Matter Modulator
| Type | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Damage | 100 Ranged |
| Knockback | 11 (Extremely Strong) |
| Critical chance | 4% |
| Use time | 33 Very Slow |
| Velocity | 12 |
| Tooltip | Fires a burst of unstable matter that pierces infinitely but deals little damage After striking a tile, the matter will gain enhanced damage and no longer pierce Current Charge: [CHARGE] |
| Rarity |  |
| Sell | 4  80  |
| Research | 1 required |
The Matter Modulator is a craftable Hardmode ranged weapon. When used, it fires a spread of three to five unstable matter. Before bouncing, the matter will do 67% less damage to enemies but will infinitely pierce targets. After the projectile bounces off a solid block once, it speeds up and turns to a nearby target. The matter cannot bounce more than once, nor can it infinitely pierce after bouncing.
The weapon consumes 0.075 units of charge per use and has a maximum charge of 85. As such, the weapon can be used continuously from full charge 1133 times, or for 10 minutes and 23 seconds.
Its best modifier is Unreal.
Crafting
Recipe
The Matter Modulator cannot be crafted until the Encrypted Schematic from the Space Bio-center Lab is decrypted. If the requirement has not been met, two lines of tooltip are added at the bottom of the item:
You don't have sufficient knowledge to create this yet
The Planetoid schematic must be deciphered first
| Crafting Station | ||
|---|---|---|
 Mythril Anvilor  Orichalcum Anvil | ||
| Ingredient(s) | Amount | |
 | Mysterious Circuitry | 12 |
 | Dubious Plating | 8 |
 | Any Mythril Bar | 10 |
 | Soul of Fright | 20 |
| Result | ||
 | Matter Modulator | 1 |
Trivia
- The Matter Modulator is a reference to the weapon of the same name from Fallout: New Vegas.
History
- 2.0.1.002: Buffed damage from 84 to 100 and velocity from 7 to 12.
- 1.5.1.001:
- No longer deals increased damage based on enemy defense, and updated tooltip to reflect this.
- Removed the period from every line in its tooltip.
- 1.5.0.001:
- Now uses 10 Any Mythril Bars in its recipe instead of 10 Hallowed Bars.
- Fixed an issue that caused it to lose its charge when reforged.
- 1.4.5.007: Fixed the tooltip being outdated, it should now reflect its current functions.
- 1.4.5.006:
- Increased projectile lifespan from 6 seconds to 8.
- Unstable matter can now deal damage without bouncing off any tiles, allowing it to infinitely pierce but dealing 33% damage.
- 1.4.5.004: Fixed mid-tooltip to "Fires a burst of unstable matter that does significant damage, but only after hitting a tile".
- 1.4.5.003: Depletion of charge is no longer random, it now consumes 0.075 charge on every use.
- 1.4.5.001: Introduced.
