Alien/ Eridian Weaponry

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Notes:

• Eridian weapons are weapons that have been left behind on Pandora by the Eridian Alien (to humans at least) race. They have a curved, organic appearance, and they do not use standard ammunition like most other weapons found on Pandora. Furthermore, their weapons utilize technology that consists of harnessing the universe's energy; thus, their weaponry only consume charges from their "Magazines" when fired. These magazines or energy reservoirs will restore to max capacity if the weapon is not fired for several seconds; thus, obeying the Law of Conservation of Energy, stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system providing a weapon with theoretically infinite ammunition.

• Eridian weapons recharge while in a non-active weapons slot, making it possible to switch between several Eridian weapons without waiting for one to cool down. A discharged Eridian weapon can also be instantly recharged by unequipping and reequipping the weapon.

• There are Eridian equivalents to all conventional types of in-game weapon types except for the Pistol weapon type. However, all variants share the same "Weapon Proficiency." Note that despite the appearance of the projectiles fired, only a select few weapons deal shock damage. In addition, your character will move slightly slower with most of these weapons equipped.

• All pre-Knoxx Eridian weapons have a rarity color of green, but are much harder to come by than other green weapons. "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx" DLC introduced several new Eridian weapons. A few of these models, such as the Eridian Mega Cannon come only in Legendary varieties. However, just as their green counterparts, these guns have exceedingly rare drop rates, surpassing Pearlescent weapons. Excluding the higher-tier weapons such as the Eridian Mega Cannon they can be commonly found in Crimson Lance chests, and less commonly found in red chests.

• Because Eridian weapons have hefty restrictions on the part combinations for each weapon type, same-level Eridian weapons tend to be similar if not identical to each other. For example, any archetype is limited to only one barrel and most of them are limited in their scopes (scopes do not affect accuracy BTW). The different grips, accessories, and stocks have not been documented to affect stats, meaning only the body and magazine can have any real effect on the weapon's statistics.

Archetypes:

Weapons of the same archetype will always have the same function, description, and general organic appearance; although the special effect may differ slightly.

Conventional type	Eridian archetype
Rocket Launcher	Eridian Cannon, Eridian Mega Cannon*
Shotgun	Eridian Thunder Storm
Sniper Rifle	Eridian Lightning
Machinegun/SMG	Eridian Mercurial, Wave, Ball Blasters
Incendiary Rifle	Eridian Flaregun*, Fireball*, Firebomb*
Corrosive Rifle	Eridian Glob*, Splat*, Rolling Spatter*, Stampeding Spatter Gun*
Shock Rifle	Eridian Rifle

• These weapons are available in The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC ONLY

For more info, and Parts Guide check out: Wikia: Eridian Weapons Thread

Alien Rifle Type	Extra Effect/Notes
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_Launcher.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Cannon	Eridian Cannon ("010011110100110101000111")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_Rifle.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Elementalgun	Combat Rifle ("Hold on…it does what?")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_Shotgun.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_ShockGun	Combat Rifle ("Getting near this thing makes your hair stand on end.")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_Shotgun.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Thunder_Storm	Combat Rifle ("Lightning never strikes the same place twice, but it can strike freaking everywhere!")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_SMG.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Acid_Storm	Combat Rifle ("No face shall go unmelted.")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_SMG.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Blaster	Eridian Blaster ("Pew Pew Pew!")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_SMG.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Fire_Storm	Combat Rifle ("Anybody need a light?")
gd_weap_alien_rifle.A_Sniper.a_weap.WeaponType_Eridan_Lightning	Combat Rifle ("I feel like I'm gonna break this thing.")

Format for Alien Rifle Parts	gd_weap_alien_rifle.[Part Type].[Part Name]

