Institute pistol

	For an overview of laser pistol models throughout the Fallout series, see laser pistol.

	Fallout 4 weapon Institute pistol
	Type Pistol Damage Damage 21 Damage Type Energy Attacks Ammo Type Fusion cell Ammo Cap. 30 Attack Rate 6.66 rps Range Short barrel: 32.9 m (107.94 ft) Long barrel: 58.49 m (191.9 ft) Accuracy No bonus AP cost 25 Weapon Modification Slots Capacitor Barrel Grip Sights Muzzle Default Mods Grip Any grip Other Weight 3 Value 60 Technical Editor ID InstituteLaserGun (base) Base ID 001633cc

 

Institute pistol is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Background

A mass-produced laser weapon developed by the Institute for use by its squads of synth troopers operating on the surface. The design sacrifices raw firepower per shot in favor of easier manufacturing and increased refire rate and is overall intended for use by groups of synths, rather than individual human operators. This philosophy is reflected by its limited customization options.

Characteristics

A laser weapon developed by The Institute, it features a higher rate of fire than the laser pistol when semi-automatic, but the damage per shot is 33% lower, resulting in an overall decrease in DPS while being far less efficient with fusion cells. Furthermore, Institute weapons don't have any grip or stock upgrades, nor can they be equipped with sniper barrels.

Mods

All numbers are relative to the base stats.

Capacitor

Slot	Damage	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Standard	Base				+2.5%	+2.5%	1x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 1x Crystal 2x Nuclear Material 6x Plastic 3x Screw	None
Photon Exciter (Better Criticals I)	+100% critical charge +100% critical damage multiplier	0	0	+10%	+10%	+5%	1x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 2x Crystal 2x Nuclear Material 6x Plastic 3x Screw	None
Beta Wave Tuner (Armor Piercing I)	Sets target on fire for 3 sec (3x magnitude)		+10%		+10%	+10%	2x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 2x Crystal 2x Nuclear Material 6x Plastic 3x Screw	None
Boosted Capacitor (More Damage I)	+25%	+10% -10% capacity				+15%	3x Adhesive 5x Circuitry 4x Crystal 4x Nuclear Material 7x Plastic 3x Screw 1x Silver	None
Photon Agitator (Better Critcials II)	+200% critical damage multiplier	+20% capacity		+15%	+20%	+20%	4x Adhesive 5x Circuitry 4x Crystal 4x Nuclear Material 7x Plastic 3x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 1
Gamma Wave Emitter (Armor Piercing II)	Sets target on fire for 3 sec (5x magnitude)	+20% capacity	+20%		+20%	+25%	5x Adhesive 5x Circuitry 4x Crystal 4x Nuclear Material 8x Plastic 3x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 1
Maximized Capacitor (More Damage II)	+50% damage				+20%	+30%	5x Adhesive 6x Circuitry 5x Crystal 4x Nuclear Material 8x Screw 3x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 2
Boosted Photon Agitator (More Damage + Better Criticals II)	+25% damage +200% critical damage multiplier	+30% capacity		+15%	+30%	+35%	6x Adhesive 6x Circuitry 5x Crystal 10x Fiberglass 2x Gold 5x Nuclear Material 3x Screw	Science! 2
Boosted Gamma Wave Emitter (More Damage + Armor Piercing II)	+25% damage Sets target on fire for 3 sec (5x magnitude)		+20%		+30%	+30%	7x Adhesive 6x Circuitry 5x Crystal 11x Fiberglass 2x Gold 5x Nuclear Material 3x Screw	Science! 2
Overcharged Capacitor (More Damage III)	+75% damage	+10% capacity			+30%	+45%	8x Adhesive 8x Circuitry 6x Crystal 12x Fiberglass 3x Gold 6x Nuclear Material 3x Screw	Science! 3

Barrel

Slot	Damage	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Short Barrel		-10% AP cost	9 x Base	+10% accuracy -10% recoil	+25%	+5%	1x Adhesive 1x Circuitry 2x Fiber optics 2x Glass 2x Plastic 2x Screw	None
Long Barrel	+9.6%	+10% AP cost +3% iron sights transition -10% capacity	16 x Base	+40% sighted accuracy -50% hip fire accuracy -15% recoil	+50%	+10%	1x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 3x Fiber Optics 2x Glass 5x Plastic 3x Screw	None
Automatic Barrel	-25%	Full auto +25% AP cost +3% iron sights transition -10% capacity	16 x Base	+20% sighted accuracy -100% hip fire accuracy	+60%	+15%	2x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 3x Crystal 5x Fiber Optics 4x Gear 7x Plastic 4x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 1
Improved Short Barrel	+21%	-10% AP cost	9 x Base	+10% accuracy -10% recoil	+25%	+25%	3x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 3x Crystal 3x Fiber Optics 2x Fiberglass 2x Screw 3x Silver	Science! 1
Improved Long Barrel	+34%	+10% AP cost +3% iron sights transition -10% capacity	16 x Base	+40% sighted accuracy -50% hip fire -15% recoil	+50%	+30%	4x Adhesive 3x Circuitry 4x Crystal 6x Fiber Optics 5x Fiberglass 4x Screw 4x Silver	Science! 2
Improved Automatic Barrel	-15%	Full auto +25% rate of fire +25% AP cost +3% iron sights transition -10% capacity	16 x Base	+20% sighted accuracy -100% hip fire accuracy	+60%	+35%	4x Adhesive 4x Circuitry 5x Crystal 10x Fiber Optics 7x Fiberglass 6x Gear 3x Gold 5x Screw	Science! 2

Grip

Adding a stock will turn the pistol into a Institute rifle.

