Skink (Weapon)

Skink is a ranged weapon that uses Radioactive Waste as ammunition. It is notable for its charged shot behavior and for the fact that it can also be equipped in the companion slot, where it functions as a pet rather than a weapon.

The weapon reloads by consuming 250 units of fluid each time, regardless of how much ammunition capacity is still missing. Because of this, it is most efficient to empty a Skink completely before refilling it if you are drawing from a limited source of Radioactive Waste. It can be reloaded from Radioactive Waste stored in Barrels or Water Coolers, but not from Radioactive Waste stored in Metal Buckets.

Its damage output varies heavily by charge level: an uncharged shot deals 20–40 acid damage, while a full-power charged shot deals 150 damage, even though the in-game damage value lists 180. Direct hits can also knock enemies around, giving the weapon some crowd-control value in addition to raw damage.

• Uses Radioactive Waste as ammo.
• Consumes 250 fluid per reload, so full depletion before refilling is the most efficient use of finite ammo.
• Can reload from Barrels and Water Coolers, but not Metal Buckets.
• Charged shots are far stronger than uncharged shots.
• Direct hits can knock enemies away.
• Can be placed in the companion slot and used as a pet instead of a ranged weapon.