Impulse rifle is a well-known type of weapon that has been developed in many game universes. This prototype exists in a large number of variations, each of which is considered in our material. Here, the player can learn about the primary sources of the origin of the gun.
Initial prototype
For the first time, an impulse rifle appeared to viewers in the film "Aliens" by James Cameron. There she received the name M41A and was actively used by the main character Ellen Rippley. The prototype was distinguished by three firing modes: turn, single and volley. The batteries are enough for a thousand shells at the same time, they are consumed quickly with an active struggle.
To control the ammunition on the case there is a special sensor that shows the number of remaining cartridges. It should be noted that the weapon shoots with clots of energy, and not standard shells. The rifle can be equipped with an M92A PN grenade launcher ; its magazine capacity is five high-explosive grants. After the incredible popularity of the film, weapons began to appear in the game adaptations of “Aliens”.
History of creation
The full name of this prototype during the development was "Pulse Rifle M41A rifle." His design was developed for one day. In addition to James Cameron, military technologists from Britain Simon Overton and Andrew Fletcher participated in the appearance of the concept. As a result of joint efforts, they managed to create a compact weapon, which theoretically could exist in the near future. It fits perfectly into the surroundings of the film “Aliens”. James Cameron even used a slightly modified design in the films of the Terminator saga, which he liked so much.
In stylistics, the authors were inspired by existing military models. For example, the grenade launcher became a mixture of the Remington 870 shotgun models and the second Franchi SPAS-12. The name is a revised version of the rifle, which entered service with the US Army in the year the movie was released. Her code name is M4A1. So the first concept of weapons appeared, it began to be used in many subsequent projects. As for the game universe, users can shoot from a rifle in the game Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Very popular
Approaches to the standard design from the Aliens universe were used by the developers of the popular Destiny 2 game. It was released in 2017 and attracted a huge audience. Inside the fictional world, a huge variety of weapons, including pulse rifles, are realized for players. Standard prototypes are a cross between intelligence weapons and automatic variations. The under-barrel electronic module in them is used simultaneously as a handle.
The main feature of the guns can be considered large dimensions. The first design from the picture “Aliens” was also not very compact, but in this game the dimensions are even larger. Any player can get the standard models; they have the typical name “Impulse Rifle” and do not have significant differences among themselves. It should be noted that the Destiny 2 project is focused on gaining an advantage in battles due to the best equipment. That is why developers have added rarer prototypes.
Two other samples
Impulse rifle in Destiny 2 Bad Juju is more penetrating power, but it is not so easy to get. Initially, you will have to go through a strike at the difficulty level “heroic” or “mythical”. For this, a fragment of a special journal is given. It refers to a character named Ikore Ray. To continue the work, the user will be given a farm task with 25 more strikes, which is a direct reference to the “grind”. Such activities are tiring and not fun. The completion of this paragraph will lead to a series of exchanges of things between different NPCs. At the end, the player will be sent to kill other users in the location called “Horn” until the special scale is filled.
It takes long hours, getting the Red Death pulse rifle is even more difficult. Weapons are exotic species. When shooting from it, the user receives a number of bonuses for the type of healing or increase accuracy. You can get it by accumulating 23 strange coins. This price is set by the merchant Zyur.
Another cosmic interpretation
In the Mass Effect universe, the Geth pulse rifle does not even remotely resemble the weapons used in the Aliens movie. Here the prototype was developed by an alien race according to their technology. That is why the design has rounded shapes, the case is completely closed with metal plates, the internal filling is not shown. The package is compact and first appears in the second part, and later in the third.
For the first time, Commander Shepard can find Hestrom on a planet in a mission recruiting new members for his team. In the room with a technologically faulty geth, there will be a rifle available for raising. Its clear advantage is resistance to overheating. It comes only after 144 shots, the nearest competitor in this direction 106. There is almost no recoil when shooting, but the advantages are leveled out by a low damage indicator. For excellent penetration, you will have to use explosive cartridges pumped to the maximum level.
Universe of constant war
The impulse Tau (empire) rifle will be familiar to all fans of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Marines of the same Fire Caste carry weapons as standard weapons. In design, it resembles a massive long shotgun with rectangular shapes. The rifle shoots with special plasma shells, which, due to magnetic acceleration, cause great damage. Weapons were created to reliably confront the horde of Orcs over long distances.
The pulse rifle concept focuses on durability and range. She received an upgrade to containment fields compared to a plasma gun. Thanks to this, she won in the distance of defeat, but the damage decreased. In the Tau Empire, part of the priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus does not share the contempt of his brothers for this mechanism, trying to improve it.
Last option
In the game Dead Space, a pulse rifle is also present, but in the original interpretation. This weapon Isaac Clark receives in the course of the plot advancement. The standard sample has three small guns that release clots of energy at hypersonic speeds. This makes it effective for aimed shooting. The main minus is hiding in her small lesion area. The weapon is convenient to use in narrow corridors, but in open space, surrounded by enemies, the efficiency decreases. It is interesting that among all the main character’s weapons, only the SWS (automatic pulse rifle) is used for the purpose for which it was developed. Small-caliber cartridges, there are also additional variations of the rifle. In one of them a grenade launcher is attached to it, in the other the gun resembles a shotgun.