The Gainer

	Fallout 4 weapon The Gainer
	Type Pistol Damage Damage 48 (base) Damage Type Ballistic Attacks Ammo Type .44 round Ammo Cap. 6 Attack Rate 6 Special Effects Incendiary Sets target on fire for 15 points of damage. Weapon Modification Default Mods Barrel Bull Barrel Grip Comfort Grip Sights Reflex Sight Weapon Versions .44 pistol Eddie's Peace Kellogg's pistol
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The Gainer is a unique .44 pistol that can be found and obtained within the Commonwealth, in Fallout 4.

Background

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The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is a six-shot, double-action revolver chambered for the .44 Magnum cartridge, manufactured since 1955. This large frame revolver offers excellent accuracy, firepower, and reliability. Multiple models remain available and quite popular in the wastelands, from the shortened 4 1/2 inch variant to the full size, high end monsters with scopes. By default, the revolvers come with tritium illuminated sights.

Characteristics

While The Gainer does not have that much greater of a ballistic advantage over the standard .44 pistol, The Gainer has the ability to set targets on fire for an extra 15 points of damage over a short period of time.

Modifications

All numbers are relative to the base stats.

Receiver

Slot	Damage	Fire Rate	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Standard	Base				1x Nuclear Material 2x Screw 2x Steel	None
Hardened	+25%	0	+15%	+35%	3x Adhesive 2x Crystal 2x Nuclear Material 3x Screw 8x Steel	None
Powerful	+50%	0	+25%	+55%	5x Adhesive 10x Aluminum 2x Crystal 3x Nuclear Material 4x Screw	Gun Nut 3
Advanced	+75%	+25% attack rate +25% reload speed	+45%	+85%	6x Adhesive 12x Aluminum x3 Crystal 4x Nuclear Material 5x Screw	Gun Nut 4

Barrel

Slot	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Snubnose Barrel	-15% AP cost -3% iron sight transition	6 x Base	+25%		+2.5%	1x Adhesive 2x Screw 2x Steel	None
Standard Barrel		9 x Base	+10% -10% recoil	+25%	+10%	3x Adhesive 4x Screw 6x Steel	None
Bull Barrel	-15% AP cost -3% iron sight transition	9 x Base	+25% (hip fire) +10% (sighted) -10% recoul		+15%	5x Adhesive 8x Aluminum 4x Screw	Gun Nut 3

• The Snubnose improves hip-fire accuracy at the cost of range.
• The Bull has the hip-fire accuracy of the Snubnose with the range of the Standard.

Grip

Slot	Damage	Fire Rate	Range	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Standard Grip							4x Screw 6x Steel	None
Comfort Grip	+50% bash damage	-10% AP cost	0	+5% -5% recoil	+5%	+10%	1x Adhesive 2x Screw 2x Steel	None

Sights

Slot	Effect	Optics	Accuracy	Weight	Value	Resources	Required Perks
Standard Sights				+2.5%	+2.5%	1x Adhesive 1x Steel	None
Reflex Sight	-15% AP cost	x1.5 zoom	+15%	+10%	+25%	4x Adhesive 6x Aluminum 4x Glass 3x Nuclear Material 3x Screw	None
Short Scope	-20% stability +30% AP cost +10% iron sight transition	x4 zoom	+20% (sighted)	+20%	+20%	3x Adhesive 2x Glass 2x Screw 4x Steel	None
Recon Scope	-20% stability +30% AP cost +10% iron sight transition	x4 zoom (monochrome, target tracking)	+20% (sighted)	+35%	+100%	6x Adhesive 8x Aluminum 3x Circuitry 6x Crystal 3x Fiber Optics 5x Nuclear Material 4x Screw	Gun Nut 4 Science! 1

Location

• This unique .44 pistol can be obtained at the Vitale pumphouse, which is an unmarked location just south of the Hub City Auto Wreckers. The pumphouse is protected by a code-locked door, in which the code can be seen written on the wall (10, 4, 5, 1).

Behind the scenes

“

So part 1 is the most obvious. I set up a simple door puzzle, and built/scripted a little four-digit input toy. The code is hidden in the room nearby, but immersive sim fans won't need it. 0451 is a nod to System Shock that also appears in Thief, Deus Ex, Dishonored...

Part 2 is a quiet high-five to a dev friend. @fullbright has often proclaimed his love for a nasty-ass video game magnum, so I hid a custom one here. Steve's a bit too well-known to drop his name directly, so I called the gun "The Gainer". Just subtle enough?

Part 3 is the one I don't think many people got. The body staging here is a reference to the classic @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN game, SNATCHER. I put a similar reference in Fallout 3 (with a few extra clues which made it more obvious)

”

• The Gainer, the method of obtaining it, and the scene arrangement are a complex, multi-layered cake of references set up by Joel Burgess.
  • The code is a triple entendre, referencing Looking Glass Studios and their door code, various games made by/inspired by/related to/referencing their titles (System Shock, Deus Ex, Thief, Dishonored, Bioshock, and on...), and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. 451 in Fahrenheit is the ignition temperature for paper.
  • The Magnum is a nod to Steve Gaynor, who loves "nasty-ass video game magnum[s]".
  • The way the body is staged is a reference to Hideo Kojima's Snatcher, or more specifically, the death of Jean-Jack Gibson, one of the supporting characters who is found dead with his head liberated from the confines of his shoulders. A similar scene and reference was placed at the Capitol Post building in Fallout 3.

Variants

• .44 pistol - Standard version.
• Eddie's Peace
• Kellogg's pistol

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