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The minigun is a very heavy, multi-shot ranged weapon that puts a lot of damage downrange in exchange for a move speed penalty.

Acquisition

Miniguns can be crafted at a Machining table once the Multibarrel weapons research project has been completed. They require 160 Steel, 20 Components, 60,000 ticks (16.67 mins) of work, and a Crafting skill of 7.

They can also be purchased from outlander and orbital combat suppliers, and outlander faction bases. They can also be found on the following raider kinds:

Raider Kind	Chance	Average Quality	Health
Heavy Mercenary	36.73%	Normal	70-320%
Cataphract	?	?	70-230%

Miniguns also spawn on all centipede gunners, including those gestated by a colony. However, it is not possible to loot them. The centipedes carrying it will not drop it on death, downing, or complete loss of manipulation like other weapons.

Summary

The minigun fires 25-shot bursts of rounds which deal a moderate amount of damage each; a short delay between each shot; a slightly longer time between bursts; slightly longer range and very low overall accuracy.

When equipped, a minigun reduces the pawn's base move speed by −0.25 c/s. As offsets such as these apply before multiplicative effects such as from Moving capacity, the actual impact on move speed can be larger or smaller than this value. For example, a pawn with 125% Moving would have their speed decreased by −0.3125 c/s, while a pawn with only 50% Moving would only have their speed decreased by −0.125 c/s. See Move Speed for details.

Analysis

The minigun takes what the LMG has and cranks it up to eleven.

Raw damage per second is, by far, the highest out of all non-explosive weapons in the game. It's almost double that of the chain shotgun, and 2.5 that of the LMG. Even against single targets, the minigun's average DPS technically surpasses the charge rifle past "short" range (12 tiles). In practice, miniguns are poor against single targets for a number of reasons. It is inaccurate, which makes damage highly variable. And it has a long warmup time; by the time a minigun starts firing, a charge rifle would have already completed a burst. Weapons like assault rifles and heavy SMGs are more reliably good against a lone target.

But the minigun isn't meant for single targets. The low accuracy and huge, 25-shot burst makes the minigun extremely good against crowds. Missed shots can hit other targets in the vicinity, negating much of the accuracy. Even low-skill pawns are bound to hit things with so many bullets. But, even then, the minigun is not without problems. The massive warmup/cooldown cycle and movement speed penalty makes it rather inflexible; pawns will become extremely vulnerable if shooting out in the open.

Therefore, miniguns are best used inside a well-defended emplacement, like a killbox, against large, clustered crowds of enemies. Note that they are expensive; not just costly in both production time and resources, but also in research requirements. They won't appear from raiders until the lategame.

Stats

The minigun is most accurate between 12 and 25 cells range, though the exponential accuracy application from Shooting skill means that the minigun is likely to hit its highest accuracy at between 0 and 14 cells, depending on Shooting level (it requires at least Shooting 8 for the best accuracy range to be anything other than 0 cells, however).

Against an unarmored human, a minigun can kill with 4 hits to the torso, 3-4 hits to the head, 3 hits to the neck or 1 hit to the brain; cripple or destroy limbs in 3 hits; and cripple or destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 7 hits to incapacitate that human from pain shock. Assuming the target is at "optimal" range (between 12 and 25 cells, the maximum band of accuracy for the minigun)

From a strictly primary-target perspective, at a relative short range of 12 cells, a Minigun is best paired with Careful Shooter up to Shooting level 13, and Trigger-Happy at 14+. At a moderate range of 20 cells, Careful Shooter wins up through Shooting 18, and Trigger-Happy at 19+. Careful Shooting wins for all shooting levels at a target range of 24+ cells. However, against crowds of enemies, where accuracy is mostly irrelevant, Trigger-Happy wins at all Shooting levels and all ranges for rather obvious reasons.

