Rifle

Rifle
A long-range, rapid-fire weapon. Specifically designed to deliver adequate performance within the designated work area.
Unlocked by	MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle
Class name	BP_EquipmentDescriptorRifle_C
Item
Stack size	1
Sink points	9,480
Equipment
Equipment slot	Hands
Ammo	Rifle Ammo  Homing Rifle Ammo  Turbo Rifle Ammo
Reload time	3.2 sec
Range	150 m

Rifle Ammo
Standard issue Rifle ammunition, useful for establishing dominance.
Unlocked by	MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle
Class name	Desc_CartridgeStandard_C
Item
Stack size	500
Sink points	25
Abbrev­iation	RA
Equipment
Damage	4
Magazine size	15
Rate of fire	5/s

Homing Rifle Ammo
The bullet guidance system built into this ammunition allows it to accurately hit any target within the reticle area. Especially useful when dealing with agile threats, or for Pioneers who can't be bothered to aim properly.
Unlocked by	MAM Caterium Research - Bullet Guidance System
Class name	Desc_CartridgeSmartProjectile_C
Item
Stack size	500
Sink points	855
Abbrev­iation	HA
Equipment
Damage	3
Magazine size	18

Turbo Rifle Ammo
Lightweight, compact, and volatile. These rounds provide extreme capacity and fire rates, at the cost of accuracy.
Unlocked by	MAM Sulfur Research - Turbo Rifle Ammo
Class name	Desc_CartridgeChaos_C
Item
Stack size	500
Sink points	120
Abbrev­iation	TA
Equipment
Damage	4
Magazine size	75

The Rifle is a ranged weapon that fires three types of bullets as ammunition: Rifle Ammo, Homing Rifle Ammo, and Turbo Rifle Ammo, each with different properties. The desired ammunition can be selected by holding down the reload key (default R). The Rifle can be fired automatically with all ammunition types by holding down fire, or semi-automatically by tapping.

When using normal ammunition, each Rifle magazine holds 15 rounds that deal four damage each and have a semi-automatic fire rate cap of five rounds per second. Bullets travel in a straight line with infinite speed (hitscan), up to a maximum firing range of 150 meters.

Obtaining

Unlocking

 Rifle and  Rifle Ammo are unlocked via the Sulfur Research chain in the MAM using:

50

100

200

 Homing Rifle Ammo is unlocked via the Caterium Research chain in the MAM using:

500

10

 Turbo Rifle Ammo is unlocked via the Sulfur Research chain in the MAM using:

1000

50

100

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Homing Rifle Ammo	20 × Rifle Ammo50 / min 1 × High-Speed Connector2.5 / min	Assembler 24 sec Equipment Workshop  × 9	10 × Homing Rifle Ammo25 / min	MAM Caterium Research - Bullet Guidance System
Rifle	2 × Motor1 / min 10 × Rubber5 / min 25 × Steel Pipe12.5 / min 250 × Screw125 / min	Equipment Workshop  × 60	1 × Rifle0.5 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle
Rifle Ammo	3 × Copper Sheet15 / min 2 × Smokeless Powder10 / min	Assembler 12 sec Equipment Workshop  × 6	15 × Rifle Ammo75 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle
Turbo Rifle Ammo	25 × Rifle Ammo125 / min 3 × Aluminum Casing15 / min 3 × Turbofuel15 / min	Blender 12 sec	50 × Turbo Rifle Ammo250 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - Turbo Rifle Ammo
Turbo Rifle Ammo	25 × Rifle Ammo125 / min 3 × Aluminum Casing15 / min 3 × Packaged Turbofuel15 / min	Manufacturer 12 sec Equipment Workshop  × 20	50 × Turbo Rifle Ammo250 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - Turbo Rifle Ammo

Usage

Equipment

The Rifle deals less damage per-shot than the Rebar Gun, but since it has a magazine rather than being single-shot, it offers the ability to rapidly make follow-up shots. It also has a much longer effective range, and since it fires hitscans when using Rifle Ammo and Turbo Rifle Ammo, there is no need to lead targets or compensate for projectile drop.

