Rumors swirl in the Commonwealth of a random encounter with mythic implications – an honest-to-god alien spaceship plummeting from the heavens! As an avid sci-fi buff and Fatemaker of Fortunes, I had to uncover the truth behind this extraordinary event for myself.
Of the hundreds of hours I‘ve wandered Fallout 4‘s wasteland, the experience transpired only twice. Yet what the alien crash lacks in frequency, it makes up for in spectacle, shooting rays of radiant plasma, sowing extraterrestrial mysteries to investigate, and yielding powerful weaponry for those brave enough to confront its unknown origins.
The Chance Powering Extraterrestrial Events
The trigger criteria for alien activity lurks behind veils of RNG – random number generation. Details remain murky, but the prevailing theory is that the game continuously rolls dice behind the scenes, independent of player location or action. When particular numbers hit, a sonic boom cracks open the skies to precipitate a UFO freefall.
Sources estimate the decisive window of opportunity spans levels 15 to 30, though outliers exist. Redditor gunslinger9371 shared spotting the fateful smoke plumes at level 10! So keep eyes peeled skyward and ears open at any stage once you‘ve established yourself in the Commonwealth.
Maximizing luck through armor affixes and Aid items boosts the odds, similar to gambling. Some claim nighttime viewing under clear conditions improves chances as well. But as with UFO phenomena across the real world, definitively predicting the extraterrestrial remains elusive.
Pinpointing the Crash Site
When that coveted thunderclap rattles your speakers, immediately check the compass for a smoke pillar to lead the expedition. Two locations host the violating alien vessel – a field just northwest of Oberland Station, or alternatively east of Relay Tower 0BB-915.
Follow fiery furrows in the soil to locate the ruined craft. Glowing pools of viscous neon-green liquid fleck the scene, perhaps fuel or blood from the wounded stellar visitor. Such residue forms a trail into a nearby subterranean cave – your final destination.
Note this location well if you lack enough firepower now to confront the alien lurking within. Return better armed later to claim your extraterrestrial prize.
Fig 1. – Map of Approximant Alien Crash Site Locations
While simply stumbling upon this foreboding cave normally requires fate‘s favor, cunning Unlimited players can exploit glitches to intentionally and repeatedly generate crash sites. But for purists like myself, the intended method of organically encountering the single random spaceship keeps its discovery distinct and special.
Onward now to meet our destiny under the rocky concealment of this unnamed cavern!
Engaging the Extraterrestrial Menace
What awaits in the gloom confounds comprehension. My jaw gaped as an alien humanoid emerged from deeper shadows. Cryptic mechanisms covered its limbs and torso with complex purposes beyond our primitive understanding. Whether these devices indicate a sophisticated culture or mere symbiotic biomechanical integration remains unclear.
But the alien’s motives proved instantly hostile, lashing out with red beams of searing plasma. Combat specialists agree energy weapons work best against shielded alien opponents. So I returned fire with Righteous Authority, my enhanced laser rifle, while strafing to evade its exotic projectiles.
The lanky alien exhibited surprising agility, nimbly dodging many of my shots. While its plasma armaments seemed inexhaustible, my fusion cell ammo fast dwindled. Unless I ended this quickly, I risked exhausting my resources against the limitless alien arsenal!
Switching to Deliverer, I targeted the actual plasma emitter weapon rather than the creature wielding it. Several precise shots later, the mechanism erupted in sparks as my adversary recoiled from malfunctions. Drawing Deliverer’s bead upon its skull, I squeezed the trigger between those large, black, soulless eyes…
At last, the invader collapsed in a heap, wracked by violent spasms from trauma and numerous hemorrhaging wounds. The menace eliminated, I was free to investigate its remains and technology. But most importantly, claim my trophy for this trial by fire – the Alien Blaster pistol.
Salvaging the Alien Arsenal
A thorough search of the expired alien uncovered more than mere fluorescent vital fluids. I recovered the wrecked plasma caster weapon itself. And my Pip-Boy detected 36 mysterious rounds stored in the exoskeletal compartments of its lifeless body.