Part Name	Part Type	Damage Mod	Accuracy Mod	Fire Rate Mod	Extra Effect/Notes
body5	Body	-8%	-	-	-
body5	Body	-	-	-	-
body5	Body	-	-	-	-
body5	Body	-	-	-	-
body5	Body	-	-	-	-
grip6	Grip	-	-	-	-
grip6	Grip	-	-	-	-
grip6	Grip	-	-	-	-
grip6	Grip	-	-	-	-
grip6	Grip	-	-	-	-
grip6	Grip	-	-	-	-
Part Name	Part Type	Clip Size	Regen Rate	Regen Delay	Extra Effect/Notes
mag1	Mag	-	-	-	-
mag2	Mag	+30%	20%	-	-
mag3	Mag	-20%	+40%	-40%	-xx% delay means it recharges faster
mag4	Mag	+100%	-20%	+30%	+xx% delay means it recharges slower
mag5	Mag	+30%	-30%	-20%	-xx% delay means it recharges faster
mag6	Mag	+20%	+40%	-50%	-xx% delay means it recharges faster
Part Name	Part Type	Damage Mod	Accuracy Mod	Fire Rate Mod	Extra Effect/Notes
Barrels (Note: Barrels are unique to each Alien Rifle type (Eridian Lightning, Eridian Cannon, Thunder Storm, etc.))
barrel1	Barrel	-	-	-	-
barrel2_Fireball	Barrel	-	-	+10%	Does fire damage (most likely x4)
barrel2_Firebomb	Barrel	-	-	+10%	Grenade launcher-like firing with explosion on impact, does fire damage each explosion does explosive damage and each explosion can spread fire effect
barrel2_Flaregun	Barrel	-	-	-	-
barrel2_GlobGun	Barrel	-	-	-	Shoots an arcing granade-like glob, explosive damage
barrel2_Rifle	Barrel	-	+33.5%	-	-
barrel2_RollingSpattergun	Barrel	-	-	-	Shoots an arcing granade-like glob that splits into a second ball that bounces once then does the same effect as first, continues for 4 bounces, Explosive damage
barrel2_Splatgun	Barrel	-	-	-	Shoots an arcing granade-like glob that splits into a second ball that bounces once then does the same effect as first, continues for 4 bounces
barrel2_StampedingSpattergun	Barrel	-	-	-	Shoots an arcing granade-like acid ball that splits into a second ball that bounces once then does the same effect as first, continues for 4 bounces
barrel3_Rifle	Barrel	-	+33.5%	-	-
barrel4_BallBlaster	Barrel	-	-	-	Shots Home-in to nearby targets. will not Home-in if target is too far away
barrel4_Blaster	Barrel	-	-	-	Fires like a combat rifle
barrel4_MercurialBlaster	Barrel	-	-	+100%	Fires like a combat rifle only faster
barrel4_WaveBlaster	Barrel	+100%	-	-100%	Fires in vertical zigzag pattern, Electrical damage (most likely x4), chance to bounce off surfaces
barrel5_Cannon	Barrel	-	-	-	-
barrel5_MegaCannon	Barrel	+23%	-	+5%	-
barrel6	Barrel	-	-	-	Fires 8 shots that deal Electrical damage
sight1	Sight	-	-	-	-
sight2	Sight	-	-	-	-
sight3	Sight	-	-	-	-
sight4	Sight	-	-	-	-
sight5	Sight	-	-	-	-
sight6	Sight	-	-	-	-
sight_none	Sight	-	-	-	-
acc1	Acc	-	-	-	-
acc2	Acc	-	-	-	-
acc3	Acc	-	-	-	-
acc4	Acc	-	-	-	-
acc5	Acc	-	-	-	-
acc6	Acc	-	-	-	-
acc_none	Acc	-	-	-	-
Prefix_Acid	Prefix	-	-	-	Acid
Prefix_Ball	Prefix	-	-	-	Ball
Prefix_Chain	Prefix	-	-	-	Chain
Prefix_Eridan	Prefix	-	-	-	Eridian
Prefix_Fire	Prefix	-	-	-	Fire
Prefix_Mega	Prefix	-	-	-	Mega
Prefix_Mercurial	Prefix	-	-	-	Mercurial
Prefix_Rolling	Prefix	-	-	-	Rolling
Prefix_Thunder	Prefix	-	-	-	Thunder
Prefix_Wave	Prefix	-	-	-	Wave
Title_Blaster	Title	-	-	-	Blaster
Title_Cannon	Title	-	-	-	Cannon
Title_Fireball	Title	-	-	-	Fireball
Title_Firebomb	Title	-	-	-	Firebomb
Title_Flaregun	Title	-	-	-	Flaregun
Title_Globgun	Title	-	-	-	Glob Gun
Title_Lightning	Title	-	-	-	Lightning
Title_RollingSpattergun	Title	-	-	-	Rolling Spatter Gun
Title_Shockgun	Title	-	-	-	Shockgun
Title_Splatgun	Title	-	-	-	Splat Gun
Title_StampedingSpattergun	Title	-	-	-	Stampeding Spatter Gun
Title_Storm	Title	-	-	-	Storm