With standard ammunition the rifle is a relatively slow-firing weapon with little meaningful difference between holding the fire button and manually pressing it, with the crosshair initially a point which blooms slightly with repeat shots. Both alternate ammo types change the behavior of the weapon, though not nearly as radically as the alternative ammo for the Rebar Gun:

Turbo Ammo makes the Rifle a fast-firing automatic weapon and offers five times the magazine size. With this ammo, the weapon's fire rate accelerates the longer it is fired, peaking after five seconds: this is accompanied by much greater crosshair bloom. The fire rate takes time to return to the default (indicated by the crosshair slowly shrinking back to normal), meaning that short, rapid bursts offer a balance of firepower and accuracy.

Homing Ammo defaults to an extremely broad crosshair, but this does not represent shot bloom; rather, it indicates the weapon's tracking area. The ammo will curve to hit enemies within the aiming circle even if the Rifle is not pointed directly at them. The bullets are to be tracked as projectiles rather than hitscans, and have some trouble with agile enemies, especially small Stingers where shots will often strike the ground around them. The weapon has a somewhat faster fire rate and larger magazine size of 18, while dealing only three damage per shot.

Ammunition	Damage per shot	Magazine size
Rifle Ammo	4	15
Homing Rifle Ammo	3	18
Turbo Rifle Ammo	4	75

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Homing Rifle Ammo	20 × Rifle Ammo50 / min 1 × High-Speed Connector2.5 / min	Assembler 24 sec Equipment Workshop  × 9	10 × Homing Rifle Ammo25 / min	MAM Caterium Research - Bullet Guidance System
Turbo Rifle Ammo	25 × Rifle Ammo125 / min 3 × Aluminum Casing15 / min 3 × Turbofuel15 / min	Blender 12 sec	50 × Turbo Rifle Ammo250 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - Turbo Rifle Ammo
Turbo Rifle Ammo	25 × Rifle Ammo125 / min 3 × Aluminum Casing15 / min 3 × Packaged Turbofuel15 / min	Manufacturer 12 sec Equipment Workshop  × 20	50 × Turbo Rifle Ammo250 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - Turbo Rifle Ammo

AWESOME Sink

 Rifle can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 9 480 points.

 Rifle Ammo can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 25 points.

 Homing Rifle Ammo can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 855 points.

 Turbo Rifle Ammo can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 120 points.

Tips

• While effective against almost every hostile creature, its long range makes it particularly good at dealing with Flying Crabs and Alpha Spitters.

History

• Patch 0.8.0.0
  • Fire rate and damage balancing done to the Homing Rifle Ammo
  • Weapon spread and damage balancing done to the Turbo Rifle Ammo
  • As of this patch, Rifle Ammo and Turbo Rifle Ammo deal 4 damage, and Homing Rifle Ammo deals 3 damage
• Patch 0.6.0.4: Fixed minor camera clipping during Rifle reload animation
• Patch 0.6.0.0:
  • Added  Homing Rifle Ammo
    • Corrects projectile trajectory to hit targets more easily
  • Added  Turbo Rifle Ammo
    • Shoots a massive amount of bullets at an accelerating pace
  • Reworked Rifle audio
  • Undocumented change: Renamed  Rifle Cartridge to  Rifle Ammo
  • Undocumented change: Changed  Rifle Ammo recipe to use  Copper Sheets and  Smokeless Powder
  • Undocumented change: Magazine size changed from 10 to 15
  • Undocumented change: Increased stack size from 100 to 500
  • Undocumented change: Reduced standard Ammo damage from 6 to 5
• Patch 0.3.4.0:
  • Renamed Cartridge to Rifle Cartridge
  • Increased stack size from 50 to 100
• Patch 0.3.0.1: Rifle Cartridges are now correctly produced in the Manufacturer
• Patch 0.3: Cartridge no longer require Nobelisk to produce
• Patch 0.1.8: Added Rifle sounds
• Patch 0.1.5: Made Rifle and Cartridges officially available