely no avail. Grenades. Fallout 76 Patch 5 update is live. I think my Bloodied Explosive .50cal was far more effective even though it read out at only ~300 damage per shot when fully min/maxed for heavy. I know this is old but just skimming through, limb damage definitley makes a bloody shotgun magic i can confirm this. Anways, would you mind telling me the mods on your shotguns that cause the bug? My shotguns do this without the armor. Discussions Rules and Guidelines. Complete the side quest "One Violent Night," and you'll receive the Nailer. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. Experienced traders can buy cheaper and sell higher. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews Fallout 76 > General Discussions > Topic Details ™IⒶamᴴᴰkiller℡ Jun 5 @ 12:46am Shotguns secret op? But in VATS they still apply their original damage outputs. Automatic Weapons. Via: Reddit. Fallout 76 > General Discussions > Topic Details. Pumping the weapon cycles the action, ejecting the shell and loading another one into the chamber. Expert Shotgunner . S. 15. 3. I run a shotgun build without blocking damage armor and get the VATS discrepancy. Shotguns … Shotgun build. 3. Shotguns in Fallout 76 are weapons medium to close range weapons that increases damage the closer the range. HOWEVER, if you use VATS the full damage will go through, resulting in you instakilling pretty much everything if you use concentrated fire for weakspot hits and/or VATS crits. Master Shotgunner. I've got one and it's great because I can tag things in events with it by aiming down the sights and if I need to kill things I just do a vats shot. SPECIALs and Perks Legendary Gear Mutations Addictions Nuclear Winter Stats Leveling. Fallout 76 Build General information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJnUwaEzYbY&t=227s. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. Yea vats is silly, i have a quad harpoon gun that does murder in vats but tickles out of vats even at pointblank range where all hits are registering. Armor has nothing to do with it. 3. Learn more. by Sub0ero, 2 weeks, 4 days ago. If you have even one piece of armor with +15 less damage while blocking, all shotguns do this according to turtle. < >-< >-Fallout 76 > General Discussions > Topic Details. That seems to break whatever is causing the 'magic'. My magic quad bashing pump shotgun 1 shots just about everything. 3. This Perk has 3 ranks with increasing cost in Strength. 3. A staple of law enforcement agencies and home defenders across the United States, the pump-action shotgun is a simple, reliable weapon. Yeah I don't have reduced block damage on any armor, I still oneshot max level stuff with a 240 damage, no AA shotgun. Author: MickJayPlays: Votes: +1 (100% positiv) Created: December 31, 2019 at 3:37 pm: Updated: August 8, 2020 at 7:38 pm: Planner: ⚙ Open in Build Planner: 8AUG2020 – … In Fallout 76, gamers will get into some unsavory situations. In which case can you make sure you're completely naked, no power armor either and if it still does it I'd be very surprised, but there's still things like mutations to look at I suppose. Don't have the blocking armor piece. MINOR None. Fallout 76 Character Build Planner . Will let you know... New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Welcome to the Fallout Network subreddit for Fallout 76, Press J to jump to the feed. Prior to patch 20 I could one shot most creatures with my magic gauss, after patch 20 it takes 2+ shots so I believe gauss shotty was nerfed or messes up unintentionally. A 12 gauge shotgun has a bore size of 18.53mm (.729", or 72 caliber). Question, would a Stalker’s Gauss Shotgun (100% when not in combat, +33% VATS, & 25% less VATS cost) trigger this effect bc of the 33%?? Didn't even know it was broken til later. No mutations at the time either. IMO it should be like the videos showing it absolutely shredding the SBQ. That's the theory anyway. pts left: 0. It oneshots almost everything, but only in VATS. ☢️ Find all Fallout 76 Perk Cards in this Perk Card Database and in our Fallout 76 Perk Planner. Armor has everything to do with it for me, but apparently theres more to it. Shotgunner. How bad is this going to screw up my crit based shotgun build. While using a Gauss Shotgun build in Fallout 76, there’s a couple of factors to take into consideration, one of which are the specific Legendary effects placed on your Gauss Shotgun. Fallout 76 Wastelanders Best Weapons Gauss Minigun. Shotgun build. Use the search to group cards by keywords like "heavy gun". This happens as long as I use any of the 2 left legs with the block effect, but there seems