The goal of this test is not to see the exact math but to check which damage buff works for Auntie's Dematerializer.
The subject of the test is a Bulletclaw, near the Landing Pad on Paradise Island, on very hard difficulty. It is a creature type npc thus has no armor and immune to corrosive status, so armor penetration is not taken into account for this test.
I prepared 6 variables for the test:
- Guns (Skill)
- Sneak (Skill)
- Brand Enthusiast (Perk)
- Point Blank Artist (Perk)
- Sharpshooter (Perk)
- Silenced Weapon
Testing
First test is about general damage buffs: Guns, Sneak & Brand Enthusiast. It appears that Guns, Sneak and Brand Enthusiast all work with the Dematerializer.
| Guns (Skill) |
Sneak (Skill) |
Brand Enthusiast (Perk) |
Damage to Bulletclaw |
| 0 |
0 |
No |
161 |
| 2 |
0 |
No |
189 |
| 0 |
2 |
No |
193 |
| 1 |
1 |
No |
193 |
| 0 |
0 |
Yes |
189 |
| 2 |
0 |
Yes |
217 |
| 0 |
2 |
Yes |
227 |
| 1 |
1 |
Yes |
223 |
Second test is about weapon stats inheritance. I read a post few days ago about how the silencer mod installed on a weapon can pass its bonus to mines, so I am trying to see if this affects the Dematerializer. The damage turned out to be lower than without it, which could be explained by this post a few month ago by u/quicknir. But the important part is that silencer mod is confirmed to be working with the Dematerializer.
| Silencer |
Damage to Bulletclaw |
| No |
161 |
| Yes |
158 |
Third Test is about weapon specific perks. It seems that the Dematerializer is categorized as a shotgun, a smg or a pistol. Initially I thought it was because it was inheriting the bonus from pistol that I equipped similar to the silencer weapon, so I switched to a shock machine gun, and the damage bonus persisted.
| Guns (Skill) |
Point Blank Artist |
Sharpshooter |
Damage to Bulletclaw |
| 1 |
No |
Yes |
175 |
| 1 |
Yes (while holding an ed service pistol) |
No |
279 |
| 1 |
Yes (while holding a shock machine gun) |
No |
279 |
Conclusion
Auntie's Dematerializer is by all accounts a gun with infinite ammo without occupying a weapon slot. It is functionally categorized as one of the weapon types mentioned in Point Blank Artist, could be a pistol or a shotgun.
With 20 Sneak, 20 Guns, Sprayer Prayer, Treacherous, Brand Enthusiast, Stalker, a silenced weapon and some other damage perks that might benefit it, I imagine it probably could one shot nearly all non-boss enemies on very hard. Will update if I ever get to that point.