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Using a barrage of rapid-fire plasma rockets, Gauss' signature weapon lays down a path of destruction. Reloads are faster while sprinting, even more so in Gauss' hands. For safety, rockets arm after traveling a safe distance.
The Acceltra, a rapid-fire micro-missile launcher. The smooth polycarbonate barrels still carry a vague stench of ozone. Some think Gauss was a blunt instrument, all speed, with as much versatility as a cannonball. But the Acceltra implies more. It implies surging in, inviting the enemy to consider the blade, then rebounding to let missiles answer their confusion.

The Acceltra is GaussIcon272 Gauss's signature automatic micro-missile launcher with high critical chance, critical multiplier, fire rate, and explosive splash damage. The rockets arm after traveling a set distance to protect the user, and the launcher reloads faster while sprinting. When wielded by GaussIcon272 Gauss, the sprint reload boost is doubled.

Characteristics[]

  • This weapon deals primarily DmgPunctureSmall64 Puncture and DmgImpactSmall64 Impact damage.
  • Rockets have a minimum arming distance of 7 meters and explode in a 4 meter radius after impacting a surface or enemy.
    • Initial hit and explosion apply status separately.
    • Explosion does not need direct line of sight to deal damage and will penetrate walls.
    • Can benefit from Mod TT 20px Firestorm (Mod TT 20px Primed) and Mod TT 20px Cautious Shot.
  • Rocket direct impacts have a guaranteed DmgImpactSmall64 Impact proc.
  • Reloading while sprinting gives a +25% reload speed bonus (+50% when used by GaussIcon272 Gauss).

Advantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

  • Minimum arming distance reduces the potential of self-stagger unless rapidly moving to the rocket's impact before exploding.
  • Red (1st) Rocket Impact (wiki attack index 1)
    • High crit chance (32.00%)
    • Above average magazine (48)
    • High fire rate (12.000 attacks/sec)
    • High crit multiplier (2.80x)
  • Blue (2nd) Rocket Impact (wiki attack index 2)
    • Above average crit chance (32.00%)
    • Very high fire rate (12.000 attacks/sec)
    • Above average crit multiplier (2.80x)
  • Rocket Explosion (wiki attack index 3)
    • Above average crit chance (32.00%)
    • Above average magazine (48)
    • High fire rate (12.000 attacks/sec)
    • Above average crit multiplier (2.80x)

Disadvantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

  • Projectiles have travel time.
  • Minimum arming distance reduces the weapon's effectiveness at point blank.
  • Explosions inflicts self-stagger.
  • Explosions have a headshot multiplier of 1x and cannot trigger headshot conditions.
  • Explosion has linear Damage Falloff from 100% to 50% from central impact.
  • Very small ammo capacity; requires just 2 reloads to fully deplete all ammo reserves.
  • Red (1st) Rocket Impact (wiki attack index 1)
    • Low total damage (26)
    • Below average ammo max (96)
    • Very low status chance (6.00%)
    • Very low disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x))
  • Blue (2nd) Rocket Impact (wiki attack index 2)
    • Very low total damage (28)
    • Below average ammo max (96)
    • Very low status chance (6.00%)
    • Very low disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x))
  • Rocket Explosion (wiki attack index 3)
    • Very low active falloff slope (8.0m/%)
    • Very low maximum falloff distance (4.0 m)
    • Very low total damage (44)
    • Below average ammo max (96)
    • Very low status chance (6.00%)
    • Very low disposition (●○○○○ (0.60x))

Comparisons:

Acquisition

Acceltra's main blueprint can be obtained from defeating Demolisher Infested on the Dark Sector mission Ur, Uranus.

Item Source Chance Expected Nearly Guaranteed
Acceltra Blueprint Demolisher Charger 1.25% ~ 80 Kills 549 ± 183 Kills
Acceltra Blueprint Demolisher Juggernaut 1.25% ~ 80 Kills 549 ± 183 Kills
Acceltra Blueprint Demolisher Thrasher 1.25% ~ 80 Kills 549 ± 183 Kills
Acceltra Blueprint Demolisher Boiler 1.25% ~ 80 Kills 549 ± 183 Kills

All drop rates data is obtained from DE's official drop tables. See Mission Rewards#Standard Missions for definitions on reward table rotations.
For more detailed definitions and information, visit here.

Manufacturing Requirements
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Credits
25,000
Neurodes
4
Hexenon
200
Plastids
925
NanoSpores
8,000
Time: 1 Day(s)
Rush: PlatinumLarge 35
MarketIcon Market Price: PlatinumLarge 240 Blueprint2 Blueprints Price:N/A

Notes[]

  • While sprinting, reload speed is increased by 25%, or 50% when used by GaussIcon272 Gauss. Without other mods, sprinting reload speed is 1.75 seconds, or 1.5 seconds with Gauss.
  • The Acceltra's rockets have a minimum arming distance of 7 meters, meaning that they will not explode if they make contact with objects or enemies within that range, and thus making the Acceltra safe to use in close quarters combat.
    • Arming distance is unaffected by Projectile Speed.
    • Regardless, it's still possible to deal self-stagger if the wielder is moving fast enough (either through Maneuvers and/or using certain Abilities) to catch up to the rockets.

