DR-12 Quasar
| DR-12 Quasar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Revolver |
| Type | Tech |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Headshot | +175% |
| Armor Pen | 50% |
| Charge Time | 0.75 s |
The DR-12 Quasar is Darra Polytechnic's Tech revolver, a strange-looking gun with a special feature. Fired normally, it is a revolver. Held at full charge, it switches to full auto and empties its drum like a machine pistol. One sidearm can therefore fire careful aimed shots and also spray bullets at close range. It works best in a build that mixes the handgun perks from Cool with the charge perks from Technical Ability. Slider's Iconic Gris-Gris is built on it. The DR-12 Quasar is sold in shops from the early game onward. Shops from Little China and Northside to the Badlands stock it, and so does Sophia Dupont in Dogtown.
Combat
The Quasar is a Tech weapon, so its rounds are fired by an electromagnetic charge. Tapping the trigger fires a normal shot. Holding it builds a charge, and a charged Tech shot can pass through cover and walls.
Its special trait starts at full charge. Instead of one heavy shot, the revolver fires in full auto for as long as the trigger stays down. It can then spray bullets at an enemy who rushes V. The large drum keeps the spray going longer than a normal revolver could.
Revolvers give up fire rate and reload speed for hard-hitting shots and strong headshots. The Quasar keeps that strength in single-shot mode. A careful player can aim for heads at mid range and switch to the charged spray when enemies get close. A scope slot helps with the aimed shots.
How to Get DR-12 Quasar Guide
- Buy the DR-12 Quasar from weapon vendors, such as Robert Wilson in Little China or the shops in Northside, The Glen and Vista del Rey.
- Buy it from the Aldecaldos vendor in Rocky Ridge in the Badlands.
- With Phantom Liberty, buy the military variant from Sophia Dupont at the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one, or craft it from its spec.
DR-12 Quasar Map Location
The map shows Robert Wilson's 2nd Amendment shop in Little China.
DR-12 Quasar map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes and 11 weapon mods are compatible with DR-12 Quasar.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add-Vantage | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72 | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Handyman | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range, more headshot crit chance at top tier |
| Hyakume | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Kanetsugu | 
|
Adds zoom, effective range and crit chance |
| OS-1 GimletEye | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Type 2067 | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range, lowers bullet spread |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
|
Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| C-Thru | 
|
Charged shots pierce cover sooner and lose less damage |
| Equalizer | 
|
More damage against Elite enemies |
| Parallax | 
|
Longer range and less sway when aiming, Stamina stops regenerating |
| Pax | 
|
Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Pinpoint | 
|
Tighter bullet spread after each headshot, stacking |
| Shuffler | 
|
Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Spinetickler | 
|
Fully charged hits can cause an EMP blast |
| Supercharger | 
|
Faster charge and lower Stamina cost, less armor penetration |
| Wallpuncher | 
|
Charges to 200%, full armor penetration, no cover penalty |
| Zenith | 
|
More crit chance, tighter spread and faster swap after drawing |
Crafting Spec
Weapon vendors sell the DR-12 Quasar spec. The spec lets V craft DR-12 Quasar in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting DR-12 Quasar costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 30 Tier 1 components |
| Tier 2 | 30 Tier 2 components |
| Tier 3 | 30 Tier 3 components |
| Tier 4 | 30 Tier 4 components |
| Tier 5 | 30 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
A stronger Quasar comes from a higher tier. It can be bought from a vendor or crafted from its spec. Crafting turns components into a better-quality revolver.
Character Builds
Handguns use the Cool tree. Focus adds headshot and weakspot damage. Its second level unlocks Focus mode while aiming at full Stamina. Deep Breath slows time while Focus is active. Head To Head resets Focus each time an enemy goes down to a ranged attack. Deadeye unlocks more perks. Long Shot keeps full damage at any distance, and Quick Draw speeds up the swap to a handgun.
Technical Ability adds the charge perks. Bolt raises charge speed and charged-shot damage. It also makes a shot count as fully charged if the trigger is released just before full charge. In Charge stops Tech weapons from firing on their own at full charge. V can then choose when to start the full-auto spray. Lightning Storm speeds up each charge after a Bolt, and Shock Value lets Bolts ignore armor. Kiroshi Stalker Optics highlight enemies behind cover, which helps aim shots through a wall.
Its mod slots take Tech and handgun mods. C-Thru makes it easier to shoot through cover. Supercharger speeds up the charge. Spinetickler adds an EMP chance on fully charged hits. Pinpoint reduces spread after each headshot. Zenith adds crit chance for a few seconds after drawing the gun. Wallpuncher, an Iconic mod, lets the charge reach double capacity.
Select a Build
Ping reveals enemies behind walls, and Tech weapon shots pierce the cover between them. A charged shot released at the click of Bolt deals the most damage. With a Militech Sandevistan, the charge starts first and time slows at half charge so the Bolt shot lands as a headshot.
Attributes: Body 17, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 4, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind | 
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Focus | 
|
Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
|
Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Rinse And Reload | 
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
|
Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
|
Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| High Noon | 
|
Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
|
Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Slippery | 
|
Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Sharpshooter | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Gundancer | 
|
Reflexes 15 | No slowdown while aiming |
| Glutton For War | 
|
Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Bolt | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| In Charge | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Tech weapons hold a full charge |
| Shock Value | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Lightning Storm | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge after each Bolt |
| Internal Clock | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| License To Chrome | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Chain Lightning | 
|
Technical Ability 20 | Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heal-On-Kill | 
|
Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics | 
|
Face | More crit chance |
| Microgenerator | 
|
Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Immovable Force | 
|
Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| Cellular Adapter | 
|
Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| Optical Camo | 
|
Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Para Bellum | 
|
Skeleton | More armor |
Lore
The in-game line aims it at a certain kind of shooter: the gunslinger who is not afraid of change. Darra Polytechnic, the maker behind the Nova and the Pulsar, builds it as the electric sibling of its plain revolver.
Its Iconic variant, Gris-Gris, belongs to Slider. V finds it in Slider's hideout during the Phantom Liberty main job The Damned. That revolver is fused with Slider's cyberdeck. Its bullets can upload quickhacks into the target.
Notes
- Gris-Gris is the Iconic variant of the DR-12 Quasar.
Weapon Categories
All Revolvers
Every revolver is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Revolvers
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesty | 
|
+200% | 25% | Badlands East |
| Archangel | 
|
+200% | Arroyo | |
| Bald Eagle | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Comrade's Hammer | 
|
75% | Arroyo | |
| Crash | 
|
+200% | 25% | Badlands East |
| Doom Doom | 
|
Northside | ||
| Gris-Gris | 
|
|||
| Laika | 
|
+150% | 50% | Dogtown |
| Mancinella | 
|
+200% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Ol' Reliable | 
|
+200% | 25% | |
| Rosco | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Taigan | 
|
+175% | 50% | Dogtown |
Standard Revolvers
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-12 Quasar | 
|
+175% | 50% | |
| DR-5 Nova | 
|
+200% | 25% | |
| Metel | 
|
+175% | 50% | |
| Overture | 
|
+200% | 25% | |
| RT-46 Burya | 
|
+175% | 50% |