Overloaded

overloaded

	General, Electronics
	0
	Rare
	Yes
	Tinker II
	<5>
	no
	1.3
	+1
	+1
	ModOverloaded
Infobox data from game version 2.0.202.74

Overloaded: This item has increased performance but consumes extra charge, generates heat when used, and has a chance to break relative to its charge draw.

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overloaded is an item mod that can be applied to "power load-sensitive" electronics. It adds 300% to the "power load level" of the item , which quadruples power consumption and provides a varying bonus to the item depending on the type of effect the item has.

Because certain other item mods can cause an item to become power load-sensitive, overloaded can amplify the effects of those other mods when combined with them.

Bonuses to Items and Equipment

Item type	Overloaded effect
Energy-loaded missile weapons	+2 to damage roll
Gaslight weapons	+2 to damage roll
Reality stabilization items	+2 to the strength of reality stabilization
Gas pumps	+30% to density of gases produced
displacer bracelet	+2 to maximum displacement range
ganglionic teleprojector	+2 bonus to success roll when attempting to dominate a robot
geomagnetic disc	+2 to damage roll, +2 to bounce radius, and bounces up to 2 additional times (up to 7 bounces total)
gyrocopter backpack	+10% chance each turn to repel gases
maghammer	+2 to difficulty of Strength save for latching on or breaking free, and auto-hits at the end of each turn deal 2 extra damage
night-vision goggles	+30% to radius of vision
ninefold boots	+2 to teleport distance
point-defense drone	+10% chance to shoot incoming projectiles
powered exoskeleton	+2 Strength
ulnar stimulators	+1 Agility and +1 Strength
stun rod	Multiplies stun chance by 1.3 (25% to 32.5%), and +2 to difficulty of Toughness save on stun
prayer rod
wrist calc	+30% to compute power (i.e. +3 normally) +2 to light radius
wrist fan	+10% chance each turn to repel gases

Bonuses to Other Mods

The following table lists all "power load-sensitive" mods and how they synergize with overloaded.

Item Mod	Overloaded effect
Co-processor	Adds 2 to the item tier for purposes of calculating mod effects. Effectively this results in +0.5 intelligence and +5 compute power.
Displacer	Increases the maximum range of displacer to 6 tiles
Electrified	Adds 2 to the item tier for purposes of damage calculation
Flaming	Adds 2 to the item tier for purposes of damage calculation and temperature increase
Freezing	Adds 2 to the item tier for purposes of damage calculation and temperature decrease
Morphogenetic	+2 to difficulty of Willpower save
Nulling	+2 to the strength of reality stabilization

Overheating and Breaking

Each time an overloaded item draws charge (typically when it is fired/activated/used), it generates heat and has a chance of breaking relative to the amount of charge it draws. The chance to break is roughly equal to 1 in 10,000 per unit of charge drawn. Keep in mind that overloaded items draw 4x more charge than their normal item counterparts. Both the object itself and the holder/wielder will be affected by the temperature increase.

Temperature increase per use	Floor(ChargeConsumed / 100) + 1
Percent chance of breaking per use	(Floor(ChargeConsumed / 10) + 1) / 100

Overheat and Breakage Stats by Item

The following table provides some examples of overheat temperatures and breakage statistics for items that can be overloaded. This is not an exhaustive list of items that can be overloaded.

Item	Base Charge Use	Overloaded Charge Use	Overheat Temp Per Use	Breakage Chance Per Use
overloaded arc cannon	70	280	3	0.29%
overloaded arc winder	300	1,200	13	1.21%
overloaded blast cannon	1,000	4,000	41	4.01%
overloaded blood-gradient hand vacuum	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded chain laser	150	600	7	0.61%
overloaded di-thermo beam	350	1,400	15	1.41%
overloaded eigenpistol	250	1,000	11	1.01%
overloaded eigenrifle	250	1,000	11	1.01%
overloaded electrobow	50	200	3	0.21%
overloaded freeze ray	500	2,000	21	2.01%
overloaded ganglionic teleprojector	1,010	4,040	41	4.05%
overloaded gaslight chisel	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded gaslight flyssa	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded gaslight kris	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded geomagnetic disc	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded grappling gun	50	200	3	0.21%
overloaded hand rail	500	2,000	21	2.01%
overloaded high-voltage arc winder	425	1,700	18	1.71%
overloaded hypertractor	400	1,600	17	1.61%
overloaded laser pistol	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded laser rifle	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded light rail	500	2,000	21	2.01%
overloaded linear cannon	750	3,000	31	3.01%
overloaded longreach grappling gun	80	320	4	0.33%
overloaded maghammer	10	40	1	0.05%
overloaded night-vision goggles	1	4	1	0.01%
overloaded normality gas pump	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded nullray pistol	5,000	20,000	201	20.01%
overloaded phase cannon	7,500	30,000	301	30.01%
overloaded point-defense drone	102	408	5	0.41%
overloaded powered exoskeleton	1	4	1	0.01%
overloaded prayer rod	10	40	1	0.05%
overloaded space inverter	100	400	5	0.41%
overloaded spaser pistol	1,000	4,000	41	4.01%
overloaded spaser rifle	1,000	4,000	41	4.01%
overloaded stun rod	10	40	1	0.05%
overloaded turbow	20	80	1	0.09%
overloaded ulnar stimulators	1	4	1	0.01%

Tips

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

• The sturdy mod prevents overloaded items from breaking, but note that only three mods can be applied to an item.
• Taking the Tinkering skill Repair might come in handy to fix overloaded items that break frequently.
• In some cases, a power load-sensitive mod must be added before an item can be modded with overloaded. This can also allow you to access additional overloaded effects on items that couldn't previously be overloaded. For example, overloaded cannot normally be applied to a defoliant pump, but by adding a power load-sensitive mod first, such as displacer, one can then overload the defoliant pump and gain additional overload synergies, such as the increased gas density that overloaded triggers in gas pumps.