Blood-gradient hand vacuum

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blood-gradient hand vacuum
Bloodgradient hand vacuum.png
10/10
PV/Max PV
♥
1d8
average: 4.5range: 1-8
$
666.00
Commerce Value
6
lbs.
Weight

Exsanguination
Disintegrate

Ammo Type

blood

Accuracy
Shots per Action

1

Max Volume

8 drams

Charge per Use

100

Charge Used For

Weapon power

Complexity

6

Tier

6

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Can Disassemble

yes

Can Build

yes

Tinker Skill

Tinker II

Skill Used

Pistol

Character

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Blood-Gradient Hand Vacuum

Spawns in

Guns

Extra Info:
blood-gradient hand vacuum

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The blood-gradient hand vacuum is tied with the overloaded laser pistol for having the highest penetration value among pistols in the game. It does slightly less damage than the overloaded laser pistol, but it has a few very unique mechanical features that set it apart.

The blood-gradient hand vacuum has a blood reservoir. It also stores up to 13 biologically-generated ammo units.

Blood-gradient hand vacuum diagram.png

The blood reservoir is used primarily to generate "ammo" for the blood-gradient hand vacuum, but it also draws a small amount of energy from its blood reservoir whenever it fires a shot.

Technical Components

blood-gradient hand vacuum has the following technical components, each of which have special effects. The operational status of these components can be seen if the looker has access to a techscanning apparatus. Each of the components must be "Operational" to function.

  • ExsanguinationMicrotubules: This component extracts blood from the body of the equipper. Every 800 turns, it will refill a single dram of blood into the blood-gradient hand vacuum. Functionally, this acts as a slow but infinite recharge mechanism while the blood-gradient hand vacuum is equipped.
    • This component will be operational only if equipped in a biological body slot. This typically means it must be equipped in one of a humanoid's default missile weapon equipment slots. It will not function while in the inventory or if equipped in a non-organic missile weapon equipment slot, such as the additional missile weapon slots granted by a gun rack implant.
  • VitalityTransferSystem: This component generates ammo for the blood-gradient hand vacuum. Every five turns, if blood is available in the reservoir, this component will fabricate 1 biologically-generated unit of ammo. The weapon can hold up to 13 units of ammo at a time. Each time that this component generates a unit of ammo, there is a 20% chance that it will consume 1 dram of blood from the weapon's reservoir.
    • This component will be operational as long as at least one dram of blood is available in the weapon's reservoir. It works whether or not the blood-gradient hand vacuum is equipped; it will also generate ammo in the inventory.
  • EnergyWeaponSystem: This component fires the weapon. It consumes 100 charge each time it is fired. The charge is drawn from blood in the reservoir; but this tends not to have a significant noticeable effect on the blood available in the reservoir, because a single dram of blood can provide 7500 charge (enough to fire the weapon 75 times).
    • This component will be operational as long as at least one dram of blood is available in the weapon's reservoir.
  • BiodynamicExtractor: This component is the power plant that converts blood into energy that the EnergyWeaponSystem can consume.
    • This component remains operational at all times, but it requires at least one dram of blood to generate energy.

Advantages and Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

  • One of the strongest pistols available in the game.
  • Has an infinitely recharging ammo supply, and uses a liquid that is relatively easy to find.

Disadvantages

  • If you use this as your only weapon, it can be difficult to keep it full at all times. It requires a significant blood supply, or else it requires time without firing to recharge.