Patch 1.2.0 notes (2)

Wasteland 3 Patch 1.2.0 drastically altered game balance, especially for sniper builds. Learn how to adapt.

Patch 1.2.0, released in December 2020 for Wasteland 3, introduced radical changes to game balance, notably increasing difficulty across all weapon classes. Sniper builds were affected the most. The AP (Action Point) cost of high-tier sniper rifles was increased, making it very difficult to fire twice per turn. Strike rate bonuses on all sniper rifles were lowered or removed, visibly limiting their cumulative damage output. Furthermore, critical hit chance bonuses from skills, items, and mods (modifications that enhance gear) were either removed, halved, or reduced, effectively lowering achievable critical hit chance by 30-40%. This further reduced the damage potential of sniper characters and almost completely negated the usefulness of the Chain Ambush perk.

As a result, the majority of build guides available online are now outdated, having been written and tested before these patch changes. This guide, however, has been specifically designed to overcome these changes through a mix of gear, skill, and strategy combinations. It removes reliance on high critical hit chance, precision shots, or Chain Ambush while retaining much of the high damage output previously associated with sniper builds.

Warning: It is possible that future game patches could once again change the game balance radically, potentially making this guide obsolete. If your version of Wasteland 3 is significantly higher than the version for which this guide was revised, consider consulting the official change log to assess the build's viability on your own.