Attack table

Ranged

Minigun			Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Quality	Dam.	AP	Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Awful	9	13.5%	12%	20%	20%	14.4%	33.08	3.97	6.62	6.62	4.63	580
Poor	10	15%	13.5%	22.5%	22.5%	16.2%	36.76	5.15	8.45	8.45	5.88	870
Normal	10	15%	15%	25%	25%	18%	36.76	5.51	9.19	9.19	6.62	1160
Good	10	15%	16.5%	27.5%	27.5%	19.8%	36.76	6.25	10.29	10.29	7.35	1450
Excellent	10	15%	18%	30%	30%	21.6%	36.76	6.62	11.03	11.03	8.09	1740
Masterwork	12.5	18.75%	20.25%	33.75%	33.75%	24.3%	45.95	9.19	15.62	15.62	11.03	2900
Legendary	15	22.5%	22.5%	37.5%	37.5%	27%	55.14	12.68	20.95	20.95	14.89	4160

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality. Values shown in Red indicate the weapon is out of range at the reference point for this range band. The value is provided due to the interpolated nature of accuracy between range points.}

Melee

Feature	Toggle
Attacks

Minigun			Barrels (Blunt)					Human: Left & rigth fist (Blunt)					HP	Value
Quality	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value
Awful	3.95	12.6%	9.36	2.6s	14.4%	3.6	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 37.5%	100	580
Poor	4.08	13.4%	10.53	2.6s	16.2%	4.05	33.33%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 33.33%	100	870
Normal	4.42	16.5%	11.7	2.6s	18%	4.5	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	1160
Good	4.78	17.85%	12.87	2.6s	19.8%	4.95	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	1450
Excellent	5.13	19.2%	14.04	2.6s	21.6%	5.4	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	1740
Masterwork	6.03	22.58%	16.97	2.6s	26.1%	6.53	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	2900
Legendary	6.75	25.28%	19.31	2.6s	29.7%	7.43	75%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	4160

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

Version history

0.3.410 - Can now spawn on pawns
Beta 19 - forced miss radius removed allowing it to hit single targets; to compensate accuracy has been nerfed. Also received a buff to damage and a nerf to fire rate; the overall damage is slightly higher.
1.4.3523 - New weaponTag added to uniquely identify it for use by a specific centipede variant.

Old sprite, replaced on or before 4/4/15

Weapons

Melee | Neolithic: Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear

Medieval: Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe • Warhammer

Ultra: Eltex staff • Monosword (Persona) • Plasmasword (Persona) • Zeushammer (Persona)

Improvised: Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood

Ranged | Neolithic: Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow

Industrial: Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb ) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle

Spacer: Charge lance • Charge rifle

Consumables: Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher

Throwables: EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades

Mechanoid: Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser • Charge blaster turret • Hellsphere cannon • Mini-flameblaster • Mini-shotgun • Slugthrower • Spiner • Toxic needle gun

Structures: Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar • Inferno cannon (Turret) • Light charge blaster • Mini-slugger • Tactical turret gun

[Actual-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.

