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The ZX-1 is a legendary laser manufactured by Dahl. it is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Colonel Zarpedon located in Eye of Helios. It also has an increased chance to drop from The Empyrean Sentinel, located in Eleseer.

Special Weapon Effects[]

Replay! – Always incendiary. After a target is shot once, all subsequent shots will home in on that target until the magazine is empty. Shots travel in a corkscrew pattern before hitting their targets. Increased fire rate with perfect accuracy. Reduced projectile speed and elemental chance. Spawns with all parts fixed.

Usage & Description[]

Although a single shot from the ZX-1 has a low chance to ignite foes, its extraordinary rate of fire ensures that a targeted enemy will be expediently set alight. Its high fire rate also greatly assists in burning away enemies' shields, swiftly exposing them to the burning status effect that follows. The bullets also home in on an enemy hit by at least one bullet in a magazine.

The ZX-1 burst-fires when zoomed in; a very short, yet precise burst. Because of the gun's perfect accuracy, the burst will hit whatever it is aimed at (so long as the target has not moved much). The weapon's burst-fire is handy for initiating a target lock on a foe at almost any range.

The ZX-1 is not without disadvantages: should a particularly mobile enemy be targeted prior to the player deciding to attack another enemy, the laser's rounds will still home in on the initial target, completely missing the second enemy, unless the second enemy is interrupting the line of fire. The homing feature of the weapon does not fare well at close ranges, as while locked on the laser bolts corkscrew wildly before homing in on the target, which can sometimes cause the loss of at least half the magazine before actually hitting the target, greatly reducing potential damage. As such, the homing feature is much more effective at medium and long ranges where the bolts are given more time to adjust their trajectory.

Notes[]

Trivia[]

  • The name and flavor text are references to the 1997 movie, The Fifth Element, where a weapon called the ZF-1 is introduced with a "replay" feature which the laser's homing ability seems to be based on. The two weapons also share very similar camouflage designs.
  • In the game files, the ZX-1 is an assigned drop of Nakayama, although it cannot drop from this source as Nakayama is a non-hostile NPC.
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