JohnnyCasey
First time out of the vault
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Weapon_Long_Range
This 'weapon perk' is applied to several kinds of weapons in Fallout game, but I never understood what exactly it does.
wikia page says,
"Hit chance reduced for targets farther than 4* (Perception - 2) hexes (200% increase in effective range)"
" ... this perk doubles the effective range of the weapon (the distance at which the range penalty applies), to 4*(Perception - 2) hexes."
The first description really doesn't make any sense. 'Hit chance reduced for targets farther than certain hexes'? Doesn't that mean it's a bad thing, because it reduces the hit chances?
The later one though, now that I write this thread and I start getting it. Does that mean this perk will extend the distance that range penalty to hit chances doesn't apply, so that the user will have effectively higher chance to hit at longer range?
For example, let's say this weapon applies range penalty to its users, if the target is farther than 15 hexes.
With this perk applied, characters with 7 perception can break that 15 hexes point into 35 hexes [{4 * (7-2)} = 20], and now this weapon will apply range penalty to its users if the target is farther than 35 hexes.
This is how I came to conclude what this perk does.
So far, I haven't found anyone or anything mentioning about this perk. If someone can explain this perk clearly, I would be appreciated.
This 'weapon perk' is applied to several kinds of weapons in Fallout game, but I never understood what exactly it does.
wikia page says,
"Hit chance reduced for targets farther than 4* (Perception - 2) hexes (200% increase in effective range)"
" ... this perk doubles the effective range of the weapon (the distance at which the range penalty applies), to 4*(Perception - 2) hexes."
The first description really doesn't make any sense. 'Hit chance reduced for targets farther than certain hexes'? Doesn't that mean it's a bad thing, because it reduces the hit chances?
The later one though, now that I write this thread and I start getting it. Does that mean this perk will extend the distance that range penalty to hit chances doesn't apply, so that the user will have effectively higher chance to hit at longer range?
For example, let's say this weapon applies range penalty to its users, if the target is farther than 15 hexes.
With this perk applied, characters with 7 perception can break that 15 hexes point into 35 hexes [{4 * (7-2)} = 20], and now this weapon will apply range penalty to its users if the target is farther than 35 hexes.
This is how I came to conclude what this perk does.
So far, I haven't found anyone or anything mentioning about this perk. If someone can explain this perk clearly, I would be appreciated.