[Chance-2] Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

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-{{infobox main|weapon|
+{{Infobox main|weapon
 | name = Minigun
-| image = Minigun.png|Minigun
+| image = Minigun.png
 | description = A multi-barrel machine gun. It's unwieldy, but once it starts firing it fires very fast. Where most self-loading guns are powered by the energy from the gunpowder, the minigun uses an electric motor to rapidly cycle cartridges through the weapon.
 | type = Equipment
 | type2 = Weapons
+| tech level = Industrial
 | class = Industrial
 | damage = 10
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 | skill 1 = Crafting
 | skill 1 level = 7
-| weaponTags = Gun, GunHeavy
+| has quality = True
+| weaponTags = Gun, GunHeavy, Minigun
 | thingSetMakerTags = RewardStandardQualitySuper
-}}{{info|The '''minigun''' is a very heavy, multi-shot firearm in RimWorld which fires 25-shot bursts of rounds which deal a moderate amount of damage each; a short delay between each shot; a slightly longer time between bursts; slightly longer range and very low overall accuracy.
+| tradeTags = WeaponRanged
+}}
-When equipped, it slows its wielder's [[move speed]] by −0.25 c/s}}
+{{Info|The '''minigun''' is a very heavy, multi-shot [[ranged weapon]] that puts a lot of damage downrange in exchange for a [[move speed]] penalty.}}
 == Acquisition ==
-Miniguns can be crafted at a [[machining table]] once the [[Research#Multibarrel weapons|Multibarrel Weapons]] research has been completed; from {{Required Resources}}s and {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work. A [[Skills#Crafting |Crafting skill]] of at least 7 is required.
+Miniguns 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}}.
-Miniguns can also be purchased from outlander and orbital combat suppliers, outlander settlements, or obtained from the following [[raider#Humanlike|raider]] kinds:
+They can also be [[trade|purchased]] from outlander and orbital combat suppliers, and [[outlander]] [[faction base]]s. They can also be found on the following [[raider#Humanlike|raider]] kinds:
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
 |-
-! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
+| [[Raiders#Heavy mercenary|Heavy Mercenary]]      || 36.73% || Normal || 70-320%
 |-
-| Heavy Mercenary || 36.73% || Normal || 70-320%
+| [[Empire#Cataphract|Cataphract]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} ||   ?    ||    ?   || 70-230%
 |}
-== Analysis ==
+Miniguns also spawn on all [[centipede gunner]]s, including those gestated by a colony. However, it is not possible to loot them. The centipedes carrying it will not drop it on [[death]], [[downing]], or complete loss of [[manipulation]] like other weapons.
-The minigun takes what the [[LMG]] has and cranks it up to eleven. Raw damage output is by far the highest out of all traditional ranged weapons in the game; almost double that of the [[chain shotgun]]'s and 2.5x that of the LMG's. This is combined with the range of an [[assault rifle]], meaning that it has a notably longer range than the [[charge rifle]] and LMG.
-Accuracy is very low overall though (especially at point blank), but due to the minigun's staggering 25-shot burst, this in fact allows for very good crowd control potential. Despite the aforementioned accuracy though, the minigun has the highest single-target damage output out of all traditional ranged weapons beyond short range, handily beating even the charge rifle in this area (though with noticeably lower armor penetration).  However, the [[chain shotgun]] and [[heavy SMG]] still have a higher single-target damage output at "short" range (12 cells), and the minigun falls slightly behind even the single-shot [[autopistol]] at point blank (3 cells).
+== Summary ==
+The minigun fires {{P|Burst Count}}-shot bursts of rounds which deal a moderate amount of damage each; a short delay between each shot; a slightly longer time between bursts; slightly longer range and very low overall accuracy.
-Note, however, that the accuracy values mean that even if its ''average'' DPS at moderate ranges is the best in the game, it is quite variable in this output, sometimes dealing considerably more damage, sometimes considerably less. What this means is that weapons like Charge Rifles, Assault Rifles, and Heavy SMGs can be viewed as more ''reliably'' good against a single target.
+{{Apparel Move Speed Note|0.25}}
-The minigun is most accurate between 12 and 25 cells range, though the exponential accuracy application from {Shooting skill x a burst of 25} means that the minigun is likely to hit its highest accuracy at between 0 and 14 cells, depending on Shooting level (it requires at least Shooting 8 for the best accuracy range to be anything other than 0 cells, however).
+== Analysis ==
+The minigun takes what the [[LMG]] has and cranks it up to eleven.
-Unfortunately, the minigun generally isn't obtainable until lategame due to research requirements and the overall production cost, and the only raiders that use miniguns generally don't appear in raids until lategame either. The minigun also has a low stopping power, being unable to stagger [[human]]s - though overall damage output is generally high enough that legs should be shredded regardless.