Tips[]

  • Mod TT 20px Hunter Munitions is recommended as the Acceltra's high critical chance allows it to compensate for the low DmgSlashSmall64 Slash damage and low Status chance, dealing Bleed procs to groups of enemies.
  • Using white or other bright colors for the energy color can make it very hard to see where projectiles are striking due to large numbers of explosive and particle effects. Consider using a darker energy color like navy blue or black. The first color affects the effects and second the central explosion.
  • Although the arming distance is unaffected by Projectile Speed, it is recommended to avoid Riven Mods that reduce it to avoid getting caught in the blast radius.
  • Due to its low ammo reserves and faster reload while sprinting, the player should always be on the move to keep the weapon firing at a consistent pace.
    • Players may also use Mod TT 20px Ammo Case, (Mod TT 20px Primed), Mod TT 20px Rifle Ammo Mutation, or Mod TT 20px Vigilante Supplies to better manage ammo, with Vigilante Supplies' Set bonus in particular complementing the Acceltra's critical stats.
    • Players can also use the Helminth ability EnergizedMunitions130xWhite Energized Munitions, effectively quadrupling their magazine capacity as long as it's active, which can further help to mitigate this weapon's ammo inefficiency.

Trivia[]

  • The mechanics of both the Acceltra and the Akarius Akarius are similar to Gyrojet firearms, which were developed in the 1960s and also fired small rockets that armed themselves as they traveled out of the gun. In real life, accuracy and reliability issues meant that the Gyrojets never entered mass production.
  • The "fins" on the Acceltra's barrel are where the rockets are stored, and hatches on top of them open up while firing or reloading.

Media[]

Acceltra Skins

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Patch History[]

Hotfix 33.5.2 (2023-06-21)

  • Fixed Acceltra causing self-damage when Primed Firestorm is equipped.

Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)

Ammo Changes

We understand the power fantasy of these weapons is very popular for some, so our first approach was to keep them powerful, but limit how often they can be used by making changes to ammo pick-up.

Ammo Pickup Overrides
The following weapons now have ammo pickup overrides, meaning they gain less from picking up ammo. This mostly applies to AoE weapons, in hopes that players will become more deliberate with their aim to make the most of their Ammo pools. The following lists the specific ammo pick up overrides per weapon category.

Primary Weapon Ammo Pick Up Overrides

40 Ammo per Pick Up:

  • Acceltra
Headshot Damage Changes

During playtesting, the ammo changes alone weren’t enough to significantly change things for AoE weapons. So instead of tightening these values to be overly restrictive, we chose to address other factors that make these weapons so strong, such as headshot damage.

Our approach here is two-fold, to reduce the impact of headshots for AOE weapons, but to also make precision headshots pack a larger punch overall.

  • Radial damage no longer gains extra headshot damage or triggers headshot conditions.
    • This is primarily targeted at the Ignis Wraith - as a “flamethrower” weapon, it’s hard to imagine a blanket of elements being precise enough to target weak points specifically. Explosive projectiles themselves can still land headshots, so there is still a reason to aim with most weapons for maximum damage.

Hotfix 30.8.1 (2021-10-06)

  • Fixed excessively bright explosion FX from the Acceltra.

Hotfix 27.3.8 (2020-04-02)

  • The Acceltra has been given explosion FX tweaks for visual and performance improvement.

Hotfix 27.2.2 (2020-03-06)
Reduced the following AoE weapons Radial Damage Falloff from central impact that were all previously 90%:

  • Acceltra: 50%

Update 27.2 (2020-03-05)

Self Damage Changes

We are getting rid of Self Damage and replacing it with something else: instead of Self Damage, it’s now ‘Stagger’. This change completely removes the chance of killing yourself, and instead now creates scenarios where you will interrupt yourself - or ‘Stagger’ - to varying degrees if you aren’t careful.

The degrees of Self-Interrupt start with a small stumble all the way to full knockdown depending on how close you are to the center of explosion. Any Mods referring to Self Damage will be converted to acknowledge Stagger.

With this Self-Interrupt system, we have added dozens of new recovery animations that harness a ninja-like recovery experience. By pressing ‘Jump’ at the correct time, you can execute a ninja-skill-based knockdown recovery to ALL in-game knockdowns. This ninja recovery window is indicated by a glowing FX on your Warframe.

In the original Dev Workshop, we said:
As a result of this overall systemic change, Weapons with Stagger will be getting approximately a 20% buff in Damage, with any weapons with AOE receiving a 50% Radial Damage Falloff from central impact.

This is no longer accurate after continued testing. What we are doing now is:

No damage buffs have been added, but any weapons with AOE are receiving ~20% increase in Radius. Additionally, AOE weapons are receiving a 90% Radial Damage Falloff from central impact. This means on the very outer section of the explosion Radius 10% of the Damage will be dealt. Tactics will be deadly - aim true, Tenno.

Why: Several players brought up the history of the Tonkor and we want to make sure we ship this change in a place that’s conservative in its starting point from a balance perspective. The complete removal of Self Damage does change the pace of destruction with some of the game’s most powerful weapons, so we want to make sure we can iterate upwardly instead of releasing a bonanza of explosions with no other choices.

Hotfix 25.7.6 (2019-09-18)

  • Fixed unintended fire rate increase for Acceltra while jumping.

Hotfix 25.7.4 (2019-09-05)

  • Fixed Acceltra not having the correct model/text when picking it up.

Hotfix 25.7.2 (2019-08-30)

  • Acceltra can now equip Rifle Ammo Mutation Mod.

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

  • Introduced.

See also[]

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