Overview
FakeFish founder Aku Jauhiainen identified the Pipe Rifle as an early-game weapon while discussing Frostrail's weapon progression and modular crafting. No official item card or complete stat line accompanied the statement.
What is independently confirmed?
No readable Pipe Rifle stat card has been independently checked here. The numbers below are community-reported Beta data, not official final balance. Ammunition, magazine size, durability and reload speed still need build-specific confirmation.
- Official full stat card
- Not independently checked
- Build number for community values
- Not supplied
- Ammo / magazine / durability
- Not independently checked
Community Beta stats
WikiTactics lists projectile damage 15 for the Pipe Rifle. Its record also gives fire rate 1, weight 5 and spread 0.14 as raw fields. Without a confirmed unit or build identifier, those fields should not be read as rounds per second, kilograms or degrees, or compared directly with an official screenshot from another build.
- Projectile damage
- 15 — community Beta record
- Fire rate
- 1 — raw field; unit unverified
- Weight
- 5 — raw field; unit unverified
- Spread
- 0.14 — raw field; unit unverified
How to Get
The Pipe Rifle is described as an early-game option, but no source identifies its tutorial reward, world spawn, enemy drop, dungeon, trader, or unlock condition.
- Progression
- Early game
- Exact acquisition
- Not published
- Locations / drops / vendors
- Not published
Crafting & Modular Parts
The community Beta recipe lists four Scrap Metal Plates and one Scrap Metal Pipe, with a two-second craft time. Check the recipe in your build before spending materials: the record does not establish a version number, unlock requirement or a readable in-game station screen.
- Scrap Metal Plate
- 4 — community Beta record
- Scrap Metal Pipe
- 1 — community Beta record
- Craft time
- 2 seconds — community Beta record
- Station / unlock
- Not independently checked
Mods & Compatible Parts
Frostrail firearms are modular broadly, but the official Assembly Station screenshot documents the Bolt-Action Rifle rather than the Pipe Rifle. No compatible Pipe Rifle barrel, stock, optic, receiver, slot, or modifier is known.
- General modular system
- Yes
- Pipe Rifle-specific parts
- Not published
- Slot count
- Not published
Tips & best uses
No performance recommendation is offered before recoil, accuracy, ammunition economy, damage, and durability can be tested in a documented build. Treat its early-game label as progression context, not proof that it is weak or disposable.
- Do not reuse the Bolt-Action Rifle screenshot stats
- Do not infer caliber or damage from its name
- Add tactical recommendations only with build-specific evidence
Screenshots & Further Reading