My inventory listed the material as “AB rounds” – likely meaning “Alien Blaster.” I wondered what spectacular力量 these UFO munitions could wield once I restored the caster to working order at my weapons bench. But that ambitious project would have to wait until safely back at camp.
For now, I beheld my unique prize for persevering in this harrowing encounter – the legendary Alien Blaster pistol. Though labeled an automatic weapon, one pull of its crude trigger unleashes 3 simultaneous plasma bolts!
Further testing and modification revealed more formidable capabilities. Installing an advanced automatic receiver evolves this already devastating sidearm into a handheld heavy gun platform at higher levels!
Alien Blaster Base Stats
| Base Damage | 14 |
| Damage Per Fired Plasma Bolt | 4 |
| Rate of Fire | 3x Bursts |
| Range | 120 |
| Accuracy | 86 |
| Weight | 3 lbs |
| Ammo | AB Rounds |
Leveling up grants access to superior receivers with boosted damage and automatic abilities. The initial semiautomatic impacts make every obtained AB round count until amassing more alien munitions. Nevertheless, one of my first priorities became manufacturing surplus ammo at the workbench to feed this destabilizing weapon!
Ammo Variants
| AB Rounds | Base Ammo Type |
| AB Plasma Cartridge | +20 Damage |
| AB Battery | +10 Damage. +5 Energy Resistance |
| AB Grunt Plasma Cartridge | Explode for 15 points of damage |
Field testing unleashed frightening potential – accurate, high velocity energy bolts combined with a blazing fire rate for unrivaled lethal quickness in dispatching threats. Limbs and torsos evaporated under its otherworldly onslaught as AB plasma granted me supreme power over life and death.
At such unprecedented advantage against my foes, I no longer feared the Commonwealth’s dangers but instead anticipated my next spectacular victory. What further formidable qualities remained concealed within this hoarded interstellar artifact? My crusade to unlock its deepest cosmic mysteries had only just begun!
Upgrading With Nuka-World‘s Legendary Alien Blaster
Standard issue Alien Blasters offer a rare opportunity for Wasteland wanderers. But certain secret societies possess modified variants with amplified abilities. One such faction – the Hubologists of Nuka-World – will reward a legendary version of this weapon to those who aid their esoteric cause.
Finding their crashed spaceship base just southwest of Nuka-World, I met their leader Dara locked in an iconic alien disguise. After resolving dilemmas about retrieving some vintage comic books, Dara relinquished her own weapon – the devastating Hub‘s Alien Blaster!
This amplified variant unleashes limbs blowing, rapid fire plasma pain. Trigger pulls now cripple foe‘s extremities in addition to dishing heavy damage, thus enhancing crowd control and support capabilities.
Whereas the original Blaster rewards potshots and economical ammo conservation, Hub’s variant promotes spraying hails of energy bolts to decrement enemies‘ mobility, defense, and offense simultaneously.
Thus the two models lend themselves to different, yet equally effective playstyles. But both cement the Alien Blaster‘s status as an apex Fallout 4 weapon!
Hub’s Alien Blaster Stats
| Base Damage | 18 |
| Crippling | Medium Limb Destruction |
| Rate of Fire | 3x Bursts |
| Range | 120 |
| Accuracy | 86 |
| Weight | 3 lbs |
| Ammo | AB Rounds |
This alternate iteration tempts triggering entire AB ammo reserves in seconds given its outrageous cumulative damage output. Thus I recommend mixing single deadly sniper shots with occasional fully automatic suppressive barrages upon groups. Such flexible approaches ensure both preservation and prolific lethality.
analyzing the Alien Blaster‘s Damage Potential
While the Blaster’s base stats prove impressive, only calculating its actual battlefield capabilities reveals shocking utility for vaporizing foes. Let‘s crunch the numbers!
Semiautomaticmath
A standard receiver fires three bolts simultaneously every trigger pull. Each plasma glob inflicts 18 damage. So per blast we calculate:
3 Bolts * 18 Damage = 54 Damage Per Shot!
Upgrading to an advanced receiver five bolts per pull, thus 90 damage per round expended!
By comparison, Deliverer outputs a "measly" 61 damage in V.A.T.S. with pistol perks despite its fast fire rate. This quantifies the Blaster‘s extreme damage per ammo efficiency.