+Raw damage per second is, by far, the highest out of all non-explosive weapons in the game. It's almost double that of the [[chain shotgun]], and 2.5 that of the LMG. Even against single targets, the minigun's average {{DPS}} technically surpasses the [[charge rifle]] past "short" range (12 tiles). In practice, miniguns are poor against single targets for a number of reasons. It is inaccurate, which makes damage highly variable. And it has a long warmup time; by the time a minigun starts firing, a charge rifle would have already completed a burst. Weapons like assault rifles and heavy SMGs are more ''reliably'' good against a lone target.
-Due to the long warmup/cooldown cycle as well as its accuracy profile, miniguns are best use against large clustered crowds of enemies (for example, at the mouth of a [[killbox]]), from a well-defended stationary emplacement.  While the DPS penalty from shooting level is identical on all weapons, low-skilled shooters will make the minigun's already heavily-variable output even '''more''' wildly variable against a single target.  However, since missed shots against a dense cluster of enemies are likely to simply hit another target instead, miniguns are exceptionally powerful even in the hands of low-skilled shooters against large crowds of enemies.
+But the minigun isn't meant for single targets. The low accuracy and huge, 25-shot burst makes the minigun extremely good against crowds. Missed shots can hit other targets in the vicinity, negating much of the accuracy. Even low-skill pawns are bound to hit things with so many bullets. But, even then, the minigun is not without problems. The massive warmup/cooldown cycle and movement speed penalty makes it rather inflexible; pawns will become extremely vulnerable if shooting out in the open.
-In terms of use cases, the minigun is undoubtedly the king of crowd control at short-to-medium range, and is also extremely effective against large targets such as centipedes due to the accuracy bonus from their size. If you really wanted to, the minigun is also a somewhat decent hunting choice due to its moderate damage and decent range.
+Therefore, miniguns are best used inside a well-defended emplacement, like a [[killbox]], against large, clustered crowds of enemies. Note that they are expensive; not just costly in both production time and resources, but also in [[research]] requirements. They won't appear from [[raider]]s until the lategame.
+=== Stats ===
+The minigun is most accurate between 12 and 25 cells range, though the exponential accuracy application from Shooting skill means that the minigun is likely to hit its highest accuracy at between 0 and 14 cells, depending on Shooting level (it requires at least Shooting 8 for the best accuracy range to be anything other than 0 cells, however).
 Against an unarmored human, a minigun can kill with 4 hits to the torso, 3-4 hits to the head, 3 hits to the neck or 1 hit to the brain; cripple or destroy limbs in 3 hits; and cripple or destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 7 hits to incapacitate that human from pain shock.  Assuming the target is at "optimal" range (between 12 and 25 cells, the maximum band of accuracy for the minigun)
-From a strictly primary-target perspective, at a relative short range of 12 cells, a Minigun is best paired with Careful Shooter up to Shooting level 13, and Trigger-Happy at 14+.  At a moderate range of 20 cells, Careful Shooter wins up through Shooting 18, and Trigger-Happy at 19+.  Careful Shooting wins for all shooting levels at a target range of 24+ cells.  However, against crowds of enemies, where better accuracy is both unnecessary and potentially detrimental and the goal is simply to maximize the number of bullets going down range, Trigger-Happy wins at all Shooting levels and all ranges for rather obvious reasons.
+From a strictly primary-target perspective, at a relative short range of 12 cells, a Minigun is best paired with Careful Shooter up to Shooting level 13, and Trigger-Happy at 14+.  At a moderate range of 20 cells, Careful Shooter wins up through Shooting 18, and Trigger-Happy at 19+. Careful Shooting wins for all shooting levels at a target range of 24+ cells. However, against crowds of enemies, where accuracy is mostly irrelevant, Trigger-Happy wins at all Shooting levels and all ranges for rather obvious reasons.
-{{Weapon Quality Table}}
-==Melee Combat==
+{{Weapon Stats Table}}
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-!Tool
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-!Damage Type
-!Power
-!AP
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-|-
-!Overall
-!-
-!-
-!11.7
-!18%
-!2.60s
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 == Version history ==
 * [[Version/0.3.410|0.3.410]] - Can now spawn on pawns
 * Beta 19 - forced miss radius removed allowing it to hit single targets; to compensate accuracy has been nerfed. Also received a buff to damage and a nerf to fire rate; the overall damage is slightly higher.
+* [[Version/1.4.3523|1.4.3523]] - New weaponTag added to uniquely identify it for use by a specific centipede variant.
+<gallery>
+OldMinigun.png|Old sprite, replaced on or before 4/4/15
+</gallery>
-[[Kind::Weapons| ]]
+{{Nav|weapon|wide}}
-{{nav|weapon|wide}}
+[[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Industrial Weapons]]
-[[Category:Weapons]]
+[[Category:Ranged Weapons]] [[Category:Burst Weapons]]
-[[Category:Equipment]]