Editing Charge rifle

{{Infobox main|weapon
| name = Charge rifle
| image = R4ChargeRifle.png
| description = A charged-shot assault rifle. Pulse-charge technology charges each shot with unstable energy as it leaves the barrel. Released on impact, the charged energy greatly increases the damage done.
| type = Equipment
| type2 = Weapons
| tech level = Spacer
| class = Spacer
| damage = 15
| damage type = Bullet
| armorPenetration = 35
| range = 25.9
| accuracyTouch = 55
| accuracyShort = 64
| accuracyMedium = 55
| accuracyLong = 45
| accuracyAvg = 58.8
| mode = Burst
| burst = 3
| burstTicks = 12	
| warmup = 60
| cooldown = 120
| velocity = 70
| DPS = DPS
| production facility 1 = Fabrication bench
| research = Pulse charged munitions
| resource 1 = Plasteel
| resource 1 amount = 50
| resource 2 = Advanced component
| resource 2 amount = 2
| marketvalue = 1010
| mass base = 4.6
| stoppingPower = 0.5
| work to make = 45000
| meleeattack1dmg = 9
| meleeattack1type = blunt
| meleeattack1part = Stock
| meleeattack1cool = 2.0
| meleeattack1ap = 13
| meleeattack2dmg = 9
| meleeattack2type = blunt
| meleeattack2part = Barrel
| meleeattack2cool = 2.0
| meleeattack2ap = 13
| meleeattack3dmg = 9
| meleeattack3type = Poke
| meleeattack3part = Barrel
| meleeattack3cool = 2.0
| meleeattack3ap = 13
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 4.5
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 13
| page verified for version =
| skill 1 = Crafting
| skill 1 level = 7
| weaponTags = Gun, SpacerGun
| thingSetMakerTags = RewardStandardLowFreq, RewardStandardQualitySuper
}}
{{Info|The '''charge rifle''' is a spacer-tech [[weapon]] that fires 3-round bursts. It has good armor penetration, moderate range, and slightly lower accuracy}}

== Acquisition ==
Charge rifles can be crafted at a [[{{P|Production Facility 1}}]] once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. They require {{Required Resources}}, {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work, and a [[{{P|Skill 1}}]] skill of {{P|Skill 1 Level}}.

Charge rifles can also be found in [[ancient shrine]]s, or [[Trade|purchased]] from [[outlander]] and orbital combat suppliers, or outlander [[faction base]]s. The [[Scenario_system#The Rich Explorer|Rich Explorer]] starting scenario begins with a single charge rifle.

[[raider#Humanlike|Human raiders]] never use charge rifles in RimWorld Core {{RimworldIcon}}, however if the [[Royalty DLC]] is active, they may be obtained from the following [[Empire]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} pawn kinds:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
|-
| [[Empire#Janissary|Janissary]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}  || ? || ? || 70-230%
|-
| [[Empire#Cataphract|Cataphract]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} || ? || ? || 70-230%
|-
| [[Empire#Stellic Defender|Stellic Defender]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} || ? || ? || 100%
|}

== Analysis ==
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Charge rifles are endgame tier weapons. In terms of DPS, the charge rifle is only beaten by the [[chain shotgun]] and [[minigun]], after considering accuracy. The former has a rather short range, and the latter carries a massive cooldown cycle. The charge rifle has none of their downsides; its moderate range, higher {{AP}}, and powerful, three shot burst make it a flexible weapon. A minor downside is that it can't stagger humans.

The main issue with using charge rifles is cost. They require [[advanced component]]s - which are largely impractical to amass before [[Research#Advanced Fabrication|Advanced Fabrication]] is available. Raiders outside of the [[Empire]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} won't ever carry the charge rifle and their appearance in [[trade]] inventories is rare, expensive, and limited in quality compared to crafting. For most of the game, you'll have to rely on cheaper weapons. Quality also has a major impact - you could get a normal charge rifle by trading, but it could be outperformed by an excellent [[heavy SMG]] or [[assault rifle]] you've created yourself.

This disparity in cost becomes even more relevant when mass producing weapons in hopes of rolling higher qualities. For example: before {{AP}}, a masterwork [[assault rifle]] outperforms all charge rifles of a lower quality, and has a superior range. You can often create double the amount of assault rifles for the same investment.  This makes mass producing high quality, lower tech weapons a viable alternative when resources and crafting expertise are limited.

===Compared to assault rifles===
Charge rifles, as general purpose 3-burst firearms, are very similar to [[assault rifle]]s. The latter is noticeably cheaper, but also comes with several advantages.

For the same [[quality]], a charge rifle has roughly +20% more pre-accuracy DPS, +50% damage per shot, and '''twice''' the armor penetration. At all qualities, charge rifles do more post-accuracy, pre-armor {{DPS}} at touch, short, and medium range than an equivalent quality assault rifle, even before accounting for the superior {{AP}}.  In some specific cases and range bands, this disparity can be even jump an additional quality level. For example, a good charge rifle is superior to an excellent assault rifle at touch and short ranges, though it remains inferior at medium and long. 

However, the charge rifle also has 5 tiles less range, allowing the AR to outrange the majority of enemies and lay fire for longer before melee enemies can close the distance. Therefore, ARs can still be the more appealing choice when a higher enough quality assault rifle is available, or when range is beneficial, such as when [[kiting]].

*'''Quality'''
In general, an assault rifle ~1 quality level is better at and past the medium range band, before considering {{AP}}. Because of the significant impact of quality at masterwork and legendary, a masterwork AR is better at any range than an excellent charge rifle, again before considering {{AP}}.

=== Stats ===
Against an unarmored human, a charge rifle can kill with 3 hits to the torso, 2-3 hits to the head, 2 hits to the neck, or 1 hit to the brain; cripple limbs in 2 hits; and cripple or destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 5 hits (~9.7 seconds average) to incapacitate that human from pain shock.

Overall, the charge rifle is best paired with a careful shooter up to level 16, and with a trigger-happy shooter beyond that point. 

{{Weapon Quality Table}}

== Trivia ==
According to the [[Lore#Key technologies|lore]], charged-shot weapons fire projectiles coated in a matrix of magnetically-contained charged particles. On impact, the energy in the particles is released in a very efficient explosion and greatly increasing the damage done.

In the [[Lore#Key_technologies_2|now-obsolete Quick Primer]], charge weapons were also referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak Tokamak] weapons and required high amounts of power to fire. This necessitated powering by hex-cells at small scales (like Charge Rifles), or fusion reactors in the case of large cannons. With the obsolescence of that fiction primer, and the publication of a new primer that omits, but does not contradict, those details, the canonicity of this lore is now unclear.

== Version history ==
* [[Version/0.0.245|0.0.245]] - Now has a unique sound.
* Approximately A9 - Renamed from '''R-4 Charge Rifle''' to '''Charge rifle'''.
* [[Version/0.12.910|0.12.910]] - Rebalanced.
* Beta 18 - Received a nerf to damage.
* Beta 19 - Received a damage and range buff, and accuracy and fire rate nerf.  Its recipe was also changed, and raiders no longer use charge rifles.

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Equipment R4.png|Original R-4 Charge Rifle sprite
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