Thumper Shotgun

Thumper Shotgun is a shotgun-style weapon that fires 9 pellets per shot, dealing 18 Shotgun Pellet damage and 14 Acid damage per pellet. If every pellet connects, a single blast can deal up to 288 total damage before weaknesses or resistances are applied. It is a strong midgame weapon that combines high burst damage with a rare damage type, making it especially effective when enemies are vulnerable to acid.

At the point where it becomes craftable, it is already one of the most versatile firearms available. It has no biometric lock, holds 6 shells, and by that stage Ammo Stations are available, which makes keeping it supplied much easier than many other weapons of similar power. For stealth or opening strikes, it also offers extremely high single-attack damage, limited mainly by shotgun range and pellet spread.

A major advantage of Thumper Shotgun is that part of its damage is acid, and acid is resisted less often than many other damage types. This lets it remain useful against a wide range of enemies even when raw shotgun damage alone would be less impressive. Its burst potential also makes it valuable for quickly deleting threats before they can close distance.

Its main drawback is maintenance: it requires a semi-rare item to repair. Even so, once the Intermediate Gun Repair Kit becomes tradeable, the weapon can be kept in service indefinitely, removing much of the usual long-term cost associated with high-damage firearms.

• Fires 9 pellets per shot.
• Deals 18 Shotgun Pellet damage and 14 Acid damage per pellet.
• Maximum listed damage is 288 if all pellets hit.
• 6-shot magazine capacity.
• No biometric lock.
• Strong for sneak attacks, though range limits its practical use.
• Sustained use is feasible once Intermediate Gun Repair Kits are available through trade.

Its combination of accessibility, burst damage, and acid damage makes Thumper Shotgun a particularly efficient weapon for the stage of the game when it first becomes available.