Weapon Modification (Range)

Weapon Modification (Range) is a weapon modification in Deus Ex. It is used to increase the accurate range of compatible weapons.

Description

By lubricating the firing path with synthetic synovial fluid, the drag on fired projectiles is greatly reduced with a consequent increase in range.

<UNATCO OPS FILE NOTE SC111-BLUE> Coating the primary valve system of a flamethrower or plasma gun in synovial lubricant and then over-pressuring the delivery system will also result in an increase in range. Little trick I learned during field testing. -- Sam Carter <END NOTE>

IN-GAME DESCRIPTION

Effects

Up to 5 range modifications can be installed on a particular weapon that is compatible.

The range modification only affects compatible hitscan weapons, which consist of the pistol, stealth pistol, assault rifle (when firing 7.62mm rounds), and sniper rifle. Each range modification increases accurate range by 10%, for a total of 50% with 5 range modifications installed.

Although the range modification can also be installed on certain projectile weapons, namely the mini-crossbow, flamethrower, plasma rifle, and GEP gun, the range modification has no actual effect when used on these weapons, even though the inventory interface will indicate a range increase. This is because the range modification only modifies the accurate range of the weapon itself, but in the case of projectile weapons, the accurate range of a fired projectile is instead governed by the projectile's own accurate range, which is separate from the weapon's accurate range. For a more detailed explanation, please see the article on range mechanics. Note that the assault rifle is a projectile weapon when firing its 20mm HE secondary ammunition.

Compatible weapons

A checkmark (✔) indicates compatibility.

Stealth Pistol	✔
Pistol	✔
Mini-Crossbow	✔
Assault Rifle	✔
Assault Shotgun
Sawed-off Shotgun
Sniper Rifle	✔
Flamethrower	✔
Plasma Rifle	✔
GEP Gun	✔

Locations

A total of 11 range modifications can be obtained throughout the game.

Mission	Map	Location
3rd	LaGuardia Helibase	In the secret room in the control room, opened by a switch near a plant in the corner
4th	Smuggler's Lair	Sold by Smuggler (2400 credits)
5th	Secret MJ12 Facility	Second floor of the armory
	UNATCO HQ	Sam Carter's armory
8th	Brooklyn Naval Shipyards	Inside a crate in the semi-trailer parked outside of the east warehouse
9th	Near Champs-Elysées	Inside building #11 (arms smuggler's flat)
10th	Knights Templar Cathedral	In the gold vault, on top of a gold stack
	Metro Station	Sold by the mechanic in the east room (800 credits)
11th	Vandenberg - Command (main area)	On a dead MJ12 trooper in the Hazard Lab
		On a dead MJ12 trooper in the strip of desert-like land north (and outside) of the walls
12th	MJ12 Missile Silo	In the guardhouse at the SW corner of the map, inside the right-side footlocker

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