Slot	Damage	Fire Rate	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Standard Grip	-50% bash damage	-10% AP cost		+2.5%	+2.5%	1x Adhesive 2x Plastic 2x Screw	None
Full Stock		+20% AP cost +10% iron sights transition	+7% stability +40% sighted accuracy -20% recoil	+30%	+30%	4x Adhesive 10x Plastic 6x Screw	None

Sights

Slot	Effect	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Standard Sights	Base		+2.5%	+2.5%	1x Adhesive 2x Plastic	None
Reflex Sight	x2 zoom -15% AP cost -10% iron sights transition	+15% sighted accuracy	0+10%	+25%	2x Adhesive 2x Fiber Optics 2x Fiberglass 2x Glass 1x Nuclear Material 2x Screw 1x Silver	None
Short Scope	x4 scope +10% iron sight transition +30% AP cost	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+20%	+20%	2x Adhesive 2x Glass 4x Plastic 2x Screw	None
Medium Scope	x6 scope +40% AP cost +15% iron sights transition	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+25%	+40%	3x Adhesive 3x Glass 5x Plastic 2x Screw	Science! 1
Long Scope	x10 scope +50% AP cost +2% sighted transition	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+30%	+50%	4x Adhesive 5x Glass 6x Plastic 2x Screw	Science! 2
Short Night Vision	x4 scope (night vision) +10% iron sight transition +30% AP cost	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+20%	+20%	4x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 3x Fiber Optics 3x Glass 2x Nuclear Material 2x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 2
Medium Night Vision	x6 scope (night vision) +40% AP cost +15% iron sights transition	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+25%	+75%	4x Adhesive 3x Circuitry 5x Fiber Optics 5x Fiberglass 5x Glass 3x Nuclear Material 2x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 2
Long Night Vision	x10 scope (night vision) +50% AP cost +2% sighted transition	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+30%	+85%	5x Adhesive 5x Circuitry 6x Fiber optics 6x Fiberglass 6x Glass 2x Nuclear Material 2x Screw	Science! 3
Short Recon Scope	x4 scope (monochrome, tracks targets) +10% iron sight transition +30% AP cost	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+20%	+100%	5x Adhesive 6x Circuitry 8x Crystal 8x Fiber Optics 6x Fiberglass 3x Nuclear Material 3x Screw	Science! 3
Long Recon Scope	x10 scope (monochrome, tracks targets) +50% AP cost +2% sighted transition	-20% stability +20% sighted accuracy	+35%	+100%	5x Adhesive 6x Circuitry 8x Crystal 8x Fiber Optics 6x Fiberglass 3x Gold 5x Nuclear Material 3x Screw	Science! 3

Muzzle

Slot	Damage	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
No Muzzle	0	0	0	0	0	0	None	None
Beam Splitter (scattergun)	+10% damage Splits beam into four projectiles	-10%	-2 x Base Damage nullified beyond maximum range	Override: High recoil, low accuracy	+15%	+10%	3x Adhesive 2x Glass 4x Plastic 3x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 1
Beam Focuser (extended range)			+2 x Base	+20% accuracy -15% recoil	+20%	+15%	3x Adhesive 2x Glass 4x Plastic 2x Screw 2x Silver	Science! 1
Gyro Compensating Lens (compensator)			-1 x Base	-25% recoil	+30%	+20%	2x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 3x Glass 5x Plastic 2x Screw 3x Silver 2x Spring	Science! 1
Amplified Beam Splitter (scattergun II)	+10% damage Splits beam into four projectiles	-10%	-2 x Base Damage nullified beyond maximum range	Override: High recoil, low accuracy (+25% accuracy vs. regular splitter)	+15%	+40%	4x Adhesive 6x Fiberglass 4x Glass 3x Glass 4x Glass 3x Gold 4x Screw	Science! 2
Fine-Tuned Beam Focuser (extended range II)			+3 x Base	+30% accuracy -15% recoil	+20%	+30%	4x Adhesive 7x Fiberglass 3x Glass 3x Gold 4x Screw	Science! 2
Quantum Gyro Compensating Lens (compensator II)			-1 x Base	-35% recoil	+30%	+35%	5x Adhesive 2x Circuitry 8x Fiberglass 4x Glass 3x Gold 5x Screw 3x Spring	Science! 3

Locations

• Commonly found on synths operating above the surface.
• Used by coursers.
• Sold by the Institute synth vendor.

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