Phaseshift VX-S

The  is a sniper rifle available to the Vanu Sovereignty. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

Vanu Lab's Phaseshift Vanu Experimental - S is a unique heat-driven rifle with access to two fire modes, one toting a typical semi-automatic damage model, and the other one similar to that of a bolt-action rifle. Switching between these modes adjusts the Phaseshift's damage-per-shot, as well as how much heat it generates per shot, affecting its capability to kill targets as well as its potential uptime in combat.

Switching between the Phaseshift's two firemodes changes the weapons stats considerably—where most other guns have zero stat changes between firemodes. The semi-automatic firemode generates far less heat per shot, allowing it to fire up to six times without cooling, and has considerably less vertical recoil, whereas the bolt-action firemode increases the weapon's damage, fall-off ranges, and headshot multipliers, in exchange for a drastically increases amount of heat-per-shot as well as far higher vertical recoil, although the weapon does not fire any slower despite this firemode being referred to as "bolt-action."

To switch firemodes on a weapon, press the Switch Fire Group key ( by default).

Effectiveness
|-|Semi-Auto=


 * -|Bolt Action=

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the rifle. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

History

 * January 12, 2017 Hotfix
 * Semi-auto and Bolt-action are now separate firing modes
 * Semi-auto and Bolt Action firing modes now use different crosshairs
 * The charge-up mechanic has been removed
 * Weapon can no longer be manually reloaded
 * Adjusted bolt-action muzzle special effects
 * Semi-auto heat per shot from 200 to 190 (6 rounds per mag)
 * Bolt-action heat per shot from 1000 to 800 (2 rounds per mag)
 * Upon overheat, 1 second cooldown
 * Heat bleedoff from 334 to 500
 * Heat delay per shot from 700ms to 1000ms
 * Recoil recovery delay from 0ms to -150ms
 * Recoil recovery of semi-auto from 10 to 15
 * Recoil recovery rate acceleration from 1000 to 300
 * Bolt-action vertical recoil from 1.2 to 4.5
 * Bolt-action headshot multiplier from 2.1x to 2.2x
 * Max damage range from 8m to 10m
 * Min damage range from 260@200m to 334@85m
 * Dev Note: This weapon has been revamped to provide two firing modes (semi-auto and bolt-action) that can be swapped between mid-stream. The result should be a weapon that has similar effectiveness to traditional bolt-action weapons, with the flexibility to compete at shorter ranges.
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Anti-infantry sniper rifles now use a separate resistance (type 20).
 * Being struck by a sniper rifle now has more prominent audio.
 * Dev Note: The damage values for this new resistance are equivalent to small arms. This change will allow us to do is modify the bodyshot damage output from Nanoweave, as mentioned above.
 * Most Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, and Scout Rifles now use Comfort Grips, instead of Forward Grips.
 * Dev Note: Traditional Forward Grips offered no functional benefits to slow firing semi-auto weapons, so swapping them for Comfort Grips (which reduce the equip and unequip time of a weapon,) can be interpreted as a buff in almost all cases.