to be more to this bug than just that. Pretty much the same with my Two-Shot double barrel. After doing some testing I'm pretty confident I figured it out, basically if you have "reduces damage while blocking by 15%" on your armor, shotguns will bug out and instead do their entire tooltip damage on every pellet instead of spreading the tooltip damage among all pellets (at least I think that's how it works, either way it's insane damage), this is a visual bug only and will correct itself (most of the time) after showing you the wrong damage numbers and showing the wrong damage on the enemy healthbar on each shot. The ruggedness and simplicity of the mechanism, easy layout, and good firepower made it very popular across the United States. Combat Medic is the best Support character for any end-game team in Fallout 76. shotgun build. Share your build. 3. Try taking off your armor and see if it still happens, then check which armor piece/pieces was the reason and report back if you don't mind. I have a shotgun build and I’m using a vanguard shotgun build since launch, when I got a 2* I50%limb damage combat shotgun I can confirm this does ton of damage way more than any other shotgun I have even to a not full health target. Today I crafted a ss leg I think this have 15% reduce damage while blocking, later I will test if also the other shotgun I have will do the same damage with that leg equipped. Fallout 76 has basically become a mobile game. It is an endgame item; the result of a long and hard grind. Furious still isn't working. Combat Shotgun. If what little damage I was doing last night was the result of "magic", I don't want to think about how bad this weapon would be as originally intended. Martin was seriously hurt in a house fire getting his family to safety in real life. Non-Automatic Weapons. Fallout 76. I believe it cannot be magic due to the explosive effect. It was a full health type of build. Throwing Weapons. The damage boost you see is the game calculating all 7 pellets as 1 shot and with how dr/er works , 1 shot doing 700 damage will do a lot more than 7 pellets doin 100 damage. This is rank 3: Try equipping Skeet Shooter under perception as I definitely notice a difference with it on even with a full set of unyielding. Master Shotgunner. 2 Magic Fix Confirmed, First Earl Failure. S. 12. Gauss minigun which was there in fallout 76 also got added in Wastelanders DLC. Ghouls, mutants, just about everything that isn't a boss or a scorch beast. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. My friend has a BE shotty i have a B/Limb and mine does exponentially more damage in vats and he has all perks on i have 1. Came back, like I do for every expansion (because this game has potential to be really great), to see if FO76's design team had gotten their heads out of their asses yet. Eh. Very useful in confined spaces and melee enemies for firearms/gun character build. More discussions. I have not personally verified this because I don't own a qualifying piece of armor. I do get random numbers on occasion. Check your shotty's, boys. We'd need to know the legendary perks on the shotgun. I just stick to my combat or pump action and they one to two shot everything. Perhaps this is the true endgame raid, fighting the updates. MJP Junkie Magic Shotgunner. Heavy Heavy Gunner Guass minigun. 6 Is this worth buying at all?? Could you list all the legendary effects of your gun? Different numbers signal that magic is working, consistent numbers it's not. I have a shotgun build and I’m using a vanguard shotgun build since launch, when I got a 2* I50%limb damage combat shotgun I can confirm this does ton of damage way more than any other shotgun I have even to a not full health target. If you have one of these, keep it! I thought this might have been the case, however I've tried removing the armor and using a different shotgun with 33 to no avail. There is also a second factor. It doesn't happen with a different 3* left leg I have which doesn't have reduced damage while blocking. To use this Perk Card your character has to be at least level 10. I made a post earlier where I was basically wondering why my crappy shotgun oneshots nearly everything. Conversely, if you take off all your shotgun perks and can still one-shot mobs with a vats headshot then you probably have a magic shotgun. Recommended approach to using this tool How to measure weight grade of your armor. Shotguns. Ghouls, mutants, just about everything that isn't a boss or a scorch beast. I'm really disappointed with this weapon as an endgame item. Fallout 76 is not interacting at all with Riva Tuner, doesn't detect the .exe file when pressing ctrl+Add What changed in the patch? The fancy pump action shotgun has an increased ammo capacity and reload speed compared to the standard pump action shotgun. 