Gauss Minigun Infestation Boss Melter
Ghoul / VATS Heavy GunnerAn endgame Ghoul build made to melt Infestation bosses with one extended Gauss Minigun barrage. Furious and Rapid ramp sustained damage, while V.A.T.S. Optimized controls Action Point use and Pin-Pointer's rewards accurate weak-point fire. Tesla Coil Dynamo expands the magazine to the 600 rounds the creator uses for fights that cannot be finished with the smaller capacitor magazine.
Damage
Continuous 600-round Furious and Bullet Storm boss ramp
Survivability
Brick Wall stagger immunity plus Ricochet and healing support
Boss
Solo Infestation boss kill, stronger again on a public team
VATS Heavy Gunner
A ranged damage style built around oversized automatic weapons and the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System. Heavy-weapon perks raise sustained damage while VATS concentrates fire on vulnerable body parts.
This loadout is only for a Ghoul and uses several Glow-dependent perk cards.
The only required weapon. Its automatic 2mm electromagnetic rounds carry an inherent explosive hit, build Furious and Bullet Storm stacks during continuous fire, and give the build enough sustained output for Infestation bosses.
Legendary Stars / Weapon Mods
- ▸Furious (1st Star)— Raises damage through consecutive hits. The large magazine lets the effect keep climbing without an early reload.Wiki
- ▸Rapid (2nd Star)— Increases fire rate so Furious, Bullet Storm, and critical-hit effects build faster.Wiki
- ▸V.A.T.S. Optimized (3rd Star)— Cuts the displayed Action Point cost to 11 per shot. The creator uses it to reduce how much Canned Coffee the build consumes.Wiki
- ▸Pin-Pointer's (4th Star)— The main damage choice, adding more damage when shots land on an enemy's limbs or other targeted body parts.Wiki
- ▸Penta Barrel— The barrel shown on the source weapon. It improves sighted accuracy while trading away some base damage.Wiki
- ▸Tesla Coil Dynamo— The Infestation-boss choice. It adds energy damage and raises magazine capacity to 600 rounds so the weapon can keep firing through a long health bar.Wiki
- ▸Gunner Sights— Improves magnification, aim speed, sighted accuracy, and the weapon's Action Point cost.Wiki
How to Obtain
The creator's recommended armor set. Union Power Armor combines strong resistances with a full-set bonus of poison resistance and carry weight, while five legendary pieces use Lucid, Powered, Sentinel's, and Limit-Breaking to support a glowing Ghoul's defense and VATS uptime.
Legendary Effects on Each Piece
- ▸Lucid (1st Star)— Increases damage reduction by up to 6% per piece as the Ghoul's Feral Meter fills. Apply it to all five legendary armor pieces.Wiki
- ▸Powered (2nd Star)— Adds 5% Action Point regeneration per piece, stacking to 25% across the five-piece legendary set.Wiki
- ▸Sentinel's (3rd Star)— Reduces damage taken by 5% per piece while standing still. This compounds across the set during a stationary minigun barrage.Wiki
- ▸Limit-Breaking (4th Star)— Reduces VATS critical-hit cost by 10% per piece, up to 50% with all five legendary pieces equipped.Wiki
How to Obtain
Optional support for the Conductors configuration. Apply Scanner to a full power armor set to stack VATS Action Point reduction across the armor; the creator says the complete set is required before the Gauss Minigun can approach continuous VATS.
Restores Action Points during an extended VATS burst. V.A.T.S. Optimized is the main third star because it lowers the amount of coffee needed, while the Faster Reload or Intelligence alternatives assume a much larger supply.
How to Obtain
Combat Strategy
- ▸Join a public team before the encounter so the team-dependent perks and mutation reach full value.
- ▸Raise the Ghoul's Glow meter so Brick Wall and Faulty Spots are ready before the damage phase.
- ▸Carry enough 2mm electromagnetic cartridges for at least one full 600-round magazine.
- ▸Use Canned Coffee before entering VATS when the fight is expected to outlast the natural Action Point pool.
- ▸Enter VATS and stay on the same vulnerable body part so Concentrated Fire can build accuracy and damage.
- ▸Hold continuous fire to build Furious, Bullet Storm, and Tenderizer without resetting the ramp through an early reload.
- ▸Use critical hits as they become available and let Critical Savvy reduce their Action Point cost.
- ▸Remain inside effective range so the five Agility damage cards contribute to the barrage.
- ▸Target the chest on the robot Infestation boss because the creator identifies it as the highest-damage location even though the numbers do not turn yellow.
- ▸Stop firing whenever a Reflective boss is actively reflecting damage.
- ▸Use Tesla Coil Dynamo instead of Tesla Coil Capacitor for Infestation bosses because their health pools outlast the smaller magazine.
- ▸Expect higher damage on a public team than in the creator's solo demonstration.
- ▸Let Brick Wall prevent stagger from breaking the firing sequence while Glow is high.
- ▸Use Wild West Hands for a chance to skip the normal reload when the magazine empties.
- ▸Switch Pin-Pointer's to Conductors only when a full Scanner power armor set is available to support the continuous-VATS setup.
Sources
Verified: 2026-07-30 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.