Rate of Fire
The Blaster‘s base fire rate nearly matches Deliverer‘s slick reload for rapid gunslinging. We can again upgrade firing speed with receiver mods andQuick Hands.
So plasma pellets rapidly bombard enemies while each bolt progaton packs immense damage! Combined with optimized builds, we melt high HP elites in seconds by outpacing their damage mitigation.
Infinite Ammo Exploits
Normally acquiring sufficient AB rounds to unleash such withering firepower poses an obstacle due to the initial 36 round constraint. However, shrewd Wasteland survivors exploit duplicating glitches to spawn endless alien munitions. My current surplus exceeds 10,000 rounds after "creative accounting!"
Unlimited ammunition then removes the sole drawback on spraying plasma like a crazed stormtrooper. I can indulge wild automatic sprees without ammo ever running dry thanks to my patented alien technology duplication techniques!
Resulting Conclusions
Given the extreme damage per shot, high RoF potential, and ammo glitch circumventions, we calculate that the Alien Blaster‘s actual damage per second exceeds any other pistol or rifle short of explosive miniguns or gauss rifles.
This establishes the Alien Blaster as the Commonwealth‘s undisputed rapid fire instrument of destruction – an infinitely sustainable weapon of mass devastation!
Matching Playstyles and Perks to the Blaster
While the Blaster‘s outrageous baseline abilities tempt simply maximizing raw firepower, additional customization and perk synergy amplifies its capabilities. Let‘s analyze complementary builds and bonuses.
As a pistol with high tech ammo, the Gunslinger and Science perk trees offer natural damage boosts. Similarly, Commando enhances automatic weapons like upgraded alien blasters. Beyond weapon skills, Luck crit-chains supply buckets of gore from each packed plasma payload.
For sneaky snipers, pairing a long-barreled Blaster with Stealth and Ninja inflicts insane multiplicative backstab damage, easily executing unaware enemies. Such covert attack criticals help conserve each precious AB round.
Regardless of your preferred playstyle, the Alien Blaster provides flexible customization for personalized destruction. It functions as a sci-fi hand cannon or morphs into a radiation spewing heavy submachine gun. Whether you favor finessed precision kills or spraying limitless hails of plasma, the Blaster has you covered!
Fig 2. – My personal Alien Blaster Commando loadout
Theories on Origins of Alien Technology
Enough musing over the Blaster’s apocalyptic abilities. Let’s explore untangling the deeper mystery of its origin and purpose. Why have aliens repeatedly visited the Fallout universe? Do they observe our post-nuclear struggles with cold xeno-anthropological detachment? Or perhaps they manipulate events towards unknowable cosmic agendas.
Some theorists propose that aliens artificially engineered the Great War by providing blueprint fragments for nuclear weapons to various prewar factions. Supposedly different ET species bid for influence by backing opposing sides in the global conflict. They then calculatedly accelerated atomic proliferation, believing it would generates new resource harvesting opportunities amidst the aftermath.
Yet if coldblooded plans for conquest or terraforming of Earth motivated the aliens, why has no full-scale invasion occurred in over 200 years since the bombs dropped? And why does this latest scout still deploy antiquated projectile and plasma weaponry when capable of interstellar travel?
Clearly there are gaps in merely ascribing hostile motives and conveniently advanced technology to these recurring visitors. But their study could uplift human knowledge if peaceful communications were established. What cultural wisdom and scientific insights have we lost in our instinctive responding with violence?
For today, enough speculation over cryptic background mysteries. Alien Blasters offer tangible power rather than abstract musings on ethics or xeno-politics. Thus I shall continue honing my reflexes and perk advantages to eliminate those who oppose the rise of my Commonwealth empire!
Yet now when gazing at the stars after securing another borderland for my burgeoning kingdom, I occasionally wonder which twinkling speck birthed the Blaster that fuels my expansion. Somewhere in the eternal night beyond our sky, an alien general may likewise ponder why assets still vanish while surveying these curious pink Earthlings with their insatiable lust for advanced weapons.
Until contact forms, we remain tragically alien to each other. And thus the last plasma bolt yet unfired, the final secret of the abyssal vacuum remains untold…