3. I noticed them last night on the SBQ, yet still did nowhere near the damage I've seen in the videos using the exact same gun/armor. I wondered for the longest time why my shotgun was mutilating enemies and I had NO shotgun talents equipped. The Fallout community is honestly amazing and this week over 300 of us are getting together to help children battling for their lives as a first community wide fundraiser **MOD APPROVED** Earlier this year a well known Fallout 76 roleplayer "Doc" C.J. Scattershot. Reset. Don't bother. Posts: 0. The pellet damage is raised to the card damage. I have a B33 Gauss shotgun and it one-hits everything, including behemoths and Mirelurk Queens... Not sure of the difference, Angry turtle said in his magic weapon video that ,the magic effect doesnt work well with energy weapons, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJnUwaEzYbY&t=227s, Welcome to the Fallout Network subreddit for Fallout 76, Press J to jump to the feed. Exotic Weapons. Some shotguns with specific prefixes and major suffixes exhibit this behavior without any special armor pieces equipped. Shotgunner is a Perk Card in Fallout 76. Final Word. Ive had my anti armor magic shotgun shortly after starting the game with Wastelanders. Shotgunner. With plenty of enemies to farm this weapon from, the high base damage, and high ammunition capacity (starting at eight), you … Master Shotgunner. I have a vampires 33 combat shotgun and it one hit kills in vats everything you stated. I think it's got to do with nerf shotguns got waaaaaay back when they nerfed two shot explosives too. ☢️ Find all Fallout 76 Perk Cards in this Perk Card Database and in our Fallout 76 Perk Planner. I can easily get 3-5k damage with sneak headshots and I only have about half of the shotgunner perks. Once you become an ally of Raiders, go speak with the robot Mortimer and you can buy the plans and all its mods from him. I'm gonna miss that guy :( Hah I know what you mean. The gauss shotgun is a powerful firearm with superior damage to other weapons of its class. ☢️ Are you looking for a Fallout 76 community with a focus on tools, character builds and guides? Got to this post only now, sorry if I’m late. And if not, which armor piece caused it? I can use literally any shotgun style weapon naked except for any of the two the leg pieces with the block mod and it'll always cause it to happen and go away as soon as i uneqip them. I've seen many posts around here hyping magic shotguns yet I am completely unable to find any sort of "magic" in mine? 2; The Ultimate Noob Heavy (Build in progress) (1 to 10) by kcxstrange, 1 month, 2 weeks ago. Share your build. Lvl 95 deathclaws explode into a gory mess as do lvl 68 super mutants. For me gauss shotguns have been...tricky. To get this weapon, you need to visit ash … Then you should check out FalloutBuilds.com! Reset. Date Posted: Oct 13 @ 10:29pm. In order to maintain maximum damage at all times, especially in areas with many enemies pouring in, this Shotgun Build will help you use an underdog weapon to it’s full potential. Share your build. Explosives. So grab some ammo and put your bloodlust on as we go through 10 must have weapons in Fallout 76! EN English DE Deutsch FR Français RU Pусский +1. The receiver is engraved with a golden floral pattern and the forearm is painted with four white diamonds. Without damage perks it takes me 2 shots to kill max level ghouls. Shotgunner. Shotguns got their damage jury-rigged down but still show it rubber bandong. Or do all shotguns do it for you? And also make sure to unequip all armor and confirm that it still happens with just the gun. Edit: I have now verified that a piece of armor with -15% damage while blocking gives the magic effect to a Bloodied Explosive Combat Shotgun. This build is not suited for playing solo and was never intended to be played in such a way. Zero shotgun damage perks, too. In my case I see multiple hits each doing ~200 damage with a non-legendary lvl 50 hardened combat shotgun, and all that damage does go through in VATS. 10. Recently while playing i came across someone selling a bloody combat shotgun for 1k caps so i said why not im almost max caps. I also have a left leg SS piece with -15% DMG while Blocking which should (according to everything I've read here) trigger the crazy damage along with the limb damage weapon effect. They register huge damage numbers - but they always result in the health bar bounce-back issue. Needs to be in VATS though, cause without VATS I might as well be throwing rocks. Fo76 Builds Fallout 76 Build Directory; MJP Junkie Magic Shotgunner; EN. Builds; Guides; Build Planner; Perk Matrix; Perk Cards ; Create; Latest Replies. Fallout 76 Legendary Item Value Estimator. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. Shotguns now weigh 90% less and you reload them 30% faster. dang it, I was so sure I found the reason, tomorrow I'll try to get my hands on some more legendary armor :D. Would you mind taking off your armor and checking if it still happens? Angry Turtle did a video on this. Ghouls and Mutants still take 2+ shots to kill and this gun is nearly useless in a fight against the SBQ, even if I'm right up in its face VATs criting the head. Everything else, game on. Use the search to group cards by keywords like "heavy gun". Eh. Melee Weapons. There will be plenty of times when you wish you brought a friend or an extra Stimpak to take out that legendary enemy. 3. My favorite BTW is the Instigating Limb Damage, it is the most powerful that I personally own. Unfortunately Bloodied does not work without one of the mentioned primary effects, nor does any explosive version, but the shotguns listed above can still obviously benefit from bloodied builds via nerd rage, radicool, adrenal reaction, etc. Zero shotgun damage perks, too. "Gauge" is used to describe the bore size of a shot-firing weapon. Scattershot. A Fallout 76 Build by MickJayPlays. Expert Shotgunner. I have a magic pump action shotgun and you will see the effect immediately, I oneshot everything except scorchbeasts/bosses with it when I have damage perks on. I had to say something. With the addition of Wastelanders to Fallout 76, a bunch of new (and incredibly strong) weaponry has been added to the game, including the insanely powerful Gauss Minigun. When you hit an enemy, do you get various random numbers for each pellet damage or the same numbers? I have a vampires 33 combat shotgun and it one hit kills in vats everything you stated. 3. Edit: If you stumble upon this, make sure to read the comments, there seems to be more ways to trigger it than mine. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. That's why it's magic to me. ITEM PREFIX None. Energy Weapons. The gauge number is the number of lead bal… You can get this gun by completing the main storyline and siding with the Raiders. That's why it's magic to me. When it comes to using a Shotgun Build in Fallout 76, the key thing to remember is HOW POWERFUL yet HOW FAST you can burn through using V.A.T.S.. Skeet Shooter doesn't affect VATs accuracy and VATs is required for the "magic" effect to work. For reference, I have a Bloodied/+50% Limb DMG/Fast Movement Gauss Shotgun which the Pipboy reads out as ~2300 damage per shot when fully min/maxed. pts left: 0. If you are using a Bloodied Gauss Shotgun, you’ll want to focus on using 3 Unyielding Pieces of armor with 2 Bolstering pieces to help keep up your survivability. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews Fallout 76 > General Discussions > Topic Details ~ Molly ~ Sep 27 @ 7:36am Shotgun breaking too fast? I'll sum it up from my own experience: If you have a Junkies prefix OR any one of these primary effects: You have a magic gun that will oneshot nearly everything in VATS. 3. Am I doing something wrong here? Fallout 76. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. Try using VATS and the damage should stick if it's the same bug, at least if it's enough to kill. It was a full health type of build. Your shotguns now do +20% damage. If you haven't tried stealth suppressed shotgun VATS, you might want to give it a go. When you’re outnumbered and need some heavy firepower unleashed, you cannot go wrong with the trusty Combat Shotgun. Fallout 76 Character Build Planner . SPECIALs and Perks Legendary Gear Mutations Addictions Nuclear Winter Stats Leveling. S. 12. Most civil, police, and military shotguns are 12 gauge weapons. Pipe Weapons. Luckily, some weapons are based on your current health points. Scattershot. Fallout 76 Character Build Planner . No mutations at the time either. Although bore sizes range incrementally from 1.5 up to 32 (with an aberrant 67.5 topping the scale), 10, 12, and 20 gauge (aside from the .410 shotgun that measures in caliber) are the most common bore sizes, with 12 gauge leading the group in popularity. I don't think that's true. This weapon, capable of dealing obscene amounts of explosive damage to enemies, is probably the most powerful gun in the game IF you roll a good legendary version of it. Heavy Guns. 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